Description
A classic series among anime and manga entusiasts!
Former juvenile delinquent Onizuka finds himself thrust into a role of high school teacher, facing students who behave just as he used to and an administration that doesn't trust him. Using the brash and unorthodox methods he picked up in his youth, Onizuka manages to reach through to his kids and help them with their problems.
Amazon.com
"Great Teacher" Eikichi Onizuka drinks, leers, and chain-smokes his way through these adventures at Holy Forest Academy. Unlike the shorter stories in volume 1, most of this five-disc set is devoted to two extended narratives: Onizuka's efforts to raise the money for a class trip and the subsequent visit to Okinawa. The vindictive Aizawa makes it look like Onizuka stole the funds for short outing; rather than expose her deception (and admit he was outwitted), Onizuka plays guilty. He wins back the students by offering them the trip to Okinawa, then has to scrape up 8 million yen. In Okinawa, Aizawa causes more trouble, especially for poor, put-upon Yoshikawa.
Onizuka remains irrepressible and unrepentant, but the writers run out of ideas. The storyline about Aizawa framing the teacher recalls episode 1. The rambling Okinawa storyline suffers from a weak ending: why would Aizawa fall for the nerdy Yoshikawa? And why would Yoshikawa want anything to do with a girl who viciously abuses him, even after he's saved her life? In a final demonstration of loyalty, Onizuka takes the rap when the Board of Education tries to frame Aizawa for murder. He escapes from the police and goes on the lam, abandoning his students and the long-suffering Ms. Fuyutsuki--hardly an example of the revered tradition of the seishokusha (one who works in a sacred vocation). (Rated 16 and older: sexual and toilet humor, profanity, nudity, violence, tobacco and alcohol use) --Charles Solomon
Description
The hit anime series continues in this collectible boxed set! See the shocking series finale that will either end Onizuka's career, or catapult him into the spotlight as the Greatest Teacher in the World!
Customer Reviews:
keep this review posted .......2005-10-30
Onizuka provokes the wrath of Uchiyamada when he begins to privately tutor the Vice Principal's daughter. Compromising photos, misunderstandings and general disdain of GTO come to play - as unsual. As if that isn't enough, the street racing school nurse starts selling contraband in the infirmary!
Falls short of potential -- Warning: Minor spoilers ahead.......2004-10-23
Let me start off by saying that I read the manga before buying the anime, so it influenced my viewing experience quite a bit.
That being said, I feel the series was an amusing adaptation of the GTO story and characters. However, after waiting months for the second boxed set to be released, I was somewhat let down (though not enough to make me regret the purchase). The ending was my main sticking point in the series. It just didn't fit at all. My guess is that the anime series got ahead of the manga at the time (as often happens in Japan), ratings went down, no third season was secured and an ending had to be wrapped up in the last few episodes of the second set.
Other than that, the series is funny and at times almost shows a glimmer of the downright touching bits contained in the manga.
This leads me to my second, slightly less major gripe: the changes in the storyline aside, there were many critical points in many of the character's backgrounds and certain key plot points that were changed in a debilitating manor or removed completely. Many of the points that were changed seemed to have been modified to "purify" the show for TV (a shock to me, considering the racious nature of Japanese TV (fan service anyone?)) due to their sensitive subject matter. The changing of these points, specifically Aizawa's reason for hating teachers and Kanzaki's revenge plot against Aizawa (and the complete removal of the REAL reason Kanzaki wanted revenge in the first place and her subsequent suicide attempt), removed the gravity from the situations, dumbed down the series, and inevitably lead to the unsatisfactory ending mentioned in the Editorial Review (which needs editing by the way: it was Uehara Anko causing trouble on the trip, Aizawa refused to even go on the trip, let alone cause trouble on it).
Personally though, I implore you to read the manga as it is far easier to appreciate and well worth the read. I feel you can appreciate the anime significantly more if you understand the characters and their real motivations before you watch this series. It will help you to avoid any confusions one might have about certain events, such as why Yoshikawa and Uehara end up together even after all of the abuse she puts Yoshikawa through, why Kanzaki and Aizawa are at each other's throats, and to tie up loose ends such as what happens regarding the whole Teshigawara mess (they reintroduce him for a few brief seconds for what seems like no good reason (they apparently thought hard about writing his second plot in the manga into the anime, but whoops, no money)).
