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In an era where aliens have invaded and taken over feudal Tokyo, an unemployed samurai finds work however he can.
Genres:Action & AdventureAnimationComedySci-Fi & Fantasy
Network:TV Tokyo
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Season 1

  • You Guys!! Do You Even Have a Gintama?! (1)
    6.7/10567 votes
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    You Guys!! Do You Even Have a Gintama?! (1)

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/4/2006

    Gintoki, Shinpachi, and Kagura receive a request from a man who wants them to make him stronger.

    Director: Naoki Hishikawa

    Writer: Akatsuki Yamatoya

  • You Guys!! Do You Even Have a Gintama?! (2)
    6.8/10504 votes
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    You Guys!! Do You Even Have a Gintama?! (2)

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/4/2006

    Gintoki's group goes to take back a house for a man who's been conned.

    Director: Naoki Hishikawa

    Writer: Akatsuki Yamatoya

  • Nobody with Naturally Wavy Hair Can be That Bad!
    7.0/10565 votes
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    Nobody with Naturally Wavy Hair Can be That Bad!

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/11/2006

    Sakata Gintoki meets Shimura Shinpachi. The two proceeds to save Shinpachi's older sister from an amanto entertainment club.

    Director: Shinji Takamatsu

    Writer: Akatsuki Yamatoya

  • Watch Out! Weekly Shonen JUMP Sometimes Comes Out on Saturdays!
    7.2/10529 votes
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    Watch Out! Weekly Shonen JUMP Sometimes Comes Out on Saturdays!

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/25/2006

    Gintoki and Shinpachi meet an amanto alien girl who's been chased after by gangster.

    Director: Shinji Takamatsu, Yasuhiro Minami

    Writer: Akatsuki Yamatoya

  • Make Friends You Can Call by Their Nicknames, Even When You're an Old Fart!
    7.4/10517 votes
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    Make Friends You Can Call by Their Nicknames, Even When You're an Old Fart!

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/2/2006

    Gintoki's group's been asked to deliver a package to an amanto alien embassy.

    Director: Shinji Takamatsu

    Writer: Akatsuki Yamatoya

  • Keep Your Promise Even If It Kills You
    6.9/10491 votes
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    Keep Your Promise Even If It Kills You

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/9/2006

    A man tries to break out of jail, to attend a pop star's concert.

    Director: Shinji Takamatsu

    Writer: Akatsuki Yamatoya

  • Responsible Owners Should Clean Up After Their Pets!
    7.0/10474 votes
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    Responsible Owners Should Clean Up After Their Pets!

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/16/2006

    The group is hired to find an amanto alien prince's pet.

    Director: Shinji Takamatsu

    Writer: N/A

  • There Is Butt a Fine Line Between Persistence and Stubbornness
    7.6/10491 votes
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    There Is Butt a Fine Line Between Persistence and Stubbornness

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/23/2006

    Shinpachi's sister is being stalked by a Shinsengumi officer.

    Director: Shinji Takamatsu

    Writer: N/A

  • Fighting Should Be Done With Fists!
    7.7/10483 votes
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    Fighting Should Be Done With Fists!

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/30/2006

    The Shinsengumi goes to avenge their commander's defeat.

    Director: Shinji Takamatsu

    Writer: N/A

  • Eat Something Sour When You're Tired!
    7.5/10457 votes
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    Eat Something Sour When You're Tired!

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/6/2006

    The group picks up a giant white dog.

    Director: Hiroyuki Hata

    Writer: Kento Shimoyama

  • Look, Overly Sticky Sweet Dumplings Are Not Real Dumplings, You Idiot!
    7.2/10440 votes
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    Look, Overly Sticky Sweet Dumplings Are Not Real Dumplings, You Idiot!

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/13/2006

    The trio helps an old man to track down a woman whom he met when he was young. Shown as a one hour special with episode 12.

    Director: Shinji Takamatsu

    Writer: N/A

  • People Who Make Good First Impressions Usually Suck!
    7.0/10430 votes
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    People Who Make Good First Impressions Usually Suck!

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 6/13/2006

    The kabuki district has been robbed by a mysterious thief.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • If You're Going to Cosplay, Go All Out!
    7.7/10457 votes
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    If You're Going to Cosplay, Go All Out!

