8.2/10374 votes#1 - The More Something Is Disliked, the More Lovely It Is
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 4/3/2008
Gintoki gives his suggestions to the editor and author of "Gintaman" on what should the series improve on.
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8.5/10484 votes#2 - Rules Are Made to be Broken
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 4/10/2008
Some Shinsengumi member shows up, and it is soon revealed to be a rival of Hijikata.
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9.1/10641 votes#3 - Otaku Are Talkative
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 4/17/2008
Itou Kamotarou (appeared on the previous episode) proceeds with his agenda. Hijikata seeks help from the Yorozuya to save the Shinsengumi from destruction.
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8.7/10524 votes#4 - There's a Thin Line Between Strengths and Weaknesses
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 4/24/2008
Okita appears to save Kondou from the rebel Shinsengumi led by Itou. The Yorozuya along with Hijikata are also on their way to the scene.
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8.8/10583 votes#5 - Important Things Are Hard To See
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 5/1/2008
Now fully free from the curse, Hijikata battles against Itou. Meanwhile, Gintoki is forced into a confrontation with none other than Bansai, right hand man to Takasugi.
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9.3/10684 votes#6 - It’s All About the Beat and Timing
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 5/8/2008
The concluding finale to the (Itou) Shinsengumi Discord Arc.
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9.7/101,744 votes#7 - Love Is Often Played Out In Sudden Death
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 5/15/2008
Kagura accidentally knocks out an international soccer team when their capitan was out by giving them water from a janitors bucket and now The Yorozuya and others have to fill the teams spots.
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9.7/101,487 votes#8 - Kids Don’t Understand How Their Parents Feel
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 5/22/2008
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...
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9.3/10742 votes#9 - Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 5/29/2008
The Yorozuya's Yakuza client has died, and the group's young new leader carries a dark secret about the boss's son.
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8.1/10337 votes#10 - Life is a test
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 6/5/2008
Yamazaki, with the intent of spying on the Joui faction, undergoes the necessary testing and training as one of its new recruits.
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9.1/10624 votes#11 - People Are All Escapees of Their Own Inner Prisons
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 6/12/2008
Katsura is inprisoned, and fellow inmate Suekichi tries to find a way to make Katsura fall asleep so that he can make a his escape.
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8.6/10477 votes#12 - Definitely Do Not Let Your Girlfriend See the Things You Use for Cross-Dressing / There's Almost a 100% Chance You’ll Forget Your Umbrella and Hate Yourself For It
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 6/19/2008
Yorozuya's asked by a crossdresser hostess to help with the courting of a host. A story about Kagura and an umbrella during the rainy season.
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8.8/10480 votes#13 - A Birthday in Your Twenties Has No Deep Meaning / Lucky Is a Man Who Gets Up and Goes to Work
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 6/26/2008
Katsura briefly takes over the series in an attempt to promote his birthday; in the main story, Gintoki attempts to help Tama find a way to enjoy herself.
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8.7/103 votes#14 - Cleaning the Toilet Cleanses the Soul
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 7/3/2008
A member of the Shinsengumi suggests a "washroom revolution". Eventually it evolves into a battle of Shinsengumi vs. washroom germs.
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8.7/103 votes#15 - They Say Soy Sauce On Pudding Tastes Like Sea Urchin, But Soy Sauce On Pudding Only Tastes Like Pudding and Soy Sauce
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 7/10/2008
Hijikata tells Matsudaira that he would fend off the store clerks who are coming-on to Matsudaira's daughter, Kuriko, just so he'd spare their lives. Kuriko mistakens Hijikata as some other person and starts to have feelings for him.
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9.0/103 votes#16 - Summer Vacation is the Most Fun Right Before It Begins
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 7/17/2008
While Gintoki, Shinpachi, Kagura, Hasegawa, Tae, Kyuubei and Katsura are on their way to the legendary Dragon Palace, a quarrel between them ends up bringing them onto an isolated island.
