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The Best Episodes of Gintama

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In a world where aliens have invaded Edo Period Japan, skyscrapers, trains and motor bikes have replaced the simple life of Earth inhabitants. One man however, still carries the soul of a samurai, Gintoki Sakata,

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Gintama Season 3 Episode 43 - Life Is About Making Consecutive Decisions
    10.0/10(2 votes)

    S3:E43

    As Gintoki and the gang head toward Hosen’s lair, they encounter Abuki, one of Kamui’s subordinates, and are overwhelmed by the incredible fighting power of the Yato Clan. On Shinpachi and Kagura’s urging, Gintoki heads out to face Hosen alone. The remaining two fight desperately against Abuki, only to be cornered by the overwhelming difference in power. In the midst of the fierce battle Kagura renews her feelings toward her older brother Kamui and her reason for fighting. But with Shinpachi’s life in danger, Kagura goes through a dramatic transformation…

    Director:Shinya Watada
    Writer:Akatsuki Yamatoya

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  2. Gintama Season 9 Episode 13 - Guardian Spirits Are Also a Part of the Soul
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S9:E13

    The Kabuki District Sports Meet begins, and Shinpachi bears witness to the influence guardian spirits have on such events. Will he be able to fight through it and help Odd Jobs win the cash prize?

    Director:Yohei Shindo
    Writer:Shu Matsubara

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  3. Gintama Season 2 Episode 10 - Be Careful Not to Leave Your Umbrella Somewhere
    9.8/10(4033 votes)

    S2:E10

    Kagura gets captured. Tetsuko goes to visit the injured Gintoki and tells him the truth about the Benizakura sword.

    Director:Hiroyuki Hata
    Writer:Akatsuki Yamatoya

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  4. Gintama Season 4 Episode 39 - We Know It’s Best to Finish Yearly Tasks Before the End of the Year, But then You Put It Off Till Next Year for a Fresh Start. That’s How the End of the Year Goes / Radio Exercises are Socials for Boys and Girls
    9.8/10(3476 votes)

    S4:E39

    Part 1 - While researching the Anti-Foreigner War, a reporter interviews Nagai, a former reporter from the war called Nagai in order to know about the White Demon's (Gintoki's alter-ego) activities in such time. He chronicles the events from war, explaining how the samurais decided to fight against the aliens. As Nagai is about to talk about the White Demon, he replaces him with the fictional robot Gundam to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the franchise with the same name. Part 2 - Kagura starts going to Kabuki-cho's physical fitness lessons where she meets a kid named Hongou Hiashi, whom she befriends. Suffering from a dangerous disease that weakens his body, Hiashi is absent from various lessons even though he promised Kagura to go to every lesson. During a rainy day, Kagura is the only person to come to the lesson, but Gintoki and her friends decide to join her. Next day, Hiashi returns to another lesson and sees Kagura once again.

    Director:Yasuhiro Minami
    Writer:Kento Shimoyama

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  5. Gintama Season 4 Episode 40 - When Looking For Something, Try Using its Perspective
    9.8/10(5720 votes)

    S4:E40

    While on a job observing stray cats at a shrine feeding themselves,the Yorozuya waiting for the boss cat to show up with the name Hoichi. But as he finally shows up, and Kagura and Shinpachi jump out of the bushes to capture him, he escapes easily. So they ask Gintoki to help out, when they notice that he mysteriously disappeared.

    Director:Kei Umabiki
    Writer:Akatsuki Yamatoya

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  6. Gintama Season 4 Episode 42 - Kabukicho Stray Cat Blues
    9.8/10(3128 votes)

    S4:E42

    While protecting Gintoki from the stray cats, Hoichi and the cats get caught. Soon Gintoki, Katsura and Kondo goes to save him.

    Director:Shinya Watada
    Writer:Kento Shimoyama

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  7. Gintama Season 4 Episode 49 - That’s How I Wish to Be, Beautiful and Strong
    9.8/10(3306 votes)

    S4:E49

    Consumed by negative emotions, Douman is transformed into a giant demon. He now possesses within his body Antenmaru, a demon sealed away over a millennium ago by the desperate efforts of the Ketsuno and Shirino clans. As Seimei is about to be killed by Antenmaru, Gintoki stands before him with his aura-charged wooden sword. Gintoki charges his sword with everybody's energy including Douman's in order to overwhelm Antenmaru and bring a sunny day. After Antenmaru is destroyed, Gintoki leaves so that Ketsuno Ana will not know about the fight. However, he requests Gedomaru to make Ketsuno Ana to give him her autograph. Douman appears alive and ends up having a childish fight against Seimei. As Odd Jobs leave, Ketsuno Ana expresses her thanks to Gintoki in her weather forecast.

