Great Teacher Onizuka (2025)

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Synonyms: GTO, GTO - The Animation

Japanese: グレート・ティーチャー・オニヅカ

English: Great Teacher Onizuka

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Type: TV

Episodes: 43

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Jun 30, 1999 to Sep 17, 2000

Premiered: Summer 1999

Broadcast: Wednesdays at 19:30 (JST)

Producers: Aniplex, Fuji TV

Licensors: Discotek Media, Tokyopop

Studios: Pierrot

Source: Manga

Genre: Comedy

Themes: Delinquents, School, Workplace

Demographic: Shounen

Duration: 25 min. per ep.

Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)


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Score: 8.681 (scored by 423,154 users)

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Ranked: #702

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Popularity: #220

Members: 861,579

Favorites: 27,191


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Nov 19, 2010

razordan

Recommended

This is actually my first ever review lol.

Well what can I say? This series was just pure awesome. I admit the only reason I watched it was because it had mediafire links. But boy, am I glad i did. 43 excellent, laugh-out loud episodes.

The story itself sounds at first pretty standard. Its basically about a group of students who try to get rid of a teacher who is trying to teach them about life, like I said, pretty cliche. However, that's where the cliche ends. The teacher, Eikichi Onizuka, is a 22 year old virgin, who became a teacher with the sole purpose of getting ...

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Aug 28, 2015

themegamancave

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Brace for shock as I attempt a new review of an older series given the new MAL review layout… Eek!

Great Teacher Onizuka. An inherent amount of nostalgia runs through my veins watching this anime. It was definitely a series highly regarded by my friends back in the day, and I had watched bits and pieces of it along the way. It’s often hailed as one of the pinnacle comedy series of all time, and I thought it deserved a watch to see if it could stand the test of time. I will be blunt, the comedy is good in this show… ...

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Jul 17, 2015

CrowKB

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This anime made me really want to write my very first review, I'll make this short and spoiler free!
I'm doing this, in hope that maybe 1 or 2 other people would not miss out this masterpiece!

At first, I didn't really want to watch it because the art style is pretty old, but don't let that hold you back, this anime has a lot to offer. Because of the good reviews it had, I couldn't help but check it out. The first episode got me hooked and went on ahead to watch the anime whenever I had the time to.

The story is about a ...

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Jun 26, 2017

Asztal

Mixed Feelings

This show was enjoyable, but weird. Not weird in the sense of story, characters, premise, but weird because of it's production. There's definitely a lot to talk about.

Great Teacher Onizuka is one of the highest rated shows here on MAL, and has been for, well, as long as I've been on the site if I remember correctly. So naturally I, and some of my closer friends were interested in GTO for quite a while now, but that interest remained only that, an interest. It wasn't localised where we live and didn't become popular even when the internet became more widely used. And thus we didn't ...

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Jan 17, 2024

realsponix

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GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka is a classic, must-watch anime.

Story/Pacing -
I've enjoyed watching Onizuka's students go from hating him to loving him. The story can be very inconsistent at times.

Animation (7/10) -
At first, I was not too fond of the animation. But as you gradually get used to it, you become a fan of it.

Characters (9/10) -
Eikichi Onizuka: Eikichi might just be one of my favorite characters of all time! A GREAT character. You can insert him into any story, or situation, and it'll automatically be more fun. Onizuka doesn't teach school lessons. He teaches life lessons; ones that will ...

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Sep 2, 2009

Kain

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I dont know about you but i like short ang great reviews,so let me start by saying WATCH THIS! If your into action or comedy ot romance doeset matter because great stuff is universal (in this case at least). Am a fan of animes idubbed in englush but their are rarely good dubbed. The voice acting is unfortunately often bad.
This in the other hand is pretty well dubbed and i would recommend all none japaniese to watch this in English, and of course to watch rhis great anime. You will enjoy this i gurantee you. If you wanna know about other animes which are ...

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Jun 3, 2008

elc1247

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Overall: I enjoyed this series very much even though it is not as great as the manga, truly one of the greats of anime, it has the right atmosphere to draw you in and keep you clicking on the "next episode" button. it also makes you wish you had teachers as cool as Onizuka.

Story: though it has a pretty loose story, its made of many smaller story arcs that are excellent

Art: its old school anime art style done amazingly well, though at times the art is a little odd or chunky it can be overlooked easily whenever Onizuka makes one of his many weird and ...

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Feb 6, 2015

brynolf

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I have read about half of the GTO manga, but I thought I'd watch the anime instead for some reason. The GTO anime IS good; very funny and somewhat heartwarming, but after being introduced by the manga, I actually was a little disappointed here. I'll definately go back to read the manga from start to finish, because I feel something is missing in the anime. Mainly sufficient character development.

Animation
Not too bad, the opening #1 is especially impressively animated. The graphical quality of the actual episodes varies quite much, though. It's almost like they hired different animators for some episodes. The lips/voice synq wasn't that great ...

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Dec 6, 2012

angelsreview

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What happens when an x-gang leader decides he wants to become a teacher? Well, I guess that’s what this show tries to answer… along with a lot of mayhem and jokes! The storyline follows a guy who parents would probably scream about if they were teaching there child in real life as he tries to become a real teacher. Strangely, the show does not start out with the main class but during the days that Onizuka is able to go and work as a student teacher. This only lasts a few episodes and gives a sense of character for Onizuka, then gives us all the ...

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Dec 4, 2015

Asahito-Yuuto

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If you haven't heard of this show you should stop whatever you're doing and give the first episode a sampling. GTO is an amazing classic that combines a likable, self-proclaimed pervert with an amazing character-based story showing the growth of the world's naughtiest group of students. His struggles and the lessons he teaches his students go beyond that one would normally expect from a teacher, and that is what makes this series good. What surprises me most about this show is that despite the male-oriented ecchi aspects, many girls also hold this show in high regard. Animation: It struck me at first how dated the ...

