The BEST episodes written by Kento Shimoyama
#1 - Santa Claus Red Is Blood Red
Gintama - Season 4 - Episode 50
It's Christmas in Edo and Kagura writes her father a letter. She is sad that Santa Claus never visited her. Moved, her father Umi Bozu dresses himself up as Santa and hides watching Kagura, Otae, Shinpachi and Hasegawa celebrate Christmas. When he finally jumps out of the bushes to surprise her there is another Santa, a dressed up Gintoki. Both of them think that their counterpart is real. They start punching each other when another three Santas show up (Sachan, Kondo and Kyubei). Kagura decides on a contest to see who's the real Santa.
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#2 - If You Can't Beat Them, Join Them
Gintama - Season 3 - Episode 51
The Odd Jobs trio is going about their usual meaningless chatter when a man with an eye-patch suddenly shows up and begins “ordering” them around. The man’s “power” is so strong, the Odd Jobs find themselves unable to defy his orders…
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#3 - 2019: Vanishing Watch
Kamen Rider - Season 29 - Episode 47
The Rider Worlds have begun to merge, causing untold chaos as enemies from throughout the Heisei era run rampant! At the same time, the Ride Watches begin to turn to stone! Could the two events be connected? With Tsukasa’s help, Sougo and Tsukuyomi travel to Tsukuyomi’s own past to learn of Swartz’s true goal, while Woz and Geiz face-off with the Roadmude reaper himself, Machine Chaser!
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#4 - Hometowns and Boobs Are Best Thought of from Afar / The Whole Peeing on a Bee Sting Is a Myth. You'll Get Germs, So Don't Do It!!
Gintama - Season 4 - Episode 35
The Odd Jobs are requested to remove a hornets’ nest on the temple grounds. Fully armored in protective suits, what awaits the trio is a ginormous hive, like none they’ve ever seen before. Arguing that this wasn’t what they signed up for, Gintoki prepares to leave, but Kagura goes off and destroys the hive. The trio quickly plays dead to avoid getting attacked by the raging hornets, but are instead greeted by something quite unexpected...
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#5 - Beauty & Beast 2012
Kamen Rider - Season 29 - Episode 8
With Tsukuyomi in a coma due to Another Wizard’s sleep spell, Geiz angrily tells Sougo off and heads out to find a way to save her by tracking down the man with the Ride Watches he saw. In a park, he comes across a man camping, realizing it’s the man he’s after, but as Sougo battles Another Wizard, Geiz faces off with a Legend Rider!
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#6 - All Adults Are Instructors for All Children
Gintama - Season 3 - Episode 48
It is shortly after the fierce battle at Yoshiwara Shngri-la. Shinpachi and Kagura, having faced powerful foes in Hosen and Kamui unlike any they have encountered, are training hard after realizing their lack of strength. Both announce to Gintoki their determination to become stronger. But Gintoki declines to become involved, saying it’s a pain. Learning of the situation, Otae and Hasegawa share their training secrets, but…
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#7 - We Know It's Best to Finish Yearly Tasks Before the End of the Year, But Then You Put It Off 'til Next Year for a Fresh Start. That's How the End of the Year Goes
Gintama - Season 4 - Episode 39
Part 1 - While researching the Anti-Foreigner War, a reporter interviews Nagai, a former reporter from the war called Nagai in order to know about the White Demon's (Gintoki's alter-ego) activities in such time. He chronicles the events from war, explaining how the samurais decided to fight against the aliens. As Nagai is about to talk about the White Demon, he replaces him with the fictional robot Gundam to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the franchise with the same name. Part 2 - Kagura starts going to Kabuki-cho's physical fitness lessons where she meets a kid named Hongou Hiashi, whom she befriends. Suffering from a dangerous disease that weakens his body, Hiashi is absent from various lessons even though he promised Kagura to go to every lesson. During a rainy day, Kagura is the only person to come to the lesson, but Gintoki and her friends decide to join her. Next day, Hiashi returns to another lesson and sees Kagura once again.
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#8 - That Person Looks Different from Usual During a Birthday Party
Gintama - Season 4 - Episode 4
Otae and Shinpachi are invited to Kyubei’s birthday party. The two arrive at the Yagyu mansion with a birthday cake in hand, only to find the place filled with celebrities from the entertainment and political worlds and other various industries! When the two begin to feel out of place, they spot Gintoki, Katsura, Hasegawa, and Kamenashi (without his shell) causing a huge commotion. Naturally, with these members together in one place trouble is bound to happen…
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#9 - Two Alchemists
Anti-Magic Academy: The 35th Test Platoon - Season 1 - Episode 8
Dark Elves are mythical creatures who can suck up magic just like breathing air. Resurrecting these Dark Elves... was Isuka's mission. Ikaruga rushes back to Isuka to stop her. She only has two wishes: stop the Dark Elf restoration, and to save her former friend and "family," Isuka! Meanwhile, Takeru finally awakens from the sedative Ikaruga fed him and meets up with Ouka and the girls, now freed. They head towards Ikaruga with over a hundred Dragoons in tow...
