Line #11 ShoutOut/Gintama


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:One of the ''many'', ''many'' references in the anime.]]
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4	-> ''"One of these days, we're going to get sued."''
5	-->-- '''Shinpachi Shimura'''
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7	As a GagSeries, ''Manga/{{Gintama}}'' will not hesitate to [[ReferenceOverdosed heavily reference]] other media or people somehow -- this can vary from simple name-dropping to blatant parodying.
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9	Many thanks to Rumbel subs for pointing out plenty of the shout-outs.
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11	!!Anime & Manga
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13	[[AC: In general]]
14	* Constant shout-outs to fellow ''Shonen Jump'' series like ''Manga/DragonBall'', ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' and ''Manga/{{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 ''Manga/OnePiece'' as ''One Park''.
15	* There are a few shout-outs to Creator/YoshihiroTogashi's work, including several jabs at ''Manga/HunterXHunter'''s hiatuses and Prince Hata being a walking shout-out to ''Manga/LevelE'' (he's even called "Prince Baka" all the time!).
16	* The EliteFour belonging to the Yagyuu clan are named after the four romantic leads of the shonen comedy series ''Manga/StrawberryOneHundredPercent''. In particular: Tojo Aya becomes Tojo Ayumu, Nishino Tsukasa becomes Nishino Tsukamu, and Kitaoji Satsuki becomes Kitaoji Itsuki and Minamito Yui becomes Minamito Sui.
17	* ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' references appear several times across the course of the series, especially the Units.
18	* [[JapanesePopMusic Japanese music acts]] are frequently mentioned or parodied. Music/{{Bz}} is Otae's favourite band, and Music/{{Perfume}} and Music/{{AKB48}} are amongst the most targeted idol groups.
19	* Creator/StudioGhibli films are another popular reference that spawn the recurring characters [[Anime/MyNeighborTotoro Pedoro and Hedoro]], but reference to Laputa is the most common.
20	* Constant references/jokes/cameos/shoutouts to ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'', to the point that you would die of alcohol poisoning if you tried to make a DrinkingGame out of them.
21	* Because Hijikata and UsefulNotes/DateMasamune share a [[Creator/KazuyaNakai voice actor]], there are a few shout-outs to ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara''.
22	* The long-standing fan mail character "Ginpachi-sensei" is based off of the titular character of ''Series/KinpachiSensei'', and teaches a "Class 3-Z" to mimic the "Class 3-B" Kinpachi works with.
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24	[[AC: Specific arcs or chapters/episodes]]
25	* 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.
26	* Kagura wears Creator/BruceLee's outfit from ''Film/GameOfDeath'' in Episode 19.
27	* The planet they stranded on in episode 23 is awfully similar to [[Manga/{{Trigun}} Gunsmoke]].
28	* Episode 25/ Chapter 100:
29	** Gintoki quotes [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Itachi.]] They're fighting over [[MundaneMadeAwesome nabe]].
30	---> "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."
31	** To finish up the strategizing that was going on, [[Manga/DeathNote Ryuk]] appears at the end.
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33	* Episode 27:
34	** Gintoki quotes Full Metal Alchemist's Roy Mustang's "it's a bad day for rain".
35	** After Okita tells Gintoki about Kidomaru's death, the sound of rain can be heard in the background and Gintoki says "Man, I hate rain! It's not a good day to hear a tearjerker story."
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37	* Episode 28:
38	** Sacchan mistakes Kondou for the monkey in ''Anime/SpeedRacer''.
39	** Sacchan, Matsudaira, and Kondou then steal a bike from the [[Anime/{{Yatterman}} Doronbo gang]].
40	** Later, assassin-paranoid Matsudaira and [[BlindWithoutEm blind]] Sacchan both start seeing Otose and Catherine like they're from ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar''.
41	* Episode 30:
42	** The episode is pretty heavy on the crime-solving/detective references, so there's plenty of ''Manga/CaseClosed'' 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.
43	** Later on, Kagura suddenly cosplays [[Manga/{{Gokusen}} Yankumi]], and mixes up lines from ''Manga/{{Gokusen}}'' and ''Series/{{Trick}}''.
44	** At the end, [[FunnyBackgroundEvent a few shots of Gintoki and Kagura]] have them change outfits to something that resemble other famous detective duos. [[Literature/SherlockHolmes Like Sherlock Holmes and Watson]].
45	* Episodes 34-5:
46	** The cat girl that cons Shinpachi leaves behind a calling card that says she is [[Manga/CatsEye the Mysterious Thief Cat's Ear.]]
47	** The first of the episodes is a parody of ''[[Literature/TrainMan2004 Densha Otoko]]''.
48	* Episode 35:
49	** [[Manga/{{Golgo13}} It's not "Kondou", it's Hitman Gorilla 13. Oh, and it's not "Sougo" either, it's Hitman Sougo 13.]]
50	** Don't forget Warrior of Love Mayora 13!
51	* When describing the ideal heroine in Episode 43, Hasegawa holds the ''[[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Gendou Pose]]'' while he speaks (bonus points for Creator/FumihikoTachiki sharing the VA of Gendou Ikari).
52	* Go-Ninja arc (chapters 67-9/episodes 43-4)
53	** This whole entire arc can be considered a tribute to ''Franchise/SuperSentai'', from the epic (and hilarious) roll-calls to the unnecessarily flashy ninja costumes... which may or may not be a blatant jab to how its ninja Sentai are ridiculously flashy when they're supposed to be ''ninjas''.
54	** As the Yorozuya, Katsura and Sarutobi all wear their ninja gear and get set to go save Elizabeth, a ''[[Manga/{{Naruto}} Gintama Shippuden]]'' logo appears just before the commercial cut.
55	** Gintoki at one point yells, "[[Manga/DetroitMetalCity SATSUGAI SURUZO]]!"
56	** 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 ''Series/TakeshisCastle''.
57	** Gintoki and Hattori's battle somehow has a pause in the action when they try to imitate the [[Manga/SaintSeiya Pegasus-Comet-Fist and the Kignas-Dance]].
