Gintama

Long ago, this nation was known as the land of the samurai. The dream-filled Edo skies, upon which the samurai once gazed, are now filled with the ships of the Amanto, beings that suddenly invaded and rose to power. And now these arrogant aliens walk the streets of the city. The samurai have lost their swords, status, and even their honor… In this city former samurai Gintoki Sakata runs the O...

Gintoki manage to escape Shishimura’s sudden attack. Regrouping with Kagura and the others, he finds that their client Katoken was unable to stick with the training and has left. Gintoki finds Katoken drowning in his sorrows alone and joins him for a drink to share his wisdom: “No matter how much you try, you cannot escape from what you truly wish to forget.” Hearing those words, Katoken expl...

The arrival of the Amanto has forced the samurai to throw away their swords. But Shinpachi’s father lived by the way of the sword, never losing his samurai honor. With his dying breath, the father entrusts his two children with the samurai spirit. To protect the dojo left behind by his father, Shinpachi works hard at jobs he’s not used to doing. But to a boy who knows only swordsmanship, the ...

Half a month has passed since Shinpachi began working for Odd Jobs Gin. Unable to see in Gintoki the glowing samurai spirit he felt, Shinpachi is already regretting his decision. One day as Gintoki and Shinpachi ride double on their scooter, a girl suddenly jumps in front of them. Unable to stop, Gintoki runs over the girl. Gintoki rushes the injured and unconscious girl toward the hospital, ...

The staff of Odd Jobs Gin is going about their usual daily bickering when a delivery scooter crashes into the Otose Snack House downstairs. Barely conscious, the postman begs the Odd Jobs Trio to deliver an important package in his place. Gintoki and the others reluctantly head to the address on the package, Embassy of Inui, the Dog Star system. But the package explodes, and the trio are mist...

Although their actions result in saving everyone from Katsura’s bomb, Gintoki and the group are nonetheless held for police questioning. Convinced Odd Jobs Gin are behind the bombing, the police continue their interrogation, when Shinpachi, who was staring at the clock the whole time, finally snaps. Baffled by his raging fit, the police finally let the trio go. Ignoring Gintoki and Kagura who...

Midland Star Prince Hata’s pet Pes disappears, and the Immigration Bureau, though resentful of the Amanto’s orders, ask Odd Jobs Gin to look for the missing pet. Hearing that the client is an Amanto, the Odd Jobs at first turn down the offer but quickly change their minds when they are presented with a stack of cash. So begins Gintoki and group’s hunt for the pet. Looking for any kind of lead...

While the Shinsengumi strive to maintain peace in the city of Edo, their commander Kondo is busy sulking in front of Otae, who now works at a snack bar. Depressed, Kondo calls himself a good-for-nothing. Otae gently smiles and tells him that she would love a man for his whole self, including his weaknesses. With those words, Kondo falls in love with Otae and asks her to marry him, but receive...

From Hijikata to Okita, and Okita to the Shinsengumi, news quickly spreads of the commander losing in battle for a woman, stirring up commotion within the squad. To make matters worse, Kondo’s miserable loss is aired on TV, forcing Hijikata to figure out some way to gain back the Shinsengumi’s dignity. To do so, they must eliminate the silver-haired samurai who defeated Kondo. Hijikata joins ...

Prince Hata makes yet another visit to Edo. Heartbroken over the loss of Pes, the prince goes through every Edo city zoo determined to find the next cutest pet. Meanwhile, savoring her pickled seaweed, Kagura comes across a box left in front of the Odd Jobs Gin building. Her face lights up with a big smile when she finds an adorable animal in the box. The animal is a slightly…no, VERY big dog...

Gintoki and Kagura visit Shinpachi in the hospital after a car accident. Even in the hospital the Odd Jobs Trio is noisy as usual. An old man in the next room overhears their conversation and asks for their help. He requests that they look for a woman from the old man’s bittersweet memories. The only lead they have is a kanzashi, and that the kanzashi’s owner worked at a Dango shop. The Odd J...

One night Otose, the landlord of Gintoki’s Odd Jobs, comes across a starving cat-eared Amanto named Catherine in the back alley and hires her to work at the Otose Snack House. Otose comes to take a liking to the hard-working and considerate Catherine. The Odd Jobs Trio on the other hand find themselves under a tighter budget and constant hunger thanks to Kagura’s hearty appetite. Meanwhile, a...

