Ultimate Gintama Filler Guide – Skip or Watch

Introduction

Gintama is a highly acclaimed anime series based on Hideaki Sorachi’s manga. Known for its unique blend of comedy, action, and parody, the show is set in an alternate-history late Edo period where aliens have invaded Japan. The story follows Gintoki Sakata, an eccentric samurai who takes on odd jobs alongside his friends Shinpachi and Kagura. What makes Gintama stand out is its clever mix of slapstick humor, heartfelt drama, and occasional serious arcs that provide depth to its characters.

The anime first aired in 2006 and has gone through multiple seasons, movies, and spin-offs. Because of its episodic, often self-contained format, Gintama has a large number of episodes that are considered filler or non-canon. However, some filler episodes contain valuable character moments or hilarious parodies that fans enjoy.

What is Filler and Canon in Anime?

Canon Episode (Watch) : In anime, canon episodes are those that follow the original storyline from the manga or light novel — they are directly adapted from the source material and are essential to the main plot.

Filler Episode (Skip) : These episodes are anime-original content that does not appear in the manga. These episodes are often created to give the manga time to progress ahead of the anime, and while some fillers offer fun side stories or extra character moments, others can feel disconnected from the main narrative. Knowing which episodes are canon and which are filler helps viewers decide whether to watch everything or skip directly to the core storyline.

FairyTail Stats

• Total Episodes: 369
• First Air Date: April 4, 2006
• Last Air Date: January 20, 2021
• Filler Episodes: 1-2, 50, 57, 75, 106, 114, 124-125, 135, 137, 150, 155, 164, 166, 171, 173-174, 176, 185, 189, 209, 252