58	** Later, Gintoki gets numb and is paralyzed while smelling Benzaiten Kaoru's rose-petal technique - a direct reference to Saint Seiya's Piscis Aphrodite Demon Rose technique against Pegasus.
59	* The second part of gambling episode, where Kada is being introduced, is the whole ''Manga/{{Akagi}}'' series, concentrated. It's all about mahjong, naturally. "ZAWA!"
60	* In Episode 49 where Hedoro makes his debut, Gintoki pushes Kagura around in a wooden cart like ''Manga/LoneWolfAndCub.''
61	* In Episode 49, the pro gambler Janki Akage's character design is loosely inspired on the main character of the gambling anime Kaiji.
62	* Episode 50 [[NoFourthWall has the characters suggest improvements to the show]]. Shout-out overload ensues.
63	** Shinpachi suggests a logo change, like maybe [[Franchise/{{Gundam}} adding a Z or X.]]
64	** Gintoki agrees: [[Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato why not something like "Farewell", "Be Forever", "Final", or "The New Voyage"]]? Became HilariousInHindsight since the original ''Gintama'' movie produced much later ended up being called ''Gintama: The Movie, The Final Chapter, Be Forever Yorozuya''.
65	** Next up, ''[[Film/OnceUponATimeInChina Once Upon A Time In China Girl]]''.
66	** [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack "What could Teradaya Otose's Earth Obliteration Plan be!?"]]
67	** [[WesternAnimation/{{Tarzan}} "You have yet to know the true Gintama."]]
68	** Otose and Catherine as {{magical girl}}s. [[Anime/PrettyCure Tama Cure Silver Soul!]]
69	** Presenting the [[Creator/TakarazukaRevue TakaraZura Theatre Club]], Omegumi Performance, ''[[Manga/TheRoseOfVersailles The Pig Rose of Versailles]]''.
70	** Sacchan suggests the show go for a more [[Literature/TheSilenceOfTheLambs Saccyan]] feel, with a title that looks like it was taken from the ''VideoGame/SirenGames''.
71	** Otae suggests what's essentially a ''Manga/DragonBall'', ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' and ''Manga/OnePiece'' hybrid, dubbed as ''[=DragonBleaPiece=]''. Here, Otae beats up Kondo in three different locations, in three different costumes, and in three different ways. (Bankai! Gomu-Gomu! Ha!) In the same sequence, Kagura's dressed as [[VideoGame/SummonNight Aty]].
72	** World Gintama Cooking Show, with your host, [[LethalChef Hijikata]].
73	** The plot of ''[[Film/RomanHoliday Roman Gintama]]'' looks awfully familiar...
74	** [[Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet "Wherefore art thou, Otae-san?"]]
75	** [[Film/JuOn "...these days, thrills and shocks are what everyone wants."]]
76	** [[WesternAnimation/{{Tarzan}} The Prince of Jungle.]] The Yorozuya [[Anime/TokyoGodfathers find Prince Hata]] but he ditches them to go to space, [[Franchise/StarWars where he takes pictures with Jabba the Hut and Yoda.]] And some [[Franchise/PlanetOfTheApes apes.]]
77	* Benizakura arc:
78	** During his duel with Henpeita, Shinpachi tries to cover up his shaky hands by claiming to practice the "[[Film/DrunkenMaster Drunken Sword]]." In response, the equally-nervous Henpeita lies and claims to be a master of a sword style called "Shimura-Ken," which is actually the name of a famous Japanese comedian.
79	** After Katsura uses a hidden parachute to escape the space pirates, Gintoki asks if he's "[[Franchise/{{Lupin III}} Lupin]]."
80	** Yamazaki shows off his badminton skills in episode 62, and after he [[CurbStompBattle beats]] his opponent, he says, "[[Manga/ThePrinceOfTennis Mada mada dane]]".
81	** In the same episode, while trying to mimic Otsuu's verbal tic, Yamazaki randomly ends one of his sentences with "''Manga/DeathNote''". Also, [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Kycilia Zabi]] shows up in Otsuu's dressing room during this scene for some reason.
82	* Mother arc:
83	** In the anime, one scene is a PastelChalkedFreezeFrame with Gintoki's FingerGun gesture shining brightly... just like how Yusuke is occasionally depicted in the ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'' anime.
84	** A sign for the town doctor, [[Manga/BlackJack White Jack]] appears in one of the places the Yorozuya stop by in their job in episode 54.
85	* The title of episode 66 is ''[[Manga/BoysOverFlowers Hana Yori Dango]]''. In this episode it means dango instead of boys, but still homophone regardless.
86	* Episode 67:
87	** The title of the second half of the episode: [[Manga/Touch1981 The Ideal Girlfriend Has to be Minami-chan!]]
88	** Gintoki compared Sacchan's treatment of him to the woman in ''Literature/{{Misery}}''.
89	* Tama and the other robomaids in the Fuyo arc are an obscure reference to the cancelled ''Saber Marionette Z'', an obscure ''[[Anime/SaberMarionetteJ Saber Marionette]]'' manga. Where the marionettes (basically androids) are given feelings turn evil and starts killing people, with one marionette stopping them. The titular ''saber'' marionettes can think and almost feel like Tama, and are also skilled fighters.
90	* The transmutation circle and quotes of ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' show up in episode 69.
91	* During the chase scene at the start of episode 71, Tama begins playing a SuspiciouslySimilarSong version of the ''Film/{{Rocky}}'' theme. Both Gintoki and Kagura immediately notice the similarity, with Gintoki saying that using the actual song from the movie would likely get them in legal trouble.
92	** ADRIAN
93	* Episode 72 ("Go with "Might" Driving"):
94	** The Joui members keep talking about a drama titled ''[[Series/WinterSonata Summer Sonata]]''. Later, the said members keep talking about the [[Series/DaeJangGeum The Silliness of Jang Geum.]]
95	** During [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Katsura's]] driving test: "[[Film/{{Speed}} Maybe... there's a bomb that will explode if we go less than 50 km/h,]] planted by a Joui member!"
