Gintama/Shout Out

"One of these days, we're going to get sued." —Shinpachi Shimura

Under construction! Many thanks to Rumbel subs for pointing out plenty of the shout-outs.

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• Constant shout-outs to other Shounen Jump series like Dragon Ball, Naruto, and Bleach, especially in the episodes featuring the suffering editors of Gintaman.
  • Gintama Shippuden!
  • The other series are known in the Gintama universe as Beruto (the villains as Bakazuki) and One Park.
  • Episode 89 is full of references to and parodies of Bleach.
    • Toyako, the spirit of Gintoki's sword, looks a lot like a less cool Zangetsu.
    • The Shinsengumi's Victory Goddess looks a lot like a long-haired Orihime.
    • And to top off all the cameos, a lookalike of Ichigo himself--in shinigami form and Hollow mask--appears near the end. To introduce a ton of other gods.
    • Zenkai and Fuusenmaru sound familiar...
  • In episode 115, when she was eating the Hijikata Special, Kuriko says something along the lines of "I have found the One Piece of flavors!"
  • Nobody really knows what the goal of Gintama is, so Gintoki sets it to "become the Samurai King".
  • The end of Episode 203 has Gintoki somehow be able to use Final Getsuga Tensho. Particularly funny after a couple of episodes spoofing the idea of a time-skip showing characters as stronger, improved, etc. Gin's reaction at the end of the episode is something like; "No helping it, I'll just have to go with this" Cue transformation.
  • Episode 209 during the Ginpachi-sensei segment. "Kakashi-sensei from class N had his Sharingan stolen. Anyone know anything?"
  • There are also a few shout-outs to Yoshihiro Togashi's work. Prince Hata is a walking shout-out to Level E (he's even called "Prince Baka" all the time!) although he looks like Fat Buu, and there's an exchange where Gintoki has cornered a villain that is a hysterical parody of the flashback where Sensui and Itsuki meet (sorry, paraphrased):

Gintoki: Do you have anything to say before you die? Villain: If you'd let me live for one more day, I'd like to watch my favorite TV show. Gintoki: That! Won't! WORK!!! (proceeds to kick bad guy's ass)

• • During the Shinsengumi Rebellion arc, Hijikata compares himself to Yamcha, while Gin tells him that he's Vegeta, not Yamcha.
  • There's an entire chapter dedicated to how no one likes "Namcha."
  • In an early episode of the anime Shinpachi dresses up like Sena from Eyeshield 21 when trying to "play" with Sadaharu.
• Studio Ghibli's films are another popular reference that spawned the recurring characters Pedoro and Hedoro.
  • An episode title: Laputa's still good after seeing it so many times. The episode itself has a small part where Kondo, Okita, and Yamazaki discuss their favorite Ghibli films and their different aspects.
• Kagura wears Bruce Lee's outfit from Game of Death.
• In episode 25, Gintoki quotes Itachi. They're fighting over nabe.

"You should hate me more, curse me, and detest me! Then you should take the power of that hatred and use it to survive this rotten world."

