Kumiko Yamaguchi
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Estimated watch time
4h 59m
⚡ 3 days at 5 eps/day
Tags & Tropes
Yakuza90%School88%Delinquents88%Teacher86%Tomboy80%Female Protagonist72%Episodic70%Primarily Male Cast64%Josei60%Football35%
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Synopsis & Story
Kumiko "Yankumi" Yamaguchi enters Shirokin High School to become a math teacher. She's assigned as the homeroom teacher for class 2-4, populated by a gang of delinquents. At first, the class tries everything to rattle her cage, but to no avail. In a short period of time, Yankumi gains the respect of the class. But what the school doesn't know is that she's the heir to the Oedo Group, a powerful yakuzan clan. So while Yankumi struggles to excel in her career as a teacher, she must also keep her yakuza background a secret. (Source: Media Blasters)
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The Gokusen: should you watch it?
At a glance
The Gokusen has been well received, with an average AniList score of 72/100 — 45% of 3,606 ratings are 8/10 or higher.
It ranks #21 highest-rated anime of 2004, and #39 most popular anime of 2004, and #3 highest-rated anime of Winter 2004 on AniList.
Of the 6.3K AniList users who started it, 4.4% dropped it, so it is rarely abandoned; 5.2K have finished it.
At about 4 h 59 min in total, it is a short commitment — a weekend binge.
Best for viewers who enjoy Comedy, Drama, Slice of Life — especially yakuza, school, delinquents, teacher.
Episodes
13 episodes are listed.
Main cast & creators
- Original creator
- Kozueko Morimoto
- Director
- Yuuzou Satou
- Series composition
- Yasuko Kobayashi
- Character design
- Yoshinori Kanemori
- Music
- Tomoki Hasegawa
Opening & ending themes
Openings
Endings
- ED1“Onoremichi”
Theme data from AnimeThemes.moe.
The Gokusen FAQ
- How many episodes does The Gokusen have?
- The Gokusen has 13 episodes of about 23 minutes each, roughly 4 h 59 min in total.
- How long does it take to watch The Gokusen?
- About 4 h 59 min back to back. At two episodes a day it takes 7 days; at one hour a day, about 5 days.
- Is The Gokusen finished?
- Yes. The Gokusen has finished airing — the final episode aired March 30, 2004.
- Is there a season 2 of The Gokusen?
- No sequel is listed for The Gokusen as of October 2026. You can continue the story in the original manga.
- Is The Gokusen based on a manga?
- Yes. The Gokusen adapts the manga by Kozueko Morimoto.
- Who animated The Gokusen?
- The Gokusen was animated by MADHOUSE and directed by Yuuzou Satou.
- Who sings the opening of The Gokusen?
- The opening, "Honto no Kotoba", is performed by an uncredited artist.