GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka
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| Actually for a filler ending this was kinda good. i'm gonna get into the Pros and Cons of this show Pros: 1- Onizuka 2- Onizuka! 3- ONIZUKA!! (Seriously, if this guy wasn't an epic MC, i would've dropped the show LONG time ago!) 4- Comedy (Some of the funniest episodes/bits i've ever seen, Onizuka is a b0ss!) 5- Vice Principal/Cresta (Vice Principal is one of the most underrated side characters, in the history of side characters!) Cons: 1- Some of the worst most annoying side characters, EVER! (98% of the side characters are horrible) 2- SERIOUSLY, ANNOYING SIDE CHARACTERS!! 3- All the girls are BITCHES! (Except for Kanzaki, even tho she was also a bitch at first but she then became a great character) 4- If you get bullied to death (Literally), don't even worry about it, the bullier is probably "in love" with you... 5- Filler Ending (Even tho it's kinda good, it's still a filler and you have to read the manga for the real ending) Overall, Good show worth the watch, even tho the side characters ruined it, Onizuka saved it. 7/10 |
| Nice to see how the principal stood up for his students. Overall the colleagues and students established a strong bond towards the end and it was typical for onizuka to show us his troll face at the end xD |
| 7/10 overall a good series, though I did have problems with some of the filler episodes along with the rushed ending. Didn't care all that much for many of the side characters either though I liked Vice Principal, Urumi and Kikuchi but there was far to many bitchy girls. |
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| onizuka left holy forest to teach in the US california junior high.Those punks are in for a rude awakening by that mischievous teacher and i am going to miss him and vice principal and his cresta *hilarious* |
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| As of the day I'm posting this comment, 7 people have rated this episode a 1/5.....What the fuck is wrong with these 7 people??? 5/5!!!!!!!! |
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| So GTO became my new favourite anime. This ending is really nah because I wanted Onizuka to date Fuyutsuki so badly... Anyway still 10/10 tho. |
thatPinkSpiderMay 14, 2017 2:33 PM
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| Can we talk about how amazing they presented the VP in front of the Board of Education? It really showed they understood his character and I'm so god damn impressed with how he was handled. He clearly took to heart his statement of becoming the ideal teacher self 10-20 years ago during the Okinawa arc (he took the sunflower story to heart and I'm so happy). The VP was given two choices by the board: 1) to betray his teachers/friends/colleagues in front of the board so he can save face and basically look good in front of them since he cares so much about his reputation (this happened throughout the whole series) 2) or go against them and provide the point of view that the whole point of their organizations is to help educate the public's children. I seriously thought the VP was going to be a fucking bitch and save face by betraying the chairman and his colleagues. If they played it off as comedy, I would've been outraged honestly. That was until he started muttering to speak up in front of them, he was shaking and I didn't think he would have a change of heart but he clearly did. He cares about the students. The juxtaposition between the Board of Education's opinions on the students and his opinions on the students when he was drunk was so similar. Just hearing those opinions being similar to his must've triggered the desire to change from the Okinawa arc. Also, his speech. The whole squabble about the reputation of a school, the reputation of a person in front of the public, your own reputation in general which was prevalent in this show really shouldn't matter if it starts to hinder their jobs as teachers/educators. Their jobs are sacred because they shape the next generation of people, they change and incite student's minds about subjects. My professor in university talked about how important teaching was to him when somebody quoted about how he's shaping a generation. The same thing is being shown here and it's god damn awesome to see this here. I freaking clapped to VP in real life, I was so impressed. I feel like this was the main theme to take away from this show. The purpose of the education system is to take care of the students and help shape their potential to benefit society. It's such a shame that the VP's point of view about caring about the students isn't reflected in today's education system here where I live. University costs so much and it really seems like they just care about themselves. Look at those huge tuition fees, those huge textbook prices, those huge classrooms. I know some other countries have free education, man I would love that. They know what's up and care about the students there. Now that's not to say ALL education institutions are bad and don't care, I know professors that are pretty great who understand. I'm talking about the administrations of these institutions which can be god damn scummy. --------- Okay, I'll talk about that ending. It was obviously rushed but it left some things to the imagination. I imagine that Onizuka was able to get out of his self-incarceration because Miyabi, Saito-san (stabbed teacher), plus witnesses testified against the Board of Education and that Onizuka was trying to save Miyabi. Sooner or later, an investigation went into the board and they got dismissed or charged on corruption. I'm hopeful that happened. As a result of that whole ordeal, the news media published it everywhere and internationally got picked up. Onizuka is in the world's view and America saw Onizuka as a good teacher to recruit. So they offered him a job there which he accepted. Hell, he could just stay in America if he wants but the Chairman tells Fuyutski that he'll be back. Onizuka didn't run away in this instance, he was freed and everything