The Gokusen
Kumiko "Yankumi" Yamaguchi enters Shirokin Gakuen Private School to become a math teacher. She's assigned as the homeroom teacher for class 2-4, populated by a gang of delinquents. At first, the class tries everything to rattle her cage, but to no avail. In a short period of time, Yankumi gains the respect of the class. But what the school doesn't know is that she's the heir to the Oedo Group, a powerful Yakuza clan. So while Yankumi struggles to excel in her career as a teacher, she must also keep her Yakuza background a secret.
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1.Arrival of the Rookie Teacher With a Secret!!
06-01-200425mKumiko Yamaguchi, the 23 year old granddaughter of a yakuza boss, becomes a teacher at Shirokin Gakuen, an all boys high school.
2.Duel!! Shin vs. Ojou?
13-01-200425mKumiko asks the class to behave for her evaluation test but no one shows up for class on the day of the evaluation. Shin decides that everyone will go back to class if Kumiko will...
3.Kuma's First Experience?
20-01-200425mAfter Kumiko saves a woman from a drunk man, she is surprised to find that the woman is Kuma's mother. Kumiko grades math tests and after she learns the class' average is 21 she ho...
4.Ojou with Blond Hair! Who's the Real Criminal?
27-01-200425mAfter being suspected of stealing, the group including Kumiko, set out to catch the real thief.
5.Oedo Group's Danger!
03-02-200425mKumiko must be the head of the Ooedo clan while her grandfather is hospitalized. This episode shows some of Kumiko's childhood.
6.Kyo-san's Great Act?
10-02-200425mShin and Kuma see Kumiko get into a car with two people who are part of the Ooedo clan. They follow her to her house but are caught and Kumiko and the clan put on a act so Shin and...
7.What is Mingenhiinaa!?
17-02-200425mMs. Fujiyama tries to get Ichikawa, a good student with bad friends, to join the choir club. Some of Ms. Fujiyama's past as a middle school teacher is shown and how a past student...
8.A School Field Trip with Angry Waves!!
24-02-200425mThe class goes on a field trip but things go bad when Uchi is kidnapped. It turns out that they saved the wrong Uchi but luckily they find the Uchi they had been looking for.
9.School Battle Breaks Out Without The Moral Code!?
02-03-200425mThe school has a festival and Kumiko's class is having a host club but things don't go well as everyone leaves to go fight the seniors except for Shin.
10.The Targeted School!
09-03-200425mMany students is school start to wear a cat badge which is worth 10,000 yen so Kumiko decides to check things out. She finds the people selling them but is overpowered when Shin is...
11.Shin-san Is Going To Quit School!?
16-03-200425mKumiko learns that Shin's father is going to have him drop out of school and once she learns why, Kumiko decides to try and get Shin to stay in school.
12.Shirokin Gakuen is Closing...?!
23-03-200425mThe board of directors decides to close down Shirokin Gakuen but Kumiko won't allow them. The directors decide that if the school can become number one in Japan academically or in...
13.Yankumi's Final Duty
30-03-200425mAfter the vice principal discovers Kumiko's background, she resigns as a teacher. After leaving the school Kumiko is kidnapped and Shin goes after her while Kuma goes to get help f...
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