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ごくせん [Gokusen] #15
Gokusen 15
久美子が黒田一家の跡取り娘だという秘密が3年4組の生徒にバレてしまった！ 卒業を控え、教師として、女として、久美子の選ぶ道は!? 篠原先生、そして慎との恋のゆくえは…？ ロングヒット連載、運命の完結編!! 【同時収録】特別番外編「ごくけん」
245 pages, Paperback
First published April 19, 2007
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November 6, 2015
**sighs** I hate to read the last Volume of a really, really good manga. It is like I have to say goodbye to a good friend or something.
In this Volume, the lawyer asks Yankumi to go with him to Hokkaido. I admit it, he was good-looking, manly, but he was... boring. He did not deserve Yankumi, and he never really liked her anyway.
Shin finally confesses his feelings. It started when he and Yankumi were in a festival. It has some pretty WOW moments... Shin romantic? So forward? Hard to imagine, but he finally did it! His efforts were not in vain, he gets Yankumi's heart eventually, and it is really sweet.
The extra chapters were beautiful too, funny and one of them, moving (where the ex-students showed up to help Yankumi against a gang). So hilarious when they had to witness Yankumi's and Shin's first kiss; or when Yankumi confesses her feelings.. awww I am going to miss them! a lot..
Thankfully, I have the anime and the dorama, which I intent to watch ASAP.
In this Volume, the lawyer asks Yankumi to go with him to Hokkaido. I admit it, he was good-looking, manly, but he was... boring. He did not deserve Yankumi, and he never really liked her anyway.
Shin finally confesses his feelings. It started when he and Yankumi were in a festival. It has some pretty WOW moments... Shin romantic? So forward? Hard to imagine, but he finally did it! His efforts were not in vain, he gets Yankumi's heart eventually, and it is really sweet.
The extra chapters were beautiful too, funny and one of them, moving (where the ex-students showed up to help Yankumi against a gang). So hilarious when they had to witness Yankumi's and Shin's first kiss; or when Yankumi confesses her feelings.. awww I am going to miss them! a lot..
Thankfully, I have the anime and the dorama, which I intent to watch ASAP.
July 17, 2018
3.5 stars
February 18, 2015
Did I really just binge-read a whole manga series? Yes.
Am I even remotely sorry? No.
Why, you ask? Because Gokusen is pure gold, cute and funny and quirky and adorable.
(And because it's semester break)
Am I even remotely sorry? No.
Why, you ask? Because Gokusen is pure gold, cute and funny and quirky and adorable.
(And because it's semester break)
November 18, 2025
অ্যানিমে সিরিজ আগে শুরু করেছি। মাঙ্গা পড়ার পর বুঝলাম অ্যানিমেতে বেশকিছু অংশ বাদ দেওয়া হয়েছে। অ্যানিমের এন্ডিং মাঙ্গার থেকে ভালো লেগেছে। ভালোই সিরিজ তবে রোমান্টিক ইনকাউন্টার অংশটা ভালো লাগেনি। শিক্ষক-শিক্ষিকারা হবে বাবা-মার মতো। অন্য কিছু ভাবতেই ভালো লাগে না এটা আমার ব্যক্তিগত মতামত।
June 25, 2013
Gokusen, it's one of the few manga that doesn't completely revolve around a love story that I've liked.
It's the story of a high school teacher whose family is from the Yakuza (Japanese Mafia), but she has a dream of her own to become the best teacher for her students, regardless of her background and outstanding fighting skills. She has this strong bond with her students that is really admirable, and her love story with Shin is the cutest of all. The way they ended up is amazingly cute! <3
All the characters are amazing and funny, and Yankumi is a real role model, actually. She's tough, sensitive, protective, and loves her students and family (and Shin) more than she loves herself.
The family is amazing, it makes you think that all Yakuza are this "warm", also Yankumi's students are all special in their own way everyone of them was really lovable, my favorites were Shin (DUH!) and Kuma! Also Shinohara sensei is a perfect *first love* he's so dreamy even though being only a fictional character!
The art wasn't so good at first but it gets better when you start getting into the story.
I loved it!
