This is brilliant. Hideaki Sorachi—the mad genius behind Gintama—has been sitting on an IOU for over two decades. His first manga, a one-shot called Dandelion, ran in Weekly Shonen Jump back in .
Then Gintama exploded. That early work got tucked into the first volume as a curiosity. A footnote.
Netflix decided that footnote deserved a proper chapter.
The streaming giant announced Dandelion is getting a full anime series, arriving exclusively this . There was even a cryptic X account—@dandelion_0914—building hype before the team apologised: no, this isn’t a new Sorachi serialisation.
For Gintama faithful, though? This is hardly a consolation prize. It’s a lost artefact finally getting its moment.
The Production Lineup
Studio NAZ is handling animation, with Daisuke Mataga directing. His resume includes chief animation direction on Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos and Grimoire of Zero.
Yosuke Suzuki supervises scripts. Ai Asari handles character design. Yuki Hayashi—known for Haikyu!! and My Hero Academia—scores the whole thing.
Voice Cast
- Chikahiro Kobayashi as Tetsuo Tanba (Reiner Braun in Attack on Titan, Overhaul in My Hero Academia)
- Megumi Han as Misaki Kurogane (Gon Freecss in Hunter x Hunter, Akko in Little Witch Academia)
The Premise
Tetsuo and Misaki work for the Japan Angel Federation Farewell Department. Their brief: track down souls stuck between worlds—people who can’t move on because something’s unfinished.
From the creator of Gintama comes the story of Tetsuo Tanba (Chikahiro Kobayashi) and Misaki Kurogane (Megumi Han) — two angels just trying to get through their daily work.
The work? Tracking down Earthbound souls and laying them to rest.
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The job is helping them let go.
Sorachi built an empire on Gintama‘s chaotic blend of sci-fi and feudal comedy: 55 million copies, 367 episodes, three films. Now we get to see where it started.
What makes a creator’s earliest work worth revisiting—and would you rather see it honoured, or left as a time capsule?
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