Gokusen

ごくせん

  • Winter
  • Spring 2002
  • Summer
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NetworkNTV
Broadcast1 Apr 2002 – 3 Jul 2002
Episodes12 Episodes+Special
ViewershipAverage 17.43%
Fan score 8.7 from 126 reviews

Synopsis

Newly graduated Kumiko Yamaguchi wants to make her mark on the Japanese educational system as a teacher. All well and good until she finds out that the school she'll be teaching at has its fair share of troublemakers and rabble-rousers. The ruffians at the school don't frighten her though for she has a secret of her own-she's a fourth generation crime syndicate member and next in line to head it up. She's gone straight and wants to be a teacher though, but she's one person in whose class you don't want to be caught fooling around!

Synopsis: NTV

Cast & characters 22 credited

Theme song

  • “Feel your breeze” — V6

Fan reviews 131 reviews

8.7/ 10
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9 29
8 20
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1–6 16

"College humor"

6 / 10

Finndlin · 2012

I did it, I watched the infamous "Gokusen" which is pretty much supposed to be one of the funniest jdrama.

First of all if you're looking for something realistic and plausible you can spare you the trouble of watching it. You're not going to believe one second that the story could have actually really happened. For example you can clearly notice that Nakama Yukie can't fight, which makes all those tough yakusa combats positively ridiculous!

As for the general plot, the idea of a the granddaughter yakusa being a teacher was rather nice and caused many good jokes (sometimes a bit repetitive..)

Actor were just plain, and most of them weren't natural. It was very disturbing during the emotional sequence, the result was gross. Oh and I absolutely hated the moral lessons which were inappropriate for this kind of entertainment.

I'd say it's a fair comedy, distracting and very forgettable ;)

Another Classic

9 / 10

doramanoai · 2012

Acting and Characters are amazing! Not an either-or with GTO--it has its own distinct feel.

Yankumi!!

8 / 10

ester_grace · 2010

Yukie such a great actress, I think there's no other actress can do yankumi's role.

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