[Discussion] Great Teacher Onizuka

cerberus · Post by **cerberus** » Dec 15th, '05, 18:39

LGP1520 wrote:So what is the ending on the special? Just that he's about to propose and then he receives a phone call telling him to go to Hokkaido? Seems kind of inconclusive.

Yeah, I just finished watching the entire series and the "special" and was rather confused as to the ending of the special... Didn't really seem overly clear but because the whole special was rather rubbish, I dont care too much.

That was my only critism of the series - I found myself wondering what was going on, or whether or not what had happened was very likely!

On the whole though, I enjoyed GTO a lot, and as I haven't seen the anime, or read the manga, i'm not dissapointed due to comparing it to anything. As a stand alone series, it had happy bits, sad bits, bits that even thinkin about them now make me a little sad....

So not life-altering, but definitely worth watching...

As for onizukas general personna, it kinda weirded me out as well, but that was his character. It probably wouldn't have hurt his character to be a little bit more normal, and less like a manga character, but that just added to its strange comedy...

9 / 10

JapanSuki · Post by **JapanSuki** » Dec 15th, '05, 18:40

Then you have got to watch the anime. It 0wnz very much. Kanzaki Urumi :9~

airskape · Post by **airskape** » Dec 16th, '05, 03:10

the anime is great! its mostly comedy though

cerberus · Post by **cerberus** » Jan 28th, '06, 00:29

Did GTO ever have an OST released? I wanna here the piano version of the Poison song that geoffropuff and Iceberri mentioned on the dramaWiki. And that other guitar riff that sounds a bit like the start of the Fleetwood Mac song Landslide (where Miyabi is putting flowers down in the middle of the baseball court, ep9 @0:08 ).

EDIT: Ahhh - search for GTO in the torrents section yields the answer - its amazing what searching the forums can acheive if you really put your mind to it :S

Anyway, I really like the music in GTO!

EDIT2: OK, just finished getting the OSTs that are available here BUT it doesn't have the song I liked!!! nooooooooo! Any ideas anyone?

red_pucca · Post by **red_pucca** » Mar 9th, '06, 21:19

heeellpppp... where can i find the drama? i tried the d-addicts seach engine with great, teacher, onizuka, great teacher onizuka, gto, i just can't find it. please someone help.

airskape · Post by **airskape** » Mar 10th, '06, 00:22

here you go

http://japan-tv.afraid.org:6969/index.html?search=gto

gixo · Post by **gixo** » Mar 10th, '06, 00:34

does anyone know where to get the subs without dl the video? I already have the GTO-VCDs but my Japanese is not that good so I want to have some subs. Thanks for help

red_pucca · Post by **red_pucca** » Mar 10th, '06, 15:27

airskape wrote:here you go
http://japan-tv.afraid.org:6969/index.html?search=gto

ah, very much appreciated

would you happen to know if that batch is subbed? if not, do you know where to get them?
thank you

Xi@h · Post by **Xi@h** » Mar 10th, '06, 18:28

Yes the batch is hardsubbed. Enjoy GTO

red_pucca · Post by **red_pucca** » Mar 10th, '06, 20:52

YES !!!
thank you for the info

horndogbuddhist · Post by **horndogbuddhist** » Mar 10th, '06, 21:29

I loved this series...was the first live action series that I ever watched...so I really enjoyed it...it also helped in my further pursuits of being a teacher...watching it just made me realize how much I've been affected by my teachers and hope to do the same for future generations

skachild · Post by **skachild** » Apr 27th, '06, 10:19

airskape wrote:here you go
http://japan-tv.afraid.org:6969/index.html?search=gto

i cannot access to this link... is this site down or what..???

groink · Post by **groink** » Apr 27th, '06, 10:24

skachild wrote:
airskape wrote:here you go
http://japan-tv.afraid.org:6969/index.html?search=gto
i cannot access to this link... is this site down or what..???

They moved to new digs:

http://jtv-tracker.clubbed.org/

skachild · Post by **skachild** » Apr 27th, '06, 10:28

groink - thanks for the info

Merenge_5 · Post by **Merenge_5** » Jul 12th, '06, 18:40

Hi I wanted to ask if anbody knows on wich clubbox I can dl this drama?! I know about kdwluvzer, but sometimes it just won't load so I tought I could try another cb.....because that worked sometimes!!! Thanks for the help!!

Georix · Post by **Georix** » Sep 25th, '06, 09:42

Can someone please upload the main theme Poison sung by Takashi Sorimachi? It wasn't on either of the soundtracks..

