Gengai Arc is the 2nd arc in Gintama. It introduces Hiraga Gengai and the recurring antagonist Takasugi Shinsuke.
Story
Characters
Characters in order of appearance
- Katsura Kotarou
- Takasugi Shinsuke
- Otose
- Sakata Gintoki
- Shimura Shinpachi
- Kagura
- Hiraga Gengai
- Hiraga Saburou 平賀 三郎 (flashback)
- Hijikata Toushirou
- Sougo Okita
- Hasegawa Taizou
- Kondou Isao
- Yamazaki Sagaru
Trivia
- This arc details information about the Joishishi war.
- This arc introduces the Kansei Purge.