Sakata Gintoki is a samurai living in an era when samurais are no longer needed. To add to his troubles, oppressive aliens have moved in to invade. Gintoki lives with Kagura and Shinpachi, taking on odd jobs to make the world a better place...and to pay their rent.

Alternative title:

Gintama Box 1:

• 1. When seal is stamped, contents are confirmed
• 2. What is extraterritoriality law?
• 3. There are no bad guys among those with natural perms
• 4. Pay Attention, Jump Sometimes Comes Out On Saturday
• 5. Make friends you can call by nicknames even after you become an old man
• 6. A promise to protect even after death
• 7. A pet is the responsibility of the owner to look after until the end
• 8. There is a paper-thin difference between toughness and vengefulness
• 9. Fighting Is Done With Fists
• 10. It's hard when you're tired
• 11. Gooey messy sweet dumpling... What...? It's not a dumpling...? That bastard...!
• 12. It's hard to make a good first impression
• 13. If cosplaying, cosplay to adorn the heart
• 14. There is a funny rule that states… If a man touches a frog, he will become a real man/It will be fine if you just wash your armpits
• 15. The pet and the owner are alike
• 16. Life gets longer when Mr Otae becomes longer! Scary!!
• 17. Father and son are only alike on the things that they dislike
• 18. Ah, only home is the best
• 19. You ask why seawater is salty? That is because city people like you dirty the sea while swimming!!
• 20. Beware of the conveyor belt
• 21. A man has to be fished! / If you sleep without switching on the fan, beware that you will get a stomachache
• 22. A mistake in your marriage will lasts forever
• 23. When you are in trouble, laugh out loud
• 24. There is definitely something hidden behind the cute facade
• 25. The steamboat is like a model of life
• 26. Do not be embarrassed, just say it
• 27. There are things that the blade cannot cut
• 28. Good things do not always happen in succession while bad things do
• 29. A) Do not fret! There are things known as “clean-off”,
        B) You have to watch the television or read the newspapers properly
• 30. The things that the idol does are similar to what we do
• 31. Only things that are unimportant are difficult to forget
• 32. Life flows like a conveyor belt
• 33. It is impolite to mistake a person's name
• 34. A manual on love is unnecessary
• 35. You should not judge a person by his appearance
• 36. For a person who has an injury in the shank, you can really talk
• 37. A) Those fellows who complain that there is no Santa believe in his existence
        B) A bell cannot make troubles disappear, you must do it yourself
• 38. A) Only kids get excited when it snows
        B) During winter, eating ice-cream is sweet
• 39. Ramen shops which offer lots of menus are usually not popular
• 40. The plan is to make children
• 41. I do not know whether the movie is interesting just by the titles
• 42. Earthworms swell when you urinate on them
• 43. The character should be drawn such that the reader will know who it is just by the silhoutte
• 44. Mother is busy, so stop your complaints about the dinner menu
• 45. A pet dog's stroll should be done at a moderate speed
• 46. xx play comes after you turn 20
• 47. Do cherry blossoms turn into cherry trees?
• 48. A) The two who are alike are quarreling
        B) No matter what you do, do not lose
• 49. Life without gambling is like sushi without wasabi
• 50. Undecided is undecided and it's not a decision
• 51. Milk should be in the temperature like human skin
• 52. Make an appointment first before meeting with someone
• 53. Stress will causes baldness but when paying too much attention on prevent stress the stress will builds up again in the end there is nothing that we can do to it
• 54. Mothers are the same no matter where they are
• 55. Do not make that “kucha kucha” sound when eating
• 56. Take note of the one-day director
• 57. You must go back to the day of action when you are looking for lost items
• 58. Korokke bread is always popular in shops
• 59. Do not forget where you left your umbrella
• 60. The sun will rise
• 61. Insects at night gather in the light
• 62. What you want is not what you get
• 63. The preview of the next edition of Jump is unreliable
• 64. Eating corn is unexpectedly very filling
• 65. The boy learns the value of life through the beetle