Overall, while having significantly less character depth and gravity and an ending that falls flat on its face, the series is an amusing and enjoyable romp through the highlights of the first handful of volumes of the manga.
Great Teacher Onizuka!!!.......2004-10-20
This is a must-see anime for anyone with a sense of humor, the plot is somewhat ordinary but the kind of adventures Onizuka gets into are hilarious. If youre into high school type animes, or just any comedy this is the choice for you so.. YOU BUY NOW!!!
Amazon.com
Eikichi Onizuka is the teacher in every parent's nightmares, which may be the reason so many ninth-graders adore him. Built like a brick sushi bar, the 22-year-old Onizuka is a second-degree black belt in karate, a former biker, a foul-mouthed chain-smoker, and a lecher. But he's fanatically devoted to the idea of being a teacher and cares passionately about his students. Onizuka administers a broadly comic mixture of tough love and Clint Eastwood-style vigilante justice, which is just what's needed. Every student at Holy Forest Middle School seems to be a misfit, a thug, a bully, and/or the product of an unhappy home. Onizuka's actions bring him into conflict with parents, rival teachers, the PTA, various watchdog groups, and the sniveling vice-principal, none of whom can stop him.
Tomoko is being tormented by an ex-friend, so Onizuka helps her win the local beauty pageant--while ogling her breasts. When bullied nerd Noboru attempts suicide, Onizuka saves his life, trashing the vice-principal's treasured car in the process. He breaks down the wall that divides Mizuki and her parents--figuratively and literally--and is rewarded with her panties. Each act of kindness or courage wins a few more students to his side--and infuriates his enemies. Although the animation is often crude, with distorted drawings substituting for changes of expression, GTO exerts a gross-out, slapstick appeal. It's a long way from To Sir, with Love. (Rated 16 and older: sexual humor, profanity, nudity, violence, tobacco and alcohol use) --Charles Solomon
Description
Volume 1: Meet Eikichi Onizuka, a 22-year-old virgin and ex-biker. He's crude, foul-mouthed, and has a hair-trigger temper. His goal: to be the greatest high school teacher in the world! Volume 2: GTO, A.K.A.: Great Teacher Onizuka, is the story of Onizuka, a former motorcycle gang member who becomes a teacher to make a difference. Using his street smarts to deal with colleagues, students and troublemakers, Onizuka finds that he too has many lessons to learn! The hippest new anime this year. Volume 3: Onizuka mentors a young female student that has been ostracized by her classmates. The bad news, not everyone thinks this student / teacher relationship is healthy. The good news is The Great Teacher Onizuka doesn't care what other people think. Volume 4: GTO must pass a nationwide test to keep his teaching position, is sidetracked when Young Hidemi, his nemesis, is kidnapped. The popular Urumi Kanzaki appears for the first time in this volume leading GTO on adventure after adventure. GTO might have met his match. Volume 5: GTO's love interest, Ms. Fuyutsuki, flees the Academy in an attempt to escape the simultaneous disdain and affection of the students. She finds herself in the direct path of destruction. . .literally! GTO to the rescue! The lengths he'll go to just to get a girl!
Customer Reviews:
Great Tomokos Obies.......2007-06-12
I love this show. But it makes me wonder about Japan youth. Are they seriously that messed up? Anyway this is a must have for any anime freak. It has comedy, action, love, and one memorable lead character. Onizuka is the man of all anime leading men. I mean seriously.
This story is about one man's journey to being the greatest teacher in the world. I think he does a damned fine job. How he has to deal with the youth of Japan and make them into respectable members of society. His methods may be a little extreme but that's what makes him the greatest teacher ever.
This show will make you laugh from beginning to the end, and almost every thing Onizuka says is not only the truth but is intellegent. Which is kind of odd when you first meet his character.
All and all this is one of the best shows I've ever seen. Trust me you'll enjoy this.