• • Same episode as above, to finish up the strategizing that was going on, Ryuk appears at the end.
• In episode 28, Sacchan mistakes Kondo for the monkey in Speed Racer.
  • Sacchan, Matsudaira, and Kondo then steal a bike from the Doronbo gang.
  • Later, assassin-paranoid Matsudaira and blind Sacchan both start seeing Otose and Catherine like they're from Fist of the North Star.
• Episode 30 is pretty heavy on the crime-solving/detective references, so there's plenty of Detective Conan references. Like the eponymous detective making a quick appearance, only with a topknot/chonmage. Gintoki even grabs a sleeping Mouri look-alike just so he can do Conan's normal routine.
  • Later on in the episode, Kagura suddenly cosplays Yankumi, and mixes up lines from Gokusen and Trick.
  • At the end, a few shots of Gintoki and Kagura have them change outfits to something that resemble other famous detective duos. Like Sherlock Holmes and Watson.
• The cat girl that cons Shinpachi in one episode leaves behind a calling card that says she is the Mysterious Thief Cat's Ear.
  • That same episode was also a parody of Densha Otoko.
• It's not "Kondo", it's Hitman Gorilla 13. Oh, and it's not "Sougo" either, it's Hitman Sougo 13.
  • Don't forget Warrior of Love Mayora 13!
• The second half of episode 43 and episode 44 (which has the aforementioned Gintama Shippuden Shout-Out) also has Gintoki yelling, "SATSUGAI SURUZO!"
  • Same episode, when infiltrating the location that Elizabeth is in, Gintoki and the rest of the ninjas go through trials that look like the ones you see in Takeshi's Castle.
  • Gintoki and Hattori's battle somehow has a pause in the action when they try to imitate the Pegasus-Comet-Fist and the Kignas-Dance.
• Each episode tends to throw in a reference or two, but episode 50, where the characters suggest improvements to the show, takes the cake.
  • Shinpachi suggests a logo change, like maybe adding a Z or X.
  • Gintoki agrees: why not something like "Farewell", "Be Forever", "Final", or "The New Voyage"?
  • Next up, Once Upon A Time In China Girl.
  • "What could Teradaya Otose's Earth Obliteration Plan be!?"
  • "You have yet to know the true Gintama."
  • Otose and Catherine as mahou shoujo! Tama Cure Silver Soul!
  • Presenting the TakaraZura Theatre Club, Omegumi Performance, The Pig Rose of Versailles.
  • Sacchan suggests the show go for a more Saccyan feel, with a title that looks like it was taken from Siren.
  • DragonBleaPiece! Otae beats up Kondo in three different locations, in three different costumes, and in three different ways. Bankai! Gomu-Gomu! Ha!
  • And in the same sequence, Kagura's dressed as Aty.
  • World Gintama Cooking Show, with your host, Hijikata.
  • The plot of Roman Gintama looks awfully familiar...
  • "Wherefore art thou, Otae-san?"
  • "...these days, thrills and shocks are what everyone wants."
  • The Prince of Jungle. The Yorozuya find Prince Hata but he ditches them to go to space. Where he takes pictures with Jabba the Hut and Yoda. And some apes.
• A sign for the town doctor, White Jack appears in one of the places the Yorozuya stop by in their job in episode 54.
• Yamazaki shows off his badminton skills in episode 62, and after he beats his opponent, he says, "Mada mada da ne."
• This is like enrolling in school and having the teacher tell you to kill all the other bastards!
• A line spoken in episode 67, and also the title of the second half of the episode: The Ideal Girlfriend Has to be Minami-chan!
• In the same episode, also the second half, Gintoki compared Sacchan's treatment of him to the woman in Misery.
• During Katsura's driving test: "Maybe... there's a bomb that will explode if we go less than 50 km/h, planted by a Joui member!"
• Episode 74 is all about references to Kochikame--most prominently, the "zombies" shown in that episode share the same eyebrows of the protagonist.
• One of Catherine's old gangmates looks a lot like another thief.
  • An old heist of Catherine's as shown in the episode also looks like a scene from the first movie of Charlie's Angels.
• In episode 77: "Where's the 100%? Shouldn't it be Yagyu 100%?"
• During the girls' weight-loss camp: "A hunter is most vulnerable when he is about to capture his prey."
• Hasegawa goes on trial because he's accused of doing the Kinniku Buster.
  • Same episode arc also throws in a lot of Heidi.
  • And then Heidi suddenly looks like something from The Ring.
  • A depressive ghost girl living in a cursed Blu-ray disc is first seen appearing out of a well and approaching the screen, making Gintoki compare her to Sadako.
