Ep. 46: Prison Break and Essay Manga Are Easy to Animate
Aired on February 24, 2016
In Part A, the rebellion attempts to rescue Katsura, Kondo, and Matsudaira while the Yata-Garasu counterattacks. The group escapes using lifeboats despite the efforts of the general commission elite to stop them. Part B follows universal travel writer Marsh Ian, who visits Earth to study its dominant species. He focuses on one of the last remaining examples of a specific type, a samurai named Gintoki. This segment highlights Ian's observations of Gintoki as part of his research into planetary life forms.
Episodes
- Ep. 42 · Nobunobu assumes shogunate power as allies depart following the Shogun Assassination Arc conclusion
- Ep. 43 · The Day the Demon Cried marks episode 308 in the Farewell Shinsengumi Arc Part One
- Ep. 44 · Katsura plans to defeat Nobunobu to restore Edo's former glory
- Ep. 45 · Katsura, Kondo, and Matsudaira collaborate to evade execution in episode 310
- Ep. 46 · Prison Break and Essay Manga Are Easy to Animate
- Ep. 47 · The rebellion faces Oburo and Imai Nobume while Katsura is critically wounded by Sasaki Isaburo.
- Ep. 48 · Gintoki uncovers Sasaki Isaburo's plan to use rebellion to erase samurai traditions
- Ep. 49 · Gintoki confronts Utsuro and recognizes his deceased teacher during the Shinsengumi arc
- Ep. 50 · Episode 315 Sasaki's Betrayal Leads to Yata-Garasu Destruction in Farewell Shinsengumi Arc