Chapter Summaries

The Kiheitai launched an attack toward Shogun Castle but were devastated by a Marine force led by Captain Bason. As Kijima Matako and Kawakami Bansai prepared to turn the battle around, an unknown fighter crashed between the opposing sides and challenged them.

• Nearly a thousand Kiheitai samurai charged toward Shogun Castle, but Second Lieutenant Daan’s wind-imbued arrows killed many of them from extreme range.
• Kijima Matako intercepted arrows with her pistols while Kawakami Bansai cut others down, helping the Kiheitai reach a parking lot where Captain Bason and his Marines waited.
• Captain Bason ordered his Marines to attack, and Lieutenant Cas, Second Lieutenant Daan, Second Lieutenant Sutton, and Bason overwhelmed the Kiheitai with their abilities.
• Kijima Matako and Kawakami Bansai resolved to lead a breakthrough and target the Marine officers.
• A black figure crashed between the two forces, shattering the street, and declared that Kijima Matako and Kawakami Bansai were its opponents.

Major Debes overwhelmed the Kiheitai fighters with his Bear-Bear Fruit powers and defeated Kawakami Bansai. As he turned to attack Kijima Matako, an unidentified man interrupted him.

• Major Debes introduced himself as a Marine officer and transformed into his enormous black bear hybrid form.
• Debes knocked Kawakami Bansai through a line of cars, while Kijima Matako's bullets failed to pierce his fur.
• Bansai attacked with razor-sharp shamisen strings, but Debes dodged them using Paper Arts and Observation Haki.
• Debes struck Bansai's katana with an Armament Haki-coated paw, shattered it, and left Bansai unconscious in a crater.
• Debes prepared to attack the trembling Kijima Matako, but an unidentified man challenged him to play instead.

Takasugi Shinsuke confronted Major Debes, who had orders to capture him alive, while out-of-control Red Tassels erupted into violence on the battlefield. The chapter left Takasugi and Debes charging at each other as Kijima Matako and the Marines struggled to contain the Red Tassels.

• Major Debes recognized Takasugi Shinsuke and warned that he had been ordered to capture him alive.
• Takasugi Shinsuke welcomed the chance to fight without worrying about being killed, and he and Major Debes sized each other up.
• Five Kiheitai Samurai transformed into rampaging Red Tassels, attacking both Kiheitai members and Marines with their tentacles and cursed blades.
• Captain Bason, Lieutenant Cas, Second Lieutenant Daan, Second Lieutenant Sutton, and three squad leaders engaged the Red Tassels.
• Kijima Matako hesitated between helping the Marines and protecting Takasugi Shinsuke, then Takasugi and Major Debes vanished into a clash.

Takasugi Shinsuke fought Major Debes but could barely withstand the major’s strength, defense, and Haki. With Kijima Matako joining the fight, Takasugi discovered that repeated attacks made Debes’s Haki fluctuate, and the battle resumed with both sides preparing to test that weakness.

• Major Debes charged Takasugi, whose sword strike failed to penetrate the black bear’s Haki-coated fur.
• Takasugi evaded Debes’s relentless attacks as their battle wrecked the surrounding street, with Debes maintaining the advantage.
• Kijima Matako fired at Debes’s eyes and other vital spots to distract him after Takasugi was wounded.
• Takasugi noticed that Debes’s Haki fluctuated under repeated attacks and told Matako to keep wearing it down.
• Debes acknowledged Takasugi’s observation, threatened to defeat him and Matako, and renewed his attack as the wider battle continued.

Fan Jie explained Altana, the Galactic Empire, and the Tendoshu to Borsalino as the Sylph reported that the Empire’s Seventh Fleet would arrive in two days. Borsalino prepared for the First Fleet’s mission to establish a foothold on Gintama Star, while Marine officers gathered nearby and focused their attention on rabbit-eared Lieutenant Colonel Theodore.

• Fan Jie told Borsalino that the Tendoshu likely masterminded the attacks and that Hollow had once been Yoshida Shoyo, so Borsalino ordered him to search for information about Hollow.
• Sylph reported that Admiral Frederick Morrison’s Seventh Fleet was approaching and would arrive in two days.
• Borsalino explained that the First Fleet’s new mission was to establish a base on Gintama Star and cripple the incoming Galactic Empire fleet.
• A group of Marine officers mocked the Yato’s claim to be the universe’s strongest fighting race and boasted about facing them.
• A Blood Race captain pointed out that Lieutenant Colonel Theodore was also a rabbit person, drawing the officers’ attention to his imposing figure and white rabbit ears.