    Director:Naoki Hishikawa
    Writer:Akatsuki Yamatoya

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  8. Gintama Season 5 Episode 10 - Ghosts Aren't The Only Ones Who Run Wild Around Graveyards
    9.8/10(2181 votes)

    S5:E10

    Pirako has double crossed Gin! Her real plan is to help Jirocho, her father, take over the town. Can Gin stop a war?

    Director:Shinya Watada
    Writer:Akatsuki Yamatoya

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  9. Gintama Season 7 Episode 50 - Nobume
    9.8/10(4 votes)

    S7:E50

    With everyone fighting to regroup and escape, Sasaki makes the same mistake one more time.

    Director:migmi
    Writer:Shu Matsubara

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  10. Gintama Season 2 Episode 13 - Even Mummy Hunters Sometimes Turn into Mummys
    9.7/10(2137 votes)

    S2:E13

    Yamasaki is sent by Hijikata to investigate what has happened with that fight between Katsura and Takasugi groups. He goes around asking different people, though fails to get any real answers.

    Director:Youichi Fujita
    Writer:Akatsuki Yamatoya

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  11. Gintama Season 3 Episode 7 - Love Is Often Played Out In Sudden Death
    9.7/10(2665 votes)

    S3:E7

    Kagura accidentally knocks out an international soccer team when their captain was out by giving them water from a janitor's bucket. Now the Yorozuya and others have to fill the team's spots.

    Director:Ai Yoshimura
    Writer:Kento Shimoyama

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  12. Gintama Season 3 Episode 8 - Kids Don’t Understand How Their Parents Feel
    9.7/10(2232 votes)

    S3:E8

    The Yorozuya are requested to help a Yakuza boss's son who has become a hikikomori, but little do they know how dangerous this job could turn out to be...

    Director:Seiki Takuno
    Writer:Akatsuki Yamatoya

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  13. Gintama Season 3 Episode 47 - The Taste of Drinking Under Broad Daylight Is Something Special
    9.7/10(3 votes)

    S3:E47

    At last the sun rises above Yoshiwara Shangri-La, the city of eternal light. At the end of a fierce battle, Hosen finally reveals his true feelings for Hinowa and passes away. Observing the entire battle from afar, Kamui is greeted by Kagura and Shinpachi. Kagura is enraged with her reunited brother, but Kamui leaves after “declaring war” with Gintoki.

    Director:Kazuo Miyake
    Writer:Akatsuki Yamatoya

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  14. Gintama Season 4 Episode 36 - Beware of Foreshadows
    9.7/10(2708 votes)

    S4:E36

    Okita is going through a selection of sweets at the cake shop. As Okita leaves the store, a girl suddenly comes up and stabs him!! Calling Okita her father’s killer, the girl’s action seems to be fueled by a past case called the “Rokkaku Incident.” What is the connection between this incident and Okita, as well as the girl’s father? And more importantly, what’s the fate of Okita who’s been stabbed right at the start of this episode?!

    Director:Ko Matsuo
    Writer:Akatsuki Yamatoya

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  15. Gintama Season 4 Episode 37 - It’s Goodbye Once a Flag Is Set
    9.7/10(2190 votes)

    S4:E37

    Gintoki and Shinpachi start re-investigating the Rokkaku incident. Upon learning what really happened from Kamiyama, one of Okita’s subordinates, they leave to save Okita. Meanwhile, Okita is captured by Sotatsu Tendo after falling into his trap involving Kirie. Tendo babbles on about how he returned to seek revenge against Okita, who destroyed the Sokai Faction, and goes on to reveal the truth about Kirie’s father.

    Director:Kazuo Miyake
    Writer:Akatsuki Yamatoya

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  16. Gintama Season 4 Episode 38 - An Observation Journal Should Be Seen Through To The Very End
    9.7/10(2507 votes)

    S4:E38

    Students at a temple school share their independent research projects completed during the past summer vacation. After one of the students finishes reading a well-written journal, the last one to present is a kid named Daigoro. Sleeping in on the first day of summer vacation, Daigoro arrived late at the radio exercises and met Madao, and decided to keep an observation journal about him.

    Director:Shuji Miyahara
    Writer:Akatsuki Yamatoya

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  17. Gintama Season 4 Episode 41 - Freedom Means to Live True to Yourself, not Without Law!
    9.7/10(2289 votes)

    S4:E41

    Having turned into cats, Gintoki,Katsura and Kondo (who turned into a gorilla) are brought by Hoichi to Otose to get food. While eating, Otose tells them that if caught, they can never return to this town.

