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The Worst Episodes of Gintama

Every episode of Gintama ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Gintama!

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
Episodes
367
Avg. Rating
8.6
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S3
S4
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E2
E3
6.7
8.9
8.2
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6.7
8.8
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Worst Episodes Summary

"Too Many Cuties Can Make You Sick" is the worst rated episode of "Gintama". It scored 6.5/10 based on 277 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 8/23/2007. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Cute Faces Are Always Hiding Something".

  • Too Many Cuties Can Make You Sick
    6.5/10277 votes

    #1 - Too Many Cuties Can Make You Sick

    Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 8/23/2007

    It's revealed that the android head belonged to a murder suspect. Two other androids were sent to retrieve the android head along with a horde of maid androids.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Cute Faces Are Always Hiding Something
    6.6/10389 votes

    #2 - Cute Faces Are Always Hiding Something

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 9/19/2006

    Gintoki and Katsura get dragged into being cross-dressers.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Life Without Gambling is Like Sushi Without Wasabi
    6.6/10344 votes

    #3 - A Life Without Gambling is Like Sushi Without Wasabi

    Season 1 Episode 49 - Aired 3/29/2007

    Gintoki and Hasegawa run into some gambling problems.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • You Guys!! Do You Even Have a Gintama?! (1)
    6.7/10580 votes

    #4 - You Guys!! Do You Even Have a Gintama?! (1)

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/4/2006

    Gintoki, Shinpachi, and Kagura receive a request from a man who wants them to make him stronger.

    Director: Naoki Hishikawa

    Writer: Akatsuki Yamatoya

  • You Guys!! Do You Even Have a Gintama?! (2)
    6.7/10516 votes

    #5 - You Guys!! Do You Even Have a Gintama?! (2)

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/4/2006

    Gintoki's group goes to take back a house for a man who's been conned.

    Director: Naoki Hishikawa

    Writer: Akatsuki Yamatoya

  • People with Dark Pasts Can't Shut Up
    6.7/10345 votes

    #6 - People with Dark Pasts Can't Shut Up

    Season 1 Episode 36 - Aired 12/21/2006

    A colleague of Otae has been scammed of her money by a cult. The Yorozuya and Otae goes to uncover the secret of the cult.

    Director: Shinji Takamatsu

    Writer: N/A

  • When Looking For Things You've Lost, Remember What You Were Doing On The Day You Lost It
    6.7/10265 votes

    #7 - When Looking For Things You've Lost, Remember What You Were Doing On The Day You Lost It

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 5/24/2007

    Mutsu requests the Yorozuya recover some stolen cargo.

    Director: Satoshi Osedo

    Writer: N/A

  • Don’t Complain About Your Job at Home, Do It Somewhere Else
    6.7/10260 votes

    #8 - Don’t Complain About Your Job at Home, Do It Somewhere Else

    Season 2 Episode 26 - Aired 9/27/2007

    Gintoki, Shinpachi and Kagura recaps what has happened to date on their 2nd Year Anniversary special.

    Director: Shinji Takamatsu

    Writer: Michiko Yokote

  • Don't Be Shy - Just Raise Your Hand and Say It
    6.8/10365 votes

    #9 - Don't Be Shy - Just Raise Your Hand and Say It

    Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 10/12/2006

    The group goes to get Shinpachi's childhood friend out of a gang.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Keep Your Promise Even If It Kills You
    6.9/10505 votes

    #10 - Keep Your Promise Even If It Kills You

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/9/2006

    A man tries to break out of jail, to attend a pop star's concert.

    Director: Shinji Takamatsu

    Writer: Akatsuki Yamatoya

  • Unsetting Moon
    6.9/10199 votes

    #11 - Unsetting Moon

    Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 2/7/2013

    As the Tendoshu arrive to take control of the situation, Shigeshige makes an unexpected announcement.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Two Brothers
    6.9/10199 votes

    #12 - Two Brothers

    Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 3/14/2013

    Hajime's secret is revealed and the fate of the world hangs in the balance. Gintoki, seemingly ignoring Otae's pleas, decides to settle the score with Hajime himself.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Nobody with Naturally Wavy Hair Can be That Bad!
    7.0/10581 votes

    #13 - Nobody with Naturally Wavy Hair Can be That Bad!

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/11/2006

    Sakata Gintoki meets Shimura Shinpachi. The two proceeds to save Shinpachi's older sister from an amanto entertainment club.

    Director: Shinji Takamatsu

    Writer: Akatsuki Yamatoya

  • Responsible Owners Should Clean Up After Their Pets!
    7.0/10488 votes

    #14 - Responsible Owners Should Clean Up After Their Pets!

