Series synopsis
GTO is a Japanese drama television series that premiered on Fuji TV on July 20, 2026. It was created by Masaki Fukasawa. It stars Takashi Sorimachi, Meru Nukumi, Asuka Kudo and Maryjun Takahashi.
Through the introduction of his friend Danma Ryuji, Onizuka Eikichi, the former legendary bike gang member, visits Meishu Academy to tend to the trees in the garden as a part-time gardener. Learning that Yoshikawa Noboru, a student in teacher Fuyutsuki Azusa’s class is being bullied by Uehara Kyoko and other classmates, Onizuka befriends and saves Yoshikawa. Seeing Onizuka’s unprecedented but visceral, powerful response to problem solving, the school’s president and principal, Sakurai Yoshiko, o ...
Premise
Through the introduction of his friend Danma Ryuji, Onizuka Eikichi, the former legendary bike gang member, visits Meishu Academy to tend to the trees in the garden as a part-time gardener. Learning that Yoshikawa Noboru, a student in teacher Fuyutsuki Azusa’s class is being bullied by Uehara Kyoko and other classmates, Onizuka befriends and saves Yoshikawa. Seeing Onizuka’s unprecedented but visceral, powerful response to problem solving, the school’s president and principal, Sakurai Yoshiko, overrides resistance from her vice principal Uchiyamada Hiroshi and makes Onizuka a teacher. Onizuka goes on to tackle many issues as the teacher in charge of the most problematic class, Class 2-4.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Takashi Sorimachi as Eikichi Onizuka
- Meru Nukumi as Mio Kashiwabara
- Asuka Kudo as Ryunosuke Miyazawa
- Maryjun Takahashi as Motoko Koizumi
- Tomohiro Ichikawa as Ikuto Abe
- Atom Shukugawa as Haruki Murayama
- Yoshimasa Kondo as Koji Nakamaru
- Takashi Ukaji as Yasuhiro Okubo
Supporting cast
- Nanako Matsushima as Azusa Fuyutsuki
- Kurumi Inagaki as Yu Ito
- 及川桃利 as Wataru Tanaka
- Kanna Kajiwara as Kotone Wakatsuki
- Kawaguchi Waku as Ayumu Yoshida
- Kitazato Ruu as Kokoa Ishibashi
- Fuga Shibazaki as Itsuki Fukuda
- Maho Horiguchi as Ayano Ashida
- Miyu Oshima as Momoka Suzuki
- Sora Nanba as Soma Sato
- Shinnosuke Nishiura as Hiroto Hosokawa
- Rikuto Morimoto as Kenta Katayama
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 15 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 3 | October 2, 2012 | April 2, 2013 |
| Season 1 | 1 | July 20, 2026 | July 20, 2026 |
| Season 2 | 11 | July 8, 2014 | September 16, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Oni-rage in Autumn too Special Several months after Eikichi Onizuka leaves the school for convalescence, Eikichi Onizuka senses that there is dispute over city development on the property. Because of this, the sanitarium is about to be shut down. Students of 2nd grade 4 class gather and fight to protect the sanitarium. |
October 2, 2012 |
| 2 | New Year Special! Passionate Teaching in Winter Holidays too | January 2, 2013 |
| 3 | Final ~Farewell Onizuka! Graduation Special~ | April 2, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | July 20, 2026 |
| 2 | The start of class 2-4’s home-room teacher removal! Onizuka VS the dangerous truant girl | July 10, 2012 |
| 3 | The trap behind the extreme relationship! Onizuka yells out what real love is! | July 17, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New Stage, Onizuka Eikichi's Old School! Great Lesson to Problematic Child! The Cosmetic Surgery has Always been the Regret of the High School Girl's Mother High school teacher Eikichi Onizuka (AKIRA) is sent to his alma mater of Shounan, which has been purchased by Meishuu Academy. He reunites with his former teacher Fuji, and enjoys his old school, but Director Sakurai tells him she wants him to go on a rampage. It seems like her words mean something... |
July 8, 2014 |
| 2 |
Crisis of the Collapse of the Family... Save the Innocent Boy The Outcome of Onizuka's Screaming Marathon Tears Taichi Usami of Class 2-A has been diagnosed with ADHD. His father decides to transfer him to a school with a support program for students with disabilities against the wishes of his mother. The school has a dorm and Taichi will have to live away from his family. Onizuka is opposed to this, but a shocked Taichi starts attacking his classmates, and his father becomes even more determined to transfer him. |
July 15, 2014 |
| 3 |
Save the Student from Stalker! Onizuka Explodes After Murder Notice Satsuki Yurihara of Class 2-A meets an attractive young man on the beach named Nori, and falls in love. She breaks up with her boyfriend Tokuyama, a fellow classmate, immediately, and it falls to Onizuka to calm him. |
July 22, 2014 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Fuji TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 20, 2026 |
| Last aired | September 16, 2014 |
| Runtime | 54 minutes |
| Status | continue |
| Schedule | Tuesday at 22:00:00 |