Gintama

Title:Gintama
銀魂[ぎんたま] (Japanese)
Overall:Watch
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Notables: R1 Distributor - Section23 Films (ADV)
R1 License - Sentai Filmworks (ADV)
R1 License - Subtitled Only
Sakata Gintoki is a samurai living in an era when samurais are no longer needed. To add to his troubles, oppressive aliens have moved in to invade. Gintoki lives with Kagura and Shinpachi, taking on odd jobs to make the world a better place...and to pay their rent.

Based on the popular manga by Hideaki Sorachi.
(Summary from AnimeNewsNetwork)

78 TV Episodes
Animation by Sunrise


"銀" ("gin") = "silver", "魂" ("tama") = "soul, spirit"

2min Japanese Commercial - YouTube Video

ANN is reporting that Crunchyroll has licensed this series to permit them to stream this series on their web site in a subtitled format.
Episode Details 
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Watch 10 10 10 10 10 10 Violet D [series:1493#1393]
Oh MY Gosh I just got done watching the first three episodes and laughed through all three. You have got to see this one if you want to forget the day and just enjoy the world of Anime.

Last updated Friday, July 16 2010. Created Friday, July 16 2010.
Buy 10 10 10 10 6 10 Anonymous #2770 [series:1493#2770]
Do no listen to the other review this series is hilarious the other reviewer obviously did not watch past episode 1 and 2 which in my point of view are pointless being that they make no sense without reading the manga start from episode 3 (where the story really starts) and you will love this anime SKIP THE FIRST EPISODES THEY WERE JUST TESTS TO SEE IF THE SERIES WOULD BECOME POPULAR This series is hilarious but is a more slice-of-life comedy anime

Last updated Wednesday, December 19 2007. Created Tuesday, November 06 2007.
Avoid Jan-Chan [series:1493#967]
Let the viewer beware when you see a series tagged with the keyword flags of Historical, Samurai and Sci-Fi !! Just how can one have a historical-SCIFI series?

You can if you just jumble everything together in an implausible, bewildering and chaotic storyline of samurai warriors riding a vespe scooter chasing after aliens in bad hair-dos in a flying-car to save the world from an apocalypse device.

I can see how this series might be very popular in the Japan – with the eight to twelve year-old crowd, but sorry – I seem to have outgrown this type of series oh-so-many years ago.

I have to rate this series even below Kidou Shinsengumi Moeyo Ken TV (or Kidou Shinsengumi Moeyo Ken).

(But to be fair, while the animation is pretty good, the story line really s**ks a big popsicle! I have posted some images of the first episode for you to decide – but you have been warned!)

(PS - I was barely able to watch two episodes before I lost all interest in this series)

Last updated Thursday, November 16 2006. Created Thursday, November 16 2006.

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Official Japanese Series Web Site http://www.j-gintama.com/

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