 If you liked Gokusen |  ...then you might like Great Teacher Onizuka |
Both of these shows follow the same formula, featuring a rough-around-the-edges new teacher reaching out to problem students who eat normal teachers for breakfast. GTO is the funnier of the two by a long shot, but they\'re both quite good.
Ooo...k.. Do NOT expect it to be GTO! It\'s a comedy with an interesting story. The ideea is basicaly the same: a teacher with a controvertial story in their lives (Onizuka ex-biker, Gokusen relations with yakuza). This is considered the female version of GTO. It\'s a MUST if you saw GTO but it\'s not GTO by a long shot.
report Recommended by NOTORIOUS-ro
Almost the same art. Both main characters were gang members and want to be a teacher.
Both are stories about a teacher who is really bad ass who becomes a teacher for a JD class. GTO is much more perverted then Gokusen, and the main character is a guy (obviously). Gokusen's main character is a girl.
Teachers, gangsters, life. Makes for a great anime.
report Recommended by geekextreme1
Both animes feature a gangster backed wanna be teacher,who actually succeeds to overcome the disorganized students and teach them some respect. Where GTO has male, Gokusen goes with a female teacher.
report Recommended by thedarkoni
Teachers who are members of a gang that wanted to change their life for good, they help those stubborn teenager students who are going to the wrong path & lead them to the right path.
Gokusen is basically like a poor man's GTO, but both were enjoyable.
report Recommended by RandomChampion
Main character is a former gang member who wants to be a teacher and has to deal with difficult students.
Besides everything previously said, in both TVs vice president of the school dislikes the protagonist and tries to harm him/her. And the flow of the storyline is pretty similar.
Epic Teachers using unconventional methods to teach their students.
report Recommended by Chaosutopia
Both feature a rebelious teacher with a crimnal past being a guide to the younger more rambunctous crowd of students as well too and the growing bond between them as well too.
report Recommended by Disapeared_Ghost
Some Atmosphere and Great Teachers
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