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Gintama

Gintama
★ 8.2/10•2006•24m•TV-14•Animation•Action & Adventure•Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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In a world where aliens have invaded Edo Period Japan, skyscrapers, trains and motor bikes have replaced the simple life of Earth inhabitants. One man however, still carries the soul of a samurai, Gintoki Sakata, otherwise known as Yorozuya Gin-san. As reckless as he is, Gintoki carries his own resolve and is ready to take on any challenge with his fellow companions.

StatusEnded
Runtime24m
LanguageJA
First Air DateApr 4, 2006

Episodes

Episode 1 - You Guys!! Do You Even Have a Gintama?! (1)E124m

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

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

Apr 4, 2006

Episode 2 - You Guys!! Do You Even Have a Gintama?! (2)E224m

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

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

Apr 4, 2006

Episode 3 - Nobody with Naturally Wavy Hair Can be That Bad!E324m

Nobody with Naturally Wavy Hair Can be That Bad!

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

Apr 11, 2006

Episode 4 - Watch Out! Weekly Shonen JUMP Sometimes Comes Out on Saturdays!E424m

Watch Out! Weekly Shonen JUMP Sometimes Comes Out on Saturdays!

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

Apr 25, 2006

Episode 5 - Make Friends You Can Call by Their Nicknames, Even When You're an Old Fart!E524m

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

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

May 2, 2006

Episode 6 - Keep Your Promise Even If It Kills YouE624m

Keep Your Promise Even If It Kills You

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

May 9, 2006

Episode 7 - Responsible Owners Should Clean Up After Their Pets!E724m

Responsible Owners Should Clean Up After Their Pets!

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

May 16, 2006

Episode 8 - There Is Butt a Fine Line Between Persistence and StubbornnessE824m

There Is Butt a Fine Line Between Persistence and Stubbornness

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

May 23, 2006

Episode 9 - Fighting Should Be Done With Fists!E924m

Fighting Should Be Done With Fists!

The Shinsengumi goes to avenge their commander's defeat.

May 30, 2006

Episode 10 - Eat Something Sour When You're Tired!E1024m

Eat Something Sour When You're Tired!

The group picks up a giant white dog.

Jun 6, 2006

Episode 11 - Look, Overly Sticky Sweet Dumplings Are Not Real Dumplings, You Idiot!E1124m

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

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.

Jun 13, 2006

Episode 12 - People Who Make Good First Impressions Usually Suck!E1224m

People Who Make Good First Impressions Usually Suck!

The kabuki district has been robbed by a mysterious thief.

Jun 13, 2006

Episode 13 - If You're Going to Cosplay, Go All Out!E1324m

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

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.

Jun 20, 2006

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 ArmpitsE1424m

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

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.

Jul 4, 2006

Episode 15 - Pets Resemble Their Owners!E1524m

Pets Resemble Their Owners!

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

Jul 11, 2006

Episode 16 - If You Stop and Think About It, Your Life’s a Lot Longer as an Old Guy Than a Kid! Whoa, Scary!!E1624m

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

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

Jul 18, 2006

Episode 17 - Sons Only Take After Their Fathers' Negative AttributesE1724m

Sons Only Take After Their Fathers' Negative Attributes

A rebel plans to asssinate the shogun during a festival.

Jul 25, 2006

Episode 18 - Oh Yeah! Our Crib is Number One!E1824m

Oh Yeah! Our Crib is Number One!

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

Aug 1, 2006

Episode 19 - Why is the Sea So Salty? Because You City Folk Pee Whenever You Go Swimming!E1924m

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

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.

Aug 8, 2006

Episode 20 - Watch Out For Conveyor Belts!E2024m

Watch Out For Conveyor Belts!

The Shinsengumi has been haunted by a mysterious being.

Aug 15, 2006

Episode 21 - If You're a Man, Try the Swordfish / If You Go to Sleep With the Fan On, You'll Get a Stomachache, So Be CarefulE2124m

If You're a Man, Try the Swordfish / If You Go to Sleep With the Fan On, You'll Get a Stomachache, So Be Careful

Part 1 - The group helps an amanto to protect his pond from developers. Part 2 - Gintoki goes all over town trying to find an electric fan replacement during a heatwave.