was happy at the end even though he's so far away from home in this instance. Japan really likes the USA for some reason (such as oogling over their women) and hold them in some high regard so I'm thinking he was rewarded for all of his efforts. Speaking of the USA, Trump might win as I'm writing this, bois, holy crap. Trump might become president. I was calling it. Damn. ------------- Anyways, I think this anime was a masterpiece 10/10. I'm willing to overlook many of its flaws over the many pros it provided. This series engaged me so much that I'm falling behind in my studies now. It's been so long since I've been this enamored by an anime. Usually I can stop myself but this show was so great like Onizuka. While the storylines can be seen as typical, I think the execution of these storylines were done really well. Many of the lessons and commentaries it had on the education system was a treat. It was also quite entertaining throughout its whole duration. I've never felt unsatisfied for an episode overall. I also think aside from the anime goofs, everybody was written well and realistic. Of course, we're talking about the Japanese society and all that jazz but I think I can see these people in real life. Now, Kanzaki might be an exception since she the way she was born might not happen irl but who knows. I would go on and on about the lessons of the series and how I think it was awesome but I'll digress. Also I know the flaws about the show can deter them from others giving them a high rating like the repetitiveness, etc. which I can understand. Subjectively for me, this show was a masterpiece and I'm so glad to have watched the whole thing. Truly an anime classic. |
FestivalsOfComfNov 8, 2016 9:16 PM
| anything to continue the story? since i am dying for more ;-; |
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| Onizuka, true teacher from the start and still going :D |
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| This was an incredible series that I will definitely miss now that it's over. The ending felt a tad inconclusive but one could say that that's just how GTO is. 10/10!! |
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| It had some problems like some characters being pretty fucking annoying and a couple of arcs being bad in the middle (which kinda made me stop watching it for a while) But still, the overall experience was fun and im pretty sad that there nothing else because i was really starting to love this once again. Maybe if i finally want to read some mangas i'll try read it since i hear that a lot has been cut and been fillers. Anyway, solid 8/10. |
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| Really disappointing.. I've fineshed the show in 3-4 days, I loved it but the final was awful.. |
| The first 20 episodes were a consistent blast, though this doesn't mean the rest are not as good as they are. The plot elements felt a bit significantly repetitive but they are still pretty enjoyable. The ending is clearly rushed but it's fairly acceptable, there's nothing left in Holy Forest Academy for him to take care of, everything in Class 4 is solved so we see him off to California Junior High School. unless you read the manga.. Loved it!!! 9/10 |
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| good way to end the show. Onizuka is a great role model and goes straight to my favorite chars :D epic show nevertheless...gonna give it an 8/10 although it feels like a 9 because of some episodes that were a bit blank, but most of it was epic. loved it! |
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| I really liked the VP in this episode. Fairly weak ending overall for me :/ |
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arimakenshin said: How does this anime have a lower score than Code Geass... X( To each his own. Much like this one Rethice said: I gave it a 6/10 (Which believe it or not, means above average, my 10/10 spamming friends) I got irritated at the logic some characters followed throughout the entire series, and couldn't help but agree that Onizuka didn't deserve to be a teacher. Sure, he inspired a lot of students which is all well and good in that world, but I'd like to see his methods work even once in a real-life situation. Of course, I'm taking it too seriously for the comedy anime it was intended as, but that's because to me, the comedy was actually the most frustrating part of it. So, I'm really redeeming it by saying that its inspirational and touching moments were good enough for me to give it a 6/10. As a comedy, it failed, but that's because good anime comedies are rare. He can give GTO a 1/10 and I can give Code Geass and Steins;Gate a 1/10. No more questions. Because it's a matter of preference. |
| The ending for this amazing anime was kinda bad tbh, there was no real reason why Onizuka had to run away, everything would have been resolved with time, and the guy who stabbed himself would have cleared everything up Despite the weak ending, this was an absolutely amazing anime, with one of the best male Main characters in history. It only took me 6 episodes for me to put Onizuka on my favorites list I can't believe I was avoiding this show for the longest time, I always thought it seemed overrated for some reason 8/10 show, what a fucking blast that was ! |
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Wizy said: im speakin from the future its 2018 currently and no s2damnit now I'm seriously sad because I finished the series. I've heard that there's a possibility for a second season, god damnit I am willing to wait few years for that. Teacher, BANZAI 10/10 |
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TheDiabolicEsper said: Wizy said: im speakin from the future its 2018 currently and no s2damnit now I'm seriously sad because I finished the series. I've heard that there's a possibility for a second season, god damnit I am willing to wait few years for that. Teacher, BANZAI 10/10 It's 2018 and still waiting |
