Gintama (2006)
In an era where aliens have invaded and taken over feudal Tokyo, an unemployed samurai finds work however he can.
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Episode 1 - Pending Means Pending, It's Not Final
Release Date: 2007-04-05Gintoki gives his suggestions to the editor and author of "Gintaman" on what should the series improve on.
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Episode 2 - Milk Should Be Served at Body Temperature
Release Date: 2007-04-12A baby's dropped off in front of the Yorozuya; claming it's Gintoki's son.
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Episode 3 - If You Want to See Someone, Make an Appo First
Release Date: 2007-04-19Itou Kamotarou (appeared on the previous episode) proceeds with his agenda. Hijikata seeks help from the Yorozuya to save the Shinsengumi from destruction.
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Episode 4 - Stress Makes You Bald, but It's Stressful to Avoid Stress, So You End Up Stressed Out Anyway, So in the End There's Nothing You Can Do
Release Date: 2007-04-26While trying to burn old JUMP issues, Gintoki is captured by a female fire fighter in search of a local arsonist.
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Episode 5 - Mothers Everywhere Are All the Same
Release Date: 2007-05-03A mother looking for her son in Edo enlists the help of Yorozuya.
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Episode 6 - Don't Make Munching Noises When You Eat
Release Date: 2007-05-10Continuing from the last episode, it is discovered that the son turned out to be the No.1 "Pimp" in Kabuki District.
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Episode 7 - Keep an Eye on the Chief for the Day
Release Date: 2007-05-17Terakado Tsu (Otsu) goes to be one day chief of the Shinsengumi to improve its image.
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Episode 8 - When Looking For Things You've Lost, Remember What You Were Doing On The Day You Lost It
Release Date: 2007-05-24Mutsu requests the Yorozuya recover some stolen cargo.
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Episode 9 - Croquette Sandwiches Are Always the Most Popular Food Sold at the Stalls
Release Date: 2007-05-31A serial killer has been going around town-- and one of the crew meets him head on! In the meantime, Gintoki is requested to locate "Benizakura", an unlucky sword stolen from its owner.
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Episode 10 - Be Careful Not to Leave Your Umbrella Somewhere
Release Date: 2007-06-07Kagura gets captured. Tetsuko goes to visit the injured Gintoki and tells him the truth about the benisakura sword.
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Episode 11 - The Sun Will Rise Again
Release Date: 2007-06-14Shinpachi and Elizabeth go on the ship to attack Okada. A battle rages on the ship, at which Kagura manages to escape from captivity. On the other hand, Gintoki and Tetsuko (benisakura forger Tetsuya's sister) head towards Takasugi.
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Episode 12 - On a Moonless Night, Insects Are Drawn to the Light
Release Date: 2007-06-21The battle comes to a conclusion, with benisakura finally taken over Okada's body, and Gintoki will have to use the sword Tetsuko gave him to stop this.
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Episode 13 - Even Mummy Hunters Sometimes Turn into Mummys
Release Date: 2007-06-28Yamasaki is sent by Hijikata to investigate what has happened with that fight between Katsura and Takasugi groups. He goes around asking different people, though fails to get any real answers.
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Episode 14 - The Preview Section in JUMP is Always Unreliable
Release Date: 2007-07-05Hattori Zenzo has been hired to kidnap a girl who is able to foresee the future. Meanwhile, the Yorozuya has been hired to protect the very same girl.
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Episode 15 - Eating Nmaibo Can Make You Full in No Time!
Release Date: 2007-07-12A set of TV crews follow Katsura around for a day to do a television program special interview.
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Episode 16 - Rhinoceros Beetles Teach Boys that Life is Precious
Release Date: 2007-07-19Kagura's beetle was killed during a beetle fighting match. She tries to drag Gintoki and Shinpachi to go beetle hunting with her. That only succeeds when they know there is a high demand for the beetles - meaning they can make money of it. The trio encounters the Shinsengumi who also happens to be capturing beetles for reason unknown.
