Gintama
AnimeJapanese animation traditions and grammar.This show: 10/10ParodyA sustained send-up of other genres or works.This show: 9/10AbsurdistSurreal, logic-bending comedy.This show: 9/10Ironic & metaSelf-aware humor that knows it's a TV show.This show: 8/10Found familyUnrelated people slowly becoming each other's family.This show: 8/10Long-runnerA show whose sheer longevity shapes how it's watched.This show: 8/10Chaotic energyLoud, frenetic and gleefully anarchic.This show: 8/10Sprawling sagaA many-threaded epic that unfolds across seasons.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Tomokazu SugitaDaisuke SakaguchiRie KugimiyaKazuya NakaiSusumu ChibaKen'ichi Suzumura
Starring
Tomokazu SugitaDaisuke SakaguchiRie KugimiyaKazuya NakaiSusumu ChibaKen'ichi Suzumura
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| S1 | 8.1 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 8.8 | 6.9 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 8.8 | 9.2 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 6.7 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 8.7 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 6.2 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 9.4 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 6.7 | 8.9 | 5.6 | 7.1 | 9.2 | 9.7 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 6.2 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 9.3 | 9.5 | 9.2 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 8.8 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 8.6 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 6.2 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 8.6 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 8.8 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.1 | 6.9 | 8.0 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 6.0 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 6.2 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 9.7 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 7.2 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 9.5 | 9.2 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 6.2 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 8.6 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 7.9 | |
| S2 | 8.7 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 6.8 | 8.8 | 9.8 | 9.5 | 9.3 | 9.7 | 8.9 | 8.2 | 9.2 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 9.0 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 6.8 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 9.1 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 9.3 | 9.0 | 9.6 | 9.4 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S3 | 9.2 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 9.3 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 8.1 | 9.3 | 8.8 | 9.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S4 | 9.3 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 9.2 | 7.1 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 8.1 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 9.0 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 9.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S5 | 9.5 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.4 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 9.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S6 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S7 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 9.3 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 9.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S8 | 9.3 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 8.9 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 9.5 | 9.2 | 8.9 |
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About
"Absurdist comedy that ambushes you with real heartbreak"
Set in an alternate Edo-era Japan overrun by alien overlords, samurai swords are outlawed, and former warrior Gintoki Sakata scrapes by running an odd-jobs shop with his ragtag crew. Most episodes are absurdist comedy: parody, toilet humor, fourth-wall gags, and running jokes about the show's own low budget. But threaded through the silliness are genuinely moving arcs about honor, loss, and found family that hit far harder than the goofy tone prepares you for. It's a long, uneven ride, but the payoff for sticking around is real.
Watch it for
the way ridiculous parody comedy suddenly gives way to genuinely devastating, earned emotional arcs.
Maybe skip if
you need consistent tone or can't tolerate a slow-burn, filler-heavy episode count.
Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.
All Seasons
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Gintama Season 12006
8.1147K20180h 24m
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Gintama Season 22007
8.741K5120h 24m
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Gintama Season 32008
9.214K135h 12m
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Gintama Season 42009
9.368K5120h 24m
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Gintama'2011
9.515K124h 48m
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Gintama': Enchousen2012
7.55K135h 12m
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Gintama°2015
8.99K124h 48m
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Gintama.2017
9.314K145h 36m
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Tomokazu Sugita Gintoki Sakata, Leukocyte King, Toshiro Hijikata
Daisuke Sakaguchi Shinpachi Shimura, Buttchin Shinpachi, Isao Kondo
Rie Kugimiya Kagura, Kouka, Kanna
Kazuya Nakai Toshiro Hijikata, Gintoki Sakata, Hijikata
Susumu Chiba Isao Kondo, Kondo, Princess Bubbles
Ken'ichi Suzumura Sogo Okita, Okita, Father
Satsuki Yukino Tae Shimura, Otae, Yo-chan
Akira Ishida Kotaro Katsura, Katsura, Sogo Okita
Tetsuharu Ôta Sagaru Yamazaki, Policeman, Yamazaki
Fumihiko Tachiki Taizo Hasegawa, Narration, Hasegawa
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