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Writer:

Kazuhiko Yukawa (writer)

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Seasons:

1 full episode list

Plot:

Also known as "Great Teacher Onizuka." Former juvenile delinquent Onizuka finds himself thrust into to role of high school teacher... more

User Comments:

GTO is as original as the manga series. more (10 total)


Cast

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Takashi Sorimachi ... Onizuka Eikichi (13 episodes, 1998)
Nanako Matsushima ... Fuyutsuki Azusa (13 episodes, 1998)
Aya Enjôji ... Kotani Hiroko (12 episodes, 1998)
Naohito Fujiki ... Saejima Ryuji (12 episodes, 1998)
Atsushi Harada ... Todo Shinichi (12 episodes, 1998)
Tomoka Hayashi ... Tsukushima Erika (12 episodes, 1998)
Kunihiko Ida ... Teshigawara Yuu / ... (12 episodes, 1998)
Hiroyuki Ikeuchi ... Murai Kunio (12 episodes, 1998)
Tae Kimura ... Miyuki (12 episodes, 1998)
Kirari ... Mizuki Nanako / ... (12 episodes, 1998)
Masahiro Kobayashi ... Hakamada Hajime (12 episodes, 1998)
Yoshimasa Kondô ... Nakamata Kouji (12 episodes, 1998)
Yôsuke Kubozuka ... Kikuchi Yoshito / ... (12 episodes, 1998)
Miki Kuroda ... Nomura Tomoko / ... (12 episodes, 1998)
Erika Mabuchi ... Uchiyamada Yoshiko / ... (12 episodes, 1998)
Rikako Murakami ... Murai Tsubasa / ... (12 episodes, 1998)
Aimi Nakamura ... Aizawa Miyabi / ... (12 episodes, 1998)
Akira Nakao ... Uchiyamada Hiroshi (12 episodes, 1998)
Baku Numata ... Fujitomi Makoto (12 episodes, 1998)
Shun Oguri ... Yoshikawa Noboru (12 episodes, 1998)
Eisuke Sasai ... Todo Shinjin (12 episodes, 1998)
Minami Shirakawa ... Oshima Chikako (12 episodes, 1998)
Reiko Tajima ... Aizawa Reiko / ... (12 episodes, 1998)
Reiko Tate-i-shi ... Uchiyamada Ryoko (12 episodes, 1998)
Hidenori Tokuyama ... Yoda Kenji (12 episodes, 1998)
Yuta Yamazaki ... Watanabe Masaru (12 episodes, 1998)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

GTO (short title)
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Runtime:

60 min (12 episodes)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16


Fun Stuff

Quotes:

Thug: You're Yakuza, aren't you? What "family" are you with?
Eikichi Onizuka: Class 2-C, idiot.
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Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Puni puni poemi (2001) (V) more

Soundtrack:

School's In Session more


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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
GTO is as original as the manga series., 26 February 2001
Author: huj from Ann Arbor

I was sort of a sceptic when I first heard of this show. The manga series is highly entertaining and full of surprises I was wondering if the TV series can deliver the same punch. And Yes it did. Onizuka, the main character himself, is same kind of badass as he is in the manga, oh, the bilingual (English) version is available for those who are learning Japanese and vice versa.

I will have to say that the TV series is very original. I was hoping that it would follow the manga story line but it didn't, which is a good thing in my opinion, because after the 1st episode, I left my manga aside and I was able to cast away my expectations.

Everyone episode has a point, or moral value that which Onizuka was able to stir up in people's heart. A value in all of us once but long forgotten. But Onizuka, being contrary to societal norm, was able to prevail and bring people back to who they are, via, of course, unconventional means of course. I can not recommend this series enough. But if Japanese is not your first language and you are not fluent in Chinese characters, I then recommend the manga. Watch it, or read it, you won't be disappointed.

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