Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!: Season 28
Season 28 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!! Season 27.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 28 Progress Shield
SP - All About Hamada Bamyu Bamyu
Jan 9, 2016 · 30 min
A Hamada Bamyu Bamyu special summarizing how the persona was created and the things that happened afterwards.
#1287 - Endo Verification Dokkiri
Jan 10, 2016 · 30 min
The gang being shown a VTR that was cut from the no-laughing batsu, taken of Endo and some strange behavior he was showing when recording for a different show.
#1288 - 100 Questions Saito Takumi (Part 1)
Jan 17, 2016 · 30 min
This week is the 100 Questions segment and the guest for this week is actor Saito Takumi, who made his big break a couple of years ago and is now starring in the new drama airing b
#1289 - 100 Questions Saito Takumi (Part 2)
Jan 24, 2016 · 30 min
We finish off last week's 100 Questions segment with Saito Takumi and as always there is a reward from the guest at the end for the victor.
#1290 - 27th New Year's Party
Jan 31, 2016 · 30 min
The annual New Year's Party episode is up, as well as the annual Yama-1 Grand Prix, the 10th edition this year. Who will impress the most?
#1291 - Costume Talk
Feb 7, 2016 · 30 min
The first Costume Talk for the year features the gang discussing their families' reactions while they watched the recent No Laughing special together, some apparent fortunetelling
#1292 - Jimmy Onishi Long Interview (Part 1)
Feb 14, 2016 · 30 min
The third in the 24 hour long interview series (previously done by Hosei and Drunk Dragon's Suzuki), this week features one of the favorites of Gaki and former cast member Jimmy On
#1293 - Jimmy Onishi Long Interview (Part 2)
Feb 21, 2016 · 30 min
Continuing on from last week, we see the second half of Jimmy Onishi's 24 hour interview.
#1294 - Endo's Mori Shin'ichi Dinner Show
Feb 28, 2016 · 30 min
Endo's Mori Shinichi character makes a return, this time being the big act at a hotel's dinner show the others are 'invited to'.
#1295 - Best of Stroll to Meet Celebrities
Mar 6, 2016 · 30 min
This week features no new content; instead the staff are throwing together a 'best of' package of the Strolling to Meet Celebs series.
#1296 - 7th I Think You Like This Item
Mar 13, 2016 · 30 min
The 'I Think You Like This Item' series makes its first appearance for 2016. The guest this week is Nakamura Tamao, a veteran actress who mostly interacts with Downtown through the
#1297 - Sudden Japanese Dance Competition
Mar 20, 2016 · 30 min
This week involves the guys trying to come up with their own renditions of traditional Japanese dancing, despite not having experience in it. They will have to do their own makeup
#1298 - 3rd Nakamura vs Onuma
Mar 27, 2016 · 30 min
The 'battle' between these two producers is the theme of this week's episode. As was the case with the previous two installments, the duo compete in random contests and the members
#1300 - 3rd Itao's Lip-sync Song Show
Apr 10, 2016 · 30 min
The guys dress up as famous singers and 'sing'/lip sync some of their most known songs.
#1301 - Rendezvous Game (Part 1)
Apr 17, 2016 · 30 min
This week the guys split off to various places around Tokyo without their phones. All five members are shown a theme and are challenged to think about what place or object they wou
#1302 - Rendezvous Game (Part 2)
Apr 24, 2016 · 30 min
Continuation from last week's episode, where we finish up the challenge with the gang.
#1303 - Impromptu Ghost Story Inn
May 1, 2016 · 30 min
A concept proposed by Tanaka for this week's episode. Each member draws two cards randomly from a batch that has a word on it each (for example, maybe a story involving the word 'g
#1304 - Hada Keisuke KARUTA Competition
May 8, 2016 · 30 min
A return of the Kartua competition for this week, with the guest being writer/author Hada Keisuke, who won the prestigious Akutagawa Prize for rookie writers together with comedian
#1305 - Hamada's Birthday Fuzakennayo Dokkiri
May 15, 2016 · 30 min
We have a special episode to commemorate Hamada's 53rd birthday party with a twist. Keen observers of Gaki will note that Hamada tends to throw around the phrase 'ふざけんなよ' quite com
#1306 - Kiki Tomato Juice
May 22, 2016 · 30 min
The 39th installment of the Kiki series is tomato juice. Once again, the number of choices has been reduced from 12 to 10 for this week. Wonder how Hamada will go, given he has exp
#1307 - 6th Stroll to Meet Celebrities
May 29, 2016 · 30 min
Another edition of Strolling to Meet Celebrities, this time in Shimokitazawa, located in Setagaya, Tokyo.
#1308 - 6th Silent Library (Part 1)
Jun 5, 2016 · 30 min
The legendary Silent Library series makes a return this week, 8 years after the fifth installment with movie director Mitani Koki. This time, actor and friend of Downtown Azuma Mik
#1309 - 6th Silent Library (Part 2) & Extra Ghost Stories
Jun 12, 2016 · 30 min
This week concludes the 6th edition of Silent Library.
