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Gin Tama, Vol. 1

Gin Tama, Vol. 1

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  • Create Date：2021-04-18 13:56:23
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Hideaki Sorachi
  • ISBN：1421513587
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Summary

Samurai Gintoki Sakata works in a freelancer business， Odd Jobs Gin， after Edo was conquered by aliens named Amanto in order to pay the monthly rent from where he lives。 In his days， Gintoki is joined by Shinpachi Shimura， a teenager son of a samurai who wants to learn about him， and Kagura， an alien girl who went to Earth to earn money for her poor family， but is unable to return home and threatens Gintoki to let her live with him。 While Kagura and Shinpachi live with Gintoki， they meet a terrorist named Kotaro Katsura who participated alongside Gintoki in the war between samurais and aliens， and lost。 Odd Jobs is forced to help Katsura escape from the Shinsengumi， a police force working for the Bakufu， after they accidentally perform a terrorist attack。 The volume ends with a one-shot from Sorachi named "Dandelion"， which explores the work of a pair of exorcists。

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Reviews

Claire ，

Once you get beyond the first chapter， it's really interesting。 I get that they are using the first chapter to set up the story。 I have seen the movie and wanted to read the books。 （so far the movies are better） Once you get beyond the first chapter， it's really interesting。 I get that they are using the first chapter to set up the story。 I have seen the movie and wanted to read the books。 （so far the movies are better） 。。。more

Alex Lawless ，

You know， it was a fine start to any Shonen Jump manga。 It's a mashup of genres - historical Edo-era fiction and futuristic sci fi with alien races。 The first volume was a little slow-paced， but I do think I'll at least read 1 or 2 more volumes to see whether or not I actually like it enough to continue。 I found this on a list of must-read comedy manga， and while it had its humorous moments， the first volume alone wasn't funny enough to put it on that list， in my opinion anyway。 I liked the one- You know， it was a fine start to any Shonen Jump manga。 It's a mashup of genres - historical Edo-era fiction and futuristic sci fi with alien races。 The first volume was a little slow-paced， but I do think I'll at least read 1 or 2 more volumes to see whether or not I actually like it enough to continue。 I found this on a list of must-read comedy manga， and while it had its humorous moments， the first volume alone wasn't funny enough to put it on that list， in my opinion anyway。 I liked the one-off story， Dandelion， that was included in the back; to be honest， I got a little more invested in that than the main line。 。。。more

Raquelle Element ，

It's free on amazon prime for now if anyone is interested。 It's free on amazon prime for now if anyone is interested。 。。。more

Shardblade ，

When a franchise is both my favorite anime and favorite manga， you know they are doing something right。 Truly an amazing manga that will have you rolling in laughter。

Pinky N。A ，

I still don't get where the comedy is。 The story was so-so， and I still don't get what's the best thing of it。 Sooo， I give this volume 3 stars only。 I still don't get where the comedy is。 The story was so-so， and I still don't get what's the best thing of it。 Sooo， I give this volume 3 stars only。 。。。more

Vitaliy Hristyuk ，

Both serious and funny！ Very good :）

Daniel Kamenov ，

I still consider this the best comedy series ever written。I hate Viz Media。。。

bat ，

True love。 Thank you Sorachi

Subham ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Aliens called Amanto have taken over earth and we pick in Edo-era Japan and our main character is Gintoki。 This book is so much with this setting and era。 You got Aliens， samurai and crazy alien characters。 The first story is with Shinpachi and Gin has to solve that problem as he was the one who got him fired from the job and his sister is well scary and then its standard villain vs hero fight。 Next is Kagura's origin and we learn she is from another planet and from YATO CLAN。 The next one is sh Aliens called Amanto have taken over earth and we pick in Edo-era Japan and our main character is Gintoki。 This book is so much with this setting and era。 You got Aliens， samurai and crazy alien characters。 The first story is with Shinpachi and Gin has to solve that problem as he was the one who got him fired from the job and his sister is well scary and then its standard villain vs hero fight。 Next is Kagura's origin and we learn she is from another planet and from YATO CLAN。 The next one is showing how their Land lady is such a good woman helping others until she gets duped by Catherine， her new hired。 And the next 2 chs are big one as we meet the rebel group led by Katsura Kotaro who want to overthrow the aliens and restore Edo to its glory and he is also a friend of Gin and we learn more about his past。 We also meet up with the Shinsengumi （police）。 This series is so fun and has serious comedic moments but when it comes down to it， its just too good。 。。。more

