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After a one-year hiatus, Shinpachi Shimura returns to Edo, only to stumble upon a shocking surprise: Gintoki and Kagura, his fellow Yorozuya members, have become completely different characters! Fleeing from the Yorozuya headquarters in confusion, Shinpachi finds that all the denizens of Edo have un...

Yotarou is a former yakuza member fresh out of prison and fixated on just one thing: rather than return to a life of crime, the young man aspires to take to the stage of rakugo, a traditional Japanese form of comedic storytelling. Inspired during his incarceration by the performance of distinguished...

Edo is a city that was home to the vigor and ambition of samurai across the country. However, following feudal Japan's surrender to powerful aliens known as the "Amanto," those aspirations now seem unachievable. With the once-influential shogunate rebuilt as a puppet government, a new law is passed...

It's the running gag of Ben Johnson episode where animation staff reuse the New Years footage; Yorozuya would sit around the kotatsu eating a bowl of tangerines. They discuss elaborate subjects, Shinpachi complains about reusing animation footage, and then Gin-chan always ending the gag with a point...

Gintama: Jump Festa 2014 Special is a special anime episode released as a limited edition bonus with the 58th volume of the Gintama manga. This installment features the "Yorozuya" – samurai-like protectors – confronting familiar challenges and absurd situations characteristic of the series’ unique b...

After overcoming monumental obstacles in their previous adventures, Gintoki Sakata, Shinpachi Shimura, and Kagura gather at the Yorozuya office to discuss important matters. The trio, accompanied by their hilarious and eccentric friends, reveals a long-awaited notice: the biggest Gintama arc is comi...

Gintoki, Shinpachi, and Kagura return as the fun-loving but broke members of the Yorozuya team! Living in an alternate-reality Edo, where swords are prohibited and alien overlords have conquered Japan, they try to thrive on doing whatever work they can get their hands on. However, Shinpachi and Kagu...

After joining the resistance against the bakufu, Gintoki and the gang are in hiding, along with Katsura and his Joui rebels. The Yorozuya is soon approached by Nobume Imai and two members of the Kiheitai, who explain that the Harusame pirates have turned against 7th Division Captain Kamui and their...

While Gintoki Sakata was away, the Yorozuya found themselves a new leader: Kintoki, Gintoki's golden-haired doppelganger. In order to regain his former position, Gintoki will need the help of those around him, a troubling feat when no one can remember him! Between Kintoki and Gintoki, who will claim...

Following the temporary retreat of the Altana Liberation Army from the Kabuki District, the state of the war has seemingly improved. However, as the Oniwaban, Shinsengumi, and residents of the district combat the army's remnants, Edo's greatest inventor Gengai Hiraga is abducted. Responsible for cau...

When Gintoki apprehends a movie pirate at a premiere, he checks the camera's footage and finds himself transported to a bleak, post-apocalyptic version of Edo, where a mysterious epidemic called the "White Plague" has ravished the world's population. It turns out that the movie pirate wasn't a pirat...

During a whirlwind trip to Rome, Princess Jo Bonaparte (Audrey Hepburn) attempts to escape her royal obligations and experience the city authentically. A chance encounter with American reporter Henry Fawl (Gregory Peck) leads to an unexpected romance amidst the historical backdrop of the Italian cap...

Monty Python's Flying Circus revolutionized comedy with its surreal sketches, non-sequitur humor, and deliberate subversion of narrative conventions. The show's embrace of the illogical and its willingness to challenge societal norms directly reflects absurdist principles. Its influence on subsequen...

After the fierce battle on Rakuyou, the untold past and true goal of the immortal Naraku leader, Utsuro, are finally revealed. By corrupting the Altana reserves of several planets, Utsuro has successfully triggered the intervention of the Tendoshuu’s greatest enemy: the Altana Liberation Army. With...

The Great War is a 1959 Italian comedy-drama film set during World War I in France. It explores the experiences of two army friends navigating trench warfare and its associated hardships alongside moments of humor. Recognized with the Golden Lion award at the Venice Film Festival, the movie offers a...

