Who is Hideaki Sorachi, creator of Gintama?

Who is Hideaki Sorachi

Running for 15 years in WSJ, Gintama is famous for its relentless fourth-wall breaking, spot-on parodies of other manga and surprising emotional depth that emerged between the laughs. It is one of the longest and most beloved comedy series in WSJ history.

空知英秋 Born 1979

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Gintama

2003–2018Writer & Artist

Gintama

In an Edo invaded by aliens, samurai Gintoki takes any odd job to pay the rent, amid parodies, absurd comedy and the occasional deadly serious fight.

77volumes

698chapters

30times it opened the magazine

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Gintama debuted in Weekly Shōnen Jump No. 2 · 2004, on sale December 8, 2003. That same issue also carried Kochikame, One Piece and Naruto. Its last chapter in the magazine, number 698, ran in No. 42 · 2018 (September 17, 2018), after almost 15 years of serialization.

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