Though the artwork is not the best the story is fun, quirky, and enjoyable it's like the female GTO with out the ecchi... i recomend it also the anime and the 3 live action series.

According to the other reviews, I thought that this manga was going to be funny. I read 20 chapters and didn't see a single joke. I guess the jokes must be the word plays in japanese?

I was put off by the artwork at first, but it was too hilarious not to read. After a couple of volumes I got used to the art, and now I'm actually fond of the simplicity. The story itself has me dying laughing every time I pick it up xD

Not much perversion and not as dark as the GTO manga. That said, the stories have a unique character, containing elements from romance mangas, martial arts and of course GTO.

I watched Gokusen the drama first, and it was really good.
But I'm sure if I had read it first in manga, I would have hated it.
It's really a hilarious story, and has me laughing all the time. At first, I hated the art, but now I'm actually growing to love it. ^^ I'm happy that many chapters have been coming out recently. I'm amazed it hasn't been licensed, its so good. o.o;
Watch the drama first, though (only season one, rest were... eh.).
-My only problem with gokusen, is it gets a little preachy at times.

... Last updated on March 10th, 2008, 8:07pm

Really love this series

One of my all time fave mangas. Just the right amount of everything I like, comedy, action, simple-not-delving-in-heavy-stuff, not ornate, and a hint of romance. A manga worth reading regardless of gender or age.

EDIT:- Read at least first 10 volumes of GTO, dont know why people r crazy on that manga. Its about a perverted teach who doesnt even think its morally incorrect to slober over his female students. and always the same, female students r in trouble and he saves them. I cant imagine y people compare Gokusen to GTO

... Last updated on August 22nd, 2008, 6:59am

there havent been any updates by oblivious since july, are they still scanlating gokusen? there isnt anything on their website about dropping the series, but still....argh, i wanna read it so desperately, its very good!

damn! I'm disappointed that this manga still isn't fully scanlated yet! it's a funny manga, and well worth reading. Yankumi is one funny teacher, and she isn't your stereotypical heroine, shes gutsy and shes brave, not to mention she has a very fowl mouth!

The other characters are funny as hell, to be honest most of the main characters are downright ugly, but at the same time they are not depicted as the totally evil. Shin's friends, for example, are still classed as 'deliquents' still but still shown to have feelings, and even care about Yankumi (from time to time).

The plot is funny and the art is good (not beautiful, just good, it suits the story). The characters are hilarious and will make you laugh until you cry. So it was well worth the time spent reading.

... Last updated on August 24th, 2007, 5:04am

I saw the anime series for this (12eps) and it was really short, but lemme tell you, i've never laughed so hard at an anime! It was hilarious! And the fact that this story revolves around a female gangster- its just so cool and unique! I wanted to see more development between Shin and Yankumi, because at the end of the last episode you could tell he kinda started liking her. Looking for the manga now, i don't think all the volumes are out in english though. Highly recommended if you want a good laugh out of it!