News, manga releases, anime releases, fan artwork relating to Gintama and more are than welcome for submission. /r/Gintama is a community celebrating the anime and manga versions of Gintama by Hideaki Sorachi.Sorachi added the science fiction setting to develop characters to his liking after his editor suggested doing a historical series.read more Set in an Edo which has been conquered by aliens named Amanto, the plot follows life from the point of view of samurai Gintoki Sakata, who works as a freelancer alongside his friends Shinpachi Shimura and Kagura in order to pay the monthly rent. 'Silver Soul'), also known as Gintama, is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Hideaki Sorachi and serialized, beginning on December 8, 2003, in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump. Episode Discussion Manga Discussion Gintama.