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Season 1 Episodes

Episodes

You Guys!! Do You Even Have a Gintama?! (1)

1. You Guys!! Do You Even Have a Gintama?! (1)

24 min
4/4/2006

Gintoki, Shinpachi, and Kagura receive a request from a man who wants them to make him stronger.

S1 E1
You Guys!! Do You Even Have a Gintama?! (2)

2. You Guys!! Do You Even Have a Gintama?! (2)

24 min
4/4/2006

Gintoki's group goes to take back a house for a man who's been conned.

S1 E2
Nobody with Naturally Wavy Hair Can be That Bad!

3. Nobody with Naturally Wavy Hair Can be That Bad!

24 min
4/11/2006

Sakata Gintoki meets Shimura Shinpachi. The two proceeds to save Shinpachi's older sister from an amanto entertainment club.

S1 E3
Watch Out! Weekly Shonen JUMP Sometimes Comes Out on Saturdays!

4. Watch Out! Weekly Shonen JUMP Sometimes Comes Out on Saturdays!

24 min
4/25/2006

Gintoki and Shinpachi meet an amanto alien girl who's been chased after by gangster.

S1 E4
Make Friends You Can Call by Their Nicknames, Even When You're an Old Fart!

5. Make Friends You Can Call by Their Nicknames, Even When You're an Old Fart!

24 min
5/2/2006

Gintoki's group's been asked to deliver a package to an amanto alien embassy.

S1 E5
Keep Your Promise Even If It Kills You

6. Keep Your Promise Even If It Kills You

24 min
5/9/2006

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

S1 E6
Responsible Owners Should Clean Up After Their Pets!

7. Responsible Owners Should Clean Up After Their Pets!

24 min
5/16/2006

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

S1 E7
There Is Butt a Fine Line Between Persistence and Stubbornness

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

24 min
5/23/2006

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

S1 E8
Fighting Should Be Done With Fists!

9. Fighting Should Be Done With Fists!

24 min
5/30/2006

The Shinsengumi goes to avenge their commander's defeat.

S1 E9
Eat Something Sour When You're Tired!

10. Eat Something Sour When You're Tired!

24 min
6/6/2006

The group picks up a giant white dog.

S1 E10
Look, Overly Sticky Sweet Dumplings Are Not Real Dumplings, You Idiot!

11. Look, Overly Sticky Sweet Dumplings Are Not Real Dumplings, You Idiot!

24 min
6/13/2006

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.

S1 E11
People Who Make Good First Impressions Usually Suck!

12. People Who Make Good First Impressions Usually Suck!

24 min
6/13/2006

The kabuki district has been robbed by a mysterious thief.

S1 E12
If You're Going to Cosplay, Go All Out!

13. If You're Going to Cosplay, Go All Out!

24 min
6/20/2006

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.

S1 E13
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

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

24 min
7/4/2006

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.

S1 E14
Pets Resemble Their Owners!

15. Pets Resemble Their Owners!

24 min
7/11/2006

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

S1 E15
If You Stop and Think About It, Your Life’s a Lot Longer as an Old Guy Than a Kid! Whoa, Scary!!

16. If You Stop and Think About It, Your Life’s a Lot Longer as an Old Guy Than a Kid! Whoa, Scary!!

24 min
7/18/2006

A man who's been fired for assaulting an amanto royal goes job hunting, only to met with failure repeatedly.

S1 E16
Sons Only Take After Their Fathers' Negative Attributes

17. Sons Only Take After Their Fathers' Negative Attributes

24 min
7/25/2006

A rebel plans to asssinate the shogun during a festival.

S1 E17
Oh Yeah! Our Crib is Number One!

18. Oh Yeah! Our Crib is Number One!

24 min
8/1/2006

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

S1 E18
Why is the Sea So Salty? Because You City Folk Pee Whenever You Go Swimming!

19. Why is the Sea So Salty? Because You City Folk Pee Whenever You Go Swimming!

24 min
8/8/2006

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.

S1 E19
Watch Out For Conveyor Belts!

20. Watch Out For Conveyor Belts!

24 min
8/15/2006

The Shinsengumi has been haunted by a mysterious being.

S1 E20
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

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

24 min
8/22/2006

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.

S1 E21
Marriage is Prolonging an Illusion for Your Whole Life

22. Marriage is Prolonging an Illusion for Your Whole Life

24 min
9/5/2006

A female ninja stays over at the Yorozuya.

S1 E22
When You're In a Fix, Keep On Laughing, Laughing...

23. When You're In a Fix, Keep On Laughing, Laughing...

24 min
9/12/2006

Gintoki, Shinpachi and Kagura go on a space trip in which Kagura had won tickets for.

S1 E23
Cute Faces Are Always Hiding Something

24. Cute Faces Are Always Hiding Something

24 min
9/19/2006

Gintoki and Katsura get dragged into being cross-dressers.

