The episodes of the third season of the Japanese anime television series Gintama aired in Japan's TV Tokyo from April 3, 2008 to March 26, 2009.[1][2] The third season has a total of 51 episodes expanding the series' episodes to 150. They are animated by Sunrise. Episodes 100 to 105 were directed by Shinji Takamatsu and Yoichi Fujita, while in following episodes Fujita was the only director.[3] The anime is based on Hideaki Sorachi's manga of the same name.[4] The story revolves around an eccentric samurai, Gintoki Sakata, his apprentice, Shinpachi Shimura, and a teenage alien girl named Kagura. All three are "free-lancers" who search for work in order to pay the monthly rent, which usually goes unpaid anyway.
In Japan, Aniplex distributes the anime in DVD format.[5] The first volume of the third season was released on August 27, 2008.[6]
On January 8, 2009, the streaming video site Crunchyroll began offering English subtitled episodes of the series. The episodes are available on Crunchyroll within hours of airing in Japan to paying members. The episodes can also be watched for free a week after release. The first available episode was episode 139.[7] On the same day, Crunchyroll also began uploading episodes from the beginning of the series at a rate of two a week.
Like previous seasons, the third season uses six pieces of musical themes: two opening themes and four ending themes. The first twenty-six episodes use "Donten" (曇天, lit. "Cloudy Weather") by Does as the opening theme. "Anata Magic" (アナタMAGIC, lit. "Your Magic") by Monobright replaces "Donten" for the following episodes. The first ending theme is "Sanagi" (lit. "Chrysalis") by POSSIBILITY. Since episode 113, the ending theme is "This world is yours" by Plingmin. Episodes 126-138 replace "This world is yours" with I, Ai, Ai (I 、愛、会い, lit. "I, Love, Meeting") by GHOSTNOTE. The four ending used since episode 139 is SHIGI's "Kagayaita" (輝いた, lit. "Shining"). Episodes 105 and 150 exchange the use of the themes; this leaves episode 105 with "Sanagi" as the opening and with "Donten" as the ending while "Kagayaita" and "Anata Magic" are the opening and ending themes, respectively, in episode 150.
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| 100 | 01 | "Even detestable things can be lovely" "Sukarenai mono hodo itōshii" (好かれないものほど愛おしい) |
April 3, 2008 |
| Gintoki gives his suggestions to the editor and author of "Gintaman" on what should the series improve on. | |||
| 101 | 02 | "Rules are made in order to be broken." "Okite wa yaburu tame ni koso aru" (掟は破るためにこそある) |
April 10, 2008 |
| Hijikata replaces his sword with a blade cursed by the spirit of an otaku just as Shinsengumi advisor Itou returns to run the organization. | |||
| 102 | 03 | "Otakus are talkative" "Otaku wa hanashizuki" (オタクは話好き) |
April 17, 2008 |
| Hijikata, now fully possessed by the otaku blade, begs for help to save the Shinsengumi towards Gintoki as Itou reveals his true colors. | |||
| 103 | 04 | "The difference between strengths and weaknesses is only a thin line" "Chōsho to tansho wa kamihitoe" (長所と短所は紙一重) |
April 24, 2008 |
| Okita appears to save Kondo from the rebel Shinsengumi led by Itou. The Yorozuya along with Hijikata are also on their way to the scene. | |||
| 104 | 05 | "Important things are hard to see" "Taisetsu na mono wa mienikui" (大切なものは見えにくい) |
May 1, 2008 |
| Now fully free from the curse, Hijikata battles against Itou. Meanwhile, Gintoki is forced into a confrontation with none other than Bansai, right hand man to Takasugi. | |||
| 105 | 06 | "Everything is captured time" "Nanigoto mo norito taimingu" (何事もノリとタイミング) |
May 8, 2008 |
| The concluding finale to the (Itou) Shinsengumi Discord Arc. | |||
| 106 | 07 | "Love runs mostly on "sudden-death" mode" "Ren'aitte taitei sadondesu hōshiki" (恋愛ってたいていサドンデス方式) |
May 15, 2008 |
| Kagura accidentally knocks out an international soccer team when their capitan was out by giving them water from a janitors bucket and now The Yorozuya and others have to fill the teams spots. | |||
| 107 | 08 | "Children can't read their parents' mind" "Oya no kokoro ko shirazu" (親の心子知らず) |
May 22, 2008 |