It's the story of a high school teacher whose family is from the Yakuza (Japanese Mafia), but she has a dream of her own to become the best teacher for her students, regardless of her background and outstanding fighting skills. She has this strong bond with her students that is really admirable, and her love story with Shin is the cutest of all. The way they ended up is amazingly cute! <3
All the characters are amazing and funny, and Yankumi is a real role model, actually. She's tough, sensitive, protective, and loves her students and family (and Shin) more than she loves herself.
The family is amazing, it makes you think that all Yakuza are this "warm", also Yankumi's students are all special in their own way everyone of them was really lovable, my favorites were Shin (DUH!) and Kuma! Also Shinohara sensei is a perfect *first love* he's so dreamy even though being only a fictional character!
The art wasn't so good at first but it gets better when you start getting into the story.
I loved it!
March 20, 2018
*This review is for the series as a whole with 4.5 out of 5 stars*
After watching the anime, I hurriedly got myself a copy of its manga so I can try the first chapter and to see whether I will like it enough to continue. And as you can see, I finished all 15 Volumes in just a week (considering of having a very bad dose of Yuri on Ice hangover, *wink). I don't normally read its manga counterpart after finishing the anime and I usually wait for a month or even a year depending of my mood. But for this case, I think it was because it was so funny even after watching the anime. Every chapter had me laughing my head off that I decided to read all the volumes.
The story was really good. I love that it was different than the others that I have read before plus it's so Japan because of the Yakuza thing and it also drops some cool thing about Japan like the festivals and their culture.
The idea of a Yakuza heiress teaching in an all-boys school which is also known as a school for delinquents is very unique. All the possible questions that you can encounter while reading this story we're all addressed perfectly in this manga. And not just that, I also love the fact that it also features the story of each side characters so we really got to know more about them. And dropping all those lessons while making you laugh at the same time was epic!
The lines were so good, the scenes we're properly executed and they can be funny and emotional when the author intends it to be. What I mean is that this manga was done so flawlessly. No dull moments. I actually laughed hard a lot of time reading this manga, I think I laughed on every chapters, or was that even every pages? Hehe. There's quite a lot of characters and knowing me, I didn't remember their name haha, I'm really bad with names lol. But even if that was the case, I can really say that I know each of them. I understand what they are going through since they all got the chance to share their story, but I just really can't seem to remember their names except Shin and Yankumi hehe (and Shinohara too, haha).
The main character Kumiko is really a badass. Well, what can you expect from a Yakuza heiress eh? But aside from physical strength, she also has a good heart. She lost her parents at a young age so she was taken in by her grandpa which is the 3rd generation leader of the Kuroda clan (also referred to as the Ooedo Clan). She grew up with guys so it was really not a surprise that she grew up as a pretty good fighter. She may not look like it but she's really strong. I love that even with her family background, she decided to pursue her dreams and my, I'm sure so happy for her. Yes, her students were kind of hardheaded but you can really see that they are kind-hearted too. I love how she supports them and give them the lesson that they need to learn. I also love the fact that because she's true to herself she was able to win over the hearts of those people around her even those that was against her from the start. My! This girl is definitely my hero. Aside from that, she’s very funny and dense at the same time too, haha. But even if that was the case, there’s still this one particular student that has his eyes only for her, ayeii!
Gokusen also had some pretty good group of characters that I really love reading about. There's no unnecessary characters here, all of them has a role to play and did them well. I actually don't have any complaints about that. I love the story, I love the characters, I love the settings, I just love everything. And speaking of love, I love Shin here. He really looks hot! Now I can clearly see why the title “The Young Red Lion Master” suits him so well. Plus, those extra chapters were really funny, haha.
Aside from the lessons this manga gives, it also warms my heart because it also highlights family love. You see, this manga explains to us that just because they're a Yakuza it doesn’t mean they're bad entirely. That they also have some good sides too. You really should know someone first before judging them.
But even with all those nice words, why I am giving this manga 4.5 rating? Well, you see, I think there should have been more. The confession was made (finally!) so I really want to see what will happen after this particular student finally graduated and become a lawyer. So yep, that’s my only reason, haha.
