Gintama Best 10 Arcs You Should Watch
The Anime Gintama is a long series with more than 350 episodes. It seems like a lot of episodes to watch, but you can enjoy each arc separately without focusing on what is going on in the entire storyline. And Gintama does so much well on putting funny & serious scenes together on each arc so viewers can laugh, cry, and feel so satisfied at the end. In this article, you will see the top 10 Gintama Arcs that are loved by many Gintama fans.
<List of Best Gintama Arcs>
Gintama Arcs: Best 10 Arcs You Should Watch
#. Name of Arc (Anime Episodes)
1. Yagyu Arc (Ep. 76 ~ 81)

Story
Kondo is being put through an arranged marriage… to a gorilla!? The Shinsengumi are pleading to Otae for help, but an old friend of Otae’s returns to claim her as their bride instead…
Major Characters in this arc
・Otae
・Odd Jobs (Gintoki, Shinpachi, Kagura)
・Yagyu Clan (Kyubei, Tojo, Binbokusai, and more.)
・Shinsengumi (Kondo, Hijikata, Okita)
2. Yoshiwara Arc (Ep. 139 ~ 146)

Story
Yoshiwara is an underground red-light district governed by different laws. Gintoki bumps into a pickpocketing kid that needs money to buy a woman who he believes to be his mother…
Major Characters in this arc
・Odd Jobs (Gintoki, Shinpachi, Kagura)
・Yoshiwara Members (Tsukuyo, Seita, Hinowa)
・Hosen
・Harusame 7th Squad (Kamui, Abuto)
3. Character Poll Arc (Ep. 182 ~ 184)

Story
After the second character popularity poll is released, Shinpachi sits alone in a restaurant bemoaning his placing in 8th. Yamazaki approaches him from behind and consoles him by saying that characters like them are like the dirt – plain, and unnoticed, but they help beautiful flowers bloom. Soon afterwards, Yamazaki is stripped naked and beaten by an unknown villain. The humiliation causes Yamazaki’s ranking to drop drastically, warning Shinpachi of an unknown villain who is trying to reach the top of the character polls by taking out everybody above him.
Major Characters in this arc
・Odd Jobs (Gintoki, Shinpachi, Kagura, Sadaharu)
・Shinsengumi (Kondo, Hijikata, Okita, Yamazaki)
・Katsura & Elizabeth
・Otae, Sarutobi, Kyubei, Tsukuyo
・Hasegawa
4. Diviner Arc (Ep. 195 ~ 199)

Story
Ketsuno Ana, the girl who gives the weather on television, and a person whom Gintoki admires, has begun to have bad weather forecasts and people are beginning to complain about the situation. One morning Yoroyuza receives a visit from her who asks them to help find those responsible for these phenomena and Yoroyuza accepts however after being attacked by a squadron of giant and astonished demons look like Ketsuno Ana confronts them with talismans and removed, revealing it is an Onmyoji and this is all a conspiracy by another Onmyoji to resurrect a great evil, for it asks them to go to visit his family and stop the demonic you were starting to emerge in the city. Thus the Yoroyuza will be involved with the world of onmyoji and demons.
Major Characters in this arc
・Odd Jobs (Gintoki, Shinpachi, Kagura)
・Ketsuno Clan (Ketsuno Crystal, Seimei, Gedoumaru)
・Shirino Douman
・Pandemonium
5. Kabukicho Four Devas Arc (Ep. 210 ~ 214)

Story
A girl named Pirako Chin is looking for the strongest man in the Kabuki district, and came to Gintoki to join the Yoruzuya. The Yoruzuya were hesitant to recruit her, especially after learning that she was a bloodthirsty gangster who wants to help Gintoki rule the Kabuki District.
Major Characters in this arc
・Odd Jobs (Gintoki, Shinpachi, Kagura, Sadaharu)
・Jirocho Clan (Jirocho, Chin Pirako, Kurogoma Katsuo)
・Otose, Saigo, Kada
・Tama, Catherine, Otae, Gengai, Hasegawa, Azumi, Kyoshiro, Tatsumi, Tetsuko, Kozenigata & Haji, Teruhiko
6. Renho Arc (Ep. 232 ~ 236)

