What does Oni-Baku mean?
Eikichi has been better developed in Shōnan Junai Gumi, an earlier manga and anime series, where he was well known as part of Shōnan’s Oni-Baku (Oni, meaning demon, comes from Onizuka – Baku, meaning bomb, comes from Danma, which means explosion).
Is Shonan Junai Gumi good?
Overall – 7 – This show is certainly lacking in some technical aspects, but it does make up for it with entertainment. Any big GTO fan should definitely check this out as it delivers more of the over the top action and humor that make Onizuka so great.
Is GTO completed?
A side story series, titled GTO: 14 Days in Shonan, began in the 2009 28th issue of Kodansha’s Weekly Shōnen Magazine, published on June 10, 2009. The manga finished in the 2011 42nd issue of Weekly Shōnen Magazine, published on September 14, 2011.
Is GTO a good anime?
GTO is a great feel good anime: there’s not a lot of thought provocation, or complex plot lines, or brilliant narrative, just a really fun, simple format that worked for 43 whole episodes, and definitely could’ve kept going.
How many episodes does Shonan Junai Gumi have?
5
Shonan Junai Gumi
| 湘南純愛組! (Shōnan Jun’ai Gumi!) | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Hideo Nanbu Noboru Matsui |
| Original run | 27 January 1995 – 25 April 1997 |
| Episodes | 5 |
| Manga |
How old is Onizuka?
22 year old
Eikichi Onizuka (鬼塚 英吉, Onizuka Eikichi) is the 22 year old teacher and the central protaganist of the GTO series.
What animal is baku?
An early 17th-century Japanese manuscript, the Sankai Ibutsu (山海異物), describes the baku as a shy, Chinese mythical chimera with an elephant’s trunk, rhinoceros’ eyes, an ox’s tail, and a tiger’s paws, which protected against pestilence and evil, although eating nightmares was not included among its abilities.