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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After watching the anime, I hurriedly got myself a copy of its manga so I can try the first chapter and to see whether I will like it enough to continue. And as you can see, I finished all 15 Volumes in just a week (considering of having a very bad dose of Yuri on Ice hangover, *wink). I don't normally read its manga counterpart after finishing the anime and I usually wait for a month or even a year depending of my mood. But for this case, I think it was because it was so funny even after watching the anime. Every chapter had me laughing my head off that I decided to read all the volumes.
The story was really good. I love that it was different than the others that I have read before plus it's so Japan because of the Yakuza thing and it also drops some cool thing about Japan like the festivals and their culture.
The idea of a Yakuza heiress teaching in an all-boys school which is also known as a school for delinquents is very unique. All the possible questions that you can encounter while reading this story we're all addressed perfectly in this manga. And not just that, I also love the fact that it also features the story of each side characters so we really got to know more about them. And dropping all those lessons while making you laugh at the same time was epic!
The lines were so good, the scenes we're properly executed and they can be funny and emotional when the author intends it to be. What I mean is that this manga was done so flawlessly. No dull moments. I actually laughed hard a lot of time reading this manga, I think I laughed on every chapters, or was that even every pages? Hehe. There's quite a lot of characters and knowing me, I didn't remember their name haha, I'm really bad with names lol. But even if that was the case, I can really say that I know each of them. I understand what they are going through since they all got the chance to share their story, but I just really can't seem to remember their names except Shin and Yankumi hehe (and Shinohara too, haha).
The main character Kumiko is really a badass. Well, what can you expect from a Yakuza heiress eh? But aside from physical strength, she also has a good heart. She lost her parents at a young age so she was taken in by her grandpa which is the 3rd generation leader of the Kuroda clan (also referred to as the Ooedo Clan). She grew up with guys so it was really not a surprise that she grew up as a pretty good fighter. She may not look like it but she's really strong. I love that even with her family background, she decided to pursue her dreams and my, I'm sure so happy for her. Yes, her students were kind of hardheaded but you can really see that they are kind-hearted too. I love how she supports them and give them the lesson that they need to learn. I also love the fact that because she's true to herself she was able to win over the hearts of those people around her even those that was against her from the start. My! This girl is definitely my hero. Aside from that, she’s very funny and dense at the same time too, haha. But even if that was the case, there’s still this one particular student that has his eyes only for her, ayeii!
Gokusen also had some pretty good group of characters that I really love reading about. There's no unnecessary characters here, all of them has a role to play and did them well. I actually don't have any complaints about that. I love the story, I love the characters, I love the settings, I just love everything. And speaking of love, I love Shin here. He really looks hot! Now I can clearly see why the title “The Young Red Lion Master” suits him so well. Plus, those extra chapters were really funny, haha.
Aside from the lessons this manga gives, it also warms my heart because it also highlights family love. You see, this manga explains to us that just because they're a Yakuza it doesn’t mean they're bad entirely. That they also have some good sides too. You really should know someone first before judging them.
But even with all those nice words, why I am giving this manga 4.5 rating? Well, you see, I think there should have been more. The confession was made (finally!) so I really want to see what will happen after this particular student finally graduated and become a lawyer. So yep, that’s my only reason, haha.
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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June 1, 2023
Je suis professeur de mathématiques, donc mon avis est peut-être très subjectif sur ce manga qui m'a énormément amusé.
Plus sérieusement, cette série fait très "retro", les intrigues et les scénarios ne sont pas sérieux et tout est très direct dans les gags et les relations. Une lecture que j'ai plus appréciée que GTO (même si mes souvenirs sont lointains). Il y a au final beaucoup de bons sentiments et c'est un manga "feel good", tant pour les élèves que pour les professeurs. Mention spéciale pour quelques cases sur les corrections de copies d'élèves.
Plus sérieusement, cette série fait très "retro", les intrigues et les scénarios ne sont pas sérieux et tout est très direct dans les gags et les relations. Une lecture que j'ai plus appréciée que GTO (même si mes souvenirs sont lointains). Il y a au final beaucoup de bons sentiments et c'est un manga "feel good", tant pour les élèves que pour les professeurs. Mention spéciale pour quelques cases sur les corrections de copies d'élèves.