| The Yorozuya are requested to help a Yakuza boss's son who has become a hikikomori, but little do they know how dangerous this job could turn out to be... | |||
| 108 | 09 | "Better leave it unsaid" "Iwanuga hana" (言わぬが花) |
May 29, 2008 |
| The Yorozuya's Yakuza client has died, and the group's young new leader carries a dark secret about the boss's son. | |||
| 109 | 10 | "Life is a test." "Jinsei wa shiken da" (人生は試験だ) |
June 5, 2008 |
| Yamazaki, with the intent of spying on the Joui faction, undergoes the necessary testing and training as one of its new recruits. | |||
| 110 | 11 | "Everyone is an escapee of a prison called 'myself'" "Hito wa mina jibun toiu ori o yaburu datsugoku shū" (人は皆自分という檻を破る脱獄囚) |
June 12, 2008 |
| Inmate Suekichi finds ways to make Katsura fall asleep so he can make a secret escape. | |||
| 111 | 12 | "Definitely Do Not Let Your Girlfriend See the Things You Use for Crossdressing" "NH mono wa kanojo ni mitsukaru na" (NH物は彼女に見つかるな) |
June 19, 2008 |
| "There's Almost a 100% Chance of Forgetting One's Vinyl Umbrella and Then Hating Oneself" "Hobo 100% no kakuritsu de binīrugasa o okiwasurete kuru jibun ga kirai" (ほぼ100%の確率でビニール傘を置き忘れてくる自分が嫌い) |
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Yorozuya's asked by a crossdresser hostess to help with the courting of a host. A story about Kagura and an umbrella during the rainy season. |
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| 112 | 13 | "You're lucky if you can stay up late to work" "Nijūdai no Tanjoubi ni Fukai Imi wa nai / Okite hataraku kahōmono" (二十代の誕生日に深い意味はない/ 起きて働く果報者) |
June 26, 2008 |
| Katsura briefly takes over the series in an attempt to promote his birthday; in the main story, Gintoki attempts to help Tama find a way to enjoy herself. | |||
| 113 | 14 | "The Act of Polishing a Urinal is Like the Act of Polishing One's Heart" "Benki o migaku koto kore kokoro o migaku koto nari" (便器を磨く事これ心を磨く事なり) |
July 3, 2008 |
| A member of the Shinsengumi suggests a "washroom revolution". Eventually it evolves into a battle of Shinsengumi vs. washroom germs. | |||
| 114 | 15 | "They say that adding soy sauce to pudding gives the taste of sea urchin, but really, it gives the taste of soy sauce and pudding" "Purin ni shōyu kake tara uni no aji ga surutte iu kedo purin ni shōyu kake te mo purin to shōyu no aji shika shinai" (プリンに醤油かけたらウニの味がするって言うけどプリンに醤油かけてもプリンと醤油の味しかしない) |
July 10, 2008 |
| After Kuriko (Matsudaira's daughter) is saved from her co-workers from Hijikata, she falls in love with him. To avoid getting killed by Matsudaira (who most likely would disapprove of this relationship), Hijikata must somehow dump Kuriko without hurting her feelings. | |||
| 115 | 16 | "The time just before the summer holidays start is the most fun" "Natsuyasumi wa hajimaru mae ga ichiban tanoshii" (夏休みは始まる前が一番楽しい) |
July 17, 2008 |
| Gintoki, Shinpachi, Kagura, Kyuubei, Otae, Hasegawa, and Katsura are shipwrecked on an island, and find themselves caught in a plot involving the legendary palace of Ryugu-jo. | |||
| 116 | 17 | "The Older, The Wiser" "Kamenokō yori toshinokō" (亀の甲より年の功) |
July 24, 2008 |
| With Katsura and Gintoki having been turned into old men, the rest of the group must try to stop the rest of Edo becoming permanently (and prematurely) aged, as per the plans of Ryugu-jo's ruler, Otohime. | |||
| 117 | 18 | "Beauty is like a summer fruit" "Bi wa natsu no kajitsu no gotoki mono" (美は夏の果実の如き物) |
July 31, 2008 |
| Otae faces off with Otohime, Kyubei and Kagura try to help her, and Shinpachi, Katsura, and Gintoki try to find a way to stop the age-cannon from firing. In the meantime, Hasegawa and Kamenashi try to support them as best as they can. | |||
| 118 | 19 | "Even if your back is bent, go straight" "Koshi wa magatte mo massugu ni" (腰は曲がってもまっすぐに) |
August 7, 2008 |
| The final episode in the Ryugu-jo arc. With Gintoki, Katsura, and the entirety of Edo returned to normal, the group have a final talk with Otohime on 'beauty'. | |||
| 119 | 20 | "Within each box of cigarettes, there are one or two cigarettes that smell like horse dung." "Tabako wa hitohako ni ichi, nihon bafun mitai na nioi no suru yatsu ga haitte iru" (タバコは一箱に一、二本馬糞みたいな匂いのする奴が入っている) |
August 14, 2008 |
