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Gintama

銀魂

TV · Finished · Spring 2006 · 201 episodes · 25 min

Life isn't easy in feudal Japan... especially since the aliens landed and conquered everything! Oh sure, the new health care is great, but the public ban on the use of swords has left a lot of defeated samurai with a difficult decision to make concerning their future career paths! This is especially true if, as in the case of Gintoki Sakata, they're not particularly inclined towards holding a day job, which is why Gintoki's opted for the freelance route, taking any job that's offered to him as long as the financial remuneration sounds right. Unfortunately, in a brave new world filled with stray bug-eyed monsters, upwardly mobile Yakuza and overly ambitious E.T. entrepreneurs, those jobs usually don't pay as well as they should for the pain, suffering and indignities endured!

(Source: Sentai Filmworks)

Genres: Action, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi

Tags: Parody, Ensemble Cast, Samurai, Found Family, Meta, Slapstick, Male Protagonist, Surreal Comedy, Anachronism, Satire, Aliens, Episodic

Studio: Sunrise

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Episodes

  1. Episode 1: You Jerks! And You Claim to Have Gintama?! (Part 1)
  2. Episode 2: You Jerks! And You Claim to Have Gintama?! (Part 2)
  3. Episode 3: Nobody with Naturally Wavy Hair Can Be That Bad
  4. Episode 4: Watch Out! Weekly Shonen Jump Sometimes Comes Out on Saturdays!
  5. Episode 5: Make Friends You Can Call by Their Nicknames, Even When You`re an Old Fart
  6. Episode 6: Keep a Promise Even If It Kills You
  7. Episode 7: Responsible Owners Should Clean Up After Their Pets
  8. Episode 8: There Is but a Fine Line Between Persistence & Stubbornness
  9. Episode 9: Fighting Should Be Done with Fists
  10. Episode 10: Eat Something Sour When You`re Tired
  11. Episode 11: Look, Overly Sticky Sweet Dumplings Are Not Real Dumplings, You Idiot!
  12. Episode 12: People Who Make Good First Impressions Usually Suck
  13. Episode 13: If You`re Going to Cosplay, Go All Out
  14. Episode 14: You Only Gotta Wash Under Your Armpits / Just the Armpits
  15. Episode 15: Pets Resemble Their Owners
  16. Episode 16: If You Stop and Think About It, Your Life`s a Lot Longer as an Old Guy Than a Kid! Whoa, Scary!!
  17. Episode 17: Sons Only Take After Their Fathers` Negative Attributes
  18. Episode 18: Oh, Yeah! Our Crib Is Number One!
  19. Episode 19: Why`s the Sea So Salty? Because You City Folk Pee Whenever You Go Swimming!
  20. Episode 20: Watch Out for Conveyor Belts!
  21. Episode 21: If You Go to Sleep with the Fan On, You`ll Get a Stomachache, So Be Careful
  22. Episode 22: Marriage Is Prolonging an Illusion for Your Whole Life
  23. Episode 23: When You`re in a Fix, Keep On Laughing, Laughing...
  24. Episode 24: Cute Faces Are Always Hiding Something
  25. Episode 25: A Shared Soup Pot Is a Microcosm of Life
  26. Episode 26: Don`t Be Shy: Just Raise Your Hand and Say It
  27. Episode 27: Some Things Can`t Be Cut with a Sword
  28. Episode 28: Good Things Never Come in Twos (But Bad Things Do)
  29. Episode 29: Don`t Panic: There`s a Return Policy! / I Told You to Pay Attention to the News!
  30. Episode 30: Even Teen Idols Act Like You Guys
  31. Episode 31: You Always Remember the Things That Matter the Least
  32. Episode 32: Life Moves On Like a Conveyor Belt
  33. Episode 33: Mistaking Someone`s Name Is Rude!
  34. Episode 34: Love Doesn`t Require a Manual
  35. Episode 35: Love Doesn`t Require a Manual (Continued) / You Can`t Judge a Person by His Appearance, Either
  36. Episode 36: People with Dark Pasts Can`t Shut Up
  37. 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 Yourself
  38. Episode 38: Only Children Play in the Snow / During Winter, Eating Ice-Cream Is Sweet
  39. Episode 39: Ramen Shops with Long Menus Never Do Well
  40. Episode 40: Give a Thought to Planned Pregnancy
