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Due to the arrival of aliens called the "Amanto," the samurai of feudal Japan have fallen into misery and despair. Denied their swords and stature, they are now treated as an object of pity and utter disregard while the Amanto mercilessly terrorizes the country.
To restore the reputation of the samurai, the Anti-Foreigner Faction leader Kotarou Katsura resolves to eradicate the Amanto—even if he must resort to violent methods. With a giant mecha at his disposal, he plans to initiate an attack against the Shinsengumi, an army of skillful samurai dedicated to protecting the peace of Edo.
Meanwhile, Yorozuya owner Gintoki Sakata and his friends are out to see the cherry blossoms. However, they are interrupted when the Shinsengumi show up, claiming Gintoki has stolen their spot for flower-viewing. Quickly spiraling into a frenzied quarrel, the two groups settle the fight through a game of rock-paper-scissors—albeit with rather brutal methods.
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| Sakata, GintokiMain |
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| KaguraMain |
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| Shimura, ShinpachiMain |
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| Katsura, KotarouSupporting |
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| Hijikata, ToushirouSupporting |
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| Okita, SougoSupporting |
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| Hasegawa, TaizouSupporting | |
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| ElizabethSupporting |
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| Kondou, IsaoSupporting |
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| SadaharuSupporting |
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| Takamatsu, Shinji Director |
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| Kobayashi, Katsuyoshi Sound Director |
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| Yamatoya, Akatsuki Theme Song Lyrics, Screenplay |
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| Sorachi, Hideaki Original Creator |
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| "Planet X" by Audio Highs | |
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| "Omae no Kaa-chan XX da!" by kazmy with Necromancers | |
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Jan 24, 2010
Touka
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The first inception of the Gintama anime was this very special, produced by Sunrise for Jump Festa '05. At that point, the Gintama manga had been running for almost two years and the author was understandably over the moon about the news. The special was received very favourably, with Sunrise later adapting the manga into a mainstay series in 2006.
There appears to have been much deliberation over which chapter of the manga to adapt to the screen; the result is one of the few stand-alone chapters that is able to utilise the vast supporting cast - so big it's often hard to portray in a ...
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Dec 29, 2017
Yas-
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This may seem like any other special you see for other Anime but for Gintama this was a whole new deal. This was a trial episode of the popular manga Gintama and to see if a viable anime adaptation could be possible or not, and obviously 12 years later we know it did do it's job perfectly. Thanks to many reasons you could consider this the first ever episode of Gintama as well since this was released in 2005, a year before the green-lit superhit Gintama TV show entered it's first season in 2006.
Story: 7/10
The story was divided into two unequal parts, the first just ...
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