| Chain smoker Hijikata is forced to leave Earth and search for another planet where he can light up, after a smoking ban was implemented. He meets an alien race on a tobacco-producing planet, only to assist them against a horrific tyrant. | |||
| 120 | 21 | "The taste of overseas Japanese restaurants is generally at the same level as a school cafeteria" "Kaigai no nippon ryōriten no aji wa daitai gakushoku reberu" (海外の日本料理店の味はだいたい学食レベル) |
August 21, 2008 |
| "Once you've chosen a dish, you can't give it back" "Ichido totta sara wa modosanai" (一度取った皿は戻さない) |
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Because of their treatment of humans, Katsura infiltrates an Amanto-run seafood restaurant in the hopes of destroying the business. The Yorozuya, Catherine, Otose, and Tama all go out for the day to help at the sushi restaurant Hasegawa is currently managing. |
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| 121 | 22 | "Only a slotted and a crosshead screwdriver is needed for an amateur" "Shirōto wa purasu to mainasu dake de jūbun da" (素人はプラスとマイナスだけで十分だ) |
August 28, 2008 |
| The Yorozuya visit the world of an online Role-playing game to search for the Amantos who are responsible for turning them into screwdriver heads. | |||
| 122 | 23 | "Imagination should be developed in grade 2" "Sōzō ryoku wa chū 2 de tsuchikawareru" (想像力は中2で培われる) |
September 4, 2008 |
| The Yorozuya meets familiar "faces" in their journey in the RPG World while searching for the culprits for their "modified" body. | |||
| 123 | 24 | "There is a screwdriver in the every one's hearts" "Itsumo kokoro ni ippon no doraibā" (いつも心に一本のドライバー) |
September 11, 2008 |
| Everyone seems to have given up on getting their original bodies back; except for Ayame, who continues to gather leads to organize one final attempt in the real world, but she'll need the others to help. | |||
| 124 | 25 | "Too much begging and pestering turns into intimidation" "Onedari mo do ga sugireba kyōhaku" (おねだりも度がすぎれば脅迫) |
September 18, 2008 |
| Otsu has overcome her past scandals and become Edo's top idol. And the release date of her new single has finally been announced! Shinpachi and her other fans are overjoyed at the news. But there trouble arises right before the release. Otsu's music producer, Tsunpo, is late with the creation of her song and says the release will be postponed. Otsu is determined to not betray her fans and takes her own actions, but… | |||
| 125 | 26 | "Into the Final Chapter!" "Saishūshō totsunyū!" (最終章突入!) |
September 25, 2008 |
| On news of the series entering its final arc, the characters go over their choice of best moments in the series. | |||
| 126 | 27 | "There are things that cannot be expressed in words" "Moji de shika tsutawaranai mono ga aru" (文字でしか伝わらないものがある) |
October 2, 2008 |
| Shinpachi found a letter on the beach, and decided to become a pen pal with the girl who wrote the letter. | |||
| 127 | 28 | "There are things you can't understand unless you meet them" "Awanai to wakaranai koto mo aru" (会わないとわからないこともある) |
October 9, 2008 |
| Continuing from last episode, Gintoki, Kondo and Hijikata help Shinpachi to write letters to his new pen pal. | |||
| 128 | 29 | "There are things you can't understand even when you meet them" "Attemo wakaranai koto mo aru" (会ってもわからないこともある) |
October 16, 2008 |
| The truth unfolds when Urara's sister meets the real Shinpachi | |||
| 129 | 30 | "Watch out for your pet eating off the floor" "Hiroigui ni ki o tsukero" (拾い食いに気をつけろ) |
October 23, 2008 |
| As Sadaharu suddenly loses his apetite, Kagura takes him to a hospital for pets. There, they also encounter Katsura, who is there because Elizabeth is in bad health. Sadaharu and Kagura stay there overnight to be sure that Sadaharu gets well. Around this time an old dog who is on the verge of death is in the hospital too. It happens that his owner will die soon too, so Kagura decides to take the dog to his owner. | |||
| 130 | 31 | "Cat-lovers and dog-lovers never keep peace" "Nekozuki to inuzuki wa aiirenai" (猫好きと犬好きは相容れない) |
October 30, 2008 |
