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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 best episode of "Gintama" season 3 is "The More Something Is Disliked, the More Lovely It Is", rated 8.2/10 from 363 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "The More Something Is Disliked, the More Lovely It Is" aired on 4/3/2008 and is rated 0.3 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Rules Are Made to be Broken".

  • The More Something Is Disliked, the More Lovely It Is
    8.2/10 363 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Rules Are Made to be Broken
    8.5/10 470 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Otaku Are Talkative
    9.1/10 623 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • There's a Thin Line Between Strengths and Weaknesses
    8.7/10 511 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Important Things Are Hard To See
    8.8/10 571 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • It’s All About the Beat and Timing
    9.3/10 666 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Love Is Often Played Out In Sudden Death
    9.7/10 1,701 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Kids Don’t Understand How Their Parents Feel
    9.7/10 1,457 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...

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid
    9.3/10 722 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Life is a test
    8.1/10 328 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • People Are All Escapees of Their Own Inner Prisons
    9.1/10 608 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • 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
    8.6/10 465 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Birthday in Your Twenties Has No Deep Meaning / Lucky Is a Man Who Gets Up and Goes to Work
    8.8/10 470 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Cleaning the Toilet Cleanses the Soul
    8.7/10 3 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • They Say Soy Sauce On Pudding Tastes Like Sea Urchin, But Soy Sauce On Pudding Only Tastes Like Pudding and Soy Sauce
    8.7/10 3 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Summer Vacation is the Most Fun Right Before It Begins
    9.0/10 3 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The older, the wiser
    9.0/10 3 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?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Beauty is like a summer fruit
    9.0/10 3 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Even if Your Back is Bent, Go Straight Forward
    9.0/10 3 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Within Each Box of Cigarettes, Are One or Two Cigarettes That Smell Like Horse Dung
    8.3/10 3 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Japanese Restaurants Abroad Taste Pretty Much Like School Cafeteria Lunches / Once You've Taken a Dish, You Can't Put It Back
    8.7/10 3 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Novices Only Need a Flathead and a Phillips
    8.3/10 3 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Imagination Is Nurtured In the 8th Grade
    8.7/10 3 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Always Keep a Screwdriver In Your Heart
    8.7/10 3 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!

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • When Nagging Goes Too Far It Becomes Intimidating
    8.3/10 3 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A