Gintama in Release OrderRecommended
0 / 11 watchedEvery animated entry in release order. Main story first, spinoff and remake film last; both are optional.
Original run
- 1 Gintama 201 episodes, 2006 to 2010. Studio Sunrise. Skip episodes 1-2 on a first watch; start at episode 3.
- 2 Gintama: The Movie: Benizakura Arc Remake of episodes 58-61 with better animation. Watch this instead of those episodes.
Second run
- 3 Gintama' 51 episodes, 2011 to 2012. Direct continuation, numbered 202-252 overall.
- 4 Gintama': Enchousen 13 episodes, 2012 to 2013. Covers the Courtesan of a Nation and Beam Sword arcs.
- 5 Gintama: The Final Chapter: Be Forever Yorozuya Anime-original story developed with Sorachi. Watch after Enchousen; it was promoted as the ending at the time.
Final run
- 6 Gintama° 51 episodes, 2015 to 2016. BN Pictures takes over. Covers Shogun Assassination and Farewell Shinsengumi.
- 7 Gintama. 51 episodes across 2017 to 2018: Rakuyo, the Porori comedy run and the Silver Soul buildup. Numbered 317-367 overall.
Finale
- 8 Gintama: The Semi-Final 2-episode net special, January 2021. Direct lead-in to the last film.
- 9 Gintama: The Very Final Canon ending adapting the Silver Soul climax. Third film and the close of the main story.
Spinoff and anniversary film
- 10 Gintama: 3-nen Z-gumi Ginpachi-sensei 12 episodes, premiered October 2025. School spinoff in an alternate setting. Optional; watch after the main story.
- 11 Gintama the Movie 2026: Yoshiwara in Flames Opened February 13, 2026; streaming on Netflix from August 27, 2026. Theatrical remake of episodes 139-146 with new scenes. Optional if you watched the arc.
About Gintama
Gintama follows Gintoki Sakata, a samurai turned odd-jobs handyman in an Edo ruled by aliens. The TV run totals 367 episodes across four productions from 2006 to 2018, and it swings between standalone gag episodes and long canon arcs like Yoshiwara, Shogun Assassination and Silver Soul.
Release order is the viewing order. The three main films matter: a Benizakura remake, an anime-original final chapter and The Very Final, which closes the manga story. A school spinoff aired in 2025 and a Yoshiwara remake film followed in 2026.
Good to know
Comedy episodes are standalone, so skipping is safe outside canon arcs. Skip episodes 1 and 2 (a meta intro), and watch the 2010 Benizakura film instead of episodes 58 to 61. The 2026 Yoshiwara film remakes episodes 139 to 146 with new footage, so pick one version. The 2023 Baragaki and 2024 Ikkoku Keisei theatre cuts are compilations of older arcs and optional. Some sources split Gintama. (2017) into Porori-hen and Silver Soul arcs; the total stays 367.
