Ah Gintama, an anime that always ends one day, and almost immediately seems to announce a sequel the next day. Some call it the anime of fillers that sometimes has some actual story in it here and there. A friend of mine even said that it is officially over, but in truth, it ended with an open ending, which also means it could start up again any time. Gintama is an anime that never seems to stop being funny and poking fun at other anime that take themselves too seriously. But that’s exactly how it should be, right? Because why the hell not?
Today though, we’ll be taking a look at exactly why people refer to it as the anime of a thousand fillers. Join me on this marvelously weird adventure! Grab your wooden swords, put on your poker faces, because Gintoki Sakata will not spare your laughing bones. Here we go!
Table of Contents
Table of Content
The Filler Episodes
There are a total of 4 non canon episodes that differ from the manga, and 22 full on Filler episodes. What’s funny is that the series itself starts with two filler episodes and every series the story was adapted into had at least three.
So let’s take a closer look at these Filler episodes worth mentioning (in other words, the ones that are not recap episodes), shall we?
| Episode No. | Title | Type | Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | You Guys!! Do You Even Have a Gintama? (Part 1) | FILLER | 4-Apr-2006 |
| 2 | You Guys!! Do You Even Have a Gintama? (Part 2) | FILLER | 4-Apr-2006 |
| 3 | Nobody with Naturally Wavy Hair Can Be That Bad | MANGA CANON | 11-Apr-2006 |
| 4 | Watch Out! Weekly Shonen Jump Sometimes Comes Out on Saturdays! | MANGA CANON | 25-Apr-2006 |
| 5 | Make Friends You Can Call by Their Nicknames, Even When You're an Old Fart | MANGA CANON | 2-May-2006 |
| 6 | Keep Your Promise Even If It Kills You | MANGA CANON | 9-May-2006 |
| 7 | Responsible Owners Should Clean Up After Their Pets | MANGA CANON | 16-May-2006 |
| 8 | There Is Butt A Fine Line Between Persistence And Stubbornness | MANGA CANON | 23-May-2006 |
| 9 | Fighting Should Be Done With Fists | MANGA CANON | 30-May-2006 |
| 10 | Eat Something Sour When You're Tired | MANGA CANON | 6-Jun-2006 |
| 11 | Look, Overly Sticky Sweet Dumplings Are Not Real Dumplings, You Idiot! | MANGA CANON | 13-Jun-2006 |
| 12 | People Who Make Good First Impressions Usually Suck | MANGA CANON | 13-Jun-2006 |
| 13 | If You're Going To Cosplay, Go All Out | MANGA CANON | 20-Jun-2006 |
| 14 | You Only Gotta Wash Under Your Armpits - Just the Armpits | MANGA CANON | 4-Jul-2006 |
| 15 | Pets Resemble Their Owners | MANGA CANON | 11-Jul-2006 |
| 16 | If You Stop And Think About It, Your Life's a Lot Longer as an Old Guy Than a Kid! Whoa, Scary!! | MANGA CANON | 18-Jul-2006 |
| 17 | Sons Only Take After Their Father's Negative Attributes | MANGA CANON | 25-Jul-2006 |
| 18 | Oh, Yeah! Our Crib Is Number One! | MANGA CANON | 1-Aug-2006 |
| 19 | Why's the Sea So Salty? Because You City Folk Pee Whenever You Go Swimming! | MANGA CANON | 8-Aug-2006 |
| 20 | Watch Out for Conveyer Belts! | MANGA CANON | 15-Aug-2006 |
| 21 | If You're A Man, Try The Swordfish! | MANGA CANON | 22-Aug-2006 |
| 22 | Marriage Is Prolonging An Illusion For Your Whole Life | MANGA CANON | 5-Sep-2006 |
| 23 | When You're In A Fix, Keep On Laughing, Laughing... | MANGA CANON | 12-Sep-2006 |
| 24 | Cute Faces Are Always Hiding Something | MANGA CANON | 19-Sep-2006 |
| 25 | A Shared Soup Pot Is A Microcosm Of Life | MANGA CANON | 5-Oct-2006 |
| 26 | Don't Be Shy - Just Raise Your Hand And Say It | MANGA CANON | 12-Oct-2006 |
| 27 | Some Things Can't Be Cut With A Sword | MANGA CANON | 19-Oct-2006 |
| 28 | Good Things Never Come In Twos (But Bad Things Do) | MANGA CANON | 26-Oct-2006 |
| 29 | Don't Panic - There's A Return Policy! | MANGA CANON | 2-Nov-2006 |
| 30 | Even Teen Idols Act Like You Guys | MANGA CANON | 9-Nov-2006 |
| 31 | You Always Remember The Things That Matter The Least | MANGA CANON | 16-Nov-2006 |
| 32 | Life Moves On Like A Conveyor Belt | MANGA CANON | 23-Nov-2006 |
| 33 | Mistaking Someone's Name Is Rude! | MANGA CANON | 30-Nov-2006 |
| 34 | Love Doesn't Require A Manual | MANGA CANON | 7-Dec-2006 |
| 35 | Love Doesn't Require A Manual (Continued) | MANGA CANON | 14-Dec-2006 |
| 36 | People With Dark Pasts Can't Shut Up | MANGA CANON | 21-Dec-2006 |
| 37 | People Who Say That Santa Doesn't Really Exist Actually Want To Believe In Him | MANGA CANON | 28-Dec-2006 |
| 38 | Only Children Play In The Snow | MANGA CANON | 11-Jan-2007 |
| 39 | Ramen Shops With Long Menus Never Do Well | MANGA CANON | 18-Jan-2007 |
| 40 | Give A Thought To Planned Pregnancy | MANGA CANON | 25-Jan-2007 |
| 41 | You Can't Judge A Movie By Its Title | MANGA CANON | 1-Feb-2007 |
| 42 | You Know What Happens If You Pee On A Worm | MANGA CANON | 8-Feb-2007 |
| 43 | Make Characters So Anybody Can Tell Who They Are By Just Their Silhouettes | MANGA CANON | 15-Feb-2007 |
| 44 | Mom's Busy, Too, So Quit Complaining About What's For Dinner | MANGA CANON | 22-Feb-2007 |
| 45 | Walk Your Dog At An Appropriate Speed | MANGA CANON | 1-Mar-2007 |
| 46 | Adults Only. We Wouldn't Want Anyone Immature In Here... | MANGA CANON | 8-Mar-2007 |
| 47 | Do Cherries Come From Cherry Trees? | MANGA CANON | 15-Mar-2007 |
