Great Teacher Onizuka

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from the manga to the drama to the anime, yes, this was a drama before it became a hit anime. Great Teacher Onizuka is here, to save you from the boredom of your life and teach you life lessons in a way only he can.
I honestly didn't know that this existed, as i first started with animes but once i got into dramas i had to see this, to compare. I can say that once i finished it, i found that i loved this so much more than the anime. Sure, the anime is longer, so more is in it, more time for character development and plot, but the drama has its own charms and the acting was second to none. From the get go cheery music plays, you can tell something's good, then it zooms in on Onizuka Eikichi 22 years old and single, BUT OMG WHERE'S TEH BLONDE HAIR? (sorry, anime influences :P)
but takashi sorimachi was breath taking, his acting was superb and convincing, and c'mon the dude sang the opening song, if that's not Badass i don't know what is. it was nice to see him win over his students, although they took out my favorite character from the anime, kanzaki urumi. However regardless, sorimachi plays a convincing Onizuka, although i liked the gangster attitude of his anime/manga counterpart, Takeshi is a slightly less violent and more heartfelt character, with a better sense of humanity, while the drawn character was more obviously (and forgive my choice of words) animated, and entertaining, takeshi brings a sense of himanity and realism to Onizuka in a way i had never seen, in and a good way which i liked
fuyutski was also well plated by matsushima nanako and there's a nice little extra that made this drama oh so sweeter. while the on screen romance was cute enough, what sweetens the deal is the off screen romance that budded. not only in the story did the two hook up, but after they met on set, they dated and eventually married and had a kid, now how's that for a picture perfect romance story?
romance, comedy, life lessons, feel good moments, this drama has it all. while it fails to develop like the anime much less the manga, i found i enjoyed the result much more in this than the anime, which was kinda cliffhanger and opposite waht i wanted, but still good, and as i have not finished the manga i cannot comment on that, however, i have no regrets for supporting this drama and i highly recommend it

8/10