Archive for the ‘Gokusen’ Category

It has been almost two years since I become acquainted with Gokusen and I still adore the pairing between Sawada Shin and Yamaguchi Kumiko…just cannot get enough of them. I truly hope that Morimoto-sensei will continue their love story and fill the void for us hardcore fans. Though, I am grateful of the short continuation which she had provided so far. Below are a few more favorites that I wanted to share (in no specific order), let’s spread the Shinkumi rabu rabu:

1. Shall we dance? by ev1l-ch1b1-urd
2. The Simplest Solution by orange_crushed
3. Write for you by anenko
4. Classroom Interlude by Linay
5. Living Dangerously by anenko
6. A Different Kind of Idiot by art_noveau
7. Where The Roads Meet Again by Sakura Taichou
8. The World You Love by innerdisintegrationn
9. Love with Trouble by moonchild_luna
10. A night to not remember by FearandLoathingXVIII
11. At that Moment by ev1l-ch1b1-urd
12. Carmel by ev1l-ch1b1-urd

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This year’s 13th issue of Shueisha’s You magazine has announced on Monday that Kozueko Morimoto’s Gokusen high school comedy manga will return in the next two issues, which will ship on July 1 and 15. Morimoto had ended the manga in 2007 after seven years, but she is revisiting the story to mark the July 11 opening of Gokusen the Movie. The movie will serve as the theatrical finale to the three live-action television drama series based on the manga. The upcoming two-part manga side story will center on Kumiko “Yankumi” Yamaguchi — the high school teacher with yakuza ties — and her student Shin Sawada. ~ From ANN

Issue info:
YOU NO.14は7月1日(水)発売
●ついに決着!? 久美子╳慎の恋!
２号連続で登場!!
森本梢子［ごくせん］
More details at shueisha.net.

Kyaaa~~~ I cannot tell you how excited and happy I am, Morimoto-sensei! Sawada-kun and Yankumi, such long awaited chapters! Hopefully, their romantic starts to blossom and fill the void from the movie (yes, I’m still a bit disappointed ). Just cannot wait for the first chapter to be released, July is definitely going to be one wonderful month!

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Just watched the new trailer and I am very, very disappointed. I was happy to see that Shun Oguri and Mocomichi Hayami have been added to the cast along with a few other former students from Season One, however, where is Sawada Shin? It just wouldn’t be Gokusen without Yankumi’s #1 student. He is the one that I want to return the most!!

I know Jun-kun is extremely busy now, focusing on his drama and Arashi’s 10th year anniversary. I absolutely love him for that, but Sawada Shin is an extremely important character in the history of Gokusen, he needs to appear. I’m truly hoping that he can make a cameo, even a mere 5 seconds would be wonderful. Maybe they will surprise us, let’s keep our fingers crossed.

Trailer:

Official website: Gokusen-movie.jp

Click here for Tokyograph’s article regarding additional cast.

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Looks like Gokusen will be going to the big screen starring the third season cast. I had high hopes when the heading was first read at Tokyograph, excepting they would have Sawada Shin return. Nope, really wish that was the case. Season one was awesome with Jun-kun (the reason why I adore him so much ). Season two was okay with Kame and Jin, but cannot compared to the first one. I guess there is still hope, maybe a season four with the returned cast. Let’s keep our fingers-crossed. hehe…

Article can be found here.

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I’ve been hooked on the Sawada Shin and Yamaguchi “Yankumi” Kumiko pairing since I re-watched Gokusen a few days ago, absolutely adore this couple and decided to shared some fan artwork that I had found. Wish I had their special and wonderful talents. I’m happy if I can draw a recognizable stick figure here. Yeah, drawing is not my strong traits.:P The pieces below are quite beautiful and feature both the drama and manga versions of the characters. Enjoy!

Gokusen – Husband of Yakuza by ~Yuki-mono on deviantART

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Happy Saturday, everyone!!! So glad it is, the last few days have been just soo hectic….

Finally had a chance to organize my cluttered bookmark list in Firefox. I was quite surprise to see how many sites had accumulated — references to projects/papers I had researching for graduate school, attention-grabbing articles, etc. Near the bottom of the list was a compilation of interested fanfics, mostly Jdrama/anime related. I’ll share a few of my favorites throughout the week. They’re quite well-written and holds the true dynamics of the characters. Today, I’ll start with Gokusen, the Shin and Kumiko pairing:

Gokusen: Shin x Kumiko

1. True Confessions by Kiya Sama – Completed
2. 30 kisses – Sawada x Yankumi theme by Moon Klutz – Completed
3. Stories of Ourselves by Maresia Eterna – Completed
4. Follow Our Memories (Sequel to Stories of Ourselves) – by Maresia Eterna – In Progress
5. Don’t Stand So Close by BlackFire696 – In Progress
6. Between the Two of Us by CornflowerBlue – In Progress
7. Reward by shirotora-san – In Progress

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