Filler Episode Guide

Episode Number	Episode Name	Skip / Watch	Air Date
1	You Guys!! Do You Even Have a Gintama? (Part 1)	Skip (Filler)	2006-04-04
2	You Guys!! Do You Even Have a Gintama? (Part 2)	Skip (Filler)	2006-04-04
3	Nobody with Naturally Wavy Hair Can Be That Bad	Watch	2006-04-11
4	Watch Out! Weekly Shonen Jump Sometimes Comes Out on Saturdays!	Watch	2006-04-25
5	Make Friends You Can Call by Their Nicknames, Even When You’re an Old Fart	Watch	2006-05-02
6	Keep Your Promise Even If It Kills You	Watch	2006-05-09
7	Responsible Owners Should Clean Up After Their Pets	Watch	2006-05-16
8	There Is Butt A Fine Line Between Persistence And Stubbornness	Watch	2006-05-23
9	Fighting Should Be Done With Fists	Watch	2006-05-30
10	Eat Something Sour When You’re Tired	Watch	2006-06-06
11	Look, Overly Sticky Sweet Dumplings Are Not Real Dumplings, You Idiot!	Watch	2006-06-13
12	People Who Make Good First Impressions Usually Suck	Watch	2006-06-13
13	If You’re Going To Cosplay, Go All Out	Watch	2006-06-20
14	You Only Gotta Wash Under Your Armpits – Just the Armpits	Watch	2006-07-04
15	Pets Resemble Their Owners	Watch	2006-07-11
16	If You Stop And Think About It, Your Life’s a Lot Longer as an Old Guy Than a Kid! Whoa, Scary!!	Watch	2006-07-18
17	Sons Only Take After Their Father’s Negative Attributes	Watch	2006-07-25
18	Oh, Yeah! Our Crib Is Number One!	Watch	2006-08-01
19	Why’s the Sea So Salty? Because You City Folk Pee Whenever You Go Swimming!	Watch	2006-08-08
20	Watch Out for Conveyer Belts!	Watch	2006-08-15
21	If You’re A Man, Try The Swordfish!	Watch	2006-08-22
22	Marriage Is Prolonging An Illusion For Your Whole Life	Watch	2006-09-05
23	When You’re In A Fix, Keep On Laughing, Laughing…	Watch	2006-09-12
24	Cute Faces Are Always Hiding Something	Watch	2006-09-19
25	A Shared Soup Pot Is A Microcosm Of Life	Watch	2006-10-05
26	Don’t Be Shy – Just Raise Your Hand And Say It	Watch	2006-10-12
27	Some Things Can’t Be Cut With A Sword	Watch	2006-10-19
28	Good Things Never Come In Twos (But Bad Things Do)	Watch	2006-10-26
29	Don’t Panic – There’s A Return Policy!	Watch	2006-11-02
30	Even Teen Idols Act Like You Guys	Watch	2006-11-09
31	You Always Remember The Things That Matter The Least	Watch	2006-11-16
32	Life Moves On Like A Conveyor Belt	Watch	2006-11-23
33	Mistaking Someone’s Name Is Rude!	Watch	2006-11-30
34	Love Doesn’t Require A Manual	Watch	2006-12-07
35	Love Doesn’t Require A Manual (Continued)	Watch	2006-12-14
36	People With Dark Pasts Can’t Shut Up	Watch	2006-12-21
37	People Who Say That Santa Doesn’t Really Exist Actually Want To Believe In Him	Watch	2006-12-28
38	Only Children Play In The Snow	Watch	2007-01-11
39	Ramen Shops With Long Menus Never Do Well	Watch	2007-01-18
40	Give A Thought To Planned Pregnancy	Watch	2007-01-25
41	You Can’t Judge A Movie By Its Title	Watch	2007-02-01
42	You Know What Happens If You Pee On A Worm	Watch	2007-02-08
43	Make Characters So Anybody Can Tell Who They Are By Just Their Silhouettes	Watch	2007-02-15
44	Mom’s Busy, Too, So Quit Complaining About What’s For Dinner	Watch	2007-02-22
45	Walk Your Dog At An Appropriate Speed	Watch	2007-03-01
46	Adults Only. We Wouldn’t Want Anyone Immature In Here…	Watch	2007-03-08
47	Do Cherries Come From Cherry Trees?	Watch	2007-03-15
48	The More You’re Alike, The More You Fight	Watch	2007-03-22
49	A Life Without Gambling Is Like Sushi Without Wasabi	Watch	2007-03-29
50	Pending Means Pending, It’s Not Final	Skip (Filler)	2007-04-05
51	Milk Should Be Served At Body Temperature	Watch	2007-04-12
52	If You Want To See Someone, Make An Appo First	Watch	2007-04-19
53	Stress Makes You Bald, But It’s Stressful To Avoid Stress, So You End Up Stressed Out, So In The End There’s Nothing You Can Do	Watch	2007-04-26
