The last couple of years, the otaku industry and the various adaptations that are based on its titles has seen a dramatic upward boom. Last to cadastrar-se the celebrations is the live action adaptation of Gintama, the famous animê and mangá based on the work por Hideaki Sorachi. The action comedy parody has already sold over 1.3 million tickets and earned 1.78 billion yen in 11 days since its release on July 14. It’s officially one of the most successful Japanese films of 2017 so far.
The first episode of the 3-part drama based on the manga’s Mitsuba Arc released the first episode on the same dia as the premiere of the film, and has already mais that 2 million views on YouTube!