The film also inspired a live-action net show that debuted on Docomo’s dTV streaming service one day after the film’s opening.
An accompanying three-episode live-action show titled Gintama 2: Yo ni mo Kimyō na Gintama-chan will premiere on August 18 on Docomo’s dTV streaming service.
Warner Bros. Japan began streaming 10 six-second ads for Gintama 2: Okite wa Yaburu Tame ni Koso Aru (The Law is Surely There to be Broken), the second live-action film based on Hideaki Sorachi’s Gintama manga, on Friday.
The first film opened in Japan last July, and it earned 980 million yen (US$8.9 million) in its first four days.