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 6/20/2006

    The group is hired to find a missing girl. However, the group is dragged into deeper trouble than they originally anticipated. Gintoki may require the help of his old friend Katsura to help him out of this mess.

    Director: Kazuo Miyake

    Writer: Akatsuki Yamatoya

  • Boys Have a Weird Ritual that Makes Them Think They Turn Into Men When They Touch Frogs! / You Only Gotta Wash Under Your Armpits - Just the Armpits
    6.9/10409 votes
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    Boys Have a Weird Ritual that Makes Them Think They Turn Into Men When They Touch Frogs! / You Only Gotta Wash Under Your Armpits - Just the Armpits

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 7/4/2006

    The Shinsengumi is asked to protect an amanto alien official and Kagura meets a princess who's sneaked out from the castle.

    Director: Yasuhiro Minami

    Writer: Akatsuki Yamatoya

  • Pets Resemble Their Owners!
    7.2/10414 votes
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    Pets Resemble Their Owners!

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 7/11/2006

    The group enters Sadaharu in a pet competition, with Katsura and his pet being their opponent.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • If You Stop and Think About It, Your Life’s a Lot Longer as an Old Guy Than a Kid! Whoa, Scary!!
    7.5/10421 votes
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    If You Stop and Think About It, Your Life’s a Lot Longer as an Old Guy Than a Kid! Whoa, Scary!!

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 7/18/2006

    A man who's been fired for assaulting an amanto royal goes job hunting, only to met with failure repeatedly.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Sons Only Take After Their Fathers' Negative Attributes
    7.8/10447 votes
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    Sons Only Take After Their Fathers' Negative Attributes

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 7/25/2006

    A rebel plans to asssinate the shogun during a festival.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Oh Yeah! Our Crib is Number One!
    7.8/10465 votes
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    Oh Yeah! Our Crib is Number One!

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 8/1/2006

    The group and Shinsengumi attempt to capture a man who's been stealing women's underwear.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Why is the Sea So Salty? Because You City Folk Pee Whenever You Go Swimming!
    7.3/10396 votes
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    Why is the Sea So Salty? Because You City Folk Pee Whenever You Go Swimming!

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 8/8/2006

    In an effort to get some quick cash, Gintoki and Hasegawa, along with Shinpachi, Kagura, and Otae, head to the beach to get rid of a monster that's been terrorizing the area.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Watch Out For Conveyor Belts!
    8.1/10518 votes
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    Watch Out For Conveyor Belts!

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 8/15/2006

    The Shinsengumi has been haunted by a mysterious being.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • If You're a Man, Try the Swordfish / If You Go to Sleep With the Fan On, You'll Get a Stomachache, So Be Careful
    7.3/10374 votes
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    If You're a Man, Try the Swordfish / If You Go to Sleep With the Fan On, You'll Get a Stomachache, So Be Careful

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 8/22/2006

    The group helps an amanto to protect his pond from developers and Gintoki goes all over town trying to find an electric fan replacement during a heatwave.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Marriage is Prolonging an Illusion for Your Whole Life
    8.0/10453 votes
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    Marriage is Prolonging an Illusion for Your Whole Life

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 9/5/2006

    A female ninja stays over at the Yorozuya.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • When You're In a Fix, Keep On Laughing, Laughing...
    7.1/10365 votes
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    When You're In a Fix, Keep On Laughing, Laughing...

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 9/12/2006

    Gintoki, Shinpachi and Kagura go on a space trip in which Kagura had won tickets for.

    Director: Norihiko Nagahama

    Writer: N/A

  • Cute Faces Are Always Hiding Something
    6.6/10377 votes
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    Cute Faces Are Always Hiding Something

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 9/19/2006

    Gintoki and Katsura get dragged into being cross-dressers.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Shared Soup Pot is a Microcosm of Life
    8.8/10828 votes
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    A Shared Soup Pot is a Microcosm of Life

    Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 10/5/2006

    The series is entering into its third season! But the Yorozuya have other concerns: a battle of wits and deception to take reign of the sukiyaki pot!