Lieutenant Colonel Theodore’s naval officers faced the arriving Yato Clan in a fierce battle, using diverse combat arts, weapons, and racial abilities against the Yato’s umbrella fighting style. The chapter ended with the Yato overwhelmed by the Navy’s greater range of techniques and combat experience.

• The officers mocked the Yato until Lieutenant Colonel Theodore sensed their approach and ordered his units to prepare for battle.
• Roughly a hundred Yato warriors charged the naval officers with scarlet umbrellas that served as weapons and shields.
• The officers countered with abilities including Flame Breathing, Tekkai, Electro Claw, Blood Magic, Fish-Man Karate, and Hasshoken.
• Navy fighters used unusual Shingu, a Cursed Sword, telekinesis, and a Pseudo-Divine Soldier transformation to overpower the Yato.
• The Yato’s strength and instincts failed to give them an advantage against the Navy’s broader combat skills and experience.

The Navy’s varied skills and equipment drove the Yato into a losing battle, but Kamui relished the chance to face powerful opponents. Lieutenant Colonel Theodore ambushed him, identified himself as a War Rabbit, and challenged him to fight; the chapter ended as they clashed.

• The Navy officers’ coordinated attacks steadily overwhelmed the Yato, who held their ground despite mounting casualties.
• Kamui watched the battle with excitement and searched for the strongest opponent rather than joining the melee.
• Theodore struck Kamui from above, but Kamui dodged the impact and blocked the debris with his umbrella.
• Theodore identified Kamui and explained that he belonged to the War Rabbit Tribe of Falmart World, whose world had been destroyed.
• Kamui and Theodore rushed at each other, and Kamui’s umbrella collided with Theodore’s leg.

Kamui fought Lieutenant Colonel Theodore through the park and city streets, refusing to surrender despite being outmatched and badly wounded. As Theodore urged him to join the World Government, Kamui demanded his strongest attack, and Theodore said even death would not prevent him from joining.

• Kamui and Lieutenant Colonel Theodore clashed in the park, and Theodore used Rokushiki, Haki, and the Red-Leg Kicking Technique to overwhelm Kamui's defense.
• Theodore drove Kamui into the city streets, where the two fought through buildings, cars, and shattered pavement.
• Theodore's attacks repeatedly knocked Kamui down, but Kamui kept rising and charging back with a smile.
• Theodore urged Kamui to surrender and join the World Government, but Kamui refused to abandon the fight even if it cost him his life.
• Theodore told Kamui that even if he died, he would still have a chance to join the World Government.

Major Debes defeated Takasugi Shinsuke and prepared to knock him unconscious so he could be captured alive. Just as Debes’s hand blade reached Takasugi’s neck, an unexpected wooden-sounding impact stopped it.

• The Marines overwhelmed the Kiheitai while Bason, Cas, Daan, Sutton, and the squad leaders contained the out-of-control Red Tassels.
• Major Debes stood over the grievously wounded Kijima Matako and Takasugi Shinsuke after defeating them.
• Takasugi accused the World Government of trying to make the Shogunate join and vowed that the Shogunate must be destroyed.
• Debes said the decision belonged to higher-ups and explained that he had been ordered to capture Takasugi alive, praising his talent.
• Debes used Soru to reach Takasugi and swung a controlled hand blade toward his neck, but a sharp, wooden-sounding crash stopped the strike.

Sakata Gintoki and Katsura Kotaro arrived to rescue the badly injured Takasugi Shinsuke and confront Major Debes. Major Debes recognized them as valuable targets and prepared to continue the fight.

• Major Debes blasted away Gintoki’s wooden sword and sent Katsura Kotaro flying, but Elizabeth caught him while Gintoki pulled Takasugi Shinsuke out of danger.
• Takasugi recognized Gintoki and Katsura, who corrected him when he called Katsura “Zura”; Gintoki mocked Takasugi while checking his injuries and Kijima Matako.
• Shimura Shinpachi and Kagura arrived with Sadaharu and saw Takasugi, Matako, and the imposing Navy Major.
• Major Debes noticed the ominous three-headed phantom behind Gintoki and demanded their names, while Gintoki identified himself and asked Debes to stop the fight.
• Katsura and the others took positions beside Gintoki, who kicked Katsura for stealing his line; Major Debes swallowed two Purple Butterfly Pills and prepared to capture them.

