The woman rewards him with a real fan, but it's broken and doesn't work. Kagura and Shinpachi assume Gintoki gambled away the money and beat him up. Key Segments
Gintama Episode 21, titled is a classic comedy episode that revolves around a heatwave in Edo and a desperate quest for an electric fan. Episode Summary Gintama Episode 21
Gintoki discovers that fans (senpuki) are considered obsolete technology in the alien-influenced Edo. He eventually finds a suspicious recycle shop run by a woman who misinterprets his request. The woman rewards him with a real fan,
The Yorozuya office is unbearable due to a massive heatwave. After Gintoki and Kagura fight over their only electric fan and break it, Gintoki heads out to buy a replacement. Episode Summary Gintoki discovers that fans (senpuki) are
Gintoki gets caught up in a syndicate's plot to use the machine. In true Gintama fashion, he ends up destroying the massive cat-shaped machine after realizing it isn't an actual fan.