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Gintama S1E12 — People Who Make Good First Impressions Usually Suck!

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Gintama•Season 1•Episode 12

People Who Make Good First Impressions Usually Suck!

7.1/10 · 848 votesJun 13, 200624 min

Ranked #40 of 49 in Season 1•−0.5 vs season avg

The kabuki district has been robbed by a mysterious thief.

Directed byShigeki Takagi

Written byMichiko Yokote

Previous episodeE11 · Look, Overly Sticky Sweet Dumplings Are Not Real Dumplings, You Idiot!Next episodeE13 · If You're Going to Cosplay, Go All Out!

Seasons11

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Season 1 Episodes49

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Keep Your Promise Even If It Kills You still

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Responsible Owners Should Clean Up After Their Pets! still

Responsible Owners Should Clean Up After Their Pets!

There Is Butt a Fine Line Between Persistence and Stubbornness still

There Is Butt a Fine Line Between Persistence and Stubbornness

Fighting Should Be Done With Fists! still

Fighting Should Be Done With Fists!

Eat Something Sour When You're Tired! still

Eat Something Sour When You're Tired!

Look, Overly Sticky Sweet Dumplings Are Not Real Dumplings, You Idiot! still

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People Who Make Good First Impressions Usually Suck!

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Oh Yeah! Our Crib is Number One!

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Cast18

Tomokazu Sugita

Tomokazu Sugita

Gintoki Sakata (voice)

Rie Kugimiya

Rie Kugimiya

Kagura (voice)

Daisuke Sakaguchi

Daisuke Sakaguchi

Shinpachi Shimura (voice)

Akira Ishida

Akira Ishida

Kotarou Katsura (voice)

Fumihiko Tachiki

Fumihiko Tachiki

Taizou Hasegawa (voice)

Kazuya Nakai

Kazuya Nakai

Toushirou Hijikata (voice)

Kenichi Suzumura

Kenichi Suzumura

Sougo Okita (voice)

Takehito Koyasu

Takehito Koyasu

Shinsuke Takasugi (voice)

Yuhko Kaida

Yuhko Kaida

Tsukuyo (voice)

Satoshi Hino

Satoshi Hino

Kamui (voice)

Kazuhiko Inoue

Kazuhiko Inoue

Oboro

Susumu Chiba

Susumu Chiba

近藤勋（配音）

Crew4

M

Michiko Yokote

Writer

A

Akira Takahashi

Animation Director

S

Shigeki Takagi

Director

S

Shigeki Takagi

Storyboard Artist

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Episode Summary

"People Who Make Good First Impressions Usually Suck!" is episode 12 of Gintama season 1. It scored 7.1/10 from 848 votes, ranking #40 of 49 episodes this season (season average 7.6). Directed by Shigeki Takagi and written by Michiko Yokote, it aired on June 13, 2006.

Next: E13 · If You're Going to Cosplay, Go All Out!Best of Season 1