Gintoki manage to escape Shishimura’s sudden attack. Regrouping with Kagura and the others, he finds that their client Katoken was unable to stick with the training and has left. Gintoki finds Katoken drowning in his sorrows alone and joins him for a drink to share his wisdom: “No matter how much you try, you cannot escape from what you truly wish to forget.” Hearing those words, Katoken expl...

The arrival of the Amanto has forced the samurai to throw away their swords. But Shinpachi’s father lived by the way of the sword, never losing his samurai honor. With his dying breath, the father entrusts his two children with the samurai spirit. To protect the dojo left behind by his father, Shinpachi works hard at jobs he’s not used to doing. But to a boy who knows only swordsmanship, the ...

The staff of Odd Jobs Gin is going about their usual daily bickering when a delivery scooter crashes into the Otose Snack House downstairs. Barely conscious, the postman begs the Odd Jobs Trio to deliver an important package in his place. Gintoki and the others reluctantly head to the address on the package, Embassy of Inui, the Dog Star system. But the package explodes, and the trio are mistaken as terrorists. The three attempt a hasty escape, but when Shinpachi is caught, he decides to take Gintoki and Kagura down with him, and the gatekeepers quickly corner the three. Just when everybody thinks they are done for, they are saved by Gintoki’s old acquaintance Kotaro Katsura, aka Zura. Secretly observing the whole incident, the government’s police force, the Shinsengumi, decides to make their move…

Although their actions result in saving everyone from Katsura’s bomb, Gintoki and the group are nonetheless held for police questioning. Convinced Odd Jobs Gin are behind the bombing, the police continue their interrogation, when Shinpachi, who was staring at the clock the whole time, finally snaps. Baffled by his raging fit, the police finally let the trio go. Ignoring Gintoki and Kagura who...