Yankee bokó ni kaeru

You know Great Teacher Onizuka, Gokusen? A revolutionary teacher comes to school who believes in his students and fights for them against injustice and the rest of the teachers. Just a fairy tale to have a good time with. But now imagine you’re in a school where every teacher is trying to understand you, not put you down, to understand why you did what you did. Yoichi is exactly that kind of school. It's actually a pretty serious show, dealing with issues ranging from family problems to bullying to smoking marijuana. Yoshimori is a totally likable guy who gets carried away at times, but he's still a reasonable teacher and knows what he's talking about. The way he handled the bullying still amazes me now. I definitely recommend this series. It's not a high school comedy. It feels pretty realistic even. There's actually truth behind the cliché, which perhaps has to be conveyed through cliché. But that's okay, because you'll get something out of it. And the best thing is that a school like this really exists. (07/11/2010)