In Japan, the new series will switch to a late night timeslot, and will premiere on TV Tokyo, TV Hokkaido, TV Aichi, TV Setouchi, and TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting on January 9 at 1:35 a.m., and then will premiere on TV Osaka on January 10 at 1:05 a.m. The previous Gintama anime series aired on TV Tokyo and its affiliate stations at 6:00 p.m. Chizuru Miyawaki returns from the fourth Gintama television anime to direct the new series, and Shinji Takeuchi returns to design the characters, but also serves as the chief animation director.
Yoichi Fujita (first three Gintama anime, Gintama: The Movie) is supervising the anime as he did for the fourth anime.
Media distribution service Crunchyroll announced on Wednesday that will stream the new Gintama anime series as it airs in Japan.
The latest Gintama television anime series premiered in April 2015, and ended in March.