Hi Everyone,

You may have seen it, Gintama will be going live this Summer. Let’s have a look to the Gintama JDrama anouncement!

JDrama

For those of you who are unfamiliar with JDrama, JDrama, or ドラマ in Japanese, is the name for the Japanese TV Series. JDrama are organized along 4 seasons: winter, spring summer and fall; and each season is the opportunity to discover a new bunch of TV series, or the continuation of the most favorited ones (this is the same principle as for anime / アニメ. A season for a serie contains generally between 8 and 12 episodes, sometimes preceded and/or followed by some special episodes. For prime toime series, the duration of an episode is around 45 minutes, but for some secondary series episodes can be only 15 minutes.

Gintama

Gintama is originally a manga started in 2003 and now counting more than 67 volumes. The manga narrates the comical adventures of Gintoki Satama, a samurai living in an Edo period where aliens named “Amanto” have taken the control and abolished the right for humans to wear weapons, and trying is best to earn his life by accepting various jobs.

The manga has been adapted into multiple anime versions since 2006, and this summer it is getting a live action adaptation. Let’s have a look at this last!

ドラマ

The official website for the series is here:

https://pc.video.dmkt-sp.jp/ft/s0000669/

Now, let’s have a look at the top picture:

Here is some vocabulary to help you decrypt the anouncement:

銀魂	ぎんたま	gintama	Silver Soul, surname of the hero
	ドラマ	DORAMA	drama
	オリジナル	ORIJINARU	original
	マンガ	MANGA	manga
	アニメ	ANIME	anime
俺	おれ	ore	I (male term of language, arrogant)
最後	さいご	saigo	last, latest
	まで	made	until
	おまえら	omaera	you (plural, male term of language)
	に	ni	{purpose}
	つきあう	tsukiau	to associate with, to go along
	ぜ	ze	{command}
	ミツバ	MITSUBA	Mitsuba (nom, Japanese Parsley, here Sougo Mitsuba )
編	へん	hen	volume (of a text)
出演者	しゅつえんしゃ	shutsuensha	actor(s)
	スタッフ	SUTAFFU	staff
	の	no	{relation}
	コメント	komento	comment(s)
	は	wa	{topic}
	コチラ	kochira	this way
公式	こうしき	ko~shiki	official
始めました	はじめました	hajimemashita	to have started
	フォロー	FORO~	follow
お願いします	おねがいします	onegai shimasu	please

The Story / ストーリー

Now, let’s have a look at the story; first, the setting:

「銀魂」屈指の泣けるエピソード　”ミツバ篇”

時は幕末、

宇宙人の来襲によって近未来化した、パラレル江戸時代~~~~

屈指	くっし	kusshi	leading, outstanding
泣ける	なける	nakeru	to shed tears, to be moved to tears
	エピソード	EPISO~DO	episode
時	とき	toki	time, moment
幕末	ばくまつ	bakumatsu	end of edo era
宇宙人	うちゅうじん	uchu~jin	space aliens
来襲	らいしゅう	raishu~	raid, invasion
	によって	ni yotte	because of, due to
近未来	きんみらい	kinmirai	near future
化した	けした	keshita	changed
	パラレル	PARARERU	parallel
江戸時代	えどじだい	edo jidai	Edo period

Translation:
/ The leading, tear shedding, episode from Gintama: the “Mitsuba” volume. /
/ Time is end of Edo period, /
/ In a near future Edo period changed by the invasion of space aliens ~~~~ /

Now, the plot:

近々結婚する事になった沖田の姉ミツバが、沖田に会いにやってきた。

近々	ちがちが	chigachiga	soon
結婚する	けっこん　する	kekkon suru	to get married
事	こと	koto	fact
	になった	ni natta	to have become
沖田	おきた	okita	Okita (name, here Sougo Okita)
姉	あね	qne	older sister
	ミツバ	ミツバ	Mitsuba (name, here Sougo Mitsuba)
	が	ga	{focus}
会い	あい	ai	meet, visit
	やってきた	yatte kita	came along, turned up

Translation:
/ Okita’s older sister, Mitsuba, who is soon to getting married, comes to visit him. /

早くに母を亡くした沖田にとって、ミツバは母同然の存在。三つ葉との逢瀬を喜ぶ沖田だったが、実はミツバは体調が思わしくなく…。

早く	はやく	hayaku	quickly
母	はは	haha	mother
	を	o	{object}
亡くした	なくした	nakushita	to have lost
	にとって	ni totte	concerning, regarding
同然	どうぜん	do~zen	similar to, same
存在	そんざい	sonzai	being, existence
三つ葉	みつば	mitsuba	Mitsuba (Japanese Parsley, here in plain kanji)
	と	to no	{with}
	の		{relation}
逢瀬	おうせ	o~se	date, rendez-vous
喜ぶ	よろこぶ	yorokobu	to be delighted
	だった	datta	was
	が	ga	but
実は	じつは	jitsu wa	as a matter of fact, in reality
体調	たいちょう	taicho~	physical condition
思わしくなく	おもわしくなく	omowashikunaku	unsatisfactory, disappointing

