Fan reviews: Gokusen Season 3

ester_grace · 29 Nov 2010

Gokusen 1 is the most touching but gokusen 3 is the funniest.

txtsinay · 16 Jun 2010

I know a lot of things are just being repeated all the time, but this series still makes me laugh so hard and cry so hard. Nakama can really pull out that emotion...
i wasn't going to watch season 3, but when the special and the movie came out i have to go back and watch the 3rd season to connect some stuff...

all in all i still like it...now if they will make another gokusen...they need to do something different...like make yankumi get into a coma or something then all her students will come and stuff...or finally get her a man!!! lol...then that will open some other stories...hehehe

Limes · 9 Dec 2009

I started this series with low expectations and an indifferent attitude, but I was thoroughly surprised by its quality. It's so difficult to not compare it with its predecessors, but inevitably it will be (compared). Sure, there's nothing different about its storyline, plot, running gags or characters; it's a total re-hash of Season 1 and 2 yet there is something about it that makes it rather interesting.

While Takaki Yuya is poorly cast as the lead character Ogata Yamato, Miura Haruma shines in his role as Kazama Ren. To be fair, there was little Takaki could do with a character like Ogata (reminiscent of Kamenashi Kazuya's Odagiri Ryu in S2) who is really the cool, silent type, and that leaves Miura to really work Kazama. Miura's acting was impressive; many times it felt as if he were the main character. The supporting cast of 3D was fairly good although sometimes they looked more in pain when they were trying to put on their fierce 'delinquent' expressions; cute. The teachers however were thoroughly annoying and pretty pointless except to make derogatory comments about 3D to make them the big, bad class.

This season has a great deal more action than the previous seasons; Yankumi doesn't seem to hold back any longer beating up the bad guys. Though it gets a bit tiring after 10 episodes of the same cycle of watching her students get beat and her making a grand appearance to save the day and make a short speech about life and friends.

I believe with all sequels, one has to watch it without comparing it to the previous seasons, hard as it may seem. Watch this carelessly, don't go too much into detail, just enjoy the fun ride while it lasts - and it is fun, it's Gokusen after all.

(As a side note: the Johnny's boys are taking over Gokusen.)

MonsterZero-65 · 13 Nov 2009

This series was one too many. I love Gokusena and I liked Gokusen II a lot though it was a bit redundant. This was really does not develop any further and is a rip off/clone of the other seasons. They could have done so much with this cast and storyline but chose to do exactly what they did before.

I can't really recommend seeing this drama.

JEaddicthellyeah · 3 Nov 2009

I'd be surprised if you hadnt watched even one of the seasons of Gokusen. Yamaguchi in this season, was well... completely the same. Nothing changed. From the creepy glasses and pig tails to the red jerseys and rubber shoes. But she's pretty when thats not what she's wearing. Ogata, I mean, Yuya, was the feeling cool *cough* *cough* dude. Aside from Ren, I mean. Say... Why arent Ogata and Ren on the character list? :))

I give it a perfect 10. -end-

Infractorial · 9 Jul 2009

I actually thought this to be the best season of the Gokusen series. The students had different backstories that made them more likable than previous casts, and the ending was quite different from the usual. Yankumi gets old in my opinion, but the students are always entertaining.

je-chan · 20 May 2009

-I love this show! It gives much respect and importance for teacher-students relationship.

jed_ka · 19 Apr 2009

the third best Gokusen serie

crystalics · 29 Mar 2009

I really really love Haruma miura here as Ren Kazama..
well.. I first saw him in 14 sai no haha, as kirino satoshi there...and now I was looking for more of his drama's..I like him too in bloody monday.

well I hope there's a GOKUSEN 4... but I'm looking for some improvements in the storyline.. hope there would be more thrill....and whatever idealism to make it more "must-seen drama"
really really like it..
esp. Haruma here...



