Gintama is a comedy manga and anime written by Hideaki Sorachi. The series often features hilarious actions from Sakata Gintoki with the Yorozuya group. Not only that, the series often parodies other manga and anime
In the following, we want to discuss the most funniest parody moments throughout the Gintama story. Curious? Check out the full review below!
10.Captain Tsubasa
Captain Tsubasa is one of the most popular sports anime among fans. The series tells about the adventures of Tsubasa Ozora who has a high love for soccer.
Gintama parodied the anime in episode 106. At that time, the Yorozuya group had disrupted Amarao Daisaku's team. Instead, they also gathered replacement team members so they could continue to compete.
9. Fist of The North Star
For fans of martial arts stories, you must be familiar with the anime titled Fist of The North Star. The anime tells about Kenshiro's adventures when the world was in chaos at that time.
Gintama parodies the anime in an opening. There, Shinpachi acts like a muscular Kenshiro. He showed a cute moment when he opened his shirt to show his muscles.
8. Assassination Classroom
The next anime parodied by Gintama is Assassination Classroom. The story of the anime focuses on a unique creature named Korosensei who teaches troubled kids in Class 3-E.
In episode 269 Gintama, Sakata Gintoki once thought of himself as a great Korosensei. He is entrusted with teaching Seita about history lessons. Of course, his way of teaching looks funny and ridiculous.
7. To-Love-Ru
Furthermore, there is To-Love-Ru which was also parodied by Gintama. Like the parody of Assassination Classroom, this anime was parodied in episode 269. The parody's story focuses on Shinpachi's silliness as a hardcore otaku.
At that time, Shinpachi tried hard to hide the HoLoveRu manga from his sister. He also asked for advice from Gintoki. Later, Gintoki suggested that Shinpachi restructure his room.
6. Saint Seiya
Saint Seiya is one of the coolest and most popular old anime. The anime was parodied by Gintama in episode 282. The episode focuses on the story of Hasegawa alias MADAO who does odd jobs to earn money.
Hasegawa tells scary stories to children. In exchange, he will be paid. He had run out of story ideas and asked Yorozuya for help. There, Kagura told a story inspired by Saint Seiya.
5. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is a manga and anime adventure by Hirohiko Araki that is very exciting and unique. In the series, there is an attractive force concept called Stand.
In the Ghost Ryokan Arc, Gintoki and his friends visit a haunted inn. There, there was a spirit called Star Silver. The name is a play on Jotaro Kujo's Star Platinum.
4. Mobile Suit Gundam
Apart from focusing on the life of the samurai, Gintama sometimes also presents stories about sophisticated mechas. Because of that, this anime also parodied a very famous mecha anime, namely Mobile Suit Gundam,
The parody is shown in episode 171. The episode takes various strong references from the Gundam story. In addition, the episode focuses on Elizabeth's story which is both funny and goofy.
3. Bleach
Bleach is one of the most popular shounen anime of all time. The anime tells about the adventures of Ichigo Kurosaki who served as a Substitute Shinigami to fight Hollows.
Gintama quite often parodies the anime in stories. For example, Gintoki had acted as if he had changed into his Final Getsuga Tenshou form in episode 2. In addition, he also pretended to talk to the fake Tensa Zangetsu in episode 89.
2. One Piece
One Piece is one of the longest running manga and anime that is still going on to this day. The series focuses on the adventures of Luffy and his crew to find the world's greatest treasure called One Piece.
Gintama also often uses One Piece stories as funny parody material. For example, Gin-san once ate a devil fruit called Wave Wave Fruit. In addition, he and his friends wear costumes like the Straw Hats.
1. Dragon Ball
Dragon Ball is a very legendary manga and anime series that inspired many mangaka, including the author of Gintama. The series tells the story of Son Goku's journey, which often faces strong fighters from various universes.
In episode 119, Hijikata had traveled to a planet called Hamek to get cigarettes. The funny thing is, he was caught in an unexpected situation. He has to find seven super balls called Seven Slippery Balls.