| 48 | The More You're Alike, The More You Fight | MANGA CANON | 22-Mar-2007 |
| 49 | A Life Without Gambling Is Like Sushi Without Wasabi | MANGA CANON | 29-Mar-2007 |
| 50 | Pending Means Pending, It's Not Final | FILLER | 5-Apr-2007 |
| 51 | Milk Should Be Served At Body Temperature | MANGA CANON | 12-Apr-2007 |
| 52 | If You Want To See Someone, Make An Appo First | MANGA CANON | 19-Apr-2007 |
| 53 | Stress Makes You Bald, But It's Stressful To Avoid Stress, So You End Up Stressed Out, So In The End There's Nothing You Can Do | MANGA CANON | 26-Apr-2007 |
| 54 | Mothers Everywhere Are All The Same | MANGA CANON | 3-May-2007 |
| 55 | Don't Make Munching Noises When You Eat | MANGA CANON | 10-May-2007 |
| 56 | Keep An Eye On The Chief For The Day | MANGA CANON | 17-May-2007 |
| 57 | When Looking For Things You've Lost, Remember What You Were Doing On The Day You Lost It | FILLER | 24-May-2007 |
| 58 | Croquette Sandwiches Are Always The Most Popular Food Sold At The Stalls | MANGA CANON | 31-May-2007 |
| 59 | Be Careful Not To Leave Your Umbrella Somewhere | MANGA CANON | 7-Jun-2007 |
| 60 | The Sun Will Rise Again | MANGA CANON | 14-Jun-2007 |
| 61 | On A Moonless Night, Insects Are Drawn To The Light | MANGA CANON | 21-Jun-2007 |
| 62 | Even Mummy Hunters Sometimes Turn Into Mummys | MANGA CANON | 28-Jun-2007 |
| 63 | The Preview Section In JUMP Is Always Unreliable | MANGA CANON | 5-Jul-2007 |
| 64 | Eating Nmaibo Can Make You Full In No Time! | MANGA CANON | 12-Jul-2007 |
| 65 | Rhinoceros Beetles Teach Boys That Life Is Precious | MANGA CANON | 19-Jul-2007 |
| 66 | Dango Over Flowers | MANGA CANON | 26-Jul-2007 |
| 67 | For The Wind Is The Life | MANGA CANON | 2-Aug-2007 |
| 68 | Like A Haunted House, Life Is Filled With Horrors | MANGA CANON | 9-Aug-2007 |
| 69 | Please Help By Separating Your Trash | MANGA CANON | 16-Aug-2007 |
| 70 | Too Many Cuties Can Make You Sick | MANGA CANON | 23-Aug-2007 |
| 71 | Some Data Cannot Be Erased | MANGA CANON | 30-Aug-2007 |
| 72 | A Dog's Paws Smell Fragrant | MANGA CANON | 6-Sep-2007 |
| 73 | Think For A Minute Now, Do Matsutake Mushrooms Really Taste All That Good? | MANGA CANON | 13-Sep-2007 |
| 74 | The Manga Writer Becomes A Pro, After Doing A Stock Of Manuscripts | MANGA CANON | 20-Sep-2007 |
| 75 | Don't Complain About Your Job At Home, Do It Somewhere Else | FILLER | 27-Sep-2007 |
| 76 | In Those Situations, Keep Quiet And Cook Red Rice With Beans | MANGA CANON | 4-Oct-2007 |
| 77 | Yesterday's Enemy, After All Is Said And Done, Is Still The Enemy | MANGA CANON | 11-Oct-2007 |
| 78 | People Who Are Picky About Food Are Also Picky About People, Too | MANGA CANON | 18-Oct-2007 |
| 79 | Four Heads Are Better Than One | MANGA CANON | 25-Oct-2007 |
| 80 | When Someone Who Wears Glasses Takes Them Off, It Looks Like Something's Missing | MANGA CANON | 8-Nov-2007 |
| 81 | A Woman's Best Make Up Is Her Smile | MANGA CANON | 15-Nov-2007 |
| 82 | You Don't Stand In Line For The Ramen, You Stand In Line For The Self Satisfaction | MIXED CANON/FILLER | 22-Nov-2007 |
| 83 | Rank Has Nothing To Do With Luck | MANGA CANON | 29-Nov-2007 |
| 84 | Hard-Boiled Egg On A Man's Heart | MANGA CANON | 6-Dec-2007 |
| 85 | Hard-Boiled Eggs Don't Crack | MANGA CANON | 13-Dec-2007 |
| 86 | It's Often Difficult To Sleep When You're Engrossed With Counting Sheep | MANGA CANON | 20-Dec-2007 |
| 87 | Perform A German Suplex On A Woman Who Asks If She Or The Job Is More Important | MANGA CANON | 27-Dec-2007 |
| 88 | The Most Exciting Part Of A Group Date Is Before It Starts | MANGA CANON | 10-Jan-2008 |
| 89 | What Happens Twice, Happens Thrice | MANGA CANON | 17-Jan-2008 |
| 90 | The More Delicious The Food, The Nastier It Is When It Goes Bad | MANGA CANON | 24-Jan-2008 |
| 91 | If You Want To Lose Weight, Then Stop Eating And Start Moving | MANGA CANON | 31-Jan-2008 |
| 92 | Be A Person Who Can See People's Strong Points And Not Their Weak Points | MANGA CANON | 7-Feb-2008 |
| 93 | Even A Hero Has Issues | MANGA CANON | 14-Feb-2008 |
| 94 | When Riding A Train, Make Sure You Grab The Straps With Both Hands | MANGA CANON | 21-Feb-2008 |
| 95 | Men, Be A Madao | MANGA CANON | 28-Feb-2008 |
| 96 | If You're A Man, Don't Give Up | MANGA CANON | 6-Mar-2008 |
| 97 | Exaggerate The Tales Of Your Exploits By A Third, So Everyone Has A Good Time | MANGA CANON | 13-Mar-2008 |
| 98 | Play Video Games For Only An Hour A Day | MANGA CANON | 20-Mar-2008 |
| 99 | Life And Video Games Are Full Of Bugs | MANGA CANON | 27-Mar-2008 |
| 100 | The More Something Is Disliked, The More Lovely It Is | MANGA CANON | 3-Apr-2008 |
| 101 | Rules Are Made To Be Broken | MANGA CANON | 10-Apr-2008 |
| 102 | Otaku Are Talkative | MANGA CANON | 17-Apr-2008 |
| 103 | There's A Thin Line Between Strengths And Weaknesses | MANGA CANON | 24-Apr-2008 |
| 104 | Important Things Are Hard To See | MANGA CANON | 1-May-2008 |
| 105 | It's All About The Beat And Timing | MANGA CANON | 8-May-2008 |
| 106 | Love Is Often Played Out In Sudden Death | FILLER | 15-May-2008 |
| 107 | Kids Don't Understand How Their Parents Feel | MANGA CANON | 22-May-2008 |
| 108 | Some Things are Better Left Unsaid | MANGA CANON | 29-May-2008 |
| 109 | Life Is A Test | MANGA CANON | 5-Jun-2008 |
| 110 | People Are All Escapees Of Their Own Inner Prisons | MANGA CANON | 12-Jun-2008 |