S1 E24
A Shared Soup Pot is a Microcosm of Life

25. A Shared Soup Pot is a Microcosm of Life

24 min
10/5/2006

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!

S1 E25
Don't Be Shy - Just Raise Your Hand and Say It

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

24 min
10/12/2006

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

S1 E26
Some Things Can’t Be Cut with a Sword

27. Some Things Can’t Be Cut with a Sword

24 min
10/19/2006

After Okita showed them an underground death match arena (Rengokukan), the group proceeds to track down the reigning champion of those death matches.

S1 E27
Good Things Never Come in Twos (But Bad Things Do)

28. Good Things Never Come in Twos (But Bad Things Do)

24 min
10/25/2006

A police department head official brings Kondo to a meeting to discuss the incident happened at the Rengokukan.

S1 E28
Don’t Panic – There’s a Return Policy! / I Told You to Pay Attention to the News!

29. Don’t Panic – There’s a Return Policy! / I Told You to Pay Attention to the News!

24 min
11/2/2006

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.

S1 E29
Even Teen Idols Act Like You Guys

30. Even Teen Idols Act Like You Guys

24 min
11/9/2006

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

S1 E30
You Always Remember the Things that Matter the Least

31. You Always Remember the Things that Matter the Least

24 min
11/16/2006

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

S1 E31
Life Moves on Like a Conveyor Belt

32. Life Moves on Like a Conveyor Belt

24 min
11/23/2006

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.

S1 E32
Mistaking Someone’s Name is Rude!

33. Mistaking Someone’s Name is Rude!

24 min
11/30/2006

Sakamoto sends two amanto craftsmen to help rebuild the Yorozuya as repayment for him crashing his spaceship into the place.

S1 E33
Love Doesn’t Require a Manual (1)

34. Love Doesn’t Require a Manual (1)

24 min
12/7/2006

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.

S1 E34
Love Doesn’t Require a Manual (2) / You Can't Judge a Person by His Appearance, Either

35. Love Doesn’t Require a Manual (2) / You Can't Judge a Person by His Appearance, Either

24 min
12/14/2006

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.

S1 E35
People with Dark Pasts Can't Shut Up

36. People with Dark Pasts Can't Shut Up

24 min
12/21/2006

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.

S1 E36
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

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

24 min
12/28/2006

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).

S1 E37
Only Children Play in the Snow / Eating Ice Cream In Winter Is Awesome

38. Only Children Play in the Snow / Eating Ice Cream In Winter Is Awesome

24 min
1/11/2007

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.

S1 E38
Ramen Shops with Long Menus Never Do Well

39. Ramen Shops with Long Menus Never Do Well

24 min
1/18/2007

Katsura injures his leg while escaping from the Shinsengumi and uses a ramen shop as a temporary hideout.

S1 E39
Give a Thought to Planned Pregnancy

40. Give a Thought to Planned Pregnancy

24 min
1/25/2007

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

S1 E40
You Can't Judge a Movie by Its Title

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

24 min
2/1/2007

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

S1 E41
You Know What Happens if You Pee on a Worm

42. You Know What Happens if You Pee on a Worm

24 min
2/8/2007

Gintoki, along with Umibouzu, goes to combat the alien while at the same time avoiding the Shogunate's side of attack (on the alien).

S1 E42
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

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

24 min
2/15/2007

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.

S1 E43
Mom’s Busy, Too, So Quit Complaining About What’s for Dinner

44. Mom’s Busy, Too, So Quit Complaining About What’s for Dinner

24 min
2/22/2007

Katsura, along with the Yorozuya, goes to find Sarutobi Ayame to train them on ninja skills in preparation for their Elizabeth rescue.

S1 E44
Walk Your Dog at an Appropriate Speed

45. Walk Your Dog at an Appropriate Speed

24 min
3/1/2007

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

S1 E45
Adults Only. We Wouldn’t Want Anyone Immature in Here

46. Adults Only. We Wouldn’t Want Anyone Immature in Here

24 min
3/8/2007

Otae and Ane square off to keep their jobs by trying to out-earn each other.

S1 E46
Do Cherries Come from Cherry Trees?

47. Do Cherries Come from Cherry Trees?

24 min
3/15/2007

The Yorozuya get a new neighbor, a frightening looking Amanto named Hedoro, and assume he's up to something.

S1 E47
The More You're Alike, the More You Fight / Whatever You Play, Play to Win

48. The More You're Alike, the More You Fight / Whatever You Play, Play to Win

24 min
3/22/2007

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.

S1 E48
A Life Without Gambling is Like Sushi Without Wasabi

49. A Life Without Gambling is Like Sushi Without Wasabi

24 min
3/29/2007

Gintoki and Hasegawa run into some gambling problems.

S1 E49

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Season 1

Season 1

8.1/10
2006
49 Episodes

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