The Japanese voice actor and author 'Tomokazu Sugita' has given the voice to the character 'Gintoki' in the Anime series and for the English release of the first movie, he was voiced by 'Chris Patton'.
'Ike' and 'Momiken' from the Japanese rock band "SPYAIR" commented that Gintoki was their favorite character from the series.
Gintoki has also remained highly popular with Gin Tama fans, ranking first in all of the popularity polls.