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#10 - 2019: Eternal Party
Kamen Rider - Season 29 - Episode 45
With Swartz having obtained Decade’s power and become Another Decade, he begins manipulating space-time to create alternate worlds and summon forth Dark Riders that had been defeated in the normal timeline, and he starts with Eternal! Meanwhile, Ora is revealed to have been Another Drive… or was she?
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#11 - 2019: Operation Woz
Kamen Rider - Season 29 - Episode 46
With Geiz trapped in the Another World, White Woz returns, having been revived like the other Dark Riders. However, he has a plan to rescue Geiz, who he still swears allegiance to. In order to enact the plan, Aqua and Zi-O must challenge Eternal and exploit his powers for their own benefit. Miharu steels himself, summoning the last bits of courage within him as he faces the reaper himself, Daido Katsumi…
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#12 - Popularity Polls Can Burn in Hell
Gintama - Season 4 - Episode 33
Characters unhappy with the popularity poll results begin attacking high-ranking characters. Surrounded by the low-ranking characters, Shinpachi attempts to escape across the rooftops but loses his footing and falls. Just when Shinpachi thinks he’s done for, he is saved by an unknown hand and manages to flee from Catherine and the other low-ranking characters. When everybody is an enemy, which character would be willing to lend a helping hand?
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#13 - Two Is Better Than One. Two People Are Better Than One
Gintama - Season 4 - Episode 16
Hijikata is on a stakeout near the apartment’s dumpster. There, a sleepy Gintoki comes to throw away his trash. Finding Gintoki’s persistent intrusion a burden, Hijikata arrests Gintoki for insulting and obstructing an officer on duty. But while pushing and shoving each other, Hijikata accidentally handcuffs himself to Gintoki. Hijikata calls Okita who is staking out a different location to come and unlock them and take Gintoki to the Shinsengumi Headquarters. Instead, Okita puts a second pair of handcuffs on Gintoki and Hijikata. In the midst of all this, the Radical Joi Faction makes a move.
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#15 - Switch On! 2011
Kamen Rider - Season 29 - Episode 5
Investigating a case involving the disappearances of young girls, Sougo, Geiz, and Tsukuyomi find themselves at Amanogawa High School, home of the Kamen Rider Club. But when a new Another Rider appears, one specific girl becomes the center of a mystery that drags in a pair of Riders from the past…
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#16 - Freedom Means to Live True to Yourself, Not Without Law!
Gintama - Season 4 - Episode 41
Having turned into cats, Gintoki,Katsura and Kondo (who turned into a gorilla) are brought by Hoichi to Otose to get food. While eating, Otose tells them that if caught, they can never return to this town.
#17 - Kabukicho Stray Cat Blues
Gintama - Season 4 - Episode 42
While protecting Gintoki from the stray cats, Hoichi and the cats get caught. Soon Gintoki, Katsura and Kondo goes to save him.
#18 - Some Things Can't Be Cut with a Sword
Gintama - Season 1 - Episode 27
After Okita showed them an underground death match arena (Rengokukan), the group proceeds to track down the reigning champion of those death matches.
#19 - Five Pinkies
Gintama - Season 6 - Episode 7
Gintoki and the gang storm the palace looking for Maizo and Sadasada, the former Shogun. They find and confront Sadasada, but he still has a few tricks up his sleeve...
#20 - The Devil Goes on a Date With His Junior in Shinjuku
The Devil Is a Part-Timer! - Season 1 - Episode 3
Something supernatural seems to be going on with Chiho. Meanwhile, it's possible Maou doesn't really understand the concept of a "date"... but it's not long before everyone has much bigger problems on their hands.
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#21 - A Vacation in Disorientation
Gintama - Season 5 - Episode 37
Everybody's stranded in the middle of the mountains. To make things worse, the Shogun goes missing.
#22 - From a Foreigner's Perspective, You're the Foreigner. From an Alien's Perspective, You're the Alien
Gintama - Season 4 - Episode 10
Tosshi finishes the preliminary race in first place by rounding up all the contestants to block Shinpachi’s team from making the goal. Despite Toshi’s scheming, team Otsu-chan fan club makes a surprising comeback to finish in second place! Hijikata points out that the team cheated by changing their member lineup, but with his own member suspected of using a taxi, the objection is dropped. Kondo and Kagura also finish the race after taking the wrong route and being dropped off by the police. Meanwhile, what happened to Shinpachi who’s still in the race? That being said and done, the main event finally takes place!
