History ShoutOut / Gintama

** The arc focuses on the release of the hottest game console from [[Creator/{{Nintendo}} Betendo]], the Bentendo [[UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} Owee]].

* When Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment published the ''Gintama no Sugoroku'' video game for the UsefulNotes/PlaystationPortable, the Yorozuya tries to get Tama to hack the game and improve it by adding [[VideoGame/TalesSeries "Tales of"]] to the title, for starters. It only gets more surreal from there.

** Sacchan suggests the show go for a more [[Literature/TheSilenceOfTheLambs Saccyan]] feel, with a title that looks like it was taken from ''VideoGame/{{Siren}}''.

** An old heist of Catherine's looks like a scene from the first ''Film/CharliesAngels'' movie.

** The chapter becomes a huge ''VideoGame/StreetFighter'' parody once Shinpachi starts trying to use his dojo's secret technique (which had its instructions written as a fighting game command). Among other things, it has Kyuubei using Guile's Flash Kick, and displays a parody of the results screen from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII'' whenever Shinpachi tries and fails to use the technique against his opponent.

* Part of Jugem's OverlyLongName is "One-Thirds Pure Feelings", the title of the ending theme from the Rurouni Kenshin anime during the Amakusa arc called "1/3 no Junjou na Kanjou" by Siam Shade. There is also ''[[Manga/BetrayalKnowsMyName Betrayal Knows My Name]]'' somewhere in it.

** An inverted reference to ''VideoGame/LikeADragonIsshin'' appears in chapter 675: where the usual {{yakuza}} cast is turned into shinzengumi in ''Isshin!'', here [[spoiler:the shinsengumi has turned into yakuza]].

** Sakamoto does a [[Manga/{{Kaiji}} Brave Men Road]] after his [[spoiler:bankruptcy]]. He even takes on FKMT's signature style while he does it.

** An interesting one in chapter 675 to ''[[VideoGame/RyuGaGotoku Ryu Ga Gotoku Isshin]]'', where the usual {{yakuza}} cast is turned into shinzengumi, and here [[spoiler:the shinsengumi has turned yakuza]].

* Constant shout-outs to fellow ''Shonen Jump'' series like ''Franchise/DragonBall'', ''Franchise/{{Naruto}}'' and ''Franchise/{{Bleach}}'' are fair game, especially in the episodes featuring the suffering editors of ''[[SelfDeprecation Gintaman.]]'' They're often renamed in-series, for example ''Naruto'' as ''Beruto'' (with the villains as Bakazuki instead of Akatsuki) and ''Franchise/OnePiece'' as ''One Park''.

** Gintoki repeatedly tries to do the [[Franchise/DragonBall Kamehameha]] move, including the dramatic shouting.

** The arc is a parody of ''Franchise/JoJosBizarreAdventure''. There's ArtisticLicense with some takes, though there are some real references such as the [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders Star Platinum]] lookalike Star Silver, and the RapidFireFisticuffs in the battle between Okami and Gintoki. Hilarious considering Creator/TomokazuSugita (Gintoki) voices Joseph Joestar in ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency Battle Tendency]]''.

* The color page cover of chapter 296 is a homage to ''[[Videogame/StreetFighter Street Fighter II]]''.

* Episode 216 has some random ''Franchise/MetalGear'' 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".

* Chapter 416/Episode 274 makes a huge shoutout to famous copywriter Creator/ShigesatoItoi and one of his most famous creations, ''[[VideoGame/EarthBound Mother]]'', when the Yorozuya is formulating a publicity poster. They use an image from the commercial for the first game as the basis for their poster initially (Along with its tagline), then randomly start putting pictures of Itoi himself on the poster, as well.

** Kagura suggests [[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya airing the same episode eight times.]]

* In Episode 9,during Gintoki's duel with Hijikata, it suddenly cuts to Kagura having a [[Anime{{MobileSuitGundam}} Newtype]] reaction(chime and all), when she realised Ladies Four was about to start.

** The title of the second half of the episode: [[Manga/{{Touch}} The Ideal Girlfriend Has to be Minami-chan!]]

** Yamazaki gets rebuilt into a Franchise/{{Robocop}}-esque katsudon maker [[spoiler:after nearly dying in the final battle.]]

** In the real final chapter, Yamazaki is turned back into a flesh-and-blood human... [[Manga/{{Dororo}} at the cost of his personality being split into 108 Mechazakis]].

** The episode is pretty heavy on the crime-solving/detective references, so there's plenty of ''Manga/DetectiveConan'' 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.

* The series can be counted as a whole DenserAndWackier reference to ''Manga/RurouniKenshin''. Justified, given that ''Kenshin'' is one of Sorachi's primary inspiration in writing the manga.
** Furthermore, it can be said that ''Gintama's'' principal cast are nods to ''Kenshin's'' main characters with some key differences and twist. Prime examples being:
*** Gintoki is Kenshin
*** Shinpachi is Yahiko
*** Kagura is a GenderFlip Sanosuke (mainly her fighting skills).
*** Tae is Kaoru
*** Zenzo is Aoshi (with the former's father being Okina)
*** Sarutobi is a wackier Misao
*** Tsukuyo is a lot more capable (but more violent) Tomoe
*** Kyuubei is a mix between Shura the pirate (primarily her Tomboyish personality) and Tsukayama Yutaro (the fact that she came from a wealthy background)
** There are also two storylines that are basically WholePlotReference: The Red Spider arc is one to ''Trust and Betrayal'' OVA and its manga arc, and ''Be Forever Yorozuya'' movie to the ''Remembrance'' OVA and its non-canonical status.

*** Kagura is a Gender Flip Sanosuke (mainly her fighting skills).

** Furthermore, it can be said that Gintamas principal cast are nods to Kenshins main characters with some key differences and twist. Prime examples being: