Synopsis
Edo once thrived on the spirit and ambition of samurai from all over the country. But after feudal Japan surrendered to powerful alien invaders called the "Amanto," those dreams seem out of reach. The once-influential shogunate has been rebuilt as a puppet government, and a new law quickly bans all swords in public. Enter Gintoki Sakata, a quirky silver-haired man who always carries a wooden sword and still lives as a samurai despite the ban. As the founder of Yorozuya, a small business that takes on odd jobs, Gintoki often sets out to help others—though usually in bizarre and unpredictable ways. With the help of Shinpachi Shimura, a glasses-wearing boy supposedly learning the samurai path; Kagura, a tomboyish girl with superhuman strength and a bottomless stomach; and Sadaharu, their giant pet dog who loves biting people's heads, the Yorozuya encounter everything from alien royalty to clashes with local gangs in the ever-changing world of Edo.
Background
Gintama adapts chapters 1-292 of original manga. The series received high-definition reruns of older episodes by TV Tokyo from April 5, 2010, to March 28, 2011, under the name Yorinuki Gintama-san, which included 51 selected episodes as well as four new opening and ending songs.