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/16/2006

    The group is hired to find an amanto alien prince's pet.

    Director: Shinji Takamatsu

    Writer: N/A

  • People Who Make Good First Impressions Usually Suck!
    7.0/10442 votes

    #15 - People Who Make Good First Impressions Usually Suck!

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 6/13/2006

    The kabuki district has been robbed by a mysterious thief.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Boys Have a Weird Ritual that Makes Them Think They Turn Into Men When They Touch Frogs! / You Only Gotta Wash Under Your Armpits - Just the Armpits
    7.0/10420 votes

    #16 - Boys Have a Weird Ritual that Makes Them Think They Turn Into Men When They Touch Frogs! / You Only Gotta Wash Under Your Armpits - Just the Armpits

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 7/4/2006

    Part 1 - The Shinsengumi is asked to protect an amanto alien official. Part 2 - Kagura meets a princess who's sneaked out from the castle.

    Director: Yasuhiro Minami

    Writer: Akatsuki Yamatoya

  • Even Teen Idols Act Like You Guys
    7.0/10353 votes

    #17 - Even Teen Idols Act Like You Guys

    Season 1 Episode 30 - Aired 11/9/2006

    Otsu receives a threat letter. The trio goes to investigate.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Dog's Paws Smell Fragrant / Drive With a "Might" Attitude
    7.0/10264 votes

    #18 - A Dog's Paws Smell Fragrant / Drive With a "Might" Attitude

    Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 9/6/2007

    Part 1 - Sadaharu is in "heat" and Yorozuya tries to find him a mate. Part 2 - Katsura attempts to take a driving lesson -- a "Might Happen" driving lesson, that is.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Sound of a Beam Can Pierce Every Heart
    7.0/10206 votes

    #19 - The Sound of a Beam Can Pierce Every Heart

    Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 3/7/2013

    Otae has decided that it's finally time to re-open the dojo to new students. Shortly after deciding this, she and Shinpachi meet with an unexpected acquaintance from the past. His name is Hajime, a former student of the dojo who was missing, assumed dead after being caught in an explosion in the terminal. Now that he has returned, he will help them revive the dojo, however there is something different about him.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Reaper by Day and the Reaper by Night
    7.0/101 votes

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

    Season 7 Episode 14 - Aired 7/8/2015

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • When You're In a Fix, Keep On Laughing, Laughing...
    7.1/10378 votes

    #21 - When You're In a Fix, Keep On Laughing, Laughing...

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 9/12/2006

    Gintoki, Shinpachi and Kagura go on a space trip in which Kagura had won tickets for.

    Director: Norihiko Nagahama

    Writer: N/A

  • If One Orange in the Box Is Rotten, the Rest of Them Will Become Rotten Before You Realize It
    7.1/10283 votes

    #22 - If One Orange in the Box Is Rotten, the Rest of Them Will Become Rotten Before You Realize It

    Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 5/28/2009

    The preliminary round for the Official Tsu Terakado fan club title is a marathon race. With Takachin in critical condition and Kagura taking the wrong route, team Shinpachi’s chances of winning look slim. But thanks to Gintoki’s quick thinking, Takachin makes an instant (and improved?) recovery and emerges from the hospital to rejoin the race! As the race gradually turns into a battle of deception, Shinpachi runs furiously for the goal. Will he be able to beat the tactical general Tosshi?!

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Popularity Polls Can Burn in Hell
    7.1/10284 votes

    #23 - Popularity Polls Can Burn in Hell

    Season 4 Episode 33 - Aired 11/12/2009

    Characters unhappy with the popularity poll results begin attacking high-ranking characters. Surrounded by the low-ranking characters, Shinpachi attempts to escape across the rooftops but loses his footing and falls. Just when Shinpachi thinks he’s done for, he is saved by an unknown hand and manages to flee from Catherine and the other low-ranking characters. When everybody is an enemy, which character would be willing to lend a helping hand?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Pinky Swear
    7.1/10216 votes

    #24 - Pinky Swear

    Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 1/31/2013

    Just when it looks like all is lost, the Shinsengumi and Mimawarigumi arrive to lend their aid to our heroes. Sadasada attempts to escape but Gintoki is hot in pursuit.

    Director: Yasuhiro Minami

    Writer: Michiko Yokote

  • Watch Out! Weekly Shonen JUMP Sometimes Comes Out on Saturdays!
    7.2/10544 votes

    #25 - Watch Out! Weekly Shonen JUMP Sometimes Comes Out on Saturdays!

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/25/2006

    Gintoki and Shinpachi meet an amanto alien girl who's been chased after by gangster.

    Director: Shinji Takamatsu, Yasuhiro Minami

    Writer: Akatsuki Yamatoya