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Gintama Plot
During the Edo period, the country was invaded by UFOs, and the Shogun secured an unbalanced contract that included a ban on swords. Gintama is the story of Gintoki Sakata, an eccentric samurai.
How Much Filler is in Gintama?
From 2006 to 2021, Gintama had a total of 22 known fillers (6 percent of 369 episodes), which is considered quite low when compared to other mainstream anime.
Quick Filler & Canon Lists
Canon Episodes
3-49, 51-56, 58-74, 76-81, 82-105, 107-111, 112-113, 115-123, 126-143, 136, 138-149, 151-154, 156-163, 165, 167-170, 172, 175, 177-184, 186-208, 210-251, 253-369
Filler Episodes
1-2, 50, 57, 75, 106, 114, 124-125, 135, 137, 150, 155, 164, 166, 171, 173-174, 176, 185, 209, 252
Complete Filler List
| # | Episode Title | Type | Aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | You Guys!! Do You Even Have a Gintama? (Part 1) | FILLER | 04/04/2006 |
| 2 | You Guys!! Do You Even Have a Gintama? (Part 2) | FILLER | 04/04/2006 |
| 3 | Nobody with Naturally Wavy Hair Can Be That Bad | CANON | 04/11/2006 |
| 4 | Watch Out! Weekly Shonen Jump Sometimes Comes Out on Saturdays! | CANON | 04/25/2006 |
| 5 | Make Friends You Can Call by Their Nicknames, Even When You’re an Old Fart | CANON | 05/02/2006 |
| 6 | Keep Your Promise Even If It Kills You | CANON | 05/09/2006 |
| 7 | Responsible Owners Should Clean Up After Their Pets | CANON | 05/16/2006 |
| 8 | There Is Butt A Fine Line Between Persistence And Stubbornness | CANON | 05/23/2006 |
| 9 | Fighting Should Be Done With Fists | CANON | 05/30/2006 |
| 10 | Eat Something Sour When You’re Tired | CANON | 06/06/2006 |
| 11 | Look, Overly Sticky Sweet Dumplings Are Not Real Dumplings, You Idiot! | CANON | 06/13/2006 |
| 12 | People Who Make Good First Impressions Usually Suck | CANON | 06/13/2006 |
| 13 | If You’re Going To Cosplay, Go All Out | CANON | 06/20/2006 |
| 14 | You Only Gotta Wash Under Your Armpits – Just the Armpits | CANON | 07/04/2006 |
| 15 | Pets Resemble Their Owners | CANON | 07/11/2006 |
| 16 | If You Stop And Think About It, Your Life’s a Lot Longer as an Old Guy Than a Kid! Whoa, Scary!! | CANON | 07/18/2006 |
| 17 | Sons Only Take After Their Father’s Negative Attributes | CANON | 07/25/2006 |
| 18 | Oh, Yeah! Our Crib Is Number One! | CANON | 08/01/2006 |
| 19 | Why’s the Sea So Salty? Because You City Folk Pee Whenever You Go Swimming! | CANON | 08/08/2006 |
| 20 | Watch Out for Conveyer Belts! | CANON | 08/15/2006 |
| 21 | If You’re A Man, Try The Swordfish! | CANON | 08/22/2006 |
| 22 | Marriage Is Prolonging An Illusion For Your Whole Life | CANON | 09/05/2006 |
| 23 | When You’re In A Fix, Keep On Laughing, Laughing… | CANON | 09/12/2006 |
| 24 | Cute Faces Are Always Hiding Something | CANON | 09/19/2006 |
| 25 | A Shared Soup Pot Is A Microcosm Of Life | CANON | 10/05/2006 |
| 26 | Don’t Be Shy – Just Raise Your Hand And Say It | CANON | 10/12/2006 |
| 27 | Some Things Can’t Be Cut With A Sword | CANON | 10/19/2006 |
| 28 | Good Things Never Come In Twos (But Bad Things Do) | CANON | 10/26/2006 |
| 29 | Don’t Panic – There’s A Return Policy! | CANON | 11/02/2006 |
| 30 | Even Teen Idols Act Like You Guys | CANON | 11/09/2006 |
| 31 | You Always Remember The Things That Matter The Least | CANON | 11/16/2006 |
| 32 | Life Moves On Like A Conveyor Belt | CANON | 11/23/2006 |
| 33 | Mistaking Someone’s Name Is Rude! | CANON | 11/30/2006 |
| 34 | Love Doesn’t Require A Manual | CANON | 12/07/2006 |
| 35 | Love Doesn’t Require A Manual (Continued) | CANON | 12/14/2006 |
| 36 | People With Dark Pasts Can’t Shut Up | CANON | 12/21/2006 |
| 37 | People Who Say That Santa Doesn’t Really Exist Actually Want To Believe In Him | CANON | 12/28/2006 |
| 38 | Only Children Play In The Snow | CANON | 01/11/2007 |
| 39 | Ramen Shops With Long Menus Never Do Well | CANON | 01/18/2007 |
| 40 | Give A Thought To Planned Pregnancy | CANON | 01/25/2007 |
| 41 | You Can’t Judge A Movie By Its Title | CANON | 02/01/2007 |
| 42 | You Know What Happens If You Pee On A Worm | CANON | 02/08/2007 |
| 43 | Make Characters So Anybody Can Tell Who They Are By Just Their Silhouettes | CANON | 02/15/2007 |
| 44 | Mom’s Busy, Too, So Quit Complaining About What’s For Dinner | CANON | 02/22/2007 |
| 45 | Walk Your Dog At An Appropriate Speed | CANON | 03/01/2007 |
| 46 | Adults Only. We Wouldn’t Want Anyone Immature In Here… | CANON | 03/08/2007 |
| 47 | Do Cherries Come From Cherry Trees? | CANON | 03/15/2007 |
| 48 | The More You’re Alike, The More You Fight | CANON | 03/22/2007 |
| 49 | A Life Without Gambling Is Like Sushi Without Wasabi | CANON | 03/29/2007 |
