GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka
| From what i remember he was "I "just" wanna see panties and lot of girls" etc. It was mixed with he's serious approach as a teacher to give young bastards some life lessons. |
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TheLevster said: I’m sure the show evolves and becomes more than just guy wants to fuck high school girls but idk it’s just not a very funny dynamic for me. Ik there’s more to the show than that but I’ve heard that this is one of the shows where episode 1 is a good representation of how the rest of the show is and it just wasn’t for me. I was just wondering if y’all think the same thing about the dynamic, if I should just try to stick with it for a little while and see if my feelings change. I really do wanna continue giving it a chance just because of how iconic it is but I already got like lots on my plate and I don’t really want to continue watching this if it’s just more like episode 1. Are you like 5 min into ep. 1? Cuz it gets obvious pretty quickly that is not what the show is about, actually watching it i found it a lot LESS creepy than the synopsis lets on Yes it is a raunchy comedy, it's gonna have said type of jokes all the way thru, and if that's not your thing fair enough, everyone has different taste, but the story has a surprising amount of depth to it Also dude's in uni, it's not like he's some 30-40yo creeper old enough to be their dad |
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| I loved the show as a kid, but I tried watching some of this again a few years ago, and yikes… I really don’t think it’s aged well. Onizuka swears off of trying to sleep with his underage students after ep 1, but the ick OP is describing doesn’t go away, as the principal being lecherous is a recurring gag, and all the girls are generally sexualized, like, all the time—which isn’t unique to this series by any means, but for a show about connecting with and respecting your students as human beings and the virtues of teaching etc., idk I would’ve expected better from this lol. Onizuka’s slapstick antics don’t land for me either anymore, nor did I find him as a teacher believable in the slightest lol, even when considering that this is supposed to be a comedy. I think the nosebleed humor (as well as the art and animation—Jesus, the art and animation…) also just feel incredibly dated. It’s kind of wild typing all this while remembering that I used to think Onizuka was this superhero teacher that we should all aspire to. The show is a product of its time, and for a certain demographic, I guess |
Reply to YuuKoyamaFan
I sort of agree with you. That is why I prefer the underrated prequel Shonan Junai Gumi, which has less crude Onizuka antics and a more serious portrayal of sexual assault. The 1998 live-action version of GTO with Takashi Sorimachi also downplays his pervertedness (he's still somewhat perverted but the TV drama does not glorify that aspect of his personality).
YuuKoyamaFan said: (he's still somewhat perverted but the TV drama does not glorify that aspect of his personality). Ehh... neither does the anime It is a comedy, it does have that exagerated comical tone to it, but that does not equate to glorifying it |
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| So you think the show makes you uncomfortable since Onizuka wants to do things with high school characters besides its a comedy but you love AoT which its literally a series about child soldiers and such underage characters being killed in the worst way and unlike GTO the show is supposed to be serious about it. What kind of logic is? Also please don't bring up the "I’ve had friends that have had like creepy around onizuka age teachers in high school so it just reminds me that people like that exists and it makes me uncomfortable". If GTO was serious in the first place, Onizuki won't be accepted as a teacher and not for such motive in the first place. He's irresponsible and we're talking about Japan, one of the most strict places in the world. You can't compare real people with fictional characters no matter what they do, by your logic most Anime characters would make you uncomfortable since they do sus stuff but considering you don't have issues loving AoT which again present worse stuff you complain and its based on really evil people. Heck, I can even mention Perfect Blue too since stalkers exist irl yet you don't have issues there. Finally, Esdeath is a serial killer yet she's one of your favourite characters. |
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Reply to Nurguburu
So you think the show makes you uncomfortable since Onizuka wants to do things with high school characters besides its a comedy but you love AoT which its literally a series about child soldiers and such underage characters being killed in the worst way and unlike GTO the show is supposed to be serious about it. What kind of logic is?
Also please don't bring up the "I’ve had friends that have had like creepy around onizuka age teachers in high school so it just reminds me that people like that exists and it makes me uncomfortable". If GTO was serious in the first place, Onizuki won't be accepted as a teacher and not for such motive in the first place. He's irresponsible and we're talking about Japan, one of the most strict places in the world.
You can't compare real people with fictional characters no matter what they do, by your logic most Anime characters would make you uncomfortable since they do sus stuff but considering you don't have issues loving AoT which again present worse stuff you complain and its based on really evil people. Heck, I can even mention Perfect Blue too since stalkers exist irl yet you don't have issues there. Finally, Esdeath is a serial killer yet she's one of your favourite characters.
Also please don't bring up the "I’ve had friends that have had like creepy around onizuka age teachers in high school so it just reminds me that people like that exists and it makes me uncomfortable". If GTO was serious in the first place, Onizuki won't be accepted as a teacher and not for such motive in the first place. He's irresponsible and we're talking about Japan, one of the most strict places in the world.
You can't compare real people with fictional characters no matter what they do, by your logic most Anime characters would make you uncomfortable since they do sus stuff but considering you don't have issues loving AoT which again present worse stuff you complain and its based on really evil people. Heck, I can even mention Perfect Blue too since stalkers exist irl yet you don't have issues there. Finally, Esdeath is a serial killer yet she's one of your favourite characters.
| @Nurguburu Actually... the themes you mentioned do tend to work better when treated seriously, GTO managing to do so as a comedy without cringeally glorifying said behaviour is the exeption to the rule, not the norm And although i don't agree with OPs statement of the show coming off as creepy (knowing how the show evolves), it's understanddable that if you've been in/seen first hand similar situations seeing them again on screen (in a comical way or not) can make you uncomfortable |
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