Gintama

Gintama (2006 – 2018)

2006 • 11 seasons • Action & Adventure, Animation • TV-14

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Episode 51 — If You Can’t Beat Them, Join Them

Season 3 • Gintama

Released: 2009-03-26 • Action & Adventure/Animation/Comedy/Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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The Odd Jobs trio is going about their usual meaningless chatter when a man with an eye-patch suddenly shows up and begins “ordering” them around. The man’s “power” is so strong, the Odd Jobs find themselves unable to defy his orders…

Episodes

Episode 1
The More Something Is Disliked, the More Lovely It Is
2008-04-03

Episode 2
Rules Are Made to be Broken
2008-04-10

Episode 3
Otaku Are Talkative
2008-04-17

Episode 4
There's a Thin Line Between Strengths and Weaknesses
2008-04-24

Episode 5
Important Things Are Hard To See
2008-05-01

Episode 6
It’s All About the Beat and Timing
2008-05-08

Episode 7
Love Is Often Played Out In Sudden Death
2008-05-15

Episode 8
Kids Don’t Understand How Their Parents Feel
2008-05-22

Episode 9
Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid
2008-05-29

Episode 10
Life is a test
2008-06-05

Episode 11
People Are All Escapees of Their Own Inner Prisons
2008-06-12

Episode 12
Definitely Do Not Let Your Girlfriend See the Things You Use for Cross-Dressing / There's Almost a 100% Chance You’ll Forget Your Umbrella and Hate Yourself For It
2008-06-19

Episode 13
A Birthday in Your Twenties Has No Deep Meaning / Lucky Is a Man Who Gets Up and Goes to Work
2008-06-26

Episode 14
Cleaning the Toilet Cleanses the Soul
2008-07-03

Episode 15
They Say Soy Sauce On Pudding Tastes Like Sea Urchin, But Soy Sauce On Pudding Only Tastes Like Pudding and Soy Sauce
2008-07-10

Episode 16
Summer Vacation is the Most Fun Right Before It Begins
2008-07-17

Episode 17
The Older, the Wiser
2008-07-24

Episode 18
Beauty Is Like a Summer Fruit
2008-07-31

Episode 19
Even if Your Back is Bent, Go Straight Forward
2008-08-07

Episode 20
Within Each Box of Cigarettes, Are One or Two Cigarettes That Smell Like Horse Dung
2008-08-14

Episode 21
Japanese Restaurants Abroad Taste Pretty Much Like School Cafeteria Lunches / Once You've Taken a Dish, You Can't Put It Back
2008-08-21

Episode 22
Novices Only Need a Flathead and a Phillips
2008-08-28

Episode 23
Imagination Is Nurtured In the 8th Grade
2008-09-04

Episode 24
Always Keep a Screwdriver In Your Heart
2008-09-11

Episode 25
When Nagging Goes Too Far It Becomes Intimidating
2008-09-18

Episode 26
Entering the Final Chapter!
2008-09-25

Episode 27
Some Things Can Only Be Conveyed Through the Written Word
2008-10-02

Episode 28
Sometimes You Must Meet to Understand
2008-10-09

Episode 29
Sometimes You Can’t Tell Just By Meeting Someone
2008-10-16

Episode 30
Beware of Food You Pick Up Off the Ground
2008-10-23

Episode 31
Cat Lovers and Dog Lovers Are Mutually Exclusive
2008-10-30

Episode 32
Fights Often Ensue During Trips
2008-11-06

Episode 33
Briefs Will Unavoidably Get Skidmarks
2008-11-13

Episode 34
Gin and His Excellency's Good-for-Nothings
2008-11-20

Episode 35
Be Very Careful When Using Ghost Stories
2008-11-27

Episode 36
Before Thinking About the Earth, Think About the More Endangered Gintaman’s Future!
2008-12-04

Episode 37
It's Your House, You Build It
2008-12-11

Episode 38
99% of Men Aren't Confident in Confessing Their Love / People Who Don't Believe in Santa Are the Very Ones Who Want to Believe, You Contentious Bastard
2008-12-18

Episode 39
Let's Talk About the Old Days Once in a While
2008-12-25

Episode 40
Don't Put Your Wallet In Your Back Pocket
2009-01-08

Episode 41
Beware of Those Who Use an Umbrella on a Sunny Day!
2009-01-15

Episode 42
Butting Into a Fight is Dangerous
2009-01-22

Episode 43
Life Is About Making Consecutive Decisions
2009-01-29

Episode 44
Those Who Stand On Four Legs Are Beasts. Those Who Stand on Two Legs, Guts, and Glory, Are Men
2009-02-05

Episode 45
Don’t Trust Bedtime Stories
2009-02-12

Episode 46
The Color for Each Person’s Bond Comes in Various Colors
2009-02-19

Episode 47
The Taste of Drinking Under Broad Daylight Is Something Special
2009-02-26

Episode 48
All Adults are Instructors for All Children
2009-03-05

Episode 49
Zip Up Your Fly Nice and Slowly
2009-03-12

Episode 50
When Breaking a Chuubert in Half, the End with the Knob Should Be Better. It's Also Tasty to Drink from There
2009-03-19

Episode 51
If You Can’t Beat Them, Join Them
2009-03-26

Information

Episode air date	26.03.2009
Episode runtime	24 min
Episode rating	8.30
Genres	Action & Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Sci-Fi & Fantasy
TMDB series rating	8.1
IMDb series rating	8.7
Series status	Ended
Age rating	14+
Country	JP

Trailer of Season 3

Additional videos

They Threw Out WHAT in Rock-Paper-Scissors??? | Gintama | Clip | Netflix Anime

They Threw Out WHAT in Rock-Paper-Scissors??? | Gintama | Clip | Netflix Anime

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Cast

Tomokazu Sugita

Tomokazu Sugita
Gintoki Sakata (voice)

Rie Kugimiya
Kagura (voice)

Daisuke Sakaguchi

Daisuke Sakaguchi
Shinpachi Shimura (voice)

Akira Ishida
Kotarou Katsura (voice)

Fumihiko Tachiki

Fumihiko Tachiki
Taizou Hasegawa (voice)

Kazuya Nakai
Toushirou Hijikata (voice)

Kenichi Suzumura

Kenichi Suzumura
Sougo Okita (voice)

Takehito Koyasu

Takehito Koyasu
Shinsuke Takasugi (voice)

Yuhko Kaida
Tsukuyo (voice)

Satoshi Hino
Kamui (voice)

Kujira
Otose (voice)

Mikako Takahashi

Mikako Takahashi
Sadaharu (voice)

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