On the 39th issue of 'Weekly�Shounen Jump' (released August 27th), it was announced that Sorachi Hideaki's manga, 'Gintama', would be getting its 2nd anime film adaptation in 2013.

The previous film, 'Gintama: Shinyaku Benizakura-Hen', was released about 3 years ago back in 2010 by Takamatsu Shinji. The story of the upcoming film will be written by Sorachi.

It was also announced that the new 'Gintama' tv anime series will start on October 4th.�TV Tokyo will air the series every Thursdays at 6:00 pm. It was previously adapted into a tv anime from April 2006 to March 2010, and April 2011 to March 2012.

'Gintama' takes place in Edo (known as Tokyo today), which was captured by aliens called "Amanto". It's a science fiction historical comedy that revolves around a samurai named Sakata Gintoki and his friends. The manga has been serialized in 'Weekly Shounen Jump' since 2004.

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