96	* Episode 74 is all about references to ''Manga/{{Kochikame}}''--most prominently, the "zombies" shown in that episode share the same eyebrows of the protagonist.
97	* In opening 4, Katsura is dressed like ''Anime/CaptainHarlock''.
98	* In episode 77: "Where's the 100%? Shouldn't it be ''[[Manga/StrawberryOneHundredPercent Yagyu 100%]]''?"
99	* Episode 89 is full of references to and parodies of ''Manga/{{Bleach}}''.
100	** Toyako, the spirit of Gintoki's sword, looks a lot like a less cool Zangetsu.
101	** The Shinsengumi's Victory Goddess, to a less extent, resembles [[GodivaHair long-haired]] Orihime.
102	** 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.
103	** Zenkai and [[AnIcePerson Fuusenmaru]] sound familiar...
104	* During the girls' weight-loss camp: "[[Manga/HunterXHunter A hunter is most vulnerable when he is about to capture his prey.]]"
105	* Hasegawa Prosecution arc:
106	** Hesegawa goes on trial because he's accused of doing the [[Manga/{{Kinnikuman}} Kinniku Buster]].
107	** The concept the arc is an AffectionateParody of the ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' game series with the prosecutor being a CaptainErsatz of the main prosecutor to the point of having the same bangs and the judge being more of a DirtyOldMan than the one in the games.
108	** There are many references to [[Anime/HeidiGirlOfTheAlps Heidi]], who also suddenly looks like something from ''Literature/TheRing''.
109	* In one of his travels during Episode 96, Umibouzu runs into [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Char Aznable]], and becomes a commander of his army.
110	* Episode 97:
111	** Catherine's old gangmates looks members of Franchise/LupinIII's gang, with Catherine serving as the group's Fujiko Mine stand-in. The anime version goes as far as to parody the Green Jacket OP but replacing the characters with Catherine and her old gang. Several of Catherine's past exploits also reference Lupin stories, such as when she claims to have defeated [[Anime/TheMysteryOfMamo an old guy who was trying to clone people]]. Additionally, Catherine's old gang being called Cat's Punch is a nod to ''Manga/CatsEye'', another popular heist manga.
112	** An old heist of Catherine's looks like a scene from ''Film/CharliesAngels2000''.
113	* Owee arc:
114	** The arc focuses on the release of the hottest game console from [[Creator/{{Nintendo}} Betendo]], the Bentendo [[Platform/{{Wii}} Owee]].
115	** Gintoki's trying to bribe the other people in the line to change places with him, claiming that "''[[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist In order to gain something, something of equal value must be given.]]''"
116	** Gintoki, Shinpachi and Kagura at some point act like the main chracters from ''[[Anime/HeidiGirlOfTheAlps Heidi]]''
117	** The characters play a game called ''[[VisualNovel/TokimekiMemorial Bakiboki Memorial]]''.
118	** Katsura cosplays a certain humble [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros plumber]].
119	** The store manager giving a speech under a spotlight while seated on a stool is a spoof of Stalker's episode openings from ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam''.
120	** The characters play a pixellated vomit version of ''Videogame/{{Tetris}}'' that somehow ''also'' parodies the ''VideoGame/NobunagasAmbition'' series.
121	** The final game of the Shinsengumi/Yorozuya battle involves Hijikata and Okita playing against Gintoki and Kagura in what's essentially a ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'' parody.
122	* Episode 100:
123	** The series parodies the ''Anime/DragonBallZKai'' opening.
124	** A lot of jabs are made at "Namcha".
125	* During the Shinsengumi Rebellion arc, Hijikata compares himself to Yamcha, while Gintoki tells him that he's Vegeta, not Yamcha.
126	* In Episode 106 ("Love Mostly Runs on "Sudden Death" Mode"), the first soccer team that Gintoki and his crew face is a group of [[AlwaysIdenticalTwins identical pentadecuplets]] parodying the [[Manga/OsomatsuKun Matsuno brothers]].
127	* Episode 109 has a weird fixation with Creator/JackieChan. And his nose. Oh, and Jack--I mean, Dragon Leader himself appears. The entire bicycle scene (with the butt poke from the seatless bike) is also parodied.
128	* In episode 114, when eating the Hijikata Special, Kuriko says something along the lines of "I have found the ''Manga/OnePiece'' of flavors!"
129	* When the gang are stranded on an island and believe they are alone and can do whatever they want without getting embarrassed:
130	** Gintoki repeatedly tries to do the [[Manga/DragonBall Kamehameha]] move, including the dramatic shouting.
131	** Otae sings one of Music/{{Bz}}'s songs ("Taiyō no Komachi Angel") out loud while doing the clapping movements.
132	** Kagura ponders if she can really see [[Anime/CastleInTheSky Laputa]] in the sky.
133	* Nobody really knows what the goal of ''Gintama'' is, so Gintoki sets it to "[[Manga/OnePiece become the Samurai King]]". Becomes HilariousInHindsight when Creator/TomokazuSugita (Gintoki) takes the role as Charlotte Katakuri.
134	* There's an exchange where Gintoki has cornered a villain that is a hysterical parody of the flashback where ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'''s Sensui and Itsuki meet :
135	-->'''Gintoki''': Do you have anything to say before you die?
136	--> '''Villain''': If you'd let me live for one more day, I'd like to watch my favorite TV show.
137	--> '''Gintoki''': [[PunctuatedForEmphasis That! Won't! WORK!!!]] (''proceeds to kick bad guy's ass'')
138	* [[Literature/BattleRoyale This is like enrolling in school and having the teacher tell you to kill all the other bastards!]]
139	* Gintoki scolds Hasegawa in episode 120, saying that he's probably cursed. "[[Anime/HellGirl Ippen shinde miru!]]"
140	* The Monkey Hunter arc:
141	** The story is all about the trouble [[VideoGame/MonsterHunter Monkey Hunter]]-obsessed aliens cause.
142	** Instead of believing that aliens were messing with him, Kondo believes that [[Literature/TheFly he got stuck in a transporter device with a screwdriver that had fallen inside]].