  41. Episode 41: You Can`t Judge a Movie by Its Title
  42. Episode 42: You Know What Happens If You Pee on a Worm
  43. Episode 43: Make Characters So Anybody Can Tell Who They Are by Just Their Silhouettes
  44. Episode 44: Mom`s Busy, Too, So Quit Complaining About What`s for Dinner
  45. Episode 45: Walk Your Dog at an Appropriate Speed
  46. Episode 46: Adults Only. We Wouldn`t Want Anyone Immature in Here
  47. Episode 47: Do Cherries Come from Cherry Trees?
  48. Episode 48: The More You`re Alike, the More You Fight / Why Do You Use That Useless Negativity?
  49. Episode 49: Life Without Gambles Is Like Sushi Without Wasabi
  50. Episode 50: Undecided Is Undecided and It`s Not a Decision
  51. Episode 51: Milk Should Be in the Temperature Like Human Skin
  52. Episode 52: Make an Appointment First Before Meeting With Someone
  53. Episode 53: Stress Causes Baldness. But, Paying Too Much Attention to Preventing Stress, Builds Up Stress Again. In the End There Is Nothing That We Can Do to it.
  54. Episode 54: Mothers Are the Same No Matter Where They Are
  55. Episode 55: Do Not Make That "Kuchakucha" Sound When Eating
  56. Episode 56: Take Note of the One-Day Director
  57. Episode 57: You Must Go Back to the Day of Action When You Were Looking for Lost Items
  58. Episode 58: Croquette Bread Is Always Popular in Shops
  59. Episode 59: Do Not Forget Where You Left Your Umbrella
  60. Episode 60: The Sun Will Rise
  61. Episode 61: Insects at Night Gather in the Light
  62. Episode 62: What You Want Is Not What You Get
  63. Episode 63: The Preview of the Next Edition of Jump Is Unreliable
  64. Episode 64: Eating Corn Is Unexpectedly Very Filling
  65. Episode 65: The Boy Learns the Value of Life Through the Beetle
  66. Episode 66: Substance over Form
  67. Episode 67: This Life That Continues to Run / Minami-chan Is Indeed the Ideal Girlfriend
  68. Episode 68: There Are Ghosts to Be Found Everywhere
  69. Episode 69: Please Separate Your Garbage
  70. Episode 70: Cute Things Become Disgusting When There Are Too Many
  71. Episode 71: There Is Data That Cannot Be Deleted
  72. Episode 72: Let`s Drive There / Doggy Meatballs Have a Fragrant Smell
  73. Episode 73: The Mushrooms Are Delicious
  74. Episode 74: A Mangaka Has to Stock Up Enough Drafts to Be Qualified
  75. Episode 75: Someone Said "Don`t Complain About Your Job at Home, Do It Somewhere Else" So Let Me Complain. It`s Already Been a Year Since This Anime, Which Began with, "Land of the Samurai. The Days When Our Country Was Called That Are Long Past." A Lot of Things Have Happened Since Then. So I Thought, It Might Be a Good Time to Look Back, but Then Someone Said, "Tsk, a Recap Episode. Isn`t That Slacking?" Look It`s Hard Work Putting Together an Anime, So Stop Complaining!
  76. Episode 76: Quietly Cook Red-Bean Rice at This Time
  77. Episode 77: Yesterday`s Enemy Is Also Today`s Enemy
  78. Episode 78: A Person Who`s Picky with Food Is Also Picky with Humans.
  79. Episode 79: If There`s Four People, It Is a Lot of Knowledge
  80. Episode 80: A Person That Wears Glasses Suddenly Takes the Glasses Off, It Feels Like Something Is Missing. Like the Part of the Person Is Missing.
  81. Episode 81: A Woman`s Best Make Up Is the Smile
  82. Episode 82: It`s Not Like I Line Up for Ramen. I Line Up for Satisfy Myself.
  83. Episode 83: Rank Has Nothing to Do With Luck
  84. Episode 84: Hard-boiled Egg on a Man`s Heart
  85. Episode 85: Hard-Boiled Egg Won`t Get Crashed
  86. Episode 86: There Are Many Instances Where You Cannot Get to Sleep Even After Counting Sheep
  87. Episode 87: Use German Suplex on Women Who Like to Ask Which Is Important, Me or Work
  88. Episode 88: The Start Is Always the Happiest in Joint Parties
  89. Episode 89: When There`s Two, There Will Be Three
  90. Episode 90: It`s Scary to Eat the Wrong Food When It`s So Delicious
  91. Episode 91: If You Want to Slim Down, Go and Exercise, Do Not Eat