| 50 | Pending Means Pending, It’s Not Final | FILLER | 04/05/2007 |
| 51 | Milk Should Be Served At Body Temperature | CANON | 04/12/2007 |
| 52 | If You Want To See Someone, Make An Appo First | CANON | 04/19/2007 |
| 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 | CANON | 04/26/2007 |
| 54 | Mothers Everywhere Are All The Same | CANON | 05/03/2007 |
| 55 | Don’t Make Munching Noises When You Eat | CANON | 05/10/2007 |
| 56 | Keep An Eye On The Chief For The Day | CANON | 05/17/2007 |
| 57 | When Looking For Things You’ve Lost, Remember What You Were Doing On The Day You Lost It | FILLER | 05/24/2007 |
| 58 | Croquette Sandwiches Are Always The Most Popular Food Sold At The Stalls | CANON | 05/31/2007 |
| 59 | Be Careful Not To Leave Your Umbrella Somewhere | CANON | 06/07/2007 |
| 60 | The Sun Will Rise Again | CANON | 06/14/2007 |
| 61 | On A Moonless Night, Insects Are Drawn To The Light | CANON | 06/21/2007 |
| 62 | Even Mummy Hunters Sometimes Turn Into Mummys | CANON | 06/28/2007 |
| 63 | The Preview Section In JUMP Is Always Unreliable | CANON | 07/05/2007 |
| 64 | Eating Nmaibo Can Make You Full In No Time! | CANON | 07/12/2007 |
| 65 | Rhinoceros Beetles Teach Boys That Life Is Precious | CANON | 07/19/2007 |
| 66 | Dango Over Flowers | CANON | 07/26/2007 |
| 67 | For The Wind Is The Life | CANON | 08/02/2007 |
| 68 | Like A Haunted House, Life Is Filled With Horrors | CANON | 08/09/2007 |
| 69 | Please Help By Separating Your Trash | CANON | 08/16/2007 |
| 70 | Too Many Cuties Can Make You Sick | CANON | 08/23/2007 |
| 71 | Some Data Cannot Be Erased | CANON | 08/30/2007 |
| 72 | A Dog’s Paws Smell Fragrant | CANON | 09/06/2007 |
| 73 | Think For A Minute Now, Do Matsutake Mushrooms Really Taste All That Good? | CANON | 09/13/2007 |
| 74 | The Manga Writer Becomes A Pro, After Doing A Stock Of Manuscripts | CANON | 09/20/2007 |
| 75 | Don’t Complain About Your Job At Home, Do It Somewhere Else | FILLER | 09/27/2007 |
| 76 | In Those Situations, Keep Quiet And Cook Red Rice With Beans | CANON | 10/04/2007 |
| 77 | Yesterday’s Enemy, After All Is Said And Done, Is Still The Enemy | CANON | 10/11/2007 |
| 78 | People Who Are Picky About Food Are Also Picky About People, Too | CANON | 10/18/2007 |
| 79 | Four Heads Are Better Than One | CANON | 10/25/2007 |
| 80 | When Someone Who Wears Glasses Takes Them Off, It Looks Like Something’s Missing | CANON | 11/08/2007 |
| 81 | A Woman’s Best Make Up Is Her Smile | CANON | 11/15/2007 |
| 82 | You Don’t Stand In Line For The Ramen, You Stand In Line For The Self Satisfaction | MOSTLY CANON | 11/22/2007 |
| 83 | Rank Has Nothing To Do With Luck | CANON | 11/29/2007 |
| 84 | Hard-Boiled Egg On A Man’s Heart | CANON | 12/06/2007 |
| 85 | Hard-Boiled Eggs Don’t Crack | CANON | 12/13/2007 |
| 86 | It’s Often Difficult To Sleep When You’re Engrossed With Counting Sheep | CANON | 12/20/2007 |
| 87 | Perform A German Suplex On A Woman Who Asks If She Or The Job Is More Important | CANON | 12/27/2007 |
| 88 | The Most Exciting Part Of A Group Date Is Before It Starts | CANON | 01/10/2008 |
| 89 | What Happens Twice, Happens Thrice | CANON | 01/17/2008 |
| 90 | The More Delicious The Food, The Nastier It Is When It Goes Bad | CANON | 01/24/2008 |
| 91 | If You Want To Lose Weight, Then Stop Eating And Start Moving | CANON | 01/31/2008 |
| 92 | Be A Person Who Can See People’s Strong Points And Not Their Weak Points | CANON | 02/07/2008 |
| 93 | Even A Hero Has Issues | CANON | 02/14/2008 |
| 94 | When Riding A Train, Make Sure You Grab The Straps With Both Hands | CANON | 02/21/2008 |
| 95 | Men, Be A Madao | CANON | 02/28/2008 |
| 96 | If You’re A Man, Don’t Give Up | CANON | 03/06/2008 |
| 97 | Exaggerate The Tales Of Your Exploits By A Third, So Everyone Has A Good Time | CANON | 03/13/2008 |
| 98 | Play Video Games For Only An Hour A Day | CANON | 03/20/2008 |
| 99 | Life And Video Games Are Full Of Bugs | CANON | 03/27/2008 |
| 100 | The More Something Is Disliked, The More Lovely It Is | CANON | 04/03/2008 |
| 101 | Rules Are Made To Be Broken | CANON | 04/10/2008 |
| 102 | Otaku Are Talkative | CANON | 04/17/2008 |
| 103 | There’s A Thin Line Between Strengths And Weaknesses | CANON | 04/24/2008 |
| 104 | Important Things Are Hard To See | CANON | 05/01/2008 |
| 105 | It’s All About The Beat And Timing | CANON | 05/08/2008 |
| 106 | Love Is Often Played Out In Sudden Death | FILLER | 05/15/2008 |
| 107 | Kids Don’t Understand How Their Parents Feel | CANON | 05/22/2008 |
| 108 | Some Things are Better Left Unsaid | CANON | 05/29/2008 |
| 109 | Life Is A Test | CANON | 06/05/2008 |
| 110 | People Are All Escapees Of Their Own Inner Prisons | CANON | 06/12/2008 |
