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The Best Episodes of Gintama Season 7

Every episode of Gintama Season 7 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Gintama Season 7!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Gintama Season 7 Episode 1 - You Can Never Pause at the Perfect Time
    8.6/10(610 votes)

    #1 - You Can Never Pause at the Perfect Time

    S7:E1

    Gin finds a strange clock and accidentally breaks it, causing all time in the universe to come to a stop.

    Director:Ai Yoshimura
    Writer:Deko Akao

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  2. Gintama Season 7 Episode 2 - Even a Matsui Stick Can't Handle Some Kinds of Dirt
    8.8/10(634 votes)

    #2 - Even a Matsui Stick Can't Handle Some Kinds of Dirt

    S7:E2

    Odd Jobs continue to try and fix the Universal Clock, with little success.

    Director:Kei Umabiki
    Writer:Deko Akao

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  3. Gintama Season 7 Episode 3 - An Inspector's Love Begins With an Inspection
    8.7/10(605 votes)

    #3 - An Inspector's Love Begins With an Inspection

    S7:E3

    Yamazaki is on the verge of breaking down after staking out Odd Jobs' place for days on end. Tama offers some words of encouragement at just the right moment. Unfortunately, Yamazaki's new found affection for Tama soon turns into full-blown stalking. Concerned, the Shinsengumi send Okita to help fix things...

    Director:Yasuhiro Minami
    Writer:Shu Matsubara

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  4. Gintama Season 7 Episode 4 - Forget Dates, Remember People / You Can Hide Your Porn Mags, But You Can't Hide Your ***
    9.3/10(916 votes)

    #4 - Forget Dates, Remember People / You Can Hide Your Porn Mags, But You Can't Hide Your ***

    S7:E4

    Part 1 - Tsukuyo attempts to give Seita history lessons, but he refuses to take it seriously. Gintoki attempts to help, but his version of events may not be very accurate. Part 2 - Shinpachi runs into Gintoki whilst attempting to smuggle "Ho Love-ru" manga. The pair discuss how best to hide them from his sister.

    Director:Shuji Miyahara
    Writer:Shu Matsubara

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  5. Gintama Season 7 Episode 5 - A Mirror Provides a Frozen Reflection of Both Your Beautiful and Ugly Sides / Nobody Likes the Photo on Their License
    8.8/10(603 votes)

    #5 - A Mirror Provides a Frozen Reflection of Both Your Beautiful and Ugly Sides / Nobody Likes the Photo on Their License

    S7:E5

    Part 1 - Sacchan finds a new stalking spot in Odd Job's building, but witnesses some unexpected things as the gang go about their morning rituals! Part 2 - Yamazaki is fed up with being labelled as boring at work and tries to get a ninja license.

    Director:Yukihiko Asaki
    Writer:Taku Kishimoto

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  6. Gintama Season 7 Episode 6 - Arriving Late to a Reunion Makes it Hard to Enter
    8.9/10(633 votes)

    #6 - Arriving Late to a Reunion Makes it Hard to Enter

    S7:E6

    Gin is tricked into turning up to a reunion party with Katsura and Sakamoto. The two are unhappy with their lack of screen time and are determined to start a flashback arc, but they then get sidetracked trying to figure out the identity of a supposed fifth hero who supported them from the sidelines.

    Director:Tatsuma Minamikawa
    Writer:Taku Kishimoto

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  7. Gintama Season 7 Episode 7 - A Reunion Also Brings to the Surface Things You Don't Want to Remember
    8.2/10(567 votes)

    #7 - A Reunion Also Brings to the Surface Things You Don't Want to Remember

    S7:E7

    Gin and co finally remember the phantom fifth member, Kurokono Tasuke. They also remember blowing him up by accident! Could it be that this reunion was arranged by Kurokono's vengeful spirit?

    Director:Yasuhiro Minami
    Writer:Taku Kishimoto

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  8. Gintama Season 7 Episode 8 - When Compared to Time in the Heavens, Fifty Years of Human Life Resembles Naught but Dreams and Lottery Tickets
    8.7/10(606 votes)

    #8 - When Compared to Time in the Heavens, Fifty Years of Human Life Resembles Naught but Dreams and Lottery Tickets

    S7:E8

    Whilst buying his cigarettes, Hijikata is persuaded to take a lottery ticket someone left behind. Against all the odds, it's the jackpot winner! Hijikata becomes paranoid that somebody knows he has the ticket and then bumps into the last person he wants to see!

