Gintama: Yoshiwara Burning Arc anime movie officially announced

On Saturday, August 16, 2025, Warner Bros. Japan announced a 2026 release window for the Gintama: Yoshiwara Burning Arc movie. The news was revealed during the 20th Anniversary Gintama Multiverse Festival in Tokyo, along with a trailer PV for the movie.

The upcoming movie will revisit one of the original story's most thrilling and cherished episodes with a completely new production. Several voice actors from the series, along with fans attending the Tokyo event, celebrated the announcement.

Gintama: Yoshiwara Burning Arc anime movie scheduled for 2026

As mentioned earlier, Warner Bros. Japan announced on Saturday, August 16, 2025, that one of the series' most cherished episodes will be revisited as a new anime movie with a completely new production in 2026. Considered one of the most thrilling episodes in the series, the Gintama: Yoshiwara Burning Arc movie announcement quickly won over fans.

The announcement was made at the 20th Anniversary Gintama Multiverse Festival in Tokyo, an event filled with fans as well as the series' renowned voice actors and staff. Voice actors Tomokazu Sugita, Rie Kugimiya, Kazuya Nakai, Susumu Chiba, Kenichi Suzumura, Daisuke Sakaguchi, Tetsuharu Ota, and Mikako Takahashi were all present at the event.

A hand-drawn trailer by the series' original creator, Hideaki Sorachi, was also unveiled at the event. After the reveal, several voice actors shared their thoughts on the new production, led by Daisuke Sakaguchi, who voices Shinpachi.

“Yes, we’re doing a brand-new Gintama movie! The final part of the 20th Anniversary Project is a film. The title is New Gintama The Movie: Yoshiwara in Flames. We’re reconstructing the Yoshiwara arc as a completely new production with entirely new animation. Let’s aim for 10 billion yen at the box office!” Sakaguchi said.

The teaser trailer PV for the Gintama: Yoshiwara Burning Arc anime movie featured a completely different animation style for Gintoki and several other characters. Furthermore, it was an intense presentation, focusing more on the serious and action parts of the series, keeping aside the comedic narratives, and leaving a lasting impression on the audience.

Additionally, an anime adaptation of the spinoff novel Class 3-Z’s Ginpachi-sensei was announced at the event, which will premiere on October 6, 2025, at midnight.

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