| 111 | Definitely Do Not Let Your Girlfriend See The Things You Use For Cross-Dressing | MIXED CANON/FILLER | 19-Jun-2008 |
| 112 | Lucky Is A Man Who Gets Up And Goes To Work | MANGA CANON | 26-Jun-2008 |
| 113 | Cleaning The Toilet Cleanses The Soul | MANGA CANON | 3-Jul-2008 |
| 114 | They Say Soy Sauce On Pudding Tastes Like Sea Urchin, But Soy Sauce On Pudding Only Tastes Like Pudding And Soy Sauce | FILLER | 10-Jul-2008 |
| 115 | Summer Vacation Is The Most Fun Right Before It Begins | MANGA CANON | 17-Jul-2008 |
| 116 | The Older, The Wiser | MANGA CANON | 24-Jul-2008 |
| 117 | Beauty Is Like A Summer Fruit | MANGA CANON | 31-Jul-2008 |
| 118 | Even If Your Back Is Bent, Go Straight Forward | MANGA CANON | 7-Aug-2008 |
| 119 | Within Each Box Of Cigarettes, Are One Or Two Cigarettes That Smell Like Horse Dung | MANGA CANON | 14-Aug-2008 |
| 120 | Japanese Restaurants Abroad Taste Pretty Much Like School Cafeteria Lunches | MIXED CANON/FILLER | 21-Aug-2008 |
| 121 | Novices Only Need A Flathead And A Phillips | MANGA CANON | 28-Aug-2008 |
| 122 | Imagination Is Nurtured In The 8th Grade | MANGA CANON | 4-Sep-2008 |
| 123 | Always Keep A Screwdriver In Your Heart | MANGA CANON | 11-Sep-2008 |
| 124 | When Nagging Goes Too Far It Becomes Intimidating | FILLER | 18-Sep-2008 |
| 125 | Entering The Final Chapter! | FILLER | 25-Sep-2008 |
| 126 | Some Things Can Only Be Conveyed Through The Written Word | MANGA CANON | 2-Oct-2008 |
| 127 | Sometimes You Must Meet To Understand | MANGA CANON | 9-Oct-2008 |
| 128 | Sometimes You Can't Tell Just By Meeting Someone | MANGA CANON | 16-Oct-2008 |
| 129 | Beware Of Food You Pick Up Off The Ground | MANGA CANON | 23-Oct-2008 |
| 130 | Cat Lovers And Dog Lovers Are Mutually Exclusive | MANGA CANON | 30-Oct-2008 |
| 131 | Fights Often Ensue During Trips | MANGA CANON | 6-Nov-2008 |
| 132 | Briefs Will Unavoidably Get Skidmarks | MANGA CANON | 13-Nov-2008 |
| 133 | Gin And His Excellency's Good-For-Nothings | MANGA CANON | 20-Nov-2008 |
| 134 | Be Very Careful When Using Ghost Stories | MANGA CANON | 27-Nov-2008 |
| 135 | Before Worrying About The Earth, Think About The Even More Endangered Future Of 'Gintaman' | FILLER | 4-Dec-2008 |
| 136 | It's Your House, You Build It | MANGA CANON | 11-Dec-2008 |
| 137 | 99% Of Men Aren't Confident In Confessing Their Love | FILLER | 18-Dec-2008 |
| 138 | Let's Talk About The Old Days Once In A While | MANGA CANON | 25-Dec-2008 |
| 139 | Don't Put Your Wallet In Your Back Pocket | MANGA CANON | 8-Jan-2009 |
| 140 | Beware Of Those Who Use An Umbrella On A Sunny Day! | MANGA CANON | 15-Jan-2009 |
| 141 | Butting Into A Fight Is Dangerous | MANGA CANON | 22-Jan-2009 |
| 142 | Life Is A Series Of Choices | MANGA CANON | 29-Jan-2009 |
| 143 | Those Who Stand On Four Legs Are Beasts. Those Who Stand On Two Legs, Guts, And Glory Are Men | MANGA CANON | 5-Feb-2009 |
| 144 | Don't Trust Bedtime Stories | MANGA CANON | 12-Feb-2009 |
| 145 | The Color For Each Person's Bond Comes In Various Colors | MANGA CANON | 19-Feb-2009 |
| 146 | The Taste Of Drinking Under Broad Daylight Is Something Special | MANGA CANON | 26-Feb-2009 |
| 147 | All Adults Are Instructors For All Children | MANGA CANON | 5-Mar-2009 |
| 148 | Zip Up Your Fly Nice And Slowly | MANGA CANON | 12-Mar-2009 |
| 149 | When Breaking A Chuubert In Half, The End With The Knob Should Be Better. It's Also Tasty To Drink From There | MANGA CANON | 19-Mar-2009 |
| 150 | If You Can't Beat Them, Join Them | FILLER | 26-Mar-2009 |
| 151 | A Conversation With A Barber, During A Haircut, Is The Most Pointless Thing In The World | MANGA CANON | 2-Apr-2009 |
| 152 | The Heavens Created Chonmage Above Man Instead Of Another Man | MANGA CANON | 9-Apr-2009 |
| 153 | Sleep Helps A Child Grow | MANGA CANON | 16-Apr-2009 |
| 154 | That Person Looks Different From Usual During A Birthday Party | MANGA CANON | 23-Apr-2009 |
| 155 | The Other Side Of The Other Side Of The Other Side Would Be The Other Side | FILLER | 30-Apr-2009 |
| 156 | It Takes A Bit Of Courage To Enter A Street Vendor's Stand | MANGA CANON | 7-May-2009 |
| 157 | Any Place With A Bunch Of Men Gathered Around Will Turn Into A Battlefield | MANGA CANON | 14-May-2009 |
| 158 | If A Friend Gets Injured, Take Him To The Hospital, Stat! | MANGA CANON | 21-May-2009 |
| 159 | If One Orange In The Box Is Rotten, The Rest Of Them Will Become Rotten Before You Realize It | MANGA CANON | 28-May-2009 |
| 160 | From A Foreigner's Perspective, You're The Foreigner. From An Alien's Perspective, You're The Alien | MANGA CANON | 4-Jun-2009 |
| 161 | Laputa's Still Good After Seeing It So Many Times | MANGA CANON | 11-Jun-2009 |
| 162 | Love Is Unconditional | MANGA CANON | 18-Jun-2009 |
| 163 | The Black Ships Even Make A Scene When They Sink | MANGA CANON | 25-Jun-2009 |
| 164 | That Matsutake Soup Stuff Tastes Better Than The Real Deal | FILLER | 2-Jul-2009 |
| 165 | If It Works Once, It'll Work Over And Over Again | MANGA CANON | 9-Jul-2009 |
| 166 | Two Is Better Than One. Two People Are Better Than One | FILLER | 16-Jul-2009 |
| 167 | Smooth Polygons Smooth Men's Hearts Too | MANGA CANON | 23-Jul-2009 |
| 168 | The Human Body Is Like A Little Universe | MANGA CANON | 30-Jul-2009 |
| 169 | The Chosen Idiots | MANGA CANON | 6-Aug-2009 |