Arlecchino is a stock character of the Italian commedia dell’arte tradition, usually portrayed as an agile, mischievous servant. He is associated with physical comedy, improvisation, and a multicolored diamond-pattern costume, although portrayals vary by production. In marionette theatre, Arlecchino...

Kaamelott is a French television series reimagining Arthurian tales. It portrays the daily lives of King Arthur and his knights at Camelot, offering satirical commentary on modern relationships through a medieval fantasy lens. The show’s success stems from its relatable characters and sharp humor. I...

After the heavenly lightning, although Ne Zha and Ao Bing survived by becoming Spirits, they would soon dissipate completely. Taiyi plans to rebuild Ne Zha and Ao Bing's mortal bodies with the Seven-colored Precious Lotus. However, during the process of reconstruction, numerous obstacles arise. What...

Blackadder is a four-series British sitcom broadcast on BBC1 from 1983 to 1989. The show featured Rowan Atkinson as Edmund Blackadder and Tony Robinson as his servant Baldrick across various historical settings. Recurring characters included Percy and Darling (Tim McInnerny), Melchett (Stephen Fry),...

Under the Queen's Umbrella is a South Korean television series that premiered in 2022 with Kim Hye-soo, Kim Hae-sook, and Choi Won-young. The drama aired weekly on tvN from October to December, initially releasing as a limited series on Netflix. It spanned two months and was broadcast every Saturday...

Gintoki and his Yorozuya friends (or rather, employees suffering under labor violations), Shinpachi and Kagura, continue to scrape by in the futuristic, alien-infested city of Edo. They take on whatever work they can find while trying not to get involved in anything too dangerous. But when Katsura,...

Fuu Kasumi is a young and clumsy waitress who spends her days peacefully working in a small teahouse. That is, until she accidentally spills a drink all over one of her customers! With a group of samurai now incessantly harassing her, Fuu desperately calls upon another samurai in the shop, Mugen, wh...

As the war temporarily calms down and Edo rebuilds, Gintoki finds Shinpachi—who is still unaware of his return—on a bridge. However, as a fight quickly breaks out between the Yorozuya and the Tenshouin Naraku, suspicion grows, forcing Gintoki to use what is nearest—a loincloth—to mask his identity....

Mr. Queen is a South Korean television series centered around a modern woman who unexpectedly inhabits the body of a king from the Joseon Dynasty. The drama follows her adaptation alongside King Cheoljong’s efforts to govern his kingdom and support its populace. It aired on tvN from December 2020 th...

Cyrano de Bergerac (1990) presents Edmond Rostand’s celebrated 1897 play about a poet with a magnificent nose who helps his friend Christian win the heart of Roxane through letters. Starring Gérard Depardieu, the film explores themes of love, sacrifice and artistic expression. It is primarily for au...

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello developed their distinctive comedic style through years performing in burlesque theaters during the 1930s and 40s. Their routines, characterized by elaborate physical comedy and wordplay, gained widespread popularity as they transitioned to Hollywood stardom. This duo’s b...

Following the grim events of Iga, Kokujou Island, Rakuyou, and multiple fruitless confrontations with the Tenshouin Naraku and Tendoshuu, Gintama. Porori-hen takes its viewers on a trip down memory lane to when Yorozuya were mostly doing what they did best—odd jobs. The great space hunter Umibouzu h...

In the late 19th century, as the cruel times of the Bakumatsu period came to a close, a new Meiji era marked the age of restoration for Japan. With the war over, its infamous hero Hitokiri Battousai disappeared into thin air, leaving only his legend behind. Years later, a seemingly plain wanderer na...

Kasperl is a comic stock character of German and Austrian puppet theatre, especially the tradition known as Kasperltheater. He is typically portrayed as an energetic, resourceful figure who confronts danger, mocks authority, and outwits opponents such as the crocodile. Kasperl performances have trad...