Before The Final movie, there was a dark horse OVA that predicted the series' meta-future.
Without the success of the 2021 OVA, the manga’s final chapters might never have been animated. Gintama OVA
In one OVA, the characters celebrate the anime "ending" for the tenth time, only to realize they've been tricked into recording a pachinko machine commercial. In another, they hunt a "monkey" (a clear parody of Monster Hunter ) while meta-commenting on how the voice actors' salaries are getting too high. Before The Final movie, there was a dark