| 170 | And Into The Legend... | MANGA CANON | 13-Aug-2009 |
| 171 | You'll Get Sued If All You Do Is Copy Others | FILLER | 20-Aug-2009 |
| 172 | It All Depends On How You Use The 'Carrot And Stick' Method | MANGA CANON | 27-Aug-2009 |
| 173 | It's What's On The Inside That Counts | FILLER | 3-Sep-2009 |
| 174 | Are There Still People Who Go To The Ocean And Yell Out 'Bakayaro'? | FILLER | 10-Sep-2009 |
| 175 | People Of All Ages Hate The Dentist! | MANGA CANON | 17-Sep-2009 |
| 176 | Countdown Begins | FILLER | 24-Sep-2009 |
| 177 | It's Bad Luck To See A Spider At Night | MANGA CANON | 1-Oct-2009 |
| 178 | Once You're Entangled In A Spiderweb, It's Hard To Get It Off | MANGA CANON | 8-Oct-2009 |
| 179 | It's The Irresponsible One Who's Scary When Pissed | MANGA CANON | 15-Oct-2009 |
| 180 | The More Precious The Burden, The Heavier And More Difficult It Is To Shoulder It | MANGA CANON | 22-Oct-2009 |
| 181 | Watch Out For A Set Of Women And A Drink | MANGA CANON | 29-Oct-2009 |
| 182 | Screw Popularity Polls | MANGA CANON | 5-Nov-2009 |
| 183 | Popularity Polls Can Burn In Hell | MANGA CANON | 12-Nov-2009 |
| 184 | Popularity Polls Can... | MANGA CANON | 19-Nov-2009 |
| 185 | Hometowns And Chests Are Best Thought From Afar | FILLER | 28-Nov-2009 |
| 186 | Beware Of Foreshadows | MANGA CANON | 3-Dec-2009 |
| 187 | It's Goodbye Once A Flag Is Set | MANGA CANON | 10-Dec-2009 |
| 188 | An Observation Journal Should Be Seen Through To The Very End | MANGA CANON | 17-Dec-2009 |
| 189 | That's How The End Of The Year Goes | MANGA CANON | 24-Dec-2009 |
| 190 | When Looking For Something, Try Using Its Perspective | MANGA CANON | 7-Jan-2010 |
| 191 | Freedom Means To Live True To Yourself, Not Without Law! | MANGA CANON | 14-Jan-2010 |
| 192 | Kabukicho Stray Cat Blues | MANGA CANON | 21-Jan-2010 |
| 193 | Cooking Is About Guts | MANGA CANON | 28-Jan-2010 |
| 194 | Whenever I Hear Leviathan, I Think Of Sazae-san. Stupid Me!! | MANGA CANON | 4-Feb-2010 |
| 195 | Not Losing To The Rain | MANGA CANON | 11-Feb-2010 |
| 196 | Not Losing To The Wind | MANGA CANON | 18-Feb-2010 |
| 197 | Not Losing To The Storm | MANGA CANON | 25-Feb-2010 |
| 198 | Never Losing That Smile | MANGA CANON | 4-Mar-2010 |
| 199 | That's How I Wish To Be, Beautiful And Strong | MANGA CANON | 11-Mar-2010 |
| 200 | Santa Claus Red Is Blood Red | MANGA CANON | 18-Mar-2010 |
| 201 | Everybody's A Santa | MANGA CANON | 25-Mar-2010 |
| 202 | Everyone Looks a Little Grown Up After Spring Break | MANGA CANON | 4-Apr-2011 |
| 203 | Everyone Looks Pretty Grown up after Summer Break | MANGA CANON | 11-Apr-2011 |
| 204 | Use a Calligraphy Pen for New Year's Cards | MANGA CANON | 18-Apr-2011 |
| 205 | Meals Should Be Balanced | MANGA CANON | 25-Apr-2011 |
| 206 | It's Too Confusing When Talking about the Poster Girl for a Poster Store, So Call Her a Sandwich Board | MANGA CANON | 2-May-2011 |
| 207 | Glasses Are Part of the Soul | MANGA CANON | 9-May-2011 |
| 208 | Glasses Prevent You from Seeing Certain Things | MANGA CANON | 16-May-2011 |
| 209 | Nothing Lasts Forever, including Parents, Money, Youth, Your Room, Dress Shirts, Me, You, and the Gintama Anime | FILLER | 23-May-2011 |
| 210 | A Lawless Town Tends to Attract a Bunch of Whoohooey Folk | MANGA CANON | 30-May-2011 |
| 211 | Ghosts Aren't the Only Ones Who Run Wild around Graveyards | MANGA CANON | 6-Jun-2011 |
| 212 | Chains of a Warrior | MANGA CANON | 13-Jun-2011 |
| 213 | Iron Town | MANGA CANON | 20-Jun-2011 |
| 214 | Tis an Honor! | MANGA CANON | 27-Jun-2011 |
| 215 | Odds or Evens | MANGA CANON | 4-Jul-2011 |
| 216 | I Can't Remember a Damn Thing about the Factory Tour | MANGA CANON | 11-Jul-2011 |
| 217 | What Happens Twice Can Happen Thrice | MANGA CANON | 18-Jul-2011 |
| 218 | The Claws of a Crab Can Snip through a Friendship | MANGA CANON | 25-Jul-2011 |
| 219 | People Forget to Return Stuff All the Time without Even Realizing It | MANGA CANON | 1-Aug-2011 |
| 220 | The Bathhouse, Where You're Naked in Body and Soul | MANGA CANON | 8-Aug-2011 |
| 221 | Jugem | MANGA CANON | 15-Aug-2011 |
| 222 | The Name Reveals the Person | MANGA CANON | 22-Aug-2011 |
| 223 | The Man's Household Situation Is Hard, His Heart Is Soft | MANGA CANON | 29-Aug-2011 |
| 224 | Blue and Red Ecstasy | MANGA CANON | 5-Sep-2011 |
| 225 | So in the second season of Prison Break, they've already broken out of prison, but the name works once you realize that society is a prison | MANGA CANON | 12-Sep-2011 |
| 226 | Everybody Loves Pajamas | MANGA CANON | 19-Sep-2011 |
| 227 | Speaking of Crossovers, Don't Forget about Alien vs. Predator | MANGA CANON | 26-Sep-2011 |
| 228 | Love Is Neither plus Nor Minus | MANGA CANON | 3-Oct-2011 |
| 229 | Making It through Love | MANGA CANON | 10-Oct-2011 |
| 230 | It Would Take Too Much Effort to Make This Title Sound like a Text Message Subject | MANGA CANON | 17-Oct-2011 |
| 231 | When You Go to a Funeral for the First Time, You're Surprised by How Happy the People Are | MANGA CANON | 24-Oct-2011 |
| 232 | The People You Tend to Forget Tend to Show up after You Forget Them | MANGA CANON | 31-Oct-2011 |
| 233 | Space Ururun Homestay | MANGA CANON | 7-Nov-2011 |
| 234 | Piggy Banks and Trash Cans | MANGA CANON | 14-Nov-2011 |
| 235 | Empty Planet | MANGA CANON | 21-Nov-2011 |
