GTO

A manga about former biker delinquent Eikichi Onizuka, a man destined to become the greatest teacher in all of Japan.

Looking back on GTO, it’s easier to see the glaring faults in the series. Onizuka’s endless perversion over students really doesn’t sit well and the dramatic moments are often setup by characters acting illogically for the sake of the plot. Still, Tohru Fujisawa was able to take his crass thug with a heart of gold from his previous book Shonen Junaigumi and create this mega-hit manga. It shows how readers loved the out-of-the-box methodology GTO brought to the school setting. I only wish Fujisawa would stop milking this series for sequels.

~dakazu