Season 1

Season 1 • 2006

⭐ 4.0 / 5

Episodes

1. 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.

2006-04-04 • 24 min

2. 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.

2006-04-04 • 24 min

3. 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.

2006-04-11 • 24 min

4. 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.

2006-04-25 • 24 min

5. 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.

2006-05-02 • 24 min

6. Keep Your Promise Even If It Kills You

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

2006-05-09 • 24 min

7. Responsible Owners Should Clean Up After Their Pets!

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

2006-05-16 • 24 min

8. There Is Butt a Fine Line Between Persistence and Stubbornness

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

2006-05-23 • 24 min

9. Fighting Should Be Done With Fists!

The Shinsengumi goes to avenge their commander's defeat.

2006-05-30 • 24 min

10. Eat Something Sour When You're Tired!

The group picks up a giant white dog.

2006-06-06 • 24 min

11. 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.

2006-06-13 • 24 min

12. People Who Make Good First Impressions Usually Suck!

The kabuki district has been robbed by a mysterious thief.

2006-06-13 • 24 min

13. 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.

2006-06-20 • 24 min

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

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.

2006-07-04 • 24 min

15. Pets Resemble Their Owners!

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

2006-07-11 • 24 min

16. 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.

2006-07-18 • 24 min

17. Sons Only Take After Their Fathers' Negative Attributes

A rebel plans to asssinate the shogun during a festival.

2006-07-25 • 24 min

18. Oh Yeah! Our Crib is Number One!

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

2006-08-01 • 24 min

19. 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.

2006-08-08 • 24 min

20. Watch Out For Conveyor Belts!

The Shinsengumi has been haunted by a mysterious being.

2006-08-15 • 24 min

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 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.

2006-08-22 • 24 min

22. Marriage is Prolonging an Illusion for Your Whole Life

A female ninja stays over at the Yorozuya.

2006-09-05 • 24 min

23. 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.

2006-09-12 • 24 min

24. Cute Faces Are Always Hiding Something

Gintoki and Katsura get dragged into being cross-dressers.

2006-09-19 • 24 min

25. 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!

2006-10-05 • 24 min

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

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

2006-10-12 • 24 min

27. 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.

2006-10-19 • 24 min

28. 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.

2006-10-25 • 24 min

29. 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.

2006-11-02 • 24 min

30. Even Teen Idols Act Like You Guys

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

2006-11-09 • 24 min

31. You Always Remember the Things that Matter the Least

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

2006-11-16 • 24 min

32. 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.

2006-11-23 • 24 min

33. 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.

2006-11-30 • 24 min

34. 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.

2006-12-07 • 24 min

35. 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.

2006-12-14 • 24 min

36. 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.

2006-12-21 • 24 min

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

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).

2006-12-28 • 24 min

38. 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.

2007-01-11 • 24 min

39. 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.

2007-01-18 • 24 min

40. Give a Thought to Planned Pregnancy

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

2007-01-25 • 24 min

41. You Can't Judge a Movie by Its Title

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

2007-02-01 • 24 min

42. 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).

2007-02-08 • 24 min

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 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.

2007-02-15 • 24 min

44. 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.

2007-02-22 • 24 min

45. Walk Your Dog at an Appropriate Speed

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

2007-03-01 • 24 min

46. 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.

2007-03-08 • 24 min

47. 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.

2007-03-15 • 24 min

48. 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.

2007-03-22 • 24 min