May 7, 2021
School-comedy-romance recomended
Meski artworknya terkesan sederhana dan shoujo banget, bahkan adegan laga yang biasa saja dan komikal.
Namun ceritanya yang ringan, leluconnya yang sederhana tidak dibuat-buat yang menyelaraskan situasi di ceirita, menjadi nilai plus manga ini.
Sangat direkomendasikan. Bumbu roman yang ditawarkan pun simpel namun buat pembaca geregetan.
Dari cover 15 ini tentu tau dong siapa yang "menang" hhe
Meski artworknya terkesan sederhana dan shoujo banget, bahkan adegan laga yang biasa saja dan komikal.
Namun ceritanya yang ringan, leluconnya yang sederhana tidak dibuat-buat yang menyelaraskan situasi di ceirita, menjadi nilai plus manga ini.
Sangat direkomendasikan. Bumbu roman yang ditawarkan pun simpel namun buat pembaca geregetan.
Dari cover 15 ini tentu tau dong siapa yang "menang" hhe
April 17, 2024
Gokusen, a japanese series, I used to watch when i was young. It was so nostalgic. The main character girl belong to a yakuza family, she become a teacher as it has been her dream since she was young. However, her students are known as good for nothing - so there are many stories related to her students that she need to teach them properly:)
Really good, nice characters and story.
Really good, nice characters and story.
September 17, 2024
4 stars.
Charming series about an heiress to a yakuza family who becomes a teacher at an all-boys delinquent school. The series goes through her time as a teacher from her class's 3 years of high school. The ending has a nice epilogue with some hints towards the closing of the story, which is nice.
Charming series about an heiress to a yakuza family who becomes a teacher at an all-boys delinquent school. The series goes through her time as a teacher from her class's 3 years of high school. The ending has a nice epilogue with some hints towards the closing of the story, which is nice.
June 15, 2021
like, yes this was absolutely amazing but the way we didn't get any shin and yankumi in a bonus chapter feels criminal, anyways, this series is unbeatable, I would sincerely read this series a thousand times over (edit: just found out there are extra chapters and they are amazing)
June 18, 2022
Truyện dễ thương xỉu. Cười từ tập 1 tới tập cuối, càng cuối cười càng giòn giã 🤣🤣. Trẻ dịch bộ này đỉnh. 15 tập trọn vẹn, không ngắn không dài nhưng mà đầy đủ về nội dung, bi hài kịch trường lớp đủ cả. Mong sẽ ra ngoại truyện.
January 4, 2023
Une conclusion assez prévisible mais positive pour cette série qui m'a fait bien marrer ! Je la conseille si vous aimez les ambiances d'école, les yakuza, les mangas un peu loufoques et des personnages féminins très forts et attachants ! ♥️
June 21, 2017
A light version of Yakuza. Entertaining, but barely above the common place.
January 25, 2018
AAAAAAA, SUKA SEKALI!!!
September 26, 2018
Can I even stress the fact that Yankumi is 23 and Shin 18? And yet, it was soooooo sweet! I think I'm gonna go after younger men now. :D
January 12, 2019
This is a pretty good manga, gokusen is mostly about a math teacher who also happens to be a grand daughter to a Yakuza boss...👌😻Ok story but mostly school life and not much Yakuza plot💪👌😁💕
July 3, 2020
Felt like the ending was incomplete I hoped that shin would've been the fourth generation leader rather than being a yukaza lawyer
April 18, 2024
The only thing missing is their kiss!
August 2, 2024
Como lo leo
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June 18, 2022
Quá hài =)))) đọc cười từ đầu đến cuối
February 22, 2017
Shin and Yankumi at the fireworks festival!
This is the last volume in the Gokusen series.
Shinohara asked Yankumi to come with him to Hokkaido! It's romantic yet sad at the same time. It's heartbreaking that Shinohara has to go away.
Yankumi's students wearing fundoshi! I might just be in love.
Class 3-4 graduates! This is it. Emotional volume.
Yankumi and Shin has a 7-year age gap. I just noticed. But it doesn't matter, they are the perfect couple.
