It has been announced that the new animated film adaptation of Hideaki Sorachi's popular manga "Gintama," "The New Movie: Yoshiwara in Flames," will be released on February 13, 2026. This completely new anime adaptation of "Yoshiwara in Flames," known as the most passionate and memorable episode in the history of the original manga, has released a new scene depicting Sakata Gintoki bleeding and sporting a fearless smile amidst a raging fire with sparks flying everywhere. The new information was announced on October 10, Sakata Gintoki's birthday.
To celebrate the 5th anniversary of the Gintama YouTube Channel, the top 3 most viewed episodes from the limited-time episodes released so far will be streamed for a limited time from 8:00 PM on October 10th.
The new film will be directed by Naoya Ando and produced by BN Pictures. The setting is the underground red-light district of Yoshiwara, where Gintoki, Shinpachi, and Kagura of the Yorozuya family enter a city that has lost its light and is now ruled by the "King of the Night," Housen.
"Gintama" is set in a fictional Edo, and the story follows Sakata Gintoki as he solves various cases brought to the general store with his friends Shinpachi and Kagura. The series began serialization in December 2003 in "Weekly Shonen Jump" (Shueisha), and the final episode aired in June 2019.
The first season of the TV anime aired from 2006 to 2010, the second from 2011 to 2013, the third from 2015 to 2016, and the fourth from 2017 to 2018. The theatrical anime "Gintama: The Movie - The Red Cherry Blossom Arc" was released in 2010, and "Gintama: The Movie - The Final Chapter - Be Forever Yorozuya" was released in 2013. The theatrical version "Gintama: Class 3-Z Ginpachi Sensei," a spin-off of the "Gintama" spin-off "Gintama: Class 3-Z Ginpachi Sensei," has been airing on TV Tokyo since October.
