Gintama: Yoshiwara in Flames Arc reanimated anime movie is now officially streaming on Netflix worldwide. Studio BN Pictures handled the animation, with Naoya Ando as the director. The film premiered in Japan on February 13.
The content of the movie covers the fight against Hosen, and was previously adapted in episodes 139-146 of the anime. Netflix released a new clip to commemorate the streaming premiere.
The new film was presented in cinemascope (aspect ratio 2.35:1). The full staff includes:
- Director: Naoya Ando
- Supervising Director: Youichi Fujita
- Scriptwriter: Taku Kishimoto
- Character Design / Chief Animation Director: Shinji Takeuchi
- Animation Production: BN Pictures
Hideaki Sorachi wrote and illustrated the Gintama manga, which first ran in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump from 2003 to 2018, and then in their Jump Giga until February 2019.
The Gintama anime adaptation was animated by Sunrise until Season 4, which is when Bandai Namco Pictures took over. The anime has a total of 367 episodes, as well as numerous OVAs, movies, games, novels and specials. The latest installment was the Gintama: The Very Final movie, which premiered in 2021 and served as the definitive conclusion to the anime adaptation by adapting the manga’s final arc. The film had a strong critical and commercial reception, grossing over 1.85 billion yen (approx. USD 17 million) at the domestic box office and ranking among Japan’s highest-earning anime features of that year.
