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Gintama is a drama-comedy manga by Hideaki Sorachi, featuring a good-for-nothing silver-haired samurai who was once feared as the White Demon. It is set in an alternative Edo during which instead of westerners, alien came and conquered Japan. It is has lots of dirty jokes and parodies of other anime and manga.

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Gintama is a comedy/parody manga written by Hideaki Sorachi, with TV anime and movie adaptations. The story takes place in Edo, in a time where aliens have conquered Japan who have put a ban on carrying swords, and focuses on an eccentric samurai named Gintoki Sakata.

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Why did Gintoki scream "Psycho-Pass!"?

I just watched the first episode of the new Gintama 2015 season. At the beginning, when Gintoki was hit by a chair, he screamed Psycho-Pass! I know Psycho-Pass is another anime (I watched it) - but what was the meaning behind that reference in…
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Why did Sakata Gintoki need to go to the future?

In Gintama the Movie: Be Forever Yorozuya (Yorozuya yo Eien Nare), why did Gin need to go to the future first? He was infected by the White Plague during the Joui war, so why did the future Gin call him to the future to kill the plagued future Gin…
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How old is Gintoki?

On the Gintama official page, it says Gintoki's age is 20+. But it is not clear how old he is, because in the last generation of the Joui war, the foursome of Sakata Gintoki, Katsura Kotarou, Takasugi Shinsuke, and Sakamoto Tatsuma joined. So it's…
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Why is Gintama's episode 305 full of contradictions?

So episode 305 came out recently, therefore spoiler alert. Most of it is concerning the past... In the past episodes' flashback it was shown clearly that .. in this video,Takasugi lost his eye in a fight with alien. Shuoyou, teacher, is taken from…
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Manga with a robot with a penis cannon

It's about a boy and a girl, and the only scene I remember is one in which they are in a fighting robot, facing off against a bad guy in a robot with a penis cannon. The robot fires a huge shot and an old lady says "quick! After it fires a huge load…
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Why is Gintama considered a 'Sci-Fi' genre anime?

So I saw the genres of Gintama and I found this: It's a shogun-era (Edo-period) animé and they use katanas instead of huge weapons; there are also some mobile-phones, etc. But what’s so 'Sci-Fi' about it, except for the fact that there is…
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What happened to Kintoki Sakata?

In the beginning of the 3rd season of Gintama, Gintoki was suspiciously missing and was replaced by a blonde haired version of himself named Kintoki. Later in the series it was explained why Kintoki was created and what had transpired after that…
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Is Gintama ending or not?

I came across this Kotaku article called "Gintama Manga Isn't Ending Yet Because Its Creator Screwed Up", and I'm not really clear on what's going on. So apparently, Gintama was originally going to end in Weekly Jump on September 15, 2018. But now…
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Can I watch Gintama' (2015) if I haven't watched previous seasons?

I want to watch this new season but It will be my very first time with Gintama, so... Maybe should I start from the beginning?
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What anime/manga are the sword and the dog in this image from?

I can figure the rest of this image out, but I just don't know what anime/manga the sword and the dog are from. Can someone help me out?
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What is the order for watching the Gintama series?

I wanted to try Gintama for a long time but I have no idea as to the order in which I have to watch it. What is the order for watching the anime series?
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How come there is contemporary technology, in addition to samurai-era and alien technology?

As far as I understand, in Gintama, aliens invaded Edo (Tokyo) in the times of the samurais and defeated them. Then, we not only see samurai-era (Edo period) buildings, weapons, etc., but also alien-made buildings, weapons, and technology. However,…
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In Gintama, why are the Shinsengumi allowed to have swords?

The beginning of Gintama clearly mentions various times the sword ban but the Shinsengumi are constantly carrying around swords. Why is that allowed?
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Sword Ban is world-wide or universal-wide?

The Sword Ban has been enforced after arrival of the Amanto. But is that Ban enforced in the whole universe or can the Samurais use the Swords on other planets? There has not been any seen use of Swords on other planets but neither there has been…
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What is this time machine gag referencing?

I just recently started watching Gintama and am beginning to love it! I just want to know if the joke is referring to another anime. Also, if there is any reason at all on why it must be a vending machine. I believe this is the first time he did…
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