  92. Episode 92: Become a Person Who Is Able to Find a Person`s Merits Rather Than His Weak Points
  93. Episode 93: Even Heroes Have Their Own Problems
  94. Episode 94: When You Are Sitting on the Train, Both Hands Must Be Strapped
  95. Episode 95: Men Are Madao
  96. Episode 96: If You Are a Man, Do Not Give Up
  97. Episode 97: Heroic Stories of the Past Are Exaggerated by Three Folds / Boys Are Weak Towards Girls from a Flower Shop or a Cake Shop
  98. Episode 98: Game Is an Hour Per Day
  99. Episode 99: Life as Well as Games Are Only Bugs
  100. Episode 100: Those Who Are Disliked Are Always Adorable
  101. Episode 101: Law Exists to Be Violated
  102. Episode 102: Otakus Are Talkative
  103. Episode 103: The Difference Between Strengths and Weaknesses Is Only a Thin Line
  104. Episode 104: Important Things Are Hard to See
  105. Episode 105: Anything Depends on the Beat and the Timing
  106. Episode 106: Most People I Love Sudden Death
  107. Episode 107: Parents, Not Knowing the Child
  108. Episode 108: Better Leave It Unsaid
  109. Episode 109: Life Is a Test
  110. Episode 110: Everyone Is an Escapee of a Prison Called "Myself"
  111. Episode 111: Definitely Do Not Let Your Girlfriend See the Things You Use for Crossdressing / There`s Almost a 100% Chance of Forgetting One`s Vinyl Umbrella and Then Hating Oneself
  112. Episode 112: A Birthday in Your Twenties Has No Deep Meaning / You`re Lucky If You Can Stay Up Late to Work
  113. Episode 113: The Act of Polishing a Urinal Is Like the Act of Polishing One`s Heart / Subtitle Undecided
  114. Episode 114: They Say Soy Sauce on Pudding Tastes Like Sea Urchin, but Soy Sauce on Pudding Only Tastes Like Pudding and Soy Sauce
  115. Episode 115: The Time Just Before the Summer Holidays Start Is the Most Fun
  116. Episode 116: The Older, the Wiser
  117. Episode 117: Beauty Is Like a Summer Fruit
  118. Episode 118: Be as Straightforward as Your Back Is Bent
  119. Episode 119: Those Who Smoke One or Two Cigarettes Are Putting the Smell of Horse Dung in Them
  120. Episode 120: The Taste of Overseas Japanese Restaurants Is Generally at the Same Level as a School Cafeteria / Once You`ve Chosen a Dish, You Can`t Give It Back
  121. Episode 121: Only a Slotted and a Crosshead Screwdriver Is Needed for an Amateur
  122. Episode 122: Imagination Should Be Developed in Grade 2
  123. Episode 123: There Is a Screwdriver in Everyone`s Hearts
  124. Episode 124: Too Much Badgering Can Become a Threatening One
  125. Episode 125: Into the Final Chapter!
  126. Episode 126: There Are Things That Cannot Be Expressed in Words
  127. Episode 127: There Are Things You Can`t Understand Unless You Meet Them
  128. Episode 128: There Are Things You Can`t Understand Even When You Meet Them
  129. Episode 129: Watch Out for Your Pet Eating Off the Floor
  130. Episode 130: Cat-Lovers and Dog-Lovers Never Keep Peace
  131. Episode 131: Quarrels Usually Happen at the Trip Destination
  132. Episode 132: Tight Underpants Will Unavoidably Get Soiled
  133. Episode 133: Gin and His Excellency`s Good for Nothing
  134. Episode 134: Be Very Careful When Using Ghost Stories
  135. Episode 135: Before Thinking About the Earth, Think About the More Endangered Gintaman`s Future!
  136. Episode 136: It`s Your House, You Build It
  137. Episode 137: 99% of Men Are Not Confident in Confessing Their Love
  138. Episode 138: Why Not Talk About the Old Days for a Change?
  139. Episode 139: Don`t Put Your Wallet in Your Back Pocket
  140. Episode 140: Beware of Those Who Use an Umbrella on a Sunny Day
  141. Episode 141: Butting into a Fight Is Dangerous
  142. Episode 142: Life Is a Series of Choices
  143. Episode 143: Those Who Stand on Four Legs Are Beasts. Those Who Stand on Two Legs, Guts, and Glory, Are Men
  144. Episode 144: Don`t Trust Bedtime Stories
  145. Episode 145: The Color for Each Person`s Bond Comes in Various Colors
  146. Episode 146: The Taste of Drinking Under Broad Daylight Is Something Special