Peace
The complete collection from chap.1-43(end).......2006-12-31
Check out the used and new section for the complete collection of the GTO TV series from chap.1-43(end)! Personnally, I saw the whole series and honestly GTO rocks! If you want to die laughing, that's the anime to buy. However people told me that the graphism wasn't as good as in the manga, but I don't really care, I still think that it is great.
This Teacher rocks. .......2005-12-10
This is a good and addictive show that will keep you interested, but I didn't care much for the plot. I mean, it's your typical cool-teacher-bad-class plot and it's pretty much predictable most of the time. Animation looks VERY bad for it's time. The VA is good, Both of the OPs are Awesome! Characters are all good and developed (The students anyway).What troubled me was that there were so many characters, near the end I couldn't remember which was which. Overall, it's very fun to watch, but nothing more (what else is there? ^_^)
Can I give this 10 stars.......2005-06-13
Eikichi Onizuka is a tough 22 year old biker and a foul mouth person but I can't also believes he's is a teacher who really cares about his students and a virgin which can ruin his reputation. He has a weird way of saving a nerd name Noboru who been bullied at school and decided's to attempts suicided. Onizuka saves him by trashing the vice principals treasured car O ya he's a real role model.
PLEASE read the manga first!.......2005-05-11
Don't get me wrong, I LOVE gto, I'm a hardcore fan of gto and I would live on a deserted island if only I had my gto (the manga), which brings me to my point. The manga is MUCH better .. not because the animation is bad (on the contrary I think it's pretty good) but because gto is such a plot filled story that in the anime all that plot was just sucked away. The most important details that in the manga explain everything and the clues and hints given to you volume by volume, are not in the anime. Regardless of that, is SOOOOO GOODD i recomend you to go buy it NOW !!! it's hilarious, original and has deep plot (not the kind of plot that u just want to puke and die, on the contrary) very good plot, and the characters are complex(more on the manga ..much much more). With that said, if u can get your hands on the manga before you see the anime it would be awesome and you will understand what I mean. There's 25 volumes with the 24th out now. Almost over .. :'(
You just can't get enough of GTO, it's an addiction, :D
Customer Reviews:
More than makes up for Vol. 5.......2003-08-07
Volume 5 got REALLY slow towards the end and had me wondering if I should even keep buying GTO DVDs. Thankfully I bought Vol. 6! This is the only GTO DVD that I have watched straight through from start to finish! I couldn't put it down and had to find out what would happen next. This volume also has some more intelligent jokes in it (at least the japanese version does) that had me laughing out loud, which I don't remember doing with the earlier volumes. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
A So-So GTO...Which Means It's Still Good.......2003-06-22
This was a welcome relief from the weak fifth volume of this series, but like the fifth, it neither connects much to the past, nor sets up anything major for future volumes, up until the final episode on this DVD.
To quickly review what this series is about: Eikichi Onizuka, a former bike gang member, college karate champ, 22 years old and a bachelor, has taken it upon himself to be the world's greatest teacher. With little or no qualifications, he somehow gets accepted into a prestigious school, is assigned the worst class of delinquents and somehow has to control them.
Onizuka has to deal with various opponent-students during the course of the series: bully Aizawa Miyabi, super smart Kikuchi, fatal genius Urumi Kanzaki, and fierce Kunio Murai.
His opponent(s) this time include Vice Principal Uchiyamada, from a different perspective, and the seductively beautiful new school nurse Kadena. This time, Uchiyamada isn't steamed about Onizuka's un-teacher-like in-school tactics--seems his daughter has fallen for Uchiyamada's worst nightmare. Then, the school is taken by storm as a voluptuous nurse takes up residence at Holy Forest. Girls either envy her, or need something from her, while all the men are hopelessly under her charms. When she starts running a slightly illegal school clinic, Onizuka's best friend Ryuji recognizes her as the "Queen of Hakosuka," like Onizuka, a former gang member. However, her specialty was a car street race beating out red lights. GTO takes a step outside the school as he tries to deal with the alluring nurse.
