The project includes a new novel in the 3-nen Z-Gumi Ginpachi-sensei (Class 3-Z’s Teacher Ginpachi) spinoff series. Tomohito Ōsaki is again writing the new novel.
The manga entered its final arc in July 2016, and reached the climax of the arc on Monday.
The anime began adapting the “Silver Soul” arc, the final arc of the manga, on January 7.
The novels feature a parody where protagonist Gintoki Sakata is a high school teacher named Ginpachi.