143	** The real M looks a lot like [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Cloud]], and Gintoki even asks him he's from [[Franchise/FinalFantasy FF]] to boot. (No, nevermind, it's Hasegawa.)
144	** "Come back, my Film/{{Shane}}!"
145	** Hasegawa mentions an [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion A.T. Field]].
146	** Gintoki informs Shinpachi that if he's going to upgrade his character he should "at least give [himself] a [[Manga/SpaceAdventureCobra Psychogun]]."
147	* The Ghost Ryokan arc:
148	** The arc is a parody of ''Manga/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]]''.
149	** There's a reference to Creator/HirohikoAraki, mentioning that he is a fairy and doesn't seem to age.
150	** During Oiwa's [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown beating]] of Gintoki, she delivers a final punch that sends a beam of light into the sky that branches into a cross, referencing the after-product of an Angel's death in Evangelion.
151	* In the Yoshiwara arc, Yorozuya gang's [[http://a.mpcdn.net/manga/p/362/15751/12.jpg self-introduction as new members of Hyakka]] is a parody of Music/{{Perfume}}'s self-introduction.
152	* The Shinsengumi Death Game arc plays a huge reference to ''Film/SawI'' when Hijikata & Okita are chained in a room by a man with a mask called Jiguzou and both of them have to prove the strong bonds that they have... but it proves to be a stunt set by Okita to get rid of Hijikata.
153	* During the false last episode of 150, Shinpachi is set-up as [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Shinji Ikari]] during [[GainaxEnding the last five minutes of Episode 26 of Evangelion]] while the rest of the cast acts as surrogates for the supporting cast to teach him as the supporting cast of Evangelion taught Shinji, complete with everyone congratulating him as he stands atop the tallest tower in Edo. Once Shinpachi realizes it, [[LampshadeHanging he protests to such an ending for copyright reasons]].
154	* When told by his barber that all samurai have their hair cut in a top-knot to look the same in Episode 151, Gintoki asks his barber if it's "[[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion The Human Instrumentality Project]]".
155	* In episode 153, Gintoki and Kagura listened to a radio program with [[Creator/JunjiIto DJ Junnijiro as its host.]] Obviously, Gintoki's fear of the supernatural made him unable to sleep at the end of the episode.
156	* In episode 154, the famous actor Shunnosuke Oguri attends Kyuubei's birthday party (and is one of the few people that stays when all the other guests leave). HilariousInHindsight as Shun Oguri (the actor being parodied) went on to play Gintoki in the live-action adaptation himself.
157	* Episode 158 uses instances that imitate the introduction of Sachiel, the title sequences and fonts, and the live-action sequence of the movie of ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion''.
158	* Otsu Arc:
159	** One of the episode titles is ''[[Anime/CastleInTheSky 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.
160	** Shinpachi and Hijikata play a card game with "Otsuu Cards" that is suspiciously like ''TabletopGame/YuGiOh''.
161	** [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed Takatin]] blatantly looks like Hulk Hogan.
162	** When the band summoned by Shinpachi's playing card suffers an attack from Hijikata's playing card, an A.T. Field forms and protects them.
163	* Katsura appears as [[Creator/WillSmith Ill Smith]], and has the tendency to shout "[[UsefulNotes/BarackObama YES WE CAN]]!"
164	* Tama Quest arc:
165	** Don't ask why Tama ended up in a Guntank body. All we know is she move faster this way and can detach her coreblock.
166	** You can see a replication of Aerith's death and other ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' moments playing behind Gintoki while he's ranting about the use of [[StoryToGameplayRatio long-ass CG cutscenes in games.]]
167	** The rest of the images also depict cutscenes from various Playstation era games, including a ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'' codec sequence, the Opera scene from ''VideoGame/ParasiteEve'' and the scene where Squall sees Rinoa for the first time in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII''.
168	* Popularity Poll arc:
169	** The spoof song of the ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'' opening "Ai wo Torimodose", with lyrics ''"I AM SHOCK!"'', is parodied when Shinpachi bulks up while making his way through all the lowly-ranked mob characters trying to sabotage him.
170	** Otae, Kyuubei, Saachan and Tsukuyo form a unit in called "[[Music/{{Perfume}} Diamond Perfume]]". The group repeatedly does the "Polyrhythm" dance as they target their enemies.
171	** Katsura and Otae try to goad Hijikata into saying one of Masamune's signature GratuitousEnglish phrases and ask him if he's excited since SB was about to start its second season.
172	** When Tsukuyo explains the plan of her comrades to have everyone become "1" (referring to poll ranking), Gintoki (currently positioned first in the poll) retorts, "What's with the pseudo "[[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Human Instrumentality Project]]"? Commander Ikari may accept it, but I won't!"
173	* Episode 189 has a visitor that's suspiciously similar to Kai Shiden talking to a man that looks like General Revil talking about Katsura's exploits, only for the Kai Shiden lookalike to beat the hell out of Revil lookalike for talking instead about the 30th anniversary of Gundam.
174	* In response to Otose's comment that men ought to be neutered rather than cats, Shinpachi requests that the "Human Memberality Project" be post-poned until he's had sex in Episode 190. In this episode, Gintoki, having been given the body of a cat, converses with his trainer, who is also a human-turned-cat, about his ability as a cat being quantified as a synch-ratio, referencing the relationship between a pilot and their Eva in Evangelion.
175	* In the Diviner arc, Gintoki's [[VulgarHumor balls]] have individual names: Yusuke and Sasuke. In addition to being {{Meaningful Name}}s (Yusuke means 'Right Hand' and Sasuke means 'Left Hand'), they are also references to Kenta Shinohara (Sorachi's former assistant)'s ''Manga/SketDance'' as the right ball is called Bossun at one point (meaning the left hand refers to Tsubaki) and Gintoki mentions how the Sket Dance and Student Council at least try to get along. [[spoiler: This is also significant considering that Bossun/Yusuke and Tsubaki/Sasuke are twin brothers -- something that had been recently revealed in its manga at the time]].