| 236 | Don't Say Goodbye Lionel | MANGA CANON | 28-Nov-2011 |
| 237 | Please Take Me Skiing | MANGA CANON | 5-Dec-2011 |
| 238 | A Vacation in Disorientation | MANGA CANON | 12-Dec-2011 |
| 239 | There Are a Few Things You're Not Supposed to Forget | MANGA CANON | 19-Dec-2011 |
| 240 | People Can Only Live by Forgetting the Bad | MANGA CANON | 26-Dec-2011 |
| 241 | We Are All Hosts, in Capital Letters | MANGA CANON | 9-Jan-2012 |
| 242 | Girls like Vegeta, Guys like Piccolo | MANGA CANON | 16-Jan-2012 |
| 243 | Draw Your Life on the Canvas We Call Manga | MANGA CANON | 23-Jan-2012 |
| 244 | Check It Out!! | MANGA CANON | 30-Jan-2012 |
| 245 | Thorny and Rosy | MANGA CANON | 6-Feb-2012 |
| 246 | Festival of Thornies | MANGA CANON | 13-Feb-2012 |
| 247 | Letter from Thorny | MANGA CANON | 20-Feb-2012 |
| 248 | Madaodog Madaonaire | MANGA CANON | 27-Feb-2012 |
| 249 | Presents Are Meant to Be Given Early | MANGA CANON | 5-Mar-2012 |
| 250 | New Year's Envelopes Are Perfect for Dirty Jokes | MANGA CANON | 12-Mar-2012 |
| 251 | When Sleeping under a Kotatsu, Make Sure You Don't Burn Your Balls | MANGA CANON | 19-Mar-2012 |
| 252 | We're Sorry | FILLER | 26-Mar-2012 |
| 253 | Nobody with Natural Straight Hair Can Be That Bad/Nobody with Straight Blond Hair Can Be That Good | MANGA CANON | 4-Oct-2012 |
| 254 | Kintoki and Gintoki | MANGA CANON | 11-Oct-2012 |
| 255 | Kin-san's Kintama | MANGA CANON | 18-Oct-2012 |
| 256 | The Meaning of a Main Character | MANGA CANON | 25-Oct-2012 |
| 257 | Courtesan Turns the Tables | MANGA CANON | 10-Jan-2013 |
| 258 | Inside the Palace!! | MANGA CANON | 17-Jan-2013 |
| 259 | Five Pinkies | MANGA CANON | 24-Jan-2013 |
| 260 | Pinky Swear | MANGA CANON | 31-Jan-2013 |
| 261 | Unsetting Moon | MANGA CANON | 7-Feb-2013 |
| 262 | Sound Of Beam Can Pierce Heart Of Everyone | MANGA CANON | 7-Mar-2013 |
| 263 | Two Brothers | MANGA CANON | 14-Mar-2013 |
| 264 | Liquor and Gasoline, Smiles and Tears | MANGA CANON | 21-Mar-2013 |
| 265 | Dog Food Doesn't Have As Much Flavor As You'd Think | MANGA CANON | 28-Mar-2013 |
| 266 | You Can Never Pause at the Perfect Time | MANGA CANON | 8-Apr-2015 |
| 267 | Even a Matsui Stick Can't Handle Some Kinds of Dirt | MANGA CANON | 15-Apr-2015 |
| 268 | An Inspector's Love Begins with an Inspection | MANGA CANON | 22-Apr-2015 |
| 269 | Forget Dates, Remember People and You Can Hide Your Mags But You Can't Hide Your *** | MANGA CANON | 29-Apr-2015 |
| 270 | A Mirror Provides a Frozen Reflection of Both Your Beautiful and Ugly Sides / Nobody Likes the Photo on Their License | MANGA CANON | 6-May-2015 |
| 271 | Arriving Late to a Reunion Makes it Hard to Enter | MANGA CANON | 13-May-2015 |
| 272 | A Reunion Also Brings to the Surface Things You Don't Want to Remember | MANGA CANON | 20-May-2015 |
| 273 | When Compared to Time in the Heavens, Fifty Years of Human Life Resembles Naught but Dreams and Lottery Tickets | MANGA CANON | 27-May-2015 |
| 274 | Guys With Big Nostrils Also Have Big Imaginations / You Never Accept a New Sentai Series at the Start, But By the Final Episode, You Don't Want It to End | MANGA CANON | 3-Jun-2015 |
| 275 | 9 + 1 = Yagyu Jyubei | MANGA CANON | 10-Jun-2015 |
| 276 | Calories Come Back to Bite You Just When You've Forgotten About Them | MANGA CANON | 17-Jun-2015 |
| 277 | 10-1= | MANGA CANON | 24-Jun-2015 |
| 278 | All Mothers Pack Too Much Food Into a Lunch Box and Ruin the Shape | MANGA CANON | 1-Jul-2015 |
| 279 | The Reaper by Day and the Reaper by Night | MANGA CANON | 8-Jul-2015 |
| 280 | Human or Demon | MANGA CANON | 15-Jul-2015 |
| 281 | Farewell, Reaper | MANGA CANON | 22-Jul-2015 |
| 282 | A Phoenix Rises from the Ashes Over and Over | MANGA CANON | 29-Jul-2015 |
| 283 | Amen | MANGA CANON | 5-Aug-2015 |
| 284 | Being a Leader is Tough | MANGA CANON | 12-Aug-2015 |
| 285 | Love is a Roach Motel | MANGA CANON | 19-Aug-2015 |
| 286 | A Sizzle Summer | MANGA CANON | 26-Aug-2015 |
| 287 | He's the Sweet Tooth, and I'm the Mayo Guy | MANGA CANON | 2-Sep-2015 |
| 288 | I'm a Failure as a Leader and He's Also a Failure as a Leader | MANGA CANON | 9-Sep-2015 |
| 289 | I'm Yorozuya and He's Shinsengumi | MANGA CANON | 16-Sep-2015 |
| 290 | Always Leave Enough Room for 50 Million in Your Bag | MANGA CANON | 23-Sep-2015 |
| 291 | Always Leave Enough Room for Pebbles in Your Bag | MANGA CANON | 30-Sep-2015 |
| 292 | Style Goes Out of Fashion the Moment It's Put Into Words / There Are Two Types of People In This World: Those Who Yell Out Their Attack Names, and Those Who Don't | MANGA CANON | 7-Oct-2015 |
| 293 | The Two Apes | MANGA CANON | 14-Oct-2015 |
| 294 | Afros of Life and Death | MANGA CANON | 21-Oct-2015 |
| 295 | Afuro and Wolfro | MANGA CANON | 28-Oct-2015 |
| 296 | Take the Initial Premise Lightly, and It'll Cost You | MANGA CANON | 4-Nov-2015 |
| 297 | Keep Your Farewells Short | MANGA CANON | 11-Nov-2015 |
| 298 | One Editor is Enough / The G-Pen Is Capricious, and the Maru Pen Is Stubborn | MANGA CANON | 18-Nov-2015 |
| 299 | Strike When the Sword and Overlord are Hot / Oil Rain | MANGA CANON | 25-Nov-2015 |
| 300 | Shogun Assassination Arc Part One: Shoguns of Light and Shadow | MANGA CANON | 2-Dec-2015 |
| 301 | Shogun Assassination Arc Part Two: Ninja Village | MANGA CANON | 9-Dec-2015 |