Aug 22, 2006

Episode 22 - Marriage is Prolonging an Illusion for Your Whole LifeE2224m

Marriage is Prolonging an Illusion for Your Whole Life

A female ninja stays over at the Yorozuya.

Sep 5, 2006

Episode 23 - When You're In a Fix, Keep On Laughing, Laughing...E2324m

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

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

Sep 12, 2006

Episode 24 - Cute Faces Are Always Hiding SomethingE2424m

Cute Faces Are Always Hiding Something

Gintoki and Katsura get dragged into being cross-dressers.

Sep 19, 2006

Episode 25 - A Shared Soup Pot is a Microcosm of LifeE2524m

A Shared Soup Pot is a Microcosm of Life

The series is entering into its third season! But the Yorozuya have other concerns: a battle of wits and deception to take reign of the sukiyaki pot!

Oct 5, 2006

Episode 26 - Don't Be Shy - Just Raise Your Hand and Say ItE2624m

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

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

Oct 12, 2006

Episode 27 - Some Things Can’t Be Cut with a SwordE2724m

Some Things Can’t Be Cut with a Sword

After Okita showed them an underground death match arena (Rengokukan), the group proceeds to track down the reigning champion of those death matches.

Oct 19, 2006

Episode 28 - Good Things Never Come in Twos (But Bad Things Do)E2824m

Good Things Never Come in Twos (But Bad Things Do)

A police department head official brings Kondo to a meeting to discuss the incident happened at the Rengokukan.

Oct 25, 2006

Episode 29 - Don’t Panic – There’s a Return Policy! / I Told You to Pay Attention to the News!E2924m

Don’t Panic – There’s a Return Policy! / I Told You to Pay Attention to the News!

Part 1 - An amanto goes around town to steal swords of value. Meanwhile Kagura steals Gintoki's wooden sword and tries to sell it. Part 2 - Space cockroaches terrorize the town.

Nov 2, 2006

Episode 30 - Even Teen Idols Act Like You GuysE3024m

Even Teen Idols Act Like You Guys

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

Nov 9, 2006

Episode 31 - You Always Remember the Things that Matter the LeastE3124m

You Always Remember the Things that Matter the Least

Gintoki has amnesia after a car accident. His friends try to get his memory back.

Nov 16, 2006

Episode 32 - Life Moves on Like a Conveyor BeltE3224m

Life Moves on Like a Conveyor Belt

Gintoki who still does not have his memory back, works at a factory which produces a mysterious items. Meanwhile, Shinpachi and Kagura goes to retrieve Gintoki.

Nov 23, 2006

Episode 33 - Mistaking Someone’s Name is Rude!E3324m

Mistaking Someone’s Name is Rude!

Sakamoto sends two amanto craftsmen to help rebuild the Yorozuya as repayment for him crashing his spaceship into the place.

Nov 30, 2006

Episode 34 - Love Doesn’t Require a Manual (1)E3424m

Love Doesn’t Require a Manual (1)

Shinpachi saves a girl with cat ears while on a train ride. Later in a letter she sends him, the girl proceeds to ask him out.

Dec 7, 2006

Episode 35 - Love Doesn’t Require a Manual (2) / You Can't Judge a Person by His Appearance, EitherE3524m

Love Doesn’t Require a Manual (2) / You Can't Judge a Person by His Appearance, Either

Part 1 - Shinpachi deals with the kitty-dressed thief. Part 2 - Matsudaira gets Kondou, Hijikata, and Okita to help get his daughter to dump her boyfriend who he does not approve of.

Dec 14, 2006

Episode 36 - People with Dark Pasts Can't Shut UpE3624m

People with Dark Pasts Can't Shut Up

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.

Dec 21, 2006

Episode 37 - People Who Say that Santa Doesn’t Really Exist Actually Want to Believe in Him / Prayer Won't Make Your Worldly Desires Go Away! Control YourselfE3724m

People Who Say that Santa Doesn’t Really Exist Actually Want to Believe in Him / Prayer Won't Make Your Worldly Desires Go Away! Control Yourself

Part 1 - Gintoki meets Santa and has to help him deliver gifts. Part 2 - Gintoki and Hattori fight over a year end double-issue of Jump (magazine).