One of the things that I loved about Gokusen is the one shots, especially the scary story that young Oshima experienced.
Gokusen is the manga that could play with all of the reader's emotions. It's funny, sad, romantic, and sometimes boyish. That's just some of the few things that makes it a great manga.
This is the last volume in the Gokusen series.
Shinohara asked Yankumi to come with him to Hokkaido! It's romantic yet sad at the same time. It's heartbreaking that Shinohara has to go away.
Yankumi's students wearing fundoshi! I might just be in love.
Class 3-4 graduates! This is it. Emotional volume.
Yankumi and Shin has a 7-year age gap. I just noticed. But it doesn't matter, they are the perfect couple.
One of the things that I loved about Gokusen is the one shots, especially the scary story that young Oshima experienced.
Gokusen is the manga that could play with all of the reader's emotions. It's funny, sad, romantic, and sometimes boyish. That's just some of the few things that makes it a great manga.
March 8, 2019
(stejná recenze u každého dílu)
Tento styl kresby je na josei mangu opravdu neobvyklý. Musím říci, že mně se líbil, jelikož pak jste ani nemuseli rozhodovat to, komu fandit., protože tu byly dohromady tak dvě pěkné mužské postavy. A navíc díky té kresbě tuto mangu rozhodně s žádnou jinou nezaměníte.
Líbilo se mi, že Yankumi se postupně stávala pro její studenty vzorem a obdivovali ji a věděli, že se na ní mohou spolehnout. To mi přišlo dost roztomilé. A ke všemu se poté ukázalo, že nikdo ze studentů není vyloženě špatný. Jen potřebovali trochu nakopnout od Yankumi. :D
Také se mi líbila to, jak i Yakuza je vlastně jedna velká rodina, když se nikdo jiný nekouká. A hlavně v přítomnosti Yankumi. :D
Dosti jsem oceňovala Yankuminu schopnost se o sebe postarat a její super sílu. Přestože byla silná jak něco, tak ji byli schopni silnější a o dost větší chlápci přeprat, což dávalo smysl, jelikož ženská nemůže jen tak přeprat třikrát většího chlápka. Samozřejmě že je na konci poté porazila, ale s pomocí, takže to bylo stále uvěřitelné.
Přišlo mi roztomilé, jak se Shin i přesto, že nebyl tak silný jako gangsteři, snažil Yankumi pomáhat či se ji pokoušel zachraňovat. A pak jak se mu pomáhali i jeho kamarádi. :D
Nechápala jsem, jak mohl ten pan právník milovat Yankumi, když jsme se žádných projevů jeho lásky nedočkali. Maximálně tak ke konci, to podle mě ale ani moc jako projev lásky nevypadalo, spíš to byl nějaký projev náklonnosti. Láskou bych to opravdu nenazvala.
A dosti mě rozesmával i učitelský sbor, ten byl prostě brilantní. Hlavně pan ředitel. :D
Obálky mě moc neoslnily, ale ty poslední dvě se mi hodně líbí.
Dávám 85% Jazyk: Aj
Tento styl kresby je na josei mangu opravdu neobvyklý. Musím říci, že mně se líbil, jelikož pak jste ani nemuseli rozhodovat to, komu fandit., protože tu byly dohromady tak dvě pěkné mužské postavy. A navíc díky té kresbě tuto mangu rozhodně s žádnou jinou nezaměníte.
Líbilo se mi, že Yankumi se postupně stávala pro její studenty vzorem a obdivovali ji a věděli, že se na ní mohou spolehnout. To mi přišlo dost roztomilé. A ke všemu se poté ukázalo, že nikdo ze studentů není vyloženě špatný. Jen potřebovali trochu nakopnout od Yankumi. :D
Také se mi líbila to, jak i Yakuza je vlastně jedna velká rodina, když se nikdo jiný nekouká. A hlavně v přítomnosti Yankumi. :D
Dosti jsem oceňovala Yankuminu schopnost se o sebe postarat a její super sílu. Přestože byla silná jak něco, tak ji byli schopni silnější a o dost větší chlápci přeprat, což dávalo smysl, jelikož ženská nemůže jen tak přeprat třikrát většího chlápka. Samozřejmě že je na konci poté porazila, ale s pomocí, takže to bylo stále uvěřitelné.
