Skip to content
EntityQ699321· pop 19· linked from 288 articles

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

Anime · MyAnimeList

The Gokusen

The Gokusen

Score
7.43/10 (23,861 votes)
Rank
#2438
Popularity
#3473
Type
TV
Episodes
13
Status
Finished Airing
Season
Winter 2004
Studios
Madhouse
ActionComedyDelinquentsOrganized CrimeSchoolWorkplace

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…

View on MyAnimeList →

via Jikan · MyAnimeList

Key facts

Animanga/Header.image
Gokusen manga vol. 1.png
Animanga/Header.caption
First volume cover, featuring Kumiko Yamaguchi
Animanga/Header.ja_kanji
ごくせん
Animanga/Print.type
manga
Animanga/Print.publisher
Shueisha
Animanga/Print.magazine
You
Animanga/Print.imprint
You Comics
Animanga/Print.first
2000
Animanga/Print.last
2007
Animanga/Print.volumes
15
Animanga/Video.type
live tv film
Animanga/Video.producer
Shōshun Katō
Animanga/Video.music
Michiru Ōshima
Animanga/Video.licensee
Amazon Prime Video (streaming)
Animanga/Video.network
Nippon TV
Animanga/Video.first
January 7, 2004
Animanga/Video.last
March 31, 2004
Animanga/Video.episodes
13

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Official website
www.ntv.co.jp/a-gokusen
Show 1 more fact
number of parts of this work
15
Sources (7)

via Wikidata · CC0

~16 min read

Article

15 sections
Contents
  • Plot
  • Characters
  • Shirokin High School
  • Kuroda Family/Ooedo Clan
  • Others
  • Media
  • Manga
  • Volumes
  • Drama
  • Film
  • Anime
  • Reception
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by . It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine You from 2000 to 2007, with its chapters collected in 15 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.

Connections

Categories