Harish Ari Haran ，

So close to a 5 star review！ This might be the most ambitious mainstream manga to every be put on page。 Yes， more than that endless abyss of a pirate story we all love （or loved at one point。。。 When we were young and didn't understand what death and the limitations of time were） 。 It's a comedy， it's an action story， it's a melodrama and everything else you can think of。 It covers the entire spectrum and the sub-spectrum！ If this amount of raving is not enough for you start this amazing manga le So close to a 5 star review！ This might be the most ambitious mainstream manga to every be put on page。 Yes， more than that endless abyss of a pirate story we all love （or loved at one point。。。 When we were young and didn't understand what death and the limitations of time were） 。 It's a comedy， it's an action story， it's a melodrama and everything else you can think of。 It covers the entire spectrum and the sub-spectrum！ If this amount of raving is not enough for you start this amazing manga let me set up the story。In the future our civilization is colonized by an alien race。 Earth is connected to other planets thanks to the colonization and Edo is a multi-species metropolitan- yes I said Edo！ Because we were colonized at a point in our history when the Samurai were still around！ Yep， our protogonist is a Samurai。 Not just any samurai， the coolest of them all， a rogue samurai。 Together with his friends， a brother trying to free his sister from the clutches of a brothel， and an alien girl belonging to a mysterious warrior race and a big ass dog this anachronistic-scifi-samurai-satire epic starts its show。 Get on， buckle up and brace yourself！ It's gonna be a bumpy ride。 。。。more

