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Hideaki SORACHI

空知 英秋
Family name (in kanji): 空知
Given name (in kanji): 英秋
Date of birth: 1979-05-25
Hometown: Hokkaido, Japan
Blood type: AB
About:
Sorachi is very shy and does not allow his picture to be taken. He prefers to have his face covered with a caricature of himself that he has drawn.
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Gintama Anime's Kintama Arc Also Gets Compilation Screenings This Fall (Jun 22, 2024)
Gintama The Final Film Earns Franchise Record of 1.74 Billion Yen (Mar 1, 2021)
Gintama: The Final Film to Feature Art Drawn by Creator Hideaki Sorachi (Dec 14, 2020)
Gintama: The Final Film's Trailer Highlights SPYAIR's Theme Song, Story Finale 'For Real' (Oct 9, 2020)
Gintama Manga Also Gets New Net Anime Special in Early 2021 (Jun 19, 2020)
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, January 14-20 (Jan 22, 2019)
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, January 7-13 (Jan 15, 2019)
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, December 31-January 6 (Jan 8, 2019)
Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, December 31-January 6 (Jan 8, 2019)
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, December 24-30 (Jan 5, 2019)
Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, December 24-30 (Jan 5, 2019)
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, December 17-23 (Dec 25, 2018)
Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, December 17-23 (Dec 25, 2018)
Gintama Event Video Teases Kamui vs. Gintoki Clash (Mar 5, 2017)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2016 (Nov 30, 2016)
Gintama Teases 'Surprising' News After Live-Action Film (Sep 14, 2016)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2016 (First Half) (May 29, 2016)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2016 (First Half) (May 29, 2016)
Gintama's 1st 'Love Potion' Original Anime DVD Previewed in Visual (Apr 11, 2016)
Gintama Manga Enters Final Arc in 2016 (Mar 4, 2016)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2015 (First Half) (May 31, 2015)
New Gintama Anime's Extended Promo Streamed (Mar 23, 2015)
Blue Encount, Negoto Perform New Gintama TV Anime's Songs (Feb 19, 2015)
Japanese Comic Ranking, January 19-25 (Jan 28, 2015)
Japanese Comic Ranking, January 12-18 (Jan 21, 2015)
Gintama Gets New TV Anime Series in April (Dec 21, 2014)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2014 (Nov 30, 2014)
Gintama Gets New Event Anime Special in November (Jul 15, 2014)
Over 10 Years of Gintama Manga Marked with 'OOO' (Jul 9, 2014)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2014 (First Half) (Jun 3, 2014)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2014 (First Half) (Jun 3, 2014)
Reborn!, Beelzebub, Gintama Characters J-Stars Victory Vs. Game (Nov 6, 2013)
'Final' Gintama Movie-Goers to Get 'Vol. 0' Notepad (Jun 17, 2013)
'Final' Gintama Film's Full Trailer Streamed (May 30, 2013)
Man Arrested for Selling Pirated Gintama & Other Manga Online (May 2, 2013)
'Final' Gintama's Teaser Shows 2 Gintokis From Past & Present (Mar 17, 2013)
2013 Gintama Film's Title, Date, 1st Visual Revealed (Mar 13, 2013)
Bleach, Gintama Creators Take 1 Week Off Due to Flu (Feb 5, 2013)
New Gintama Anime Episodes to Resume on TV (Aug 26, 2012)
Gintama Gets 2nd Film Written by Manga Creator (Aug 22, 2012)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2012 (First Half) (Jun 1, 2012)
Japanese Comic Ranking, February 6-12 (Feb 15, 2012)
Sentai Filmworks Confirms English Dub of Gintama: The Movie (Feb 10, 2012)
Sentai Filmworks Licenses Gintama: The Movie (Feb 9, 2012)
Japanese Comic Ranking, January 30-February 5 (Feb 8, 2012)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2011 (Nov 30, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 14-20 (Nov 23, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 7-13 (Nov 16, 2011)
J-Cast: Minister's Office Denies Objecting to Gintama' Episode (Nov 15, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, October 31-November 6 (Nov 9, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, September 12-18 (Sep 21, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, September 5-11 (Sep 14, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 29-September 4 (Sep 7, 2011)
Gintama x Sket Dance Crossover Manga Get TV Anime (Sep 5, 2011)
Journalist: Warner Japan to Release Gintama 2 Film (Aug 23, 2011)
Top 50 Manga Creators by Sales Since 2010 (Aug 5, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, July 11-17 (Jul 25, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, July 4-10 (Jul 13, 2011)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2011 (First Half) (May 31, 2011)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2011 (First Half) (May 31, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, April 4-10 (Apr 13, 2011)
Crunchyroll to Simulcast Gintama TV Anime's Return (Mar 28, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, February 14-20 (Feb 23, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, February 7-13 (Feb 16, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, January 31-February 6 (Feb 9, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 13-19 (Dec 22, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 6-12 (Dec 15, 2010)
Gintama TV Anime to Resume in April (Dec 1, 2010)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2010 (Nov 30, 2010)
Gintama Film, Mardock Scramble Premiere at UK's Leeds (Nov 10, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, October 11-17 (Oct 20, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, October 4-10 (Oct 13, 2010)
CLAMP's 1-Shot Gate 7 Manga to Appear in Jump Square (Sep 30, 2010)
Shonen Jump to Run 1-Shots by 6 'Legendary' Creators (Sep 14, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 16-22 (Aug 25, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 9-15 (Aug 18, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 2-8 (Aug 11, 2010)
