While Weekly Shonen Jump has recently seen some manga series end, it doesn’t signal a decline in the popularity of shonen manga and anime. In fact, several major franchises are thriving, and more are on the way. With popular series like Jujutsu Kaisen, My Hero Academia: Vigilantes, and One Piece already planned for 2026, Gintama is also making a return, following the success of its recent spin-off.
Bandai Namco is releasing a new movie called Gintama: Yoshiwara in Flames, which retells a fan-favorite story from the Gintama anime series. The film, premiering in Japan on February 13th, focuses on Gintoki’s battle with the Night King Hosen – an arc originally aired as episodes 139-146 back in 2009. Bandai Namco describes the movie as an intense and visually stunning experience, highlighting a showdown between Kagura, Shinpachi, and their Vice Commander, Abuto. While there’s no confirmed release date for North America yet, fans can likely expect it to arrive later this year.
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Gintama’s Shonen Renaissance
The Gintama manga concluded in 2019, but the story didn’t truly end there. Despite creator Hideaki Sorachi finishing Gintoki Sakata’s adventures in Weekly Shonen Jump, the world of Gintama lived on. The anime continued with several movies to complete the narrative, and a new spin-off series, Gintama: Mr. Ginpachi’s Zany Class, offers a fresh take on the characters. Although Bandai Namco Filmworks hasn’t announced a remake of the original 367-episode anime, these continued projects could be a sign that one is possible in the future.
Remakes are becoming increasingly popular in the anime world, especially for long-running action series known as ‘shonen.’ Many franchises, like Gintama, are revisiting their older content to attract new viewers. Just recently, Dragon Ball announced a remake of its film Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods in a new mini-series called Dragon Ball Super: Beerus. One Piece is also getting a remake, with Wit Studio and Netflix collaborating to create a version that stays closer to the original manga, promising less filler content and a visual style more faithful to Eiichiro Oda’s artwork. It will be exciting to see which other classic shonen anime receive similar remakes in the years to come.
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2026-01-29 18:24