Great Teacher Onizuka

Japanese manga series

Great Teacher Onizuka

First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Eikichi Onizuka

Genre|

* Action[1]
* Comedy[1]
* Yankī[2]

Manga
Written by| Tooru Fujisawa
Published by| Kodansha
English publisher|

* NA:

* Tokyopop (former)
* Kodansha USA (current, digital)

Imprint| Shōnen Magazine Comics
Magazine| Weekly Shōnen Magazine
Demographic| Shōnen
Original run| January 8, 1997 – February 13, 2002
Volumes| 25 (List of volumes)

Further information

Television drama
Directed by|

* Hiroshi Akabane
* Satoru Nakajima

Written by| Kazuhiko Yukawa
Original network|

* Fuji TV
* Kansai TV

Original run|  July 7, 1998  –  September 22, 1998
Episodes| 12 + 1 special
Anime television series
Directed by| Noriyuki Abe
Written by| Masashi Sogo
Music by| Yusuke Honma
Studio| Pierrot
Licensed by|

* AUS: Madman Entertainment

* NA: Discotek Media

Original network| Fuji TV
English network|

* NA: SHONext
Anime Selects on Demand

* SEA: Animax Asia

Original run|  June 30, 1999  –  September 24, 2000
Episodes| 43 (List of episodes)
Live-action film
Directed by| Masayuki Suzuki
Released| December 1999
Runtime| 140 minutes
Television drama
Directed by| Imai Kazuhisa
Produced by|

* Kasai Hideyuki
* Yamamoto Yoshihiko

Written by| Masaki Fukuzawa
Music by| Haneoka Kei
Original network|

* Fuji TV
* Kansai TV

Original run|  July 3, 2012  –  September 11, 2012
Episodes| 11 + 3 specials
Television drama
GTO In Taiwan
Directed by| Imai Kazuhisa
Written by| Junpei Yamaoka
Music by| Haneoka Kei
Original network|

* Fuji TV
* Kansai TV

Original run|  March 22, 2014  –  April 12, 2014
Episodes| 4
Television drama
Directed by| Ken Iizuka
Original network|

* Fuji TV
* Kansai TV

Original run|  July 8, 2014  –  September 16, 2014
Episodes| 11
Related

* GTO: 14 Days in Shonan
* GTO: Paradise Lost

Great Teacher Onizuka, officially abbreviated as GTO, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tooru Fujisawa. It was originally serialized in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine from January 1997 to February 2002, with its chapters collected in 25 tankōbon volumes. The story focuses on 22-year-old ex-bōsōzoku member Eikichi Onizuka, who becomes a teacher at a private middle school, Holy Forest Academy, in Tokyo, Japan. It is a continuation of Fujisawa's earlier manga series Shonan Junai Gumi and Bad Company, both of which focus on the life of Onizuka before becoming a teacher.

Due to the popularity of the manga, several adaptations of GTO were created, including a 12-episode Japanese television drama running from July to September 1998; a live-action film directed by Masayuki Suzuki and released in December 1999; and a 43-episode anime television series produced by Pierrot, which aired in Japan on Fuji TV from June 1999 to September 2000. A second live-action series aired in Japan during 2012, and two more in 2014.

A sequel manga series, titled GTO: 14 Days in Shonan, ran in Weekly Shōnen Magazine from June 2009 to September 2011. Another sequel, titled GTO: Paradise Lost, began in Weekly Young Magazine in April 2014. Both the anime and manga were licensed in North America by Tokyopop. The anime series was re-licensed by Discotek Media in 2012. The manga is licensed by Kodansha USA.

The manga has had over 50 million copies in circulation, making it one of the best-selling manga series in history. In 1998, Great Teacher Onizuka won the 22nd Kodansha Manga Award in the shōnen category.

## Plot[edit]

Main article: List of Great Teacher Onizuka characters

Eikichi Onizuka is a 22-year-old ex-gang member and virgin. While peeping up girls' skirts at a local shopping mall, Onizuka meets a schoolgirl who agrees to go out on a date with him. Onizuka's attempt to sleep with her fails when her current "boyfriend", her teacher, shows up at the love hotel they are in and asks her to return to him. The teacher is old and ugly, but has sufficient influence over her that she leaps from a second-story window and lands in his arms.