176	* In episode 201, Kyuubei's story about Christmas is a ripoff of ''Literature/TheLittleMatchGirl'' where Kagura is the Little Match Girl, Hasegawa is the father and Shinpachi is the match in crucified position. The story turns Shinpachi into a punching bag for Kagura rather than turning to sparring.
177	** Kondo's story ends with him taking a dump in Kagura's toilet, which he claims was meant to be a CallingCard like in ''Manga/CatsEye''.
178	* The end of Episode 203 has Gintoki somehow be able to use [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Final Getsuga Tensho]].
179	** In the same episode, we have [[Manga/DragonBall Gintoki dressed like Yamcha]], and the Shinsengumi post has transformed into [[Anime/CodeGeass Holy Shinsengumi Empire]], complete with Emperor "Jerkaiser" Okita de Sade Sougo III.
180	* Episode 204 has Gintoki asking [[Series/WhoWantsToBeAMillionaire "Is that your final answer?"]] And of course, it wouldn't be complete without Shinpachi going "Final answer! Wait, can I ask the audience?"
181	** Earlier, various characters sent the Yorozuya New Year cards, with Sakamoto flaunting about his rise of popularity after [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ry%C5%8Dmaden last year's Taiga Drama based on his exploits aired]]. The Kiheitai joins in mocking Gin as well on their cards. [[note]] The anime's second season aired in 2011, a year after ''Ryomaden'''s broadcast.[[/note]]
182	** Also, after an angry Otae tries to kill Sacchan by wrapping her up in a mat and dumping her in a body of water, Sacchan eventually washes up on a remote island inhabited by an indigenous tribe. Sacchan's tribal outfit is a parody of San's from ''Anime/PrincessMononoke'', right down to the mask and furry headdress.
183	* The color page cover of chapter 296 is a homage to ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII''.
184	* 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.
185	* Glasses arc:
186	** The storyline bears a striking resemblance to ''Film/KillBill'', including the music and naming of the assassins.
187	** During the stakeout at Zenzo's house, the guys sneak out to go do some shopping at Don Quijote (a popular Japanese discount chain), and Zenzo even hears the store's trademark jingle over his walkie talkie.
188	* Episode 209:
189	** During the Ginpachi-sensei segment. "[[Manga/{{Naruto}} Kakashi-sensei from class N had his Sharingan stolen.]] Anyone know anything?"
190	** Kagura suggests [[Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya airing the same episode eight times.]]
191	* In episode 213, [[Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar Host club manager Kyoshiro is a master of "Hosto Shin Ken"]]. He then gets challenged 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!").
192	* 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.
193	* Renho arc:
194	** The entire arc is a shout out to Space Operas - particular with Gundams ("Even Bright-san had never hit me!").
195	** Chapter 356 features the trump card weapon the Renho (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 Renho army, that's [[Franchise/{{Gundam}} Renpo Army!]]
196	** Episode 236 gives us [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam The Last Shot]] delivered by [[Creator/ToruFuruya not-Amuro-Ray-but-still-has-his-voice Elizabeth]].
197	** The leader of the Renho race is also [[Franchise/StarWars Dark Vader]], voiced by [[Creator/ShuichiIkeda Char]].
198	** The anime versions includes small shoutouts to characters from other anime, through the Renho wearing their iconic hairstyles or accessories. Examples (but certainly not limited to) [[Anime/TigerAndBunny Kotetsu and Barnaby]], [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Naruto, Kakashi]], [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Renji]]...
199	** Only Zura can make Newtype reactions ridiculous.
200	** We have ''Anime/GaoGaiGar''... I mean, Kaien, VS. a giant [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Renho that has a drill for its weapon]]. Seems like Creator/{{Sunrise}} just decided to go crazy on all its mecha shows.
201	** Fumiko is a complete shout out to [[Franchise/LupinIII Fujiko Mine]].
202	* Episode 216 has some random ''VideoGame/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".
203	* Episode 217 has Gintoki trying to use ''Film/{{Inception}}'' as an excuse to take a nap.
204	* In episode 219, Kondou refers to Hedoro and his visiting relatives as "Franchise/TheAddamsFamily."
205	* The Love Choriss arc is one big parody about ''Videogame/LovePlus''.
206	* Zenzo refers to the blow-up Gintoki dolls in Episode 240 as Units 01 through 05, like the [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Evas]]. Also, when Otae straddles and bites into the head of one of the dolls in anger, her eyes turn red and she roars in a parody of Unit 01's going berserk in Episode 19 of Evangelion.
207	* Host Club arc:
208	** Kyoshiro decides to change his shop to Plamo-kyo Shiro, blatantly copying the name of the Gundam series ''Plamo-Kyoshiro''.
209	** Hasegawa's "tie" has "I wanna meet Jang Geun Suk" written on it.
210	** 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!"
211	* During the Thorny arc, Kondou (whose nickname is "Gori-san") becomes the ''de facto'' captain of the [[Manga/SlamDunk Shinsengumi Basketball Team]].
212	--> '''Kondou:''' ''"The left hand is for support only!!"''
213	* Episode 248, Madaodog Madaonaire, is pretty much a parody of ''Film/SlumdogMillionaire'', with Hasegawa.
214	* Kintama arc:
215	** After first encountering Kintoki, Gintoki says that ''Kintama'' is an awful name for a show, and that something like ''[[Manga/BlueExorcist Kin no Exorcist]]'' would be much flashier.
216	** Gintoki attempts to kill Kintoki by bludgeoning him with a set of ''Gintama'' [=DVDs=]. When this doesn't work, he repeats the process with the complete VHS set of ''Manga/{{Kochikame}}'', followed by [=DVD=]s of ''Manga/OnePiece'', ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' and ''Manga/{{Bleach}}''.
217	** Gintoki eventually gets drunk and runs afoul of some punks who drag him into what seems to be a Gundam-themed gay BDSM club. After his flogging, a defeated Gintoki closes his eyes with a smile while a "The End" caption appears onscreen, parodying the infamous DownerEnding of ''Manga/TomorrowsJoe''.
218	** The picture of Kintoki on his instruction manual shows him holding the [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam RX-78-2 Gundam]]'s trademark beam rifle and shield.
