Gintama

10 Best Episodes of Gintama - Season 5

In an era where aliens have invaded and taken over feudal Tokyo, an unemployed samurai finds work however he can.

Written by Sophie and last updated on dec 30, 2022.

PS: The following content contains spoilers!

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Gintama - S5E35

#15 - Goodbye Lionel, Why Don't You Say Something! (Season 5 - Episode 35)

The Renho join forces with Sakamoto and the Yorozuya against Dark Vader and their home planet in order to bring peace to the universe.

The episode was rated 8.60 from 30 votes.

Gintama - S5E12

#14 - Iron Town (Season 5 - Episode 12)

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Tama, Tatsumi, Tetsuko, Kozen, Madao, Kyoshiro. Everybody is out in full force to fight for the Kabuki District. Male escorts vs. trannies, Cabaret girls vs. Yakuza, robots blowing things up. It’s an all-out war!

The episode was rated 8.61 from 36 votes.

Gintama - S5E16

#13 - What Happen Twice Can Happen Thrice (Season 5 - Episode 16)

Gintoki and Hasegawa have to help the shogun when he is at the pool

The episode was rated 8.63 from 32 votes.

Gintama - S5E37

#12 - A Vacation in Disorientation (Season 5 - Episode 37)

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Everybody's stranded in the middle of the mountains. To make things worse, the Shogun goes missing.

The episode was rated 8.64 from 28 votes.

Gintama - S5E47

#11 - Madaodog Madaonaire (Season 5 - Episode 47)

The middle-aged dumb-ass oldie, or Madao, Taizo Hasegawa finds himself on a game show with a chance to win ten million yen. Will he be able to endure the pressure and become a Madaonaire!? And what is Madao's motivation for participating in the game show...?

The episode was rated 8.65 from 26 votes.

Gintama - S5E28

#10 - Making It Through Love (Season 5 - Episode 28)

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Gintoki challenges Shinpachi in the ultimate Love Chorus tournament in order to break his illusion of his virtual girlfriend.

The episode was rated 8.69 from 29 votes.

Gintama - S5E45

#9 - Festival of Thornies (Season 5 - Episode 45)

Tetsunosuke has been ordered to deliver a letter for Hijikata. However, he's captured by the radical Joi Check It Out gang in the process. Tetsunosuke had concealed his identity to join the gang, but now they know that he has connections to the police. He's taken hostage as leverage over the Shinsengumi and Mimawarigumi. However, the Mimawarigumi shows no concern for the hostage and plots to place the blame squarely on the Shinsengumi. Hijikata and the other members are enraged after learning Isaburo's plans. The Shinsengumi and Mimawarigumi are now in an all-out fight.

The episode was rated 8.69 from 26 votes.

Gintama - S5E38

#8 - There Are Some Things You Should Not Forget When Drinking Away the Past Year at Year-End Parties (Season 5 - Episode 38)

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It's a year-end party at Odd Jobs! The Gintama anime has been through a lot, but Gintoki tells Kagura and Shinpachi to keep it cool. And then the usual members join in for some real partying... The next morning, Gintoki wakes up to discover that he's made some very bad mistakes. Will Gin-san be able to survive the worst blunder in five years of Gintama!?

The episode was rated 8.82 from 33 votes.

Gintama - S5E11

#7 - Chains of a Warrior (Season 5 - Episode 11)

Pirako is pleased to hear that Otose, the reason for Jirocho's attachment to the Kabuki district, has been eliminated. With Otose gone, the balance of power among the Four Devas has crumbled and a war is in the works in the Kabuki district. Meanwhile, the Odd Jobs crew is watching over Otose when Saigo appears and informs them that the bar will be destroyed by the Four Devas. He urges them to leave this town, now that they've lost their home...Finally, the day comes for them to leave Snack Otose.

The episode was rated 8.85 from 34 votes.

Gintama - S5E27

#6 - Love Is Neither Plus Nor Minus (Season 5 - Episode 27)

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Shinpachi introduces his new girlfriend to Otae… but she turns out to be Momo-san, a character from the popular Love Choris game. There are more and more boys in Edo who can no longer distinguish game from reality like Shinpachi. Otae asks Gintoki to bring Shinpachi back to the real world. The only way is by entering the world of Love Choris and talking some sense into him. Gintoki ends up choosing a very unique heroine to be his girlfriend…

The episode was rated 8.88 from 26 votes.

Gintama - S5E13

#5 - 'Tis an Honor! (Season 5 - Episode 13)

Jirocho and Gin battle Kada's elite Harusame forces while the rest of the denizens of Kabuki-cho take on her main forces in the streets. Kada is utterly stunned when her elite forces are beat by just these two humans, and flees the scene. Gin then helps Jirocho resolve his issues regarding Tatsugoro; Otose and Jirocho reconcile at the hospital. Outside the hospital, Kada desperately launches one last feeble attempt at conquering Kabuki-cho, but is stopped in her tracks by Pirako and the Yorozuya - Kada settles for swearing that the Harusame will be back, and flees yet again. At the very end, Jirocho denounces all other names he has ever been called except for Father of Pirako, and goes with his daughter back to the country.

The episode was rated 8.95 from 38 votes.

Gintama - S5E1

#4 - Everyone Looks a Little Grown Up After Spring Break (Season 5 - Episode 1)

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Shinpachi Shimura returns to the Yorozuya and discovers his friends drastically changed during the break. Feeling left behind, he returns home and discovers his sister, Tae Shimura, engaged to Isao Kondo. Tae and Kando enlists Shinpachi into the Shinsengumi and reveals that Tae is pregnant. Shinpachi runs to the ocean and laments the sudden change of those around him. There, he learns about Kyubei Yagyu's sex change to modify her life. They are interrupted by and Kotaro Katsura who also changed his genre due to his Kyubei's characters similarities.

The episode was rated 9.03 from 35 votes.

Gintama - S5E2

#3 - Everyone Looks Pretty Grown Up After Summer Break (Season 5 - Episode 2)

As Katsura and Kyubei fight for the title of the best transgendered, Shinpachi leaves to find that the Shinsengumi members also suffered a sudden change in their selves; Sogo Okita is the leader from the group and orders him and Toshiro Hijikata, Sagaru Yamazaki to attack the Yorozuya. As the three leave, Hijikata knocks out Yamazaki, as he was faking his change. He and Shinpachi learn that an invasion of parasite aliens is responsible for change to their friends and proceed to destroy them. However, they find problems in the outcome, and both Hijikata and and Shinpachi are knocked out in the process, with Gintoki being actually only person without a parasite.

The episode was rated 9.10 from 30 votes.

Gintama - S5E39

#2 - People Can Only Live By Forgetting the Bad (Season 5 - Episode 39)

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After getting drunk at the year-end party, Gintoki managed to become a six-timer in one night. In order to prevent the show from being pulled off the air, Gintoki is forced into engaging in a relationship with all of them. And now he has to go on dates with all of them at the same time...!

The episode was rated 9.12 from 33 votes.

Gintama - S5E10

#1 - Ghosts Aren't The Only Ones Who Run Wild Around Graveyards (Season 5 - Episode 10)

Pirako has double crossed Gin! Her real plan is to help Jirocho, her father, take over the town. Can Gin stop a war?

The episode was rated 9.26 from 38 votes.

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