Translation:
/ For Okita who lost is mother quite soon, Mitsuba is like his mother. Okita was delighting of his rendez-vous with Mitsuba, but in reality Mitsuba’s physical condition was distressing… /

一方、ミツバが昔、想いを寄せていた男・土方は、武器の闇取引にかかわる男を調査していた。そして男の正体を突き止めた土方。なんとその人は…。

一方	いっぽう	ippou	meanwhile
昔	むかし	mukashi	in the past
想い	おもい	omoi	thought, desire, hope
寄せていた	よせていた	yosete ita	to deliver
男	おとこ	otoko	man
土方	ひじかた	hijikata	Hijikata (name)
武器	ぶき	buki	weapon, arms
闇取引	やみとりひき	yamitorihiki	secret deal, illegal transaction
	かかわる	kakawaru	to have to do with
調査していた	ちょうさ して いた	cho~sa site ita	had investigated, had performed an inquiry
	そして	soshite	thus, and now
正体	しょうたい	sho~tai	true character, true identity
突き止めた	つきとめた	tsukitometa	to pin down, to determine
	なんと	nanto	what, how, whatever
	その	sono	that
人	ひと	hito	person

Translation:/ Meanwhile, a man to whom Mitsuba had in the past delivered her thoughts – Hijikata, had investigated on a man with whom he had made a secret deal on weapons. And now Hijikata had pinned down the true identity of that man. It comes out that man is… /

ミツバの幸せを願うあまり、仲間同士で対立する、沖田と土方。

幸せ	しあわせ	shiawase	happiness, luck
願う	ねがう	negau	to wish, to request
	あまり	amari	remainder, rest
仲間同士	なかまどうし	nakamado~shi	comrades
	で	de	{mean}
対立	たいりつ	tairitsu	confrontation, opposition
	する	suru	to do

Translation:
/ Okita and Hijikata, willing to preserve what remains of Mitsuba’s happiness, decide to confront with the help of their comrades. /

What will happen then?

真選組の友情は!?

沖田の願いは!?

そして土方とミツバの悲恋の行方は・・・!?

銀さん!!!!!

この物語、どうなるのー!?!?!

真選組	しんせんぐみ	shinsengumi	special samurai police force
友情	ゆうじょう	yu~jo~	friendship, camaraderie
沖田	おきた	okita	Okita (name, here Okita Sougo)
願い	ねがい	negai	vow, wish, request
土方	ひじかた	hijikata	Hijikata (name)
悲恋	ひれん	hiren	disappointed love
行方	ゆくえ	yukue	whereabouts
	この	kono	this
物語	ものがたり	monogatari	story, tale
	どうなるの	dou naru no	how / to become / reason, explanation, fact

Translation:
/ The friendship of the Shinsengumi!? /
/ Okita’s wish!? /
/ The whereabouts of Hijikata and Mitsuba’s disappointed love…!? /
/Gin-San!?!? /
/ This story, what will happenー!?!?! /

Characters/登場人物

登場人物	とうじょうじんぶつ	to~jo~jinbutsu	characters
坂田銀時	さかた ぎんとき	sakata gintoki	Sakata Gintoki
小栗旬	おぐり しゅん	oguri shun	Oguri Shun
主人公	しゅじんこう	shujinko~	hero (of a story), main protagonist
万事屋	よろずや	yorozuya	“House of 10,000 business”, the shop founded by Gintoki to sell his services.
天然パーマ侍	てんねん　パーマ　さむらい	tennen PA~MA samurai	natural hairhead　/　permanent wavy　/　samurai
土方十四郎	ひじかたとうしろう	hijikata to~shiro~	Hijikata Toushirou
柳楽優弥	やぎら ゆうや	yagira yu~ya	Yagira Yuuya
真選組	しんせんぐみ	shinsengumi	Shinsengumi – samurai police
副長	ふくちょう	fukucho~	vice chief
	マヨラー	MAYORA~	mayonnaise lover
沖田ミツバ	おきた ミツバ	okita MITSUBA	Okita Mitsuba
北乃きい	きたの　きい	kitano kii	Kitano Kii
姉	あね	ane	older sister
タバスコ女	タバスコおんな	TABASKO onna	tabasco woman
近藤勲	こんどう いさお	kondo~ isao	Kondou Isao
中村勘九郎	なかむら かんくろう	nakamura kankuro~	Nakamura Kankurou
局長	きょくちょう	kyokucho~	office chief
	ストーカー	SUTO~KA~	stalker
気質	きしつ	kishitsu	spirit, mind
沖田総悟	おきた そうご	okita so~go	Okita Sougo
吉沢亮	よしざわ りょう	yoshizawa ryo~	Yoshizawa Ryou
一番	いちばん	ichiban	first, number one
隊	たい	tai	regiment, squad, group
隊長	たいちょう	taichou	commanding officer
	ドS	DO “S”	extreme sadist
王子	おうじ	o~ji	prince
山崎退	やまざき　さがる	yamazaki sagaru	Yamazaki Sagaru
	も	mo	{also}
登場	とうじょう	to~jo~	appearance, entry (on stage)

Let’s see what will indeed happen this summer!

 

And as a reward for this hard work, here is the trailer…

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