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Life isn't easy in feudal Japan... especially since the aliens landed and conquered everything! Oh sure, the new health care is great, but the public...
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Season 1

  • You Guys!! Do You Even Have a Gintama?! (1)
    6.7/10687 votes

    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)
    6.8/10618 votes

    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!
    7.0/10707 votes

    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: Shigeki Takagi

    Writer: Akatsuki Yamatoya

  • Watch Out! Weekly Shonen JUMP Sometimes Comes Out on Saturdays!
    7.2/10659 votes

    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: Yasuhiro Minami

    Writer: Akatsuki Yamatoya

  • Make Friends You Can Call by Their Nicknames, Even When You're an Old Fart!
    7.4/10651 votes

    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: Youichi Fujita

    Writer: Akatsuki Yamatoya

  • Keep Your Promise Even If It Kills You
    6.9/10611 votes

    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: Naoki Hishikawa

    Writer: Akatsuki Yamatoya

  • Responsible Owners Should Clean Up After Their Pets!
    7.0/10596 votes

    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: Kazuo Miyake

    Writer: Kento Shimoyama

  • There Is Butt a Fine Line Between Persistence and Stubbornness
    7.6/10623 votes

    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: Yasuhiro Minami

    Writer: Katsuyuki Sumisawa

  • Fighting Should Be Done With Fists!
    7.7/10610 votes

    Fighting Should Be Done With Fists!

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/30/2006

    The Shinsengumi goes to avenge their commander's defeat.

    Director: Youichi Fujita

    Writer: Akatsuki Yamatoya

  • Eat Something Sour When You're Tired!
    7.5/10579 votes

    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!
    7.3/10544 votes

    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: Naoki Hishikawa

    Writer: Michiko Yokote

  • People Who Make Good First Impressions Usually Suck!
    7.0/10535 votes

    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: Shigeki Takagi

    Writer: Michiko Yokote

  • If You're Going to Cosplay, Go All Out!
    7.8/10584 votes

    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
    7.0/10511 votes

    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

    Part 1 - The Shinsengumi is asked to protect an amanto alien official. Part 2 - Kagura meets a princess who's sneaked out from the castle.

    Director: Yasuhiro Minami

    Writer: Akatsuki Yamatoya

  • Pets Resemble Their Owners!
    7.2/10516 votes

    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: Hirofumi Ogura

    Writer: Akatsuki Yamatoya

  • If You Stop and Think About It, Your Life’s a Lot Longer as an Old Guy Than a Kid! Whoa, Scary!!
    7.5/10540 votes

    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: Youichi Fujita

    Writer: Kento Shimoyama

  • Sons Only Take After Their Fathers' Negative Attributes
    7.9/10581 votes

    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: Kazuo Miyake

    Writer: Akatsuki Yamatoya

  • Oh Yeah! Our Crib is Number One!
    7.9/10584 votes

    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: Naoki Hishikawa

    Writer: Michiko Yokote

  • Why is the Sea So Salty? Because You City Folk Pee Whenever You Go Swimming!
    7.3/10497 votes

    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: Yasuhiro Minami

    Writer: Akatsuki Yamatoya

  • Watch Out For Conveyor Belts!
    8.1/10642 votes

    Watch Out For Conveyor Belts!

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 8/15/2006

    The Shinsengumi has been haunted by a mysterious being.

    Director: Kazuo Miyake

    Writer: Akatsuki Yamatoya

  • 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
    7.3/10469 votes

    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

    Part 1 - The group helps an amanto to protect his pond from developers. Part 2 - Gintoki goes all over town trying to find an electric fan replacement during a heatwave.

    Director: Hirofumi Ogura

    Writer: Akatsuki Yamatoya

  • Marriage is Prolonging an Illusion for Your Whole Life
    8.0/10571 votes

    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: Youichi Fujita

    Writer: Kento Shimoyama

  • When You're In a Fix, Keep On Laughing, Laughing...
    7.2/10463 votes

    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: Michiko Yokote

  • Cute Faces Are Always Hiding Something
    6.6/10478 votes

    Cute Faces Are Always Hiding Something

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 9/19/2006

    Gintoki and Katsura get dragged into being cross-dressers.

    Director: Naoki Hishikawa

    Writer: Kento Shimoyama

  • A Shared Soup Pot is a Microcosm of Life
    8.8/101,019 votes

    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
    6.9/10452 votes

    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: Yasuhiro Minami

    Writer: Michiko Yokote

  • Some Things Can’t Be Cut with a Sword
    7.9/10544 votes

    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: Shigeru Yamazaki

    Writer: Kento Shimoyama

  • Good Things Never Come in Twos (But Bad Things Do)
    7.8/10520 votes

    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: Youichi Fujita

    Writer: Michiko Yokote

  • Don’t Panic – There’s a Return Policy! / I Told You to Pay Attention to the News!
    7.4/10466 votes

    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

    Part 1 - An amanto goes around town to steal swords of value. Meanwhile Kagura steals Gintoki's wooden sword and tries to sell it. Part 2 - Space cockroaches terrorize the town.

