Rakuyou Arc is the 63rd arc in Gintama, following the previous arc. This arc gives important revelations about Shouyou and the Tendoushuu, the potential regathering of the Four Heavenly Kings and the ominous threat Utsuro poses to the universe.
Story
Weeks after the Shinsengumi leave Edo, the Yorozuya and Katsura's Jouishishi have been in hiding since then. A request from Imai Nobume leads to the two groups teaming up with the remnant Kiheitai plus Sakamoto and his Kaientai to save Kamui and Takasugi from the deadly clutches of Utsuro and his Harusame. Things become more complicated when Utsuro also sets his sights on Umibouzu, who is also after Kamui. All these groups will come together and fight to survive on the Yato homeworld, Rakuyou.
Characters
- Yorozuya Gin-Chan
- Yoshida Shouyou (flashback)
- Jouishishi
- Kiheitai
- 7th Division
- Umibouzu
- Utsuro
- Tenshouin Naraku
- Harusame
- Uranus Hankai (debut)
- Neptune Shoukaku (debut)
- Pluto Batou (debut)
- Shirei (debut)
- Imai Nobume
- Sasaki Isaburo (mention)
- Kaientai
- Hitotsubashi Nobu Nobu
- Kouka (flashback, debut)
- Tendoshu
- Bakuyasha (flashback, debut)
Trivia
- This arc reveals the origins and insight of the following: Tendoushuu (First hinted in the Inugami Arc), Shouyou and Utsuro (as well as the real reason for Shouyou's arrest), Kagura's family (specifically her mother) and the other Yato, Katsura, and Oboro.
- As of March 9 of 2016 this arc have surpassed the Farewell Shinsengumi to become the longest arc in the series so far.