54	Mothers Everywhere Are All The Same	Watch	2007-05-03
55	Don’t Make Munching Noises When You Eat	Watch	2007-05-10
56	Keep An Eye On The Chief For The Day	Watch	2007-05-17
57	When Looking For Things You’ve Lost, Remember What You Were Doing On The Day You Lost It	Skip (Filler)	2007-05-24
58	Croquette Sandwiches Are Always The Most Popular Food Sold At The Stalls	Watch	2007-05-31
59	Be Careful Not To Leave Your Umbrella Somewhere	Watch	2007-06-07
60	The Sun Will Rise Again	Watch	2007-06-14
61	On A Moonless Night, Insects Are Drawn To The Light	Watch	2007-06-21
62	Even Mummy Hunters Sometimes Turn Into Mummys	Watch	2007-06-28
63	The Preview Section In JUMP Is Always Unreliable	Watch	2007-07-05
64	Eating Nmaibo Can Make You Full In No Time!	Watch	2007-07-12
65	Rhinoceros Beetles Teach Boys That Life Is Precious	Watch	2007-07-19
66	Dango Over Flowers	Watch	2007-07-26
67	For The Wind Is The Life	Watch	2007-08-02
68	Like A Haunted House, Life Is Filled With Horrors	Watch	2007-08-09
69	Please Help By Separating Your Trash	Watch	2007-08-16
70	Too Many Cuties Can Make You Sick	Watch	2007-08-23
71	Some Data Cannot Be Erased	Watch	2007-08-30
72	A Dog’s Paws Smell Fragrant	Watch	2007-09-06
73	Think For A Minute Now, Do Matsutake Mushrooms Really Taste All That Good?	Watch	2007-09-13
74	The Manga Writer Becomes A Pro, After Doing A Stock Of Manuscripts	Watch	2007-09-20
75	Don’t Complain About Your Job At Home, Do It Somewhere Else	Skip (Filler)	2007-09-27
76	In Those Situations, Keep Quiet And Cook Red Rice With Beans	Watch	2007-10-04
77	Yesterday’s Enemy, After All Is Said And Done, Is Still The Enemy	Watch	2007-10-11
78	People Who Are Picky About Food Are Also Picky About People, Too	Watch	2007-10-18
79	Four Heads Are Better Than One	Watch	2007-10-25
80	When Someone Who Wears Glasses Takes Them Off, It Looks Like Something’s Missing	Watch	2007-11-08
81	A Woman’s Best Make Up Is Her Smile	Watch	2007-11-15
82	You Don’t Stand In Line For The Ramen, You Stand In Line For The Self Satisfaction	Watch	2007-11-22
83	Rank Has Nothing To Do With Luck	Watch	2007-11-29
84	Hard-Boiled Egg On A Man’s Heart	Watch	2007-12-06
85	Hard-Boiled Eggs Don’t Crack	Watch	2007-12-13
86	It’s Often Difficult To Sleep When You’re Engrossed With Counting Sheep	Watch	2007-12-20
87	Perform A German Suplex On A Woman Who Asks If She Or The Job Is More Important	Watch	2007-12-27
88	The Most Exciting Part Of A Group Date Is Before It Starts	Watch	2008-01-10
89	What Happens Twice, Happens Thrice	Watch	2008-01-17
90	The More Delicious The Food, The Nastier It Is When It Goes Bad	Watch	2008-01-24
91	If You Want To Lose Weight, Then Stop Eating And Start Moving	Watch	2008-01-31
92	Be A Person Who Can See People’s Strong Points And Not Their Weak Points	Watch	2008-02-07
93	Even A Hero Has Issues	Watch	2008-02-14
94	When Riding A Train, Make Sure You Grab The Straps With Both Hands	Watch	2008-02-21
95	Men, Be A Madao	Watch	2008-02-28
96	If You’re A Man, Don’t Give Up	Watch	2008-03-06
97	Exaggerate The Tales Of Your Exploits By A Third, So Everyone Has A Good Time	Watch	2008-03-13
98	Play Video Games For Only An Hour A Day	Watch	2008-03-20
99	Life And Video Games Are Full Of Bugs	Watch	2008-03-27
100	The More Something Is Disliked, The More Lovely It Is	Watch	2008-04-03
101	Rules Are Made To Be Broken	Watch	2008-04-10
102	Otaku Are Talkative	Watch	2008-04-17
103	There’s A Thin Line Between Strengths And Weaknesses	Watch	2008-04-24
104	Important Things Are Hard To See	Watch	2008-05-01
105	It’s All About The Beat And Timing	Watch	2008-05-08
106	Love Is Often Played Out In Sudden Death	Skip (Filler)	2008-05-15