#1310 - Own Way Dance Competition
Jun 19, 2016 · 30 min
A spinoff of the Sudden Japanese Dance Competition. This week features 5 more contemporary dances in samba, flamenco, awa odori, take no kozoku and tari dance. Each member gets one
#1311 - 2nd Managers Sumo GOTTSUAN (Part 1)
Jun 26, 2016 · 30 min
This week marks the 2nd edition of GOTTSUAN, the sumo wrestling tournament where managers from different entertainment agencies do battle. Gaki's own Fujiwara is once again competi
#1312 - 2nd Managers Sumo GOTTSUAN (Part 2)
Jul 3, 2016 · 30 min
This week concludes the 2nd GOTTSUAN tournament. Looks like Fujiwara is once again allowed a saloon passage through to the final battle. Who will he fight? Will he win? How many ti
#1313 - Kano Eiko Shichi-henge
Jul 17, 2016 · 30 min
A new edition of Shichi Henge with the guest this week being comedian Kano Eiko, who made his first ever appearance on Gaki in the previous Manager Sumo tournament. Matsumoto menti
#1314 - 2nd Rendezvous Game
Jul 24, 2016 · 30 min
This week features the 2nd Rendezvous Game.
#1315 - Costume Talk
Jul 31, 2016 · 30 min
This costume talk focuses on some complaints of Matsumoto while he was in Hawaii for summer holidays and a letter that Tanaka wrote to Endo 20 years ago that Endo found recently wh
#1316 - Absolutely Tasty Okonomiyaki (Part 1)
Aug 7, 2016 · 30 min
This week it's the return of the Absolutely Tasty series, which will have its first episode in almost five years. The theme for this episode is okonomiyaki, which has been used as
#1317 - Absolutely Tasty Okonomiyaki (Part 2)
Aug 14, 2016 · 30 min
The conclusion to the Okonomiyaki challenge will have Matsumoto and Hosei present their dishes.
#1318 - A cappella Singing Competition
Aug 21, 2016 · 30 min
This week features the Gaki crew and some celebrities with absolutely no background in music, and they have to prepare on short notice for an a cappella singing contest.
#1319 - World Ghost Story Summit 2016
Aug 28, 2016 · 30 min
As per the first edition of this concept that aired on the 9th of August last year, the gang listen to guests with foreign backgrounds tell scary stories from their own home countr
#1320 - 30 Minutes Endurance Handsome Drive
Sep 4, 2016 · 30 min
The gang are going out for a little drive for this week's episode with a little twist. They all have to decide on a handsome facial expression and keep their faces with the same ex
#1321 - I Think This Item Will Suit You
Sep 11, 2016 · 30 min
This week is a mini-spinoff of the 'I Think You Will Like This Item' series; where the episodes before had certain themes like pants, shirts etc., this time there will be no partic
#1322 - 3rd Rendezvous Game (Part 1)
Sep 18, 2016 · 30 min
Another Rendezvous Game for the gang to get through this week. The usual rules apply: the five members are given a theme and must go a place that they associate best with that them
#1323 - 3rd Rendezvous Game (Part 2)
Sep 25, 2016 · 30 min
This week concludes the 3rd Rendezvous Game from last week.
#1324 - 3rd Hamada's Cram School
Oct 2, 2016 · 30 min
Hamada once again takes charge of cram school in the third edition of Hamada's Cram School, the first in two years. In case you don't remember what it's about, Hamada, with Matsumo
#1325 - Let's Play with an Old Man
Oct 9, 2016 · 30 min
The five guys each have to spend some time with men older than them and see who is the most compatible couple.
#1326 - Kiki Melonpan
Oct 16, 2016 · 30 min
We reach the 40th edition of the Kiki series with melon bread as the main subject for this week.
#1327 - Location Shooting Replay Challenge
Oct 23, 2016 · 30 min
A new challenge for the gang this week, with the guys going on location and recording a little planned 'segment'. After finishing they then must try and replicate the exact same se
#1328 - 4th Liars Hotel
Oct 30, 2016 · 30 min
This week sees Liars' Hotel back for a fourth edition. What kind of crazy stories can the guys create?
#1329 - Yazawa Eikichi Roleplay Battle
Nov 6, 2016 · 30 min
This week features the gang in a impersonation competition of legendary rockstar Yazawa Eikichi, trying to act out various 'normal' situations as Yazawa.
#1330 - Jungle Pocket Saito Shichi-henge
Nov 13, 2016 · 30 min
The third Shichi Henge contestant for this year is Jungle Pocket's Saito Shinji. He's part of a young trio who are considered rising stars of Yoshimoto Kogyo.
#1331 - Ask the Best 5 in a Strange Town (Part 1)
Nov 20, 2016 · 30 min
The gang have to go to cities they have not traveled to before, ask around for information regarding the best points and features about the city and then come up with a best 5 rank
#1332 - Ask the Best 5 in a Strange Town (Part 2)
Nov 27, 2016 · 30 min
This week continues from where last week's episode left off as the gang continue exploring new cities they haven't visited before.
#1333 - Costume Talk
Dec 4, 2016 · 30 min
Last Costume Talk for the year, discussing a couple of stories: Another discussion on Hosei's continued balding. The gang's thoughts about the No Laughing Batsu Game filming. A
#1334 - 2nd I Think This Item Will Suit You
Dec 11, 2016 · 30 min
This segment makes a return, this time with Suzuki Fuku, a child actor. Seems like this episode will probably bring out parental instincts in the gang, given all five now have expe
SP - Best of No-Laughing
Dec 18, 2016 · 30 min
The Gaki gang choose their favorite moments from the past ten years of No Laughing games and a couple of new details about this year's game are revealed.
#1335 - Top 10 of 2016
Dec 18, 2016 · 30 min
This week, we enter the end-of-year review as the top ten moments/segments from the year are revisited.