    Director: Kazuo Miyake

    Writer: Michiko Yokote

  • Don't Be Shy - Just Raise Your Hand and Say It
    6.8/10351 votes
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    Don't Be Shy - Just Raise Your Hand and Say It

    Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 10/12/2006

    The group goes to get Shinpachi's childhood friend out of a gang.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Some Things Can’t Be Cut with a Sword
    7.8/10411 votes
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    Some Things Can’t Be Cut with a Sword

    Season 1 Episode 27 - Aired 10/19/2006

    After Okita showed them an underground death match arena (Rengokukan), the group proceeds to track down the reigning champion of those death matches.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Good Things Never Come in Twos (but Bad Things Do)
    7.8/10391 votes
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    Good Things Never Come in Twos (but Bad Things Do)

    Season 1 Episode 28 - Aired 10/25/2006

    A police department head official brings Kondo to a meeting to discuss the incident happened at the Rengokukan.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Don’t Panic – There’s a Return Policy! / I Told You to Pay Attention to the News!
    7.4/10362 votes
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    Don’t Panic – There’s a Return Policy! / I Told You to Pay Attention to the News!

    Season 1 Episode 29 - Aired 11/2/2006

    An amanto goes around town to steal swords of value. Meanwhile Kagura steals Gintoki's wooden sword and tries to sell it and Space cockroaches terrorize the town.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Even Teen Idols Act Like You Guys
    7.0/10342 votes
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    Even Teen Idols Act Like You Guys

    Season 1 Episode 30 - Aired 11/9/2006

    Otsu receives a threat letter. The trio goes to investigate.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • You Always Remember the Things that Matter the Least
    8.1/10461 votes
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    You Always Remember the Things that Matter the Least

    Season 1 Episode 31 - Aired 11/16/2006

    Gintoki has amnesia after a car accident. His friends try to get his memory back.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Life Moves on Like a Conveyor Belt
    8.2/10467 votes
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    Life Moves on Like a Conveyor Belt

    Season 1 Episode 32 - Aired 11/23/2006

    Gintoki who still does not have his memory back, works at a factory which produces a mysterious items. Meanwhile, Shinpachi and Kagura goes to retrieve Gintoki.

    Director: Shinji Takamatsu

    Writer: N/A

  • Mistaking Someone’s Name is Rude!
    7.7/10390 votes
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    Mistaking Someone’s Name is Rude!

    Season 1 Episode 33 - Aired 11/30/2006

    Sakamoto sends two amanto craftsmen to help rebuild the Yorozuya as repayment for him crashing his spaceship into the place.

    Director: Shinji Takamatsu

    Writer: N/A

  • Love Doesn’t Require a Manual (1)
    8.3/10470 votes
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    Love Doesn’t Require a Manual (1)

    Season 1 Episode 34 - Aired 12/7/2006

    Shinpachi saves a girl with cat ears while on a train ride. Later in a letter she sends him, the girl proceeds to ask him out.

    Director: Shinji Takamatsu

    Writer: N/A

  • Love Doesn’t Require a Manual (2) / You Can't Judge a Person by His Appearance, Either
    8.2/10471 votes
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    Love Doesn’t Require a Manual (2) / You Can't Judge a Person by His Appearance, Either

    Season 1 Episode 35 - Aired 12/14/2006

    Shinpachi deals with the kitty-dressed thief and Kondou's uncle gets him, Hijikata and Okita to help get her daughter to dump her boyfriend in which he is not approved of.

    Director: Shinji Takamatsu

    Writer: N/A

  • People with Dark Pasts Can't Shut Up
    6.7/10336 votes
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    People with Dark Pasts Can't Shut Up

    Season 1 Episode 36 - Aired 12/21/2006

    A colleague of Otae has been scammed of her money by a cult. The Yorozuya and Otae goes to uncover the secret of the cult.

    Director: Shinji Takamatsu

    Writer: N/A

  • People Who Say that Santa Doesn’t Really Exist Actually Want to Believe in Him / Prayer Won't Make Your Worldly Desires Go Away! Control Yourself
    7.3/10355 votes
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    People Who Say that Santa Doesn’t Really Exist Actually Want to Believe in Him / Prayer Won't Make Your Worldly Desires Go Away! Control Yourself

    Season 1 Episode 37 - Aired 12/28/2006

    Gintoki meets Santa and has to help him deliver gifts and Gintoki and Hattori fight over a year end double-issue of Jump (magazine).