Dec 28, 2006

Episode 38 - Only Children Play in the Snow / Eating Ice Cream In Winter Is AwesomeE3824m

Only Children Play in the Snow / Eating Ice Cream In Winter Is Awesome

Part 1 - Everyone's participating in the neighborhood snow building contest-- with disastrous results. Part 2 - An old man tries to get his wife to look at his fireworks & enjoy it.

Jan 11, 2007

Episode 39 - Ramen Shops with Long Menus Never Do WellE3924m

Ramen Shops with Long Menus Never Do Well

Katsura injures his leg while escaping from the Shinsengumi and uses a ramen shop as a temporary hideout.

Jan 18, 2007

Episode 40 - Give a Thought to Planned PregnancyE4024m

Give a Thought to Planned Pregnancy

A mysterious and famous hunter, Umibouzu, pays a visit when an alien appears in Edo.

Jan 25, 2007

Episode 41 - You Can't Judge a Movie by Its TitleE4124m

You Can't Judge a Movie by Its Title

Dissatisfied with Gintoki's reaction to Kagura's departure, Shinpachi quits and goes after Kagura.

Feb 1, 2007

Episode 42 - You Know What Happens if You Pee on a WormE4224m

You Know What Happens if You Pee on a Worm

Gintoki, along with Umibouzu, goes to combat the alien while at the same time avoiding the Shogunate's side of attack (on the alien).

Feb 8, 2007

Episode 43 - Make Characters So Anybody Can Tell Who They Are by Just Their Silhouettes / Since It Ended a Bit Early, We're Starting the Next OneE4324m

Make Characters So Anybody Can Tell Who They Are by Just Their Silhouettes / Since It Ended a Bit Early, We're Starting the Next One

Part 1 - Otae, Sa-chan, and Catherine all try to go for the series' heroine position. Part 2 - Katsura enlists the Yorozuya to help him save Elizabeth-- but they need some ninja finesse to do it first.

Feb 15, 2007

Episode 44 - Mom’s Busy, Too, So Quit Complaining About What’s for DinnerE4424m

Mom’s Busy, Too, So Quit Complaining About What’s for Dinner

Katsura, along with the Yorozuya, goes to find Sarutobi Ayame to train them on ninja skills in preparation for their Elizabeth rescue.

Feb 22, 2007

Episode 45 - Walk Your Dog at an Appropriate SpeedE4524m

Walk Your Dog at an Appropriate Speed

Sadaharu becomes a demon that the Yorozuya tries to rescue with the help of former priestess sisters.

Mar 1, 2007

Episode 46 - Adults Only. We Wouldn’t Want Anyone Immature in HereE4624m

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

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

Mar 8, 2007

Episode 47 - Do Cherries Come from Cherry Trees?E4724m

Do Cherries Come from Cherry Trees?

The Yorozuya get a new neighbor, a frightening looking Amanto named Hedoro, and assume he's up to something.

Mar 15, 2007

Episode 48 - The More You're Alike, the More You Fight / Whatever You Play, Play to WinE4824m

The More You're Alike, the More You Fight / Whatever You Play, Play to Win

Part 1 - A group of assassins want to take Hijikata out. The problem: none of them really expected what would happen when he encountered Gintoki Part 2 - Gintoki, Shinpachi and Kagura encounter an old man and are "forced" to play games with him; meanwhile, Sa-chan's master passed away and she went to attend his funeral.

Mar 22, 2007

Episode 49 - A Life Without Gambling is Like Sushi Without WasabiE4924m

A Life Without Gambling is Like Sushi Without Wasabi

Gintoki and Hasegawa run into some gambling problems.

Mar 29, 2007

Actors

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）

Kujira

Kujira

Otose (voice)

Mikako Takahashi

Mikako Takahashi

Sadaharu (voice)

Keiji Fujiwara

Keiji Fujiwara

Hattori, Zenzou (voice)

Tessyo Genda

Tessyo Genda

Hedoro (voice)

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