The thing about this manga is if you can stomach the slight over the topness of the situations that Onizuka finds himself in(or mostly creates) then you'll absolutely love it. But even if you sometimes shake your head while going "why" this is still one of the best mangas out there. Funny and very original and deals with real life problems to an extent. Onizuka has to be one of the most original characters in manga history alongside Munsu from shin angyo onshi. And there are plenty of wacky side characters along for the ride. So all in all a good read.

... Last updated on September 9th, 2009, 2:56pm

I took my time deciding whether or not to start this, but when i did... I made the RIGHT choice. Funny, drama, great story. I'll re-read sooner or later as well.

I really enjoyed this series. The plot was original and down to earth, although it got somewhat outrageous at the end. The events are common and easy for me to relate to, so I got into the manga.

However, it started going downhill near the end when they started having unbelievable events happen. If the manga had continued, my enjoyment of it would have dropped considerably.

Overall, the manga was very enjoyable, but I think the anime actually did a better job. It captured the idea of "dedication and trust in teaching" but removed the outrageous events so that the tone was more consistent.

... Last updated on June 25th, 2008, 5:01pm

if you haven't red this you don't know what you mist! its sooo funny. onizuka rulezzz

This is one of the best thing I ever read.I love everything about it.The comedy is one of the best I have ever read and the action is very good too.The only thing I didn't like about this was how the miyabi girl got scot-free(That miyabi bitch should have atleast gotten slapped or something) and how the author didn't provide any closure to onizuka's relationship with the girls.Same thing happened to the prequel and the sequel and the spin off's too.Urumi was one of the best girl and I hope the author would make them end up together in the future sequel.9.5 just because the Urumi x Onizuka ship is at a cliffhanger. Urumi x Onizuka forever.

Anyone should read this. It's a most inspirational thing I personally have read in my whole life and Onizuka easily beats the shit out of any other character as a role model for any male human. GTO teaches so much of a real-world moral by example that it becomes something like a textbook on human behavior. Just go and freaking buy it and read.

There's really only one word to describe this manga and it's called Epic. Just too good of a read to put down after reading one volume. I practically ran a marathon on this manga from volume 1 to the end, Onizuka is just so funny !

Around five year ago I read first volume of GTO but for some reason it don't click me so to drop it but a few day ago I give it one more chance,It's rock.

I can't said that in real life teaching style such as Onizuka will be great or even suitable , we must admitted it was extreme way and improper in some aspect but at least we reader can learn many good quality things from this manga, great work.

touch of friendship, vision of education staff, repent and learn to fix own mistake, teamwork, forgive , atonement, etc.

But a little bit of disappoint cause this manga is so lack of romantic till the end and Onizuka is so close to immortal.

It's full of Action when I started read it till finished volume 25, take me 4 days and many hours but my heartbeat with excitement from volume 2 when Onizuka start his teacher job at his main institute till the end.

This manga is once in a lifetime manga that revolve around teacher / student relationship. <Must read>

The only thing I didn't like about this manga was the exaggerated facial expressions (especially the mouths) and the frequent ranting by some of the characters. Though those things are probably needed to get the point across, it was just taxing to have to read line after line of a rant when it didn't matter if you read it or not. Eventually I wised up and just skimmed the rants to get the jist of it.

all in all its a really good manga thats got lots of drama, humor, and action. and it was worth reading.

I mean, I've heard of the story line, absurd teacher teaching at a high classed private school. Add in random shit that happens during the story and the teacher itself and you have a fun few days of reading the whole series.

My only beef with the series are the translations that I get. The first few volumes had annoying blue text boxes with some horrid grammar, but eventually leveled itself out. Could anyone post a completed torrent with "correct scanlating"? Much appreciated and would benefit early volumes.