Gintama°

Since the anime adaptation of Gintama was announced,

10 years have already passed.

September 2005, Jump Anime Tour

First Ever Screening

April 4th, 2006

The Gintama TV Series begins airing.

April 24th, 2010

Gintama: The Movie: Benizakura Arc Retelling opens in theaters.

April 4th, 2011

Season 2 of the Gintama TV Series begins airing.

July 6th, 2013

Gintama The Movie: The Final Chapter: Be Forever Odd Jobs opens in theaters.

April 8th, 2015

Season 3 of the Gintama TV Series begins airing.

And now, this winter,

the Gintama anime faces up to

its biggest incident ever.

Huh?

Uh, excuse me. What the heck is this?

Nothing's happening.

The incident called "Nothing's Happening" is happening right now.

What's wrong?

Is the equipment malfunctioning?

Should I make an announcement or something?

Hey, Kagura. Light it up already.

I'm trying, but the lighter isn't working.

Hey, what the hell are you guys doing?!

The screen's been pitch black for a while now!

You make the room pitch black before lighting the candles on a cake, right?

Huh? Wait, what?

The room's lights have been switched off?

It's not a black screen for visual effect or anything?

Yeah, this lighter isn't working.

Man, and here I thought we could make things exciting.

Way to rain on my parade.

We're the ones raining on the parade of the Anime Festa visitors!

How long are you gonna show them a black screen?!

Don't worry, Shinpachi.

This cake is a rip-off of the one that a certain guy,

wearing nothing but an apron, tried to give a delinquent who sounds just like Gin-chan.

Once we turn on the lights, there'll be a colorful cake right here!

Kagura

It's completely white!

Shinpachi

Gintoki

For real? It wasn't decorated yet, huh?

Kagura

We couldn't tell 'cause it was inside a box.

Shinpachi

You guys are completely white, too!

Shinpachi

Wait, so am I!

What the hell?!

Shinpachi

Putting out such crude visuals for the Anime Festa is unheard of!

Shueisha's gonna kill us!

Gintoki

This is what happens when you try to animate something new mid-season with no money.

We're nothing like high-quality anime such as Haikyu!!

Kagura

Don't underestimate our suffering, you useless hack!

I seriously was underestimating it.

Shinpachi

I thought they'd at least add the colors.

Gintoki

How can you expect the staff to add colors to us

when nothing gets added to their pay?

Quit with the clever wordplay.

Shinpachi

What are we gonna do about this disaster?

Gintoki

What, you ask?

This is

sugar content!

What?!

What is wrong with you?!

And hey, they could color us just fine!

Well...

The taste of this being turned into that is, like, something else!

Keep your mouth shut if you can't explain it!

So, as you can see, it'll be fine if we send our clothes flying.

No, it's not fine! I hope you get sent flying!

Anyway, this is seriously delicious. I can't get enough of it.

No fair, Gin-chan. I want a bite, too.

Hey, wait—

Oh, crap.

This is gonna turn into that!

Oh, like hell!

What's with that silhouette?!

You may not have realized, but I look thinner in clothes.

Inside, I have a dynamite body.

Your "dynamite body" is sticking out of the silhouette, you know.

Anyway, is the cake that delicious?

Let me have a bite, too.

You get it, don't you, Pachi-boy?

What do you mean?

I'm not gonna get disrobed by cake—

My lenses!

And my frames are melting away!

Excuse me.

There's a volunteer who wants to represent the Shinsengumi

and have his clothes sent flying in front of everyone in the audience,

so could you let him eat some of that?

Untie me, Sogo!

Hijikata-kun!

I can't believe you're volunteering. I'm impressed.

What part of this looks like volunteering to you?!

I've clearly been brought here against my will!

Say "ahh."

Listen to me, you pair of sadists!

No!

Who'd want to eat this crap? It doesn't even have mayonnaise on it!

So you'd eat it if it did?!

Ah, this is tastier than dog food!