Gokusen | |
ごくせん | |
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Genre | |
Manga | |
Written by | Kozueko Morimoto |
Published by | Shueisha |
Imprint | You Comics |
Magazine | You |
Demographic | Josei |
Original run | 2000 – 2007 |
Volumes | 15 |
Television drama | |
Directed by |
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Produced by | Shōshun Katō |
Written by |
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Music by | Michiru Ōshima |
Licensed by | Amazon Prime Video (streaming) |
Original network | Nippon TV |
Original run | April 17, 2002 – June 28, 2008 |
Episodes | 33 |
Live-action television film | |
Gokusen Special: Sayonara 3-nen D-gumi | |
Directed by | Tōya Satō |
Produced by | Shōshun Katō |
Written by |
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Music by | Michiru Ōshima |
Studio | Nippon TV |
Released | March 26, 2003 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Yuzo Sato |
Produced by |
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Written by | Yasuko Kobayashi |
Music by | Tomoki Hasegawa |
Studio | Madhouse |
Licensed by | |
Original network | Nippon TV |
English network | |
Original run | January 7, 2004 – March 31, 2004 |
Episodes | 13 |
Live-action television film | |
Gokusen 3: Graduation Special 2009 | |
Directed by | Tōya Satō |
Produced by | Shōshun Katō |
Written by |
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Music by | Michiru Ōshima |
Studio | Nippon TV |
Released | March 28, 2009 |
Theatrical film | |
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Gokusen (ごくせん) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kozueko Morimoto . It was serialized in Shueisha's You from 2000 to 2007, with its chapters collected in 15 wideban volumes. The story follows Kumiko Yamaguchi, the granddaughter of a yakuza boss and teacher at an all-male private high school.
The manga was adapted into a three-season television drama, with Yukie Nakama in the title role, which was broadcast on Nippon TV from 2002 to 2008, followed by a theatrical film, which premiered in 2009. A 13-episode anime television series adaptation by Madhouse was broadcast on Nippon TV in 2004. The anime series was licensed in North America by Media Blasters.