107	Kids Don’t Understand How Their Parents Feel	Watch	2008-05-22
108	Some Things are Better Left Unsaid	Watch	2008-05-29
109	Life Is A Test	Watch	2008-06-05
110	People Are All Escapees Of Their Own Inner Prisons	Watch	2008-06-12
111	Definitely Do Not Let Your Girlfriend See The Things You Use For Cross-Dressing	Watch	2008-06-19
112	Lucky Is A Man Who Gets Up And Goes To Work	Watch	2008-06-26
113	Cleaning The Toilet Cleanses The Soul	Watch	2008-07-03
114	They Say Soy Sauce On Pudding Tastes Like Sea Urchin, But Soy Sauce On Pudding Only Tastes Like Pudding And Soy Sauce	Skip (Filler)	2008-07-10
115	Summer Vacation Is The Most Fun Right Before It Begins	Watch	2008-07-17
116	The Older, The Wiser	Watch	2008-07-24
117	Beauty Is Like A Summer Fruit	Watch	2008-07-31
118	Even If Your Back Is Bent, Go Straight Forward	Watch	2008-08-07
119	Within Each Box Of Cigarettes, Are One Or Two Cigarettes That Smell Like Horse Dung	Watch	2008-08-14
120	Japanese Restaurants Abroad Taste Pretty Much Like School Cafeteria Lunches	Watch	2008-08-21
121	Novices Only Need A Flathead And A Phillips	Watch	2008-08-28
122	Imagination Is Nurtured In The 8th Grade	Watch	2008-09-04
123	Always Keep A Screwdriver In Your Heart	Watch	2008-09-11
124	When Nagging Goes Too Far It Becomes Intimidating	Skip (Filler)	2008-09-18
125	Entering The Final Chapter!	Skip (Filler)	2008-09-25
126	Some Things Can Only Be Conveyed Through The Written Word	Watch	2008-10-02
127	Sometimes You Must Meet To Understand	Watch	2008-10-09
128	Sometimes You Can’t Tell Just By Meeting Someone	Watch	2008-10-16
129	Beware Of Food You Pick Up Off The Ground	Watch	2008-10-23
130	Cat Lovers And Dog Lovers Are Mutually Exclusive	Watch	2008-10-30
131	Fights Often Ensue During Trips	Watch	2008-11-06
132	Briefs Will Unavoidably Get Skidmarks	Watch	2008-11-13
133	Gin And His Excellency’s Good-For-Nothings	Watch	2008-11-20
134	Be Very Careful When Using Ghost Stories	Watch	2008-11-27
135	Before Worrying About The Earth, Think About The Even More Endangered Future Of ‘Gintaman’	Skip (Filler)	2008-12-04
136	It’s Your House, You Build It	Watch	2008-12-11
137	99% Of Men Aren’t Confident In Confessing Their Love	Skip (Filler)	2008-12-18
138	Let’s Talk About The Old Days Once In A While	Watch	2008-12-25
139	Don’t Put Your Wallet In Your Back Pocket	Watch	2009-01-08
140	Beware Of Those Who Use An Umbrella On A Sunny Day!	Watch	2009-01-15
141	Butting Into A Fight Is Dangerous	Watch	2009-01-22
142	Life Is A Series Of Choices	Watch	2009-01-29
143	Those Who Stand On Four Legs Are Beasts. Those Who Stand On Two Legs, Guts, And Glory Are Men	Watch	2009-02-05
144	Don’t Trust Bedtime Stories	Watch	2009-02-12
145	The Color For Each Person’s Bond Comes In Various Colors	Watch	2009-02-19
146	The Taste Of Drinking Under Broad Daylight Is Something Special	Watch	2009-02-26
147	All Adults Are Instructors For All Children	Watch	2009-03-05
148	Zip Up Your Fly Nice And Slowly	Watch	2009-03-12
149	When Breaking A Chuubert In Half, The End With The Knob Should Be Better. It’s Also Tasty To Drink From There	Watch	2009-03-19
150	If You Can’t Beat Them, Join Them	Skip (Filler)	2009-03-26
151	A Conversation With A Barber, During A Haircut, Is The Most Pointless Thing In The World	Watch	2009-04-02
152	The Heavens Created Chonmage Above Man Instead Of Another Man	Watch	2009-04-09
153	Sleep Helps A Child Grow	Watch	2009-04-16
154	That Person Looks Different From Usual During A Birthday Party	Watch	2009-04-23
155	The Other Side Of The Other Side Of The Other Side Would Be The Other Side	Skip (Filler)	2009-04-30
156	It Takes A Bit Of Courage To Enter A Street Vendor’s Stand	Watch	2009-05-07
157	Any Place With A Bunch Of Men Gathered Around Will Turn Into A Battlefield	Watch	2009-05-14