Jane Rose ，

（stejná recenze u všech dílů）Po devíti dlouhých měsících se mi tuto celou sérii konečně podařilo dočíst。 Ani nevím， jak je možné， že mi to trvalo tak dlouho。 Nemyslím si， že je tato manga špatná， to vůbec ne， ale sešlo se více faktorů， jenž mě od pokračování ve čtení odrazovaly。 Zaprvé mě některé pasáže nudily， a tak jsem se mnohokrát musela nutit do dalšího čtení。 Druhým důvodem je má "čtenářská krize。" Od té doby， co jsem na střední， nečtu skoro vůbec。 No， není to tím， že bych nečetla， pouze m （stejná recenze u všech dílů）Po devíti dlouhých měsících se mi tuto celou sérii konečně podařilo dočíst。 Ani nevím， jak je možné， že mi to trvalo tak dlouho。 Nemyslím si， že je tato manga špatná， to vůbec ne， ale sešlo se více faktorů， jenž mě od pokračování ve čtení odrazovaly。 Zaprvé mě některé pasáže nudily， a tak jsem se mnohokrát musela nutit do dalšího čtení。 Druhým důvodem je má "čtenářská krize。" Od té doby， co jsem na střední， nečtu skoro vůbec。 No， není to tím， že bych nečetla， pouze mám rozečtenou spoustu mang， které stále ještě vychází。 Pevnou knihu mého výběru jsem nepřečetla pekelně dlouho。 Kresba již od začátku vypadala velice pěkně。 Postavy měly poměrně reálné proporce a jejich celkový vzhled na mě působil dobře。 Pozadí také mělo krásné detaily。 Mým jediným problémem byl přebytek bílého volného místa。 Občasné bílé pozadí mi nevadí， ale tady to zpočátku bylo opravdu často。 Na konci byla kresba impozantní a byl na ní vidět krásný posun。 Příběh mě zpočátku chytnul a čtení jsem si užívala。 Především jsem se těšila pokaždé na odhalení střípku z Gintokiho minulosti。 Humor mnohokrát nebyl pro mě zrovna šálek mého čaje， na druhou stranu mě spousta scének vykouzlila úsměv na tváři。 Během mého proplouvání dějem jsem se musela do čtení někdy nutit， neboť mě některé i velké pasáže nebavily。 Když jsem měla za sebou už poměrně velkou část celé této série， vyrušoval mě často rychlý přechod mezi humornými a seriozními arci。 Sice se v obou občas objevil náznak toho druhého， avšak vždy pouze na chvíli。 Proto jsem ty arci， které nebyly vážné， někdy ani nepovažovala za součást příběhu a trvalo mi， než mi došlo， že to nejsou žádné fillery。 Od nějakého bodu se mi to čtení vleklo， a přestože mě i to， co se zrovna odehrávalo zajímalo， nemohla jsem se začíst。 Tato manga měla rozhodně zajímavý nápad na svět。 Období Edo je sice hojně používané， ale ještě jsem snad nečetla žádnou mangu s mimozemšťany。 Ke všemu zde měli v jistém smyslu pozitivní influenci， protože přivezli na Zemi všechna možná vylepšení a technologie。 Na druhou stranu se jich většina nad lidmi povyšovala a pozemšťany považovali za podřadnou rasu。 Člověk musel litovat samuraje， neboť najednou ztratili svoji pozici a svůj styl života。 V širším pohledu na svět to avšak smysl dává。 V našem světe totiž taky ve velkém množství zemí nesmí být civilisté ozbrojeni。 Na této sérii se mi líbily různé narážky na jiné populární série。 Avšak byly poměrně časté， a tak po nějaké době už na mě neměly takový dopad。 Některé parodie byly ale opravdu dobré a rozesmály mne。 Komické také bylo bourání čtvrté stěny， kde postavy různě reagovaly na to， jak se vysílá anime adaptace a jak se daří manze v Shonen Jumpu， který Gintoki a jiné charaktery pravidelně četly。 Jak jsem již zmiňovala， spoustu pasáží mě nudilo。 Dokonce mě nebavily i celé arci。 Nesedlo mě třeba téma či něco， okolo se celý děj točil a já se pak nemohla začíst， protože mě to nudilo。 Dokonce mě někdy nezajímaly ani seriózní arci， na které jsem byla natěšená。 Hádám， že mě asi už začínají nudit klasické myšlenky， i když byly třeba dobře zpracované。 Nebo nevím no， z nějakého důvodu tohle není prostě šálek mé kávy。 Často mi nesedl humor。 Což je zrovna u této série velký špatný， neboť to má být jeden z taháků této série。 Hodně vtipů mi nesedla， protože mě opravdu nerozesmějí （pouze někdy :D） narážky na přirození， zadek， nahotu a podobně。 Občas to ale bylo uděláno dobře。 :D Na druhou stranu musím obdivovat autora， že vymyslel úplně dokonalý název， který je slovní hříčkou a skvěle shrnuje celou sérii。 （view spoiler）[（tama= varlata， Gin= stříbrný， Kin= zlatý， => Gintoki není zlatý （KIN） （myšleno， že není dokonalý）， ale je stříbrný （GIN）， jelikož má své chyby。。。 toto je jedno z témat série） （hide spoiler）] Třeba mě vážně nepobavil vtípek， kdy autor Kina a Tamu posadil do ovládání stroje， jenž vypadal přesně jako ten kanón， jež připomíná svým tvarem mužské přirození。 Fakt chudák Tama。 （view spoiler）[ Když ještě vezmeme v úvahu， že se obětovala。。。 -_- （hide spoiler）] Některé okamžiky a události byly tak absurdní， že jsem si nemohla pomoci a byla jsem naprosto pobavena。 Například když Gintoki snowboardoval na skoro nahém šógunovi společně s Hijikatou， který jezdil na svém pouze ve spodním prádle veliteli Kondovi。 Jako u tohohle nejde dělat nic jiného， než se nesmát。 :D Mnohokrát jsem uronila i slzu a spoustu věcí mě dojalo či rozesmutnilo。 Přestože jsem někdy nebyla do příběhu zažraná， dokázal mě rozplakat。 Možná jsem ale jen přecitlivělá。 :D Dost mě naštvalo， že jsem byla někdy smutná úplně zbytečně。 （view spoiler）[ Například když usekli hlavu jistému veliteli jménem Kondo。 Člověk by řekl， že potom， co uvidíme jeho useknutou hlavu， bude mrtvý， ale on z nějakého důvodu byl stále naživu。 Popravdě si už nepamatuji， jak bylo možné， že byl naživu， a nechce se mi to ani hledat。 :/ （hide spoiler）] Po události， jež mám uvedenou ve spoileru， se mnou smrti postav už tolik nehnuly， neboť jsem měla neustále podezření。 