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The Worst Episodes of Gintama

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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,

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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(764 votes)

    S1:E24

    Gintoki and Katsura get dragged into being cross-dressers.

    Director:Naoki Hishikawa
    Writer:Kento Shimoyama

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  2. Gintama Season 2 Episode 21 - Too Many Cuties Can Make You Sick
    6.6/10(508 votes)

    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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  3. Gintama Season 1 Episode 1 - You Guys!! Do You Even Have a Gintama?! (1)
    6.7/10(1067 votes)

    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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  4. Gintama Season 1 Episode 36 - People with Dark Pasts Can't Shut Up
    6.7/10(660 votes)

    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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  5. Gintama Season 1 Episode 49 - A Life Without Gambling is Like Sushi Without Wasabi
    6.7/10(641 votes)

    S1:E49

    Gintoki and Hasegawa run into some gambling problems.

    Director:Hirofumi Ogura
    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(945 votes)

    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(474 votes)

    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(469 votes)

    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 26 - Don't Be Shy - Just Raise Your Hand and Say It
    6.9/10(720 votes)

    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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  10. Gintama Season 1 Episode 6 - Keep Your Promise Even If It Kills You
    7.0/10(978 votes)

    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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  11. 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(812 votes)

    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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  12. Gintama Season 2 Episode 23 - A Dog's Paws Smell Fragrant / Drive With a "Might" Attitude
    7.0/10(474 votes)

    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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  13. Gintama Season 6 Episode 9 - Unsetting Moon
    7.0/10(364 votes)

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

    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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  15. Gintama Season 1 Episode 3 - Nobody with Naturally Wavy Hair Can be That Bad!
    7.1/10(1135 votes)

    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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  16. Gintama Season 1 Episode 7 - Responsible Owners Should Clean Up After Their Pets!
    7.1/10(940 votes)

    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 12 - People Who Make Good First Impressions Usually Suck!
    7.1/10(857 votes)

    S1:E12

    The kabuki district has been robbed by a mysterious thief.

    Director:Shigeki Takagi
    Writer:Michiko Yokote

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  18. Gintama Season 1 Episode 30 - Even Teen Idols Act Like You Guys
    7.1/10(679 votes)

    S1:E30

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

    Director:Naoki Hishikawa
    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(494 votes)

    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(368 votes)

    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(364 votes)

    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(1040 votes)

    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(807 votes)

    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(739 votes)

    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(643 votes)

    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 764 votes. Directed by Naoki Hishikawa and written by Kento Shimoyama, it aired on 9/19/2006. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Too Many Cuties Can Make You Sick".