• In the episode with the Bentendo Owee, Gintoki's trying to bribe the other people in the line to change places with him, claiming that "In order to gain something, something of equal value must be given."
  • Same episode: they play a game called Bakiboki Memorial.
  • Katsura also cosplays a certain humble plumber.
  • And the characters play pixellated vomit Tetris.
• In one of his travels, Umibouzu runs into Char Aznable, and becomes a commander of his army.
• Episode 109 has a weird fixation with Jackie Chan. And his nose. Oh, and Jack--I mean, Dragon Leader himself appears.
• Gintoki scolds Hasegawa in episode 120, saying that he's probably cursed. "Ippen shinde miru!"
• "[Shinpachi] if you're going to upgrade your character, at least give yourself a Psychogun."
• The Screwdriver arc is all about the trouble Monkey Hunter-obsessed aliens cause.
  • Instead of believing that aliens were messing with him, Kondo believes that he got stuck in a transporter device with a screwdriver that had fallen inside.
  • The real M looks a lot like Cloud. No, nevermind, it's Hasegawa.
  • "Come back, my Shane!"
• In episode 167--the episode where Tama gets a virus--you can see a replication of Aerith's death and other Final Fantasy moments playing behind Gintoki while he's ranting about the use of long-ass CG cutscenes in games.
  • In addition to that, the rest of the images also depict cutscenes from various Playstation era games, including a Metal Gear Solid codec sequence, the Opera scene from Parasite Eve and the scene where Squall sees Rinoa for the first time in Final Fantasy VIII.
• Episode 204 has Gintoki asking "Is that your final answer?" And of course, it wouldn't be complete without Shinpachi going "Final answer! Wait, can I ask the audience?"
• Episode 207-208 bears a striking resemblance to Kill Bill, including the music and naming of the assassin assassins.
• In episode 213, Host club manager Kyoshiro is a master of "Hosto Shin Ken". He then gets challanged by Agomi, the self proclaimed "Ken-Oh" of the Okama faction. Upon defeat, Agomi's facial features change and he delivers a version of Raoh's phrase ("I have lived a life without chins!").
  • Then in Chapter 362, Kyoshiro decide to change his shop to Plamo-kyo Shiro.
• The entire Renho arc is a shout out to Space Operas - particular with Gundams ("Even Bright-san had never hit me!").
  • Chapter 356 features the trump card weapon the Renhou (Elizabeth's race) plan to use to invade Earth: the "white devil" mecha, which have blue color at the top, very blockish looking, and features beam saber and beam rifle - or as Shinpachi said, "It's not Renhou army, that's Renpou Army!
  • Episode 236 gave us The Last Shot delivered by not-Amuro-Ray-but-still-has-his-voice Elizabeth.
  • The leader of the Renho race is also Dark Vader, voiced by Char.
  • The anime of the same arc includes small shoutouts to characters from other anime, through the Renho wearing their iconic hairstyles or accessories. An example: look for Kotetsu and Barnaby here.
  • Only Zura can make Newtype reactions ridiculous.
  • Of course we have GaoGaiGar... I mean, Kaien, VS. a giant Renho that has a drill for its weapon. Seems like Sunrise just decided to go crazy on all its mecha shows.
  • Some people in 2ch even call this the only Gundam show this year.
• During the Tsusengumi Arc, Shinpachi and Hijikata play a card game with "Otsuu Cards" that is suspiciously like Yu-Gi-Oh!.
• Episode 216 has some random Metal Gear shout-outs, with the "Patriots" being composed of the "naked" and "solid", which need to be "jacked" in with a stick. Gintoki also refers to strawberry milk as "Meso Gear".
• Episode 217 has Gintoki trying so use Inception as an excuse to take a nap.
• Because Hijikata and Date Masamune share a voice actor, there are a few shout-outs to Sengoku Basara.
  • In one Popularity Ranking episode, Katsura and Otae try to goad Hijikata into saying one of Masamune's signature Engrish phrases and ask him if he's excited about season two since SB was about to start its second season.
  • In chapter 363, Hijikata rides in on a nearly naked Kondo (who has motorcycle handlebars taped to his head like Masamune's horse in the anime) yelling "Here we go! Okay! Let's Party!"
• Episode 228-229 is an entire arc about Love Plus.
• Chapter 372 begins the arc that deals with a villain who made himself the best friend of everyone in Kabukicho in place of Gin. Incidentally, the name of the arc, aside from being "Kintama", is also subtitled as "The Lost Substitute Odd Job Arc". Unlike other shout-outs, the arc is played with a more serious tone. (of course, being Gintama, the solution is still plenty of toilet humor)
• In the first episodes with Hedoro, Gintoki pushes Kagura around in a wooden cart like Lone Wolf and Cub.