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Gokusen (Manga)

Gokusen

Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Gangster Teacher
Japanese: ごくせん

Information

Type: Manga
Volumes: 15
Chapters: 159
Status: Finished
Published: 2000 to 2007
Authors: Morimoto, Kozueko (Story & Art)
Serialization: Young You

Statistics

Score: 8.211 (scored by 2085 users)
Ranked: #4822
Popularity: #656
Members: 3,997
Favorites: 150
1 indicates a weighted score
2 based on the top manga page.

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Popular Tags

comedy josei yakuza

Synopsis

Fresh out of college, Kumiko "Yankumi" Yamaguchi becomes a math teacher at an all-boys high school. Unfortunately for her, she's assigned by the school board as the homeroom teacher for class 3-D, which happens to be the class of delinquent students. When the class attempts to make a living hell out of Yankumi's career, they fail as her persistence and aggression gain her respect. However, little does anyone in the school know that Yankumi is actually heir to the Kuroda Ikka - one of Tokyo's most powerful yakuza clans.

(Source: ANN)

Related Manga

Adaptation: Gokusen
Sequel: Gokusen Kanketsuhen
Side story: Gokusen Extra Chapter

Characters

 Shin
Sawada, Shin
Main
 Kumiko
Yamaguchi, Kumiko
Main
 Fuji
Fuji
Supporting
 Miura
Miura
Supporting
 Tetsu
Asakura, Tetsu
Supporting
 Shizuka
Fujiyama, Shizuka
Supporting
 Teruo
Kumai, Teruo
Supporting



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Oct 18, 2008
Susurrous
Gokusen is a great manga, with a unique storyline and hilarious characters. However, it just. Isn't. Quite. There.
I will explain:

Story:
Gokusen has a unique storyline, with the Yankumi being the heir to a Yakuza clan and all. I love how in the early chapters she attempts to keep her yakuza heritage hidden while using her skills to protect her class. It is quite fun humour. However, a lot of the chapters are very similar in that they follows this pattern:
a) her students get themselves into some trouble.
b) Yankumi saves them.
This gets quite boring after a while and so a lot of the past chapters read more
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Jul 7, 2011
IchigoParfait7
Gokusen: A manga that I just can't help but go back to and read over and over again. I dont know why I love it so freaking much. I mean its my favourite manga despite the Mediocre art and the weird style its drawn in. Im still trying to figure out how I, being a giant shoujo fan, Favourite manga is A Josei. Dont get me wrong I like Josei manga to I just dont read it as much which is why Im baffled! What I DO know though is that any person who loves a light hearted story with tons of comedy would love read more
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User Recommendations

These mangas share ridiculous comedy, student/teacher relations, fighting and a school full of delinquents... what's not to love?
A colorful character works to better the lives of the equally colorful students (read: delinquents) throughout their high school years.

Hana and Yankumi are both ridiculously strong women (with a big tie to the Yakuza) who comes to a new school with a purpose (one as a class rep, other as a teacher) to let go of their previous identities and become a role model of society.

Both become involved in many things from solving a student's problem to making the best school festival ever. By doing so, they shake up the whole school, changing misfit students' lives forever.
But delinquents will be delinquents, (even if they quit, their 'fighting spirit' and fearsome reputations stay...) and there are many beat-em-ups and gang fights to keep the years interesting.

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