Thanks

fu22bu22 · Post by **fu22bu22** » Sep 25th, '06, 10:28

Georix wrote:Can someone please upload the main theme Poison sung by Takashi Sorimachi? It wasn't on either of the soundtracks..

Thanks

Here it is ... enjoy!

http://www.megaupload.com/cn/?d=VASPHX0Y

Georix · Post by **Georix** » Sep 25th, '06, 11:07

That was very fast! Thank you

clunar13 · Post by **clunar13** » Sep 28th, '06, 22:55

Can anyone give me a torrent site fro GTO? I wanna watch! i've been wishing tehy make a movie out of it when i saw the gokusen jdrama. Hmmm... lots of animes are now becoming movies! pls send me a reply! and uhmm if you can email me the link clunar13@yahoo.com. Onegai shimasu! Domo minna san! ^_^

tangyteng · Post by **tangyteng** » Nov 9th, '06, 03:05

I'm pretty sure that both the Live action GTO and the anime GTO are finished, but after the shitty GTO movie, I was thinking they could do another drama special/movie to make up for it

My idea was:

Fuyutsuki does not show up for class one day and Principal Uchy comes in to 2-4 and says Fuyutsuki will be out for a while and to please respect the sub. Kids moan and groan but are delighted to see GTO as the sub.

Enter Kanzaki Urumi who was cruelly cut from the live action.

She outwits GTO and reveals his lack of knowledge. She claims her intelligence can get her through life, she needs no friends or teachers.

Long story short, Kanzaki is "taught" by GTO when all of the students vouch for him. She does her classroom terrorism (blowing up stuff in the school) and blames it on GTO but is astonished when GTO cleans it up with the help of his students. Kanzaki is faced with how all of the students support GTO and help him clean (including Toroko, Rika from the drama special, Touden Shinichi, and Ayano and Raku from the movie). How it could be set up I have no clue but it would be fun to have a total GTO reunion

.

GTO launches into a speech saying that people can learn things in school that is not in books. He says learning from peers is more satisfying than competing or whatever.

BTW my friend has a high level position in disney and he told me Disney is looking for hit foreign shows to introduce to the US much like Ugly Betty. I suggested GTO and showed him the first episode. Keep your fingers crossed people, GTO is not neccesarily dead!

airskape · Post by **airskape** » Nov 10th, '06, 08:00

omg no dont let the americans touch a classic jdrama such as gto..they are going to ruin the legacy that is onizuka!

tangyteng · Post by **tangyteng** » Nov 10th, '06, 22:32

My friend says that in this situation there are three options:

1) Buy the rights of Great Teacher Onizuka and recast it in English.
2) Buy the rights of GTO live action and dub it.
3) Make a ripoff show with GTO as the model.

Of those three, I guess the least damaging/offensive to japanophile purists is #2.

By the way, what makes you automatically assume that Americans will ruin GTO? I thought our version of "The Ring" was pretty good.

the chances of any of the above happening is so slim, Disney will probably not allow those adult themes like smoking, porno, S&M, stalking, suicide, bullying, blackmail, etc. Unless...it is put on ABC or a sister network...

gryzze · Post by **gryzze** » Nov 10th, '06, 22:52

tangyteng wrote:the chances of any of the above happening is so slim, Disney will probably not allow those adult themes like smoking, porno, S&M, stalking, suicide, bullying, blackmail, etc. Unless...it is put on ABC or a sister network...

Then, what would be left?

K.T.Tran · Post by **K.T.Tran** » Nov 13th, '06, 18:21

gryzze wrote:
tangyteng wrote:the chances of any of the above happening is so slim, Disney will probably not allow those adult themes like smoking, porno, S&M, stalking, suicide, bullying, blackmail, etc. Unless...it is put on ABC or a sister network...
Then, what would be left?

nothing...........

If Disney don't allow all of these to be in GTO, then GTO is ruined and it'll be crap. Worse then the GTO movie

Angel551 · Post by **Angel551** » Nov 13th, '06, 18:48

is the drama that gooooooooooood

cuz i've only watched the anime & it was awesome ^_^

but if the drama gooooooooood then im gonna tries it ... for sure

Sorry can't vote for now ^_^,,,,,

K.T.Tran · Post by **K.T.Tran** » Nov 13th, '06, 19:17

Angel551 wrote:is the drama that gooooooooooood

cuz i've only watched the anime & it was awesome ^_^

but if the drama gooooooooood then im gonna tries it ... for sure

Sorry can't vote for now ^_^,,,,,

I think its really gooooooooood.
You get to see real people act out the characters and also what kinda differences and similarities the drama, anime, manga has.