Gintoki and his companions confronted Major Debes after rescuing Takasugi, and Gintoki provoked Debes by accusing him of using drugs. The chapter left Gintoki and Katsura preparing to face Debes while the others evacuated the wounded and Takasugi.

• Major Debes chose to fight Gintoki and his companions so he could earn military merit by defeating and capturing them.
• Gintoki spotted the Purple Butterfly Pill’s glow on Debes and accused him of taking drugs, while he and Kagura defended their own plan to gang up on him.
• Debes transformed into a nearly five-meter-tall black bear using his Bear-Bear Fruit power and angrily corrected Kagura when she called him a demon.
• Gintoki told Shinpachi, Kagura, and Sadaharu to take the woman, the green-onion-like object, and Takasugi away while he and Katsura faced Debes.
• Gintoki joked that he was a Scroll-Scroll Fruit User, and Katsura corrected him by insisting, “Not Zura. Katsura!”

Gintoki, Katsura, and Takasugi faced Major Debes as he sensed a hidden fourth fighter: Kuroko No Tasuke, the forgotten Phantom Fifth Man of the Generation of Miracles. Kuroko reunited with his former companions, but Gintoki worried that his arrival ruined their “Three Admirals” name.

• Takasugi insisted on staying to fight Major Debes while Shinpachi, Kagura, Chunhe, and Elizabeth carried away the unconscious Kijima Matako and Kawakami Bansai.
• Gintoki, Katsura, and Takasugi prepared to face Major Debes, and Gintoki called their group the Joy Three Admirals.
• Major Debes sensed someone hiding in the shadows, and Kuroko No Tasuke emerged and greeted Gintoki, Katsura, and Takasugi.
• Katsura identified Kuroko as the unknown hero of the Joi rebels and the Phantom Fifth Man, while Gintoki and Takasugi struggled to remember him.
• Kuroko explained that he had quietly supported the others before leaving without saying goodbye, and Gintoki apologized for forgetting him.
• Gintoki complained that Kuroko's arrival meant they could no longer call themselves the Three Admirals, leaving Major Debes incredulous.

Gintoki, Katsura, and Takasugi joked about which Gourmet Four Kings roles suited them before Major Debes attacked. The former comrades coordinated to hold off the stronger bear monster, with Kuroko No Tasuke helping from the shadows.

• Gintoki, Katsura, and Takasugi debated whether they should be called the Handsome Four Heavenly Kings and argued over who fit each role.
• Major Debes lost patience with their banter and charged at the three with a powerful bear-paw strike.
• Gintoki redirected Debes's blow while Katsura and Takasugi attacked his exposed ribs and ankle in a coordinated counter.
• The trio evaded Debes's heavy attacks and struck openings, while Gintoki's Asura phantom blocked blows and Kuroko No Tasuke harried Debes from the shadows.
• Major Debes found himself dragged into a war of attrition against the four allies, though Sakamoto Tatsuma was absent.

Gintoki, Katsura, and Takasugi defeated Major Debes, but Colonel Maynard arrived and knocked Kuroko No Tasuke unconscious with a single punch. The three attacked Maynard in anger, but he moved too quickly for them to follow.

• Gintoki, Katsura, and Takasugi wore down Major Debes until Gintoki struck him with JUMP-BOY-SPIRAL STRIKE and sent him crashing into a crater.
• Colonel Maynard arrived and told the defeated Major Debes to leave the rest to him.
• Gintoki tried to explain that the group wanted to rescue their companion, but Maynard ignored him and knocked Kuroko No Tasuke unconscious with one punch.
• Gintoki, Katsura, and Takasugi declared Kuroko No Tasuke their companion and lunged at Maynard in a desperate attack.
• Maynard moved with blinding speed as the three men's attacks reached him.

Gintoki stood against Colonel Maynard after Maynard defeated Katsura and Takasugi, and declared he would do anything to protect Takasugi from being killed or imprisoned. Maynard accepted Gintoki’s challenge, leaving them poised to fight.

• Maynard knocked Katsura and Takasugi into the rubble, but Gintoki’s Asura spirit blocked his blow and the deep-blue jewel shielded Gintoki from the force.
• Maynard asked about the spirit, and it introduced itself on a white board as Gintoki’s guardian spirit, formed from discarded Kinnikuman erasers.
• Gintoki saw Katsura and Takasugi down, picked up Takasugi’s sword, and told Maynard he would protect Takasugi from death or imprisonment.
• Gintoki raised both swords and declared that he could do anything to protect his friend, while Maynard realized Major Debes had misled them about their intended capture.
• Maynard accepted Gintoki’s desire to fight and tightened his fists.

