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Gintama: 3-Nen Z-Gumi Ginpachi-Sensei Volume 1 Released With Sorachi Comment

The release marks the first collected volume of the school comedy spin-off, which began serialization as a vertical-scroll manga in Jump TOON in October 2025 and also runs in Jump Square.

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Gintama: 3-Nen Z-Gumi Ginpachi-Sensei Volume 1 Released With Sorachi Comment

The first volume of the manga adaptation of the Gintama spin-off novel was released on June 4. The volume features an obi with a comment from original creator Hideaki Sorachi. The July issue of Jump Square includes a replaceable cover for the volume.

The first volume of "Gintama: 3-Nen Z-Gumi Ginpachi-sensei" hit shelves on June 4. The manga adapts the spin-off novel by Tomohito Osaki based on Hideaki Sorachi's original Gintama series. Yuki Aonuma handles the art, with name composition by Aone Suzumura.

The story reimagines Gintoki Sakata as a high school homeroom teacher for Class 3-Z, surrounded by his familiar cast of students in a school comedy setting. The vertical-scroll version, titled "Gintama: 3-Nen Z-Gumi Ginpachi-sensei Tooooooon!!," has been serialized in Jump TOON since October 2025, while a horizontal-reading version runs in Jump Square. The obi of the first volume carries a comment from Sorachi, and the July issue of Jump Square, released the same day, includes a replaceable cover for the volume.

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