| 111 | Definitely Do Not Let Your Girlfriend See The Things You Use For Cross-Dressing | MOSTLY CANON | 06/19/2008 |
| 112 | Lucky Is A Man Who Gets Up And Goes To Work | CANON | 06/26/2008 |
| 113 | Cleaning The Toilet Cleanses The Soul | CANON | 07/03/2008 |
| 114 | They Say Soy Sauce On Pudding Tastes Like Sea Urchin, But Soy Sauce On Pudding Only Tastes Like Pudding And Soy Sauce | FILLER | 07/10/2008 |
| 115 | Summer Vacation Is The Most Fun Right Before It Begins | CANON | 07/17/2008 |
| 116 | The Older, The Wiser | CANON | 07/24/2008 |
| 117 | Beauty Is Like A Summer Fruit | CANON | 07/31/2008 |
| 118 | Even If Your Back Is Bent, Go Straight Forward | CANON | 08/07/2008 |
| 119 | Within Each Box Of Cigarettes, Are One Or Two Cigarettes That Smell Like Horse Dung | MOSTLY CANON | 08/14/2008 |
| 120 | Japanese Restaurants Abroad Taste Pretty Much Like School Cafeteria Lunches | MOSTLY CANON | 08/21/2008 |
| 121 | Novices Only Need A Flathead And A Phillips | CANON | 08/28/2008 |
| 122 | Imagination Is Nurtured In The 8th Grade | CANON | 09/04/2008 |
| 123 | Always Keep A Screwdriver In Your Heart | CANON | 09/11/2008 |
| 124 | When Nagging Goes Too Far It Becomes Intimidating | FILLER | 09/18/2008 |
| 125 | Entering The Final Chapter! | FILLER | 09/25/2008 |
| 126 | Some Things Can Only Be Conveyed Through The Written Word | CANON | 10/02/2008 |
| 127 | Sometimes You Must Meet To Understand | CANON | 10/09/2008 |
| 128 | Sometimes You Can’t Tell Just By Meeting Someone | CANON | 10/16/2008 |
| 129 | Beware Of Food You Pick Up Off The Ground | CANON | 10/23/2008 |
| 130 | Cat Lovers And Dog Lovers Are Mutually Exclusive | CANON | 10/30/2008 |
| 131 | Fights Often Ensue During Trips | CANON | 11/06/2008 |
| 132 | Briefs Will Unavoidably Get Skidmarks | CANON | 11/13/2008 |
| 133 | Gin And His Excellency’s Good-For-Nothings | CANON | 11/20/2008 |
| 134 | Be Very Careful When Using Ghost Stories | CANON | 11/27/2008 |
| 135 | Before Worrying About The Earth, Think About The Even More Endangered Future Of ‘Gintaman’ | FILLER | 12/04/2008 |
| 136 | It’s Your House, You Build It | CANON | 12/11/2008 |
| 137 | 99% Of Men Aren’t Confident In Confessing Their Love | FILLER | 12/18/2008 |
| 138 | Let’s Talk About The Old Days Once In A While | CANON | 12/25/2008 |
| 139 | Don’t Put Your Wallet In Your Back Pocket | CANON | 01/08/2009 |
| 140 | Beware Of Those Who Use An Umbrella On A Sunny Day! | CANON | 01/15/2009 |
| 141 | Butting Into A Fight Is Dangerous | CANON | 01/22/2009 |
| 142 | Life Is A Series Of Choices | CANON | 01/29/2009 |
| 143 | Those Who Stand On Four Legs Are Beasts. Those Who Stand On Two Legs, Guts, And Glory Are Men | CANON | 02/05/2009 |
| 144 | Don’t Trust Bedtime Stories | CANON | 02/12/2009 |
| 145 | The Color For Each Person’s Bond Comes In Various Colors | CANON | 02/19/2009 |
| 146 | The Taste Of Drinking Under Broad Daylight Is Something Special | CANON | 02/26/2009 |
| 147 | All Adults Are Instructors For All Children | CANON | 03/05/2009 |
| 148 | Zip Up Your Fly Nice And Slowly | CANON | 03/12/2009 |
| 149 | When Breaking A Chuubert In Half, The End With The Knob Should Be Better. It’s Also Tasty To Drink From There | CANON | 03/19/2009 |
| 150 | If You Can’t Beat Them, Join Them | FILLER | 03/26/2009 |
| 151 | A Conversation With A Barber, During A Haircut, Is The Most Pointless Thing In The World | CANON | 04/02/2009 |
| 152 | The Heavens Created Chonmage Above Man Instead Of Another Man | CANON | 04/09/2009 |
| 153 | Sleep Helps A Child Grow | CANON | 04/16/2009 |
| 154 | That Person Looks Different From Usual During A Birthday Party | CANON | 04/23/2009 |
| 155 | The Other Side Of The Other Side Of The Other Side Would Be The Other Side | FILLER | 04/30/2009 |
| 156 | It Takes A Bit Of Courage To Enter A Street Vendor’s Stand | CANON | 05/07/2009 |
| 157 | Any Place With A Bunch Of Men Gathered Around Will Turn Into A Battlefield | CANON | 05/14/2009 |
| 158 | If A Friend Gets Injured, Take Him To The Hospital, Stat! | CANON | 05/21/2009 |
| 159 | If One Orange In The Box Is Rotten, The Rest Of Them Will Become Rotten Before You Realize It | CANON | 05/28/2009 |
| 160 | From A Foreigner’s Perspective, You’re The Foreigner. From An Alien’s Perspective, You’re The Alien | CANON | 06/04/2009 |
| 161 | Laputa’s Still Good After Seeing It So Many Times | CANON | 06/11/2009 |
| 162 | Love Is Unconditional | CANON | 06/18/2009 |
| 163 | The Black Ships Even Make A Scene When They Sink | CANON | 06/25/2009 |
| 164 | That Matsutake Soup Stuff Tastes Better Than The Real Deal | FILLER | 07/02/2009 |
| 165 | If It Works Once, It’ll Work Over And Over Again | CANON | 07/09/2009 |