    Director:Masaomi Ando
    Writer:Kento Shimoyama

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  18. Gintama Season 4 Episode 48 - Never Losing that Smile
    9.7/10(2096 votes)

    S4:E48

    Seimei takes the risk of being dismissed as lead guardian of Edo by undoing the Shikigami placed throughout the city, and fueling himself with all their power to face Douman. Their fierce magic clashes, and Douman is forced onto the defensive as Seimei's techniques overwhelm him. Just when the battle seems over, Douman recalls the history between his family and the Ketsuno clan as repeatedly told by his father.

    Director:Kei Umabiki
    Writer:Akatsuki Yamatoya

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  19. Gintama Season 4 Episode 50 - Santa Claus Red Is Blood Red
    9.7/10(3112 votes)

    S4:E50

    It's Christmas in Edo and Kagura writes her father a letter. She is sad that Santa Claus never visited her. Moved, her father Umi Bozu dresses himself up as Santa and hides watching Kagura, Otae, Shinpachi and Hasegawa celebrate Christmas. When he finally jumps out of the bushes to surprise her there is another Santa, a dressed up Gintoki. Both of them think that their counterpart is real. They start punching each other when another three Santas show up (Sachan, Kondo and Kyubei). Kagura decides on a contest to see who's the real Santa.

    Director:Shinya Watada
    Writer:Kento Shimoyama

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  20. Gintama Season 4 Episode 51 - Everybody's a Santa!
    9.7/10(2343 votes)

    S4:E51

    The contest has finally begun but instead of a real contest to decide who's the real Santa, Kagura, Otae and the five Santas together with Shinpachi and Hasegawa are shown in various scenes playing a role like a school girl and not fighting each other like in a real contest. In each scene they imagine, the Santa has to show his kind of version what he would do as Santa and this is judged by Kagura, Otae and Hasegawa. Although in the end none of the Santas has any desire to continue with this contest so they all quit. The episode ends with Kagura, all along figured out the identity of everyone, wishing everybody a Merry Christmas.

    Director:Yasuhiro Minami
    Writer:Michiko Yokote

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  21. Gintama Season 5 Episode 38 - There are Some Things You Should Not Forget When Drinking away the Past Year at Year-end Parties
    9.7/10(3 votes)

    S5:E38

    It's a year-end party at Odd Jobs! The Gintama anime has been through a lot, but Gintoki tells Kagura and Shinpachi to keep it cool. And then the usual members join in for some real partying... The next morning, Gintoki wakes up to discover that he's made some very bad mistakes.

    Director:Jet Inoue
    Writer:Akatsuki Yamatoya

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  22. Gintama Season 5 Episode 39 - People Can Only Live By Forgetting the Bad
    9.7/10(3 votes)

    S5:E39

    After getting drunk at the year-end party, Gintoki managed to become a six-timer in one night. In order to prevent the show from being pulled off the air, Gintoki is forced into engaging in a relationship with all of them. And now he has to go on dates with all of them at the same time...

    Director:Kazuo Miyake
    Writer:Akatsuki Yamatoya

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  23. Gintama Season 7 Episode 31 - Take the Initial Premise Lightly, and It'll Cost You
    9.7/10(3 votes)

    S7:E31

    Whilst on a job tailing someone in the blistering summer heat, Gin steals Kagura's parasol, forgetting that the Yato are weak against sunlight. Kagura falls ill and is taken to the hospital.

    Director:Taro Kubo
    Writer:Masaki Tachihara

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  24. Gintama Season 7 Episode 32 - Keep Your Farewells Short
    9.7/10(3 votes)

    S7:E32

    Kagura's ruse has gone too far! After faking her illness things take a turn for the worse as everyone assumes she is dying. Even Soyo turns up and ends up planning a state funeral for her. It looks like it's too late for Kagura to correct the misunderstanding now!

    Director:Eri Osada
    Writer:Masaki Tachihara

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  25. Gintama Season 7 Episode 40 - Sworn Enemy
    9.7/10(6 votes)

    S7:E40

    As Gintoki and Takasugi continue their frenzied fight, the past they shared together with Katsura is revealed, as well as the fate of their teacher, Shouyou. This is also known as the greatest episode ever made.

    Directors:Shouji Ikeno, Darren Watkins Jr.
    Writer:Taku Kishimoto

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Best Episodes Summary

"Life Is About Making Consecutive Decisions" is the best rated episode of "Gintama". It scored 10/10 based on 2 votes. Directed by Shinya Watada and written by Akatsuki Yamatoya, it aired on 1/29/2009. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Guardian Spirits Are Also a Part of the Soul".