The acting was fantastic and thats why I love it so much.
The pervertedness of the show was toned down a lot compare to the anime, but thats to be expected I think.

Do give it a try, the drama is a classic. Least I think so

tangyteng · Post by **tangyteng** » Nov 15th, '06, 03:17

yeah that is why I said that if it ever is sponsored by Disney it would not be on the Disney channel or toon disney but on ABC or possibly ABC Family. I mean, look how much "adult themes they pack into desperate housewives... GTO is pretty tame

tangyteng · Post by **tangyteng** » Nov 26th, '06, 16:10

to respond to angel 551, after you watch the drama the anime is a big piece of crap. The anime is pure corny, almost childish comedy while the drama is more human and has more characterization. That being said, the anime is much longer.

sp4078 · Post by **sp4078** » Nov 27th, '06, 05:19

The show is not bad, but after watched too many series about education like this (Gokusen, Dragon Zakura) I'm kind of bored watching this.

Luffa · Post by **Luffa** » Nov 27th, '06, 05:48

The show is not bad, but after watched too many series about education like this (Gokusen, Dragon Zakura) I'm kind of bored watching this.

Actually, Gokusen and Dragon Zakura are HEAVILY based on GTO ... GTO was one of the first really popular school dramas that led to the creation of the newer dramas that you see now. Its popularity set the school drama story "standards" and also gave producers an insight on what teens like to watch. This was one of the fist drama that got ME into watching j stuff....6 years ago (I know its older than that though) ...and ever since then I have seen many that tried to copy its goodness ^_^ and discussing topics like bullying, gangs/yakuza, youth, love, friends etc. in school.

Its what you call a classic.

Gokusen is definitely based on GTO's theme....only they replaced the teacher with a female and story-wise, Gokusen is on a much lower scale comparably (having watched both) But anyway, I know what you mean.....if you watched the newer ones first and then the old, you might not appreciate it more I guess or see that THIS is what was actually the ORIGINAL xD

K.T.Tran · Post by **K.T.Tran** » Nov 27th, '06, 19:41

Luffa wrote: Actually, Gokusen and Dragon Zakura are HEAVILY based on GTO ... GTO was one of the first really popular school dramas that led to the creation of the newer dramas that you see now. Its popularity set the school drama story "standards" and also gave producers an insight on what teens like to watch. This was one of the fist drama that got ME into watching j stuff....6 years ago (I know its older than that though) ...and ever since then I have seen many that tried to copy its goodness ^_^ and discussing topics like bullying, gangs/yakuza, youth, love, friends etc. in school.

Its what you call a classic.

Yea, thats true, however i think Dragon Zakura is A LOT better then gokusen, only cause there are some differences between the two and between GTO.

btw, have you seen Kinpachi Sensei??? It is very very similar to GTO and it is alos one of my all time favorite Jdoramas

Luffa · Post by **Luffa** » Nov 27th, '06, 22:25

Really?? I actually haven't watched Dragon Zakura but read its summary. I was thinking of downloading it when I heard Yamapi is in it but when I read its another sensei/school drama, I kinda dreaded to see if its good or not..... scared I would be disappointed with overly used & repetitive morals and plot =___=
But since you say its better than gokusen, I think I might reconsider xD

I have never heard of Kinpachi Sensei....hmm.....

K.T.Tran · Post by **K.T.Tran** » Nov 28th, '06, 08:39

Luffa wrote:Really?? I actually haven't watched Dragon Zakura but read its summary. I was thinking of downloading it when I heard Yamapi is in it but when I read its another sensei/school drama, I kinda dreaded to see if its good or not..... scared I would be disappointed with overly used & repetitive morals and plot =___=
But since you say its better than gokusen, I think I might reconsider xD

I have never heard of Kinpachi Sensei....hmm.....

Do give it a shot. Abe Hiroshi does a good job as the sensei/lawyer. Its rather entertaining.

Never heard of Kinpachi Sensei??? I'm surprise you didn't catch it in the GTO.

not sure if this is a spoiler or not...

For me, I get the feel that GTO was influenced by Kinpachi Sensei a bit.

Luffa · Post by **Luffa** » Nov 29th, '06, 00:01

Oh yeaah!!! I remember very clearly Onizuka mentioning watching a drama with a cool sensei xD Yeah, okay, I guess you have got a point

GTO was clearly influenced by that ^^;; Atleast Onizuka was! But its true, I never paid attention to the name...

