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The Gokusen : The Complete Limited Edition Collection


The Gokusen : The Complete Limited Edition Collection

This anime program follows in the tradition ofschoolyard action-comedies, its most direct inspiration being the popular GREATTEACHER ONIZUKA. With a bit of homage to THE GODFATHER and THE UNTOUCHABLES, THEGOKUSEN (based on a manga of the same title) shows the double life of23-year-old Kumiko, an heir to the Oedo Yakuza family. Amid flying bullets andthe constant presence of hit men, the hardheaded Kumiko manages to pursue herdream of teaching and leading the youth of Japan. With her identity completelyconcealed, Kumiko takes a job as a math teacher for grades two to four, wherethe worst of the class bullies and rebels are amazed that they are completelyunable to unnerve her with their outbursts. Kumiko does have some interestingquirks, such as launching into street-speak when she becomes enraged, a habitthat risks getting her in trouble. This program has been discussed as the femalecounterpart to GTO, a manga (and anime) about a reformed biker dude who tries toprovide guidance to his troubled students while not falling back into his ownold habits. This release gathers all three volumes of the series (THEUNTEACHABLES, KUMIKO'S WAY, and ROAD TO GRADUATION), including episodes 1through 13. As the series begins, Kumiko attempts to situate herself within theschool community. As episodes progress, Kumiko finds it more and more difficultto disguise her true identity from her students. This is made even morechallenging by the constant interference of her clan's thugs and by a dropoutwho starts his own gang and sets his sights on Kumiko and her class. All hopefalls on teacher's pet Shin, who may not even be able to help because he isbeing kept away from school by his suspicious father, the policecommissioner.

Region 1
3-DVD Set
Audio: Japanese,English
Subtitles - English - Optional
Additional ReleaseMaterial:
Outtakes
Additional Product:
Limited Edition Character Jacket(Kumiko)



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