219	** The subtitle of this arc is [[Manga/{{Bleach}} "The Lost Substitute Odd Job Arc"]].
220	** When Gengai describes Kintoki's creation in Episode 254, he refers to Kintoki as "[[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Perfect Gintoki Unit 01]]."
221	** In the same episode, Tama's introduction for the title is done in a parody of ''Bleach'''s episode titles. When Gintoki points this out, he does an alternate sequences parodying ''Manga/{{Kaiji}}''.
222	** When Gintoki says that he's not gonna let a plastic model run his life, he references ''Plamo-Kyoshiro'' again.
223	** Otae is again shown to be a fan of B'z, this time singing a karaoke version of their song "Ultra Soul."
224	** After arriving to get Kyubei's pet monkey down from the roof, Gintoki says "''Film/RiseOfThePlanetOfTheApes'', right?"
225	** In episode 255, Hasegawa tells Gengai to contact him by writing "XYZ" on the train station bulletin board since he doesn't own a phone.
226	-->'''Gengai:''' Don't bring ''Manga/CityHunter'' into this.
227	** ''Mantama'''s BaitAndSwitchCredits opening contains various parodies of several anime series like ''Manga/KOn'' and MagicalGirl series like ''Anime/PrettyCure''. This is justified of course, because of the fake ending that the main series had at the middle of episode 256 and it was just an [[BreakingTheFourthWall illusion world]] created by Tama for Kintoki.
228	* Beam Sword Style arc:
229	* A former instructor of the Shimura family dojo reunites with the siblings and is called Obi Hajime. His nickname is [[Franchise/StarWars Obi-One]]. Not only that, [[spoiler:the people who "saved him" and transformed him into a cyborg are reminiscent of Yoda as well]]. They also give him a codename: "Kenofi"
230	* In one of the NextEpisodePreview of the ''Gintama' Enchousen'' season, the Yorozuya jokes around about making a parody of ''Manga/KurokosBasketball''.
231	* ''Gintama: The Movie, The Final Chapter, Be Forever Yorozuya'':
232	** Gintoki says he doesn't remember Shinpachi being a "Seigaku pillar" because of his new resemblance to the ''Manga/ThePrinceOfTennis'' character Tezuka.
233	** Otsu have joined Oedo Muscats, a parody of Ebisu Muscats, which compose of AV actress and gravure idols, and shot videos for SUTEKI - considering it's a parody of Muteki, it's extremely likely to be an AV video.
234	** Gintoki's concerned that the Yorozuya broke up just like The Checkers and worried that one of the two had wrote an "autobiography" to smear the other one.
235	** Sougo, now a ronin, is dressed very similarly to [[Manga/RurouniKenshin Kenshin]], lampshaded by Gintoki.
236	* Episode 266 begins Season 3 with Gintoki breaking down while apologizing for the show's "recent failures" (such as trolling the viewers two years ago about how Season 2 was supposed to be the last), [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPnkJJnla4k copying almost shot-for-shot]] that of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atC8yn7I4mQ Ryutaro Nonomura, a Hyogo assemblyman accused of misusing public funds]].
237	* In the Frozen Time arc, humanoid aliens, who have been alive from the beginning of the universe, appear their spaceship [[BiggerOnTheInside looks a bit too small]] for all of them, and, yeah, they can control time. [[Series/DoctorWho Hm...]]
238	* When Ayame is spying on the Yorozuya in episode 270, she discovers that Kagura (apparently) has a furry, monkey-like tail. She begins mentally referring to Kagura as "[[Manga/DragonBall Kakarot]]," and even has an ImagineSpot of Kagura turning into a Super Saiyan.
239	* Joui Reunion arc:
240	** Audiences get to know about the ''Miracle Generation'' of the Joui War, conformed by Gintoki, Katsura, Sakamoto and Takasugi... and about a fifth 'Phantom' member of name ''Kurokono Tasuke''. ''Manga/KurokosBasketball'' gags ensue.
241	** After spending most of the episode trying to recall the so-called 'Phantom' member (with post-Joui War basketball games and lots of Pocari), they eventually recalled the grave truth that they're the ones who caused his death by blowing up the temple where Tasuke's in, to get rid of the Bakufu samurai... while they're playing kick-the-Pocari-can.
242	--->'''Sakamoto:''' Aren't we in the middle of something?!
243	** Gintoki also references the Persona series by suggesting to do an all out attack against the Bakufu.
244	--->'''Gintoki:''' Mind if I say, "Now is the time for an all-out attack"?
245	* Chapter 416/Episode 274 makes a huge shoutout to famous copywriter Creator/ShigesatoItoi and one of his most famous creations, ''[[VideoGame/EarthBound1994 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.
246	* Chapter 436/Episode 274 brings up the [[UsefulNotes/{{Kawaisa}} Burakkumas]]. Plainly rip-offs of Rilakkuma [intended to be a set-up trap from Tae for Katsuo, as being part of the new generation of the Four Devas to 'clean up' the bad influences on Kabukichou.
247	* When discussing porn stashes, Shinpachi's ''Manga/ToLoveRu'' stash becomes the focus and is also compared to Gintoki's "old days of Jump" when ''Manga/{{Is}}'' was published.
248	* When Hasegawa asks for scary stories from the Yorozuya, a whole heap of ''Manga/SaintSeiya'' gags ensue thanks to Kagura.
249	** Kagura starts it off by telling a scary story about... the five Bronze Saints trying to rescue Saori. Things go downhill from there when the other members attempt to tell scary stories which eventually develop into stories where 1) Ikki abandons Shun, 2) the revenge of Jabu-plushie for being thrown away by Saori in favor of playing with the new Seiya-plushie.
250	** Cue to Gintoki's "fear" of being sued just because it was three series parodied and referred in a row from ''Weekly Shonen Jump'''s past and present authors.
251	** The anime does a shot for shot remake of the original anime's ending animation during "A Phoenix Rises Over and Over Again". The whole episode was nothing ''but'' Seiya references, too.