Again, watching this series in Japanese is *necessary*, not only for the word jokes but because the story has pretty significant differences from the English to the Japanese versionin terms of what's going on. The Japanese vocal cast is far superior, and the vocal intonations better match the facial expressions; the storyline and what they say are far more risque and naughtier than the English dub as well.
If you've been collecting the series up to this point, I don't need to tell you to buy it. If you haven't, you're best off having watched the previous volumes, and may struggle as to who's bad, good, and why if this is your first GTO.
Not as good as the other ones........2003-03-14
I have all the GTO DVDs, and I thought this one was all right. Some of the other DVDs got me into the drama and laughing a lot, cause those were more funnier and have more interesting plot, but this one didn't that much. Most of the plots in the episodes weren't as serious or funny as the ones in the other DVDs. The first and the last episodes in this volume were the weakest, but the two in between were good. I didn't enjoy this DVD that much, but it's still funny.
Good Ol' Onizuka.......2003-01-17
This DVD goes back to what the 5th DVD diverged from: Onizuka. This disc cracked me up, especially the episode concentrating on Uchiyamada and his hatred of Onizuka - who now, it seems, has seduced his daughter and ruined his happiness. This stuff just keeps getting better; although I thought the show was losing its shine on the previous disc, this one (thankfully) proves me wrong. Highly recommended to all the Eikichi fans out there.
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GTO Box Set - Semester 2
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Description
A classic series among anime and manga enthusiasts!
Former juvenile delinquent Onizuka finds himself thrust into a role of high school teacher, facing students who behave just as he used to and an administration that doesn't trust him. Using the brash and unorthodox methods he picked up in his youth, Onizuka manages to reach through to his kids and help them with their problems.
Customer Reviews:
The Biggest Cliffhanger Yet.......2003-06-22
You should by now be used to the main character's being constantly put in a tough spot. However, by the end of Vol. 7, you'll find the Greatest Teacher in the world in his toughest spot yet.
To quickly review what this series is about: Eikichi Onizuka, a former bike gang member, college karate champ, 22 years old and a bachelor, has taken it upon himself to be the world's greatest teacher. With little or no qualifications, he somehow gets accepted into a prestigious school, is assigned the worst class of delinquents and somehow has to control them.
Onizuka has to deal with various opponent-students during the course of the series: bully Aizawa Miyabi, super smart Kikuchi, fatal genius Urumi Kanzaki, and fierce Kunio Murai.
This time, things go awry as the class gears up for its class trip. Money collections go wrong and Miyabi contrives her most devious scheme yet, again involving lewd photographs of Onizuka, but this time with no computer fakery. Everyone, from a teacher, to a corrupt cop, is drawn into the trap, and not even the thought of someone's death can stop it. Just when you think Onizuka has made one of his trademark escapes from a bad situation, you'll have to think again.
By far the biggest cliffhanger of this series, Vol. 7 will have you immediately scrambling to buy Vol. 8.
Again, watching this series in Japanese is *necessary*, not only for the word jokes but because the story has pretty significant differences from the English to the Japanese versionin terms of what's going on. The Japanese vocal cast is far superior, and the vocal intonations better match the facial expressions; the storyline and what they say are far more risque and naughtier than the English dub as well.
If you've been collecting the series up to this point, I don't need to tell you to buy it. If you haven't, you're best off having watched the previous volumes, and may struggle as to who's bad, good, and why if this is your first GTO.
Solid Onizuka.......2003-02-19
Ah...GTO...no matter how you slice it, this show is one of the best in pure entertainment. This show has not lost any of its momentum since disc one, and Vol. 7 is another fine specimen of Onizuka goodness. Although not as many laughs as the previous disc (I have a twisted enjoyment at seeing poor vice principal Uchiyamda suffer), all these episodes were great character builders and enjoyable. I especially liked episodes 30 and 31, where one of Murai's sidekicks, Fujiyoshi (long hair, surfer-dude dub voice) gets his character developed considerably. You get to see inside his home, even--this really fleshed him out and took him out of the background. All in all, this is a great disc and I highly recommend it for casual and hardcore GTO fans.