Postavy byly dobře napsané a u pár si dokonce pamatuji jména。 :D U některých si vzpomínám i na jejich příběhy， ale vzhledem k tomu， jaký počet postav se zde objevil， moje znalosti nejsou zrovna světoborné。 Avšak to může být i tím， jak dlouho jsem celou sérii četla， protože jsem si nepamatovala i u nějakých důležitějších charakterů jejich backstory。 Na druhou stranu příčinou tohoto může býti to， že mě daná postava ničím nezaujala。 Gintokiho jsem měla ráda již od začátku。 Jeho charakter mi přijde sympatický a jeho povahu jsem si oblíbila。 Mám na něj i takovou mini crush。 :D Moje nejoblíbenější kapitoly ze začátku byly ty， které odhalovaly střípky z Gintokiho minulosti， protože mě zajímalo， jak je možné， že je tak silný a podobně。 Nechápala jsem， co mají lidé proti vlnitým vlasům。 Vždyť Gin vypadá hezky a s rovnými mu to už tolik nesluší。 Stačí se podívat na Kina a je hned jasné， že Gin má lepší účes。 :D Mojí další oblíbenou postavu byla Kagura。 Líbil se mi vývoj jejího charakteru a to samé mohu říci o Shinpachim。 Kaguru jsem měla avšak raději。 :D Nejprve mi přišla dosti podivná ta celé věc s Shinpachim a jeho idolem， ale nakonec za jeho posedlostí stál poměrně dojemný příběh。 Mimochodem její písničky （Google mi pošeptal， že její jméno je Otsu :P） stály za nic。 Jejich text mi nepřišel vtipný。 Někdy jsem se musela pousmát nad jeho absurditou。 Hodně jsem měla ráda taky Kamuie。 Zaprvé mi přijde super cool bojovat s deštníkem， i když zrovna on tohoto zabijáckého prostředku moc nevyužíval， za druhé jsem na něj měla crush。 :D Nevím， asi mi přišlo roztomilé， jak se neustále usmívá， i přestože právě někoho usmrcuje。。。 Někdy si vážně říkám， že se mnou není něco v pořádku。。。 :D Avšak se mi líbilo， jakou starost měl o svou sestřičku Kaguru。 Sice to ze začátku na sobě nedával moc znát， ale bylo jasné， že mu na ní záleží。 <3Okita Sougo byl dalším člověkem， na kterého jsem měla crush。 :D Nevím， asi mě opravdu přitahují vrahouni。 :D Jeho bych se klidně vzdala， neboť je nad nebe jasné， že on a Kagura patří spolu。 Oni jsou asi jediný pár， jenž jsem shipovala。 Asi proto， že patří mezi mé oblíbené postavy a tyhle dva chtějí k sobě úplně všichni， takže nejsem zrovna originální。 Mrzelo mě to s jeho sestrou。 Bylo to smutné， ale to každá smrt。 Rozhodně mi nepřirostla k srdci， jelikož jsme ji znali opravdu jen chviličku。 Na druhou stranu jsem ráda za to， že se v příběhu objevila。 Dodalo nám to totiž zajímavé info o Hijikatovi， což je mimochodem další z mých oblíbených postav。 （view spoiler）[ Hlavně kvůli němu mě smrt Okitovi sestry rozesmutnila， neboť oba ztratili někoho jim velmi blízkého。 Škoda no， Hijikata a Mitsuba by byli roztomilý pár。 :'（ （hide spoiler）] Dost mě překvapilo， že se v průběhu celého příběhu utvářel Ginův harém。 S nikým jsem ho ale neshipovala， neboť se mi k němu žádná nehodila。 Nebylo to tím， že jsem je neměla ráda。 Vlastně jsem si snad každou členku oblíbila。 Jsem ráda za to， že se na romantiku nedával žádný důraz， neboť by mi to dle mého zkazilo zážitek。 Na tomto harému mě trochu štval způsob， jakým se ženy připojovaly。 Naštěstí to nebylo jen proto， že je Gintoki hlavní hrdina。 Stejně ve všech probudilo jejich city to， jak je nějakým způsobem od něčeho zachránil。 Když o tom teď přemýšlím， on některé vlastně podporoval i emočně a různě jim přednášel motivační proslovy， takže dává i smysl， proč by k němu začaly něco pociťovat。 🤔 Tama byla jedna z mých nejoblíbenějších postav。 Oceňovala jsem její osobnost a líbil se mi vztah mezi ní a Gintokim。 Její oddanost a obětavost byla úctyhodná。 Dávalo smysl， že si jako jediná společne se Sadaharuem pamatovala Gina， když se děla celá ta věc s Kinem （jméno rovnovlasého robota téměř totožného s Ginem）。 Byla jsem opravdu smutná， když se zdálo， že už se nikdy neprobudí。 Avšak jsem tušila， že se to stoprocentně jednou stane。 （view spoiler）[ Nečekala jsem， že však bude vypravěčem poslední kapitoly。 Nebo spíše příčinou toho， proč je možné vidět vzpomínku， která se odehrávala před takovou dobou。 Rozhodně jsem nečekala， že se zde uskuteční takový time skip。 Z Eda do Tokya to je opravdu velký časový posun。 S poslední kapitolou jsem poměrně spokojená。 I když mi přijde škoda， že se Tama a ostatní nemohli setkat v reálném čase。 （hide spoiler）] Závěrečná bitva pro mě byla zklamáním。 Sice se v ní odehrávalo několik epických momentů a vyskytlo se zde mnoho dobrých myšlenek a výroků， ale mě to prostě v tomto bodě už přestalo zajímat a bylo mi to úplně u zadku。 Navíc se mi zdálo， že to bylo celé zbytečně natažené a některé věci jsem prostě nemohla pochopit。 （view spoiler）[ Například jsem nechápala， proč musel zemřít Takasugi Shinsuke （to je ten bez jednoho oka， dřívější spolubojovník Gina a velkou část příběhu antagonista）。 Samozřejmě， že zranění， která utrpěl， byla dost smrtelná， avšak doslova každý jiný charakter přežil。 Nebo si aspoň jejich smrt nepamatuji。 （hide spoiler）] Na závěr bych snad jen chtěla podotknou， že tato manga nebyla rozhodně nic pro mě。 Ale jsem šťastna， že jsem vydržela až do konce， neboť teď aspoň vím， jak to s každým dopadlo。 Taky mi dodala jednu vážnou radu; pro příště si recenze u větších sériích musím rozhodně rozdělit na arci， protože hodnotit přes 700 kapitol stejně se prostě nedá。 :D Obálky jsou v celku jednoduché。 Vždy nějaké krásné vesmírné pozadí a na něm vyobrazena většinou jedna postava， jež je v daném volumku relevantní。 Jediná moje výtka je， že občas mi nesedly barevné kombinace， ale to je jen maličkost。 Dávám 55% Jazyk: Aj 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XZ ，

