Gintama reveals new anime series

Gintama is one of those anime franchises that might not be as big as others Dragon Ball, One Piecei My Hero Academiabut it has gained a passionate fan base and has remained a part of the medium for years. Since debuting in the pages of Weekly Shonen Jump in 2003, Gintoki Sakata’s surreal and hilarious story has explored some truly strange territory. Years after its previous anime series, Ginatama is scheduled to return with a new anime series that will highlight a very different side of its main character. get ready Gintama fans because Teacher Ginpachi from class 3-Z The anime adaptation may not be what you expect.

If you are not familiar with Teacher Ginpachi from class 3-Zthe spin-off first premiered as a manga series in 2006. The side story was also created by Gintama creator Hideaki Sorachi and was initially animated as the final bumpers in the previous incarnation of the anime adaptation. The upcoming spin-off will be a very different take on the core characters that made up this anime, focusing on the protagonist mostly teaching a classroom of students instead of wielding his sword in increasingly hilarious circumstances. While a new trailer has arrived, along with some major details about the making of the animated spin-off, fans will have to wait a while for the new Gintama series

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Teacher Ginpachi from class 3-Z trailer

In typical Gintama fashion, the new trailer for this spin-off is as idiosyncratic as the franchise itself. Instead of showing a bunch of new footage from the side story, it’s mostly a conversation that focuses on the outside of the anime classroom. Luckily, the next one Gintama The anime has dropped some major details about the cast, crew, and when fans can expect the series to arrive.

Class 3-Z Professor Ginpachi will arrive in Japan in October 2025. It will be animated by Bandai Namco Pictures, the production company that was responsible for several previous anime series. Directed by Makoto Moriwaki, who anime fans might be familiar with from Welcome to Demon School and Iruma-Kun, it looks like the Gintama the spin-off series is in good hands.

Professor Ginpachi cast

Although this series could be a spin-off, many returning voice actors from the original Gintama it is confirmed that they will return. While nothing has been confirmed regarding the English Dub cast, we imagine there are a lot of anime fans crossing their fingers that these voice actors will be returning as well. Current returning cast members include:

• Tomokazu Sugita as Ginpachi Sakata
• Daisuke Sakaguchi as Shinpachi Shimura
• Rie Kugimiya as Kagura
• Satsuki Yukino as Tae Shimura
• Susumu Chiba as Isao Kondo
• Kazuya Nakai as Toshiro Hijikata
• Kenichi Suzumura as Sogo Okita
• Tetsuharu Ohta as Sagaru Yamazaki
• Yū Kobayashi as Ayame Sarutobi
• Akira Ishida as Kotaro Katsura
• Takehito Koyasu as Shinsuke Takasugi
• Satoshi Hino as Kamui

Will The Real Gintama please stand up

As for the main thing Gintama series, there has been no talk of the story continuing after the recent film, Gintama: The End. With that previous film billed as the grand finale, it could mean that if the surreal series were to return outside of this upcoming high school-based spin-off, it could come as a remake.

Anime spin-offs are a great way to continue franchises and feature drastic new interpretations of favorite characters. Series like now Dragon Ball, Demon Slayeri Attack on Titan are just a few examples of anime properties that have provided new versions of their classic characters alongside the main series.

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