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Oct 10, 2022

BurntBurrito

Mixed Feelings

FunnyGreat Teacher Onizuka (15)

Preliminary (18/43 eps)

It started great, fun episodes new characters and funny moments. But will this go on forever? And ever. And ever. And ever. The same punch lines, the same jokes, the same situations. Holy cow man it just got repetitive so fast, i couldnt last another episode before i was dying. And i usually like repetitive stuff but this one takes the cake for being repetitive and boring after awhile. Episodes 1-12 were great and id give it a good 7 but after that it was just a sad dog waiting to be put down. Id still say to watch it because it is a good ...

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Oct 1, 2024

lumpkin

Not Recommended

Well-writtenGreat Teacher Onizuka (17)

Preliminary (3/43 eps)

I had heard about Great Teacher Onizuka for many years, and have loved the opening before I even watched the show. However, this anime quickly falls into the trappings of other overrated old anime.

The jokes are incredibly crude and repetitive, and almost all revolve around this grown man leching at high school girls. I was genuinely disgusted and very disappointed. Often times older anime fans ignore these issues but it is genuinely very disgusting to see this old man who we are supposed to root for sexually harass and abuse high school girls he is supposed to care for. I’m sure he gets redeemed ...

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Jun 4, 2021

ScraF

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The purpose of a Comedy anime is pretty simple. The goal is to make the viewer laugh, however, as with anything, you cannot please everyone. Not everyone finds the same things funny, but that is not a bad thing. Where most Comedy anime fail is exactly in that, they are trying to appeal to absolutely everyone, disregarding the strong points of the show, instead focusing on covering a broad amount of comedy styles. Great Teacher Onizuka (GTO) is somewhat of a mix of both of those, having a distinct style of comedy that tries to expand upon itself but tends to fumble in execution more ...

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Jun 15, 2009

woodyfly

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Preliminary (27/43 eps)

A friend recommended me this show a while ago. I decided to read the synopsis and i was definitely skeptical at first. However, just by watching the FIRST episode, i was totally hooked and impressed. I knew from just the first episode, it was gonna be something special, and it was. Although I haven't finished the series yet, I'm enjoying EVERY episode. Just how did they make it so interesting? It's amazing. The script writer can take a "boring" or common situation and completely twist it around into something that will burst you into tears of laughter.

Story
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May 20, 2008

MoonPhase

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Preliminary (34/43 eps)

Ah, GTO. Who could forget this classic anime? Not me, that's for sure. I started watching this anime on my Comcast On Demand, and instantly became hooked. It's a pretty nice slice of life anime, with laughs all around, and a back story that's really original. There's been animes on teachers before, but not like this. Oh no.

Story (7/10):
For a slice of life anime, GTO does pretty good for its self in the story area. The story basically is Onizuka, once a biker-gang member, becoming a teacher. It's a really interesting job for a biker gang leader when you think about it. And how ...

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Apr 24, 2013

Popaglockin

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Great Teacher Onisuka is a show about an teacher for sure, but this show leads people to think he is great and he is not. What this show didn't say was how funny it was! Now Great Comedian Onizuko would've been a better name! Its not all laughs. Let me tell you about this crazy show and all the negatives with their positivs attached.

For the story we have a Great Teacher Onizuka coming from a life of badness and crime (which doesn't sound funny write? Well wait till he starts making his faces)! Somehow in a crazy plot twist I wont spoil here he becomes ...

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Aug 18, 2015

DensetsuNoJack

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/Introductory Note\

I never wrote an anime review before. So far I've felt there was nothing that I could say that others, by some reason, never did. Perhaps other people might have said what I'm about to say, but I digress.
I am a College teacher, anime lover, and eternal procrastinator, who had GTO lost somewhere among a fairly big backlog. One day, completely bored out of my mind, I decided to pick something that a friend of mine recommended a long time ago. I read the synopsis, and I thought "hey, I am a teacher, and the hook sounds pretty fun (albeit generic to today's ...

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Oct 9, 2014

Zombiepie

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GTO has to be one of the most hilarious things I have sat through when it comes to anime. Onizuka is crazy SOB who is determined to become the greatest teacher ever and boy does he try. I love the series sense of humor and most of its entertainment comes from the antics of it's main character. Steve Blum is great in the role but the rest of the cast is a mixed bag and the animation isn't all that stellar but its still a good anime and I recommend that you guys give it a chance.

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Dec 17, 2015

Mindless-Genius

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"GTO" or "Great Teacher Onizuka" is a great anime based on comedy . This anime is featured on a Bike Gang leader called Onizuka who wanna be a Teacher (Mostly High School) to get a young bride . He is not a genius instead he is Pervert and Jerk and Funny character . This Story is about how he became "GTO" I mean how he became a great teacher but don't get the wrong Idea he does not teach the subjects well . Anyway this anime starts with a lot of comedy and its great at start but in the last 2-3 episode it gets ...

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Jan 30, 2016

Mister-MF

Mixed Feelings

If you watch the anime you might think it's enjoyable and that's ok but the thing is it's much weaker than its manga counterpart (which is a masterpiece). It might be one of the worst adaptations I've seen so far with Samurai Deeper Kyo and it's a shame when you see how good the manga is.

From censor to fillers the quality decreased compared to the original material... the anime's cutting half of the story (12 volumes out of 25) and has a filler ending...but even when it comes to the few volumes adapted more or less correctly you can notice that too many (funny) ...

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