JDrama: GTO

I had watched the GTO movie and that led me to watch the GTO drama.  Its an older drama so you have to give it some leeway for that . . . 1998 is different then now. Really.

Anyway its the story of a man with no qualifications that wanted to become a teacher despite having a shady past.  This drama shows how his unusual ways help his students to become better people and achieve their dreams.  This can be a bit repetitive, but is better then some about story originality.

Onizuka is a great character, though I often did worry he would do the wrong thing . . . which actually speaks to how well the drama is written and to what a great actor Sorimachi Takashi is.  He really makes the show and is the main reason I suggest you watch this movie.  Later dramas dealing with shady teachers really draw off of this one, so if you've like things like Gokusen then you really need to watch this. 

I would highly recommend this drama for people who love high school dramas.

Lunch Queen and Gokusen

I recently finished two very good dramas Lunch Queen and Gokusen.  Both were very enjoyable in their own way.

The cast and delicious omurice!

Lunch Queen is about a young women who loves lunch and gets bribed into pretending to be the run away eldest son of a family (who happens to own a yummy lunch shop's).  Unsurprisingly all the sons soon fall in love with the now absent eldest sons soon to be bride.  It was very cute and funny, all the characters were interesting, but once again the ending does leave a bit to be desired in the resolution department.  However, I still really enjoyed it and would suggest it though it will make you hungry.

Our fearless teacher.

Gokusen is about a yakuza princess who wants to be a teacher.  While keeping her background a secret she must try to help class 3D the worst in the school.  The story is fun, though very similar to GTO (which I would also recommend).  Its funny and the characters are strong.  The ending is stronger than most, so all around its a good choice to watch.  If you read the manga the story and characters do appear to be a bit different in the drama.