Gokusen
- 2002
- 1 season
- Anime
- R
The story follows Kumiko Yamaguchi, the granddaughter of a yakuza boss and teacher at an all-male private school.
- Languages:
- Japanese
- Subtitles:
- Arabic, English [CC]
- Year of production:
- 2002
- Country of origin:
- Japan
1. Ep 1 - Rookie Teacher with a Secret is Born!
Kumiko Yamaguchi, the 23-year-old granddaughter of a yakuza boss, becomes a teacher at Shirokin High, an all-boys high school. On the first day, the class ignores her, but when she finds out that the ex-students are beating up Teruo "Kuma" Kumai, a student in her class, she secretly beats them up.
2. Ep 2 - Duel! Shin VS Ojou?
Kumiko asks the class to behave for her evaluation test, but no one shows up on the day of the test. Shin Sawada offers that everyone will return to class if Kumiko will fight him and she agrees. When they meet after school for the fight, they are interrupted by the police and it is postponed.
3. Ep 3 - Kuma's First Time?
Kumiko saves a woman from a drunken man in a hostess bar but is surprised to find later that the woman is Kuma's mother. Kumiko grades math tests and after she learns the class' average is 21, she holds remedial classes, hoping some would come.
4. Ep 4 - Ojou Goes Blond! Whodunnit?
A local purse-snatcher is suspected of being a student of Shirokin High and Noda is arrested because he looks like the police sketch. Kumiko and a group from her class set out to catch the real thief and although Kumiko captures him, she gives the credit to her students.
5. Ep 5 - Ooedo Clan in Crisis!
Kumiko is made acting head of the Ooedo clan while her grandfather is hospitalized. Ex-student Kudoh takes the opportunity to stir up trouble with the militant Kakita clan and puts the blame on the Ooedo clan. However, Kumiko, dressed as a gokutsuma (a yakuza woman) skillfully brokers a reconciliation between the clans without bloodshed. Some of Kumiko's childhood is revealed.
6. Ep 6 - Kyou's Knockout Performance?
Shin and Kuma see Kumiko get into a car with two men of the Ooedo clan. They follow her to her house but are caught and Kyo-san puts on an act, so Shin and Kuma think Kumiko owes them money. Kuma falls for the act, but Shin finds out the truth, however he promises to keep her secret.
7. Ep 7 - Shirokin Boys' Choir? Say What?!
Ms. Fujiyama tries to get Ichikawa, a good student who is being bullied, to join the choir club. Ms. Fujiyama's past as a middle school teacher is revealed, including the suicide of one of her former students who was also being bullied. Ichikawa almost commits suicide, but is saved by the efforts of Ms. Fujiyama, Kumiko and some of her students.
8. Ep 8 - The Class Trip into Hell Begins!
The class goes on a field trip to Okinawa but things go wrong when the students skip out for the night and get into a brawl and Uchi does not return. Kumiko goes out to find him and accidentally rescues a different Uchi for one of the local gangs. After Kumiko displays her temper, the gang decide to help her find student Uchi. When they find him, she is overjoyed, but nevertheless gives him a hiding for causing her so much trouble.
9. Ep 9 - Schoolground Battle Without Honor Or Humanity?!
The school holds a cultural festival and Kumiko's class has a host club but they are more interested in fighting with the seniors. When a huge senior student on suspension, Ichiro Tsuruta, arrives things look grim for the juniors. However, Kumiko realizes that he would rather cook yakisoba than fight and she turns him into the perfect host for her class.
10. Ep 10 - School in the Crosshairs!
Many students at school start to wear a cat badge but Kumiko discovers that they buying them for 10,000 yen to avoid being beaten up. Shin offers to help find the culprits, but when they find them, Kumiko is overpowered when Shin is taken hostage. Fortunately, some of the Ooedo group come to the rescue, however Shin is shamed by the episode and the next day he is absent from school.
11. Ep 11 - Shin Drops Out of School?!
Kumiko learns that Shin's father is going to withdraw him from Shirokin High and send him to a better school to fulfill his ambitions for his son. After some class members are arrested for trying to free Shin, Kumiko and Kyo-san rescue him, but Shin's father, the police commissioner, visits the Ooedo Clan and threatens to shut them down. Shin successfully pleads to stay at Shirokin High despite its poor reputation.
12. Ep 12 - Shirokin High Closing?!
The school's board of directors decides to close down Shirokin High but Kumiko objects. The directors agree that if the school can become number one in Japan academically or in sports within two weeks, they will not close it down. Kumiko decides to have the school become number one in boxing, but takes to the ring herself and wins, saving the school.
13. Ep 13 - Yankumi's Final Act of Honor!
The school's board of directors decides to close down Shirokin High but Kumiko objects. The directors agree that if the school can become number one in Japan academically or in sports within two weeks they will not close it down. Kumiko decides to have the school become number one in boxing, but takes to the ring herself and wins, saving the school.
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