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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!

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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 3 Episode 1 - The More Something Is Disliked, the More Lovely It Is
    8.3/10(546 votes)

    #1 - The More Something Is Disliked, the More Lovely It Is

    S3:E1

    Gintoki gives his suggestions to the editor and author of "Gintaman" on what should the series improve on.

    Director:Youichi Fujita
    Writer:Michiko Yokote

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  2. Gintama Season 3 Episode 2 - Rules Are Made to be Broken
    8.5/10(660 votes)

    #2 - Rules Are Made to be Broken

    S3:E2

    Some Shinsengumi member shows up, and it is soon revealed to be a rival of Hijikata.

    Director:Seiki Takuno
    Writer:Akatsuki Yamatoya

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  3. Gintama Season 3 Episode 3 - Otaku Are Talkative
    9.1/10(838 votes)

    #3 - Otaku Are Talkative

    S3:E3

    Itou Kamotarou (appeared on the previous episode) proceeds with his agenda. Hijikata seeks help from the Yorozuya to save the Shinsengumi from destruction.

    Director:Shuji Miyahara
    Writer:Akatsuki Yamatoya

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  4. Gintama Season 3 Episode 4 - There's a Thin Line Between Strengths and Weaknesses
    8.8/10(727 votes)

    #4 - There's a Thin Line Between Strengths and Weaknesses

    S3:E4

    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:Ai Yoshimura
    Writer:Akatsuki Yamatoya

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  5. Gintama Season 3 Episode 5 - Important Things Are Hard To See
    8.8/10(785 votes)

    #5 - Important Things Are Hard To See

    S3:E5

    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:Yasuhiro Minami
    Writer:Akatsuki Yamatoya

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  6. Gintama Season 3 Episode 6 - It’s All About the Beat and Timing
    9.3/10(906 votes)

    #6 - It’s All About the Beat and Timing

    S3:E6

    The concluding finale to the Shinsengumi Crisis Arc.

    Director:Naoki Hishikawa
    Writer:Akatsuki Yamatoya

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  7. Gintama Season 3 Episode 7 - Love Is Often Played Out In Sudden Death
    9.7/10(2274 votes)

    #7 - Love Is Often Played Out In Sudden Death

    S3:E7

    Kagura accidentally knocks out an international soccer team when their captain was out by giving them water from a janitor's bucket. Now the Yorozuya and others have to fill the team's spots.

    Director:Ai Yoshimura
    Writer:Kento Shimoyama

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  8. Gintama Season 3 Episode 8 - Kids Don’t Understand How Their Parents Feel
    9.7/10(1874 votes)

    #8 - Kids Don’t Understand How Their Parents Feel

    S3:E8

    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:Seiki Takuno
    Writer:Akatsuki Yamatoya

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  9. Gintama Season 3 Episode 9 - Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid
    9.4/10(1029 votes)

    #9 - Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid

    S3:E9

    The Yorozuya's Yakuza client has died, and the group's young new leader carries a dark secret about the boss's son.

    Director:Shuji Miyahara
    Writer:Akatsuki Yamatoya

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  10. Gintama Season 3 Episode 10 - Life is a test
    8.1/10(506 votes)

    #10 - Life is a test

    S3:E10

    Yamazaki, with the intent of spying on the Joui faction, undergoes the necessary testing and training as one of its new recruits.

    Director:Yasuhiro Minami
    Writer:Kento Shimoyama

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  11. Gintama Season 3 Episode 11 - People Are All Escapees of Their Own Inner Prisons
    9.2/10(840 votes)

    #11 - People Are All Escapees of Their Own Inner Prisons

    S3:E11

    Katsura is inprisoned, and fellow inmate Suekichi tries to find a way to make Katsura fall asleep so that he can make his escape.

    Director:Shinya Watada
    Writer:Akatsuki Yamatoya

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  12. Gintama Season 3 Episode 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
    8.7/10(661 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

    S3:E12

    Part 1 - Yorozuya's asked by a crossdresser hostess to help with the courting of a host. Part 2 - A story about Kagura and an umbrella during the rainy season.

