List of Gintama': Enchousen episodes
The episodes from the anime TV series Gintama': Enchousen are based on the Gin Tama manga by Hideaki Sorachi. The series premiered in TV Tokyo on October 4, 2012. It is a continuation of the second Gintama' anime that ended in March 2012. The main staff from the second TV series remain in Gintama with Yoichi Fujita as the director.[1] The series continues the story of eccentric samurai, Gintoki Sakata, his apprentice, Shinpachi Shimura, and a teenage alien girl named Kagura and their work as freelancers, who do odd jobs in order to pay the rent, which usually goes unpaid anyway. The episodes were collected in a total of four DVDs from December 19, 2012 to May 22, 2013.[2][3]
Gintama': Enchousen used two openings and two endings. The first opening theme, "LET'S GO OUT" by AMOYAMO is used from episodes 1 to 4, and through the "Gintama Classic" rerun episodes. The second opening theme, "Sakura Honeymoon" (サクラミツツキ Sakura Mitsutsuki) by SPYAIR is used from episodes 5 onward. The first ending theme, "Moonwalk" (ムーンウォーク Mūnuōku) by MONOBRIGHT is used from episodes 1 to 4, and through the "Gintama Classic" rerun episodes. The sixth ending theme, "Expect" (エクスペクト Ekusupekuto) by PAGE is used from episodes 5 onward.
Episode list
| Series No. |
Season No. |
Title | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 253 | 1 | "Nobody with Natural Straight Hair Can Be That Bad/Nobody with Straight Blond Hair Can Be That Good" "Sutorēto Pama ni Warui Yatsu wa Inai/Kinpatsu Sutopā ni Roku na Yatsu wa Inai" (ストレートパーマに悪い奴はいない/金パツストパーにロクな奴はいない) | October 4, 2012 |
| While Gintoki was gone away, a new leader of the Yorozuya took place. He was built by Gengai Hiraga by orders of Kagura and Shinpachi who were mad at Gintoki for leaving them behind. In order for them to keep doing their work they came up with ideas to make the perfect yorozuya substitute leader that would fill in Gintoki's spot when he was absent. | |||
| 254 | 2 | "Kintoki and Gintoki" "Kintoki to Gintoki" (金時と銀時) | October 11, 2012 |
| With Kintoki Sakata still having the favor of everyone around due to his manipulation, It's up to Tama and Sadaharu (the only two who've not been affected due to being a machine and an animal respectively.) to help everyone regain the memories of Gintoki. | |||
| 255 | 3 | "Kin-san's Kintama" "Kin-san no Kin○" (金さんの金○) | October 18, 2012 |
| Kintoki has raided the city to search for Gin, but a few leaders question why he is obsessing over one man. | |||
| 256 | 4 | "The Meaning of a Main Character" "Shujinkō to wa" (主人公とは) | October 25, 2012 |
| The battle of Kin-chan vs. Gin-Chan reaches the climax. Kin-Chan will end this anime for good this time. | |||
| 257 | 5 | "Courtesan Turns the Tables" "Keisei Gyakuten" (傾城逆転) | January 10, 2013 |
| After being invited to spend the night with the legendary Courtesan, Gin must fight back the waves of nausea and help this woman see the next moon rise. | |||
| 258 | 6 | "Inside the Palace!!" "Denchūdegozaru!!" (殿中でござる!!) | January 17, 2013 |
| The current Shogun is unconscious and the former shogun it outside the door requesting an audience. Gin must play the role of Shigeshige or everyone will lose their head. | |||
| 259 | 7 | "Five Pinkies" "Go-hon no yubi" (5本の指) | January 24, 2013 |
| The Odd Jobs team and Tsu-Ki assault the palace with full force. Things are going well until the Oniwabanshu appears to protect the former shogun. | |||
| 260 | 8 | "Pinky Swear" "Shinjūdate" (心中立て) | January 31, 2013 |
| It seems every faction has turned against the former shogun Sadasada. With the help of a friend Gin is given a second chance to defeat Oboro, but will his body hold out? Can he keep his promise to Tsu-ki? | |||
| 261 | 9 | "Unsetting Moon" "Shizumanu Tsuki" (沈まぬ月) | February 7, 2013 |
| The current Shogun resigns to protect the people of Edo from Murasame. Sadasada is imprisoned and later killed. Everyone begins to recover from the battle and wonders what exactly they were fighting for. | |||
| 262 | 10 | "Sound Of Beam Can Pierce Heart Of Everyone" "Bīmu toiu Hibiki wa Arayuru mono no Hāto o Inuku" (ビームという響きはあらゆる者のハートを射抜く) | March 7, 2013 |
| Otae has new determination to restore her family’s dojo and luckily a former student has come back to town. | |||
| 263 | 11 | "Two Brothers" "Futari no Aniki" (二人のアニキ) | March 14, 2013 |
| Gintoki has taken it upon himself to be the bad guy, so nobody will have to be hurt. | |||
| 264 | 12 | "Liquor and Gasoline, Smiles and Tears" "Sake to Gasorin to Egao to Namida" (酒とガソリンと笑顔と涙) | March 21, 2013 |
| Gintoki's insistence on saving Hajime has caused him to get badly hurt. This match will be decided between Obi Hajime of the School of Beam Saber and Shimura Shinpachi of the School of Tendo Mushin. | |||
| 265 | 13 | "Dog Food Doesn't Have As Much Flavor As You'd Think" "Doggu Fūdo wa Mitame Yori Aji ga Usui" (ドッグフードは見た目より味がうすい) | March 28, 2013 |
| The Sakata family always shares when times are tough, some members have to learn the hard way. | |||
References
- General
- "253-256" (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Retrieved February 19, 2013.
- "257-" (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Retrieved February 19, 2013.
- Specific
- ↑ "New Gintama Anime Episodes to Resume on TV". Anime News Network. August 26, 2012. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
- ↑ "銀魂´ 延長戦 01(完全生産限定版) DVD (2012)" (in Japanese). Amazon.com. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
- ↑ "銀魂´ 延長戦 04(完全生産限定版) DVD (2013)" (in Japanese). Amazon.com. Retrieved August 19, 2013.