Onizuka, upon seeing this display of a teacher's power over girls, decides to become a teacher himself. He earns his teaching degree, just barely, at a second-rate college. In his quest, he discovers two important things: he has a conscience and a sense of morality. This means taking advantage of impressionable schoolgirls is out of the question, but their unusually attractive mothers are a different matter. He enjoys teaching and, most of the time, he teaches life lessons rather than routine schoolwork. He hates the system of traditional education, especially when other teachers and administrators have grown ignorant and condescending to students and their needs. With these realizations, he sets out to become the greatest teacher ever, using his own unique brand of philosophy and the ability to do nearly anything when under enough pressure. He is hired as a long-shot teacher by a privately operated middle school in Kichijōji to tame a class that has driven one teacher to a mysterious death, another to a nervous breakdown, and one other to joining a cult. He embarks on a mission of self-discovery by reaching out to each student one by one and helping each student overcome their problems and learn to enjoy life. He uses methods that are unorthodox, illegal, and life-threatening, yet he manages to succeed in educating and opening up his students.

## Production[edit]

When writing GTO, Fujisawa was influenced by the writing style of Kōhei Tsuka. The series was originally intended to run for 10 volumes; however, it was extended at the request of the publisher. Fujisawa began to run out of characters as a result. When faced with writing block he would write stories without Onizuka. Onizuka's first name, Eikichi, was taken from musician Eikichi Yazawa. When developing Onizuka's character for the series, Fujisawa sought to incorporate real character traits from Japanese gangs often referred to as "Yankees". Onizuka's look is modelled on such gang members and was not intended to convey an "American look". Onizuka acts tough and confident but is actually shy and lacking in confidence to follow through on some of his desires. He is a simple character that stands by his own reasoning and principles and has his own conscience. Fujisawa gave him the viewpoint that you should take responsibility for your actions, something he sees as important.

Onizuka's role in the school is to provide a bridge between the students and teachers. The character of Fuyutsuki reflects the point of view of the average teacher. Fujisawa highlights his own school experience where teachers were mostly focused only on a good performance record rather than the teaching itself. However, he was able to take an interest in mathematics because of the approach of his teacher. He used this experience to build the series.[3] Tatsuya Egawa has claimed that GTO plagiarized his debut manga, Be Free!.[4]

## Media[edit]

### Manga[edit]

See also: List of Great Teacher Onizuka chapters

Written and illustrated by Tooru Fujisawa, Great Teacher Onizuka was serialized in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine from January 8, 1997,[5] to February 13, 2002.[6] Kodansha collected its chapters in 25 tankōbon volumes, released from May 16, 1997,[7] to April 17, 2002.[8]

The series was licensed in English by Tokyopop and was one of Tokyopop's first releases in the "Authentic Manga" lineup of titles using the Japanese right-to-left reading style. In doing so the artwork remained unchanged from the original compared to previous publishing methods.[9][10] The 25 volumes were published between April 23, 2002,[1] and August 9, 2005.[11] Kodansha USA republished the series digitally on February 2, 2022.[12]

#### Sequels and spin-off[edit]

Main articles: GTO: 14 Days in Shonan and GTO: Paradise Lost

A side story series, titled GTO: 14 Days in Shonan, was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine from June 10, 2009,[13] to September 14, 2011.[14] A three-chapter spin-off, titled Black Diamond, was later published in Weekly Shōnen Magazine in November 2011.[15][16] A spin-off manga, titled GT-R, focused on Onizuka's friend Ryūji Danma, was published in Weekly Shōnen Magazine from June 27 to October 3, 2012.[17][18] Kodansha collected its chapters in a single tankōbon volume, released on November 16, 2012.[19]

A sequel, titled GTO: Paradise Lost, started in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine on April 14, 2014.[20]

### Anime[edit]

Main article: List of Great Teacher Onizuka episodes

A 43-episode anime television series adaptation was produced by Studio Pierrot and directed by Noriyuki Abe, was broadcast on Fuji TV from June 30, 1999, to September 24, 2000.[21][22] Yoshiyuki Suga provided scripts, having also written scripts for the live-action adaptation.[23]