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Episode 17 - Dango Over Flowers
Release Date: 2007-07-26An old dango shop owner accepts a challenge from the owner of a popular new dessert shop.
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Episode 18 - For the Wind Is the Life / The Ideal Girlfriend Is Always Minami
Release Date: 2007-08-02Gintoki gets into an accident with a delivery girl who has the "Need for Speed". / As Gintoki recovers from the delivery incident, Sa-chan is forced to weigh both her feminine needs and her assassin duties when working a mission at the same hospital.
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Episode 19 - Like a Haunted House, Life is Filled with Horrors
Release Date: 2007-08-09Every year during the Matsuri festival, a "Courage Test" event is held. This year Gintoki, Shinpachi and Kagura helps out in the event.
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Episode 20 - Please Help by Separating Your Trash
Release Date: 2007-08-16Kamenashi (the turtle) tells the group about Otohime, the owner of the Dragon Palace, that they are the only ones who are capable of stopping her plan.
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Episode 21 - Too Many Cuties Can Make You Sick
Release Date: 2007-08-23The group goes to save Tae. On their way, Shinpachi, Gintoki and Katsura stumble upon a room where they learn about Otohime's past.
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Episode 22 - Some Data Cannot Be Erased
Release Date: 2007-08-30Otohime's past lover's will gives the antidote (to the aging virus) to Shinpachi. However, their time is limited as a missile carrying another batch of the aging virus, aimed at Edo, is about to be sent off.
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Episode 23 - A Dog's Paws Smell Fragrant / Drive With a "Might" Attitude
Release Date: 2007-09-06Sadaharu is in "heat" and Yorozuya tries to find him a mate. / Katsura attempts to take a driving lesson-- a "Might Happen" driving lesson, that is.
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Episode 24 - Think for a Minute Now, Do Matsutake Mushrooms Really Taste All that Good?
Release Date: 2007-09-13Katsura goes undercover at an Amanto-only Japanese restaurant to stop a radical branch of the Joi Faction's plan of causing havoc. Meanwhile, Hasegawa takes over a sushi bar while the owner's at hospital. The Yorozuya ends up helping after the sushi machine went out of order.
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Episode 25 - The Manga Writer Becomes a Pro, After Doing a Stock of Manuscripts
Release Date: 2007-09-20Edo's under attack by M-unibrow zombies!
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Episode 26 - Don’t Complain About Your Job at Home, Do It Somewhere Else
Release Date: 2007-09-27Gintoki, Shinpachi and Kagura recaps what has happened to date on their 2nd Year Anniversary special.
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Episode 27 - In Those Situations, Keep Quiet and Cook Red Rice With Beans
Release Date: 2007-10-04Otae's childhood friend, Kyubei Yagyu appears and takes Otae back to fufil her childhood promise.
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Episode 28 - Yesterday’s Enemy, After All Is Said and Done, Is Still the Enemy
Release Date: 2007-10-11Gintoki, Shinpachi, Kagura, Kondo, Hijikata and Sogo goes to the Yagyu family premises and attempts to get Otae back.
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Episode 29 - People Who Are Picky About Food Are Also Picky About People, Too
Release Date: 2007-10-18The battle at the Yagyu family premises continues.
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Episode 30 - Four Heads are Better than One
Release Date: 2007-10-25Gintoki, Isao, Toujou, and Binbokusai are in the toilet, all looking for something to wipe....
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Episode 31 - When Someone Who Wears Glasses Takes Them Off, It Looks Like Something’s Missing
Release Date: 2007-11-08The battle between Gintoki and Binbokusai begins; meanwhile, Shinpachi discovered that Kyubei was girl.
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Episode 32 - A Woman's Best Make-up Is Her Smile
Release Date: 2007-11-15The final episode in the Yagyu story arc.
