The Gokusen (Animation, Japanese)
Genres: Drama, Comedy, Action, Anime
Status: Ended
Premiered: 2004-01-06
Ended: 2004-03-30
Network: NTV
Country: JP
Airs on: Tuesday
Runtime: 30 minutes
Kumiko "Yankumi" Yamaguchi enters Shirokin Gakuen Private 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 Yakuza clan. So while Yankumi struggles to excel in her career as a teacher, she must also keep her Yakuza background a secret.