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.

Last Updated: 8/28/2026Network: Tokyo MXStatus: Continuing
Discharge
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#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.

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Bad Sign
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#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.

Directors: Hitoshi Nanba, Shige Fukase
Writer: Aya Yoshinaga, Noboru Takagi
Meko Oyasi
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#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...

Directors: Hitoshi Nanba, Kaoru Suzuki
Writer: Noboru Takagi
Manslayer
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#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.

Directors: Hitoshi Nanba, Satoshi Toba
Writer: Daishiro Tanimura, Noboru Takagi
Catching Up to the Wolf
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#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...

Directors: Hitoshi Nanba, Yoji Sato
Writer: Noboru Takagi, Shingo Irie
Rushin' Outta Russia
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#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.

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Cocoon
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#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.

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The Smell of Sulfur
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#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.

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Spoiled Rich Kid
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#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.

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Cinematograph
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#10 - Cinematograph

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/31/2022

Asirpa looks for a way to pass down Ainu culture to later generations.

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Sweet Lies
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#11 - Sweet Lies

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/7/2022

Sugimoto and Asirpa prepare to meet the main unit of the 7th Division.

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Fleeing Karafuto
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#12 - Fleeing Karafuto

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/15/2023

Asirpa comes face to face with the 7th Division, and doesn't like what she sees.

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Brown Bear Man
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#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.

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Partner in Crime
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#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.

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Perfect Mother
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#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.

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Steamship
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#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.

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The Border
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#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.

Directors: Hitoshi Nanba, Yutaka Hirata
Writer: Daishiro Tanimura, Noboru Takagi
The Vanished Kamuy
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#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.

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Town of Reunions
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#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.

Send Up The Fireworks!
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#20 - Send Up The Fireworks!

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/12/2026

The chaotic battle at the Sapporo Beer factory begins.

Tokushirou-san's Number One
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#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.

Making a Homeland
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#22 - Making a Homeland

Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/26/2026

Botaro has his own ideas about what to do with the gold.

Pinky Bone
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#23 - Pinky Bone

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/2/2026

Asirpa is captured by Lt. Tsurumi, and learns the truth about the gold.

The Cause of Everything
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#24 - The Cause of Everything

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/9/2026

Asirpa learns of her father's dark past.

Ipopte
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#25 - Ipopte

Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/16/2026

The final attempt to crack the code begins.