#23 - Interesting
No Game No Life - Season 1 - Episode 6
The siblings confront Jibril, a member of the Flügel race to reclaim the royal library in a game of Shiritori.
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#24 - The Necromancer Laughs
Anti-Magic Academy: The 35th Test Platoon - Season 1 - Episode 4
In the chairman's office, Ouka finds files documenting Mari's crimes... The next day, the Mock Battle Tournament has entered the second round: Kyoya's 15th Platoon against Takeru's 35th. But during the battle, Yoshimizu, Kyoya's childhood friend and platoon member, has strange black thorns burst out of her body! "I've come to rescue you, my sweet Mari-san!" Emerging from the black thorns is the necromancer, Haunted.
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#25 - What Happen Twice Can Happen Thrice
Gintama - Season 5 - Episode 16
Gintoki and Hasegawa have to help the shogun when he is at the pool
#26 - Using the "Carrot and Stick" Method Depends on the Situation
Gintama - Season 4 - Episode 22
A man called Executioner Kohei is brought under strict guard to the Shinsengumi. He is the executive officer of the Radical Joi Faction, the Akatsuki Party, and is also a lethal murderer who has killed 35 bakufu officials. According to Kondo, Kohei not only endures torture, but laughs with joy during it. The Shinsengumi’s mission is to get Kohei to tell them details about the large-scale terrorist attack the Akatsuki Party is supposedly planning. First off is Yamazaki, who goes to the investigation room to take a stab at it! Will he be able to get Kohei to talk?!
#27 - Japanese Restaurants Abroad Taste Pretty Much Like School Cafeteria Lunches / Once You've Taken a Dish, You Can't Put It Back
Gintama - Season 3 - Episode 21
Part 1 - Katsura goes undercover at an Amanto-only Japanese restaurant to stop a radical branch of the Joi Faction's plan of causing havoc. Part 2 - Hasegawa takes over a sushi bar while the owner is in the hospital. The Yorozuya end up helping after the sushi machine went out of order.
#28 - The Human Body Is Like a Little Universe
Gintama - Season 4 - Episode 18
After learning from Gengai that Tama has been infected by a computer virus, the Odd Jobs trio launch “Operation Midget” and enter Tama’s body to eradicate the virus. Inside, they find an injured man dressed in a white body suit who begs them to deliver a message to the king. Arriving at the Leukocyte Kingdom, the gang finds the place filled with RPG-themed shops such as weapon stores, inns, and casinos. The group decides to enjoy this RPG-like world by playing at the casino and visiting the church to save their game. Joined by Tama’s avatar, Gintoki and the gang head out in search of the Leukocyte King. Let the adventure to destroy the computer virus begin!
#29 - Witch Hunt Festival
Anti-Magic Academy: The 35th Test Platoon - Season 1 - Episode 5
A cocky boy from Usagi's past shakes up things at Anti-Magic Academy by proposing the reinstatement of the witch hunt festival. Can the Small Fry Platoon earn enough points in this festival to convince Usagi's mother to keep her in school?
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#30 - The Hero Experiences a Fray
The Devil Is a Part-Timer! - Season 1 - Episode 9
Insisting that Emi and Suzuno need an impartial third party to resolve their dispute, Rika goes with them to meet Maou. Meanwhile, Maou tries to handle the loss of business caused by the opening of a new restaurant.
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#31 - Magic Showtime 2018
Kamen Rider - Season 29 - Episode 7
When Sougo and the others hear of a popular magic show, they set out to check it out, but the magic they see doesn’t seem like mere sleight of hand. But as Geiz recalls a Kamen Rider who harnessed the power of magic, he confronts the magician, who quickly reveals his true form!
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#32 - 2019: The Call of Aqua
Kamen Rider - Season 29 - Episode 44
Kamen Rider Aqua arrives in a prototype Time Mazine to take Geiz and Tsukuyomi back to the future; Heure and Ora seek shelter with Sougo after being attacked by Another Drive.
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#33 - 2019: Apocalypse
Kamen Rider - Season 29 - Episode 49
Tsukuyomi has transformed into a Kamen Rider and the final battle has begun.
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#34 - Mom's Busy Too, So Quit Complaining About What's for Dinner
Gintama - Season 1 - Episode 44
Katsura, along with the Yorozuya, goes to find Sarutobi Ayame to train them on ninja skills in preparation for their Elizabeth rescue.
#35 - If You Want to See Someone, Make an Appo First
Gintama - Season 2 - Episode 3
It is revealed that the baby isn't Gintoki's; instead the baby was left at Yorozuya by the mother to keep her child safe from her father-in-law. Meanwhile Kagura and Shinpachi try to save the mother; Gintoki is on his way to return the baby.