  147. Episode 147: Every Adult Is Every Children`s Instructor
  148. Episode 148: Zippers Should Be Undone Slowly
  149. Episode 149: When Your Half Eaten Popsicle Starts Sliding Down the Stick, That`s When Jerks Come Around Hoping for a Share
  150. Episode 150: Become Bound by Long Things
  151. Episode 151: A Conversation with a Barber During a Haircut Is the Most Pointless Thing in The World
  152. Episode 152: The Heavens Created Chomage Above Man Instead of Another Man.
  153. Episode 153: Sleep Helps a Child Grow
  154. Episode 154: That Person Looks Different from Usual During a Birthday Party
  155. Episode 155: The Other Side of the Other Side of the Other Side Would Be the Other Side
  156. Episode 156: It Takes a Bit of Courage to Enter a Street Vendor`s Stand
  157. Episode 157: Any Place with a Bunch of Men Gathered Around Will Turn Into a Battlefield
  158. Episode 158: If a Friend Gets Injured, Take Him to the Hospital
  159. Episode 159: If One Orange in the Box Is Rotten, the Rest of Them Will Become Rotten Before You Know It!
  160. Episode 160: From a Foreigner`s Perspective, You`re the Foreigner
  161. Episode 161: Laputa`s Still Good After Seeing It So Many Times
  162. Episode 162: Love Asks for Nothing in Return
  163. Episode 163: The Black Ships Even Make a Scene When They Sink !
  164. Episode 164: That Matsutake Soup Stuff Tastes Better Than the Real Deal, Plus One. / Man Cannot Come Back to Life Once Dead.
  165. Episode 165: If It Works Once, It`ll Work over and over Again
  166. Episode 166: Two Is Better Than One. Two People Are Better Than One.
  167. Episode 167: Smooth Polygons Smooth Men`s Hearts Too
  168. Episode 168: A Human Body Is Like a Little Universe
  169. Episode 169: The Chosen Idiots
  170. Episode 170: And into the Legend...
  171. Episode 171: If You Keep Copying, They Will Retaliate / A Loss Opens Your Eyes to the Love You Have
  172. Episode 172: It All Depends on How You Use the "Carrot and Stick" Method
  173. Episode 173: It`s What`s on the Inside That Counts / It`s What`s on the Inside That Counts, but Only to a Certain Extent
  174. Episode 174: When a Person Is Trapped, Their Inner Door Opens
  175. Episode 175: People of All Ages Hate the Dentist
  176. Episode 176: Beginning the Countdown
  177. Episode 177: A Spider at Night Is a Bad Omen
  178. Episode 178: Once a Spider`s Thred Has Entangled Something It`s Hard to Get It Off Again
  179. Episode 179: It`s the Irresponsible One Who`s Scary When Pissed
  180. Episode 180: The More Precious the Burden, the Heavier and More Difficult It Is to Shoulder It.
  181. Episode 181: Watch Out for a Set of Women and a Drink
  182. Episode 182: Screw Popularity Polls
  183. Episode 183: Popularity Polls Can Burn in Hell
  184. Episode 184: Popularity Polls Can...
  185. Episode 185: Hometowns and Boobs Are Best Thought from Afar / The Whole Peeing on a Bee Sting Is a Myth. You`ll Get Germs, So Don`t Do It!!
  186. Episode 186: Beware of Foreshadows
  187. Episode 187: It`s Goodbye Once a Flag Is Set
  188. Episode 188: An Observation Journal Should Be Seen Right Through to the Very End
  189. Episode 189: Mobile Suit Gundam 30th Anniversary Special Extra #2 / Radio Exercises Are Socials for Boys and Girls
  190. Episode 190: When Looking For Something, Try Using Its Perspective
  191. Episode 191: Freedom Means to Live True to Yourself, Not Without Law!
  192. Episode 192: Kabukicho Stray Cat Blues
  193. Episode 193: Cooking Is About Guts
  194. Episode 194: Whenever I hear Leviathan, I think of Sazae-san. Stupid Me!!
  195. Episode 195: Not Losing to the Rain
  196. Episode 196: Not Losing to the Wind
  197. Episode 197: Not Losing to the Storm
  198. Episode 198: Never Losing That Smile
  199. Episode 199: That`s How I Wish to Be, Beautiful and Strong.
  200. Episode 200: Santa Claus Red Is Blood Red!
  201. Episode 201: Everybody`s a Santa!

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