GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka (1998)

Action · Adventure · Comedy

Eikichi Onizuka, former gang leader, becomes a teacher of a class of students who torment their teachers and fellow students. Of course they do not do this out of whim, they have their reasons. Onizuka is charged by the chairlady to help these troubled students into a more healthy adulthood, and help rehabilitate the teachers in the process as well.

IMDb rating: 8.4 (4,170 votes)
Episode average: 8.4 matches the IMDb rating
Seasons: 1
Streaming (US): Netflix
Language: JA
Type: TV series

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Seasons

Season 1 (1998)

8.43 avg 13 episodes 8.3 → 8.2

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	First, I'm a teacher	8.3	58
2	The Pervert Teacher and the Madonna Teacher	8.3	43
3	It's the Problem Teacher	8.5	43
4	Idol Making Money	8.2	39
5	It's the Teacher Stalker	8.3	39
6	The Dangerous Teacher Who Puts Out His Hand to a Student's Mother	8.3	39
7	The Teacher Who Does Compensated Dating	8.5	36
8	The Teacher Who Was Fired in the Opening Ceremony of the Second Semester	8.5	38
9	The Teacher Who Has Students Withdraw from School by Force	8.4	38
10	The Teacher Who Gets Excited Over Staying at Fuyutsuki's Room	8.3	40
11	The Violent Teacher Who Was Scolded by a Beautiful Nurse	8.8	44
12	I'm a Great Teacher	9.0	49
13	Drama Special	8.2	49