    Director:Hikaru Yamaguchi
    Writer:Deko Akao

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  9. Gintama Season 7 Episode 9 - Guys With Big Nostrils Also Have Big Imaginations / You Never Accept a New Sentai Series at the Start, But By the Final Episode, You Don't Want It to End
    8.9/10(623 votes)

    #9 - Guys With Big Nostrils Also Have Big Imaginations / You Never Accept a New Sentai Series at the Start, But By the Final Episode, You Don't Want It to End

    S7:E9

    Part 1 - Odd Jobs discuss ways to advertise themselves to attract new customers. Part 2 - Now that the previous four Devas have retired, the new leaders try to think of ways to make the Kabuki District less intimidating after being ranked the "least desirable place to live".

    Director:Hirofumi Ogura
    Writer:Taku Kishimoto

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  10. Gintama Season 7 Episode 10 - 9 + 1 = Yagyu Jyubei
    9.1/10(808 votes)

    #10 - 9 + 1 = Yagyu Jyubei

    S7:E10

    Chaos ensues in the Kabuki district after a fanatical cult swaps everyone's genders around.

    Director:Yasuaki Fujii
    Writer:Shu Matsubara

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  11. Gintama Season 7 Episode 11 - Calories Come Back to Bite You Just When You've Forgotten About Them
    8.9/10(625 votes)

    #11 - Calories Come Back to Bite You Just When You've Forgotten About Them

    S7:E11

    Odd Jobs and the Shinsengumi (F) team up to overthrow the cult, but Kyubei starts to question whether he/she wants to turn back into a woman.

    Director:Shuji Miyahara
    Writer:Shu Matsubara

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  12. Gintama Season 7 Episode 12 - 10 - 1 =
    9.1/10(714 votes)

    #12 - 10 - 1 =

    S7:E12

    The gang break into the cult's headquarters but the leaders have already escaped. Faced with the possibility of never changing back, everyone must now adjust to their new genders.

    Director:Tomoaki Koshida
    Writer:Shu Matsubara

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  13. Gintama Season 7 Episode 13 - All Mothers Pack Too Much Food Into a Lunch Box and Ruin the Shape
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #13 - All Mothers Pack Too Much Food Into a Lunch Box and Ruin the Shape

    S7:E13

    Concerned that Seita doesn't seem to be making friends at temple school, Hinowa and Tsukuyo, believing the problem to lie with his lunch box, attempt to fix the problem but only seem to make it worse.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Masaki Tachihara, Kei Umabiki

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  14. Gintama Season 7 Episode 14 - The Reaper by Day and the Reaper by Night
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - The Reaper by Day and the Reaper by Night

    S7:E14

    Recently, there has been a bizarre string of murders around town. The victims have all been killed the same way, with their heads virtually severed, bar a small strand of flesh. Gintoki, whilst stumbling home drunk, encounters what appears to be a reaper who asks him to help with their ritual suicide. He will soon discover just how the two are related.

    Director:Yasuhiro Minami
    Writer:Taku Kishimoto

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  15. Gintama Season 7 Episode 15 - Human or Demon?
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #15 - Human or Demon?

    S7:E15

    After revealing that his name was among the criminals sentenced to be executed, Yaemon blackmails Gin into smuggling Asaemon to safety. Meanwhile, Hijikata and Okita follow up their own leads on the reaper, uncovering a greater conspiracy in the process.

    Director:Shunichi Yoshizawa
    Writer:Taku Kishimoto

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  16. Gintama Season 7 Episode 16 - Farewell, Reaper
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #16 - Farewell, Reaper

    S7:E16

    Asaemon confronts Yaemon, but after he reveals that it was Gintoki who was the reason for her father's death, her resolve waivers. Will her blade strike Yaemon or Gintoki?

    Director:Hikaru Yamaguchi
    Writer:Taku Kishimoto

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  17. Gintama Season 7 Episode 17 - A Phoenix Rises from the Ashes Over and Over
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #17 - A Phoenix Rises from the Ashes Over and Over

    S7:E17

    Hasegawa come to Odd Jobs looking for new ghost stories to scare kids in the park. Unfortunately, the scariest thing about these stories might be the copyright laws they're breaking!