Description
In this shocking series finale, the students end their school trip with high spirits and open hearts. Onizuka makes sure things stay that way by coming to the aid of the emotionally troubled Miyabi. The outcome is a test of wills that can either end Onizuka's career or catapult him into the spotlight as the Greatest Teacher in the World!
Customer Reviews:
GTO-the best of times.......2003-11-18
GTO was an increidable anime. Different than most others in many ways.It made laugh so hard sometimes and it made me feel serious in certain points. .The DVD is real cool because it's in Japanese also which I prefer ito watch with anime. I just wish it had lasted as long as the manga.
Onizuka is really a GREAT teacher in my book!!
Cherished Memories.......2003-10-07
Alas, this signals the end of the GTO anime... What a sad day it is. I can remember eagerly waiting and literaly counting the days for each new volume. GTO has taken me to emotional and comical extremes and I will always have those good memories of sitting in my room turning on the DVD to watch my favorite defender of justice dish it out with extreme prejudice. So what's next for GTO? Maybe a new series that takes place in the USA? We'll have to wait and see, but for now at least I can sit back and watch the series again and again and never forget those funny and emotional times. The impact of Onizuka has taken it's toll so well that I'm actually studying to become a teacher. Hopefully I can use my new found inspiration to make school "Fun again"
Goodbye Onizuka, We'll all miss you...
TEACHER FOR LIFE!!!
Great Ending to a great series........2003-09-19
Great Ending to a great series.
Description
Meet Eikichi Onizuka, a 22-year old ex-biker. He's crude, foul-mouthed, and has a hair-trigger temper. His goal: become the greatest high school teacher in the world! GTO is the story of Onizuka, a former motorcycle gang member who becomes a teacher to make a difference. Using his street smarts to deal with colleagues, students, and troublemakers, Onizuka finds that he too has many lessons to learn! As the students prepare for their long awaited field trip, Onizuka lays out a lesson plan guaranteed to stir up a healthy dose of trouble. His unorthodox teaching methods include pairing up antagonistic roommates, digging for buried treasure, and inadvertently planting the seeds of love. All of these lessons in life allow for a new sense of unity to emerge within the class. In English & Japanese w/ Optional English Subtitles.
Customer Reviews:
GTO Rules-Teacher Banzai!!!.......2003-09-09
I own all of the released Gto DVDs the only one i dont own is Accusations coming 9/16/03. If you have ever seen any GTOs get it.
In this DVD, Fuyutsuki tries to improve her image after over hearing some rude comments from Onizuka about her image.
The students get very angry with onizuka when he tampers with the room assignments making them co-ed. Class 3-4 also gets angry with him when he leads them on a treasure hunt. And finallly yoshikawa and Anko must rely on eachother when they get stranded after an accident.
Over all I would say that this is a terrific DVD and I would most definately recommend that you buy this. As usual it has all its special features.
GTO Begins To Come Around Full Circle.......2003-07-29
It's the GTO volume that opens with breast obsession and wraps up with a mushroom cloud bomb explosion. "Field Trips," the second to last volume of the "Great Teacher Onizuka" series, produces one sub-par episode, followed by three well-connected, well-orchestrated installments that once again remind us why GTO is such an addicting classic.
To quickly review what this series is about: Eikichi Onizuka, a former bike gang member, college karate champ, 22 years old and a bachelor, has taken it upon himself to be the world's greatest teacher. With little or no qualifications, he somehow gets accepted into a prestigious school, is assigned the worst class of delinquents and somehow has to control them.
Volume 9 picks up where the last left off: Onizuka has bluffed and pulled off funding a field trip for Holy Forest Academy to a posh hotel resort in Okinawa. "Field Trips" could've easily done without its first episode, a yawner revolving around the hammering of love interest Fuyutsuki's self-esteem as she overhears everyone's snide comments about her petite figure and not-quite-Pamela-Anderson-sized chest. It's pretty much a two-character episode, with the more ample-sized Nurse Kadena constantly, accidentally making Fuyutsuki more self-conscious as she tries to help her shop for a bathing suit. No one would have missed a beat if this episode had never existed.