Story
A message saying “Please don’t look for me” was left behind in Elizabeth’s room. Katsura and Gintoki work together, but the mystery around Elizabeth’s origin only continues to thicken…
Major Characters in this arc
・Katsura
・Elizabeth
・Odd Jobs (Gintoki, Shinpachi, Kagura)
・Fumiko
・Sakamoto Tatsuma
・Mutsu
・Renho (Dark Vader, Double Dragons)
7. Thorny Arc (Ep. 244 ~ 247)

Story
A dim-witted boy in a noble family was sent to the Shinsengumi to be looked after and became Hijikata’s page. Though, behind the Shinsengumi, the boy’s half-brother, the chief of Mimawarigumi, was surely up to something..
Major Characters in this arc
・Sasaki Tetsunosuke
・Shinsengumi (Kondo, Hijikata, Okita, Yamazaki)
・Mimawarigumi (Sasaki Isaburo, Imai Nobume)
・Gintoki
・Takasugi Shinsuke
8. Kintama Arc (Ep. 253 ~ 256)

Story
Gintoki’s Identity has been stolen by Kintoki, an android made by Gengai as an assistant for Shinpachi and Kagura since Gin is always ditching them. Kintoki essentially becomes a perfect replacement of Gin. Everyone has come to adore the new Yoroyuza boss, whilst seemingly forgetting Gintoki…
Major Characters in this arc
・Sakata Kintoki
・Odd Jobs (Gintoki, Shinpachi, Kagura, Sadaharu)
・Tama, Otose, Catherine, Gengai
・Otae, Kyubei, Sarutobi, Tsukuyo, HInowa, Seita, Katsura & Elizabeth, Hasegawa, Tojo
9. Courtesan of a Nation Arc (Ep. 257 ~ 261)

Story
Gintoki was invited to Yoshiwara to meet Suzuran, Yoshiwara’s most beautiful courtesan, to thank him personally for saving Yoshiwara. Gintoki’s excitement to see Suzuran was blown away after seeing Suzuran as an old lady, shocked to find she’s still working as a prostitute even in an old age. He soon learns that Suzuran was still waiting to see someone, a person she loved who made a promise to see her in the next full moon, wrapping each other’s pinkie with a strand of hair, and Suzuran mistook Gintoki for the man and wrapped her strand of hair in his pinkie. Gintoki and Tsukuyo eventually decide to help Suzuran find that man (Gintoki teased Tsukuyo for doing the so, defending she wanted the man killed).
Major Characters in this arc
・Odd Jobs (Gintoki, Shinpachi, Kagura)
・Yoshiwara Members (Tsukuyo, Hinowa, Suzuran)
・Bakufu (Tokugawa Shigeshige, Soyo, Rotten Maizo, Tokugawa Sadasada)
・Mimawarigumi (Sasaki Isaburo, Imai Nobume)
・Shinsengumi (Kondo, Hijikata, Okita, Yamazaki)
・Oboro
・Matsudaira Katakuriko
10. Gender Bend Arc (Ep. 275 ~ 277)

Story
A fortuneteller on the roadside talks to Kyubei about her worries to live as a man or a woman. After a sudden flash of light in the sky, all the citizens of Kabukicho swapped… genders!?
Major Characters in this arc
・Kyubei
・Dekoboko cult
・Odd Jobs (Gintoki, Shinpachi, Kagura, Sadaharu)
・Otae
・Shinsengumi (Kondo, Hijikata, Okita, Yamazaki)
・Otose, Catherine
・Sacchan, Tsukuyo
this page – Gintama Arcs: Best 10 Arcs You Should Watch
Watch Best Gintama Arcs & Episodes on Streaming Services
・Prime Video: Gintama: The Very Final (Japanese Language Version)
・Crunchyroll: Gintama Season 1 – 4
・Hulu: Gintama Season 1
Hope you find this article helpful! Watch and enjoy your favorite arcs! Or recommend them to your friends who haven’t seen any of the series yet. Arcs and episodes that aren’t on the list are also great to watch!

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