1
Seasons

13
Episodes

The Gokusen (2004)

Name: The Gokusen
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Released: 2004-01-06

25m

Running Time

1
Seasons

13
Episodes

January 6, 2004
Release Date

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Plot.

Kumiko "Yankumi" Yamaguchi enters Shirokin Gakuen Private School to become a math teacher. She's assigned as the homeroom teacher for class 2-4, populated by a gang of delinquents. At first, the class tries everything to rattle her cage, but to no avail. In a short period of time, Yankumi gains the respect of the class. But what the school doesn't know is that she's the heir to the Oedo Group, a powerful Yakuza clan. So while Yankumi struggles to excel in her career as a teacher, she must also keep her Yakuza background a secret.

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Details.

Release Date
January 6, 2004

Original Name
ごくせん

Status
Ended

Seasons
1

Episodes
13

Running Time
25m

Genres
Animation Comedy Drama

Last updated: 2025-03-14

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Wiki.

Gokusen (ごくせん) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kozueko Morimoto. It was serialized in Shueisha's You from 2000 to 2007, with its chapters collected in 15 wideban volumes. The story follows Kumiko Yamaguchi, the granddaughter of a yakuza boss and teacher at an all-male private high school.

The manga was adapted into a three-season television drama, with Yukie Nakama in the title role, which was broadcast on Nippon TV from 2002 to 2008, followed by a theatrical film, which premiered in 2009. A 13-episode anime television series adaptation by Madhouse was broadcast on Nippon TV in 2004. The anime series was licensed in North America by Media Blasters.