| 166 | Two Is Better Than One. Two People Are Better Than One | FILLER | 07/16/2009 |
| 167 | Smooth Polygons Smooth Men’s Hearts Too | CANON | 07/23/2009 |
| 168 | The Human Body Is Like A Little Universe | CANON | 07/30/2009 |
| 169 | The Chosen Idiots | CANON | 08/06/2009 |
| 170 | And Into The Legend… | CANON | 08/13/2009 |
| 171 | You’ll Get Sued If All You Do Is Copy Others | FILLER | 08/20/2009 |
| 172 | It All Depends On How You Use The ‘Carrot And Stick’ Method | CANON | 08/27/2009 |
| 173 | It’s What’s On The Inside That Counts | FILLER | 09/03/2009 |
| 174 | Are There Still People Who Go To The Ocean And Yell Out ‘Bakayaro’? | FILLER | 09/10/2009 |
| 175 | People Of All Ages Hate The Dentist! | CANON | 09/17/2009 |
| 176 | Countdown Begins | FILLER | 09/24/2009 |
| 177 | It’s Bad Luck To See A Spider At Night | CANON | 10/01/2009 |
| 178 | Once You’re Entangled In A Spiderweb, It’s Hard To Get It Off | CANON | 10/08/2009 |
| 179 | It’s The Irresponsible One Who’s Scary When Pissed | CANON | 10/15/2009 |
| 180 | The More Precious The Burden, The Heavier And More Difficult It Is To Shoulder It | CANON | 10/22/2009 |
| 181 | Watch Out For A Set Of Women And A Drink | CANON | 10/29/2009 |
| 182 | Screw Popularity Polls | CANON | 11/05/2009 |
| 183 | Popularity Polls Can Burn In Hell | CANON | 11/21/2009 |
| 184 | Popularity Polls Can… | CANON | 11/19/2009 |
| 185 | Hometowns And Boobs Are Best Thought From Afar | FILLER | 11/28/2009 |
| 186 | Beware Of Foreshadows | CANON | 12/03/2009 |
| 187 | It’s Goodbye Once A Flag Is Set | CANON | 12/10/2009 |
| 188 | An Observation Journal Should Be Seen Through To The Very End | CANON | 12/17/2009 |
| 189 | That’s How The End Of The Year Goes | CANON | 12/24/2009 |
| 190 | When Looking For Something, Try Using Its Perspective | CANON | 01/07/2010 |
| 191 | Freedom Means To Live True To Yourself, Not Without Law! | CANON | 01/14/2010 |
| 192 | Kabukicho Stray Cat Blues | CANON | 01/21/2010 |
| 193 | Cooking Is About Guts | CANON | 01/28/2010 |
| 194 | Whenever I Hear Leviathan, I Think Of Sazae-san. Stupid Me!! | CANON | 02/04/2010 |
| 195 | Not Losing To The Rain | CANON | 02/11/2010 |
| 196 | Not Losing To The Wind | CANON | 02/18/2010 |
| 197 | Not Losing To The Storm | CANON | 02/25/2010 |
| 198 | Never Losing That Smile | CANON | 03/04/2010 |
| 199 | That’s How I Wish To Be, Beautiful And Strong | CANON | 03/11/2010 |
| 200 | Santa Claus Red Is Blood Red | CANON | 03/18/2010 |
| 201 | Everybody’s A Santa | CANON | 03/25/2010 |
| 202 | Everyone Looks a Little Grown Up After Spring Break | CANON | 04/04/2011 |
| 203 | Everyone Looks Pretty Grown up after Summer Break | CANON | 04/11/2011 |
| 204 | Use a Calligraphy Pen for New Year’s Cards | CANON | 04/18/2011 |
| 205 | Meals Should Be Balanced | CANON | 04/25/2011 |
| 206 | It’s Too Confusing When Talking about the Poster Girl for a Poster Store, So Call Her a Sandwich Board | CANON | 05/02/2011 |
| 207 | Glasses Are Part of the Soul | CANON | 05/09/2011 |
| 208 | Glasses Prevent You from Seeing Certain Things | CANON | 05/16/2011 |
| 209 | Nothing Lasts Forever, including Parents, Money, Youth, Your Room, Dress Shirts, Me, You, and the Gintama Anime | FILLER | 05/23/2011 |
| 210 | A Lawless Town Tends to Attract a Bunch of Whoohooey Folk | CANON | 05/30/2011 |
| 211 | Ghosts Aren’t the Only Ones Who Run Wild around Graveyards | CANON | 06/06/2011 |
| 212 | Chains of a Warrior | CANON | 06/13/2011 |
| 213 | Iron Town | CANON | 06/20/2011 |
| 214 | ‘Tis an Honor! | CANON | 06/27/2011 |
| 215 | Odds or Evens | CANON | 07/04/2011 |
| 216 | I Can’t Remember a Damn Thing about the Factory Tour | CANON | 07/11/2011 |
| 217 | What Happens Twice Can Happen Thrice | CANON | 07/18/2011 |
| 218 | The Claws of a Crab Can Snip through a Friendship | CANON | 07/25/2011 |
| 219 | People Forget to Return Stuff All the Time without Even Realizing It | CANON | 08/01/2011 |
| 220 | The Bathhouse, Where You’re Naked in Body and Soul | CANON | 08/08/2011 |
| 221 | Jugem | CANON | 08/15/2011 |
| 222 | The Name Reveals the Person | CANON | 08/22/2011 |
| 223 | The Man’s Household Situation Is Hard, His Heart Is Soft | CANON | 08/29/2011 |
| 224 | Blue and Red Ecstasy | CANON | 09/05/2011 |
| 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 | CANON | 09/12/2011 |
| 226 | Everybody Loves Pajamas | CANON | 09/19/2011 |
| 227 | Speaking of Crossovers, Don’t Forget about Alien vs. Predator | CANON | 09/26/2011 |
| 228 | Love Is Neither plus Nor Minus | CANON | 10/03/2011 |
| 229 | Making It through Love | CANON | 10/10/2011 |
| 230 | It Would Take Too Much Effort to Make This Title Sound like a Text Message Subject | CANON | 10/17/2011 |