| 302 | Shogun Assassination Arc Part Three: Ninja Soul | MANGA CANON | 16-Dec-2015 |
| 303 | Shogun Assassination Arc Part Four: And Then There Were Five | MANGA CANON | 23-Dec-2015 |
| 304 | Shogun Assassination Arc Part Five: Those Who Protect Against All Odds | MANGA CANON | 6-Jan-2016 |
| 305 | Shogun Assassination Arc Part Six: Sworn Enemy | MANGA CANON | 13-Jan-2016 |
| 306 | Shogun Assassination Arc Part Seven: The Crows Caw After the Battle Ends | MANGA CANON | 20-Jan-2016 |
| 307 | Shogun Assassination Arc Part Eight: Farewell, Buddy | MANGA CANON | 27-Jan-2016 |
| 308 | Farewell Shinsengumi Arc Part One: The Day the Demon Cried | MANGA CANON | 3-Feb-2016 |
| 309 | Farewell Shinsengumi Arc Part Two: Heroes Always Arrive Fashionably Late | MANGA CANON | 10-Feb-2016 |
| 310 | Farewell Shinsengumi Arc Part Three: Lost and Found | MANGA CANON | 17-Feb-2016 |
| 311 | Farewell Shinsengumi Arc Part Four: Prison Break | MANGA CANON | 24-Feb-2016 |
| 312 | Farewell Shinsengumi Arc Part Five: Stray Dogs | MANGA CANON | 2-Mar-2016 |
| 313 | Farewell Shinsengumi Arc Part Six: Undelivered Mail | MANGA CANON | 9-Mar-2016 |
| 314 | Farewell Shinsengumi Arc Part Seven: Karma | MANGA CANON | 16-Mar-2016 |
| 315 | Farewell Shinsengumi Arc Part Eight: Nobume | MANGA CANON | 23-Mar-2016 |
| 316 | Farewell Shinsengumi Arc Part Nine: Farewell Shinsengumi | MANGA CANON | 30-Mar-2016 |
| 317 | The Monster and the Monster's Child | MANGA CANON | 9-Jan-2017 |
| 318 | Leave Letter | MANGA CANON | 16-Jan-2017 |
| 319 | The Song of Samurai | MANGA CANON | 23-Jan-2017 |
| 320 | Zura | MANGA CANON | 30-Jan-2017 |
| 321 | The Two Fools | MANGA CANON | 6-Feb-2017 |
| 322 | Ten Years | MANGA CANON | 13-Feb-2017 |
| 323 | Paths | MANGA CANON | 20-Feb-2017 |
| 324 | Master of Kouan | MANGA CANON | 27-Feb-2017 |
| 325 | The Lost Rabbit | MANGA CANON | 6-Mar-2017 |
| 326 | Siblings | MANGA CANON | 13-Mar-2017 |
| 327 | First Student | MANGA CANON | 20-Mar-2017 |
| 328 | Hope | MANGA CANON | 27-Mar-2017 |
| 329 | The Stairs to Adulthood May Not Always Lead Up | MANGA CANON | 2-Oct-2017 |
| 330 | My Bald Dad, My Light-Haired Dad, and My Dad's Glasses | MANGA CANON | 9-Oct-2017 |
| 331 | A Bowl of Ramen | MANGA CANON | 16-Oct-2017 |
| 332 | A Family | MANGA CANON | 23-Oct-2017 |
| 333 | Life, Death and Shades / All the Answers Can Be Found in the Field | MANGA CANON | 30-Oct-2017 |
| 334 | 3000 Leagues in Search of a Scabbard | MANGA CANON | 6-Nov-2017 |
| 335 | The Super Sadist and the Super Sadist | MANGA CANON | 13-Nov-2017 |
| 336 | The Sharpest Sword and the Dullest Sword | MANGA CANON | 20-Nov-2017 |
| 337 | Wash Your Hands Before a Handshake | MANGA CANON | 27-Nov-2017 |
| 338 | Diamonds are Unscratchable | MANGA CANON | 4-Dec-2017 |
| 339 | An Idol's Badge of Honor | MANGA CANON | 11-Dec-2017 |
| 340 | The Line Between Godlike Games and Crappy Games is Paper-Thin / Glasses are a Part of the Soul | MANGA CANON | 18-Dec-2017 |
| 341 | Guardian Spirit are Also a Part of the Soul | MANGA CANON | 25-Dec-2017 |
| 342 | Try As You Might to Make a Natural Perm Go Away, It Will Alwasy Return | MANGA CANON | 8-Jan-2018 |
| 343 | Flavoring is Best in Small Quantities | MANGA CANON | 15-Jan-2018 |
| 344 | A Delinquent's Kid Has Long Neck Hair | MANGA CANON | 22-Jan-2018 |
| 345 | The Line Between Tenacious and Annoying Is Paper-Thin | MANGA CANON | 29-Jan-2018 |
| 346 | Geezers Carve the Things They Shouldn't Forget into Their Wrinkles | MANGA CANON | 5-Feb-2018 |
| 347 | Machine that Pick Up Useless Habits are Called People | MANGA CANON | 12-Feb-2018 |
| 348 | Men Must Live Not Long Nor Thick, but Hard | MANGA CANON | 19-Feb-2018 |
| 349 | Ogres Are Weak Against Tiny Heroes Like the Inch-High Samurai | MANGA CANON | 26-Feb-2018 |
| 350 | Bragging About Your Own Heroic Deeds Will Make People Hate You, so Make Others Do It For You | MANGA CANON | 5-Mar-2018 |
| 351 | Jump and Power Creep Go Hand-in-Hand | MANGA CANON | 12-Mar-2018 |
| 352 | Peace and Destruction are Two Sides of the Same Coin | MANGA CANON | 19-Mar-2018 |
| 353 | Bushido is Found One Second Before Death | MANGA CANON | 26-Mar-2018 |
| 354 | The Evildoers Who Do Good | MANGA CANON | 9-Jul-2018 |
| 355 | Rabbits Leap Higher on Moonlit Nights | MANGA CANON | 16-Jul-2018 |
| 356 | Making a Dull World Interesting | MANGA CANON | 23-Jul-2018 |
| 357 | Do Something Uncharacteristic, and Something Uncharacteristic Will Happen | MANGA CANON | 30-Jul-2018 |
| 358 | Countless Kings | MANGA CANON | 6-Aug-2018 |
| 359 | The Unemployed Cannot Be Stained By Anything | MANGA CANON | 13-Aug-2018 |
| 360 | Always Hold On to Your Trump Cards | MANGA CANON | 20-Aug-2018 |
| 361 | The Creatures Known as Humanity | MANGA CANON | 27-Aug-2018 |
| 362 | Sign | MANGA CANON | 3-Sep-2018 |
| 363 | Specter | MANGA CANON | 10-Sep-2018 |
| 364 | Two in Girl Years Is Equal to Ten in Man Years | MANGA CANON | 17-Sep-2018 |
| 365 | Salvation | MANGA CANON | 24-Sep-2018 |
| 366 | Dun Dun | MANGA CANON | 1-Oct-2018 |
| 367 | There Are Lines Even Villains Can't Cross | MIXED CANON/FILLER | 8-Oct-2018 |
| 368 | Don't Spread the Wrapping Cloth Without Thinking Ahead | MANGA CANON | 15-Jan-2021 |
| 369 | Don't Make Up Your Mind Right Before The Important Decision | MANGA CANON | 20-Jan-2021 |
What Really Is Gintama?
