The BEST episodes directed by Chizuru Miyawaki

Always Hold On to Your Trump Cards
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12.00
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#1 - Always Hold On to Your Trump Cards

Gintama - Season 10 - Episode 19

As Sadaharu fights to quell the rampaging ley lines, the gang puts it all on the line to take down Utsuro.

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Do something uncharacteristic, and something uncharacteristic will happen
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10.67
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#2 - Do something uncharacteristic, and something uncharacteristic will happen

Gintama - Season 10 - Episode 16

Ensho's past is revealed, and Takasugi revolves to make a final stand to take him down.

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The Creatures Known as Humanity
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10.50
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#3 - The Creatures Known as Humanity

Gintama - Season 10 - Episode 20

The Odd Jobs are joined by old friends in their battle to save the Earth. Utsuro is surprised by a side of humanity he had never seen before.

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The Evildoers Who Do Good
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#4 - The Evildoers Who Do Good

Gintama - Season 10 - Episode 13

The other half of silver soul arc starts.

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Salvation
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#5 - Salvation

Gintama - Season 10 - Episode 24

Gintoki and Takasugi reveal to each other what they've been doing over the past two years, and decide to go save the one thing they never managed to save in the past: their teacher.

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Farewell, Buddy
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9.90
49 votes

#6 - Farewell, Buddy

Gintama - Season 7 - Episode 42

With the battle over, the survivors each go their separate ways. With Nobunobu appointed the new Shogun, Shigeshige and his retainers retreat to Kyo to regroup. For those left in Edo, there may be dark times ahead.

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Karma
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9.76
47 votes

#7 - Karma

Gintama - Season 7 - Episode 49

Things come to a head on Kokujo Island, as death itself descends upon the battlefield.

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Love Wanders
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9.54
35 votes

#8 - Love Wanders

Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE! - Season 1 - Episode 8

As usual, Kinugawa and Yufuin are walking to Binan High School together as friends. But after a stop at the convenience store, Yufuin suddenly gets angry at Kinugawa and yells at him. A rift forms between the two, and soon a panic develops over them potentially leaving the Defense Club. Yumoto works blindly to try to get the two to make up, but Naruko and Zaou rebuke him for it. Will Yufuin and Kinugawa ever make up?!

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The Lost Rabbit
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9.38
42 votes

#9 - The Lost Rabbit

Gintama - Season 8 - Episode 9

As the battle between Utsuro and Umibozu comes to a head, Kamui reflects on his childhood, where he had to deal with an increasingly sick mother and an increasingly absent father.

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Sworn Enemy
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9.38
50 votes

#10 - Sworn Enemy

Gintama - Season 7 - Episode 40

As Gintoki and Takasugi continue their frenzied fight, the past they shared together with Katsura is revealed, as well as the fate of their teacher, Shouyou.

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Sign
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9.33
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#11 - Sign

Gintama - Season 10 - Episode 21

Two years have passed, and Gintoki has shut down the Odd Jobs business and gone off to do something only he can do. Shinpachi has other ideas, though.

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Two in Girl Years Is Equal to Ten in Man Years
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#12 - Two in Girl Years Is Equal to Ten in Man Years

Gintama - Season 10 - Episode 23

Okita and Kagura's daughter (?) rekindle their rivalry, and Okita senses something is off. Meanwhile, Gintoki runs into an old friend.

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Those Who Protect Against All Odds
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9.33
46 votes

#13 - Those Who Protect Against All Odds

Gintama - Season 7 - Episode 39

Past histories are finally confronted for Gintoki and Kagura as they face off against Takasugi and Kamui.

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Nobume
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9.31
43 votes

#14 - Nobume

Gintama - Season 7 - Episode 50

With everyone fighting to regroup and escape, Sasaki makes the same mistake one more time.

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Siblings
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9.23
40 votes

#15 - Siblings

Gintama - Season 8 - Episode 10

Kagura, Gintoki, and Shinpachi take a stand against Kamui, hoping to bring his true self back.

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Everyone Looks a Little Grown Up After Spring Break
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9.22
75 votes

#16 - Everyone Looks a Little Grown Up After Spring Break

Gintama - Season 5 - Episode 1

Shinpachi Shimura returns to the Yorozuya and discovers his friends drastically changed during the break. Feeling left behind, he returns home and discovers his sister, Tae Shimura, engaged to Isao Kondo. Tae and Kando enlists Shinpachi into the Shinsengumi and reveals that Tae is pregnant. Shinpachi runs to the ocean and laments the sudden change of those around him. There, he learns about Kyubei Yagyu's sex change to modify her life. They are interrupted by and Kotaro Katsura who also changed his genre due to his Kyubei's characters similarities.

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Ogres Are Weak Against Tiny Heroes Like the Inch-High Samurai
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9.21
61 votes

#17 - Ogres Are Weak Against Tiny Heroes Like the Inch-High Samurai

Gintama - Season 10 - Episode 8

The Kabuki District is under siege, and the fearsome Dakini race arrive on the scene. How can the District and its residents cope with this onslaught?