I tried watching the anime twice but couldn't get into it。 Manga seems to work though~ will consider continuing~ I tried watching the anime twice but couldn't get into it。 Manga seems to work though~ will consider continuing~ 。。。more

Mintie_ei ，

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beth {hiatus} F。 ，

You want to read a manga， you say。 You want to read one not that popular， you say。 Well， i have found the manga for you！Basically， this is a swords manga set in the future。 But add in a dabble of aliens， a sprinkle of foreigners， a lot of poverty， a dash of gallantry， and a generous amount of humor like One Punch Man's。 This is was so fun！！ and the bonus manga in the back was hilarious too！ It's most like these manga/animes; Bleach， One Punch Man （especially this）， Yu Yu Hashikuo （whoops spelled You want to read a manga， you say。 You want to read one not that popular， you say。 Well， i have found the manga for you！Basically， this is a swords manga set in the future。 But add in a dabble of aliens， a sprinkle of foreigners， a lot of poverty， a dash of gallantry， and a generous amount of humor like One Punch Man's。 This is was so fun！！ and the bonus manga in the back was hilarious too！ It's most like these manga/animes; Bleach， One Punch Man （especially this）， Yu Yu Hashikuo （whoops spelled that wrong sorry！）， and some other contemporary manga set in Japan。 。。。more

