Gintama degrees (MAL 9.05, ranked #72 globally) is the franchise's critical and community peak - the Shogun Assassination and Farewell Shinsengumi arcs are considered among anime's finest dramatic storytelling.
Renewal: The anime adaptation concluded with Gintama: The Final film in 2021, adapting the manga's ending arc. The main series ran 367 TV episodes across four seasons from 2006 to 2018. (Wikipedia)
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| Season | Released | BollyMeter | Critics | Audience | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 12006 · 201 eps | 4 April 2006 | 8.3 | n/a | 8.3/10 | MUST-WATCH |
| Season 22011 · 51 eps | 4 April 2011 | 8.7 | n/a | 8.7/10 | MUST-WATCH |
| Season 32015 · 51 eps | 8 April 2015 | 9.1 | n/a | 9.1/10 | MUST-WATCH |
| Season 42017 · 51 eps | 9 January 2017 | 8.9 | n/a | 8.9/10 | MUST-WATCH |
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The episode that became the definitive example of Gintama's fourth-wall comedic mode: a Jump Festa event episode where the cast abandons all pretence of fiction and addresses the audience directly. Beloved by long-time fans as the purest expression of Gintoki's worldview - nothing is sacred, least of all the show itself.
Full episode review →The Benizakura Arc finale: the tonal pivot that told the entire anime community Gintama was more than a parody machine. After 60 episodes of jokes about episode budgets, the series delivered a sword fight with genuine emotional stakes and production values that silenced anyone who dismissed it as a comedy.
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