158	If A Friend Gets Injured, Take Him To The Hospital, Stat!	Watch	2009-05-21
159	If One Orange In The Box Is Rotten, The Rest Of Them Will Become Rotten Before You Realize It	Watch	2009-05-28
160	From A Foreigner’s Perspective, You’re The Foreigner. From An Alien’s Perspective, You’re The Alien	Watch	2009-06-04
161	Laputa’s Still Good After Seeing It So Many Times	Watch	2009-06-11
162	Love Is Unconditional	Watch	2009-06-18
163	The Black Ships Even Make A Scene When They Sink	Watch	2009-06-25
164	That Matsutake Soup Stuff Tastes Better Than The Real Deal	Skip (Filler)	2009-07-02
165	If It Works Once, It’ll Work Over And Over Again	Watch	2009-07-09
166	Two Is Better Than One. Two People Are Better Than One	Skip (Filler)	2009-07-16
167	Smooth Polygons Smooth Men’s Hearts Too	Watch	2009-07-23
168	The Human Body Is Like A Little Universe	Watch	2009-07-30
169	The Chosen Idiots	Watch	2009-08-06
170	And Into The Legend…	Watch	2009-08-13
171	You’ll Get Sued If All You Do Is Copy Others	Skip (Filler)	2009-08-20
172	It All Depends On How You Use The ‘Carrot And Stick’ Method	Watch	2009-08-27
173	It’s What’s On The Inside That Counts	Skip (Filler)	2009-09-03
174	Are There Still People Who Go To The Ocean And Yell Out ‘Bakayaro’?	Skip (Filler)	2009-09-10
175	People Of All Ages Hate The Dentist!	Watch	2009-09-17
176	Countdown Begins	Skip (Filler)	2009-09-24
177	It’s Bad Luck To See A Spider At Night	Watch	2009-10-01
178	Once You’re Entangled In A Spiderweb, It’s Hard To Get It Off	Watch	2009-10-08
179	It’s The Irresponsible One Who’s Scary When Pissed	Watch	2009-10-15
180	The More Precious The Burden, The Heavier And More Difficult It Is To Shoulder It	Watch	2009-10-22
181	Watch Out For A Set Of Women And A Drink	Watch	2009-10-29
182	Screw Popularity Polls	Watch	2009-11-05
183	Popularity Polls Can Burn In Hell	Watch	2009-11-12
184	Popularity Polls Can…	Watch	2009-11-19
185	Hometowns And Boobs Are Best Thought From Afar	Skip (Filler)	2009-11-28
186	Beware Of Foreshadows	Watch	2009-12-03
187	It’s Goodbye Once A Flag Is Set	Watch	2009-12-10
188	An Observation Journal Should Be Seen Through To The Very End	Watch	2009-12-17
189	That’s How The End Of The Year Goes	Skip (Filler)	2009-12-24
190	When Looking For Something, Try Using Its Perspective	Watch	2010-01-07
191	Freedom Means To Live True To Yourself, Not Without Law!	Watch	2010-01-14
192	Kabukicho Stray Cat Blues	Watch	2010-01-21
193	Cooking Is About Guts	Watch	2010-01-28
194	Whenever I Hear Leviathan, I Think Of Sazae-san. Stupid Me!!	Watch	2010-02-04
195	Not Losing To The Rain	Watch	2010-02-11
196	Not Losing To The Wind	Watch	2010-02-18
197	Not Losing To The Storm	Watch	2010-02-25
198	Never Losing That Smile	Watch	2010-03-04
199	That’s How I Wish To Be, Beautiful And Strong	Watch	2010-03-11
200	Santa Claus Red Is Blood Red	Watch	2010-03-18
201	Everybody’s A Santa	Watch	2010-03-25
202	Everyone Looks a Little Grown Up After Spring Break	Watch	2011-04-04
203	Everyone Looks Pretty Grown up after Summer Break	Watch	2011-04-11
204	Use a Calligraphy Pen for New Year’s Cards	Watch	2011-04-18
205	Meals Should Be Balanced	Watch	2011-04-25
206	It’s Too Confusing When Talking about the Poster Girl for a Poster Store, So Call Her a Sandwich Board	Watch	2011-05-02
207	Glasses Are Part of the Soul	Watch	2011-05-09
208	Glasses Prevent You from Seeing Certain Things	Watch	2011-05-16
209	Nothing Lasts Forever, including Parents, Money, Youth, Your Room, Dress Shirts, Me, You, and the Gintama Anime	Skip (Filler)	2011-05-23
210	A Lawless Town Tends to Attract a Bunch of Whoohooey Folk	Watch	2011-05-30
211	Ghosts Aren’t the Only Ones Who Run Wild around Graveyards	Watch	2011-06-06
