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Benizakura Arc
13.4%
21
Yagyuu Arc
5.7%
9
Okita Mitsuba Arc
2.5%
4
Shinsengumi in Crisis Arc
1.9%
3
Red Spider Arc
5.7%
9
Kintama Arc
26.1%
41
Beam Saber Style Arc
31.8%
50
Shinigami Arc
5.1%
8
Thorny Arc
7.6%
12
Yoshiwara in Flames Arc
0.0%
0
Kabukicho Four Devas Arc
0.0%
0
Courtesan of a Nation Arc
0.0%
0
Shogun Assassination Arc
0.0%
0
Farewell, Shinsengumi Arc
0.0%
0
Silver Soul Arc
0.0%
0
Aftermath of Silver Soul Arc
0.0%
0
157 votes
Dec 11, 2025 8:20 PM
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10
Worst Arc of Gintama

Edit : I changed my mind, and decided to make it fair by putting all the Arcs in the poll
SkyAcrosssTheBriDec 20, 2025 7:18 PM
Dec 11, 2025 9:02 PM
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I don't remember most of the arc in the list, Benizakura is probably the worst. I was almost about to dropped Gintama then people were saying " watch till Benizakura arc" "It gets good after Benizakura arc" etc. I was really forcing myself to watch the arc and still getting disappointed in the end.
Dec 12, 2025 12:02 AM
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Mar 2025
37
beam saber arc anytime of the year
Dec 12, 2025 12:34 AM
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May 2024
10
Reply to Ablacksuperman
beam saber arc anytime of the year
@Ablacksuperman Can you tell me why
Dec 12, 2025 2:05 AM
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I felt it kinda got dragged when they could have ended it an just two episodes , also the main character in the arc is just a luke Skywalker parody which doesn't help when you remember all the arcs on the list had original character concepts, people might say this arc is what made them like shinpanchi but to me i fell i liked him more when he protected Kagura from killing Abuto in the Yoshiwara arc but that's just my opinion.
Dec 12, 2025 2:11 AM
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10
Reply to Ablacksuperman

I felt it kinda got dragged when they could have ended it an just two episodes , also the main character in the arc is just a luke Skywalker parody which doesn't help when you remember all the arcs on the list had original character concepts, people might say this arc is what made them like shinpanchi but to me i fell i liked him more when he protected Kagura from killing Abuto in the Yoshiwara arc but that's just my opinion.
@Ablacksuperman Yeah, the arc is too hard to feel serious because Star Wars parody is way to heavy and I don't feel strong enough about Hajime and his relationship with Shinpachi and Otoe, I don't agree that Arc is dragged though, I think it is little shorter
SkyAcrosssTheBriDec 12, 2025 5:16 AM
Dec 12, 2025 3:31 AM
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Aug 2025
13
thorny arc
like dawg how am I supposed to take a cherry boy seriously🥀🥀🥀
Dec 12, 2025 3:41 AM
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416
Don’t remember the Shinigami arc nearly as much as the others which tells me it wasn’t as memorable
Dec 12, 2025 5:13 AM
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Oct 2024
20
ig I'll say yagyuu arc or maybe shinigami cause it felt less serious than the rest did, just cause of that nothing more
all arcs are great overall
Dec 12, 2025 5:33 AM
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nimplevoie said:
thorny arc
like dawg how am I supposed to take a cherry boy seriously🥀🥀🥀

The rap parts were fire though.
Dec 12, 2025 5:54 AM
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29
I recently completed Gintama and for me its peak altogether, but if I had to choose which arc is disappointing.
I would say *BEAM SABER STYLE ARC*. (IN MY OPINION)

OPTIONAL BUT IF YOU WANT THE REASON
(* CONTAINS SPOILER*)



PS : I LOVE GINTAMA AND ITS MY FAVOURITE. SO PLS DONT HATE ME IF ANY CHANCE I OFFENDED YOUR PREFERENCE.
Shadow088Dec 12, 2025 6:02 AM
Dec 12, 2025 7:25 AM
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Ripperdoc said:
nimplevoie said:
thorny arc
like dawg how am I supposed to take a cherry boy seriously🥀🥀🥀

The rap parts were fire though.

yes🥀🥀🥀
Dec 12, 2025 11:17 AM
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Jul 2019
12
I know it’s canon but kintama arc FEELS like filler. Kinda just wanted it to be over and have everything back to normal.
Dec 12, 2025 7:20 PM
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Dec 2019
275
damn my hot take is the 4 devas arc. I love otose and I love that scene with gin vs Jirocho, but all I remember from that arc is 3 episodes of Saigo in his loincloth as they all fight in front of Otose's snack house
Dec 12, 2025 9:01 PM
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damn my hot take is the 4 devas arc. I love otose and I love that scene with gin vs Jirocho, but all I remember from that arc is 3 episodes of Saigo in his loincloth as they all fight in front of Otose's snack house
@0ssi so, you are saying Its a good or decent Arc, but not a Great or best ones of Gintama
Dec 12, 2025 9:53 PM
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Reply to SkyAcrosssTheBri
@0ssi so, you are saying Its a good or decent Arc, but not a Great or best ones of Gintama
@SkyAcrosssTheBri No, definitely not the best one. I just think that the fighting in the street took up way too much time and the gay/trans jokes throughout those episodes were uncomfortable. I think the 4 Devas arc should have been listed above. Overall, I bare no actual hate towards any of Gintama's arcs.

I voted Beam Saber Style as "worst" due to pacing, and I felt like I couldn't get as invested in the relationship between Obi-one, Shinpachi, and Otae.
Gin taking the responsibility to take down Obi-one no matter what was badass, though. That was great.
Dec 14, 2025 6:31 AM
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beam style arc was a serious arc?

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