| 231 | When You Go to a Funeral for the First Time, You’re Surprised by How Happy the People Are | CANON | 10/24/2011 |
| 232 | The People You Tend to Forget Tend to Show up after You Forget Them | CANON | 10/31/2011 |
| 233 | Space Ururun Homestay | CANON | 11/07/2011 |
| 234 | Piggy Banks and Trash Cans | CANON | 11/14/2011 |
| 235 | Empty Planet | CANON | 11/21/2011 |
| 236 | Don’t Say Goodbye Lionel | CANON | 11/28/2011 |
| 237 | Please Take Me Skiing | CANON | 12/05/2011 |
| 238 | A Vacation in Disorientation | CANON | 12/12/2011 |
| 239 | There Are a Few Things You’re Not Supposed to Forget | CANON | 12/19/2011 |
| 240 | People Can Only Live by Forgetting the Bad | CANON | 12/26/2011 |
| 241 | We Are All Hosts, in Capital Letters | CANON | 01/09/2012 |
| 242 | Girls like Vegeta, Guys like Piccolo | CANON | 01/16/2012 |
| 243 | Draw Your Life on the Canvas We Call Manga | CANON | 01/23/2012 |
| 244 | Check It Out!! | CANON | 01/30/2012 |
| 245 | Thorny and Rosy | CANON | 02/06/2012 |
| 246 | Festival of Thornies | CANON | 02/13/2012 |
| 247 | Letter from Thorny | CANON | 02/20/2012 |
| 248 | Madaodog Madaonaire | CANON | 02/27/2012 |
| 249 | Presents Are Meant to Be Given Early | CANON | 03/05/2012 |
| 250 | New Year’s Envelopes Are Perfect for Dirty Jokes | CANON | 03/12/2012 |
| 251 | When Sleeping under a Kotatsu, Make Sure You Don’t Burn Your Balls | CANON | 03/19/2012 |
| 252 | We’re Sorry | FILLER | 03/26/2012 |
| 253 | Nobody with Natural Straight Hair Can Be That Bad/Nobody with Straight Blond Hair Can Be That Good | CANON | 10/04/2012 |
| 254 | Kintoki and Gintoki | CANON | 10/11/2012 |
| 255 | Kin-san’s Kintama | CANON | 10/18/2012 |
| 256 | The Meaning of a Main Character | CANON | 10/25/2012 |
| 257 | Courtesan Turns the Tables | CANON | 01/10/2013 |
| 258 | Inside the Palace!! | CANON | 01/17/2013 |
| 259 | Five Pinkies | CANON | 01/24/2013 |
| 260 | Pinky Swear | CANON | 01/31/2013 |
| 261 | Unsetting Moon | CANON | 02/07/2013 |
| 262 | Sound Of Beam Can Pierce Heart Of Everyone | CANON | 03/07/2013 |
| 263 | Two Brothers | CANON | 03/14/2013 |
| 264 | Liquor and Gasoline, Smiles and Tears | CANON | 03/21/2013 |
| 265 | Dog Food Doesn’t Have As Much Flavor As You’d Think | CANON | 03/28/2013 |
| 266 | You Can Never Pause at the Perfect Time | CANON | 04/08/2015 |
| 267 | Even a Matsui Stick Can’t Handle Some Kinds of Dirt | CANON | 04/15/2015 |
| 268 | An Inspector’s Love Begins with an Inspection | CANON | 04/22/2015 |
| 269 | Forget Dates, Remember People and You Can Hide Your Porn Mags But You Can’t Hide Your *** | CANON | 04/29/2015 |
| 270 | A Mirror Provides a Frozen Reflection of Both Your Beautiful and Ugly Sides / Nobody Likes the Photo on Their License | CANON | 05/06/2015 |
| 271 | Arriving Late to a Reunion Makes it Hard to Enter | CANON | 05/13/2015 |
| 272 | A Reunion Also Brings to the Surface Things You Don’t Want to Remember | CANON | 05/20/2015 |
| 273 | When Compared to Time in the Heavens, Fifty Years of Human Life Resembles Naught but Dreams and Lottery Tickets | CANON | 05/27/2015 |
| 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 | CANON | 06/03/2015 |
| 275 | 9 + 1 = Yagyu Jyubei | CANON | 06/10/2015 |
| 276 | Calories Come Back to Bite You Just When You’ve Forgotten About Them | CANON | 06/17/2015 |
| 277 | 10-1= | CANON | 06/24/2015 |
| 278 | All Mothers Pack Too Much Food Into a Lunch Box and Ruin the Shape | CANON | 07/01/2015 |
| 279 | The Reaper by Day and the Reaper by Night | CANON | 07/08/2015 |
| 280 | Human or Demon | CANON | 07/15/2015 |
| 281 | Farewell, Reaper | CANON | 07/22/2015 |
| 282 | A Phoenix Rises from the Ashes Over and Over | CANON | 07/29/2015 |
| 283 | Amen | CANON | 08/05/2015 |
| 284 | Being a Leader is Tough | CANON | 08/12/2015 |
| 285 | Love is a Roach Motel | CANON | 08/19/2015 |
| 286 | A Sizzle Summer | CANON | 08/26/2015 |
| 287 | He’s the Sweet Tooth, and I’m the Mayo Guy | CANON | 09/02/2015 |
| 288 | I’m a Failure as a Leader and He’s Also a Failure as a Leader | CANON | 09/09/2015 |
| 289 | I’m Yorozuya and He’s Shinsengumi | CANON | 09/16/2015 |
| 290 | Always Leave Enough Room for 50 Million in Your Bag | CANON | 09/23/2015 |
| 291 | Always Leave Enough Room for Pebbles in Your Bag | CANON | 09/30/2015 |
| 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 | CANON | 10/07/2015 |
| 293 | The Two Apes | CANON | 10/14/2015 |
| 294 | Afros of Life and Death | CANON | 10/21/2015 |
| 295 | Afuro and Wolfro | CANON | 10/28/2015 |
| 296 | Take the Initial Premise Lightly, and It’ll Cost You | CANON | 11/04/2015 |
| 297 | Keep Your Farewells Short | CANON | 11/11/2015 |