| Kintaro (a space demon embodied old dog), together with Kagura, are fleeing from a band of cats (the space demon's nemesis embodied cats). The owner of Kintaro, despite his ailing health, goes to search for the dog. Both of them want each other to die before themselves (for different reasons). | |||
| 131 | 32 | "Quarrels usually happen at the trip destination" "Ryokōsaki dewa daitai Kenka suru" (旅行先ではだいたいケンカする) |
November 6, 2008 |
| Otose sends the Yorozuya and Tae go to a hot spring resort to assist the owner, Oiwa, in managing the inn. Gintoki and Shinpachi begin seeing ghosts at the resort, which Gintoki persist to be beings known as Stands. Shinpahic, Kagura, and Tae become possessed by the spirits forcing Gintoki to confront Oiwa about the inn. After passing a hallway full of spirits, Oiwa commends Gintoki telling him he is suitable for the job. | |||
| 132 | 33 | "Tight underpants will unavoidably get soiled" "Burīfu no XX suji wa zettai fukahi" (ブリーフの××筋は絶対不可避) |
November 13, 2008 |
| Oiwa recruits Gintoki as an employee of the inn by holding his possessed friends hostage. The inn is revealed to be a resort for spirits that are unable to pass onto the afterlife and have remained on Earth. Gintoki plots a rebellion alongside the ghost employee Rei to overthrow Oiwa and free his friends. Oiwa, aware of his plans, is able to stop his rebellion and tells Gintoki he will work for her forever. | |||
| 133 | 34 | "Gin and His Excellency’s Good For Nothing" "Gin to kakka no gokutsubushi" (銀と閣下の穀潰し) |
November 20, 2008 |
| Gintoki and Rei are both imprisoned on their respective cells. With the assistance of the spirits from his friends whom have been ejected from their bodies, Gintoki is able to escape his prison and exorcise one of the inn's most important customers. Oiwa fuses with the spirit of her late husband and combats Gintoki, knocking him into Rei's prison. Gintoki fuses with Rei allowing him to knock Oiwa back. | |||
| 134 | 35 | "Be Very Careful When Using Ghost Stories" "Yūrei neta yaru toki wa shinchō ni" (幽霊ネタやる時は慎重に) |
November 27, 2008 |
| Gintoki eventually defeats Oiwa with the assistance of his friends causing Oiwa's late husband to lose control and absorb everyone's spirit in the vicinity. When Rei sacrifices herself to save Oiwa, she acknowledges her wrongdoings in keeping the spirits on Earth instead of exorcising them, and thanks the spirits for keeping her company. Her words cause her late husband and all the spirits that were absorbed to move into the afterlife. The next day, Gintoki and his friends return home while Oiwa and Rei continue to run the inn with the intent of moving spirits to the afterlife. | |||
| 135 | 36 | "Before Worrying about the Earth, Think about the More Endangered Future of "Gintaman"" "Chikyū no mae ni, motto abunai 'Gintaman' no mirai o kangaero" (地球の前に、もっと危ない「ギンタマン」の未来を考えろ) |
December 4, 2008 |
| A down on his luck editor of a JUMP comic series is having negative feedback on his work so he decides to get a little more help on the subject with some people to help work on them. | |||
| 136 | 37 | "It's your house, you build it" "Onore no ibasho wa onore de tsukuru mono nari" (己の居場所は己で作るものなり) |
December 11, 2008 |
| Just when Hasegawa gets a call from Hatsu about his better life, he has to find a house in two weeks or be guilt ridden forever. With Gintoki, he looks for houses until one house seems a little stranger than anything so far and what could it be about this house? | |||
| 137 | 38 | "99% of All Men Are Not Confident in Confessing their Love" "Kokuhaku ni jishin no aru otoko nante 99% inai" (告白に自信のある男なんて99%いない) |
December 18, 2008 |
| 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. In the second part, Gintoki meets Santa and Ben (his reindeer) as they reunite. | |||
| 138 | 39 | "Why Not Talk About the Old Days For a Change?" "Toki ni wa mukashi no hanashi o shiyō ka" (時には昔の話をしようか) |
December 25, 2008 |
| While cleaning the Yorozuya shop, Shinpachi and Kagura find a picture behind a sign depicting Gintoki with a beautiful woman. As they start to argue about who this women could have been, Gintoki returns and starts to explain that she was the previous character of Catherine. Gintoki then reveals the other's previous characters: Shinpachi's was Kanemura, a muscular black man with a gun for a right arm; Sadaharu's was a man similar to Kanemura, and Kagura's was a muscular black woman. The final pictures implies Gintoki drowned his former companions causing Shinpachi and Kagura to leave in disgust. Gintoki hides a picture of the current Odd Jobs behind the sign and prays for a good new year. | |||
