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Gintama S4E8 — If a Friend Gets Injured, Take Him to the Hospital, Stat!
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Gintama•Season 4•Episode 8

If a Friend Gets Injured, Take Him to the Hospital, Stat!

9.2/10 · 978 votesMay 21, 200924 min

Ranked #21 of 51 in Season 4•+0.3 vs season avg

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The fierce battle begins over the title of the Official Tsu Terakado fan club. Tosshi, Hijikata’s loser otaku personality created from a demonic sword, was once thought to have been defeated by Hijikata’s strong will, but in reality the personality still survives within him. By

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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)

Crew2

A

Akatsuki Yamatoya

Writer

Y

Yasuhiro Minami

Director

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Episode Summary

"If a Friend Gets Injured, Take Him to the Hospital, Stat!" is episode 8 of Gintama season 4. It scored 9.2/10 from 978 votes, ranking #21 of 51 episodes this season (season average 8.9). Directed by Yasuhiro Minami and written by Akatsuki Yamatoya, it aired on May 21, 2009.