Paul Spence ，

The hosts of the Manga Mavericks podcast rave about this series。 I decided that it was time to see if Gin Tama lives up to its hype。 Initially， it is simply OK。 I did not think that volume 1 was great。 I have since read volumes 2 and 3 and the series really picks up after this first instalment。 This series is really a genre mash up that is done very well。 Gin Tama is like a combination of every genre that I like: comedy， trolling， action， and drama。 Gin Tama is funny as heck but when it comes to The hosts of the Manga Mavericks podcast rave about this series。 I decided that it was time to see if Gin Tama lives up to its hype。 Initially， it is simply OK。 I did not think that volume 1 was great。 I have since read volumes 2 and 3 and the series really picks up after this first instalment。 This series is really a genre mash up that is done very well。 Gin Tama is like a combination of every genre that I like: comedy， trolling， action， and drama。 Gin Tama is funny as heck but when it comes to drama， it will never fail to make you cry， or at least， shed a tear。Gin Tama is also a little different from other manga titles。 Unlike most mangas where the protagonist becomes stronger and stronger as time passes by and ultimately becomes a hero， in this series， the protagonist， Gintoki， has been through that stage and is now living in poverty， doing all kinds of jobs to live by。 It shows us the life of a hero after winning， or in Gintoki's case， being defeated in a battle。Another thing is that there are no special moves that they'd yell before attacking。 The heroes just exude plain， raw strength and awesomeness。 I also like how Gin Tama is being told through mini-chapters。 Yes， some of them are just plain hilarious and has no connection to the main story plot， but it's still hilarious， so it doesn't bother me。 The art is also very good。 。。。more

Steven ，

A fun read。

spirited。pages ，

I think I love it already ！

Marcy Thomas ，

Didn’t work for me。 There was too much craziness to be fully absorbed。

Alan ，

I'll admit I've in a run of trying to find some new， or newish， manga to enjoy。 I mean there's plenty of stuff to re-read， but what about branching out to explore new worlds and seek out new frontiers （yes， a nerd joke on purpose）。Unfortunately， another manga series that didn't do enough to make me comeback for a second volume （or at least in the near future）。 The concept is workable at the least， but humor does not always translate across cultures。 This is apparently， based off of this volume， I'll admit I've in a run of trying to find some new， or newish， manga to enjoy。 I mean there's plenty of stuff to re-read， but what about branching out to explore new worlds and seek out new frontiers （yes， a nerd joke on purpose）。Unfortunately， another manga series that didn't do enough to make me comeback for a second volume （or at least in the near future）。 The concept is workable at the least， but humor does not always translate across cultures。 This is apparently， based off of this volume， a more humor oriented story than I imagined。The idea of late Edo era japan being forced to open its borders by aliens from outer space is at least different。 The forcing of samurai to lay down their swords， certainly creates a points of conflict。But this all gets drowned out in the humor and Gin's apparent lack of interest in doing anything beyond the occasional odd job。 At the very end a hint is given that Gin may once have been something more， but is that enough for me to read additional volumes？At this point in time-no。 I'll spring for the most recent Ultraman volume first， 。。。more

Dylan Michael ，

8/10Loved this。 A stupid trio in a genuinely cool world filled with hijinx。 I’m down。

Suhail ，

Gin Tama is a great comedy。 However I feel like the first part is not it's best so 3 stars for volume 1。 This first volume does a good job introducing the main characters and some of the important side characters。 It also gives you that mix of comedy， drama and action that is so typical for this series。I read the edition from 2017 （first printed in 2007） and it has Dandelion as a bonus chapter。 Dandelion was Sorachi's first Manga。 It's a one shot that already has much of the Gin Tama humour。 Not Gin Tama is a great comedy。 However I feel like the first part is not it's best so 3 stars for volume 1。 This first volume does a good job introducing the main characters and some of the important side characters。 It also gives you that mix of comedy， drama and action that is so typical for this series。I read the edition from 2017 （first printed in 2007） and it has Dandelion as a bonus chapter。 Dandelion was Sorachi's first Manga。 It's a one shot that already has much of the Gin Tama humour。 Note: a lot of Gin Tama jokes are parodies of other Anime and Manga。 You'll appreciate it more when you've read/seen enough Manga and Anime to recognize some of the icons and popular tropes。 。。。more

