Jump Festa
Two animated specials of "Gin Tama" were developed by Sunrise for the Jump Festa Anime Tour 2005 and 2008. The first one, having the same title, is composed of various auto conclusive stories meant to introduce the characters from the series. The second special titled is initially set in the war between aliens and samurais and it is later revealed to be a hoax. On September 30, 2009, a DVD named "Gintama Jump Anime Tour 2008 &amp; 2005" was published by Aniplex. It contains the 2005 and 2008 specials and an audio commentary. In "Weekly Shōnen Jump"s 34th issue of 2014, it was announced that the "Gin Tama" anime would return for a one-episode special for the year's Jump Festa. The anime special DVD was bundled with the limited edition of the 58th manga volume released on April 3, 2015. The fourth special was released in 2015.