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Great Teacher Onizuka
グレート・ティーチャー・オニヅカ · 1999
A former biker gang leader becomes a teacher, chaos ensues.
StatusFinished Airing
Episodes43
SeasonSummer 1999
StudioStudio Pierrot
SourceManga
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Eikichi Onizuka used to lead a motorcycle gang; now he wants to be the greatest teacher in Japan, mostly, he claims, so he can meet more high school girls. What starts as a joke of a premise quickly becomes something genuinely touching, as Onizuka's unconventional, rule-breaking methods repeatedly reach troubled, cynical students that the school's rigid system had already given up on. Loud, crude, and frequently ridiculous on the surface, the show hides real sincerity underneath: a belief that kids written off as hopeless just need someone willing to actually show up for them.
⚠ Background — may contain spoilers
Great Teacher Onizuka is based on Tooru Fujisawa's manga, animated by Studio Pierrot, and aired from 1999 to 2000. It became a landmark of the delinquent-turned-mentor genre, beloved for balancing outrageous slapstick comedy with genuinely earnest storytelling about troubled youth, broken families, and the failures of a rigid education system. Eikichi Onizuka remains one of anime's most iconic teacher characters decades later, and the series' blend of raunchy humor and heartfelt drama influenced a wide swath of later school-set anime, cementing its status as a beloved classic of its era.
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108
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156ADR Director1
Animation Director14
Art Director4
Background Art17
Character Design2
Color Design1
Color Setting1
Director1
Director of Photography1
Editing1
Episode Director15
In-Between Animation3
Inserted Song Performance1
Key Animation40
Music1
Original Creator1
Planning3
Recording1
Recording Engineer1
Series Composition1
Sound Effects1
Storyboard14
Theme Song Arrangement6
Theme Song Composition4
Theme Song Lyrics6
Theme Song Performance5
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