252	** The entire thing ended in the anime with Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment being [[OurLawyersAdvisedThisTrope pursued by copyright agencies]] for the overuse of ''Seiya'' parodies in this episode.
253	* During the Soul Switch arc, Shinpachi, Kagura, and a bunch others became like Saito Hajime from ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'', complete with strict hairstyle and his signature style/attack, the Gatotsu, due to Hijikata's efforts to become stricter with the Yorozuya.
254	* Chapter 486:
255	** The chapter becomes a huge ''Franchise/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.
256	** And there is a slight VideoGame/ArtOfFighting parody due the "glasses" bar from Shinpachi. It's well known that the feature (which is in fact an energy bar) comes from that game.
257	* The first half of Episode 269 deals with Gintoki and Tsukuyo's attempts to make Seita gain interest in Japanese history. Gintoki attempts to shirk his responsibilities by having Seita read the historical manga ''Hana no Keiji'', earning him a kunai to the back of the head from Tsukuyo. At one point, Tsukuyo calls Gintoki [[Manga/{{AssassinationClassroom}} "Koro-sensei"]], and the next scene shows [[https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qejxy7rFZzQ/VUsyrYFp9nI/AAAAAAAAChM/wyiFqpgAW3U/w1600-h960/koro%2Bsensei.jpg Koro-sensei cosplaying Gintoki]]. Also hilarious considering that Creator/TomokazuSugita (Gintoki) also voices Karasuma, the stoic agent looking after Koro-sensei.
258	-->'''Gintoki:''' She seems ready to assassinate me at any moment!
259	** After Hinowa forces the two of them to start Seita's lesson over from the beginning, a defeated Tsukuyo asks for a copy of "''[[Manga/KimiNiTodoke Nushi ni Todoke]]''" to read.
260	** The second half of the episode focuses on Shinpachi having to hide a collection of an {{Ecchi}} manga called ''[[Manga/ToLoveRu Ho-Love Ru]]''. Gintoki mentions that when he went through a similar phase with ''Manga/VideoGirlAi'' when he was younger, claiming that boys developing fixations on the {{Fanservice}} featured in ''Jump'' titles is a rite of passage.
261	* In episode 278, Ayame, Tsukuyo and Otae all have ''Manga/SazaeSan'''s hairstyle in the {{Imagine Spot}}s Seita has while reading their respective lunch notes.
262	* In the Confessional arc, part of Katsura's training with the amnesiac shogun involves a TV showing a clip from ''Kuro no Onna Kyoushi'' (''The Female Teacher in Black''), a live-action Japanese drama that was airing while this arc of the manga was being written.
263	* Kagura's Boyfriend arc:
264	** Chapter 420 brings us Umibouzu and Gintoki dressed in HUGE ADULT bodies, based on Yoichi Takahashi's drawing style of ''Manga/CaptainTsubasa'''s fame.
265	** Kagura gets unwittingly betrothed to a boy from [[Manga/AttackOnTitan an alien planet inhabited by giants]]. Gintoki has [[PapaWolf quite a few words]] to say about the matter. Made even more obvious after the live action movie's cast was revealed and both Gintoki and Shinpachi discuss the heights of their respective actors while standing amidst a group of titans, with ''Eren in his Titan form'' standing beside them.
266	---> ''[[UnstoppableRage "ATTACK ANYTIME YOU WANT, TITAAAAAAANS!! I'LL MAKE YOU FLY BACK INTO THE DEEP REACHES OF SPACE!"]]''
267	* Chapter 444/episode 333 contains references to Golgo 13.
268	* Excalibur arc:
269	** Gintoki cosplays while wearing the [[{{BFS}} Dragon Slayer]] from ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'', which he calls his "Alien Slayer", and tries to claim that it was the one he had [[AssShove shoved up his ass]]. When he's called out for lying, he thinks "It was far too large to say it was stabbed in my ass. Too big, too thick, and too heavy. [[BlatantLies My lie was far too suspicious]]." The response he gets is "Quit regretting it in that ''Berserk''-style narration!"
270	** Afterward, Gintoki changes his outfit to [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Cloud]], to which they say, "You just switched out ''Berserk'' for ''Franchise/FinalFantasy''!"
271	* [=HDZ48=] arc:
272	** The group names are based off all the 48 groups such as Music/AKB48.
273	** "[[Music/{{Perfume}} Diamond Perfume]]" make a comeback to back up Otsuu as band.
274	* When Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment published the ''Gintama no Sugoroku'' video game for the Platform/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.
275	* The Yorozuya are once tasked to forge the legendary swords of the hero Loto (and the evil lord) at about the same time.
276	* At the beginning of the very first episode of ''Gintama.'', the Odd Jobs trio mention that they've taken back their nighttime slot. Kagura then finds an antenna head piece on the ground and asks where it came from. The other two respond that it was from the [[Manga/TheDisastrousLifeOfSaikiK previous nighttime slot occupant]].
277	* The last episode of the ''Gintama.'' season ends with footage of the Yorozuya dubbed over by their live-action actors, including Kanna Hashimoto as Kagura. The trio pose, and Kagura does the same hand pose that made Kanna famous (a photo of her dancing with her idol group at the time and doing the hand pose went viral online). They also display a photo of Shun Oguri (Gintoki), joking that's all they would be able to show with their budget if they wanted to use him for real in the anime, and (anime) Gintoki dubs over the photo (with his mouth flaps replacing Oguri's mouth).
278	* The Porori Arc anime starts off with the series' typical opening narration from Shinpachi, then goes downhill from there thanks to Gintoki and Kagura shamelessly rewriting the story and basing it off of other anime:
279	** Gintoki is introduced as someone who got his permed hair through the [[Manga/OnePiece Wave Wave Fruit and is looking for the Pirate King's treasure, during the Great Pirate era]].
280	** Kagura is introduced as the [[Manga/DragonBall cute smart girl looking for seven balls that summon a dragon]].
281	** Shinpachi is introduced as a glasses-monster-being capable of PokemonSpeak called [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} Shinpachu]]. Gintoki then asks Shinpachu to [[Anime/KemonoFriends summon the Japari bus]].
