The prequel to Great teacher Onizuka a truly amazing series to precead. I watched GTO first and i know many people will do the same since this title is lesser known. Hopefully i can give you a few reasons to pick up this exciting prequel. When i picked up Shonan Junai Gumi i was not sure what to expect considering the structure of GTO i had wondered if it would follow a similar pattern or would it be totally original in itself. It turned out to follow a similar yet different structure. Following Onizuka on his various journeys riding motorcycles and beaten up punks. The humorkeeps in the same sense as the parent series with lots of innuendo and erotic themes. I actually say this series has more of a risky atmosphere and adult themes. It also has slightly more violence debatably but watching a couple guys beat down 4 dozen gangsters is pretty rough.The humor tho crude as it may be is just so Onizuka in essence i don't think anyone would be dissapointed.

The show focuses only on Onizuka and Ryuugi the rest of the cast is all secondary and supporting cast and none of them really continue into GTO. The most part the characters are nearly the exact same except Ryuugi is actually a hands on and important character. After watching this i always wondered why he wasn't a more important character in the sequel. With a few unqiue cast members to support the small plot involved in this short OVA you dont really gain much attachment till the very last episode when you meet a memorable character.

Honestly i always wanted more GTO and this gave me a bit more. Even though this anime tends to act like a immature version of GTO thats exactly what its supposed to be. Its Exciting,humerous and entertaining and though its not its succesor it will always be noteworthy in the franchise so i suggest watching it.