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The Best Episodes of Gintama Season 2

Every episode of Gintama Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Gintama Season 2!

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After Japan's Shogunate is occupied by an alien army, a samurai forced to work as a handyman forms a squad of swordsmen to fight back.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Gintama Season 2 Episode 1 - Pending Means Pending, It's Not Final
    8.9/10(830 votes)

    #1 - Pending Means Pending, It's Not Final

    S2:E1

    The cast goes over their ideas for the series' new direction.

    Director:Naoki Hishikawa
    Writers:Michiko Yokote, Akatsuki Yamatoya, Kento Shimoyama

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  2. Gintama Season 2 Episode 2 - Milk Should Be Served at Body Temperature
    8.8/10(747 votes)

    #2 - Milk Should Be Served at Body Temperature

    S2:E2

    A baby is dropped off in front of the Yorozuya with a note claiming it's Gintoki's son.

    Director:Fumihiro Yoshimura
    Writer:Kento Shimoyama

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  3. Gintama Season 2 Episode 3 - If You Want to See Someone, Make an Appo First
    8.6/10(666 votes)

    #3 - If You Want to See Someone, Make an Appo First

    S2:E3

    It is revealed that the baby isn't Gintoki's; instead the baby was left at Yorozuya by the mother to keep her child safe from her father-in-law. Meanwhile Kagura and Shinpachi try to save the mother; Gintoki is on his way to return the baby.

    Director:Kazuo Miyake
    Writer:Kento Shimoyama

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  4. Gintama Season 2 Episode 4 - Stress Makes You Bald, but It's Stressful to Avoid Stress, So You End Up Stressed Out Anyway, So in the End There's Nothing You Can Do
    8.4/10(627 votes)

    #4 - Stress Makes You Bald, but It's Stressful to Avoid Stress, So You End Up Stressed Out Anyway, So in the End There's Nothing You Can Do

    S2:E4

    While trying to burn old JUMP issues, Gintoki is captured by a female fire fighter in search of a local arsonist.

    Director:Ai Yoshimura
    Writer:Akatsuki Yamatoya

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  5. Gintama Season 2 Episode 5 - Mothers Everywhere Are All the Same
    8.4/10(622 votes)

    #5 - Mothers Everywhere Are All the Same

    S2:E5

    A mother looking for her son in Edo enlists the help of Yorozuya.

    Director:Youichi Fujita
    Writer:Michiko Yokote

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  6. Gintama Season 2 Episode 6 - Don't Make Munching Noises When You Eat
    8.1/10(508 votes)

    #6 - Don't Make Munching Noises When You Eat

    S2:E6

    Continuing from the last episode, it is discovered that the son turned out to be the No.1 "Pimp" in Kabuki District.

    Director:Yasuhiro Minami
    Writer:Michiko Yokote

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  7. Gintama Season 2 Episode 7 - Keep an Eye on the Chief for the Day
    7.9/10(468 votes)

    #7 - Keep an Eye on the Chief for the Day

    S2:E7

    Terakado Tsu (Otsu) goes to be one day chief of the Shinsengumi to improve its image.

    Director:Hirofumi Ogura
    Writer:Akatsuki Yamatoya

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  8. Gintama Season 2 Episode 8 - When Looking For Things You've Lost, Remember What You Were Doing On The Day You Lost It
    6.8/10(382 votes)

    #8 - When Looking For Things You've Lost, Remember What You Were Doing On The Day You Lost It

    S2:E8

    Mutsu requests the Yorozuya recover some stolen cargo.

    Director:Satoshi Osedo
    Writer:Akatsuki Yamatoya

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  9. Gintama Season 2 Episode 9 - Croquette Sandwiches Are Always the Most Popular Food Sold at the Stalls
    8.8/10(839 votes)

    #9 - Croquette Sandwiches Are Always the Most Popular Food Sold at the Stalls

    S2:E9

    A serial killer has been going around town-- and one of the crew meets him head on! In the meantime, Gintoki is requested to locate "Benizakura", an unlucky sword stolen from its owner.

    Director:Kazuo Miyake
    Writer:Akatsuki Yamatoya

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  10. Gintama Season 2 Episode 10 - Be Careful Not to Leave Your Umbrella Somewhere
    9.7/10(3479 votes)

    #10 - Be Careful Not to Leave Your Umbrella Somewhere

    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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  11. Gintama Season 2 Episode 11 - The Sun Will Rise Again
    9.4/10(1129 votes)

    #11 - The Sun Will Rise Again

    S2:E11

    Shinpachi and Elizabeth go on the ship to attack Okada. A battle rages on the ship, at which Kagura manages to escape from captivity. On the other hand, Gintoki and Tetsuko (Benizakura forger Tetsuya's sister) head towards Takasugi.

    Director:Naoki Hishikawa
    Writer:Akatsuki Yamatoya

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  12. Gintama Season 2 Episode 12 - On a Moonless Night, Insects Are Drawn to the Light
    9.3/10(949 votes)

    #12 - On a Moonless Night, Insects Are Drawn to the Light

    S2:E12

    The battle comes to a conclusion, with Benizakura finally taken over Okada's body, and Gintoki will have to use the sword Tetsuko gave him to stop this.

    Director:Yasuhiro Minami
    Writer:Akatsuki Yamatoya

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  13. Gintama Season 2 Episode 13 - Even Mummy Hunters Sometimes Turn into Mummys
    9.6/10(1804 votes)

    #13 - Even Mummy Hunters Sometimes Turn into Mummys

    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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  14. Gintama Season 2 Episode 14 - The Preview Section in JUMP is Always Unreliable
    8.9/10(845 votes)

    #14 - The Preview Section in JUMP is Always Unreliable

    S2:E14

    Hattori Zenzo has been hired to kidnap a girl who is able to foresee the future. Meanwhile, the Yorozuya has been hired to protect the very same girl.