282	** The last scene tops it off -- after the timeskip, the trio reunite at the Jabondy Archipelago (''Manga/OnePiece'') to take the World Chunin Hunter Hero exam (''Manga/DragonBall'', ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'', ''Manga/HunterXHunter'', ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'').
283	** Afterward, Shinpachi properly introduces Gintoki and Kagura... and then introduces himself as "Suda Masaki in 3D" (since he is his live-action actor).
284	* "3000 Leagues in Search of a Scabbard" is one to the classic ''Anime/WorldMasterpieceTheater'' series ''Anime/ThreeThousandLeaguesInSearchOfMother''.
285	* The Silver Soul arc:
286	** Gintoki is glad that they're now in the new holy land of Jump Giga without any pirate senpais or cheeky kohais. Cue barely censored images of [[Manga/OnePiece Luffy]], [[Manga/MyHeroAcademia Midoriya]], [[Manga/{{Haikyuu}} Hinata]], and [[Manga/BlackClover Asta]].
287	** Gintoki points out how last week Shinpachi was playing ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasy'' on the roof, which he denies. (ActorAllusion since Masaki Suda was just announced as Shinpachi's live-action adaptation actor when the chapter came out, and Suda often stars in the Granblue advertisements.)
288	** Yamazaki looks like Franchise/{{Rambo}} after the Shinsengumi make their return.
289	** The Okoku Kingdom's AmazingTechnicolorPopulation who act and live stereotypically western. A nod to ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'' perhaps?
290	** Hedoro becomes a [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Heva Unit 01]] Hevandorogon. The Evangelion anime OST even plays (sadly cut out of Crunchyroll's release due to copyright) while Gintoki explains the rationale behind Heva Unit 01 to his not-so-impressed audience.
291	* In the epilogue arc:
292	** Sakamoto does a [[Manga/{{Kaiji}} Brave Men Road]] after his [[spoiler:bankruptcy]]. He even takes on Nobuyuki Fukumoto's signature style while he does it.
293	** Yamazaki gets rebuilt into a Franchise/{{Robocop}}-esque katsudon maker [[spoiler:after nearly dying in the final battle.]] He's later restored back to flesh and blood in the real final chapter... [[Manga/{{Dororo}} at the cost of his personality being split into 108 Mechazakis]].
294	** An inverted reference to ''VideoGame/LikeADragonIshin'' appears in chapter 675: where the usual {{yakuza}} cast is turned into shinzengumi in ''Ishin!'', here [[spoiler:the shinsengumi has turned into yakuza]].
295	** Kanna claims that, not unlike Piccolo's species from ''Manga/DragonBall'', she was [[spoiler:"born" via being vomited out by Kagura -- this ends up being a throwaway line as it turns out "Kanna" is simply Kagura herself but de-aged]].
296	** The very last chapter in ''Jump'' has Otsuu belting out a song to help the war effort... and it's a real life gag song by Takashi Konomi about how much he likes writing ''Manga/ThePrinceOfTennis''.
297	* In the anime's 4th season finale, Sorachi's gorilla avatar announces ''Gintama Final: End of Sky'', parodying the second film of the original ''[[Series/HighAndLow High&Low]]'' film series.
298	----
299	!!Live-action films and webdramas
300	* Much like in the anime, there is a fourth-wall-breaking CGI segment at the beginning of the first film in the same style as ''Count Down TV''.
301	** During the segment, the way Gintoki keeps calling out "Ka~gura" is a reference to the ''Manga/BoysOverFlowers'' drama; there Rui Hanazawa, played by Gintoki's actor Shun Oguri, would call out to the female protagonist in the same manner. Kagura and Shinpachi keep telling him off for it.
302	** When the characters pose, Kagura does the same hand pose her actress Kanna Hashimoto did in a photo of her that went viral and propelled her to fame. A "once-in-a-million" photo of her doing the same pose is also shown.
303	* Otae (attempts to) read ''Manga/DragonBall'' to an injured Gintoki while he rests.
304	* After Katsura knocks down multiple policemen with a butterfly net and finishes the last one off by whacking him with a sword, he claims that he ''"only used the back of the sword"''. This undoubtedly references [[Manga/RurouniKenshin Kenshin's sakaboto]].
305	* Gintoki goes to Gengai for help with his upcoming battle of the Kiheitai, and considers the following options:
306	** An actual [[Franchise/{{Gundam}} Zaku II]] that's been left at Gengai's for fixing, which Gintoki keeps pestering for even though the pilot (whose cosplaying as Char Aznable) has come to pick it up.
307	** The [[Manga/OnePiece gomu gomu fruit]], alongside a suspiciously-similar straw hat Gintoki can wear.
308	* Not long before the climax is perhaps the most insane and hilarious parody of the film. Gintoki is trying to think of a way to get him and Tetsuko to the Kiheitai's ship to fight Nizou, and Gengai helps them out - by bringing '''''[[Manga/NausicaaOfTheValleyOfTheWind NAUSICAA]]''''' along and having her lend them her glider. Tetsuko is legitimately scared and keeps asking Gengai if they'll be okay.
309	* In an attempt to get Hijikata to snap out of his Tosshi persona and go help the Shinsengumi, the Yorozuya and Gengai reenact a typical ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' scene, with Tosshi as Shinji and the others as Misato, Asuka, Rei and Gendo.
310	* When Gintoki needs to quickly get to the Shogun to stop Bansai from assassinating him, Gengai comes to his rescue and escorts him... via a blatant rip-off of ''Anime/MyNeighborTotoro'''s Catbus.
311	* The poster for Otae's cabaret boss for the second movie has a logo referencing ''Film/TheGodfather''.
312	* In addition to the ''Manga/DragonBall'' parodies in the second episode of the second webdrama (where Hijikata is looking for cigarettes in space), Maetel and Tetsuro from ''Manga/GalaxyExpress999'' also make guest appearances on the titular train. Tetsuro at one point remarks that Creator/AkiraToriyama and Creator/LeijiMatsumoto are going to get annoyed because of their characters being used for shameless gags.

Context ShoutOut / Gintama