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9.0/103 votes#17 - The older, the wiser
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 7/24/2008
The time to settle the battle for the official fan club title is finally here. The match between Shinpachi and Hijikata is a card battle using Otsu chip playing cards. Never knowing such a thing existed, Shinpachi rushes to the vendor for some cards. Hijikata on the other hand is fully prepared and delivers the ultra powerful card “Melancholy 5-minutes before start”! Hijikata’s range of powerful attacks forces Shinpachi to stay on the defensive. Can he possibly find a way to make a counterattack?
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9.0/103 votes#18 - Beauty is like a summer fruit
Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 7/31/2008
The group goes to save Tae. On their way, Shinpachi, Gintoki and Katsura stumble upon a room where they learn about Otohime's past.
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9.0/103 votes#19 - Even if Your Back is Bent, Go Straight Forward
Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 8/7/2008
Otohime's past lover's will gives the antidote (to the aging virus) to Shinpachi. However, their time is limited as a missile carrying another batch of the aging virus, aimed at Edo, is about to be sent off.
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8.3/103 votes#20 - Within Each Box of Cigarettes, Are One or Two Cigarettes That Smell Like Horse Dung
Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 8/14/2008
Smoking ban comes to Edo. Heavy smoker Hijikata is desperate to find cigarettes.
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8.7/103 votes#21 - Japanese Restaurants Abroad Taste Pretty Much Like School Cafeteria Lunches / Once You've Taken a Dish, You Can't Put It Back
Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 8/21/2008
Part A: "The quality of overseas Japanese restaurants are around that of school cafeterias." Katsura goes undercover at an Amanto-only Japanese restaurant to stop a radical branch of the Joi Faction's plan of causing havoc. Part B: "Plates won't be returned once they're taken."Hasegawa takes over a sushi bar while the owner's at hospital. The Yorozuya ends up helping after the sushi machine went out of order.
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8.3/103 votes#22 - Novices Only Need a Flathead and a Phillips
Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 8/28/2008
The Yorozuya goes into the world of online role playing game (RPG) to search for the Amantos who are responsible for turning part of their bodies into screwdriver heads.
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8.7/103 votes#23 - Imagination Is Nurtured In the 8th Grade
Season 3 Episode 23 - Aired 9/4/2008
Gintoki, Shinpachi, and Kagura go around in the online role playing game to find powerful players to be their companions on their search for the Amanto. Their new found companions however, are not what they seem to be.
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8.7/103 votes#24 - Always Keep a Screwdriver In Your Heart
Season 3 Episode 24 - Aired 9/11/2008
Gintoki and the gang arrive at Tama’s main system. The group tries to devise a battle strategy for fighting the Great Archfiend Tapir’s black body suit minions. But they can’t come to an agreement. Deciding it’s a waste of time, Kagura charges alone into the swarm of black body suits. Using this as a diversion, the group storms the enemy base, only to be surrounded after Gintoki and the Leukocyte King get into an argument. But during their rumble to decide who’s the strongest, the two wind up destroying the black body suit minions. And finally, the Great Archfiend Tapir appears!
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8.3/103 votes#25 - When Nagging Goes Too Far It Becomes Intimidating
Season 3 Episode 25 - Aired 9/18/2008
Otsu has overcome her past scandals and become Edo's top idol. And the release date of her new single has finally been announced! Shinpachi and her other fans are overjoyed at the news. But there trouble arises right before the release. Otsu's music producer, Tsunpo, is late with the creation of her song and says the release will be postponed.
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The Best Episodes of Gintama Season 3
Every episode of Gintama Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Gintama Season 3!
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
Season 3 Ratings Summary
"The More Something Is Disliked, the More Lovely It Is" is the best rated episode of "Gintama" season 3. It scored 8.2/10 based on 374 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 4/3/2008. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Rules Are Made to be Broken".