The story of a young, idealistic teacher who enters Shirokin Gakuen with hopes of making a difference in the students' lives. However, Yamaguchi Kumiko is in for a rude awakening when she finds that she will be the homeroom teacher of 3-D, the hardest class to maintain in the school. The students have multi-colored hair, sloppy uniforms, and show absolutely no respect to her. The leader of the class, Sawada Shin is lazy but bright and shows some interest in Yamaguchi when he notices that she is very different from other teachers. The students try to bully her to make her quit, but their attempts don't get them very far. What the class and the rest of the school does not know is that Yamaguchi Kumiko is actually the 4th generation heir to the Ooedo Group, a notorious yakuza clan. Even though her family would like her to take the title of Ojou when her grandfather dies, they have accepted the fact that Yamaguchi would rather be a teacher. Eventually, the students learn to respect their quirky teacher because of her devotion to them, and even give her a nickname: Yankumi.

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  Matsumoto Jun (Sawada Shin)

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  Nakama Yukie (Yamaguchi Kumiko / Yankumi)

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  Morimoto Ryoji (Horibe Ryoji of Class 3D)

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  Namase Katsuhisa (Sawatari Goro)

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  Utsui Ken (Kuroda Ryuichiro)

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  Anan Kenji (Wakamatsu Hiro)

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• Sep 30, 2011 12 of 12 episodes seen

  Crazy4You
  12 of 14 people found this review helpful
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  • Overall  9
  • Story  9
  • Acting/Cast  8
  • Music  6
  • Rewatch Value  8

  I remember watching the anime first a while ago, but I don't remember much about it other than the fact that I enjoyed it. After watching this drama I still enjoyed it - and loved it! It's a light drama for the most part, you have your silly moments - but you also have your heartwarming and moving moments. While there are some things about this drama that might seem cliche nowadays - you have to keep in mind that it came out almost 1O years ago and it was original for the time.
  
  
  
  In the beginning you have all of these arrogant kids who start to change and mature as Yankumi becomes their teacher. She takes care of her students, she's always on their side. It's a drama that says "You can live by standing on your own two feet" - sometimes you just need a helping hand.
  
  
  
  The acting is great - Part of my reason for wanting to watch this drama was for MatsuJun: the more I see of him the more I can see him as a great actor for his portrayal of different types of roles. The rest of the cast was great, too, no complaints.
  
  
  
  The music is okay - they only really had 1 song that played at the end of the drama. The rest were instrumentals that fit the drama but didn't stand out to me.
  
  
  
  I think I'll watch this drama again someday.
  
  
  
  Overall: I think this is a drama worth watching. Remember that it came out in 2OO2, that it's also based off a manga. It gets better with each episode - I watched the last 7 episodes in one day. If you're looking for something light and comedic with characters that go through problems and mature - this is a good drama to watch (: read more

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• May 15, 2011 12 of 12 episodes seen

  SleepyMikey
  5 of 6 people found this review helpful
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  • Overall  7
  • Story  6
  • Acting/Cast  9
  • Music  8
  • Rewatch Value  7

  This drama is a lot of fun to watch. The acting is superb and you immediately grow to love the entire cast. The most special thing about Gokusen is that, even if it's about a teacher and a class, almost every student of 3D has their fair share of on-screen action. Yankumi's speeches tend to get a bit repetitive at times, which of course is no problem when you watch one episode every week, but is something you might get annoyed by when watching more than three episodes in one day. All in all, it's a very enjoyable drama!

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