Kagura rushed to protect Gintoki as Colonel Maynard tested the limits of Asura's defense and then unleashed his full power. The chapter ended with Maynard's Blood Arena: Hunting Claw breaking Gintoki's swords and driving toward his exposed chest.

• Kagura charged toward Gintoki, and he desperately tried to draw Maynard's attention away from her.
• Maynard effortlessly countered Gintoki's attacks while determining that Asura only defended and could withstand power around the major to lieutenant colonel level.
• Kagura's rage awakened her bloodline power, but Major Debes intercepted her and transformed into a black bear to fight her.
• Maynard stopped holding back and launched Blood Arena: Hunting Claw at Gintoki.
• Maynard's claws snapped Toyako and Gintoki's steel katana, then continued toward Gintoki's chest as Asura reacted in alarm.

Colonel Maynard defeated Gintoki and captured him, Katsura, Takasugi, and Kagura as the Marines secured the battlefield. At Shogun Castle, news arrived that the Jashin Antenmaru had awakened, and Vice Admiral Momonga sought a sword before confronting it.

• Maynard shattered Gintoki's Asura defenses, choked him unconscious, and reported the captures of Gintoki, Katsura, Takasugi, and Kagura.
• Maynard ordered Elizabeth and Takechi Henpeita not to move as he waited for a Marine takeover unit.
• Bason, Cas, Daan, and Sutton's Marines cleared the parking lot, subdued the Red Tassel Samurai, and tended to casualties after four Marines died.
• A purple beam erupted near Paradise Bridge, and Darian sensed power beyond field-grade level.
• An Oniwabanshu ninja told Shogun Shige Shige that Doman had unleashed the Jashin Antenmaru and that Yoshino Seimei and Hattori Zenzou needed reinforcements.
• Momonga asked the gathered group to lend him a sword after Darian mentioned his custom-made blade.

Antenmaru overwhelmed the defenders at Shogun Castle, killing Fujibayashi Kaimon as Ketsuno Seimei admitted that sealing the evil god again would require two onmyoji of his strength. The surviving fighters faced a seemingly hopeless battle, with Seimei unable to offer another plan.

• Antenmaru fought Ketsuno Seimei, Hattori Zenzou, Fujibayashi Kaimon, and Momochi Ranpa as they combined their skills to hold it back.
• Antenmaru fired a dark-purple beam at Fujibayashi Kaimon, annihilating him despite his Hard Body Technique.
• Hattori Zenzou demanded that Ketsuno Seimei use his family's trump card, but Seimei explained that sealing Antenmaru had previously required two powerful onmyoji working together.
• Momochi Ranpa pressed Ketsuno Seimei to find another solution, but he admitted that he had none, leaving the surviving defenders in despair.

Vice Admiral Momonga borrowed Rokuten Muzō’s sword, Allure, and hurled it toward the Evil Spirit Antenmaru with overwhelming Haki. The attack split Antenmaru’s destructive breath in two as it raced toward the fiend.

• Rokuten Muzō offered Momonga his treasured sword, Allure, to help protect the shogun and Edo.
• Momonga coated Allure in Armament Haki, Ryou, and Haki lightning, then threw it toward Antenmaru.
• Antenmaru sensed the incoming threat and abandoned its attack on Seimei, Zenzou, and Ranpa to unleash a powerful dark purple beam.
• Allure’s cherry-red streak collided with Antenmaru’s beam and sliced it cleanly in two.

Momonga destroyed Antenmaru with a Haki-charged throw, though Allure shattered in the process. In the Underworld, Antenmaru encountered Goketsu and fled as it recognized the same terrifying strength.

• Momonga's cherry-red, lightning-wreathed attack pierced Antenmaru and erased its spiritual body, leaving Shirino Doman unconscious but alive.
• Allure shattered after completing its final strike, while the witnesses stared in shock and Momonga said there had been no other way to attack across the city.
• Antenmaru awoke in the Underworld and decided to build its own kingdom among the dead.
• Antenmaru approached a large group of newcomers, but Goketsu turned toward it and Antenmaru sensed the same overwhelming danger it had felt in its final moments.
• Goketsu called Antenmaru promising prey, and Antenmaru immediately turned and ran.