| 298 | One Editor is Enough / The G-Pen Is Capricious, and the Maru Pen Is Stubborn | CANON | 11/18/2015 |
| 299 | Strike When the Sword and Overlord are Hot / Oil Rain | CANON | 11/25/2015 |
| 300 | Shogun Assassination Arc Part One: Shoguns of Light and Shadow | CANON | 12/02/2015 |
| 301 | Shogun Assassination Arc Part Two: Ninja Village | CANON | 12/09/2015 |
| 302 | Shogun Assassination Arc Part Three: Ninja Soul | CANON | 12/16/2015 |
| 303 | Shogun Assassination Arc Part Four: And Then There Were Five | CANON | 12/23/2015 |
| 304 | Shogun Assassination Arc Part Five: Those Who Protect Against All Odds | CANON | 01/06/2016 |
| 305 | Shogun Assassination Arc Part Six: Sworn Enemy | CANON | 01/13/2016 |
| 306 | Shogun Assassination Arc Part Seven: The Crows Caw After the Battle Ends | CANON | 01/20/2016 |
| 307 | Shogun Assassination Arc Part Eight: Farewell, Buddy | CANON | 01/27/2016 |
| 308 | Farewell Shinsengumi Arc Part One: The Day the Demon Cried | CANON | 02/03/2016 |
| 309 | Farewell Shinsengumi Arc Part Two: Heroes Always Arrive Fashionably Late | CANON | 02/10/2016 |
| 310 | Farewell Shinsengumi Arc Part Three: Lost and Found | CANON | 02/17/2016 |
| 311 | Farewell Shinsengumi Arc Part Four: Prison Break | CANON | 02/24/2016 |
| 312 | Farewell Shinsengumi Arc Part Five: Stray Dogs | CANON | 03/02/2016 |
| 313 | Farewell Shinsengumi Arc Part Six: Undelivered Mail | CANON | 03/09/2016 |
| 314 | Farewell Shinsengumi Arc Part Seven: Karma | CANON | 03/16/2016 |
| 315 | Farewell Shinsengumi Arc Part Eight: Nobume | CANON | 03/23/2016 |
| 316 | Farewell Shinsengumi Arc Part Nine: Farewell Shinsengumi | CANON | 03/30/2016 |
| 317 | The Monster and the Monster’s Child | CANON | 01/09/2017 |
| 318 | Leave Letter | CANON | 01/16/2017 |
| 319 | The Song of Samurai | CANON | 01/23/2017 |
| 320 | Zura | CANON | 01/30/2017 |
| 321 | The Two Fools | CANON | 02/06/2017 |
| 322 | Ten Years | CANON | 02/13/2017 |
| 323 | Paths | CANON | 02/20/2017 |
| 324 | Master of Kouan | CANON | 02/27/2017 |
| 325 | The Lost Rabbit | CANON | 03/06/2017 |
| 326 | Siblings | CANON | 03/13/2017 |
| 327 | First Student | CANON | 03/20/2017 |
| 328 | Hope | CANON | 03/27/2017 |
| 329 | The Stairs to Adulthood May Not Always Lead Up | CANON | 10/02/2017 |
| 330 | My Bald Dad, My Light-Haired Dad, and My Dad’s Glasses | CANON | 10/09/2017 |
| 331 | A Bowl of Ramen | CANON | 10/16/2017 |
| 332 | A Family | CANON | 10/23/2017 |
| 333 | Life, Death and Shades / All the Answers Can Be Found in the Field | CANON | 10/30/2017 |
| 334 | 3000 Leagues in Search of a Scabbard | CANON | 11/06/2017 |
| 335 | The Super Sadist and the Super Sadist | CANON | 11/13/2017 |
| 336 | The Sharpest Sword and the Dullest Sword | CANON | 11/20/2017 |
| 337 | Wash Your Hands Before a Handshake | CANON | 11/27/2017 |
| 338 | Diamonds are Unscratchable | CANON | 12/04/2017 |
| 339 | An Idol’s Badge of Honor | CANON | 12/11/2017 |
| 340 | The Line Between Godlike Games and Crappy Games is Paper-Thin / Glasses are a Part of the Soul | CANON | 12/18/2017 |
| 341 | Guardian Spirit are Also a Part of the Soul | CANON | 12/25/2017 |
| 342 | Try As You Might to Make a Natural Perm Go Away, It Will Alwasy Return | CANON | 01/08/2018 |
| 343 | Flavoring is Best in Small Quantities | CANON | 01/15/2018 |
| 344 | A Delinquent’s Kid Has Long Neck Hair | CANON | 01/22/2018 |
| 345 | The Line Between Tenacious and Annoying Is Paper-Thin | CANON | 01/29/2018 |
| 346 | Geezers Carve the Things They Shouldn’t Forget into Their Wrinkles | CANON | 02/05/2018 |
| 347 | Machine that Pick Up Useless Habits are Called People | CANON | 02/12/2018 |
| 348 | Men Must Live Not Long Nor Thick, but Hard | CANON | 02/19/2018 |
| 349 | Ogres Are Weak Against Tiny Heroes Like the Inch-High Samurai | CANON | 02/26/2018 |
| 350 | Bragging About Your Own Heroic Deeds Will Make People Hate You, so Make Others Do It For You | CANON | 03/05/2018 |
| 351 | Jump and Power Creep Go Hand-in-Hand | CANON | 03/12/2018 |
| 352 | Peace and Destruction are Two Sides of the Same Coin | CANON | 03/19/2018 |
| 353 | Bushido is Found One Second Before Death | CANON | 03/26/2018 |
| 354 | The Evildoers Who Do Good | CANON | 07/09/2018 |
| 355 | Rabbits Leap Higher on Moonlit Nights | CANON | 07/16/2018 |
| 356 | Making a Dull World Interesting | CANON | 07/23/2018 |
| 357 | Do Something Uncharacteristic, and Something Uncharacteristic Will Happen | CANON | 07/30/2018 |
| 358 | Countless Kings | CANON | 08/06/2018 |
| 359 | The Unemployed Cannot Be Stained By Anything | CANON | 08/13/2018 |
| 360 | Always Hold On to Your Trump Cards | CANON | 08/20/2018 |
| 361 | The Creatures Known as Humanity | CANON | 08/27/2018 |