Montreal's Fantasia Film Fest to Premiere Anime Films (Jun 30, 2010)
Tokyo's 'Nonexistent Youth' Bill Faces Defeat in June (Jun 6, 2010)
Japanese Box Office, May 29-30 (Jun 4, 2010)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 1st Half of 2010 (Jun 3, 2010)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 1st Half of 2010 (Jun 2, 2010)
Japanese Box Office, May 22-23 (May 30, 2010)
Japanese Box Office, May 15-16 (May 22, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 10-16 (May 19, 2010)
Japanese Box Office, May 8-9 (May 16, 2010)
Japanese Box Office, May 1-2 (May 13, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 3-9 (May 12, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, April 26-May 2 (May 5, 2010)
Japanese Box Office, April 24-25 (Apr 29, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, April 12-18 (Apr 21, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, April 5-11 (Apr 14, 2010)
Gintama Director Shinji Takamatsu: 'It's Not Over' (Mar 29, 2010)
Trigun Film, Kachō no Koi, Gintama Promos Streamed (Mar 4, 2010)
Gintama Anime Movie's 3 TV Ads Streamed (Jan 28, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, January 18-24 (Jan 27, 2010)
Sentai Adds Gintama, Hidamari Sketch x 365 Anime (Update 2) (Jan 21, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, January 11-17 (Jan 20, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 28-January 10 (Jan 13, 2010)
Gintama, Precure, Shin-chan Movie Trailers Streamed (Dec 12, 2009)
2009 Japanese Comic Ranking, #26-50 (Dec 5, 2009)
2009's Top-Selling Manga in Japan, by Series (Dec 4, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 16-22 (Nov 25, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 9-15 (Nov 18, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 2-8 (Nov 11, 2009)
Gintama's 2010 Anime Movie Teaser Streamed (Nov 7, 2009)
Gintama, Haruhi Suzumiya Films' Dates Listed in 2010 (Nov 2, 2009)
Gintama Manga's Movie Adaptation Revealed (Oct 21, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, September 14-20 (Sep 23, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, September 7-13 (Sep 16, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 31-September 6 (Sep 9, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, July 27-August 2 (Aug 5, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, July 20-26 (Jul 29, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, July 13-July 19 (Jul 22, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, July 6-July 12 (Jul 15, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 29-July 5 (Jul 8, 2009)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 1st Half of 2009 (Jun 15, 2009)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 1st Half of 2009 (Jun 15, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 11-17 (May 20, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 4-10 (May 13, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, April 27-May 3 (May 6, 2009)
Survey: Slam Dunk Manga is #1 Choice for Live-Action (May 3, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, April 14-20 (Apr 22, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, April 7-13 (Apr 15, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, March 31-April 6 (Apr 8, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, February 17-23 (Mar 4, 2009)
Gintama Anime to Continue for Fourth Year (Feb 19, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, February 10-16 (Feb 18, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, February 3-9 (Feb 12, 2009)
Yoichi Fujita to Stop Directing Gintama This Spring (Jan 11, 2009)
2008's Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan (Jan 4, 2009)
2008's Top-Selling Manga in Japan, by Series (Jan 2, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 16-22 (Dec 24, 2008)
2008's Top-Selling Manga in Japan, #26-50 (Dec 21, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 3-9 (Dec 12, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, September 9–15 (Sep 17, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, September 2–8 (Sep 11, 2008)
Code Geass, Gurren Lagann, Gintama USB Drives in Japan (Aug 13, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, July 8–14 (Jul 18, 2008)
Gintama Cited for G8 Visitors Buying Wooden Swords (Jul 11, 2008)
One Piece's 'Prototype' Romance Dawn to be Animated (Jul 10, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, April 8–14 (Apr 15, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, April 1–7 (Apr 10, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, February 12–18 (Feb 22, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, February 5–11 (Feb 13, 2008)
DB's Toriyama, I''s Katsura to Team Up on 1-Shot Manga (Feb 5, 2008)
Eyeshield 21's Murata to Do 1-Shot Window Washer Manga (Jan 29, 2008)
Gintama's Sorachi, 19's Kitagawa Draw 1-Shot Manga (Jan 23, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking: Top 10 Manga of 2007 (Dec 31, 2007)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 11–17 (Dec 19, 2007)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 4–10 (Dec 12, 2007)
Gintama Artist to Draw One-Shot Manga in Jump Square (Dec 11, 2007)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 9–15 (May 17, 2007)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 2–8 (May 9, 2007)
Interest:
Gintama Manga Creator Hideaki Sorachi Remakes Gintoki's 1st Appearance (Aug 29, 2024)
Gintama's Hideaki Sorachi Jokingly Claims He 'Stole' Ideas from Rumiko Takahashi (Aug 25, 2023)
Gintama's Hideaki Sorachi Unveils All His Demon Slayer Art of Tanjirō, Hashira (Jan 11, 2021)
All-Star Creators Mark JoJo's Bizarre Adventure's 25th Year (Sep 17, 2012)
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