The age of the protagonist of "Gintama" Sakata Gintoki is finally announced. He is less than 30 years old and speaks like an uncle

Many fans of anime works know the age settings of characters, but for many years, the age setting of the protagonist of "Gintama" has been a mystery. Now this mystery has been solved.

In the recent Gintama THE FINAL YouTube special, the topic of character age was discussed. (Even the staff said they didn’t know!) The first generation editor of the Gintama manga, Onishi Tsunehei, revealed that during the events of Gintama THE FINAL, the protagonist Sakata Gintoki’s age grew from 27 to 29.

But why has the protagonist's age not been announced?

The first editor of Gintama, Onishi Tsunehei, said that generally the author would announce the age of the character at the beginning of the comic. But after he took charge of this comic, he heard that Sakata Gintoki was only 27 years old, so he suggested that the author Sorachi Hideaki should not announce this age setting in the early stage. As a result, Sorachi did not announce it.

"Gintama" is a manga serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" and its readership tends to be younger. The editor may have considered that Sakata Gintoki's age setting may not be conducive to attracting readers, so it has been delayed until now to be announced.

At the age of 27, he is just a young man in real life, but in the field of comics where elementary school students and young geniuses are everywhere, he can be considered a veteran.