The chapters of the Japanese manga series Gintama are written and illustrated by Hideaki Sorachi.
The plot follows the life from the samurai Gintoki Sakata who works as a free-lancer along his friends, Shinpachi Shimura and Kagura, in order to pay the monthly rent from where he lives.
[2] Viz acquired the license to publish chapters from the series in the Shonen Jump during San Diego Comic-Con from 2006.
[4][5] Shueisha is also publishing the first chapters of Gintama online on their Weekly Shōnen Jump official website.
[6] On April 4, 2006, an anime adaptation from the series, developed by Sunrise and directed initially by Shinji Takamatsu and later by Yoichi Fujita, premiered on TV Tokyo.