Then the fun begins. The next three episodes revolve around two characters who made a small comeback in the last GTO offering: Anko Uehara and Yoshikawa--the bullying girl and bullied boy from Volume 2 (she led a group of three girls to constantly beat him up, and even strip him naked, draw on his body and take pictures). The bullying picks up again once the group touches down on Okinawa, something that doesn't slip by Onizuka, who has also grown keen to a story computer genius Kikuchi finds online about treasure buried in one of the surrounding islands.
As usual, Onizuka dribbles mayhem all over the situation, with two plot twisting schemes. First, he screws around with the room assignments to get Kanzaki in a room of Gundam Wing nerds, henchmen Murai and Kikuchi in a room with Miyabi's two henchwomen (she doesn't go), and Yoshikawa in a room with the three girls that have picked on him for as long as they've known him. Second, he steals the class on the pretense of a trip to dig for turtle eggs, all the while meaning to find the buried treasure. As expected, the room assignments clash more than a green hat with an orange bill, making Onizuka a magnet for the students ire. Yoshikawa is given his "room" by the three girls--the mosquito-infested balcony. With Onizuka's help, he pulls off a clever prank on the girls, but pays dearly with another beating. With the class sequestered from the rest of Holy Forest on Onizuka's wild-goose treasure hunt, Yoshikawa becomes easy pickin's for Uehara and her group on the deserted island. A few accidents, a few obstacles in a few plots, and the last three episodes of "Field Trips" become a chaotic ride with life-threatening implications.
This is one of the most balanced, and surprisingly simple, GTO's since Volume 4: "The Test." On one hand is Oniuzka's treasure hunting group, which turns on him and appropriately punishes him for misleading them; on the other, Yoshikawa and Uehara find themselves separated from everyone, as Yoshikawa dives after Uehara who falls into a treacherous tide cavern. It's as simple as that--the show cuts back and forth from the usual comedic moments from Onizuka's group, to the more poignant, emotionally-shifting situation with the two lost teens.
This volume also once more emphasizes why the Japanese, sub-titled version towers over the English dub. The difference can be as subtle as (Warning!: mini-spoiler) a sentence that reads "we can be together on our last night in Okinawa" to "we can be together *since it's* our last night in Okinawa." One is an offer based on love, the other based on a time limitation (the time limitation one is the English dub). The difference can also make a world of difference in terms of the mood. In the sequence showing the class waiting for Onizuka, Kanzaki, Yoshikawa and Uehara to return, the Japanese version maintains two sets of conversation simultaneously, with Kikuchi's conversation in the foreground, and the class picking on Murai in the background. In another sequence, the English dub shows a waiting, lonely, Uehara pounding the water furiously screaming "Come back, Yoshikawa! Come back!" while the Japanese version furthers the story more sorrowfully makes it appear instead as though she's tapping the water, saying "Yoshikawa" in sad, frightened tones.
If you're this far into the series, I won't even have to recommend it to you--you're almost required to buy it. To newcomers, this is the allure of the series, despite the lackluster fourth volume: a simple series that has a character every and anyone can associate with, along with a barrage of cliffhangers that make the wait for the next volume nearly unbearable. A great PG-13 series.
Onizuka NEVER fails.......2003-07-27
I just finished watching Vol. 9 and I have to say that I am never dissappointed with GTO. It has become my favorite anime and I can watch every episode again and again. Although Eikichi doesn't have very many roles in this Volume, you get to know more about the smaller characters like Yoshikawa and Anko. There are some really funny parts in this one too, and I know you will enjoy it! I've recently read the Final Japanese Manga of GTO and I was a little dissappointed with the ending. It's sad that there is only one volume left in this awesome series, and I hope that the ending is better in the Anime. Overall, I loved this volume (Well I love all of them) and I look forward to that sad day when I finish all the GTO episodes and shed a tear... (Ok maybe not)
Onizuka Forever!!!
