Shonan Junai Gumi!
GTO: The Early Years
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Shonan Junai Gumi!

Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Shounan Junai Gumi, Shonan Pure Love Gang, Young GTO
Japanese: 湘南純愛組!
English: GTO: The Early Years
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Type: Manga
Volumes: 31
Chapters: 267
Status: Finished
Published: Sep 26, 1990 to Sep 18, 1996
Genres: Action Action, Comedy Comedy, Drama Drama, Romance Romance
Themes: Delinquents Delinquents, School School
Demographic: Shounen Shounen
Authors: Fujisawa, Tooru (Story & Art)

Statistics

Score: 8.231 (scored by 77517,751 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #3872
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #840
Members: 23,213
Favorites: 779

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Volumes: /31
Chapters: /267

Synopsis

Eikichi Onizuka and Ryuuji Danma are members of infamous biker gang, Oni Baku. When not out riding around, they can be found in school, trying to pick up young women. This is the story of the young Onizuka, who would later become the greatest teacher in Japan.

(Source: ANN)

Background

The first 10 volumes of Shonan Junai Gumi! was published in English as GTO: The Early Years by Tokyopop based on the 15-volume deluxe edition from June 13, 2006, to February 9, 2009. Vertical Inc. picked up the license and released the remaining volumes from February 21, 2012, to October 30, 2012.

The manga was adapted into a Japanese live-action TV series that premiered on Amazon Prime Video on February 28, 2020.

Characters

Fujisaki, Shinomi
Supporting
Akutsu, Junya
Supporting
Kamata, Jun
Supporting
Natsumi
Supporting
Minazuki, Saya
Supporting

Reviews

Apr 4, 2015
How come people go all rampage when it's about GTO yet don't bother to read this Masterpiece of a Manga? Seriously, I don't even like Manga all that much, but this one was worth every second I've spent reading it.

This will be a rather short review because I usually tend to review stuff I hate, so I don't know what exactly to say when I have absolutely nothing to complain about.

The plot is, as you can guess, Onizuka's and Ryuuji's backstory, the lovabale delinquent-legends that no one would ever dare to mess with. They're feared by enemies, admired by their peers and were "kicked out ...
Nov 3, 2012
First off I’m going to start by saying that this is a great manga and worth every bit of the time spent on it.

Shonan Junai Gumi is about two guys Ryuuji Danma and Eikichi Onizuka, The Oni-Baku duo that have a reputation for being the most badass fighters around. While they can definitely fight they do not have the same luck in picking up chicks which is where the story starts it’s self off. The duo moves to a new school for the possibility of finally getting some ...
Oct 26, 2021
This review is from the perspective of someone who hasn't read or watched anything from GTO whatsoever, with no prior bias towards the characters or mangaka. Many will not have even heard of this prequel despite the success of it's follow up work and let's just say there's a very good reason for that.

Reading SJG you'll find a charismatic main duo, well choreographed dynamic fight scenes, an occasional hilarious slice of comedy and some brilliant highs along the way. Now all of that would be great if not for the extensive amount of abhorrent flaws that co-exist within the story. Unfortunately aside from the action ...

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