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Dec 13, 2014 2:53 PM

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Jun 2014
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Where is Madao? He also smokes, he should have accompanied Hijitaka.

Dec 28, 2014 3:18 PM

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Dec 2013
3405
boring, too much parody of a shitty show
May 18, 2015 2:00 PM

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Feb 2009
3436
Amazing episode! Genius DBZ jokes xD I especially loved the slippery balls jokes!
Jun 9, 2015 4:24 PM

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Jan 2015
2012
The DBZ background music was great! Also, Prince Hata as Majin Buu at the end xD
Jul 22, 2015 6:21 AM

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Dec 2012
3006
OH nostalgic ! This parody was great and the fight with Freezer was epic. I burst out laughing when I saw the father xD
Sep 21, 2015 11:13 PM
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Nov 2014
26569
Hijikata's episode is greatness! LMAO, can't stop laughing at the Grillin part LOL. Hilarious episode, poor Hijikata though..
Oct 18, 2015 7:20 PM
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Apr 2015
7112
Let the poor man smoke, dammit! Lol at the entire episode being a Dragon Ball parody!

5/5
Jan 22, 2016 5:00 PM
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Dec 2014
723
Dragon ball character are weakling compared Hijikata and Cell and frieza are better in gintama than Dragon Z so cool to see frieza with long hair.
Feb 8, 2016 8:32 AM

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Jan 2016
172
MY PREDICTIONS WERE TRUE!! HIJIKATA, CONFIRMED SSJ LEVEL!!
Lol, a very very funny episode. Great!

That SSJ tho..
Apr 26, 2016 12:09 PM

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Oct 2013
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lmao, this was fantastic. DBZ parodies in my Gintama makes me a happy boy.



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May 9, 2016 11:34 PM

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Dec 2012
9690
Lmao this episode was gold. So many DBZ references in the span of 3 episodes. xD
Poor Hijikata, atleast he stopped. xD
May 29, 2016 9:20 AM

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Dec 2015
15144
He went to another planet just to smoke some cigarette hahah
Brieza OMG the name, they just changed one letter and it made the name so hilarious xD
The song at that small recap they did in the second half brings back so many memories...
So many DBZ referrences in this episode, slippery balls, Zell, Grillin
"At some point, I stopped hoping."
May 31, 2016 7:00 PM

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May 2016
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Nice episode. I re-watched it just now.
[(Thumbs up* Would re-watch again, someday.]
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I want become a mangaka like Sorachi Hideaki, but I'm not a gorilla
Aug 13, 2016 9:57 AM

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Jan 2016
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This episode was pure GOLD. One of the best in the series.
Damn that DBZ music brings back so many memories

We need another Zuru-Zuru Ball episode!



GRILLIN!!!!!!
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Mar 8, 2017 1:56 PM

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Jul 2013
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Hijikata just wanted to smoke so badly! I felt sorry for him LOL!!!

Bless, Sougo obviously did it on purpose because he's evil to Hijikata! lol.

The DBZ stuff with Grillin and Breiza and Celo was hilarious and Hijikata beat the two so easily and that made me laugh so much!!! lol.

Then he decided to quit smoking, I bet he can't lol.

The fake preview was hilarious!
Sep 27, 2017 12:33 PM

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I didn't care about all the DBZ stuff, all the jokes etc.

For me it was the most real and relatable episode of any anime ever. Been there, done that.
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Nov 16, 2017 11:50 AM

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Nov 2016
32031
OMFG that was so great,probably my favorite episode yet.

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Nov 24, 2017 6:06 AM

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Jan 2014
2663
that was hilarious, Hijikata beat them with a slash, lol
Feb 1, 2018 9:26 AM

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May 2016
6253
That was fuckin. Hilarious
Mar 24, 2018 7:37 PM
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Sep 2017
396
Hijikata is pure win. Laughed so much! Poor man - every time he got close to getting his wish, he would instead do something to help someone else! DBZ parody priceless. :)
Aug 24, 2018 8:34 AM
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Jul 2016
18
This episode was great !! Real happy to have picked up gintama
Nov 8, 2018 7:30 AM

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May 2015
6047
So many DB references.
"The future is always blank. Only your willpower can leave footsteps there."

