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In 2008 "Gin Tama" was featured in two Oricon surveys; it ranked at the top as "funniest manga" and 5th in "most interesting manga". In another survey from 2009, it was listed as the sixth choice for what manga could be adapted into a live-action film. In a poll from Zassosha's "Puff" Japanese manga magazine, "Gin Tama" was second in the category "Best Long Stories". Fuji News Network has cited "Gin Tama" as one of the anime responsible for the wooden swords' popularity during 2008 as Hokkaido's retailers have experienced brisk sales in wooden swords to foreigners. On TV Asahi's Manga Sōsenkyo 2021 poll, in which 150.000 people voted for their top 100 manga series, "Gin Tama" ranked 12th.