;p

doublemask · 10 Feb 2009

Its the same thing all over again. Gokusen 1 was awesome. Gokusen 2 still kept me interested. Gokusen 3 just left me bored. Same routine in every episode: student gets in trouble, Yankumi turns up, gives a speech while bad guys stare back, some attack, she fights back, she wins, student learns a lesson, everyone's happy. This is the 3rd season for goodness sake! Its time for some variation! It would have been pretty interesting if some characters from previous seasons had brief appearances. Sure, its still enjoyable to watch, but compared to the previous two seasons, this one falls flat.

jdoramadotcom · 22 Jan 2009

Of course, Yukie Nakama is again completely winning as the high school teacher, product of a yakuza family, faced with teaching the worst delinquents. The series is in its third run because it's so effective, and funny.

However, Gokusen 3 often comes off as a remake of Gokusen 2, right down to the plots and even the characters.

benderoftheelements · 16 Sep 2008

*********SLIGHT SPOILER************
well, this drama is okay. i mean it has its funny parts, and its "sad" parts, which just end up being a giant joke. If you want to watch something sad, ichirin no namida.
Back to this dorama, its the same thing as gokusen 1 and gokusen 2. The only different parts are episodes 1 and 2, where instead of there being 1 class leader or w/e and that little head group of friends, there are 2 of them fighting for power. But by episode 3, those 2 groups are best of friends, and then it gets to the same old crap.
In EVERY EPISODE there is a fight, where the high schoolers are getting beaten up, because those tough guys for some reason cannot fight, and Yankumi comes to the rescue. EVERY EPISODE. And in case you didnt notice, she throwns her little hair holding rubber bands (dont know what they are called, for i am not a girl), and her glasses before every fight. they get thrown right on the floor, and then 4 seconds later, she is wearing them again...........???? she is magic
anyway, its the same old crap, where every episode they have a problem w/ one of the kids in that head group, and that kid gets into a fight, where the other kids from the head group come to try and save him, and after they fail miserably, yankumi comes. And its alll the same episodes as the drama before, student teacher parent conferences, dad in hospital, best friend is now a nerdy douche who beats up other ppl because he thinks that they are smarter than them and looks down upon you because you go to a crappy high school, girl you like doesnt like u until you "prove ur worth" by getting ur ass kiked and having yankumi save you AGAIN.
They dont even attempt to change the background characters, its so annoying. Like, im sure they are different actors, but how many times did u have that guy in the background w/ the slicked back hair? ALL 3 DORAMAS, thats how many.
Good thing that i didnt watch gokusen all at the same time, cuz i would freak. I put a good 3 months in between each one, so that this way it can be refreshing when i watch the next season, but this one just doesnt cut it. Maybe i should have waited 3 years. Not bad enough that the seaons are repetative, but now the episodes themselves are repetitive.

lilster418 · 8 Sep 2008

I have to agree with many about how similar season 3 is to season 1 and 2. It is literally a combination between the first two seasons. I wish there was more variety in what happens to each character and I'm sure the producers could've been more creative. There were a few differences towards the end. Kuma was more involved and one episode sort of focused on him more. Goda (the Kudou imitation) appeared in 3 episodes instead of just one and there was a sad episode (the last one). I have to say the last 3 episodes were probably the best, especially the finale. It was the most heart-wrenching because even though the viewers know everything it going to be all right (after seeing 2 seasons), it's still scary and sad. I want to see them graduate too! It might be too much to ask for seeing as season 3 was sort of unnecessary, but I wish there was a graduation episode at least. Those are always the best ones. =)

Drama wise, yes it was a repeat, but it also wasn't too great on how quickly the students accepted Yamaguchi-sensei. They weren't too quick in calling her "Yankumi," but I think after episode 3, they were all friends. It's not so much that I didn't like it, I just thought the process was too quick. The best was still the first two seasons, but I like HOW they found out. I thought it was funny how they thought Yankumi's family made takoyaki for aliving and then was like, "How come it says 'Oedo'?"

