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The Special was featured at the 2005 Jump Festa Anime Tour. This is the first ever piece of animated Gintama media. It also serves as a pilot to the TV series. It adapts chapter 17 of the manga with a number of original scenes and briefly introduces the characters.

The TV series is based on Hideaki Sorachi's manga of the same name. Most episodes of the anime outside of the listed story arcs are standalone adventures with hints at an overarching storyline.

Season 1 (Episodes 1-49):-
Anime Pilot (Episodes 1-2) [Filler]
Harusame Arc (Episode 13)
Gengai Arc (Episode 17)
Rengokukan Arc (Episode 27)
Memory Loss Arc (Episodes 31-32)
Umibozu Arc (Episodes 40-42)
Go-Ninja Arc (Episodes 43B-44)
Inugami Arc (Episode 45)

Season 2 (Episodes 50-99):-
Infant Strife Arc (Episodes 51-52)
Mother Arc (Episodes 54-55)
Benizakura Arc (Episodes 58-61)
Fuyo Arc (Episodes 69-71)
Yagyu Arc (Episodes 76-81)
Hardboiled Detective Arc (Episodes 84-85)
Okita Mitsuba Arc (Episodes 86-87)
Hasegawa Prosecution Arc (Episodes 94-95)
Owee Arc (Episodes 98-99)

Season 3 (Episodes 100-150):-
Shinsengumi Crisis Arc (Episodes 101-105)
Guardian Dog Arc (Episodes 107-108)
Ryugujo Arc (Episodes 115-118)
Monkey Hunter Arc (Episodes 121-123)
Correspondence Arc (Episodes 126-128)
Kintaro Arc (Episodes 129-130)
Ghost Ryokan Arc (Episodes 131-134)
Yoshiwara in Flames Arc (Episodes 139-146)
Shinsengumi Death Game Arc (Episodes 148-149)

Season 4 (Episodes 151-201):-
Barber Arc (Episodes 151-152)
Otsu Arc (Episodes 157-163)
Tama Quest Arc (Episodes 167-170)
Red Spider Arc (Episodes 177-181)
Character Poll Arc (Episodes 182-184)
Rokkaku Arc (Episodes 186-187)
Kabukicho Stray Cat Arc (Episodes 190-192)
Diviner Arc (Episodes 195-199)
Santa Arc (Episodes 200-201)

The Special was shown at Jump Super Anime Tour 2008 and had never been released as a DVD. It's a trailer of an imaginary Gintama movie. Gintama OVA shown at Jump Anime Tour '05 is also included in the DVD.

Watch after Episode 124

Special animation shown at the Gintama Haru Matsuri 2010 live event.

Watch after Episode 201

The film's plot is a retelling of Benizakura Arc (Episodes 58-61) from the Gintama anime, with new animation and additional scenes.

The special, announcing the 2011 revival of the anime, was released with the DVD of the film Gintama: The Movie.

Watch after Movie 1

Season 5 (Episodes 202-252):-
Timeskip Arc (Episodes 202-203)
Glasses Arc (Episodes 207-208)
Kabukicho Four Devas Arc (Episodes 210-214)
Jugem Arc (Episodes 221-222)
Jail Arc (Episodes 225-226)
Love Choriss Arc (Episodes 228-229)
Renho Arc (Episodes 232-236)
Vacation Arc (Episodes 237-238)
Scandal Arc (Episodes 239-240)
Host Club Arc (Episodes 241-242)
Thorny Arc (Episodes 244-247)

Season 6 (Episodes 253-265):-
Kintama Arc (Episodes 253-256)
Courtesan of a Nation Arc (Episodes 257-261)
Beam Sword Style Arc (Episodes 262-264)

The film is based on a story by Hideaki Sorachi, Gin Tama's original author. It was written as an alternate ending to the anime until it was renewed for Gintama°.

Watch after Episode 265

(Episode 265.5)

The special is an unaired episode of Gintama' that was previewed at a screening at Jump Special Anime Festa 2014. It adapts chapter 312 of the manga with additional scenes. It was later bundled with a limited edition of the manga's 58th volume.

Watch after Movie 2

Season 7 (Episodes 266-316):-
Frozen Time Arc (Episodes 266-267)
Patriot Reunion Party Arc (Episodes 271-272)
Dekobokko Arc (Episodes 275-277)
Shinigami Arc (Episodes 279-281)
Confessional Arc (Episodes 283-284)
Soul Switch Arc (Episodes 287-289)
Kaientai Arc (Episodes 290-291)
Afro Arc (Episodes 294-295)
Feigned Illness Arc (Episodes 296-297)
Shogun Assassination Arc (Episodes 300-307)
Farewell, Shinsengumi Arc (Episodes 308-316 (minus 311 B))

Season 7 Special

The Special is a preview of Shogun Assassination Arc (Episodes 300-307).

Watch after Episode 299

Season 7 OVA:-
Love Potion Arc (OVA Episodes 1-2)

Watch after Episode 316

Season 8 (Episodes 317-328):-
Rakuyou Decisive Battle Arc (Episodes 317-328)

Season 9 (Episodes 329-341):-
Kagura's Boyfriend Arc (Episodes 329-330)
Homeless Arc (Episodes 331-332)
Excalibur Arc (Episodes 334-336)
HDZ48 Arc (Episodes 337-339)
Guardian Spirits Arc (Episodes 340B-341)

Season 10 Part 1 (Episodes 342-353):-
Silver Soul Arc Part 1 (Episodes 342-353)

Season 10 Part 2 (Episodes 354-367):-
Silver Soul Arc Part 2 (Episodes 354-361)
Silver Soul Aftermath Part 1 (Episodes 362-367)

Season 10 Special:-
Silver Soul Aftermath Part 2 (Episodes 368-369)

The film acts as a conclusion to the anime series storyline. It adapts the finale of the original manga, combined with new story elements.

Silver Soul Aftermath Part 3 (Movie)

Announcement for 3-nen Z-gumi Ginpachi-sensei.

The upcoming spin-off anime to Gintama follows Ginpachi Sakata as a teacher in Gintama High School.