Gintama is an anime series based on the manga titled Gin Tama (which translates to Silver Soul), written by Hideaki Sorachi. The Science Fiction historical action story is set in the Edo era, which was conquered by aliens called the Amanto.
Our main character is Gintoki Sakata, a freelance samurai, who works with his friends, Shinpachi and Kagura to pay for a daily living. It is said that the creator added the sci-fi conditions to the story to be able to freely form his characters the way he liked despite the historical setting suggested to him by his editor.
The Manga series was adapted into an OVA feature for Jump Festa 2006, and would subsequently receive a full anime series which consists of a whopping total of 367 episodes, three movies and even a live action adaptation.
One of the charms of the series is that it doesn’t shy away from poking fun, or even flat-out trolling other anime, especially of the shounen genre, and Gintoki himself is a bit like Kenshin from Ruroni Kenshin in the fact that he uses a wooden sword instead of one made of steel and even so is extremely dangerous when angered.
An interesting small fact about Gintama is that it was produced by Studio Sunrise. Sunrise is most known for their fantastic Mecha anime, but they also did anime like this? What can go wrong, right? Well, there is a reason why the anime itself has so many fans all around the globe.
List of Gin Tama Filler Episodes
Episode 1 and 2
At the start of the episode, Gintoki and his team, who later introduce themselves as Yorozuya, are chased by armed men. As it turns out, there’s a sword ban in effect. They ignore their pursuers to run after a lost cat they were looking for.
An alien race, the Amanto have conquered Edo and one of them is plotting to destroy all of Oedo.
Gintoki and his team do all kinds of scrub work to earn money and make a living. We soon meet Katsura, who warns Gintoki of the looming danger. Gintoki, after having ignored a possible client, has a few drinks with him and finds out that he wanted to ask for Yorozuya’s help for the sake of his daughter. Gintoki agrees to help him, but due to them being drunk, they need to delay.
The next day they learn from Katsura that the Amanto want to destroy Edo by an earthquake, and their client’s house is right on top of a fault line. All kinds of shenanigans happen that cause the plan to save the client’s house and stop the disaster to almost go south, but in the end, just at the right moment, Gintoki destroys the machine and saves the day.
Episode 50 & 57
Yorozuya are hired to find money and merchandise stolen from Mutsu and the Aoi Corporation. The goods are Soopah-Powah Batteries, and they recruit Sakamoto’s help.
The next day they look for leads from Aoi Corp, but find nothing, so Gintoki and Sakamoto get drunk. They then attack and chase off the thieves and Sakamoto is beat up for his stupidity.
Luckily they get some help from the Aoi Corp’s president, Gin-chan. They learn that the “Evil Organisation” is behind the crime. As it turns out, their leader is someone Gintoki’s fought before and has a grudge against him.
When the battle turns against them, the bad guys bring out a weapon powered by the stolen goods. Sakamoto finds the weak spot of the weapon, and it soon turns out that it’s a toy, and a transmitter.
As it turns out, the Aoi Corp’s new leader was the one behind it all, and used the commotion caused by what happened to accumulate more profit. Yorozuya is then paid for their services.
Episode 106
One of the team’s friends, Amarao Daisaku, a professional soccer player is having his final match, but his team is all but poisoned, so Yorozuya and some other friends lend a hand and bring together a makeshift team, even recruiting the old janitor to have a full team.
The match begins, and Amarao’s team is losing, when it turns out that he’s retiring due to his injuries suffered during his affairs with women. This infuriates his team, and the match comes to half time.
Amarao is knocked out and their team is losing 7-0. A bravado is made by Amarao, who reflects on his career and tries to do the good thing one last time, but in the end they lose the match.
Episode 114
Hijikata saves a girl named Kuriko from her co-workers. She happens to remember him from the amusement park and comes to the crazy assumption that they’re dating. Hijikata has to get rid of Kuriko, otherwise Matsudaira will kill him. Of course Yorozuya is there to help him out.
In order to get this through to her, he takes her out on a date, but behaves like a douche all the time, taking her to a bad movie, a restaurant where she’s served Hijikata’s favorite food, but to no avail. Hijikata finally tells Kuriko that he’s the prince of a distant planet, and Yorozuya, disguised as his servants, takes him away. This luckily works out, but it comes with a lot of explaining to be done from Hijikata.
Episode 124-125
Otsu has finally gotten over her past issues and is now Edo’s top Idol. She’s finally on the doorstep of success as her first single album is soon to be released. Shinpachi, who is her fan, is overjoyed by this, but as always, things aren’t as simple as they may seem at first. Otsu’s music producer is late, and if nothing is done, the album will never be done in time. Otsu, not wanting to disappoint her fans, decides to take things in her own hands.
She tries composing a new song herself, but fails sadly. She even goes as far as to go on a vacation to another planet, but it doesn’t help either.
In the end, her mother is the one who saves the day, gathering all the people who’ve ever helped her, and this finally helps her regain her inspiration and write a new song. Everyone helps into the creation of the lyrics, but in the end, the song ends up becoming a huge flop.
Episode 135
The Weekly Shounen Jump chief Editor picks Daitou-san, the advisor of Gintaman, a comic Gintoki reads regularly. After the run in with his boss, the advisor meets Gintoki, and the two of them exchange opinions on the manga as a whole, and in the end, Daitou-san asks for Gintoki’s help. Daitou finally gathers a team of helpers to help rework the mistakes found in the manga.