    Director:Chika Nagaoka
    Writer:Masaki Tachihara

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  18. Gintama Season 7 Episode 18 - Amen
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #18 - Amen

    S7:E18

    Gintoki notices that many drunken patrons of Otose's bar are confessing their sins to Tama and decides to take advantage of that by opening a confessional and taking a cut of the fees. Many of the confessions seem to mention a certain worthless boss who sounds very familiar!

    Director:Tomoaki Koshida
    Writer:Taku Kishimoto

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  19. Gintama Season 7 Episode 19 - Being a Leader is Tough
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #19 - Being a Leader is Tough

    S7:E19

    After the previous episode's escapades, Katsura finds the unconscious Shigeshige and takes him back to the Joi Rebels hideout. Shigeshige has lost his memories of being the Shogun, but everyone but Katsura recognizes him straight away! Katsura, seeing potential in Shigeshige as a natural-born leader, attempts to teach him the qualities of leadership, but ends up being one-upped by him!

    Director:Yasuhiro Minami
    Writer:Taku Kishimoto

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  20. Gintama Season 7 Episode 20 - Love is a Roach Motel
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #20 - Love is a Roach Motel

    S7:E20

    After inviting Otae to the festival and being rejected, Kondo rampages around, taking his frustrations out on happy couples there. In an effort to hide the fact that the one making the scene is the Shinsengumi chief, Sougo and Hijikata convince him to wear a disguise. A short while later, Kondo runs into Otae, who doesn't seem to recognize him in his cockroach mask.

    Director:Shouji Ikeno
    Writer:Taku Kishimoto

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  21. Gintama Season 7 Episode 21 - A Sizzle Summer / A Nothing Summer 2015
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    #21 - A Sizzle Summer / A Nothing Summer 2015

    S7:E21

    Part 1 - After being told by Gin and Shinpachi that part of the joy of eating watermelons is the "drama" that comes with them, Kagura and Princess Soyo decide to raise the stakes. Part 2 - Summer break is almost over and Seita has not done his homework! He goes to Odd Jobs for help but as usual gets more than he bargained for!

    Director:Yasuaki Fujii
    Writer:Deko Akao

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  22. Gintama Season 7 Episode 22 - He's the Sweet Tooth, and I'm the Mayo Guy
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #22 - He's the Sweet Tooth, and I'm the Mayo Guy

    S7:E22

    After getting hit by a truck, Gin and Hijikata mysteriously switch bodies. Now they must adapt to living each other's lives while trying to find a way to switch back.

    Director:Hikaru Yamaguchi
    Writer:Deko Akao

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  23. Gintama Season 7 Episode 23 - I'm a Failure as a Leader, and He's Also a Failure as a Leader
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #23 - I'm a Failure as a Leader, and He's Also a Failure as a Leader

    S7:E23

    Gin and Hijikata find Gengai, who's newest invention is responsible for their body swapping. He tries to reverse the process but it doesn't work as something is missing. Gin remembers that part of his soul ended up in a dead cat which they must now find. Unfortunately, the Shinsengumi, with their new found freedom, and Odd Jobs, with their new strict codes, seem intent on getting in their way.

    Director:Kazuo Miyake
    Writer:Deko Akao

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  24. Gintama Season 7 Episode 24 - I'm Odd Jobs, and He's Shinsengumi
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #24 - I'm Odd Jobs, and He's Shinsengumi

    S7:E24

    Gin and Hijikata manage to track down the cat with part of Gin's soul in it, which is being looked after by Otae. Attempts to capture it are complicated when the rest of the gang turn up and have also swapped bodies!

    Director:Chika Nagaoka
    Writer:Deko Akao

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  25. Gintama Season 7 Episode 25 - Always Leave Enough Room for Fifty Million in Your Bag
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    #25 - Always Leave Enough Room for Fifty Million in Your Bag

    S7:E25

    Mutsu recalls to Gin how she and Sakamoto first became acquainted.

    Director:migmi
    Writer:Shu Matsubara

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Season 7 Ratings Summary

"You Can Never Pause at the Perfect Time" is the best rated episode of "Gintama" season 7. It scored 8.6/10 based on 610 votes. Directed by Ai Yoshimura and written by Deko Akao, it aired on 4/8/2015. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Even a Matsui Stick Can't Handle Some Kinds of Dirt".