Tokyopop licensed the series for release in North America and released it across 10 DVDs between March 22, 2002, and September 16, 2003, and for American TV broadcast on Showtime's SHONext channel in 2004 and Comcast's Anime Selects on Demand network in 2006.[24][25] The series was re-released in a seven-disc box set by Discotek Media on September 24, 2013.[26][27] Crunchyroll began streaming the series in January 2015.[28]

### Live-action[edit]

A 12-episode television drama adaptation was broadcast on Fuji TV from July 7 to September 22, 1998.[29] The series starred Takashi Sorimachi as Onizuka and had an average audience share of 28.5% with the final episode recording a rate of 35.7%. The final episode was the eighth-most-watched broadcast in the Kantō region during 1998.[30][31] Several changes were made for the live-action adaptation. For example, Fuyutsuki (Nanako Matsushima) is an eager teacher who supports Onizuka in the manga, whereas in the live-action adaptation she initially dislikes Onizuka and wants to leave teaching to become an Air Hostess.[23] A television special was broadcast on June 29, 1999.[32] This was followed by a theatrical movie in January 2000.[33] The film was successful at the box office grossing ¥1.32 billion, becoming the tenth-highest-grossing film of the year.[34] The movie was released in North America by Media Blasters, under their Tokyo Shock division,[35] on July 26, 2005.[36][37][38]

During 2012, it was announced that a new live-action series would be broadcast in Japan. Produced by KTV and Media Mix Japan, the series ran from July 3, 2012, until September 11, 2012.[39] Originally, Jin Akanishi was to play the role of Onizuka; however, he was forced to withdraw by his management. Instead, Akira of Japanese band Exile was selected to play Onizuka.[40] An Autumn special was broadcast on October 2, 2012, followed by a New Year's special on January 2, 2013, and a Spring special on April 2, 2013.[41][42][43] On March 22, 2014, a 4-part mini-series aired in Taiwan, before being broadcast in Japan at a later date.[44][45] The mini-series places Onizuka in a Taiwanese school as part of a training program and is a joint Japan/Taiwan co production that contains both Japanese and Mandarin Chinese dialogue. The series has been announced for English subtitled release via the Crunchyroll streaming service.[46] A new series set in Japan aired from July to September 2014.[47]

A new version of the original drama, with the title character reprised by Sorimachi, was announced to air in 2024, as part of Fuji TV's 65th anniversary, under the title GTO Revival.[48][49] The cast of third-year students and teacher team of Sotoku Gakuin High School, where this version takes place, includes Sae Okazaki [ja] (as Miyu Ayahara, a third-year homeroom and Japanese History teacher), Shinya Kote (as Takeshi Fujida, the vice-principal), Rikako Yagi [ja] (as Suzuka Ichikawa, an honor student, with a strained relationship with her father), Mei Hata [ja] (as Rin Endo, a student whose father's company's fraud problem was exposed), Wataru Hyuga [ja] (as Haruto Uno, a student on a baseball scholarship, unable to play because of an injury, whose father despises him for this), and Kosuke Suzuki (as Koichi Ichikawa, Suzuka's father and a candidate for the House of Representatives). The drama is scheduled to start on April 1, 2024.[50] Six cast members from the original are reprising their roles in this new version: Hiroyuki Ikeuchi as Kunio Murai, Yuta Yamazaki [ja] as Masaru Watanabe, Yōsuke Kubozuka as Yoshito Kikuchi, Hidenori Tokuyama as Kenji Youda, Shun Oguri as Noboru Yoshikawa, and Naohito Fujiki as Ryuji Saejima.[51][52]

## Reception[edit]

By November 2007, the manga had over 50 million copies in circulation.[53] Great Teacher Onizuka won the 22nd Kodansha Manga Award for the shōnen category in 1998.[54]

In Manga: The Complete Guide, Jason Thompson refers to the series as "shameless, frequently sexist and totally hilarious". He praises the series for staying fresh through imagery, detailed art, and pop culture dialogue. Lastly, he states that the manga "approaches true social satire". He gave the series four stars out of four.[55] In The Dorama Encyclopedia, Jonathan Clements and Motoko Tamamuro note that television adaptation's subject and humorous approach was well received by the teenage audience.[23]