| 362 | Sign | CANON | 09/03/2018 |
| 363 | Specter | CANON | 09/10/2018 |
| 364 | Two in Girl Years Is Equal to Ten in Man Years | CANON | 09/17/2018 |
| 365 | Salvation | CANON | 09/24/2018 |
| 366 | Dun Dun | CANON | 10/01/2018 |
| 367 | There Are Lines Even Villains Can’t Cross | MOSTLY CANON | 10/08/2018 |
| 368 | Don’t Spread the Wrapping Cloth Without Thinking Ahead | CANON | 01/15/2021 |
| 369 | Don’t Make Up Your Mind Right Before The Important Decision | CANON | 01/20/2021 |
List of filler episodes for Gintama in chronological order – Learn if it is worth watching
Episode 1 & 2: You Guys!! Do You Even Have a Gintama? (Part 1 & 2) – aired 04/04/2006
The past of each character is revealed as the story develops in the original manga sequence. While this filler is the complete opposite: Gintama, Shinpachi, Kagura, and Sadaharu are all together, and the remaining characters have known the gang for some time.
It will still give a brief introduction to each new character that appears in each scene. Their technique to starting the anime is similar to someone who reads the manga first: unusual. Gintama is known for many parodies and out-of-the-box jokes that you won’t find in other shounen mangas.
Episode 50 – Pending Means Pending, It’s Not Final – aired 04/05/2007, Start of Season 2
Gintama is in its second year of anime and Season 2, so the production team wants to give it a boost! As the anime’s ratings began to fall after its release, the characters suggested changing the story’s genre in order to attract more viewers.
This episode features so many parodies (anime, classical stories, movies, and even a cookery show) that it’s difficult to comprehend how the producers were brave enough to air it as Season 2’s first episode. As an anime fan who enjoys crossovers, this is quite amusing, and you will recognize at least three or more shows as you watch it (like how they came up with a movie title: Gin Tama the Movie: DragonBleaPiece). There are more characters in this filler than in the first two episodes, and they are creatures (because not everyone is human, BTW) from the previous season.
Episode 57: Keep an Eye On the Chief for The Day – aired 05/17/2007
A story about Otsuu-chan taking on the role of Shinsengumi’s commander for a day in order to improve the latter’s reputation in Edo. It’s a filler episode, but it’s quite amusing, especially how the Shinsengumi attempted to comply with all the demands made by the kidnappers of Otsuu-chan. If you like Okita and Hijikata, you have to watch this episode.
Episode 75: Don’t Complain About Your Job at Home, Do It Somewhere Else – aired 09/27/2007
Gintama has no special half-season in the first season, and apparently this time they have decided to do one. The first opening song is distinct from the rest of the series since it features Otsuu-debut chan’s song, “Your Mother is Chome-Chome,” with a beep sound when she sings the “Chome-chome” line. There’s nothing exceptional about this episode because it’s just a recap episode in which the Yorozuya staff recalls major scenes from Season 1 to the present day. It also includes some of the mangaka’s random musings as well as a preview of the upcoming film that year. There is a plot twist that is particularly interesting for Takasugi fans, and that is the only part that is worth watching here.
Episode 106: Love Is Often Played Out in Sudden Death – aired 05/15/2008
Gintama decided to have a soccer episode because the anime’s rising popularity was attributed to its schedule airing before Prince of Tennis on TV. Team FC Oedo, as expected, does not obey soccer rules during live play, but that is part of what makes it exciting. Soccer is war… no doubt about it.
Episode 114: They Say Soy Sauce On Pudding Tastes Like Sea Urchin, But Soy Sauce On Pudding Only Tastes Like Pudding and Soy Sauce – aired 07/10/2008
A filler episode with no real purpose other than, you know, to fill the time. Papa-rin, also known as Matsudaira, wants to keep the men who are hitting his daughter at bay, and Hijikata has stepped in to take over the position of his superior. But something came up that required Yorozuya’s expertise. In this episode, you’ll get to meet and say goodbye to the Prince of Planet Mayo Maniac.
Episode 124: When Nagging Goes Too Far It Becomes Intimidating – aired 09/18/2008
Filler added at the middle of the Gintama anime series, which is about Otsuu-idol chan’s issue. After the credits have rolled, there is a classroom scene in which the characters discuss various movies and video games that have recently had their third release. The episode is a little dull, and it is highly recommended that you skip it.