So do you know where you can download Kinpachi Sensei?

K.T.Tran · Post by **K.T.Tran** » Nov 29th, '06, 18:55

Luffa wrote:Oh yeaah!!! I remember very clearly Onizuka mentioning watching a drama with a cool sensei xD Yeah, okay, I guess you have got a point GTO was clearly influenced by that ^^;; Atleast Onizuka was! But its true, I never paid attention to the name...

So do you know where you can download Kinpachi Sensei?

haha

Its ok.

You can download it here at D-addicts actually.
It might be hard getting seeds though as this one is quite old and it was put up a long while ago.

I should be able to help with the seeding over the weekend.

http://www.d-addicts.com/forum/torrents ... i&start=25

I don't have Season 7 since Ueto Aya wasn't in it

imissjpn · Post by **imissjpn** » Jan 6th, '07, 02:02

i heard the drama for GTO is 12 episodes and the movie for GTO is only 108 minutes. Both videos feature Sorimachi Takashi as the main character (Sensei Onizuka), but different side actors. i haven't seen either videos. which one do you prefer the drama or the movie??

Kanin · Post by **Kanin** » Jan 6th, '07, 03:24

First drama I saw and it's still one of the best.

Sakuya · Post by **Sakuya** » Jan 8th, '07, 00:59

imissjpn wrote:i heard the drama for GTO is 12 episodes and the movie for GTO is only 108 minutes. Both videos feature Sorimachi Takashi as the main character (Sensei Onizuka), but different side actors. i haven't seen either videos. which one do you prefer the drama or the movie??

I really liked the drama. As for the movie, the only recurring character is the main character. Actually, he's not even the main character in the movie. The main characters are a pair of reporters I believe. I thought the movie was pretty boring.

imissjpn · Post by **imissjpn** » Jan 8th, '07, 01:13

Sakuya wrote: I really liked the drama. As for the movie, the only recurring character is the main character. Actually, he's not even the main character in the movie. The main characters are a pair of reporters I believe. I thought the movie was pretty boring.

sounds like the drama is much more interesting then the movie, ig ill stick with watching the movie. thanks for the advice.

dohri · Post by **dohri** » Jan 8th, '07, 03:04

LIFE ALTERING!!! ahh wow i didnt expect so many people to choose that the most!

it was just about life-altering for me actually.. it was one of the first jdramas i ever started watching. i was in middle school at the time, i think, and really - the way he is a teacher left a big impression on me. i don't think i'll ever meet a teacher like him.. i mean like, i see my own teachers and all i ever hear them talking about in the office is when the next day off is and their paychecks.

i really liked this drama, special and movie a lot! it's nice to see changes (real or unreal) even if they aren't happening to me.

rennyren · Post by **rennyren** » Jan 8th, '07, 03:42

Life altering. I swear to God it is. I watched GTO and it really inspired me. I mean, Onizuka really inspired me to live my life the way I want and not care about what others think about me, because as long as I like me, nothing could be better. Also, to try to help others the best way I can.

Sounds like bullshit, but I'm being very serious here. It's a must watch, not only does it have morals and life lessons, but it's insanely funny.

Liantasse · Post by **Liantasse** » Jan 8th, '07, 23:56

Minna-san, I have a question... that will really show me for the newbie that I am...

But still I must ask: who is the guy in the poster that Fuyutsuki-sensei has got on her wall?

japysia · Post by **japysia** » Jan 9th, '07, 00:10

Liantasse wrote:Minna-san, I have a question... that will really show me for the newbie that I am...

But still I must ask: who is the guy in the poster that Fuyutsuki-sensei has got on her wall?

Takenouchi Yutaka (With Love, Beach Boys, Rondo,Kazoku,Ice World,Long Vacation,Dekichatta Kekkon etc)
http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Takenouchi_Yutaka

pokute · Post by **pokute** » Jan 9th, '07, 00:23

japysia wrote:
Liantasse wrote:Minna-san, I have a question... that will really show me for the newbie that I am...

