Hideaki Sorachi is promoting Gintama The Movie - Yoshiwara In Flames and the Gintama: 3-Nen Z-Gumi Ginpachi-Sensei manga adaptation. He said at a Tokyo stage greeting for the film on Sept. 26, 2026 that he expected the Gintama anime to flop.
Hideaki Sorachi's public comments in 2026 have focused on Gintama's theatrical and spin-off activity. At a Tokyo stage greeting for Gintama The Movie - Yoshiwara In Flames on Sept. 26, 2026, he said he expected the anime to flop and counted only on manga royalties. He said he was happy that people wanted to make it with him, which is why he did not interfere much. First editor Kohei Onishi, at the same event, recalled doubting the manga was popular enough for an adaptation.
The film itself had already been in theaters since May 29, when 4DX screenings began. That same day, all 77 volumes of Sorachi's Gintama manga were made free to read for three days on LINE Manga and ebookjapan. The campaign covered the monochrome edition published by Shueisha. On LINE Manga, readers could join a user-voted ranking of the best Gintama episodes, browse a curated collection of famous scenes, and take part in a separate gacha event on May 29 and 30 with manga coins or time-saving items as prizes.
In June, the first volume of the manga adaptation of the Gintama spin-off novel, Gintama: 3-Nen Z-Gumi Ginpachi-Sensei, was released. It includes an obi with a comment from Sorachi. The July issue of Jump Square includes a replaceable cover for the volume.
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Hideaki Sorachi said at a Tokyo stage greeting for Gintama The Movie - Yoshiwara In Flames on Sept. 26, 2026 that he expected the anime to flop and counted only on manga royalties. He said he was happy that people wanted to make it with him, which is why he did not interfere much. First editor Kohei Onishi recalled doubting the manga was popular enough for an adaptation.
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.
All 77 volumes of Hideaki Sorachi's manga series Gintama are available to read for free on the LINE Manga and ebookjapan platforms from May 29 to May 31. The three-day campaign celebrates the long-running popularity of the series and the start of 4DX screenings for the film New Gintama Movie: Yoshiwara in Flames, which began on May 29. On LINE Manga's special page, readers can participate in a user-voted ranking of the best Gintama episodes and browse a curated collection of famous scenes. A separate gacha event, running from May 29 to May 30, offers chances to win manga coins or time-saving items. The campaign covers the monochrome edition of the series, published by Shueisha, and is exclusive to the two services.