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This summer, Gintama is returning to theaters. On Dec. 23, 2012, at Jump Festa 2013, it was announced that the second movie for Gintama will be released nationwide in Japan this summer.
Jump Festa is an annual event for Shueisha’s four best selling magazines Weekly Shonen Jump, V Jump, Jump Square, and Saikyo Jump. The event was held for two days and 160 thousand people attended. A great number of popular works and characters were showcased throughout the event. Even though many works were talked about during the event, the news about the new Gintama movie was easily one of the biggest announcements.
The TV anime for Gintama is based on Hideaki Sorachi’s original manga. The anime began in 2006 and is currently on its third season. In April 2010, the first full length movie for the series, Gintama: Shinyaku Benizakura-Hen, was released and went on to make more than one billion yen in box office revenue. The second Gintama movie is sure to be one of the most popular blockbusters this summer. Don’t miss it!
Source:
http://animeanime.jp/article/2012/12/23/12476.html (Japanese)