The WORST episodes of Golden Kamuy
Every episode of Golden Kamuy ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Golden Kamuy!
A Russo-Japanese War veteran partners with an Ainu girl to find a treasure stolen from her people, but they’re not the only ones pursuing the gold.
#1 - Discharge
Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 6/19/2023
Usami and Kikuta search out a bizarre serial killer in Sapporo while Sugimoto fights a desperate underwater battle.
#2 - Bad Sign
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/9/2020
After a brutal sniper battle, Ogata is badly ill. As he recovers, he reflects on his past, and what he did to make himself the man he is today.
#3 - Meko Oyasi
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/16/2020
Sugimoto's group is separated during a nasty blizzard. One party safely makes it to a nearby lighthouse, but another is forced to camp in the middle of the snow. They make a bed under the dogs to keep warm, but...
#4 - Manslayer
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/23/2020
Hijikata tracks down one of the tattoos to an isolated fishing port in Hokkaido. Its bearer is Yoichiro the Manslayer, a legendary assassin from the last days of the shogunate.
#5 - Catching Up to the Wolf
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/7/2020
The time has come to break Sophia out of prison. In doing so, Asirpa remembers a critical key to the whereabouts of the gold...
#6 - Rushin' Outta Russia
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/3/2022
As Sugimoto and the members of the 7th Division head back into Japanese territory, they're attacked by a sniper.
#7 - Cocoon
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/10/2022
Kadokura challenges Sekiya, one of the tattooed prisoners, to a deadly game in order to save the life of Hijikata.
#8 - The Smell of Sulfur
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/17/2022
The members of the 7th hunt a strange man at the Noboribetsu hot springs.
#9 - Spoiled Rich Kid
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/24/2022
When Koito was fourteen years old, he had a chance encounter with Lieutenant Tsurumi. When he was sixteen years old, he was kidnapped by men who spoke Russian, and only Lieutenant Tsurumi could save him.
#10 - Cinematograph
Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/31/2022
Asirpa looks for a way to pass down Ainu culture to later generations.
#11 - Sweet Lies
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/7/2022
Sugimoto and Asirpa prepare to meet the main unit of the 7th Division.
#13 - Brown Bear Man
Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/22/2023
The crew meets a very unusual character in the Hokkaido woods, who says he's being stalked by a bear.
#14 - Partner in Crime
Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/29/2023
Shiraishi comes up with a new way to find the gold while the 7th Division goes after a serial killer in Sapporo.
#15 - Perfect Mother
Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/5/2023
Tanigaki goes after Inkarmat, who is pregnant with his child and being held by the 7th Division.
#16 - Steamship
Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/12/2023
The steamship that Sugimoto's party is riding on is attacked by Botaro the pirate.
#17 - The Border
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/2/2020
As they cross the borders into Russia, Kiroranke's group finds that there's more waiting for them than they expected.
#18 - The Vanished Kamuy
Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 6/26/2023
Usami and Kikuta remain on the hunt for the killer as Botaro tries to unravel the mystery of Asirpa and Sugimoto's relationship.
#19 - Town of Reunions
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/5/2026
The different groups collide in Sapporo as a Jack the Ripper copycat is on the loose.
#20 - Send Up The Fireworks!
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/12/2026
The chaotic battle at the Sapporo Beer factory begins.
#21 - Tokushirou-san's Number One
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/19/2026
The battle at the Sapporo brewery comes to an explosive conclusion.
#22 - Making a Homeland
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/26/2026
Botaro has his own ideas about what to do with the gold.
#23 - Pinky Bone
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/2/2026
Asirpa is captured by Lt. Tsurumi, and learns the truth about the gold.
#24 - The Cause of Everything
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/9/2026
Asirpa learns of her father's dark past.
