# Where to Watch Gintama

**Gintama streams on Crunchyroll, Hulu, and Netflix — one of anime's greatest comedies, a genre-hopping samurai epic that's as likely to leave you sobbing as it is crying with laughter.**

## Where to Watch

- [Crunchyroll](http://www.crunchyroll.com/gintama)
- [Hulu](https://www.hulu.com/watch/ac878112-42a2-4fec-9242-0a30dbc55e08)
- [Netflix](https://www.netflix.com/jp-en/title/80237814)

Crunchyroll has the deepest catalog of its many seasons and is the natural home, with Hulu and Netflix as alternatives; start from the beginning of the original series.

## Synopsis

In an alternate Edo-era Japan, aliens have conquered the country and outlawed swords, leaving the once-proud samurai class adrift. Gintoki Sakata scrapes by as an odd-jobs freelancer who'll take almost any gig that pays, alongside his straight-man apprentice Shinpachi and the monstrously strong alien girl Kagura. Most of the time it's an anarchic parody that skewers everything from rival anime to pop culture, but it can pivot without warning into genuinely devastating action-drama. It's enormous, gloriously uneven by design, and adored for exactly that unpredictability.

## Fast Facts

- **Format:** TV
- **Episodes:** 201
- **Premiered:** 2006
- **Studio:** sunrise inc.
- **Score:** 8.5

## Watch Order

This is the original series and the place to begin — it's a long road, but this is where it starts.

- Gintama: Nanigoto mo Saisho ga Kanjin nanode Tashou Senobisuru Kurai ga Choudoyoi — side\_story
- Gintama: Shiroyasha Koutan — side\_story
- Gintama' — sequel
- Gintama: Dai Hanseikai — side\_story

## If You Liked This

- **[One-Punch Man](https://hozuna.com/anime/one-punch-man)** — One-Punch Man shares the gift for skewering genre clichés while delivering knockout action of its own.
- **[KonoSuba](https://hozuna.com/anime/konosuba)** — KonoSuba has the same anarchic comic timing and a cast of lovable idiots.
- **[Mob Psycho 100](https://hozuna.com/anime/mob-psycho-100)** — Mob Psycho 100 balances absurd comedy with sudden, sincere emotional depth, just like Gintama.
- **[Frieren: Beyond Journey's End](https://hozuna.com/anime/frieren-beyond-journey-s-end)** — 
- **[Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood](https://hozuna.com/anime/fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood)** — 
- **[Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc](https://hozuna.com/anime/chainsaw-man-reze-arc)** — 
- **[Re:Zero Season 4](https://hozuna.com/anime/re-zero-season-4)** — 
- **[Attack on Titan Season 3 Part 2](https://hozuna.com/anime/attack-on-titan-season-3-part-2)** — 

## FAQ

### Where can I watch Gintama?

It streams on Crunchyroll, Hulu, and Netflix depending on your region, with Crunchyroll carrying the most seasons.

### How many episodes is the original Gintama series?

The original series runs for 201 episodes, with several more seasons and films beyond it.

### Is Gintama worth the length?

For most fans, yes — it starts as episodic comedy and gradually reveals a surprisingly powerful long-form story, but you can sample the humor early to see if it clicks.