212	Chains of a Warrior	Watch	2011-06-13
213	Iron Town	Watch	2011-06-20
214	Tis an Honor!	Watch	2011-06-27
215	Odds or Evens	Watch	2011-07-04
216	I Can’t Remember a Damn Thing about the Factory Tour	Watch	2011-07-11
217	What Happens Twice Can Happen Thrice	Watch	2011-07-18
218	The Claws of a Crab Can Snip through a Friendship	Watch	2011-07-25
219	People Forget to Return Stuff All the Time without Even Realizing It	Watch	2011-08-01
220	The Bathhouse, Where You’re Naked in Body and Soul	Watch	2011-08-08
221	Jugem	Watch	2011-08-15
222	The Name Reveals the Person	Watch	2011-08-22
223	The Man’s Household Situation Is Hard, His Heart Is Soft	Watch	2011-08-29
224	Blue and Red Ecstasy	Watch	2011-09-05
225	So in the second season of Prison Break, they’ve already broken out of prison, but the name works once you realize that society is a prison	Watch	2011-09-12
226	Everybody Loves Pajamas	Watch	2011-09-19
227	Speaking of Crossovers, Don’t Forget about Alien vs. Predator	Watch	2011-09-26
228	Love Is Neither plus Nor Minus	Watch	2011-10-03
229	Making It through Love	Watch	2011-10-10
230	It Would Take Too Much Effort to Make This Title Sound like a Text Message Subject	Watch	2011-10-17
231	When You Go to a Funeral for the First Time, You’re Surprised by How Happy the People Are	Watch	2011-10-24
232	The People You Tend to Forget Tend to Show up after You Forget Them	Watch	2011-10-31
233	Space Ururun Homestay	Watch	2011-11-07
234	Piggy Banks and Trash Cans	Watch	2011-11-14
235	Empty Planet	Watch	2011-11-21
236	Don’t Say Goodbye Lionel	Watch	2011-11-28
237	Please Take Me Skiing	Watch	2011-12-05
238	A Vacation in Disorientation	Watch	2011-12-12
239	There Are a Few Things You’re Not Supposed to Forget	Watch	2011-12-19
240	People Can Only Live by Forgetting the Bad	Watch	2011-12-26
241	We Are All Hosts, in Capital Letters	Watch	2012-01-09
242	Girls like Vegeta, Guys like Piccolo	Watch	2012-01-16
243	Draw Your Life on the Canvas We Call Manga	Watch	2012-01-23
244	Check It Out!!	Watch	2012-01-30
245	Thorny and Rosy	Watch	2012-02-06
246	Festival of Thornies	Watch	2012-02-13
247	Letter from Thorny	Watch	2012-02-20
248	Madaodog Madaonaire	Watch	2012-02-27
249	Presents Are Meant to Be Given Early	Watch	2012-03-05
250	New Year’s Envelopes Are Perfect for Dirty Jokes	Watch	2012-03-12
251	When Sleeping under a Kotatsu, Make Sure You Don’t Burn Your Balls	Watch	2012-03-19
252	We’re Sorry	Skip (Filler)	2012-03-26
253	Nobody with Natural Straight Hair Can Be That Bad/Nobody with Straight Blond Hair Can Be That Good	Watch	2012-10-04
254	Kintoki and Gintoki	Watch	2012-10-11
255	Kin-san’s Kintama	Watch	2012-10-18
256	The Meaning of a Main Character	Watch	2012-10-25
257	Courtesan Turns the Tables	Watch	2013-01-10
258	Inside the Palace!!	Watch	2013-01-17
259	Five Pinkies	Watch	2013-01-24
260	Pinky Swear	Watch	2013-01-31
261	Unsetting Moon	Watch	2013-02-07
262	Sound Of Beam Can Pierce Heart Of Everyone	Watch	2013-03-07
263	Two Brothers	Watch	2013-03-14
264	Liquor and Gasoline, Smiles and Tears	Watch	2013-03-21
265	Dog Food Doesn’t Have As Much Flavor As You’d Think	Watch	2013-03-28
266	You Can Never Pause at the Perfect Time	Watch	2015-04-08
267	Even a Matsui Stick Can’t Handle Some Kinds of Dirt	Watch	2015-04-15
268	An Inspector’s Love Begins with an Inspection	Watch	2015-04-22
269	Forget Dates, Remember People and You Can Hide Your Porn Mags But You Can’t Hide Your ***	Watch	2015-04-29
270	A Mirror Provides a Frozen Reflection of Both Your Beautiful and Ugly Sides / Nobody Likes the Photo on Their License	Watch	2015-05-06
271	Arriving Late to a Reunion Makes it Hard to Enter	Watch	2015-05-13