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Only Children Play in the Snow / Eating Ice Cream In Winter Is Awesome
    8.0/10439 votes
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    Only Children Play in the Snow / Eating Ice Cream In Winter Is Awesome

    Season 1 Episode 38 - Aired 1/11/2007

    Everyone's participating in the neighborhood snow building contest-- with disastrous results and an old man tries to get his wife to look at his fireworks & enjoy it.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Ramen Shops with Long Menus Never Do Well
    8.2/10488 votes
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    Ramen Shops with Long Menus Never Do Well

    Season 1 Episode 39 - Aired 1/18/2007

    Katsura's injures his leg while escaping from the Shinsengumi and uses a ramen shop as a temporary hideout.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Give a Thought to Planned Pregnancy
    7.8/10383 votes
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    Give a Thought to Planned Pregnancy

    Season 1 Episode 40 - Aired 1/25/2007

    A mysterious and famous hunter, Umibouzu, pays a visit when an alien appears in Edo.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • You Can't Judge a Movie by Its Title
    8.7/10660 votes
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    You Can't Judge a Movie by Its Title

    Season 1 Episode 41 - Aired 2/1/2007

    Dissatisfies with Gintoki's reaction to Kagura's departure, Shinpachi quits and goes after Kagura.

    Director: Shinji Takamatsu

    Writer: Michiko Yokote

  • You Know What Happens if You Pee on a Worm
    9.1/10813 votes
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    You Know What Happens if You Pee on a Worm

    Season 1 Episode 42 - Aired 2/8/2007

    Gintoki, along with Umibouzu, goes to combat the alien; while at the same time avoiding the Shogunate's side of attack (on the alien).

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Make Characters So Anybody Can Tell Who They Are by Just Their Silhouettes
    7.6/10343 votes
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    Make Characters So Anybody Can Tell Who They Are by Just Their Silhouettes

    Season 1 Episode 43 - Aired 2/15/2007

    Otae, Sa-chan, and Catherine all try to go for the series' heroine position and Katsura enlists the Yorozuya to help him save Elizabeth-- but they need some ninja finesse to do it first.

    Director: Yasuhiro Minami

    Writer: Akatsuki Yamatoya

  • Mom’s Busy, Too, So Quit Complaining About What’s for Dinner
    8.1/10447 votes
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    Mom’s Busy, Too, So Quit Complaining About What’s for Dinner

    Season 1 Episode 44 - Aired 2/22/2007

    Katsura, along with the Yorozuya, goes to find Sarutobi Ayame to train them on ninja skills; in preparation for their Elizabeth rescue.

    Director: Hirofumi Ogura

    Writer: Michiko Yokote

  • Walk Your Dog at an Appropriate Speed
    7.7/10339 votes
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    Walk Your Dog at an Appropriate Speed

    Season 1 Episode 45 - Aired 3/1/2007

    Sadaharu becomes a demon that the Yorozuya tries to rescue with the help of former priestess sisters.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Adults Only. We Wouldn’t Want Anyone Immature in Here
    7.1/10331 votes
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    Adults Only. We Wouldn’t Want Anyone Immature in Here

    Season 1 Episode 46 - Aired 3/8/2007

    Otae and Ane square off to keep their jobs by trying to out-earn each other.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Do Cherries Come from Cherry Trees?
    7.6/10364 votes
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    Do Cherries Come from Cherry Trees?

    Season 1 Episode 47 - Aired 3/15/2007

    The Yorozuya get a new neighbor, a frightening looking Amanto named Hedoro, and assume he's up to something.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The More You're Alike, the More You Fight / Whatever You Play, Play to Win
    7.9/10358 votes
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    The More You're Alike, the More You Fight / Whatever You Play, Play to Win

    Season 1 Episode 48 - Aired 3/22/2007

    A group of assassins want to take Hijikata out. The problem: none of them really didn't expect what would happen when he encountered Gintoki who, with Shinpachi and Kagura encounters an old man and was "forced" to play games with him; meanwhile, Sa-chan's master passed away and she went to attend his funeral.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Life Without Gambling is Like Sushi Without Wasabi
    6.6/10330 votes
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    A Life Without Gambling is Like Sushi Without Wasabi

    Season 1 Episode 49 - Aired 3/29/2007

    Gintoki and Hasegawa run into some gambling problems.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A