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Gintama: Mr. Ginpachi's Zany Class
First light novel volume cover
3年Z組銀八先生
(3-Nen Z-Gumi Ginpachi-sensei)
GenreComedy[1]
Created byHideaki Sorachi
Light novel
Written byTomohito Ōsaki [ja]
Illustrated byHideaki Sorachi
Published byShueisha
ImprintJump J-Books
Original runFebruary 3, 2006 – present
Volumes10
Manga
3-Nen Z-Gumi Ginpachi-sensei Touuunn!!
Written byAo Suzumemura
Illustrated byYūki Aonuma
Published byShueisha
MagazineJump Toon
Original runOctober 6, 2025 – present
Anime television series
Directed by
  • Makoto Moriwaki (chief)
  • Natsumi Higashida
Written by
Music byAudio Highs
StudioBandai Namco Pictures
Licensed by
Original networkTXN (TV Tokyo)
Original run October 7, 2025 – present
Episodes1
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Gintama: Mr. Ginpachi's Zany Class, known in Japan as 3-Nen Z-Gumi Ginpachi-sensei (3年Z組銀八先生; lit. 'Class 3-Z's Teacher Ginpachi') is a Japanese light novel series written by Tomohito Ōsaki [ja], with illustrations by Hideaki Sorachi, featuring characters from Sorachi's manga series Gintama transposed to a school setting, with Gintoki Sakata acting as their teacher. The first volume was published in February 2006, with ten volumes having been released as of October 2025. An anime television series adaptation produced by Bandai Namco Pictures premiered in October 2025.

Media

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Light novels

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Written by Tomohito Ōsaki [ja] and illustrated by Hideaki Sorachi, the first novel was published on February 3, 2006.[2] The tenth and latest one was released on October 3, 2025.[3][4]

Volumes

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No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 February 3, 2006[2]978-4-08-703164-5
2 July 20, 2007[5]978-4-08-703181-2
3 July 4, 2008[6]978-4-08-703193-5
4 April 3, 2009[7]978-4-08-703201-7
5 April 4, 2011[8]978-4-08-703243-7
6 October 4, 2012[9]978-4-08-703277-2
7 September 4, 2013[10]978-4-08-703299-4
8 June 4, 2018[11]978-4-08-703451-6
9 December 4, 2024[12]978-4-08-703551-3
10 October 3, 2025[4]978-4-08-703563-6

Manga

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A vertical, full-color manga adaptation, titled 3-Nen Z-Gumi Ginpachi-sensei Touuunn!! (銀魂 3年Z組銀八先生 とぅぅぅんん!!), storyboarded by Ao Suzumemura and illustrated by Yūki Aonuma, started on Shueisha's vertical-scrolling manga service Jump Toon on October 6, 2025.[13][14]

Anime

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An anime adaptation was announced at the Gintama Ato no Matsuri event in March 2023.[15] It is produced by Bandai Namco Pictures and directed by Natsumi Higashida, with Makoto Moriwaki serving as chief director, with Kazuyuki Fudeyasu and Mitei Mark II handling series composition, Shinji Takeuchi serving as character designer and chief animation director. Audio Highs are composing the music. The series premiered on October 7, 2025, TV Tokyo and its affiliates.[16][a] The opening theme song is "Sakurakaze" (桜風; lit. 'Cherry Blossom Wind'), performed by VTuber Botchi Boromaru, while the ending theme song is "Underclass Hero", performed by Longman.[17][18]

Web3 anime-styled brand Azuki's Anime.com platform partnered with TV Tokyo to stream the series in English in the United States,[19] while Crunchyroll is also streaming it worldwide.[20] Medialink licensed the series in South and Southeast Asia (outside Australia and New Zealand) for streaming on Ani-One Asia's YouTube channel.[21]

Episodes

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No.Title [22][23]Directed by [b]Written by [b]Storyboarded by [b]Original release date [24][a]
1"Cram Schools Teachers Say, You Don't Have to Get a 100, 70's Enough."
Transliteration: "100-Ten Toranakute ī 70-tende ītte Juku no Sensei iu yo ne" (Japanese: 100点とらなくていい70点でいいって塾の先生言うよね)		TBATBATBAOctober 7, 2025 (2025-10-07)

Notes

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  1. ^ a b TV Tokyo listed the series premiere on October 6 at 24:00, which is effectively October 7 at midnight JST.[16]
  2. ^ a b c Production staff information is taken from the ending credits of each episode.