Přišlo mi roztomilé, jak se Shin i přesto, že nebyl tak silný jako gangsteři, snažil Yankumi pomáhat či se ji pokoušel zachraňovat. A pak jak se mu pomáhali i jeho kamarádi. :D
Nechápala jsem, jak mohl ten pan právník milovat Yankumi, když jsme se žádných projevů jeho lásky nedočkali. Maximálně tak ke konci, to podle mě ale ani moc jako projev lásky nevypadalo, spíš to byl nějaký projev náklonnosti. Láskou bych to opravdu nenazvala.
A dosti mě rozesmával i učitelský sbor, ten byl prostě brilantní. Hlavně pan ředitel. :D
Obálky mě moc neoslnily, ale ty poslední dvě se mi hodně líbí.
Dávám 85% Jazyk: Aj
June 4, 2013
I started with the drama adaptation (the very first, starring Matsumoto Jun as Shin), and while I loved the drama, I was hesitant to start reading the manga.
They say never to judge a book by its cover, and this applies to Gokusen too. I was initially put off by the artwork, which was less than pretty. Even Shin, the pretty boy of the story, didn't look his part. However, once I started, I could not stop! Did the mangaka change her drawing style after the first few books? Or maybe I had gotten used to the artwork? Perhaps the plot had taken my mind off the visuals.
I could not stop reading. I was laughing out in the train, unable to control the fits of laughter the plot brought with it. It's silly (Yankumi and her students), romantic (Yankumi and Shin), and silly.
It's a pity that the extra chapters published a few years after the last book remains unavailable to most, as they were published in the original YOU magazine and not compiled into the public shed tokubans. The imperfect perfect date Yankumi and Shin went on was a cute way, a very Shinkumi way, to end this series.
They say never to judge a book by its cover, and this applies to Gokusen too. I was initially put off by the artwork, which was less than pretty. Even Shin, the pretty boy of the story, didn't look his part. However, once I started, I could not stop! Did the mangaka change her drawing style after the first few books? Or maybe I had gotten used to the artwork? Perhaps the plot had taken my mind off the visuals.
I could not stop reading. I was laughing out in the train, unable to control the fits of laughter the plot brought with it. It's silly (Yankumi and her students), romantic (Yankumi and Shin), and silly.
It's a pity that the extra chapters published a few years after the last book remains unavailable to most, as they were published in the original YOU magazine and not compiled into the public shed tokubans. The imperfect perfect date Yankumi and Shin went on was a cute way, a very Shinkumi way, to end this series.
October 24, 2015
nih, nih gara2 Yankumi & kehidupan keluarga yakuzanya jadi hunting komik & film yakuza & gangster2an yg tokohnya dari keluarga yakuza. hahahha. meski gambarnya awalnya agak bikin males baca, tapi begitu udah baca, dan ngeliat kelakuan keluarga yakuza si yankumi yg kocak & sayang bgt, jadi keterusan. hihihi.
Yankumi is a kick-ass ! already watched the series, love all the cast (for season 1 & 2 only, hate the third) but i wish the drama would really stick to the story, and would be as good as the manga itself.
Yankumi is a kick-ass ! already watched the series, love all the cast (for season 1 & 2 only, hate the third) but i wish the drama would really stick to the story, and would be as good as the manga itself.
August 19, 2010
Tamat deh. Aku nonton dorama-nya sudah bertahun-tahun yang lalu, jadi tidak ingat apakah endingnya sama atau tidak, tapi yang jelas happy-ending lah. Dari covernya bisa ditebak bahwa Shin kelak akan menjadi...
September 8, 2018
I love this series. Yankumi is a teacher trying to make it in the toughest school in the are full of delinquents whilst hiding a big secret of her own. An amazing series with interesting characters and fun ideas of trust, believing in others and going out there.
August 12, 2012
YESSSS
June 11, 2013
5 stars because of the Confession scene. Man, I melted. Yankumi x Shin forever. ♥♥♥
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