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Geezers Carve the Things They Shouldn't Forget into Their Wrinkles
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9.18
55 votes

#18 - Geezers Carve the Things They Shouldn't Forget into Their Wrinkles

Gintama - Season 10 - Episode 5

The return of some familiar faces breathes new life into Earth's resistance, but they're as troublesome as they've always been! And when the Liberation Army brings out its big guns, it's up to Gengai to respond.

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First Student
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9.16
39 votes

#19 - First Student

Gintama - Season 8 - Episode 11

As the gang comes to grips with the aftermath of the battle with Kamui, a familiar figure appears before Takasugi and the Kiheitai.

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Machines That Pick Up Useless Habits Are Called People
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9.16
56 votes

#20 - Machines That Pick Up Useless Habits Are Called People

Gintama - Season 10 - Episode 6

The machines have done their part and left Earth's future in the hands of humanity. But Gengai's cannon has also painted a huge target on the Kabuki Distruct, and the Liberation Army immediately marches toward it.

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Flavoring Is Best in Small Quantities
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9.15
62 votes

#21 - Flavoring Is Best in Small Quantities

Gintama - Season 10 - Episode 2

Katsura, Sakamoto, and Nobunobu arrive at the S.S. Heavenly Bird and try to bring the Liberation Army to the negotiating table. Meanwhile, the various factions in Edo begin to make their move.

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Men Must Live Not Long or Thick, but Hard
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9.15
60 votes

#22 - Men Must Live Not Long or Thick, but Hard

Gintama - Season 10 - Episode 7

Prince Hata's past is revealed along with the history of Planet Okoku. Can Katsura and Hasegawa really get them on Earth's side?

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The Day the Demon Cried
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9.10
46 votes

#23 - The Day the Demon Cried

Gintama - Season 7 - Episode 43

Following Shigeshige's assassination, the new Shogun, Nobunobu begins a purge of the old guard. Matsudaira and Kondo are blamed for failing to prevent the assassination and sentenced to be beheaded and the Shingengumi are disbanded. Lost and without a leader, they must now decide what to do next.

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Paths
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9.07
39 votes

#24 - Paths

Gintama - Season 8 - Episode 7

The Joi Elite Four come together once again at last, with explosive results.

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A Delinquent's Kid Has Long Neck Hair
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9.07
59 votes

#25 - A Delinquent's Kid Has Long Neck Hair

Gintama - Season 10 - Episode 3

With the Odd Jobs looking for the Tendoshu, things heat up on the Liberation Army's main ship. Shijaku has promised his cooperation to Nobunobu, but now he must convince his comrades.

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Ninja Village
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9.06
45 votes

#26 - Ninja Village

Gintama - Season 7 - Episode 36

Zenzou and the Iga clan have betrayed the Shogun! Their forces are ambushed from all sides as forces loyal to the shogun desperately fight back.

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Master of Kouan
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9.05
41 votes

#27 - Master of Kouan

Gintama - Season 8 - Episode 8

As Umibozu faces Utsuro, he recalls the strongest enemy he has ever faced: someone you can find in every corner of the universe.

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The Two Fools
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9.02
39 votes

#28 - The Two Fools

Gintama - Season 8 - Episode 5

The Kaientai fleet comes under attack from the Harusame division without any troops. Can Sakamoto, Mutsu, and Nobunobu get out of this alive?

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Ninja Soul
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9.02
43 votes

#29 - Ninja Soul

Gintama - Season 7 - Episode 37

After it becomes clear that the Iga clan didn't actually betray the Shogun, Gin and co are taken to their village and learn the truth about the Shogun's deep involvement with the clan in the past.

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Farewell Shinsengumi
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9.02
43 votes

#30 - Farewell Shinsengumi

Gintama - Season 7 - Episode 51

The complete fallout of the events at Kokujo Island come to light and brings about farewells nobody thought they'd ever see.

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Specter
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#31 - Specter

Gintama - Season 10 - Episode 22

Shinpachi is forced into a plot to assassinate the inaugural prime minister of Japan, Donald Zuramp!

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Rabbits Jump High on Moonlit Nights
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#32 - Rabbits Jump High on Moonlit Nights

Gintama - Season 10 - Episode 14

Kagura senses Yato presence and runs off to stop them, and she has some unexpected backup!

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Countless Kings
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#33 - Countless Kings

Gintama - Season 10 - Episode 17

The story shifts back to Earth, where Utsuro has made the Altana ley lines go berserk. Some old, familiar faces rise up to combat it.

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Try As You Might to Make a Natural Perm Go Away, It Will Always Return
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8.95
61 votes

#34 - Try As You Might to Make a Natural Perm Go Away, It Will Always Return

Gintama - Season 10 - Episode 1

Utsuro's master plan is in full effect as Earth is taken over by the Altana Liberation Army. With Odd Jobs still not back from Rakuyo, the residents of Kabuki District have a hard time adjusting to life as a colony.

