Gokusen
| Gokusen | |
Cover art for Volume 1 of the manga series
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| ごくせん | |
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| Manga | |
| Written by | Kozueko Morimoto |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| Demographic | Josei |
| Magazine | You |
| Original run | August 23, 2000 – February 2007 |
| Volumes | 15 |
| Television drama | |
| Original network | Nippon Television |
| Original run | April 1, 2002 – July 3, 2002 |
| Episodes | 12 |
| Live-action television film | |
| Gokusen Special: Sayonara 3-nen D-gumi | |
| Released | March 26, 2008 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Yuzo Sato |
| Studio | Madhouse |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | Nippon Television |
| English network | |
| Original run | January 6, 2004 – March 30, 2004 |
| Episodes | 13 |
| Television drama | |
| Gokusen 2 | |
| Original network | Nippon Television |
| Original run | January 15, 2005 – March 19, 2005 |
| Episodes | 10 |
| Television drama | |
| Gokusen 3 | |
| Original network | Nippon Television |
| Original run | April 19, 2008 – June 28, 2008 |
| Episodes | 11 |
| Live-action television film | |
| Gokusen 3: Graduation Special 2009 | |
| Released | 2009 |
| Live-action film | |
| Gokusen: The Movie | |
| Directed by | Toya Sato (佐藤東弥) |
| Released | July 11, 2009 |
Gokusen (ごくせん?) is a manga series by Kozueko Morimoto. The story follows Kumiko Yamaguchi, the granddaughter of a yakuza boss and teacher at an all-male private high school. In 2008, an SP manga was out, featuring some of Yankumi's (Kumiko) old students who are by now working adults.
In 2002, the manga was adapted into a television drama with Yukie Nakama in the title role. A second series was produced in 2005. An animated adaptation ran on Nippon Television from January 6, 2004 to March 30, 2004.
The third season of the (live action) series was aired as Nippon Television's 55th Anniversary Program in 2008.
A movie as part of the drama was released in Japanese theaters on July 11, 2009.
The plot involves Kumiko Yamaguchi, the granddaughter of a Yakuza boss, Kuroda of the Kuroda Ikka. Her parents died when she was at the age of seven, and her grandfather had no other descendants, so Kumiko is next in line to head the family business with the title of Ojou. However, her lifelong dream has been to become a teacher. While her grandfather approves of her choice, others in the family want her to become the next boss.
Kumiko (known by her students as "Yankumi") becomes a teacher at an all-boys private high school. Her class is full of delinquents, but she tries her hardest to teach them not just about academics (her subject is Mathematics), but about lessons of life, much like any "dedicated teacher" story. Though she's forced to keep her family a secret from the public, her Yakuza upbringing gives her the strength and the experience to reach out to her students, while also providing comedic relief.
The drama aired on Nippon TV from April 1, 2002 to July 3, 2002. The series consisted of 12 episodes. Nippon TV began airing a second season on January 15, 2005, with several returning cast members (including Yukie Nakama). It lasted 10 episodes. There is also a special episode titled "Gokusen Special: Sayonara 3-nen D-gumi" (Goodbye 3rd year Class D), it's a sequel to the first season and the prequel to the second season. The drama also was the highest-rated in its time slot when it was shown in the Philippines by the GMA Network, and was popular enough that the network decided to re-run it, and continued to be the highest-rated show in its time slot. In the Philippines, the series ended with the Gokusen special.
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