In The Anime Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917, Jonathan Clements and Helen McCarthy noted the use of computer cloud and water effects in the anime adaptation. While appreciating the advantages of the anime adaptation allowing for more violence, they call the first live-action adaptation the "quintessential GTO".[21] In 2008, Russian network 2x2 came under investigation by Rossvyazkomnadzor, the government watchdog, for allegedly promoting child pornography by broadcasting GTO.[56][57][58]

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* The Seven Deadly Sins by Nakaba Suzuki and Yowamushi Pedal by Wataru Watanabe (2015)
* Days by Tsuyoshi Yasuda (2016)
* Altair: A Record of Battles by Kotono Katō (2017)
* Beastars by Paru Itagaki (2018)
* The Quintessential Quintuplets by Negi Haruba and To Your Eternity by Yoshitoki Ōima (2019)

2020s|

* Tokyo Revengers by Ken Wakui (2020)
* Blue Lock by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yusuke Nomura (2021)
* That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime by Fuse and Taiki Kawakami (2022)
* Shangri-La Frontier by Katarina and Ryosuke Fuji (2023)

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Works directed by Noriyuki Abe

Anime series|

| 1990s|

* Yu Yu Hakusho (1992–1994)
* Ninku (1995–1996)
* Midori no Makibaō (1996–1997)
* Flame of Recca (1997–1998)
* Great Teacher Onizuka (1999–2000)

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2000s|

* Ghost Stories (2000–2001)
* Tokyo Mew Mew (2002–2003)
* Detective School Q (2003–2004)
* Bleach (2004–2012)

2010s|

* Black Butler: Book of Circus (2014)
* The Heroic Legend of Arslan (2015)
* Divine Gate (2016)
* The Heroic Legend of Arslan: Dust Storm Dance (2016)
* Boruto: Naruto Next Generations (2017–2019, 2022–2023)
* Kochoki (2019)

2020s|

* Arad Senki: The Wheel of Reversal (2020)
* Ōoku: The Inner Chambers (2023)
* My New Boss Is Goofy (2023)

Films and OVAs|

* Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie (1993)
* Ninku: Tomb of Knives (1994)
* Ninku: The Movie (1995)
* Hunter × Hunter – Jump Super Anime Tour (1998)
* Bleach: Memories of Nobody (2006)
* Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion (2007)
* Bleach: Fade to Black (2008)
* Bleach: Hell Verse (2010)
* Black Butler: Book of Murder (2014)
* Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic (2017)
* The Seven Deadly Sins the Movie: Prisoners of the Sky (2018)
* Yu Yu Hakusho: Two Shot & All or Nothing (2018)
* The Seven Deadly Sins: Grudge of Edinburgh (2022–2023)

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Pierrot television series

1980s|

* The Wonderful Adventures of Nils (1980–1981)
* Miss Machiko (1981–1983)
* Urusei Yatsura (1981–1984)
* The Mysterious Cities of Gold (1982–1983)
* Mrs. Pepper Pot (1983–1984)
* Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel (1983–1984)
* Chikkun Takkun (1984)
* Persia, the Magic Fairy (1984–1985)
* Star Musketeer Bismarck / Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs (1984–1985 / 1987–1988)
* Magical Emi, the Magic Star (1985–1986)
* Ninja Senshi Tobikage (1985–1986)
* Pastel Yumi, the Magic Idol (1986)
* Anmitsu Hime: From Amakara Castle (1986–1987)
* Ganbare, Kickers! (1986–1987)
* Kimagure Orange Road (1987–1988)
* Norakuro-kun (1987–1988)
* Osomatsu-kun (1988–1989)
* The Burning Wild Man (1988)
* Magical Hat (1989–1990)