    Director: Hirofumi Ogura

    Writer: Kento Shimoyama

  • Even Teen Idols Act Like You Guys
    7.1/10438 votes

    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: Naoki Hishikawa

    Writer: Akatsuki Yamatoya

  • You Always Remember the Things that Matter the Least
    8.2/10591 votes

    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: Hiroyuki Hata

    Writer: Akatsuki Yamatoya

  • Life Moves on Like a Conveyor Belt
    8.3/10592 votes

    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: Hiroyuki Hata

    Writer: Akatsuki Yamatoya

  • Mistaking Someone’s Name is Rude!
    7.7/10501 votes

    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: Yasuhiro Minami

    Writer: Kento Shimoyama

  • Love Doesn’t Require a Manual (1)
    8.3/10586 votes

    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, Youichi Fujita

    Writer: Michiko Yokote

  • Love Doesn’t Require a Manual (2) / You Can't Judge a Person by His Appearance, Either
    8.2/10585 votes

    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

    Part 1 - Shinpachi deals with the kitty-dressed thief. Part 2 - Matsudaira gets Kondou, Hijikata, and Okita to help get his daughter to dump her boyfriend who he does not approve of.

    Director: Kazuo Miyake, Youichi Fujita

    Writer: Michiko Yokote

  • People with Dark Pasts Can't Shut Up
    6.7/10426 votes

    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: Naoki Hishikawa

    Writer: Akatsuki Yamatoya

  • 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
    7.3/10455 votes

    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

    Part 1 - Gintoki meets Santa and has to help him deliver gifts. Part 2 - Gintoki and Hattori fight over a year end double-issue of Jump (magazine).

    Director: Hirofumi Ogura

    Writer: Akatsuki Yamatoya

  • Only Children Play in the Snow / Eating Ice Cream In Winter Is Awesome
    8.0/10566 votes

    Only Children Play in the Snow / Eating Ice Cream In Winter Is Awesome

    Season 1 Episode 38 - Aired 1/11/2007

    Part 1 - Everyone's participating in the neighborhood snow building contest-- with disastrous results. Part 2 - An old man tries to get his wife to look at his fireworks & enjoy it.

    Director: Yasuhiro Minami

    Writer: Kento Shimoyama

  • Ramen Shops with Long Menus Never Do Well
    8.3/10613 votes

    Ramen Shops with Long Menus Never Do Well

    Season 1 Episode 39 - Aired 1/18/2007

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

    Director: Kazuo Miyake

    Writer: Akatsuki Yamatoya

  • Give a Thought to Planned Pregnancy
    7.8/10503 votes

    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: Hiroyuki Hata

    Writer: Akatsuki Yamatoya

  • You Can't Judge a Movie by Its Title
    8.7/10809 votes

    You Can't Judge a Movie by Its Title

    Season 1 Episode 41 - Aired 2/1/2007

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

    Director: Youichi Fujita

    Writer: Akatsuki Yamatoya

  • You Know What Happens if You Pee on a Worm
    9.1/10978 votes

    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: Naoki Hishikawa

    Writer: Akatsuki Yamatoya

  • Make Characters So Anybody Can Tell Who They Are by Just Their Silhouettes / Since It Ended a Bit Early, We're Starting the Next One
    7.6/10446 votes

    Make Characters So Anybody Can Tell Who They Are by Just Their Silhouettes / Since It Ended a Bit Early, We're Starting the Next One

    Season 1 Episode 43 - Aired 2/15/2007

    Part 1 - Otae, Sa-chan, and Catherine all try to go for the series' heroine position. Part 2 - 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
    8.1/10565 votes

    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, Kento Shimoyama

  • Walk Your Dog at an Appropriate Speed
    7.7/10449 votes

    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: Kazuo Miyake

    Writer: Kento Shimoyama

  • Adults Only. We Wouldn’t Want Anyone Immature in Here
    7.2/10428 votes

    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: Fumihiro Yoshimura

    Writer: Michiko Yokote

  • Do Cherries Come from Cherry Trees?
    7.6/10474 votes

    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: Youichi Fujita

    Writer: Michiko Yokote

  • The More You're Alike, the More You Fight / Whatever You Play, Play to Win
    7.9/10475 votes

    The More You're Alike, the More You Fight / Whatever You Play, Play to Win

    Season 1 Episode 48 - Aired 3/22/2007

    Part 1 - A group of assassins want to take Hijikata out. The problem: none of them really expected what would happen when he encountered Gintoki Part 2 - Gintoki, Shinpachi and Kagura encounter an old man and are "forced" to play games with him; meanwhile, Sa-chan's master passed away and she went to attend his funeral.

    Director: Yasuhiro Minami

    Writer: Akatsuki Yamatoya

  • A Life Without Gambling is Like Sushi Without Wasabi
    6.6/10431 votes

    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: Hirofumi Ogura

    Writer: Akatsuki Yamatoya