    Director:Ai Yoshimura
    Writer:Kento Shimoyama

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  13. Gintama Season 3 Episode 13 - A Birthday in Your Twenties Has No Deep Meaning / Lucky Is a Man Who Gets Up and Goes to Work
    8.9/10(684 votes)

    #13 - A Birthday in Your Twenties Has No Deep Meaning / Lucky Is a Man Who Gets Up and Goes to Work

    S3:E13

    Part 1 - Katsura briefly takes over the series in an attempt to promote his birthday. Part 2 - Gintoki attempts to help Tama find a way to enjoy herself.

    Director:Yasuhiro Minami
    Writer:Michiko Yokote

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  14. Gintama Season 3 Episode 14 - Cleaning the Toilet Cleanses the Soul
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #14 - Cleaning the Toilet Cleanses the Soul

    S3:E14

    A member of the Shinsengumi suggests a "washroom revolution". Eventually it evolves into a battle of Shinsengumi vs. washroom germs.

    Director:Naoki Hishikawa
    Writer:Akatsuki Yamatoya

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  15. Gintama Season 3 Episode 15 - 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

    S3:E15

    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 mistakes Hijikata as some other person and starts to have feelings for him.

    Director:Kei Umabiki
    Writer:Michiko Yokote

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  16. Gintama Season 3 Episode 16 - 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

    S3:E16

    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:Seiki Takuno
    Writer:Akatsuki Yamatoya

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  17. Gintama Season 3 Episode 17 - The Older, the Wiser
    9.0/10(3 votes)

    #17 - The Older, the Wiser

    S3:E17

    Kamenashi (the turtle) tells the group about Otohime, the owner of the Dragon Palace, and that they are the only ones who are capable of stopping her plan.

    Director:Yasuhiro Minami
    Writer:Akatsuki Yamatoya

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  18. Gintama Season 3 Episode 18 - Beauty Is Like a Summer Fruit
    9.0/10(3 votes)

    #18 - Beauty Is Like a Summer Fruit

    S3:E18

    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:Shuji Miyahara
    Writer:Akatsuki Yamatoya

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  19. Gintama Season 3 Episode 19 - Even if Your Back is Bent, Go Straight Forward
    9.0/10(3 votes)

    #19 - Even if Your Back is Bent, Go Straight Forward

    S3:E19

    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 virus aimed at Edo is about to be sent off.

    Director:Shinya Watada
    Writer:Akatsuki Yamatoya

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  20. Gintama Season 3 Episode 20 - 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

    S3:E20

    Smoking ban comes to Edo. Heavy smoker Hijikata is desperate to find cigarettes.

    Director:Ai Yoshimura
    Writer:Michiko Yokote

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  21. Gintama Season 3 Episode 21 - 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

    S3:E21

    Part 1 - Katsura goes undercover at an Amanto-only Japanese restaurant to stop a radical branch of the Joi Faction's plan of causing havoc. Part 2 - Hasegawa takes over a sushi bar while the owner is in the hospital. The Yorozuya end up helping after the sushi machine went out of order.

    Director:Kei Umabiki
    Writer:Kento Shimoyama

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  22. Gintama Season 3 Episode 22 - Novices Only Need a Flathead and a Phillips
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #22 - Novices Only Need a Flathead and a Phillips

    S3:E22

    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:Yasuhiro Minami
    Writer:Akatsuki Yamatoya

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  23. Gintama Season 3 Episode 23 - Imagination Is Nurtured In the 8th Grade
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #23 - Imagination Is Nurtured In the 8th Grade

    S3:E23

    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:Shuji Miyahara
    Writer:Akatsuki Yamatoya

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  24. Gintama Season 3 Episode 24 - Always Keep a Screwdriver In Your Heart
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #24 - Always Keep a Screwdriver In Your Heart

    S3:E24

    Everyone seems to have given up on getting their original bodies back except for Ayame, who continues to gather leads to organize one final attempt in the real world, but she'll need the others to help.

    Director:Naoki Hishikawa
    Writer:Akatsuki Yamatoya

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  25. Gintama Season 3 Episode 25 - When Nagging Goes Too Far It Becomes Intimidating
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #25 - When Nagging Goes Too Far It Becomes Intimidating

    S3:E25

    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 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:Ai Yoshimura
    Writer:Akatsuki Yamatoya

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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 8.3/10 based on 546 votes. Directed by Youichi Fujita and written by Michiko Yokote, it aired on 4/3/2008. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Rules Are Made to be Broken".