Odd Jobs Gin receives a job to look for a missing person, the daughter of a distinguished government official who hasn’t returned home in days. Reluctantly accepting the client’s wish to settle the case quietly, the Odd Jobs Trio goes to gather information at a club where the girl was often sighted. Unable to get any useful leads and tired of looking, Kagura tries to nab a man who looks simil...

Thanks to Gintoki and Katsura, the space pirates ship is brought down. Several antiforeigner factions use this opportunity to take down high government officials who profited from their illegal drug collusion with pirates and Amantos. The Shinsengumi is ordered to provide protection for the officials. Kondo unquestioningly carries out his duty, claiming that if it weren’t for the government t...

Gintoki finds himself forced into looking after Sadaharu and is soon exhausted. That’s when Katsura shows up with a peculiar creature. Seems this thing is a gift from the space merchant Sakamoto and is called Elizabeth. Gintoki is surprised at the fact that Katsura, who supposedly hates space creatures, would keep such a pet. Then Gintoki and the gang learn that a TV show is looking for weird...

Kagura sees Hasegawa wasting his time at the park in broad daylight and asks what he’s doing. Since he was fired from the Immigration Bureau after punching Prince Hata on a passing whim, Hasegawa now walks down the path of a Dumb Old Retarded Kook, DORK for short. Ordered by his superior to commit seppuku, Hasegawa returns home to pack up and skip town only to find his wife has already left, ...

The Kabukicho Neighborhood Association, led by Otose, marches toward the doorstep of Edo’s No. 1 inventor, Gengai Hiraga. The association has had it with Gengai’s noisy building of useless junk. Recruited by Otose, the Odd Jobs Trio fights sound with sound by blasting music from their karaoke machine but are stopped by the sudden appearance of the robot Saburo. The Odd Jobs Trio then proceed ...

Shinpachi returns home with a gift for his sister—a doll that oddly resembles Elizabeth, with the name “Space Monster Stefan” printed on its chest. But what awaits Shinpachi is a deadly naginata swing by the raged Otae. While Shinpachi narrowly dodges the attack, Stefan falls prey to the naginata. As she tears Stefan apart, Otae explains the reason behind her fit. It appears the panty thief w...

There are men who try to earn an easy buck by settling their hopes on pachinko, only to fail miserably. Regretting their decision, Gintoki and Hasegawa are sucking on their ice candies bought with the dropped change they collected, when they overhear something about a moneymaking opportunity. A reward has been placed on a space creature that’s been haunting the beach. Gintoki and Hasegawa pro...

One hot summer night, as mosquitoes fill the air, the Shinsengumi immerse themselves in sharing scary tales. Inayama tells the tale of a female ghost dressed in a red kimono haunting the schoolhouse at midnight, only to find that the same ghost has appeared in the Shinsengumi station as well! More than half of the team falls victim to the ghost, each muttering about a woman dressed in red. Fr...

Amidst a summer heat wave with no air conditioning, the Odd Jobs office quickly turns into a steam house. When Gintoki and Kagura fight over and break the Senpuki (fan), their only means of dealing with the heat, Gintoki reluctantly heads out to buy a new one – only to run into extreme difficulties. Every store tells him they no longer sell an obsolete product like the fan and recommends buyi...

One morning Shinpachi makes his usual commute to the Odd Jobs to wake up Gintoki when he comes across an unbelievable sight. Right inside Gintoki’s room, sleeping next to him is a woman dressed in a kunoichi outfit! As she mixes some natto, the woman named Sachan tells Gintoki that that the two made a vow the night before to become husband and wife, even though the hung-over Gintoki has no re...

Returning with the groceries, Kagura puts on a sudden arrogant attitude that is understandably justified - She won a trip to space at the local big-sale raffle! Without a moment of hesitation the Odd Jobs trio head off to the Space Port. Unfortunately Sadaharu cannot join as they are told no pets are allowed on board. Insisting on bringing Sadaharu with her, Kagura starts arguing with the sta...

Mademoiselle Saigo: one of the Four Royals of Kabukicho and a girly man known as the “demon.” After calling this person a freak, Gintoki ends up being forced to cross-dress and work at the “Girly Boy Club” run by him (her?). At the club Gintoki comes across Katsura, who is also dressed as a woman. Katsura protests that he is merely waiting for the right moment to escape, but no matter how Gin...

Gintama is celebrating its half-year run on the air! And so the Odd Jobs trio attempts to kill some time by airing some re-caps. But their true intentions are to draw away the others’ attention and eat as much meat as possible from the sukiyaki meal before them. Trying to read each other’s next moves, Gintoki and Shinpachi successfully trick Kagura and chow down, only to spill the pot all ove...