One of the last Manga I've read is the Gokusen. The story is pretty simple, Yamaguchi Kumiko is a new teacher and she is assigned to a delinquent school. She is also the Heir of a Yakuza family and good at fighting so she is not afraid of dealing with difficult students. The story is about her Yakuza family and how she manage to hide her Yakuza roots to the school staff and students.
It's also about loyalty, family and friendship. It gives good life lesson with a lot of humour. This is a pretty funny Manga and I must admit that some of the chapters make me laugh to tears, so I would recommend it without any hesitation!
This could be close of TGO: Great Teacher Onikuza for those who know this Manga.
There are also an Anime, a Drama and a Movie.
The anime is great. It keeps the spirit of the Manga and it's pretty short, only 13 episodes.
The Drama: I started to watch the first episode and it's not following the Manga perfectly which bothered me a bit, yeah I'm a bit conservative *rolleyes* . However, I might give it another try someday. There are 3 seasons so far and only the first one is about the Manga. In the next seasons Kumiko is following her path and they are new stories, with new schools and new students.
The Movie: I liked it, more than the Drama actually. You see some of her former students (from the Drama), one of them is having some trouble, so everyone gather to help him. The main trait of this story is friendship after all.
To read The Gokusen online (in English):
- http://www.onemanga.com/
To watch the Anime and the Drama (with English sub):
- http://www.animecrazy.net/
To watch the movie, on youtube : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WmOmS5LQ7Ior or on Dramacrazy: http://www.dramacrazy.net/japanese-movie/gokusen-the-movie/
Also the Anime opening is really good, I discovered another J-Rock group: Foot Stamp, so I share it Yeee \o/
Enjoy!
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