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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 Worst Episode
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    Gintama Season 1 Episode 24 - Cute Faces Are Always Hiding Something
    6.6/10(566 votes)

    #1 - Cute Faces Are Always Hiding Something

    S1:E24

    Gintoki and Katsura get dragged into being cross-dressers.

    Director:Naoki Hishikawa
    Writer:Kento Shimoyama

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  2. Gintama Season 1 Episode 1 - You Guys!! Do You Even Have a Gintama?! (1)
    6.7/10(802 votes)

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

    S1:E1

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

    Director:Naoki Hishikawa
    Writer:Akatsuki Yamatoya

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  3. Gintama Season 1 Episode 36 - People with Dark Pasts Can't Shut Up
    6.7/10(499 votes)

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

    S1:E36

    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:Naoki Hishikawa
    Writer:Akatsuki Yamatoya

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  4. Gintama Season 1 Episode 49 - A Life Without Gambling is Like Sushi Without Wasabi
    6.7/10(494 votes)

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

    S1:E49

    Gintoki and Hasegawa run into some gambling problems.

    Director:Hirofumi Ogura
    Writer:Akatsuki Yamatoya

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  5. Gintama Season 2 Episode 21 - Too Many Cuties Can Make You Sick
    6.7/10(399 votes)

    #5 - Too Many Cuties Can Make You Sick

    S2:E21

    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:Ai Yoshimura
    Writer:Akatsuki Yamatoya

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  6. Gintama Season 1 Episode 2 - You Guys!! Do You Even Have a Gintama?! (2)
    6.8/10(728 votes)

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

    S1:E2

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

    Director:Naoki Hishikawa
    Writer:Akatsuki Yamatoya

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  7. Gintama Season 2 Episode 8 - When Looking For Things You've Lost, Remember What You Were Doing On The Day You Lost It
    6.8/10(382 votes)

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

    S2:E8

    Mutsu requests the Yorozuya recover some stolen cargo.

    Director:Satoshi Osedo
    Writer:Akatsuki Yamatoya

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  8. Gintama Season 2 Episode 26 - Don’t Complain About Your Job at Home, Do It Somewhere Else
    6.8/10(375 votes)

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

    S2:E26

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

    Director:Shinji Takamatsu
    Writer:Akatsuki Yamatoya

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  9. Gintama Season 1 Episode 6 - Keep Your Promise Even If It Kills You
    6.9/10(728 votes)

    #9 - Keep Your Promise Even If It Kills You

    S1:E6

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

    Director:Naoki Hishikawa
    Writer:Akatsuki Yamatoya

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  10. Gintama Season 1 Episode 26 - Don't Be Shy - Just Raise Your Hand and Say It
    6.9/10(530 votes)

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

    S1:E26

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

    Director:Yasuhiro Minami
    Writer:Michiko Yokote

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  11. Gintama Season 1 Episode 3 - Nobody with Naturally Wavy Hair Can be That Bad!
    7.0/10(837 votes)

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

    S1:E3

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

    Director:Shigeki Takagi
    Writer:Akatsuki Yamatoya

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  12. Gintama Season 1 Episode 12 - People Who Make Good First Impressions Usually Suck!
    7.0/10(635 votes)

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

    S1:E12

    The kabuki district has been robbed by a mysterious thief.

    Director:Shigeki Takagi
    Writer:Michiko Yokote

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  13. Gintama Season 1 Episode 14 - 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
    7.0/10(604 votes)

    #13 - 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

    S1:E14

    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

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  14. Gintama Season 6 Episode 9 - Unsetting Moon
    7.0/10(297 votes)

    #14 - Unsetting Moon

    S6:E9

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

    Director:Ai Yoshimura
    Writer:Michiko Yokote

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

    #15 - 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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  16. Gintama Season 1 Episode 7 - Responsible Owners Should Clean Up After Their Pets!
    7.1/10(707 votes)

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

    S1:E7

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

    Director:Kazuo Miyake
    Writer:Kento Shimoyama

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  17. Gintama Season 1 Episode 30 - Even Teen Idols Act Like You Guys
    7.1/10(509 votes)

    #17 - Even Teen Idols Act Like You Guys

    S1:E30

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

    Director:Naoki Hishikawa
    Writer:Akatsuki Yamatoya

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  18. Gintama Season 2 Episode 23 - A Dog's Paws Smell Fragrant / Drive With a "Might" Attitude
    7.1/10(382 votes)

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

    S2:E23

    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:Hirofumi Ogura
    Writer:Akatsuki Yamatoya

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  19. Gintama Season 4 Episode 9 - If One Orange in the Box Is Rotten, the Rest of Them Will Become Rotten Before You Realize It
    7.1/10(406 votes)

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

    S4:E9

    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:Ai Yoshimura
    Writer:Michiko Yokote

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  20. Gintama Season 6 Episode 10 - The Sound of a Beam Can Pierce Every Heart
    7.1/10(307 votes)

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

    S6:E10

    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:Shuji Miyahara
    Writer:Akatsuki Yamatoya

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  21. Gintama Season 6 Episode 11 - Two Brothers
    7.1/10(299 votes)

    #21 - Two Brothers

    S6:E11

    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:Kazuo Miyake
    Writer:Michiko Yokote

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  22. Gintama Season 1 Episode 4 - Watch Out! Weekly Shonen JUMP Sometimes Comes Out on Saturdays!
    7.2/10(785 votes)

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

    S1:E4

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

    Director:Yasuhiro Minami
    Writer:Akatsuki Yamatoya

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  23. Gintama Season 1 Episode 15 - Pets Resemble Their Owners!
    7.2/10(609 votes)

    #23 - Pets Resemble Their Owners!

    S1:E15

    The group enters Sadaharu in a pet competition, with Katsura and his pet being their opponent.

    Director:Hirofumi Ogura
    Writer:Akatsuki Yamatoya

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  24. Gintama Season 1 Episode 23 - When You're In a Fix, Keep On Laughing, Laughing...
    7.2/10(551 votes)

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

    S1:E23

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

    Director:Norihiko Nagahama
    Writer:Michiko Yokote

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  25. Gintama Season 1 Episode 46 - Adults Only. We Wouldn’t Want Anyone Immature in Here
    7.2/10(494 votes)

    #25 - Adults Only. We Wouldn’t Want Anyone Immature in Here

    S1:E46

    Otae and Ane square off to keep their jobs by trying to out-earn each other.

    Director:Fumihiro Yoshimura
    Writer:Michiko Yokote

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Cute Faces Are Always Hiding Something" is the worst rated episode of "Gintama". It scored 6.6/10 based on 566 votes. Directed by Naoki Hishikawa and written by Kento Shimoyama, it aired on 9/19/2006. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "You Guys!! Do You Even Have a Gintama?! (1)".