"GINTAMA 2" Trailer was released

While film adaptations of popular action manga series tend to sometimes suck, the first “GINTAMA” was hilarious and fun to watch.

Since 2003, “Gintama” (or “GIN TAMA” in other countries), which means “Silver Soul” has been a manga series that has entertained many “Shonen Jump” fans.

Written and illustrated by mangaka Sorachi Hideaki, the popular manga received an anime adaptation which has aired in Japan since 2006 and its first action film did very well in the box office.

“Gintama” is set during the Edo Period (Tokyo – 1860’s) but in this alternate reality of the Edo Period. Aliens known as Amanto have conquered Japan and because of the war against the samurai’s, the Amanto have banned swords in public and are now co-existing with the humans (more like humans are forced to co-exist with the Amanto). Also, technology has been shared with the people of Japan allowing space travel, giving them access to cars, mopeds, television and more.

The series focuses on the silver haired Sakata Gintoki and his two freelancers who will perform odd jobs for a fee, but sometimes these odd jobs turn out to be more destructive than realized.

Sakata Gintoki is the owner of “Odd Jobs Gin”. Often lazy, likes reading manga, picking his nose or his ear and is late on his rent payments. Willing to take on odd jobs for a living but is also an excellent swordsman who despises the Amanto and those who co-exist with them. Despite the sword ban, Gintoki carries a wooden sword.

And assisting him with these odd jobs is Kagura, an alien girl of the Yato Clan who looks human but has tremendous strength. Kagura fled to Earth to earn money but also to get away from her violent Yato heritage. In Earth, she has to hold an umbrella (which functions also as a weapon) to prevent sunlight from damaging her translucent skin. She loves pickled seaweed, eating, money and often has a temper. She also is blunt about things that women don’t say in public.

Shimura Shinpachi a.k.a. “Four Eyes” is a teenager who wants to learn the ways of the samurai and thus becomes a freelancer at Odd Jobs Gin. Often the voice of reason but is hardly listened to and is often a person who receives some sort of punishment and is often beaten up.

And with “GINTAMA 2” set for release in theaters on August 17th, the new trailer shows us that this film will be consistent with the last (we hope).