#36 - Marriage Is Prolonging an Illusion for Your Whole Life
Gintama - Season 1 - Episode 22
A female ninja stays over at the Yorozuya.
#37 - Please Take Me Skiing
Gintama - Season 5 - Episode 36
The Shinsengumi are forced to guard the Shogun on his first snowboarding trip, but they run into the Yorozuya and mayhem ensues.
#38 - It's What's on the Inside that Counts / It's What's on the Inside that Counts, But Only to a Certain Extent
Gintama - Season 4 - Episode 23
Part 1 - While taking Sadaharu out for a walk, Gintoki runs into Katsura who is with some “thing” that hardly resembles Elizabeth. Shinpachi and Kagura also notice the change in Elizabeth, or more like being totally replaced, and decide to bring Katsura back to his senses. Part 2 - It is morning and Gintoki wakes up in his closet for some reason. Dumbfounded, he makes his way to his bedroom after going to the bathroom, only to find himself already sleeping in his bed. Realizing that something funny is happening to him yet again, he tries to resolve it through trial and error.
#39 - The Devil's Budget Is Saved by Neighborliness
The Devil Is a Part-Timer! - Season 1 - Episode 7
Maou and company find that a young lady named Suzuno has moved in next door. She is quick to make friends and starts helping them out, which causes Emi to wonder what her motives are.
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#40 - Thorny and Rosy
Gintama - Season 5 - Episode 44
Tetsunosuke has completely changed as he sincerely tries to perform his new job. Isaburo despises Tetsunosuke and tells Hijikata that he should dispose of him, but Hijikata, who came from a similar background, sympathizes with Tetsunosuke and looks after him. Meanwhile, Gintoki, who was arrested by the Mimawarigumi, has been assigned a mission by Isaburo...
#41 - If It Works Once, It'll Work Over and Over Again
Gintama - Season 4 - Episode 15
The city is hit by a bad flu one winter day. Even Otae is sick with the flu. Shinpachi gets some long-awaited time alone with his sister and is tending to her when he gets a visit from Gintoki and Kagura. Turns out the two have also caught the flu and want Shinpachi to look after them. Irritated by Gintoki and Kagura’s abrupt visit, not to mention their selfish demands, Shinpachi is surprised when even more sick guests arrive.
#42 - Mistaking Someone's Name Is Rude!
Gintama - Season 1 - Episode 33
Sakamoto sends two amanto craftsmen to help rebuild the Yorozuya as repayment for him crashing his spaceship into the place.
#43 - 99% of Men Aren't Confident in Confessing Their Love / People Who Don't Believe in Santa Are the Very Ones Who Want to Believe, You Contentious Bastard
Gintama - Season 3 - Episode 38
Part 1 - After so many attempts and failures, Sarutobi and Kondo try to play matchmaker to get the other's love for them to win a bet. Part 2 - In the second part, Gintoki meets Santa and Ben (his reindeer) as they reunite.
#44 - The More Delicious the Food, the Nastier It Is When It Goes Bad
Gintama - Season 2 - Episode 41
Gintoki, Shinpachi, Kagura and Hasegawa are hospitalized (The Yorozuya gang for food poisoning from eating unfresh crabs; Hasegawa got knocked down by a car). They get themselves involved when a young nurse falls in love with one of her patients.
#45 - No Continue 2016
Kamen Rider - Season 29 - Episode 4
Despite having just transformed into Ex-Aid, Emu’s memories of being a Rider have already started to vanish thanks to the existence of Another Ex-Aid. But despite this, his desire to help his patients remains strong, as he insists that Sougo and Geiz allow him to do things his way…
#46 - Walk Your Dog at an Appropriate Speed
Gintama - Season 1 - Episode 45
Sadaharu becomes a demon that the Yorozuya tries to rescue with the help of former priestess sisters.
#47 - Only Children Play in the Snow / Eating Ice Cream in Winter Is Awesome
Gintama - Season 1 - Episode 38
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.
#48 - Eat Something Sour When You're Tired
Gintama - Season 1 - Episode 10
The group picks up a giant white dog.
#49 - Aika-sama Has a Lot of Friends
Shomin Sample - Season 1 - Episode 8
While having their fortunes told by Kimito's phone, the girls discover that it can also predict their compatibility with members of the opposite sex. After Kimito asks Kujo to stop waking him in her usual manner, she is reluctant.
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#50 - The Preview Section in JUMP Is Always Unreliable
Gintama - Season 2 - Episode 14
Hattori Zenzo has been hired to kidnap a girl who is able to foresee the future. Meanwhile, the Yorozuya has been hired to protect the very same girl.