The BEST episodes of Gokusen season 3
Every episode of Gokusen season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Gokusen season 3!
Fresh out of college, Kumiko "Yankumi" Yamaguchi becomes a math teacher at Shirokin high school. Unfortunately for her, she's assigned by the school board as the homeroom teacher for class 3-D, which happens to be the class of delinquent students. When the class attempts to make a living hell out of Yankumi's career, they fail as her persistence and aggression gain her respect. However, little does anyone in the school know that Yankumi is actually heir to the Oedo Group - one of Tokyo's most powerful yakuza clans. If anyone finds out that Yankumi is a yakuza member, her career as a teacher could be in jeopardy.
#1 - Don't think you can make it through life alone
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/17/2008
Yankumi talks to her students’ parents about their future during PTC, one of them being Honjo Kengo’s dad, a tofu store owner. When he collapses from over-fatigue, class 3-D fears that Honjo will have to drop out, so they decide to raise money to help him out by trying out different jobs. Honjo, on the other hand, encounters an old senpai of his, Narita, who lends him the money he needs – but with serious consequences.
#2 - Obtain happiness by your own hands!!
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/21/2008
Curious about why Yankumi is so strong despite her looks, Ogata and Kazama's group decides to follow her home, and gets the shock of their lives when they discover who she really is. The cheery atmosphere in their family greatly contrasts Ogata's – his father, a strict teacher from the elite Kaitoku School, is very disappointed with Ogata's status as an Akadou delinquent, and blames his irresponsibility for his parent's divorce!
#3 - That Yankumi has returned. Finally, the revival of the legendary school drama!!
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/19/2008
Sawatari Goro now works at Akado High School as a vice principal. Although the head director of the school board speficically orders him to handle the problematic class 3-D, the students are just too much for him. So Sawatari goes far away to a southern island to search for Yankumi, and convince her to work for Akado. Yankumi accepts the offer, only to find that her class (again) is full of punks, where two rival groups of students are always at each other’s throats. Will Yankumi’s strong belief in students and teaching work this time?
#4 - From now on, you guys are my friends!!
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/26/2008
Determined to teach class 3-D the true meaning of comradeship, Yankumi seeks out different ways to relate and get closer to the students, yet all her efforts seem to be thwarted. Meanwhile, the two heads of said groups, Ogata Yamato and Kazama Ren, decide to have a one-on-one fight to finally determine who’s the better boss, but when this turns out futile, they find themselves settling their differences in the most unusual of means.
#5 - Start over anytime!!
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/3/2008
The Spring Inter-Class Competition is nearing, and now that Ogata’s and Yamato’s sides have already made peace, Yankumi is more fired-up to have the whole class join and conquer the rugby match. Ichimura Rikiya, Yankumi’s student, meets an old classmate from junior high, Takasugi, who seems to be a quiet, studious boy, but actually has a dangerous side to him.
#6 - A sister and brother's bond of tears
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/10/2008
Yankumi, the teachers and class 3-D meet Kaoruko, Kazama’s older sister. She visits Akadou Academy, and chastises Kazama upon finding out that he has a part-time job, which is prohibited in school. Amidst the “Springtime Eliminate Delinquency Campaign” organized by Sawatari, Kazama faces the possibility of expulsion for deliberately hitting a police officer, causing him to have a falling out with his sister.
#7 - Don't make excuses for yourself!!
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/31/2008
It's time for Akadou Academy's annual festival, and Yankumi encourages class 3-D to participate. At first, everyone is uncaring, but the promise of girls visiting the school during the event ignites their enthusiasm, and they agree to form a coffee shop named "Hottie Café". Trouble arises, however, when Ogata, Kazama and the others unwittingly piss off Goda Ryuuji, an Akadou alumnus with a notorious reputation, who retaliates by vandalizing the school the night before the festival.
#8 - Become stronger!! The birth of a new life
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/7/2008
Ami, Kuma's wife, is approaching her due date. While an excited Yankumi prepares for the baby's birth, one of her students, Kamiya Shunsuke, finds himself frustrated when he gets beaten up by an Ara High bully in front of his girlfriend. Subsequent events with his mother and Kuma take a toll on his temper, and Yankumi races to rescue Kamiya when he picks another fight with a bunch of punks, as well as teach him an important lesson about strength.
#9 - Our friends are a lifelong treasure!!
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/14/2008
Class 3-D is awarded for catching a thief during a secret night visit to school, yet their celebration is short-lived when they get into a scuffle with a few classmates who gets themselves involved with a bad crowd. With only a few months left before graduation, Yankumi strives to reunite everyone and restore 3-D's friendship.
#10 - Yankumi's last tearful cry... Cherish life!!
Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/28/2008
It's almost time for the finals, and class 3-D is determined not to fail in order to have a great summer break. Apart from that, they also have to avoid expulsion by not getting into any more trouble, but that appears unlikely when Goda is on the loose again. Swearing vengeance, he raids Akadou Academy and gravely injures Kazama, leading to immense chaos that seems impossible to stop, even for Yankumi herself.
#11 - First love... Protect the one dearest to you
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/24/2008
Class 3-D is planning a hook-up party with some girls from the neighboring schools, but Kuraki "Kura" Satoru is indifferent... for he is actually in love with Saki, a sickly girl he met a week prior. Wanting to take a break from the confines of the hospital, she calls Kuraki, and the two go out to have fun, until Saki's disease kicks in. This enrages her parents, and they file a complaint to Sawatari, prohibiting Kuraki from ever seeing Saki again. Unable to bear her student's misery, Yankumi steps in to help.