"Ruling over death means ruling over life. Death is the climax of life. To have the best death, you must honor life."
Nov 6, 2019 7:10 AM

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Mar 2015
7005
Lmaooo the DBZ parodies!
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Nov 9, 2019 2:47 PM
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Apr 2016
13025
A lot of funny moments, that was great. Loved the dragon ball parody.
Jan 5, 2020 9:15 AM

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Jan 2013
6978
Lmao I loved how Toshi cut off Freeza's tail, good reference :D
As a major Dragon Ball fan this was a perfect episode, aboslutely loved it!
Feb 13, 2020 5:15 PM

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Sep 3, 2020 9:35 PM

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Jul 2020
680
All of that and not a single Tobacco hahha poor Hijikata.

And the DBZ Parody was so nostalgic!
Nov 13, 2020 9:38 AM

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May 2020
336
So many DBZ references, I love it.
Jun 26, 2021 9:18 AM
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Dec 2020
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"We do a little spoofing" - Gintama showrunners
Oct 25, 2021 8:54 AM

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Aug 2021
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I laughed so hard at this episode XD

All the dbz references even if it's been 10+ years since I saw it all of them made sense to me and were funny af
Nov 28, 2021 4:36 AM
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Apr 2018
34667
The DBZ parody with Hijikata killing the DBZ antagonists and summoning Shenron just for cigarettes was just absolutely hilarious, definitely one of the most hilarious episode so far for me xD
Jan 1, 2022 9:36 AM

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Feb 2018
3780
They put about 200 DBZ episodes in just one lmao
Feb 6, 2022 5:06 PM

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Feb 2021
129
All because he just wanted to smoke
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Mar 17, 2022 9:31 AM

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Feb 2021
2347
Best ep so far? This isn't even a question
Mar 19, 2022 7:03 PM

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Jan 2020
1947
Lol it would've been easier if Hijikata just destroy the entire Shinsengumi....
Mar 22, 2022 5:12 AM

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Okita doesn't care about health, he just wants to make his co-worker's life hellish just for the sake of it,lol. Sadist.

And now...

When the first... "Hamek"... inhabitant appeared (and also "Brieza" face after) , i laughed out loud HARD. I knew more Dragon Ball parodies were coming, but after this episode beginning i thought this wasn't going to be one even if already amazing from the start.




(*pauses the episode for multiple minutes after choking for too much laughters and falling off the chair when the actual Dragon Ball Z recap music begins)






Zell... Ok. At least, his arc is so much short compared to the real android one. So, he didn't want to be a virgin any more? Dumb. But Grillin's friend is dumb too.


The ending with the Hamek child switched fast from charming to funny weird but it was somehow expected (and still not disappointing)

Good for Hijikata if he actually qu... Nevermind. "Previews" for the episode were still running as i was writing this and once again with the right original music. Whatever, the real previews also look interesting. And to be honest, now i expect any minute now from Okita to ban mayonnaise too in future arcs.


No, seriously, the mid recap with the actual ost of the parody source is officially one of the funniest moments in existence. In some difficult months as the last ones, Gintama is really a ray of light, and still, knowing that DBZ parodies are not over yet brings hope and happiness already. Damn.
Apr 1, 2022 3:05 AM

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Apr 2013
37158
Aw man, that music hits the nostalgia feeling just right... I wonder if Toriyama knew about this haha
Jul 13, 2022 3:43 AM
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Jul 2018
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The whole adventure of Hijikata & Dragon Ball reference was hilarious. I enjoyed this episode. And Hijikata vs Kong Kaka was hilarious in preview. Grillin..... lmao
Aug 24, 2022 6:05 AM
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Nov 2021
203
Hijikata solos Breeza no cap
Aug 26, 2022 11:27 AM
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Sep 2020
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bettrer than dragnoball itself
Aug 31, 2022 4:18 AM

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Jan 2021
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Hijikata solos the Dragon Ball universe.
I want more of this but that end PV will not happen next week sadly.
If you enjoyed the time you wasted, then its not a waste of time.

Aug 31, 2022 2:29 PM
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May 2019
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zuru zuru ball nume nume ball nuru nuru ball
Oct 20, 2022 1:09 PM

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Apr 2019
210
lmao great parody episode
Mar 19, 2023 1:44 PM

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Mar 2019
3770
Great dragon ball episode featuring Hijikata, loved it. Had a lot of funny moments.
Come on man,where is that Noragami season 3 masterpiece.We want it, Bones!

Dec 5, 2023 11:01 AM

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Feb 2020
1688
what the hell.... Lol
make sure you all quit smoking unless you want to defeat progressively stronger antagonists because of the addiction.

Sep 8, 2024 12:39 PM

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Aug 2022
2992
This was a great parody lol.

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