1990s|

* Heisei Genius Bakabon (1990)
* Musashi, the Samurai Lord (1990–1991)
* Tasuke, the Samurai Cop (1990–1991)
* Chiisana Obake Acchi, Kocchi, Socchi (1991–1992)
* Marude Dameo (1991–1992)
* Yu Yu Hakusho (1992–1994)
* Tottemo! Luckyman (1994–1995)
* Ninku (1995–1996)
* Fushigi Yûgi (1995–1996)
* Midori no Makibaō (1996–1997)
* First Human Gon (1996–1997)
* Baby & Me (1996–1997)
* Hyper Police (1997)
* Clamp School Detectives (1997)
* Flame of Recca (1997–1998)
* Takoyaki Mantoman (1998–1999)
* Fancy Lala (1998)
* Neo Ranga (1998–1999)
* Dokkiri Doctor (1998–1999)
* Yoiko (1998–1999)
* Microman, The Little Giant (1999)
* Power Stone (1999)
* I'm Gonna Be An Angel! (1999)
* Great Teacher Onizuka (1999–2000)
* Rerere no Tensai Bakabon (1999–2000)

2000s|

* OH! Super Milk Chan (2000)
* Gensomaden Saiyuki (2000–2001)
* Ceres, Celestial Legend (2000)
* Ghost Stories (2000–2001)
* Super Gals! Kotobuki Ran (2001–2002)
* Kaze no Yojimbo (2001–2002)
* Hikaru no Go (2001–2003)
* Kogepan (2001)
* Tokyo Underground (2002)
* Tokyo Mew Mew (2002–2003)
* The Twelve Kingdoms (2002–2003)
* Naruto (2002–2007)
* E's Otherwise (2003)
* Detective School Q (2003–2004)
* Saiyuki ReLoad (2003–2004)
* Hikaru no Go: Journey to the North Star Cup (2004)
* Saiyuki Reload Gunlock (2004)
* Midori Days (2004)
* Bleach (2004–2012)
* Emma – A Victorian Romance (2005)
* Sugar Sugar Rune (2005–2006)
* Naruto: Shippuden (2007–2017)
* Blue Dragon (2007–2008)
* Blue Dragon: Trials of the Seven Shadows (2008–2009)
* Hanasakeru Seishōnen (2009–2010)
* Yumeiro Patissiere (2009–2010)

2010s|

* Yumeiro Patissiere SP Professional (2010)
* Level E (2011)
* Naruto: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals (2012–2013)
* Polar Bear Café (2012–2013)
* Kingdom (2012–present)
* Gaist Crusher (2013–2014)
* Baby Steps (2014–2015)
* The World Is Still Beautiful (2014)
* Tokyo Ghoul (2014)
* Yona of the Dawn (2014–2015)
* Tokyo Ghoul √A (2015)
* Mr. Osomatsu (2015–2021)
* Divine Gate (2016)
* Twin Star Exorcists (2016–2017)
* Onigiri (2016)
* Puzzle & Dragons X (2016–2018)
* Tsukiuta. THE ANIMATION (2016)
* Soul Buster (2016)
* ĒlDLIVE (2017)
* Boruto: Naruto Next Generations (2017–2023)
* Convenience Store Boy Friends (2017)
* Black Clover (2017–2021)
* Dynamic Chord (2017)
* Sanrio Boys (2018)
* Tokyo Ghoul:re (2018)

2020s|

* Akudama Drive (2020)
* Play It Cool, Guys (2022–2023)
* Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War (2022–present)
* Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai (2024)

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Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix Best Drama

* Love Generation (1998)
* Great Teacher Onizuka (1999)
* Beautiful Life (2000)
* Hero (2001)
* Antique (2002)
* Good Luck!! (2003)
* Suna no Utsuwa (2004)
* Yoshitsune (2005)
* Engine (2006)
* Hana Yori Dango Returns (2007)
* Yūkan Club (2008)
* Maō (2009)
* Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge (2010)
* Yōkai Ningen Bem (2012)
* Kagi no Kakatta Heya (2013)
* Hanzawa Naoki (2014)
* Shinigami-kun (2015)
* Flowers for Algernon (2016)
* The Most Difficult Romance (2017)
* Ossan's Love (2018)
* In Hand (2019)
* Hanzawa Naoki 2 (2020)
* The Men of the Wada Family (2021)
* The Black Swindler (2022)

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