| 139 | 40 | "Don't Put Your Wallet In Your Back Pocket" "Saifu wa shiri poketto ni ireru na" (財布は尻ポケットに入れるな) |
January 8, 2009 |
| A thief tries to steal Gintoki's wallet in order to see a certain woman. | |||
| 140 | 41 | "Beware of Those Who Use an Umbrella on a Sunny Day" "Hare no hi ni amagasa sasu yatsu niwa goyōjin" (晴れの日に雨傘さす奴には御用心) |
January 15, 2009 |
| Tsukuyo falsely kills Gintoki and the gang in order to allow them to escape, but standing in their way are the members of the Yato clan. | |||
| 141 | 42 | "Butting into a fight is dangerous" "Kenka no yokoyari wa kiken" (ケンカの横槍は危険) |
January 22, 2009 |
| Gintoki leaves Tsukuyo behind so she can discipline her subordinates. | |||
| 142 | 43 | "Life is about making consecutive decisions" "Jinsei wa sentakushi no renzoku" (人生は選択肢の連続) |
January 29, 2008 |
| After Shinpachi is nearly killed by Abuto, Kagura has turned into a yato killing machine showing no mercy to her opponent. | |||
| 143 | 44 | "Those who stand on four legs are beasts those who stand on two legs guts and glory are men" "Yonhon ashi de tatsu no ga kemono, nihon ashi to iji to mie de tatsu no ga otoko" (四本足で立つのが獣二本足と意地と見栄で立つのが男) |
February 5, 2009 |
| Seita is taken to see Hinowa but finds out that she isn't actually his mother but despite not being blood related they both accepted each other, Gintoki challenges the Night King. | |||
| 144 | 45 | "Don't trust bedtime stories" "Nemonogatari wa shin'yō suruna" (寝物語は信用するな) |
February 12, 2009 |
| Tsukuyo comes to aid Gintoki with his fight with Housen. | |||
| 145 | 46 | "The color for each persons bond comes in various colors" "Kizuna no iro wa jūnin toiro" (絆の色は十人十色) |
February 19, 2009 |
| The Night King Housen has been defeated. | |||
| 146 | 47 | "The taste of drinking under broad daylight is something special" "Hiruma ni nomu sake wa hitoaji chigau" (昼間に飲む酒は一味違う) |
February 26, 2009 |
| Conclusion of the Yoshiwara Arc. | |||
| 147 | 48 | "Every adult is every children's instructor" "Subete no otonatachi wa subete no kodomotachi no insutorakutā" (全ての大人達は全ての子供達のインストラクター) |
March 5, 2009 |
| After the Yoshiwara incident, Shinpachi and Kagura wish to become stronger and wants Gintoki to be their Instructor. | |||
| 148 | 49 | "Zippers should be undone slowly" "Chakku wa yukkuri hikiagero" (チャックはゆっくり引きあげろ) |
March 12, 2009 |
| Hijikata and Sougo from the Shinsengumi find themselfes chained to each other at a strange place. After they remember how they got there, a mysterious man shows up in a TV which is attached to the wall. The man tells them that if they can't get the key, which unlock their chains, in 72 h the bomb which is located in the Shinsengumi headquarters will explode. He also says that if one of the two gets the key and frees oneself from the chain on his neck, the chain of the other one will explode. | |||
| 149 | 50 | "When your half eaten popsicle starts sliding down the stick, that's when jerks come around hoping for a share" "Chūpatto o futatsu ni wakeru toki wa, ano motsu toko aru yatsu no hō ga nanka ii, asoko kara nomu no mo otsu" (チューパットを二つに分ける時はあの持つトコある奴の方がなんかイイ あそこから飲むのもオツ) |
March 19, 2009 |
| After several days in captivity, Hijikata and Sougo continue to search for a method to escape without killing one of themselves. After Sougo sacrifieses himself by using a saw and slicing a bit of his neck, Hijikata goes berserk and escapes from the room with him. However in the end it turns out that Sougo himself is the one behind this whole incident and the mysterious man is kind of his friend. In the end Sougo hints that he is willing to do the same thing with a curly silver-haired samurai. | |||
| 150 | 51 | "Become bound by long things" "Nagai mono ni wa makarero!!" (長いものには巻かれろ!!) |
March 26, 2009 |
| The Yorozuya talk about their past years of the Gintama series and how they should end their final episode. | |||
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