The Gokusen
ごくせん
“Yakuza heiress Kumiko becomes a teacher, hiding her strength while taming delinquent students at a chaotic all-boys high school.”
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Yakuza heiress Kumiko becomes a teacher, hiding her strength while taming delinquent students at a chaotic all-boys high school.
Kumiko Yamaguchi is smart, enthusiastic, and ready to start her dream job as a math teacher at Shirokin Academy. But as her first day opens on atrocious students and cowering teachers, Kumiko realizes that the all-boys high school is a cesspool of delinquents with no intention of improving themselves. However, what her rowdy students don't know is that behind her dorky facade, Kumiko is the acting head of a powerful yakuza clan, and she has the skills to prove it! Capable of overpowering even the strongest of gangsters in seconds, Kumiko must keep her incredible strength and criminal influence a secret in order to keep her job. Unfortunately, with the vice principal constantly trying to get her fired and Shin Sawada, the leader of her class of delinquents, suspecting she's stronger than she lets on, Kumiko has a difficult teaching career ahead of her.
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Community consensus
Derived from 28 sampled reviews
7.3/10
Score distribution
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SplitPolarized
σ 1.98 · split reception
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5.2 ptsRecommenders 8.2 · others 3.0
Score over time
0.25Verbosity
Snap verdicts · shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10/10 “This series is a true masterpiece that I enjoyed so much I have watched it four times. There are no criticisms to be found regarding the experience. I highly recommend this show and suggest...”
- 7/10 “This anime is highly enjoyable, largely due to the great characterization of the protagonist, Yamaguichi, and the unique premise of her leading a yakuza gang. However, the series feels too short...”
- 7/10 “The storyline is refreshingly original and well-paced at 13 episodes, making the main characters a truly enjoyable highlight. While the art and sound are merely average and the show isn't the best...”
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A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — The Gokusen begins and ends here.
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Reel · 01 Cat. №BS-0219
- Format
- 13 × 23′
- eps × min
- Total runtime
- 4h 59m
- all episodes
- Aired
- Jan 2004 – Mar 2004
- Winter 2004
- Source
- Tv
- media type
- Rated
- R
- 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref.
- BS-0219
- catalog