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Great Teacher Onizuka

Great Teacher Onizuka

19998.41 Season43 EpisodesEnded

Overview

A former gang member wants to be Japan's best teacher. When he's hired to supervise a class of hopeless cases, it's his chance to prove himself.

Created by Tôru Fujisawa
Written by Tôru Fujisawa
NetworksTV TokyoFuji TV

Top Cast

Wataru Takagi

Wataru Takagi

Eikichi Onizuka (voice)

Junko Noda

Junko Noda

Miyabi Aizawa (voice)

Isshin Chiba

Isshin Chiba

Ryuuji Danma (voice)

Junichi Suwabe

Junichi Suwabe

Kouji Fujiyoshi (voice)

Kazuhiro Nakata

Kazuhiro Nakata

Hajime Fukuroda (voice)

Fumiko Orikasa

Fumiko Orikasa

Azusa Fuyutsuki (voice)

Kotono Mitsuishi

Kotono Mitsuishi

Urumi Kanzaki (voice)

Hikaru Midorikawa

Hikaru Midorikawa

Yoshito Kikuchi (voice)

Naoki Yanagi

Naoki Yanagi

Tadaaki Kusano (voice)

Tomokazu Seki

Tomokazu Seki

Kunio Murai (voice)

Themes & Keywords

slice of lifeteacherbased on mangaschool lifeshounenanimejapanese high school

About Great Teacher Onizuka

Great Teacher Onizuka is a animation, comedy, drama series that first aired in 1999 exploring themes of slice of life, teacher, based on manga, school life, shounen, anime. Created by Tôru Fujisawa, it stars Wataru Takagi, Junko Noda, Isshin Chiba. A former gang member wants to be Japan's best teacher. When he's hired to supervise a class of hopeless cases, it's his chance to prove himself.

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