Gintama°

Gin Tama

Fight fair...

Fair?

Gimme a break!

Ah! He's getting away! He's running for his life!

Get him!

Since the Sword Ban nobody does this chanbara stuff anymore!

Gintoki Sakata. Trademark: naturally-wavy hair.

Has a sweet tooth and high blood-sugar. And he's kinda the main character.

Stop!

Sorry, but I have a TV show to watch at four.

Gin!

Shinpachi?

Gin, help me!

Shinpachi Shimura. The straight man.

Working for Gintoki in hopes of finding the samurai spirit.

Hey, why are you letting them chase you like that?

I don't know! Nobody wants to be chased!

Anyway, run for it!

Stop!

We've got you now... Whoa!

Gin! There's no one here!

Kagura. Member of the "Yato Clan", the most powerful warrior race in the universe. She's cute but has a sharp tongue.

Um...

What's this?

Sadaharu, Kagura's pet. A mysterious, giant space creature.

Geez, pay attention! I think they're pissed.

K-Kagura. You'd better get out of here!

Hurry up, "Lady's Four" is about to start.

The host, Toshio Shiba, will wait for us!

After them!

Hold it!

No!

A dead end...

End of the line for you.

What are you talking about? We let you catch us.

You should be thankful!

What? You losers!

You're the ones running all over town. You should talk!

What group do you belong to?

Anyway, you're the spy who came to find our secret.

Before we cut you down, I'll ask you again. Who are you?

Who are we?

Hah... All right, since you asked...

We do anything from housework to finding missing persons!

If you're in trouble, just come to us!

We'll take any case. We'll take any kind of job as long as we get paid.

We're Odd Jobs Gin!

Odd Jobs? You mean, you'll do anything?

I see. That's why you snuck into our factory facility and...

There it is!

That must be it!

That's Kuromi of Yamatoya!

Come on. Have some pickled seaweed.

Hey, you damned cat! Wait!

They were looking for a cat?

The land of the samurai. There was a time, long ago, when our country was called by that name.

With the arrival of the "Amanto" from outer space and the Sword Ban twenty years ago,

the samurai class fell into decline.

In such hard times, there was one man left with the spirit of the samurai. His name is Gintoki Sakata.

Kagura and I, Shinpachi Shimura, work at Odd Jobs Gin, which is coincidentally run by this guy.

Which reminds me, we've been working for him for about a year now, but I don't think he's paid us yet.

Mr. Kariya has arrived!

Yo!

Yo!

I can't hear you! Again!

Yo!

Yo!

Still not enough! Care to try it again?

No, there's no time.

I see...

Today's guest characters.

They're definitely not regulars.

Oh, hi, Mr. Kariya.

Thank you for coming all this way.

Dispense with the intros... So, how is that matter we talked about going?

Fine. Everything is going very well.

First, please take a look at this proposal.

The goal of the project...

"This project is... "

I have no idea what this means!

Is this a presentation for the spring anime season or what?!

Please forgive me.

There.

The Shinsengumi. A special government police force.

Hijikata. Vice-chief of Shinsengumi. He's the brains.

Okita. One of the Shinsengumi's best swordsmen.

Yamazaki, sit-rep?

They're in a private meeting in the back room on the second floor.

Four of them: one Amanto, two businessmen and one tough-looking ronin...

Great...

Let's go!

Speaking of the Amanto device, which we obtained with Mr. Kariya's support...

We just finished assembling it at our secret factory. All we need to do is get it into position.

If this project succeeds, all of Edo will fall under my control.

That's right, Mr. Kariya.

This is a raid!

It's the Shinsengumi!

Everyone stay still!

Sogo! Come on!

Okay!

Freeze, Shinsengumi!

Good-bye, Vice-chief. Hope you enjoy sucking on mayonnaise in the next world.

Hey, Sogo, what are you doing here?

Hey, were you trying to kill me?!

No way, it was a joke. A joke, you know?

I'm always doing that.

You mean you're always trying to kill me?!

Anyway, Hijikata, it seems that all our efforts end in failure.

Well...

Not really...

Ah...

I'm too old to be reading JUMP. But I just bought it.

That's right, Gin.

Reading manga like that won't fill your stomach. Your blood-sugar level will remain the same.

I know, but I'm addicted to it.

I keep thinking I won't buy the next one, but...

Gin, this doesn't look good.

I know. Someone my age shouldn't be reading JUMP.

Yeah, and your onigiri taste terrible.

That's not what I'm talking about!

Look at this!

A bankbook?

Hah, you can't fool me. You can't eat that.

We won't be able to eat anything, not even rice!

Our balance is almost zero, so I feel really blue!

We failed to catch the missing cat yesterday, so it was all for nothing!

Calm down. You're the little punk who failed to buy JUMP, are you?

Having no money is just a condition, like chronic nasal infection, you know?

Get used to it. Having no money is our destiny.

You think you're being defiant? I'm not talking about JUMP! I said we're in a pinch!

Even bread crust would be like a feast tomorrow!

This is...

A nasal infection?

It's an earthquake, moron!

It stopped.

We're having a lot of earthquakes lately.

Yeah. It's shaking like a high school boy who has to simultaneously confront all five girls who asked him out.

As if that ever happens.

But it could happen in JUMP.

Customer?

It can't be. It's probably a newspaper salesman or something.

Shinpachi, if he's from anywhere other than the Nikkei, tell him that we subscribe already and send him away.

And if he is from Nikkei, send him away gently, like the rising sun.

Yes, I'm coming!

We're already subscribed to a newspaper.

Huh?

Um...

I'm here because I heard you guys will take any job.

No...

Shinpachi, what are you doing? "Lady's Four" is about to start!

I heard this is Odd Jobs Gin.

...frigging...

What's wrong? Can't get rid of this guy?

He's not trying to strongarm you, is he?

This is Odd Jobs, right?

...way!

No...

...frigging...

...way!

Hello? Hello? Hey, all three of you.

You can't be...

Are you a client?!

Ken Kato. Ronin. This episode's client.

Let me introduce myself. My name is Ken Kato. I've been a ronin for a few days now.

Hey, what's going on?

We've had clients two days in row?! Must be a special version of the show!

H-Here's some tea for you.

Hot!

Oops!

Um...

You're really in for it if this is a joke!

What? You're shocked and getting uppity?

So what can we do for you?

Well, I... want to get something back that I lost.

Something very important to me.

Well, what did you lose?

Well... I need about thirty million yen to get it back.

Listen, baldy! I said you were in for it if this was a joke, remember?!

What's an easy way to earn money? Every time I grab it, it runs through my fingers...

Ah-ha, that's it! Every time you move your hand, we go further into the red!

But I heard you would take any kinds of jobs for troubled people.

We can't even pay our rent now!

There's no way we can take care of someone's business! Don't come here again!

Calm down, both of you. So, what would you do with the money if you had it?

A month ago, I ended up as dead weight at the company and got laid off.

And three weeks ago, I was swindled and lost my house.

Then two weeks ago, my wife and daughter left me, without even leaving a note.

And one week ago...