World-Building, Understanding inside jokes, getting to know major side characters: Some episodes that I may title as “not necessary”,are just personal favorites of mine, which I still would recommend to watch.Īlso, please try and refrain from using this guide past episode 61 because I really want people to truly appreciate this show, but if you must use this guide then so be it 🙁 Slow and steady is a good pace to watch this anime at and it rewards you for it greatly.

As much as I love this series, even I can’t binge through a large amount of comedy episodes, but the serious arcs are very worth binging. Remember, Gintama is not supposed to be approached with a “binge” mindset, but more of a weekly sitcom mindset. Also, you should be aware that the first 50 episodes of this anime are by far the weakest episodes in the series, so you should be good after you get through these episodes.

These arcs are only as good as they are because they put the fun carefree characters we know and love that spend their days doing stupid things in very real dramatic situations and shifts the tone of the show completely. This guide will help you skip through a lot of it if you’re having trouble getting through the slower parts of the show so you can get to the “good” parts or as us Gintama fans call, the “Serious Arcs” where most of the action and drama takes place. First of all, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND everyone reading this to try and watch every episode first before you refer to this guide because this show is a comedy first, and an action series later. Hi there! This guide is for those of you who are wondering “When does Gintama get good?” It is meant to pick out the best and most relevant episodes of the series.

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