Gintama: Special Two Episode Anime Will Be A Prequel to the Final Movie

Before Gintama’s final movie surprises the fans with its one last journey, a special prequel is here to pick up the pace!


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We will be able to see Gintoki’s antics again as he tries to help the people get rid of aliens in the popular Gintama franchise.

The prequel, Gintama: The Semi-Final, will be a special two-episode video and the online streaming service dTV has released a short PV of Part 2. It will debute on January 20.

The PV focuses on Gintoki and his usual run-ins with the police force, Shinsengumi.

Part 2 of Gintama: The Semi-Final will also feature some funny shenanigans of Gintoki and his friends while they try to manage an all-purpose store.

SPYAIR will be performing the opening song “I Wanna Be…” and the ending song “Wadachi” for Gintama: The Semi-Final.

The prequel is just an appetizer before the main course of Gintama: The Final anime movie! The movie which was released on 8th January and has already ranked #1 within the first week of screening in Japan.

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Gintama: Special Two Episode Anime Will Be A Prequel To The Final Movie
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Gintama: The Final will follow the final story arc from the original Gintama manga by Hideaki Sorachi. It will also have some other story elements to make things way more interesting.

We can’t wait to see what the prequel has in store for us fans!

About Gintama

The story is set in an alternate-history late-Edo period, where humanity is attacked by aliens called ‘Amanto.’ Edo Japan’s samurai fight to defend Earth, but the shōgun cowardly surrenders when he realizes the aliens’ power.

He agrees to an unequal contract with the aliens, placing a ban on carrying swords in public and allowing the invaders to enter the country.

The samurai’s swords are confiscated, and the Tokugawa bakufu becomes a puppet government.

The series focuses on an eccentric samurai, Gintoki Sakata, who works as an odd-jobs freelancer. Although the story is mostly episodic, a few story arcs and recurring antagonists develop.

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