References

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  1. ^ 3年Z組銀八先生. Aniplex. Archived from the original on October 6, 2025. Retrieved October 6, 2025.
  2. ^ a b 銀魂 3年Z組銀八先生 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on November 10, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  3. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (August 3, 2025). "Gintama Spinoff 3-Nen Z-Gumi Ginpachi-Sensei Gets New Novel on October 3". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 3, 2025. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
  4. ^ a b 銀魂 帰ってきた3年Z組銀八先生フォーエバー さらば、愛しき3Zたちよ (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on October 3, 2025. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
  5. ^ 銀魂 3年Z組銀八先生 2 修学旅行だよ! 全員集合!! (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on November 10, 2023. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
  6. ^ 銀魂 3年Z組銀八先生 3 生徒相談室へ行こう! (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
  7. ^ 銀魂 3年Z組銀八先生 4 あんなことこんなことあったでしょーがァァ!! (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on November 10, 2023. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
  8. ^ 銀魂 帰ってきた3年Z組銀八先生リターンズ 冷血硬派高杉くん (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
  9. ^ 銀魂 帰ってきた3年Z組銀八先生フェニックス ファンキーモンキーティーチャーズ (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on November 10, 2023. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
  10. ^ 銀魂 帰ってきた3年Z組銀八先生フォーエバー さらば、愛しき3Zたちよ (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on April 9, 2023. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
  11. ^ 銀魂 帰ってきた3年Z組銀八先生フォーエバー さらば、愛しき3Zたちよ (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on November 10, 2023. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
  12. ^ 銀魂 帰ってきた3年Z組銀八先生フォーエバー さらば、愛しき3Zたちよ (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on January 26, 2025. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
  13. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (September 29, 2025). "3-Nen Z-gumi Ginpachi-Sensei Spinoff Novels Get Full-Color Vertical-Scrolling Manga Adaptation on Jump Toon". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 30, 2025. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
  14. ^ 「銀魂 3年Z組銀八先生」が縦スクロールのマンガに、ジャンプTOONで連載開始. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 6, 2025. Archived from the original on October 6, 2025. Retrieved October 6, 2025.
  15. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (March 19, 2023). "Gintama Manga's 3-Nen Z-Gumi Ginpachi-Sensei Spinoff Novels Get New Anime". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 19, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  16. ^ a b 3年Z組銀八先生. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. Archived from the original on September 30, 2025. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
  17. ^ Cayanan, Joanna; Mateo, Alex (October 10, 2024). "Gintama's Spinoff TV Anime 3-Nen Z-Gumi Ginpachi-Sensei Unveils, Visual, Cast, Staff, October 2025 Debut". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 9, 2024. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  18. ^ Mateo, Alex (August 16, 2025). "GINTAMA – Mr. Ginpachi's Zany Class Spinoff TV Anime's Trailer Reveals Theme Songs, October 6 Premiere". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 16, 2025. Retrieved August 16, 2025.
  19. ^ Mateo, Alex (September 25, 2025). "Anime.com to Stream GINTAMA – Mr. Ginpachi's Zany Class Spinoff TV Anime for Free". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 25, 2025. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
  20. ^ Mateo, Alex (October 1, 2025). "Crunchyroll to Stream Digimon Beatbreak, Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle, Isekai Quartet 3, More Anime". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 2, 2025. Retrieved October 1, 2025.
  21. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (September 24, 2025). "Ani-One Asia Streams Hero Without a Class, GINTAMA - Mr. Ginpachi's Zany Class". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 24, 2025. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
  22. ^ 3年Z組銀八先生 (in Japanese). Bandai Channel. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
  23. ^ "Watch Gintama: Mr. Ginpachi's Zany Class". Crunchyroll. Retrieved October 6, 2025.
  24. ^ ３年Ｚ組銀八先生 (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Retrieved October 6, 2025.
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