272	A Reunion Also Brings to the Surface Things You Don’t Want to Remember	Watch	2015-05-20
273	When Compared to Time in the Heavens, Fifty Years of Human Life Resembles Naught but Dreams and Lottery Tickets	Watch	2015-05-27
274	Guys With Big Nostrils Also Have Big Imaginations / You Never Accept a New Sentai Series at the Start, But By the Final Episode, You Don’t Want It to End	Watch	2015-06-03
275	9 + 1 = Yagyu Jyubei	Watch	2015-06-10
276	Calories Come Back to Bite You Just When You’ve Forgotten About Them	Watch	2015-06-17
277	10-1=	Watch	2015-06-24
278	All Mothers Pack Too Much Food Into a Lunch Box and Ruin the Shape	Watch	2015-07-01
279	The Reaper by Day and the Reaper by Night	Watch	2015-07-08
280	Human or Demon	Watch	2015-07-15
281	Farewell, Reaper	Watch	2015-07-22
282	A Phoenix Rises from the Ashes Over and Over	Watch	2015-07-29
283	Amen	Watch	2015-08-05
284	Being a Leader is Tough	Watch	2015-08-12
285	Love is a Roach Motel	Watch	2015-08-19
286	A Sizzle Summer	Watch	2015-08-26
287	He’s the Sweet Tooth, and I’m the Mayo Guy	Watch	2015-09-02
288	I’m a Failure as a Leader and He’s Also a Failure as a Leader	Watch	2015-09-09
289	I’m Yorozuya and He’s Shinsengumi	Watch	2015-09-16
290	Always Leave Enough Room for 50 Million in Your Bag	Watch	2015-09-23
291	Always Leave Enough Room for Pebbles in Your Bag	Watch	2015-09-30
292	Style Goes Out of Fashion the Moment It’s Put Into Words / There Are Two Types of People In This World: Those Who Yell Out Their Attack Names, and Those Who Don’t	Watch	2015-10-07
293	The Two Apes	Watch	2015-10-14
294	Afros of Life and Death	Watch	2015-10-21
295	Afuro and Wolfro	Watch	2015-10-28
296	Take the Initial Premise Lightly, and It’ll Cost You	Watch	2015-11-04
297	Keep Your Farewells Short	Watch	2015-11-11
298	One Editor is Enough / The G-Pen Is Capricious, and the Maru Pen Is Stubborn	Watch	2015-11-18
299	Strike When the Sword and Overlord are Hot / Oil Rain	Watch	2015-11-25
300	Shogun Assassination Arc Part One: Shoguns of Light and Shadow	Watch	2015-12-02
301	Shogun Assassination Arc Part Two: Ninja Village	Watch	2015-12-09
302	Shogun Assassination Arc Part Three: Ninja Soul	Watch	2015-12-16
303	Shogun Assassination Arc Part Four: And Then There Were Five	Watch	2015-12-23
304	Shogun Assassination Arc Part Five: Those Who Protect Against All Odds	Watch	2016-01-06
305	Shogun Assassination Arc Part Six: Sworn Enemy	Watch	2016-01-13
306	Shogun Assassination Arc Part Seven: The Crows Caw After the Battle Ends	Watch	2016-01-20
307	Shogun Assassination Arc Part Eight: Farewell, Buddy	Watch	2016-01-27
308	Farewell Shinsengumi Arc Part One: The Day the Demon Cried	Watch	2016-02-03
309	Farewell Shinsengumi Arc Part Two: Heroes Always Arrive Fashionably Late	Watch	2016-02-10
310	Farewell Shinsengumi Arc Part Three: Lost and Found	Watch	2016-02-17
311	Farewell Shinsengumi Arc Part Four: Prison Break	Watch	2016-02-24
312	Farewell Shinsengumi Arc Part Five: Stray Dogs	Watch	2016-03-02
313	Farewell Shinsengumi Arc Part Six: Undelivered Mail	Watch	2016-03-09
314	Farewell Shinsengumi Arc Part Seven: Karma	Watch	2016-03-16
315	Farewell Shinsengumi Arc Part Eight: Nobume	Watch	2016-03-23
316	Farewell Shinsengumi Arc Part Nine: Farewell Shinsengumi	Watch	2016-03-30
317	The Monster and the Monster’s Child	Watch	2017-01-09
318	Leave Letter	Watch	2017-01-16
319	The Song of Samurai	Watch	2017-01-23
320	Zura	Watch	2017-01-30
321	The Two Fools	Watch	2017-02-06
322	Ten Years	Watch	2017-02-13
323	Paths	Watch	2017-02-20
324	Master of Kouan	Watch	2017-02-27
325	The Lost Rabbit	Watch	2017-03-06
326	Siblings	Watch	2017-03-13
327	First Student	Watch	2017-03-20
328	Hope	Watch	2017-03-27
329	The Stairs to Adulthood May Not Always Lead Up	Watch	2017-10-02
