Gokusen · SEASON 1
Don't abandon your friend
Episode 2 · 2002-04-24

- Drama
- Comedy
Episode overview
When the students create posters making fun of her and the head teacher, Yamaguchi learns that they have given her a nickname, "Yankumi", which she unexpectedly embraces. One of the students, Minami, is seeing a new girl. One day, he arrives badly beaten and gets into a fight with another student, Sawada. It turns out that the girl Minami is seeing was also going out with a boy from another school, who calls him out on the matter. Inspired by her grandfather's yakuza values, Yamaguchi encourages the boys to stick up for their friend.
45 minutes
Season 1 episodes
1. A zealous teacher goes on a rampage2002-04-17
2. Don't abandon your friend2002-04-24
3. Don't judge only by appearance2002-05-01
4. If you fail, start over2002-05-08
5. To fight is different from violence2002-05-15
6. Don't let bullying get to you2002-05-22
7. Believe in your own child2002-05-29
8. Aren't you his mother2002-06-05
9. Don't blame others for your own mistakes2002-06-12
10. I'll believe my own students2002-06-19
11. No one is alone2002-06-26
12. Goodbye, Yankumi2002-07-03