Characters wise, I wish it wasn't only Kuma that returned. I wish previous actors, Kazuya, Jin, Jun, Oguri Shun, and Mokomichi were shown briefly. Of course, they all had their new dramas to film, so it's understandable. Even though I didn't think much of the cast for Gokusen 3, I've come to realize that after watching this, they grow on you. I've come to like them a bit because even if they're not my favorite actors (the ones I mentioned above), they're still not so bad. Yuya and Haruma are all right and probably are the most popular among the Gokusen fans. I think it's wonderful how all three seasons managed to include singers from Johnny Entertainment. I LOVE JE!

cnidaria_jin · 25 Aug 2008

i still likes tis drama...lol...^^
yar..quite repeating,same background music..n some sort of it...but..its still good..tis dramas still can make me laugh n i enjoyed so much watching it...hemmm....i miss gokusen 1 n gokusen 2...

haruma miura is excellent acting his part..nice lol ^^...
his charming own style...i agree wif tat...
takaki yuya..not bad...his voice fo the insert songz...no doubt for tat...
but i still vote for jun n akame for the lead part...
they'r superb...sugoi desu ne...huhu...^^
loves them forever...

Shindou · 16 Jul 2008

Skimmed through this for the sake of seeig what it was about and I think I think I'm being way too generous with a 5/10.....the plot is the EXACT same as its predecessors and the cast is getting less and less convincing each time. If you haven't watched the series before, watch the first and stop.

stardope · 22 Jun 2008

like all of the above,,,, i think the storyline is so much alike...
i watched this dorama coz miura's in it...
hohoho....
haruma miura wa kakkoi.....

Jackykero · 26 Apr 2008

This is barely a review at this point since I only saw episode 1, but what I saw makes me believe that I won't change my mind after watching the rest (I will try episodes 2 and maybe 3 unless it improves).
It felt like exactly the same scenario - again !!! - as Gokusen 1. I could accept some repeat in Gokusen 2, but 3 times is too much.
If you have never seen Gokusen 1, skip this one and watch Gokusen 1 instead.

----**** Attention spoiler ****----
Let me convince you by telling you briefly what the first episode is about:
- It starts with the old Kyoto-sensei (Namase) with a problem class 3-D
- Yankumi (Nakama) is the teacher of a class on a remote Japanese island but is fired. She joins the Kyoto-sensei and discovers (oh surprise) that she gets the difficult 3-D class
- The class is a mess, they all look like gangsters and make a lot of noise, until a very quiet one at the far end of the room tells the others to be quiet and they all obey and sit down. Yankumi finds out he's the Boss of the class.
- One in the class tries to hit Yankumi, she avoids his fist but pretends she did not do it in purpose
- Within the other teachers, there are 2 others nice-looking young women thqt the bad behaving kids talk about
- The former gym teacher Baba joins the school but surprisingly forgot Yankumi's connection with a Yakusa family
- One of Yankumi's kids is wrongly accused of a theft, everybody thinks he did it except Yankumi, she fights for him and finaly the police let him go.
- While bad boys are beating one of Yankumi's students, she comes into a hangar and beats them all while doing a speech
- While running to school, Yankumi collides with a man that becomes the white knight of her dreams
- and so on, and so on...

It is exactly the same script, same jokes, same stories, same background music, with less interesting characters and different kids. Rhhhhhaaaa what I waste.

Di@na · 23 Apr 2008

HAHA! I am first again ^^
ok..about the dorama:

NEGATIVE: ok seriously.. its like everything repeats all over again!
everyone who already watched Gokusen 1 and 2 will not get
surprised at all when they'll watch Gokusen 3 *LOL* the storyline
did not change at all.

POSITIVE: ITS STILL FUNNY ^^ there are so many scenes where
you just cannt help yourself but to laugh really hard XD

..about the actors:

Takaki Yuya: ok ok he is a cute guy, thats true..BUT he tries
WAAAY too hard to be "the next akanishi jin".. in each episode
he copied jin's behavior/acting/face expression and at the
begining it was sweet but later it got on my nerves.. because I
am pretty sure he can act better than that and he do not need to
be a copy cat. AND SERIOUSLY who can ever be like jin or even
replace him??? that's impossible ;)

Miura Haruma: what can I say? I love him since "KOIZORA". He
is very handsome, talented and he CAN act. He do not need to
copy anyone because he creates a new and own character when
he plays another role...its like you see a totally different person
in each movie / dorama and thats what acting is about. To be
honest he was the main reason why I did watch the 3rd Gokusen
season till the end XD..he was like the star in the new
season..he made at least more interesting for me.