Samantha ，

Gin Tama Art & Story & Art By Hideaki Sorachi Official Synopsis:Nobody with Naturally Wavy Hair Can Be That Bad - The samurai didn’t stand a chance。 First， the aliens invaded Japan。 Next， they took all the jobs。 And then they confiscated everyone’s swords。 So what does a hotheaded former samurai like Gintoki “Gin” Sakata do to make ends meet？ Take any odd job that comes his way， even if it means losing his dignity。。。 Sleazy alien moneylenders， monsters on the rampage， and a ticking time bomb may Gin Tama Art & Story & Art By Hideaki Sorachi Official Synopsis:Nobody with Naturally Wavy Hair Can Be That Bad - The samurai didn’t stand a chance。 First， the aliens invaded Japan。 Next， they took all the jobs。 And then they confiscated everyone’s swords。 So what does a hotheaded former samurai like Gintoki “Gin” Sakata do to make ends meet？ Take any odd job that comes his way， even if it means losing his dignity。。。 Sleazy alien moneylenders， monsters on the rampage， and a ticking time bomb may all be in a day's work for Gin， but a drop in his blood sugar level means trouble for everyone！Genres: Science Fiction， Action-Adventure & Comedy Book Style: Manga （Japanese Comics）Note: This book also includes Dandelion by Hideaki Sorachi which is his first ever Manga and is read as a standalone。I decided to read Gin Tama By Hideaki Sorachi because I heard a lot of Manga fan enjoy this series and I bot this book at my local library book sale for only $1。00！ Once I started reading this book I realized this is one of the weirdest Manga's I've ever read but it isn't bad though。 This book/story follows Gintoki “Gin” Sakata who is an odd job's man that has very crazy adventures with each job he gets and we get to see what situations he gets into and new people he meets。 It also takes place when Tokyo was still called Edo and when the aliens came to Edo all of the technology has been advanced before it's time then the rules/laws of Edo are messed up due to new foreigners from outer space。 This book has no chill and jumps right into the action right away with crazy fight scenes， comical moments where there is forth wall breaking to the reader， and emotional backstories to some of the characters！ The art style is very nice with a classic Shonen feel to it which fits the historical/Sci-if storyline。 I did enjoy this book but not as much as other Shonen series I've read， I'm not sure if I'll continue reading this series due to it having 77 books in counting to read and that's a big TBR （Books - To Be Read）。 I will recommend this book to Anime & Manga Fans， Shonen Manga Fans， and Science Fiction Fans！ 。。。more

Q。M。 ，

Het extra verhaal "Dandelion" was ook heel goed！ Het extra verhaal "Dandelion" was ook heel goed！ 。。。more

Ana Louisa ，

Hilarious

Avril ，

Đọc cười chảy nước mắt， rất thích hợp để giải trí。

Thủy ，

Tui đọc gintama muốn mù mắt luôn rồi！ Tui quyết theo bộ này cho đến cùng

Elizabeth （Elzburg） ，

Gintama is one of my favourite anime so， naturally， I wanted to try out the manga as well。 Seeing as， you know， I like reading and all。 I actually don’t have that much to say about this… It was… Gintama all right。 This volume was basically just an introduction to the characters， and even in the anime it doesn’t really get good until past episode 30， so I really don’t think I can talk about this volume in an unbiased way that isn’t tainted by my having had 191 episodes of exposure to this series Gintama is one of my favourite anime so， naturally， I wanted to try out the manga as well。 Seeing as， you know， I like reading and all。 I actually don’t have that much to say about this… It was… Gintama all right。 This volume was basically just an introduction to the characters， and even in the anime it doesn’t really get good until past episode 30， so I really don’t think I can talk about this volume in an unbiased way that isn’t tainted by my having had 191 episodes of exposure to this series and its characters。 This is a comedy series， but I’m not sure if this first volume made me laugh （I don’t remember since I read this over a month ago as of writing）， but it was definitely enjoyable。 I am completely sure I enjoyed it solely because I’m already very well acquainted with these characters， so I have no idea how a newcomer would feel about this。 All I can really say is that I’m a big fan of the anime， so yes， I do recommend this series。 Beware， though， I guess， that this series stopped being translated in English。。。 At some point， though I don't know when。 I'm sure that they've probably continued in e-book format or something， but as far as physical copies go they stopped at some point。 However， seeing as I have physical copies of the first few books these are at least still in print （unlike School Rumble。。。）， which is good。Now that the formalities "review" is over， time to get ranty。 Anime Watcher vs。 Manga Reader RantDid you notice anything about how I started off this review？ Specifically， when I said， “I wanted to try out the manga … seeing as … I like reading。” I don’t know if you’ve ever had this experience， but for me， this is something anime fans don’t seem to understand， and they get super defensive when I talk about reading manga。 I think it’s because of some sort of inferiority complex， or something which acts as a defence mechanism against their perceived notions that manga readers think they’re better than anime-only watchers。 They’ll act out super harshly like， “Agh， no， what the heck？ Manga？？ Why would I ever waste my time with manga， something obviously inferior to anime in all aspects due to its lack of animation， colour， sound， yada yada yada…” and it’s like… dude… calm down。 I don't care。 That's not the point。 The point is that I like reading。 And guess what？ Manga=Reading。 I’ve liked reading longer than I’ve liked anime。 It’s only natural that once I started watching anime that my interests would also shift to wanting to read manga as well。 I don’t use manga as a tool to gain leverage or to feel superior over anyone else， it’s just another format in which I pursue my longtime hobby of reading。 This is very probably the case for the majority of manga readers。 Relatable meme， am I right fellas？This same thing is also present with movie/TV watchers and book readers， where both parties overcompensate for their inferiority complexes by getting all elitist about why their choice of medium is superior to the other。 It’s pretty dumb。 Everyone’s just trying to elevate themselves， but they chose to purposely push others down in the process。 In conclusion: Nerds are dumb and need to be stopped。 Please consider giving this review a "Like" if you've made it this far， it helps me out a lot！ And follow me if you want more！ 。。。more

