GTO (2012)
GTO is a 2012 Japanese-language drama series created by Masaki Fukasawa. It stars Mayu Matsuoka, Ryohei Kurosawa and Yusuke Yamamoto.
Through the introduction of his friend Danma Ryuji, Onizuka Eikichi, the former legendary bike gang member, visits Meishu Academy to tend to the trees in the garden as a part-time gardener. Learning that Yoshikawa Noboru, a student in teacher Fuyutsuki Azusa’s class is being bullied by Uehara Kyoko and other classmates, Onizuka befriends and saves Yoshikawa. Seeing Onizuka’s unprecedented but visceral, powerful response to problem solving, the school’s president and principal, Sakurai Yoshiko, overrides resistance from her vice principal Uchiyamada Hiroshi and makes Onizuka a teacher. Onizuka goes on to tackle many issues as the teacher in charge of the most problematic class, Class 2-4.
Quick answers
What is GTO about?
Through the introduction of his friend Danma Ryuji, Onizuka Eikichi, the former legendary bike gang member, visits Meishu Academy to tend to the trees in the garden as a part-time gardener. Learning that Yoshikawa Noboru, a student in teacher Fuyutsuki Azusa’s class is being bullied by Uehara Kyoko and other classmates, Onizuka befriends and saves Yoshikawa. Seeing Onizuka’s unprecedented but visceral, powerful response to problem solving, the school’s president and principal, Sakurai Yoshiko, overrides resistance from her vice principal Uchiyamada Hiroshi and makes Onizuka a teacher. Onizuka goes on to tackle many issues as the teacher in charge of the most problematic class, Class 2-4.
When was GTO released?
GTO was released on 3 July 2012.
How many episodes does GTO have?
GTO has 22 episodes across 2 seasons.
Who made GTO?
GTO was created by Masaki Fukasawa.
Cast
- Mayu Matsuoka as 志条あゆな
- Ryohei Kurosawa as Eikichi Onizuka
- Yusuke Yamamoto as Toshiyuki Saejima
- Manami Higa as Honami Fujikawa
- Tsubasa Honda as Urumi Kanzaki
- Yu Shirota as Ryuji Danma
- Miori Takimoto as Azusa Fuyutsuki
- Hitomi Kuroki as Sakurai Ryoko
- Haruna Kawaguchi as Aizawa Miyabi
- Yua Shinkawa
- Shintaro Morimoto
- Sho Takada