
GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka
GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka shares the Action, Comedy genres and similar themes: School, Teacher.
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If you loved Gokusen, you're in for a treat. This Action, Comedy, Romance manga (1999) is beloved for its School, Yakuza, Female Protagonist elements, and the titles below share that same DNA — handpicked based on community votes, overlapping genres, and thematic similarities. Each recommendation is ranked by reader affinity on AniList.

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Fresh out of college, Kumiko "Yankumi" Yamaguchi becomes a math teacher at an all-boys high school. Unfortunately for her, she's assigned by the school board as the homeroom teacher for class 3-D, which happens to be the class of delinquent students. When the class attempts to make a living hell out of Yankumi's career, they fail as her persistence and aggression gain her respect. However, little does anyone in the school know that Yankumi is actually heir to the Kuroda Ikka—one of Tokyo's most powerful yakuza clans. (Source: Anime News Network) Note: Includes nine extra chapters.
Fresh out of college, Kumiko "Yankumi" Yamaguchi becomes a math teacher at an all-boys high school. Unfortunately for her, she's assigned by the school board as the homeroom teacher for class 3-D, which happens to be the class of delinquent students. When the class attempts to make a living hell out...
Gokusen has 156 chapters.
Gokusen belongs to the Action, Comedy, Romance, Slice of Life genres.
The top manga similar to Gokusen include GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka, Onna no Sono no Hoshi, Oresama Teacher. These share key genres and themes with Gokusen.