Shonan Junai Gumi!

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

Information

Type

Manga

Published

Sep 26, 1990 to Sep 18, 1996

Status

Finished

Source

Rating

Demographics

Shounen

Statistics

Rank

396

Score

8.23

Scored by

7931

Popularity

834

Members

24030

Favorites

789

External Links

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

Akutsu, Junya
Akutsu, Junya Supporting
Asakura, Yoshiaki
Danma, Yoko
Danma, Yoko Supporting
Fujisaki, Shinomi
Hashiri, Makoto
Hashiri, Makoto Supporting
Hazuki, Misato
Hazuki, Misato Supporting
Hiroshi, Abe
Hiroshi, Abe Supporting
Imai, Namiki
Imai, Namiki Supporting

Related

Prequel

Bad Company

Sequel

GTO

Spin-Off

Shonan Seven