The voice actors actually did a pretty good job, but did not live up to their counterparts from GTO. The background music was also pretty weak and most of it sounded like it had been taken right out of an NES game. I don’t care too much about ending themes, but for the people that do, this one was pretty bad. A good opening can really get you pumped up for the episode, so to not ever see one felt very strange. One of the biggest problems was that there was no opening song. Sound – 6 – This was a pretty disappointing showing for most of the sound aspects. This is kind of annoying since this is an action show, and a lot of the fights were littered with stills and looped animation. As to be expected from an old anime the fluidity of motion is pretty poor. There are a lot of exaggerated facial expressions that sometimes add to the humor, but by the end kind of got annoying. Also a few characters look drastically different from the first episode to later ones, which is a little strange. For the most part the character designs are pretty nice, but some characters look very similar and are hard to tell apart. Comparing it to the anime we watch now it looks terrible, but I assume at the time it was actually pretty good. At times it feels like they accidentally left something out, which causes the show to get a bit confusing at times.Īnimation – 7 – SJG is about 14 years old now, which is why I will try not judge it too harshly. The pacing throughout this show is pretty strange. However, SJG occasionally takes a shot at injecting some drama into the plot, but it usually wasn’t very believable. This plot, while simple, does seem to work out pretty well as long as they stick to the action and comedy. Unfortunately, this story line lasts about 15 minutes and then the show devolves into a “bad guy of the week” style action show. Ok well, maybe it wasn’t that promising, but I thought seeing two former gang members try to shed that image, regardless of the reason, could be pretty interesting. Two former delinquents try to turn their lives around and give up their old ways … in order to get laid. Filled with action, fighting, and humor, this show is a great way for GTO fans to get a bit more Onizuka, and give those new to the series their first taste of this great character. It is a look into the life of Onizuka and his friend Ryuji back in high school, when they were known as the feared biker duo, Oni-Baku. Shonan Junai Gumi is actually a prequel to the popular GTO, but not nearly as well known. I am a huge fan of the Great Teacher Onizuka manga and anime, so I knew I had to check this show out.

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