330	My Bald Dad, My Light-Haired Dad, and My Dad’s Glasses	Watch	2017-10-09
331	A Bowl of Ramen	Watch	2017-10-16
332	A Family	Watch	2017-10-23
333	Life, Death and Shades / All the Answers Can Be Found in the Field	Watch	2017-10-30
334	3000 Leagues in Search of a Scabbard	Watch	2017-11-06
335	The Super Sadist and the Super Sadist	Watch	2017-11-13
336	The Sharpest Sword and the Dullest Sword	Watch	2017-11-20
337	Wash Your Hands Before a Handshake	Watch	2017-11-27
338	Diamonds are Unscratchable	Watch	2017-12-04
339	An Idol’s Badge of Honor	Watch	2017-12-11
340	The Line Between Godlike Games and Crappy Games is Paper-Thin / Glasses are a Part of the Soul	Watch	2017-12-18
341	Guardian Spirit are Also a Part of the Soul	Watch	2017-12-25
342	Try As You Might to Make a Natural Perm Go Away, It Will Alwasy Return	Watch	2018-01-08
343	Flavoring is Best in Small Quantities	Watch	2018-01-15
344	A Delinquent’s Kid Has Long Neck Hair	Watch	2018-01-22
345	The Line Between Tenacious and Annoying Is Paper-Thin	Watch	2018-01-29
346	Geezers Carve the Things They Shouldn’t Forget into Their Wrinkles	Watch	2018-02-05
347	Machine that Pick Up Useless Habits are Called People	Watch	2018-02-12
348	Men Must Live Not Long Nor Thick, but Hard	Watch	2018-02-19
349	Ogres Are Weak Against Tiny Heroes Like the Inch-High Samurai	Watch	2018-02-26
350	Bragging About Your Own Heroic Deeds Will Make People Hate You, so Make Others Do It For You	Watch	2018-03-05
351	Jump and Power Creep Go Hand-in-Hand	Watch	2018-03-12
352	Peace and Destruction are Two Sides of the Same Coin	Watch	2018-03-19
353	Bushido is Found One Second Before Death	Watch	2018-03-26
354	The Evildoers Who Do Good	Watch	2018-07-09
355	Rabbits Leap Higher on Moonlit Nights	Watch	2018-07-16
356	Making a Dull World Interesting	Watch	2018-07-23
357	Do Something Uncharacteristic, and Something Uncharacteristic Will Happen	Watch	2018-07-30
358	Countless Kings	Watch	2018-08-06
359	The Unemployed Cannot Be Stained By Anything	Watch	2018-08-13
360	Always Hold On to Your Trump Cards	Watch	2018-08-20
361	The Creatures Known as Humanity	Watch	2018-08-27
362	Sign	Watch	2018-09-03
363	Specter	Watch	2018-09-10
364	Two in Girl Years Is Equal to Ten in Man Years	Watch	2018-09-17
365	Salvation	Watch	2018-09-24
366	Dun Dun	Watch	2018-10-01
367	There Are Lines Even Villains Can’t Cross	Watch	2018-10-08
368	Don’t Spread the Wrapping Cloth Without Thinking Ahead	Watch	2021-01-15
369	Don’t Make Up Your Mind Right Before The Important Decision	Watch	2021-01-20

Watcher’s Tips

With Gintama, the concept of “filler” is a bit different—many so-called filler episodes are packed with hilarious parodies, fourth-wall breaks, and character moments that make the series so beloved. While you can technically skip them if you’re only interested in the main plot arcs, you’d be missing out on a lot of the comedy and charm that define Gintama. In fact, some of the funniest and most memorable episodes are non-canon, so even plot-focused viewers might want to keep them in the watchlist. In short, with Gintama, skipping fillers means skipping laughs.

Conclusion

Gintama is a unique anime experience blending comedy, drama, and action. It has a significant number of filler episodes, often containing standalone stories or parodies that don’t affect the main plot but add to the entertainment. For viewers interested in the central story arcs, it’s recommended to skip or selectively watch filler episodes based on personal preference. This guide serves to help you identify filler content so you can tailor your viewing experience without missing key storylines or beloved characters.

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