Gintama announces 20th anniversary popularity poll results

Key Takeaways

• Gintama released the results of the 20th anniversary voting, and Gintoki took first place.
• To commemorate the public opinion poll, a special exhibition will be held from December 14, 2024 to January 17, 2025.
• With 74 million copies sold, Gintama remains one of the best-selling manga series.

Sorachi Hideaki's Gintama It is one of the most famous animated series in the world. It has a loyal fan base, and fans are always eagerly waiting for new announcements related to it. In a recent report, Gintama revealed the results of its 20th anniversary popularity poll.

A new key visual commemorating the popularity vote was also released. It consists of characters that appeared in the top 20. Gintama fans should mark their calendars as well, as the special exhibition will be held from December 14, 2024 to January 17, 2025. The official YouTube account related to the animation released the following video. Fans can see the rankings along with the total number of votes each character received.

Gintama 20th Anniversary Fan Voting Results

The latest Gintama popularity poll results can be found below.

1. Sakata Gintoki
2. Toshiro Hijikata
3. Shinsuke Takasagi
4. Katsura Kotaro
5. Sogo Okita
6. Kagura
7. Kamui
8. Shimura Shinpachi
9. Tsukuyo
10. Tatsuma Sakamoto
11. Sagaru Yamazaki
12. Shoyo Yoshida
13. Moving to a condo
14. Tae Shimura
15. Kamotaro Ito
16. Imai Nobume
17. Abuto
18. Yagyu Kyubey
19. Mutsu
20. Imai Sarutobi

Here are all the characters in the top 20. It's not really surprising that the main character, Gintoki Sakata, took first place. His teammates Kagura and Shinpachi took 6th and 8th place respectively. Meanwhile, Gintoki's old friends Takaski, Katsura, and Sakamoto all made it into the top ten. Shinsengumi's Hijitaka and Okita took second and fifth places.

Gintama animation loved by fans

Hideaki Sorachi's Gintama began serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump in December 2003. It was scheduled to end in 2018, but was moved to Jump Giga. Gintama remains part of the lineup for three issues. The manga was then transferred to the Gintama app and ended in June 2019.

Gintama has sold over 74 million copies, making it one of the best-selling manga series of all time. The first anime adaptation of Gintama was released in April 2006. It lasted 201 episodes and ended in March 2010.

In 2023, Gintama released an anime adaptation of the spin-off novel Class 3Z Ginpachi Sensei. It will be produced by Bandai Namco Pictures. The director is Natsumi Higashida, and the general director is Makoto Moriwaki. The series was composed by Kazuyuki Fudeyasu and Mitei Mark II. Shinji Takeuchi is the character designer and chief animation director. Class 3Z Ginpachi Sensei is scheduled to be released in October 2025.

Gintama is available to stream on Crunchyroll.

Source: Shonen Jump NewsX official account (formerly Twitter)