# Where to Watch Great Teacher Onizuka

**Great Teacher Onizuka streams on Crunchyroll, Netflix, and Amazon Prime Video, and it remains one of anime's funniest and most surprisingly moving series. A 22-year-old ex-biker gang member decides to become a high school teacher, and his utterly unorthodox methods slowly crack open a class of students who had given up on adults entirely.**

## Where to Watch

- [Amazon Prime Video](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HSVKWYN/)
- [Crunchyroll](http://www.crunchyroll.com/gto-the-animation)
- [Netflix](https://www.netflix.com/browse?jbv=80124041)

You have three solid options for Great Teacher Onizuka: Crunchyroll, Netflix, and Amazon Prime Video, subbed and dubbed. Crunchyroll and Netflix are the smoothest way to binge the whole series; on Prime Video, confirm whether it's included with your plan.

## Synopsis

Eikichi Onizuka is loud, crude, and a former delinquent with exactly the wrong resume for a classroom, yet he becomes a teacher anyway, mostly for the wrong reasons. Assigned to a class of gifted students who have systematically destroyed every teacher before him, Onizuka refuses to play by the rules and instead meets their cruelty with reckless empathy. One student at a time, he uncovers the pain behind their behavior, proving that the least qualified man in the building might be exactly the mentor they needed. It's raucous comedy with a genuinely big heart.

## Fast Facts

- **Format:** TV
- **Episodes:** 43
- **Premiered:** 1999
- **Studio:** pierrot co., ltd.
- **Score:** 8.4

## Watch Order

The series stands entirely on its own and needs no prior viewing. There's an earlier story about Onizuka's delinquent days, but GTO is the perfect and complete place to start.

- Shonan Junai Gumi! — prequel

## If You Liked This

- **[Assassination Classroom](https://hozuna.com/anime/assassination-classroom)** — Assassination Classroom shares the unconventional-teacher premise and the same blend of comedy, action, and unexpected emotion.
- **[Gintama](https://hozuna.com/anime/gintama)** — Gintama matches GTO's crude, big-hearted humor and its habit of sneaking in moments that genuinely move you.
- **[Great Pretender](https://hozuna.com/anime/great-pretender)** — Great Pretender centers on a charismatic rogue with a hidden decency, much like Onizuka himself.
- **[Frieren: Beyond Journey's End](https://hozuna.com/anime/frieren-beyond-journey-s-end)** — 
- **[Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc](https://hozuna.com/anime/chainsaw-man-reze-arc)** — 
- **[Re:Zero Season 4](https://hozuna.com/anime/re-zero-season-4)** — 
- **[Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood](https://hozuna.com/anime/fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood)** — 
- **[Attack on Titan Season 3 Part 2](https://hozuna.com/anime/attack-on-titan-season-3-part-2)** — 

## FAQ

### Where can I watch Great Teacher Onizuka?

GTO streams on Crunchyroll, Netflix, and Amazon Prime Video, in subbed and dubbed versions.

### How many episodes is Great Teacher Onizuka?

The series is 43 episodes long.

### Is Great Teacher Onizuka a comedy or a drama?

Both. It's outrageous comedy on the surface, but each arc digs into a student's struggles with real warmth and depth.