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And Then There Were Five
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8.93
41 votes

#35 - And Then There Were Five

Gintama - Season 7 - Episode 38

As Sarutobi attempts to rescue the critically wounded Zenzou, Odd Jobs, Hijikata and Kondou desparately fight back against the ruthless Yato clan, trying to get the Shogun to safety. Meanwhile, Takasugi seeks out Gintoki to end things once and for all.

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Hope
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8.93
41 votes

#36 - Hope

Gintama - Season 8 - Episode 12

Oboro tells the students of Shoka Sonjuku the truth about Utsuro and his ultimate goal.

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Stray Dogs
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8.93
40 votes

#37 - Stray Dogs

Gintama - Season 7 - Episode 47

Odd Jobs and the Shinsengumi make land on the prison island, but to reach Kondo and Katsura they must content with the Tendoshu and the Mimawarigumi first.

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Zura
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8.90
39 votes

#38 - Zura

Gintama - Season 8 - Episode 4

Kotarou's nickname is "Kotarou the Runner". He's a master of defensive battles, and minimizing losses when things turn bad. His quiet, unassuming nature and the way he fights make him less likely to stand out than his other friends. However, if he was put up against a real foe, someone who he couldn't beat unless he gave up on running, you might just learn his true name...

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Prison Break
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8.86
41 votes

#39 - Prison Break

Gintama - Season 7 - Episode 46

The Shinsengumi and Joi Rebels team up to rescue Kondo and Katsura from the prison island known as Kokujo, but things do not go to plan and they are soon ambushed by a familiar enemy.

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The Crows Caw After the Battle Ends
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8.86
41 votes

#40 - The Crows Caw After the Battle Ends

Gintama - Season 7 - Episode 41

As various conflicts draw to their conclusions, the Tendoshu swoop in to finish off the survivors.

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Shoguns of Light and Shadow
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8.83
46 votes

#41 - Shoguns of Light and Shadow

Gintama - Season 7 - Episode 35

After the Shogun nearly falls victim to an assassination attempt by unknown forces, a plan is put into motion to help him escape Edo. Several diversions, each with body doubles set off in different directions, guarded by those loyal to Shigeshige. However the loyalty of some remains uncertain...

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Heroes Always Arrive Fashionably Late
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8.81
41 votes

#42 - Heroes Always Arrive Fashionably Late

Gintama - Season 7 - Episode 44

Gin and Hijikata are drinking away their sorrows when Nobunobu and the Mimawarigumi storm the place. Nobunobu, not satisfied with having crushed Shigeshige and thei Shinsengumi attempts to antagonize Hijikata. Suddenly, an unexpected ally arrives.

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When Compared to Time in the Heavens, Fifty Years of Human Life Resembles Naught but Dreams and Lottery Tickets
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8.78
48 votes

#43 - When Compared to Time in the Heavens, Fifty Years of Human Life Resembles Naught but Dreams and Lottery Tickets

Gintama - Season 7 - Episode 8

Whilst buying his cigarettes, Hijikata is persuaded to take a lottery ticket someone left behind. Against all the odds, it's the jackpot winner! Hijikata becomes paranoid that somebody knows he has the ticket and then bumps into the last person he wants to see!

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The Song of a Samurai
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8.71
43 votes

#44 - The Song of a Samurai

Gintama - Season 8 - Episode 3

Tensions heighten on Rakuyo as several factions arrive on the scene and confront one another.

Undelivered Mail
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8.70
42 votes

#45 - Undelivered Mail

Gintama - Season 7 - Episode 48

Sasaki Isaburo's past with the Shinsengumi, Matsudaira, and Imai Nobume is finally revealed.

An Inspector's Love Begins With an Inspection
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8.69
50 votes

#46 - An Inspector's Love Begins With an Inspection

Gintama - Season 7 - Episode 3

Yamazaki is on the verge of breaking down after staking out Odd Jobs' place for days on end. Tama offers some words of encouragement at just the right moment. Unfortunately, Yamazaki's new found affection for Tama soon turns into full-blown stalking. Concerned, the Shinsengumi send Okita to help fix things...

The Monster and the Monster's Child
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8.69
43 votes

#47 - The Monster and the Monster's Child

Gintama - Season 8 - Episode 1

Gintama kicks off its late-night airing with Odd Jobs "hiding" in Akiba. That's when they get a visitor with a request...

Dog Food Doesn't Taste Like You Think
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8.68
102 votes

#48 - Dog Food Doesn't Taste Like You Think

Gintama - Season 6 - Episode 13

Sadaharu, fed up with the lack of food at Odd Jobs, decides to leave to fend for himself. On the way he meets a starving puppy that he can't ignore.

Ten Years
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8.68
41 votes

#49 - Ten Years

Gintama - Season 8 - Episode 6

Gintoki comes across a man who has waited over a decade to exact his revenge on him. The question is, does he really have the right guy?

Leave Letter
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8.66
39 votes

#50 - Leave Letter

Gintama - Season 8 - Episode 2

When they learn the truth about the current situation, the gang realize that they must go into battle. And so, too, does Kagura.