Episode 125: Entering The Final Chapter! – aired 09/25/2008
Another filler episode, following the previous week’s filler. An upfront scam for bait viewers (as Kagura said here) that the anime reaches its final chapter in the middle of 3rd year. It is a recap episode in which the Yorozuya staff discusses previous scenes they worked on, including the opening scene from episode 3 that was previously shown in recap episodes. It’s quite acceptable to skip.
Episode 135: Before Worrying About the Earth, Think About the Even More Endangered Future of ‘Gintaman’ – 12/04/2008
A collaboration between Gintama and the manga’s editor, Daito, as they attempt to restore Gintaman’s decreasing popularity. It’s kind of like the filler episode 50 where they try to change the anime genre and the drawing style.
Episode 137: 99% Of Men Aren’t Confident in Confessing Their Love – aired 12/18/2008
Yorozuya team explained the full reason behind this filler at the beginning, but because this year there is no Japan World series, they are 1 short story to broadcast. You will learn the following words in this episode: Onion Knight and 1LDK.
Episode 150: If You Can’t Beat Them, Join Them – aired 03/26/2009
The opening mentioned Sunrise’s sudden end to produce the anime due to the company’s financial crisis. As a result, they have no choice but to show the final episode of Year 4 to the viewers… in different versions. It’s unpleasant to see the same scenarios repeated, but with different variations depending on what they want.
Episode 155: The Other Side of the Other Side of the Other Side Would Be the Other Side – aired 04/30/2009
A story about the uninspiring Hasegawa and his unfortunate series of events. Watch him bet his underpants and 300 yen to avoid being labelled a DORK (Dumb Old Retarded Kook). This is just a filler you can skip at any time.
Episode 164: That Matsutake Soup Stuff Tastes Better Than the Real Deal – aired 07/02/2009
No reason given for the fillers this time, but there are two stories in this episode, one of which is a parody of Doraemon. Shinpachi gets more screen time than the rest of Team Yorozuya in this episode.
Episode 166: Two Is Better Than One. Two People Are Better Than One – aired 07/16/2009
A filler episode that must be seen because Gintama and Hijikata are handcuffed for a day. One of the best filler stories in the anime, with plenty of laughs involving two of the Gintama universe’s most beloved characters.
Episode 171: You’ll Get Sued If All You Do Is Copy Others – aired 08/20/2009
Gintama created a special episode filler to commemorate Gundam’s 30th anniversary, which is produced by the same animation studio (Sunrise). Numerous parodies of Gundam were included throughout the episode, but knowing this anime, they won’t limit themselves to just one for their gag jokes.
Episode 173: It’s What’s On the Inside That Counts – aired 09/03/2009
Gintama and Hijikata are featured in Episode 166, while Zura, also known as Katsura, is featured in this episode. Zura is also a member of the Old Jouishishi (the anti Amanto samurai faction at the beginning). It’s also a two-part filler, with the second scenario involving Sadaharu and Gin-san swapping bodies. This month was unusual because there were three filler episodes and by far the highest number in the history of Gintama’s animation.
Episode 174: Are There Still People Who Go to The Ocean and Yell Out ‘Bakayaro’? – aired 09/10/2009
Another story after the last week and a two-part story about Hasegawa, Yorozuya and a random office worker. The stories are too far apart and can be skipped because they have no effect on the story’s original flow.
Episode 176: Countdown Begins – aired 09/24/2009
The gang talked about earlier 125 and 150 filler episodes, how they baited viewers at the false ending of Gintama. This is due to the title of the episode, “Countdown Begins,” but the content is more of a review episode containing the best Gintama lines, the anime’s Beat Crusader song, “Wo Ai Ni,” and Prince Hata offering to voice over in the countdown. He was in charge of re-doing Takasugi’s voice over from filler episode 75.
Episode 185: Hometowns and Boobs Are Best Thought from Afar – aired 11/28/2009
Filler was an obvious parody of the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory film, in which Hijikata, as a Shinsengumi, makes every effort to locate the Mayorin ticket. The second segment follows Yorozuya as he attempts to remove a large bee hive from the shrine. An episode that isn’t related to the main plot but features a lot of funny sequences… and parodies.
Episode 209: Nothing Lasts Forever, including Parents, Money, Youth, Your Room, Dress Shirts, Me, You, and the Gintama Anime – aired 05/23/2011
The episode’s opening scene was confusing, and there was even a trailer for what appeared to be a film in production, but upon checking the internet, there wasn’t… It was a good thing that the characters in this episode were straightforward. At the end, there was a parallel story with Takasugi as the main character.
Episode 252: We’re Sorry – aired 03/26/2012
Team Yorozuya’s costumes are the same as what they wore in the episode 209 filler while sitting in a kotatsu. This was an apology for all of the parodies and references outside of the anime that caused so much trouble for the production over the last 6 years. Key characters attempted to demonstrate their sincerity in their own unique ways while reflecting on the things they should apologize for. The filler episode also served as the anime’s final episode, promising viewers a better Gintama series in the near future. The anime series returned to TV Tokyo after a six-months break.
Episode 367: There Are Lines Even Villains Can’t Cross – aired 10/08/2018
An episode with two parts, the second explaining why the anime ended. Because this was supposed to be the final episode at the time, there were a lot of character appearances, including the mangaka discussing the abrupt ending.
Gintama The Final was released in Japan on January 8, 2021. After 367, there were no more fillers. Gintama is one of the most popular anime series, so having a low filler percentage during its broadcast is unusual. Some fillers were used to explain topics affecting the manga but not the anime.
How to Watch Gintama Anime (WITHOUT FILLER)
So we have compiled a complete list of Gintama Anime and its filler episodes in this article. If you wish to watch Gintama without fillers, then you can follow from our list and skip the filler episodes.
We will update this article as the show goes on!
Where To Watch Gintama Anime Online
There are a lot of places you can watch Gintama, but the best one where you can watch Gintama for free is on CrunchyRoll.
