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The Worst Episodes of Gintama

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The Worst Episodes of Gintama

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  1. Background image for You Guys!! Do You Even Have a Gintama?! (1)
    6.9/10(7 votes)

    #1 - 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.

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - 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.

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    Director:Unknown
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    7.2/10(4 votes)

    #3 - 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.

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    7.2/10(6 votes)

    #4 - 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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.3/10(3 votes)

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

    S1:E7

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

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    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Fighting Should Be Done With Fists!
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #6 - Fighting Should Be Done With Fists!

    S1:E9

    The Shinsengumi goes to avenge their commander's defeat.

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    Writer:Unknown
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    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #7 - Look, Overly Sticky Sweet Dumplings Are Not Real Dumplings, You Idiot!

    S1:E11

    The trio helps an old man to track down a woman whom he met when he was young. Shown as a one hour special with episode 12.

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  9. Background image for People Who Make Good First Impressions Usually Suck!
    7.3/10(3 votes)

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

    S1:E12

    The kabuki district has been robbed by a mysterious thief.

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  10. Background image for Pets Resemble Their Owners!
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #9 - Pets Resemble Their Owners!

    S1:E15

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

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    Director:Unknown
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  11. Background image for If You Stop and Think About It, Your Life’s a Lot Longer as an Old Guy Than a Kid! Whoa, Scary!!
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #10 - If You Stop and Think About It, Your Life’s a Lot Longer as an Old Guy Than a Kid! Whoa, Scary!!

    S1:E16

    A man who's been fired for assaulting an amanto royal goes job hunting, only to met with failure repeatedly.

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  12. Background image for Oh Yeah! Our Crib is Number One!
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #11 - Oh Yeah! Our Crib is Number One!

    S1:E18

    The group and Shinsengumi attempt to capture a man who's been stealing women's underwear.

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  13. Background image for Why is the Sea So Salty? Because You City Folk Pee Whenever You Go Swimming!
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #12 - Why is the Sea So Salty? Because You City Folk Pee Whenever You Go Swimming!

    S1:E19

    In an effort to get some quick cash, Gintoki and Hasegawa, along with Shinpachi, Kagura, and Otae, head to the beach to get rid of a monster that's been terrorizing the area.

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  14. Background image for Like a Haunted House, Life is Filled with Horrors
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #13 - Like a Haunted House, Life is Filled with Horrors

    S2:E19

    Every year during the Matsuri festival, a "Test of Courage" is held. This year Gintoki, Shinpachi and Kagura help out with the event.

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    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #14 - Sons Only Take After Their Fathers' Negative Attributes

    S1:E17

    A rebel plans to asssinate the shogun during a festival.

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  16. Background image for Pending Means Pending, It's Not Final
    7.5/10(6 votes)

    #15 - Pending Means Pending, It's Not Final

    S2:E1

    The cast goes over their ideas for the series' new direction.

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    Director:Unknown
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  17. Background image for Nobody with Naturally Wavy Hair Can be That Bad!
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #16 - 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.

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  18. Background image for Make Friends You Can Call by Their Nicknames, Even When You're an Old Fart!
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #17 - Make Friends You Can Call by Their Nicknames, Even When You're an Old Fart!

    S1:E5

    Gintoki's group's been asked to deliver a package to an amanto alien embassy.

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  19. Background image for Keep Your Promise Even If It Kills You
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #18 - 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.

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  20. Background image for There Is Butt a Fine Line Between Persistence and Stubbornness
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #19 - There Is Butt a Fine Line Between Persistence and Stubbornness

    S1:E8

    Shinpachi's sister is being stalked by a Shinsengumi officer.

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  21. Background image for Eat Something Sour When You're Tired!
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #20 - Eat Something Sour When You're Tired!

    S1:E10

    The group picks up a giant white dog.

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    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #21 - If You're Going to Cosplay, Go All Out!

    S1:E13

    The group is hired to find a missing girl. However, the group is dragged into deeper trouble than they originally anticipated. Gintoki may require the help of his old friend Katsura to help him out of this mess.

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    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #22 - 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.

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  24. Background image for Hard-boiled Egg on a Man's Heart
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #23 - Hard-boiled Egg on a Man's Heart

    S2:E35

    A washed out detective tells his tale about his life-long quest of pursuing of a thief who turned from righteous to evil.

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    Director:Unknown
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    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #24 - Even a Hero Has Issues

    S2:E44

    It's Valentine's Day, and a space heroine comes to Edo to confess her intention to...

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  26. Background image for Rules Are Made to be Broken
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #25 - Rules Are Made to be Broken

    S3:E2

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

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Worst Episodes Summary

"You Guys!! Do You Even Have a Gintama?! (1)" is the worst rated episode of "Gintama". It scored 6.9/10 based on 7 votes. Directed by Naoki Hishikawa and written by Akatsuki Yamatoya, it aired on 4/4/2006. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Reaper by Day and the Reaper by Night".