Amazon.com
Ex-biker gang leader Eikichi Onizuka wants to become a teacher--so he can ogle 16-year-old girls. In the first episode, Mizuki, a girl from his class, puts him in a compromising position so three thuggish students can take embarrassing photographs; their blackmail scheme falls apart when Onizuka and a gang capture the trio and torture them. Later, Onizuka helps Mizuki with her family problems--and is rewarded with her panties. The tone of this outré series shifts abruptly from puerile to maudlin to pseudo-inspirational and back. The animation is simple and often grotesquely distorted to symbolize Onizuka's extreme moods and spasms of barely restrained lust. Japanese audiences may find a comedy about a leering teacher acceptable, but the growing concern over abuse makes it a tough sell in America. Unrated; suitable for ages 17 and Up: Sexual humor, profanity, violence, tobacco and alcohol use, grotesque imagery. Contains the first four episodes. --Charles Solomon
Description
Tough on the outside, all heart on the inside, Onizuka turned to the life of a high school teacher for less excitement and action . . . or so he thought. GTO, A.K.A.: Great Teacher Onizuka, is the racy story of Onizuka, a former motorcycle gang member who becomes a teacher to make a difference and...to meet girls? Using his street smarts to deal with colleagues, students and troublemakers, Onizuka finds that he too has many lessons to learn. Containing Four Episodes: (first episode is a 60 min. double episode) Lesson 1: The Legend Begins--Onizuka is assigned to teach a class of juvenile delinquents. In the class, he meets the beautiful, young Nanako Mizuki. He invites her to his place, but finds out it was a plot set up by the class to blackmail him. Lesson 2: Enter Uchiyamada--Onizuka decides to interview for a teaching position at the prestigious Holy Forest School. On the day of the interview, Onizuka rescues a cute young girl from the Holy Forest's vice principal Hiroshi Uchiyamada! Lesson 3: Late Night Roof Diving--As a new term begins at Holy Forest, Onizuka begins his lifelong dream of running a class. Unfortunately, Onizuka learns that everybody who has taught his new class has left because of the mental stress. Lesson 4: The Secret Life of Onizuka--A disturbing picture of Onizuka is going around school. Onizuka starts to worry about himself, thinking he might have multiple personalities. The truth is, his students are plotting against him.
Customer Reviews:
A Must-Have Anime!!!!!!!!!!.......2005-01-29
Eikichi Onizuka...22 yrs old...is definitely an anime character you'll remember for years to come. In this first dvd you'll see how even against all odds...he still comes out on top. Eikichi has only one goal...to become the greatest teacher in Japan. This anime series is definitely one of the most funniest and has one of the most brilliantly written storylines out of the many that are out there. You can't go wrong with this series I promise. So what are you waiting for? Get started now and see just why Eikichi calls himself G T O!
Onizuka has simple needs..........2005-01-08
Eikicki Onizuka is a 22 year old ex-biker who needs a job and likes girls. So getting a job as a high school teacher seemed to be the best way to do both. But, unfortunately, things are not as simple or as easy as he may wish. Just getting the job is at Holy Forest Academy is tough enough, but the kids there are bullies and blackmailers, while some of his colleagues are almost as perverted as he is.
Very funny, but very much for older teens. Five episodes, with extras including original sketches, original Japanese opening, and, of course, previews.
With the Voice Actors of Wendee Lee (YEAH!) and Crispin Freeman it really helped me to enjoy the start of this series. I HAVE to get the next few discs to see what happens and how it develops.
That is a very good Anime :D.......2004-04-11
My rate is 5. Why? Because that anime is different like anyone.
This anime is Funny, amazing, dirty, and fantastic. (Itt élek ebben a h...e oszágban, olyan dolgokat nézek, láttok, amiket évek múlva se látnék a net nélkül :P)
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Onizuka blows 'em away!.......2003-08-01
From the moment this starts it's a treat. It has great animation, a great story and Great Teacher Onizuka, the most comical person ever in the history of TV and film. This Volume is the start of the story and from the outset the misadventures of Eikichi Onizuka, 22 years old, are laugh a minute as he tries to become a teacher. Volume 1 contains 4 episodes, the first of which is a double episode, and each episode is better than the last. The only problem is the fact that as soon as it ends, you wish you had the second one, it's the same problem with the manga. Amazing!