    Director:Hirokazu Yamada
    Writer:Kento Shimoyama

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  15. Gintama Season 2 Episode 15 - Eating Nmaibo Can Make You Full in No Time!
    8.2/10(498 votes)

    #15 - Eating Nmaibo Can Make You Full in No Time!

    S2:E15

    A set of TV crews follow Katsura around for a day to do a television program special interview.

    Director:Kazuo Miyake
    Writer:Michiko Yokote

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  16. Gintama Season 2 Episode 16 - Rhinoceros Beetles Teach Boys that Life is Precious
    9.1/10(873 votes)

    #16 - Rhinoceros Beetles Teach Boys that Life is Precious

    S2:E16

    Kagura's beetle was killed during a beetle fighting match. She tries to drag Gintoki and Shinpachi to go beetle hunting with her. That only succeeds when they know there is a high demand for the beetles - meaning they can make money of it. The trio encounters the Shinsengumi who also happens to be capturing beetles for reason unknown.

    Director:Hirofumi Ogura
    Writer:Michiko Yokote

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  17. Gintama Season 2 Episode 17 - Dango Over Flowers
    7.3/10(390 votes)

    #17 - Dango Over Flowers

    S2:E17

    An old dango shop owner accepts a challenge from the owner of a popular new dessert shop.

    Director:Naoki Hishikawa
    Writer:Michiko Yokote

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  18. Gintama Season 2 Episode 18 - For the Wind Is the Life / The Ideal Girlfriend Is Always Minami
    7.4/10(385 votes)

    #18 - For the Wind Is the Life / The Ideal Girlfriend Is Always Minami

    S2:E18

    Part 1 - Gintoki gets into an accident with a delivery girl who has the "Need for Speed" Part 2 - As Gintoki recovers from the delivery incident, Sa-chan is forced to weigh both her feminine needs and her assassin duties when working a mission at the same hospital.

    Director:Youichi Fujita
    Writer:Akatsuki Yamatoya

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  19. Gintama Season 2 Episode 19 - Like a Haunted House, Life is Filled with Horrors
    9.0/10(779 votes)

    #19 - Like a Haunted House, Life is Filled with Horrors

    S2:E19

    Every year during the Matsuri festival, a "Test of Courage" is held. This year Gintoki, Shinpachi and Kagura help out with the event.

    Director:Yasuhiro Minami
    Writer:Kento Shimoyama

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  20. Gintama Season 2 Episode 20 - Please Help by Separating Your Trash
    7.3/10(400 votes)

    #20 - Please Help by Separating Your Trash

    S2:E20

    Gintoki finds a female android head in the trash.

    Director:Satoshi Osedo
    Writer:Akatsuki Yamatoya

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  21. Gintama Season 2 Episode 21 - Too Many Cuties Can Make You Sick
    6.7/10(399 votes)

    #21 - Too Many Cuties Can Make You Sick

    S2:E21

    It's revealed that the android head belonged to a murder suspect. Two other androids were sent to retrieve the android head along with a horde of maid androids.

    Director:Ai Yoshimura
    Writer:Akatsuki Yamatoya

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  22. Gintama Season 2 Episode 22 - Some Data Cannot Be Erased
    7.6/10(398 votes)

    #22 - Some Data Cannot Be Erased

    S2:E22

    Gintoki, Shinpachi, Kagura, and the robot tinkerer head towards the main facility of the inventor and attempt to shutdown the rampaging maid android mob.

    Director:Kazuo Miyake
    Writer:Akatsuki Yamatoya

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  23. Gintama Season 2 Episode 23 - A Dog's Paws Smell Fragrant / Drive With a "Might" Attitude
    7.1/10(382 votes)

    #23 - A Dog's Paws Smell Fragrant / Drive With a "Might" Attitude

    S2:E23

    Part 1 - Sadaharu is in "heat" and Yorozuya tries to find him a mate. Part 2 - Katsura attempts to take a driving lesson -- a "Might Happen" driving lesson, that is.

    Director:Hirofumi Ogura
    Writer:Akatsuki Yamatoya

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  24. Gintama Season 2 Episode 24 - Think for a Minute Now, Do Matsutake Mushrooms Really Taste All that Good?
    8.1/10(479 votes)

    #24 - Think for a Minute Now, Do Matsutake Mushrooms Really Taste All that Good?

    S2:E24

    While hunting mushrooms in the woods, Gintoki, Shinpachi and Kagura become infected with mentality-changing mushrooms while getting get involved in a tragic war between a bear and a hunter.

    Director:Yasuhiro Minami
    Writer:Kento Shimoyama

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  25. Gintama Season 2 Episode 25 - The Manga Writer Becomes a Pro, After Doing a Stock of Manuscripts
    8.3/10(507 votes)

    #25 - The Manga Writer Becomes a Pro, After Doing a Stock of Manuscripts

    S2:E25

    Edo's under attack by M-unibrow zombies!

    Director:Youichi Fujita
    Writer:Akatsuki Yamatoya

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Pending Means Pending, It's Not Final" is the best rated episode of "Gintama" season 2. It scored 8.9/10 based on 830 votes. Directed by Naoki Hishikawa and written by Michiko Yokote, Akatsuki Yamatoya, Kento Shimoyama, it aired on 4/5/2007. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Milk Should Be Served at Body Temperature".