The collaboration features a series of short, surreal commercial parodies where the Gintama cast is transformed into the bean-dog hybrid creatures known as Mameshiba . These specials were originally created to promote the movie Gintama: The Movie: The Final Chapter: Be Forever Yorozuya . Episode 5 Breakdown
The first set of shorts aired around June 2013 as a promotion for the second Gintama film. Gintama x Mameshiba Episode 5
This episode marks the appearance of Hijishiba (Hijikata), Okitashiba (Okita Sougo), and Kondoushiba (Kondo Isami). The collaboration features a series of short, surreal
Like all Mameshiba shorts, the episode follows a standard formula where one character (often a bean version of a Gintama lead) interrupts a moment to share a "trivial fact". This episode marks the appearance of Hijishiba (Hijikata),
The original voice actors from the anime—including Kazuya Nakai (Hijikata), Kenichi Suzumura (Okita), and Susumu Chiba (Kondo)—reprise their roles for these bean forms.
A second collaboration titled Gintama: The Final x Mameshiba was released in 2020 to promote the series' concluding film. Anime: Gintama x Mameshiba - AniDB