What a truly unique and original idea.......2003-06-28
As always my reviews are super short and don't contain any spoilers. GTO is a comedy about a ex-gangsta who becomes a teacher and uses his experience and unique perspectives on life to truly inspire and breathe new life into many of his students. GTO is a hilarious show and I most definitely could not give it less than 5 stars.
Average customer rating:
- Another valuable lesson from GTO.
- Not the best GTO, but still worth it
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GTO - The Movie
Starring:
Takashi Sorimachi ,
Rena Tanaka ,
Hideyuki Kasahara ,
Takashi Ukaji , and
Minoru Matsumoto
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Masayuki Suzuki (II)
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ASIN: B0009G3BY2
Release Date: 2005-07-26 |
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Tohru Fujisawa's outrageous character Eikichi Onizuka has enjoyed a surprisingly long career: the 25-volume manga Great Teacher Onizuka has been adapted into a 43-episode anime series and, in live action, a TV drama, a TV special, and the feature GTO. In the popular anime series, Onizuka is a buff, foul-mouthed, chain-smoking lecher who ogles his students' breasts. Actor Takashi Sorimachi, who played Onizuka in the TV series as well as the feature, is slimmer, older, and a little less hormonal. In both the live action and the animation, Onizuka demonstrates his affection for his students by administering a slapstick brand of tough love. Onizuka makes it his mission to bring together picked-on nerd Raku (Hideyuki Kasahara) and ostracized rich girl Ayano Katsuragi (Rena Tanaka) in GTO. He defies her big-shot father, outsmarts the local cops, upsets the other teachers, and wins his students' hearts. He also dodges an ambitious journalist who's convinced he's a notorious thief. Director Masayuki Suzuki keeps the story moving and plays the car chases, crashes, pratfalls, and bicycle wrecks like an old Smokey and the Bandit movie. It's hardly great cinema, but it's a harmless diversion for fans who've exhausted the animated version. (Not rated, suitable for ages 14 and older: risqué humor, mild violence, alcohol and tobacco use) --Charles Solomon
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Great Teacher Onizuka has taken the anime and manga market by storm, and now he's taking on his first live action move. GTO is an ex-biker punk who's taken on the formidable job of teaching high school. Lucky for him, street smarts and martial arts are just what the job needs. Like a cross between a thug and a walking, talking after school special, GTO will go to any length to help his kids. However, his career might be in jeopardy when he's mistaken for a serial thief! It's the first of GTO's live action franchises.
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Another valuable lesson from GTO........2006-11-04
I've always been a big fan of GTO. This move was funny and as all the GTO movies/series, it teaches a good lesson. If you like GTO and enjoy watching it, you should definitely get this movie.
Not the best GTO, but still worth it.......2005-07-04
Contrary to what the promotional blurb says, the GTO movie is the final instalment in the live-action franchise - not the first. Not that the fact is terribly important - it tells such a self-contained story that one doesn't really need to watch the preceding 12-episode TV series and two-hour special in order to "get it" (as long as one is already familiar with the Onizuka character). If one really wants to view it as such, it may even work as a sequel to the previously released anime series.
However, the lack of continuity with the previous instalments is the film's greatest weakness, from a GTO fan's perspective. Whereas the TV series found a satisfying conclusion, the two-hour special did not. It ended with what could only be described as a cliff-hanger, leaving some very specific questions unanswered, plot points one would assume were left to be resolved in the movie. Unfortunately, the movie appears to almost ignore everything that came before it, only paying lip-service with a couple of vague references (as well as featuring the TV series' title song heavily in the score and a nice remixed version over the end credits).
Onizuka himself is the only character to re-appear, and the new bunch of students just aren't as interesting as the ones in the TV series grew to be (although with the limited running time of a feature film, that is to be expected). These are reasons why, when viewed as the conclusion to Onizuka's live-action adventures, the GTO movie disappoints. When viewed as a stand-alone GTO story, though, it is entertaining enough.
This is my least favorite GTO incarnation. But it's still GTO, it's still good for some laughs, and it's still worth getting on DVD. Here's hoping that Media Blasters will bring over the excellent TV series as well!
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