But still I must ask: who is the guy in the poster that Fuyutsuki-sensei has got on her wall?
Takenouchi Yutaka (With Love, Beach Boys, Rondo,Kazoku,Ice World,Long Vacation,Dekichatta Kekkon etc)
http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Takenouchi_Yutaka

And Long Vacation is a "must watch" show, BTW ;^)

reynardine · Post by **reynardine** » Jan 12th, '07, 20:27

I wouldn't put it as best drama ever, but I really enjoyed it and would probably watch it again. The chemistry between Soramachi Takashi and Matsushima Nanako really shone through and made the show a lot of fun to watch.

sveta · Post by **sveta** » Jan 14th, '07, 14:46

Very heartwarming drama. I didn't expect GTO teacher to be wise and heartwarming. I like the way he deals with students and trusts in himself and others to work out whatever problem they are facing. He also has a lot of devotion towards his class. Besides Queen of Classroom, one of my favorite dramas to watch and to laugh at the funny moments.

roninmedia · Post by **roninmedia** » Feb 16th, '07, 01:59

Does this drama have english soft subs? I was not able to find any in the forum for subtitles.

eelozano · Post by **eelozano** » Mar 8th, '07, 15:23

It does have English soft subs, but I can not find out where they were.

Also

Does anybody know where I can purchase the version of the song Poison sung at the end of the movie spinoff? It has the inclusion of a chorus of boys and girls that I really enjoyed. I imported Takashi Sorimachi's 'Best of Best' CD that had two versions of the song Poison, but neither was the one I was looking for.

ramdisboner · Post by **ramdisboner** » Mar 28th, '07, 09:42

it was a good drama. worth a watch. wasted my time with the movie though.

aeris0729 · Post by **aeris0729** » May 9th, '07, 05:43

this is really a good drma i like takahashi sorimachi and matsushima nanako they cute together..hehe..im glad that the two of them are married in real life

Das_Phantom · Post by **Das_Phantom** » Feb 5th, '09, 00:41

I liked this version much more than the anime. Onizuka's character was portrayed a lot better, the way he dealt with the students had a lot more emotion to it tbh.

Damn, i wish i had a teacher like him

charia-chan · Post by **charia-chan** » Feb 5th, '09, 00:54

According to the Subtitle Index there are no soft subs for GTO.
You can download the hardsubbed version though.

noisia · Post by **noisia** » Feb 5th, '09, 01:33

The series was excellent, the movie however was a waste of time.

sahansah · Post by **sahansah** » Feb 5th, '09, 13:57

- If Gokusen can have three seasons, I mean THREE SEASONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Then surely this can have a second, no? lol, I don't care if it ends up being repeatitive and boring and what-not I enjoyed GTO. One of my first dramas so I want more!

BomBayei · Post by **BomBayei** » Feb 7th, '09, 14:54

Hm.. not much to comment about. I would prefer the similarity of the character(using their name and preference action as well), and the storyline seems inspired from the manga, but apparently, the actual live action version was a bit disappointment on my part. I was actually looking forward for the production to adapt from the manga, meaning a actual interpretation of the manga, since i was a fan of it first. But, if a non-reading fan of GTO watch the series, i think it will impact them as much as i was reading the manga. Not to compare, but the actors of live action suits the personality, even the appearance of the character, which is based from the manga spot-on.(Wish tomoko would be even cuter!!). The storyline is ok, considering it should be logically based and compliment the real world.

I would recommend this dorama for a "watch it on your own term" and don't expect too much if your a manga fan.

PS- the anime is crap. THe manga is SAIKO. The dorama is a-OK.

risingdragonx · Post by **risingdragonx** » Apr 10th, '18, 10:43

Just received a GTO 1998 DVD set purchsed from a reputable ebay seller.
The three main problems are:
1) The subtitles are TERRIBLE. Full of mistakes.
2) It has been modified for pg-13 audience, meaning they have cut out parts they deem not suitable. Which is disappointing since some funny moments and story line have been cut.
3) The image quality and large subtitle font overall is poor.

I left them a negative review.

I've downloaded two versions so far, but both are low quality image.. the better one is 350mb per episode.

Anyone know where I can buy or download a high quality version?

Post by **Keiko1981** » Apr 10th, '18, 11:06

risingdragonx wrote:Just received a GTO 1998 DVD set purchsed from a reputable ebay seller.
The three main problems are:
1) The subtitles are TERRIBLE. Full of mistakes.
2) It has been modified for pg-13 audience, meaning they have cut out parts they deem not suitable. Which is disappointing since some funny moments and story line have been cut.
3) The image quality and large subtitle font overall is poor.

I left them a negative review.

I've downloaded two versions so far, but both are low quality image.. the better one is 350mb per episode.

Anyone know where I can buy or download a high quality version?

RAW videos https://nyaa.si/view/1025197
Subtitles http://www.d-addicts.com/forums/viewtop ... 3&t=162265

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