Strange ，

Đọc cho biết vị， cũng vui cơ mà bộ này dài thế cơ à -_- sao theo nổi。。。

Annie Laflèche ，

J'ai adoré ça fait du bien de tomber dans un manga différent de ce que je lis habituellement ！！ C'est aussi très drôle， hâte de lire la suite :） J'ai adoré ça fait du bien de tomber dans un manga différent de ce que je lis habituellement ！！ C'est aussi très drôle， hâte de lire la suite :） 。。。more

Killer of Dreams ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Lesson 001: 5 starsLesson 002: 3 starsLesson 003: 2 starsLesson 004: 3 starsLesson 005: 3 starsLesson 006: 4 starsOmake Dandelion: 4 StarsThe blending of humor， interesting flashbacks， and blending personalities makes the beginning of the Gin Tama series a blast。 There are some lows in this volume: the introduction of Kagura， the thief in Lesson 004。 But the highs return with the backstory to Gintoki and his crashing into an adult entertainment ship as well as running away from the police。 The e Lesson 001: 5 starsLesson 002: 3 starsLesson 003: 2 starsLesson 004: 3 starsLesson 005: 3 starsLesson 006: 4 starsOmake Dandelion: 4 StarsThe blending of humor， interesting flashbacks， and blending personalities makes the beginning of the Gin Tama series a blast。 There are some lows in this volume: the introduction of Kagura， the thief in Lesson 004。 But the highs return with the backstory to Gintoki and his crashing into an adult entertainment ship as well as running away from the police。 The extra story， Dandelion， was a good encompassing story with a great life lesson。Update 31 May 2019The rating will remain at three stars。 I have rated the lessons again to gather an accurate rating:Lesson 001: four starsLesson 002: two starsLesson 003: two starsLesson 004: three starsLesson 005: three starsLesson 006: four starsOmake Dandelion: four StarsThe cumulative rating is 3。14 stars。 August 23， 2019UpdateWith the adoption of my new rating system， a three star rating is befitting。 The original review's detailed paragraph and rating conform to the new rating system。 I have decided to rate the lessons again:Lesson 001: four starsLesson 002: two starsLesson 003: two starsLesson 004: three starsLesson 005: two starsLesson 006: three starsOmake Dandelion: four StarsThe cumulative rating is 2。9 stars， allowing for the three star rating。February 16， 2020UpdateI am not sure if the lesson ratings in the previous update are true but I am convinced that this book does not go below a 2。5 star-rating， because of the positives mentioned， and does not go higher than a 3。5 star-rating， since the cumulative ratings for the lessons has gone from 3。4 stars， to 3。14， and now to 2。9。 The 2。9 star-rating seemed to best incorporate the new rating system。March 15， 2020UpdateI have left the color of the rating as yellow since I am basing the rating off of an immense amount of previous updates that support the rating。 I have also changed the rating type from 2。5G to 3CC to correlate with the ratings in the update from August 23， 2019。I have added a note to this book on the "Goodreads 3。0" document: "I read this book online and I am not sure if the Goodreads version I have chosen is the same as the one I read online"。 。。。more

Reference

google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Gin Tama, Vol. 1

hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Gin Tama, Vol. 1&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Gin Tama, Vol. 1&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0