Episode 137
Part A
Sarutobi is trying to get into Gintoki’s favor by dressing up as a slice of strawberry cake, but ultimately the two end up arguing instead. After being kicked out of the cake store, she meets Kondo who has equally bad luck with his love life. They make a bet about making each other’s love interests jealous. They initially fail, and this results in the two of them joining forces in the end, but this backfires even more, as Otae and Gintoki equally fire back at them.
Part B
Santa is in trouble when he meets Gintoki once again, as a debt collector is harassing him. Ben, his reindeer pays his debts. The reunion between the three of them seems to be the work of fate as also pointed out by Gintoki, and they head to the same Oden Shack where they met for the first time as well. Ben and Santa’s relationship has changed a lot since then.
Santa is now jobless, while Ben is rich. While Gintoki tries his best to get the two old friends back together, a pregnant woman goes into labor. One coincidence follows the other as more and more elements of the previous Christmas special return, and all’s well that ends well in the end.
Episode 150 & 155
Hasegawa is fed up with being a Madao, so he and Gintoki start making bets on horse racing. Of course they don’t have much luck, and Hasegawa tells about his trying to leave the Madao Spiral, which is a very unlucky series of events that started when he gained the nickname itself.
In fact, in the middle of the races Hasegwa realizes how it was him knowing Gintoki that really caused all the bad luck he had until now, as shown in his flashbacks. He decides to change this and for his final bet, he decides on a horse named Justaway. Gintoki bets on Cheap Impact, and after a close race, he’d have won had it not been for him ripping his ticket to shreds.
Episode 164
Part A
Gintoki learns of a new Yorozuya in town and the team decides to head out and shut them down before they’d take what is rightfully theirs. People are praising the new Yorozuya for their work, and this just makes them even more furious. They bust into the new guys’ office and here it turns out that it’s no other than the original characters Shinpachi and Kagura replaced in the final version of the story, along with a robot.
Part B
A Terminator reference and thus parody episode. Shinpachi meets a robot who claims to be there to save him from evil robots from the future that were sent by Skynet. Once they slowly cleared things up. However it turns out, he mistook Shinpachi for a certain Connor, so the robot finally leaves. The robot actually comes from the drawer, which is therefore supposed to be a time machine. This is a reference to Doraemon.
Episode 166
A stakeout sees Hijikata and Okita overworking themselves. Gintoki comes by, and picks a fight with him. Hijikata arrests Gintoki for interfering with the work of a government official and offending him. Thus they end up handcuffed together and Hijikata calls for backup. Instead of being released, however, they get locked together and have to work together to stop dangerous Joui terrorists all while bickering about basically anything they possibly can.
Episode 171
Part A
Two burglars break into Gintoki’s home in hopes of maybe scoring some money from him. What they never expected was a whole bunch of people turning up at Gintoki’s place that day, and they have to deal with them as well. In the end however, they end up running into Gintoki himself. Part of this episode is also a Mobile Suit Gundam anniversary tribute.
Part B
One morning, Gintoki wakes up to his hair slowly falling out. As he soon finds out, the same also goes for Kagura, and soon Shinpachi also turns up with his hair lost. Not even hair growth serums work, so now they have to find the reason why this is happening to them. To somewhat make amends to the situation, they try wearing wigs, and even having Kagura shave their hair, but this just results in more hair loss.
The cause of the chaos is a virus carried by Amanto people. Catherine has a hair growth solution which their mascot, Sadaharu eats and his hair grows out of control.
Episode 173-174
Part A
Gintoki meets Katsura who is with a fake Elizabeth who communicates with a Bintendo TS, and even tries to bribe a waitress in a restaurant they go to together. Suspicious of the fake, Yorozuya follows Katsura who goes to a lot of places with the fake Elizabeth, and they dress up as hostesses to get closer to them.
As it turns out, the fake Elizabeth is Russian, and tries to bribe Gintoki and his team, but the real Elizabeth turns up and takes care of things, including the seemingly clueless Katsura.
Part B
Gintoki and Sadaharu end up swapping bodies for some reason. Shinpachi and Kagura don’t notice anything strange, Gin takes Sadaharu and heads outside to meet a bunch of people to get them to realize something is off about them. What’s more, the next day things take even bigger turns as Gintoki wakes up having been transferred into Shinpachi’s glasses and vice versa.
Episode 176
Part A
Parody episode of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. From an advertisement on TV, Hijikata finds out that with a golden ticket he can get a chance to visit the factory where his favorite mayonnaise is made, Mayorin. Members of the Shinsengumi are ordered to consume at least five bottles of mayo each, and this takes to some extremes.
It’s Okita who realizes what’s causing this, and when Yamazaki finds a ticket, he tells him to go, but Kondo and Yamazaki give the ticket to Hijikata who, as they claim, deserves it. Hijikata is disappointed by how mundane and simple the factory is compared to what he was expecting.
Part B
Yorozuya is asked to take care of an alien beehive, but ends up seemingly killing the queen bee. They’re threatened, but Gintoki promises to revive the queen. Instead he attempts to get a new queen from other hives, which ends up injuring two more queens.
The three hives then go to war against each other but in the end, it turns out, all three queens are fine and things return to normal once again.
Episode 209
Just eight episodes into the new season, Gintoki and crew are already out of fresh new ideas, so they decide to reuse old footage, which is a popular way of cutting costs while making filler episodes in movies, tv-series and anime alike.
The episode ends with “Teach us, Ginpachi-sensei!” a special little add-on where Gintoki plays a teacher who teaches a class in high school, composed from various anime characters. The topic of the period is defining a literal kick to the balls.
Episode 252
The big Gintama Clip Show. With the end of another season of Gintama, the crew are preparing to go out with a loud bang. This is the sixth time this season when Yorozuya are sitting around the kotatsu trying to come up with a good way to celebrate the season finale.
They decide to make it up to all the people and anime they’ve parodied and trolled over the course of six seasons now. So the whole theme of the episode is everyone apologizing for something. This causes all kinds of shenanigans and the Yorozuya guys even go to a church to confess all their sins, but end up making a mockery of that even.
In the end, the series characters also apologize for not being able to drop their bad dirty jokes either, and thus the episode and with it, the season ends.
Was This Filler List Helpful? Let Us Know In The Comments Below!
And that concludes our list. Despite this being a list of just the valuable filler episodes that actually had a story to them, or if nothing else, at the very least some comedic value behind it all, there is also some more. For one, each season had at least one recap episode and there were also some non canon episodes to mix it up pleasantly. This also includes episode 367, which thus far is our last episode as well, but also leaves the story wide open for more.
With this, I sign off for today, and I hope you all got at least a bit into watching one of the best comedy anime series of all time. As a matter of fact it is the best according to the vast majority of anime fans. I personally hope this little guide of sorts will help you a bit, and tune in next time, for more fun anime blog fun! Until then, Peace!