| Honestly.... I was not a big fan of this episode. The episode itself was not that bad. But the plot in it.... was terrible. It was too rushed imo. And Miyabi was the biggest bitch for the whole story, and then she just turns nice in the blink of an eye! And her reasoning was not even that good! Onizuka had actually saved her life several times before! And why the hell are you ending a god-like series that thrives on comedy... with THE FIRST ACTION ARC!?!?! But I should just enjoy it for what it was. But it's sad that GTO ended on such a low note for me. Overall.... Epsiode is a 6/10 Series is a : 8.7/10 I really enjoyed GTO nonetheless! Wonder how the manga ended it? Well I will be giving that a go as one point I hope! |
| Loved this series, though it makes my brain tremble a little on how they chose to end it. I liked it's end quite a lot, however, I just can't take those series that leave everything so open ended. I have so many questions and so much I want to know and see, it's going to plague my thoughts. Such a golden show though, start to end. |
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| Awww VP, after 42 episodes.. Now he's actually a decent person now xD Ended pretty abruptly as I was expected from anime I'm guessing manga have different ending? |
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| First, ten episode went by so fast, then another encounter and that is another ten interesting episodes, then 15~ kind of slow episodes into quick downhill in last five episodes, I didn't expect that. A whole week passed by so quickly, still deciding whenever 9 or 10 to this anime. The ending could use at least 1-2 more episodes for the aftermath of this fiasco with the teacher. |
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| I really enjoyed the series overall but I can get behind everyone saying that the ending was rushed. As for Onizuka leaving behind Class 3-4 and teaching elsewhere shows how Onizuka is trying to help change the lives of as many students as possible. Him teaching elsewhere feels exactly like his character and I'm sure everyone he has helped an befriended in Class 3-4 know why he had to leave. Guess I need to start reading the manga next. |
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| What a poor wasted ending for such a great and favourite show. I felt really stupid when i first saw this show last year. Really, really wasted potential for this masterpiece. This definatelly need second season and rewriting of the ending. Instead of this original ending they should've stop the show after the Okinawa Arc and come back 2-3 years later after ending the manga. This show deserve true conclusion for ffs!!! |
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| Overall pretty decent. Episodes were pretty bland in the middle but picked up in the end. Ending felt rushed tho |
| I liked the show overall, but the last two episodes were way too rushed. 7/10 |
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| this was one hell of a ride for me. I am gonna really miss that damn teacher. |
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| GTO has the highest number of characters that I dislike in a single show. But despite that it's still okay. |
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| kinda sad hat it ended just like that with Onizuka transferring schools but a great show then the less |
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| So, where's my GTO in California spin-off series? |
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burntlettuce said: Ending really bugged me. I did not see the reason for him to run away like that, everything would've been taken care of in due time, he left all his students after finally there trust. Ending was definitely to rushed a few more episodes would've been good. Other then the ending i thought this anime was a masterpiece, everything about it, so i will give it a 10 despite the ending. He knows he is not suitable to be an actual social sciences teacher, and whatever he had to teach the students he had done so really well, with each student he solved their problems. It really was time for a goodbye. I agree it's sad. Can there be a new GTO anime btw ? Like it happened with tensai bakabon new and osomatsu san ? |
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| This was a good one. |
| This episode is too rushed. It was very hard to get the plot. Overall, the series was interesting. Anime was great back then. |
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| Ok, I rewatched everything after a few years with my boyfriend and I still think GTO is a masterpiece. Different and surprising. He also likes it. 10/10 |
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| Started watching this just before i took on a teaching job and done some 18 months later, i can't say i learnt anything about teaching from this cause most of the scenarios are unrealistic and unrelated to the profession, but definitely enjoyed watching the show in stages. Huge props to Onizuka's seiyuu though, definitely one of the best ever performances i've ever seen cause the entire show centered around that one character and it delivered wholly in that aspect. 7. |
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| That's it???!!! I thought the ending will be the graduation of class 3-4.. I'm dissapointed :( The story is good, I like some of drama, most of the girls are annoying and stupid though.. I love Yoshikawa and Kiikuchi.. Onizuka's way of teaching is unique but I like it. Poor vice principal, I hate the joke about him though.. I feel pity on him. 7/10 |
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| An absolutely outstanding episode, its crazy how far Onizuka actually goes for his students. I’m very happy about great ending and that GTO ended on such a high note. Of course after reading other opinions on this I just can’t post this without mentioning that the last episode shouldve been 40 minutes long just like the first one. Now it seems that I’l have to read manga in order to see what wasn’t shown here. This show is 9.3/10 for me, probably the strongest 9 i gave to any anime series so far |
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