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Episode 33 - You Say Kawaii so Often, You Must Really Think You’re Cute Stuff
Release Date: 2007-11-22The Yorozuya attempt to rid a town of monsters for some quick cash / The piggish Amanto female saved by the Yorozuya from the drug pirates enlists them to save her boyfriend from his former gang.
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Episode 34 - Rank has nothing to do with luck
Release Date: 2007-11-29The cold/flu season hits hard; Yorozuya is enlisted to help out at Otae's workplace.
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Episode 35 - Hard-boiled Egg on a Man's Heart
Release Date: 2007-12-06A washed out detective tells his tale about his life-long quest of pursuing of a thief who turned from righteous to evil.
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Episode 36 - Hard-Boiled Eggs Don't Crack
Release Date: 2007-12-13The detective, Gintoki, Shinpachi and Kagura crashed into a mansion in an attempt to capture the thief.
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Episode 37 - It's Often Difficult to Sleep When You're Engrossed With Counting Sheep
Release Date: 2007-12-20Sougo's older sister, Mitsuba, arrived in Edo for a visit. Hijikata and Mitsuba's relationship is revealed.
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Episode 38 - Perform a German Suplex on a Woman Who Asks If She or the Job Is More Important
Release Date: 2007-12-27Mitsuba is in bad condition due to her sickness; Sougo decides to go help Hijikata.
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Episode 39 - The Most Exciting Part of a Group Date is Before it Starts
Release Date: 2008-01-10Tojo Ayumu enlisted the help of Yorozuya to help make a "woman" out of the tomboyish Kyubei. Gintoki's solution: a Gokon.
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Episode 40 - What Happens Twice, Happens Thrice
Release Date: 2008-01-17The spirit of the sword that Gintoki carries appears to teach Gintoki, Shinpachi and Kagura an ultimate technique.
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Episode 41 - The More Delicious the Food, the Nastier It Is When It Goes Bad
Release Date: 2008-01-24Gintoki, Shinpachi Kagura and Hasegawa are hospitalised (The Yorozuya gang for food poisoning from eating unfresh crabs; Hasegawa got knocked down by a car). They get themeslves involved when a young nurse falls in love with one of her patients.
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Episode 42 - If You Want To Lose Weight, Then Stop Eating and Start Moving
Release Date: 2008-01-31Our female characters joined a "slimming" camp to shed off their extra weights.
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Episode 43 - Be a Person Who Can See People's Strong Points and Not Their Weak Points
Release Date: 2008-02-07An assassin has been hired to kill Matsudaira; but encounters unexpected scenerios while carrying out the task.
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Episode 44 - Even a hero has issues
Release Date: 2008-02-14It's Valentine's Day, and a space heroine comes to Edo to confess her intention to...
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Episode 45 - When Riding A Train, Make Sure You Grab the Straps With Both Hands
Release Date: 2008-02-21Hasegawa gets a job. While commuting on his first day, an accident lands him in jail with harassment charges.
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Episode 46 - Men, Be a Madao
Release Date: 2008-02-28The trial of Hasegawa's harassment charge comes to a conclusion.
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Episode 47 - If You're a Man, Don't Give Up
Release Date: 2008-03-06A planet's attacked by mysterious beings. It is up to Umi Bouzu to settle things and to out an end to the attacks. How will the end turn out?
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Episode 48 - Exaggerate the Tales of Your Exploits by a Third, So Everyone Has a Good Time / Men Have a Weakness for Girls Who Sell Flowers and Work in Pastry Shops
Release Date: 2008-03-13Old gangmates of Catherine try to convince her to join them on a heist.
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Episode 49 - Play Video Games for Only an Hour a Day
Release Date: 2008-03-20The popular game console "Owee" is finally on sale. The otaku, as well as the Yorozuya and the Shinsengumi are at the store trying to get their hands on the consoles.
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Episode 50 - Life and Video Games are Full of Bugs
Release Date: 2008-03-27Yorozuya and Shinsengumi are divided into two teams to play against each other in a video-gaming contest (for their chance to win free "Owee").