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Gokusen: Season 3

11 episodes Premiered Apr 19, 2008
Previously on Gokusen

Season 3 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Gokusen Season 2.
  • Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Season 3 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 3: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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S3·E2 Core

From now on, you guys are my friends!!

Apr 26, 2008

Determined to teach class 3-D the true meaning of comradeship, Yankumi seeks out different ways to relate and get closer to the students, yet all her efforts seem to be thwarted. M

S3·E3 Core

Start over anytime!!

May 3, 2008

The Spring Inter-Class Competition is nearing, and now that Ogata's and Kazama's sides have already made peace, Yankumi is more fired-up to have the whole class join and conquer th

S3·E4 Core

A sister and brother's bond of tears

May 10, 2008

Yankumi, the teachers and class 3-D meet Kaoruko, Kazama's older sister. She visits Akadou Academy, and chastises Kazama upon finding out that he has a part-time job, which is proh

S3·E5 Core

Don't think you can make it through life alone

May 17, 2008

Yankumi talks to her students’ parents about their future during PTC, one of them being Honjo Kengo's dad, a tofu store owner. When he collapses from over-fatigue, class 3-D fears

S3·E6 Core

First love... Protect the one dearest to you

May 24, 2008

Class 3-D is planning a hook-up party with some girls from the neighboring schools, but Kuraki "Kura" Satoru is indifferent... for he is actually in love with Saki, a sickly girl h

S3·E7 Core

Don't make excuses for yourself!!

May 31, 2008

It's time for Akadou Academy's annual festival, and Yankumi encourages class 3-D to participate. At first, everyone is uncaring, but the promise of girls visiting the school during

S3·E8 Core

Become stronger!! The birth of a new life

Jun 7, 2008

Ami, Kuma's wife, is approaching her due date. While an excited Yankumi prepares for the baby's birth, one of her students, Kamiya Shunsuke, finds himself frustrated when he gets b

S3·E9 Core

Our friends are a lifelong treasure!!

Jun 14, 2008

Class 3-D is awarded for catching a thief during a secret night visit to school, yet their celebration is short-lived when they get into a scuffle with a few classmates who gets th

S3·E10 Mytharc

Obtain happiness by your own hands!!

Jun 21, 2008

Curious about why Yankumi is so strong despite her looks, Ogata and Kazama's group decides to follow her home, and gets the shock of their lives when they discover who she really i

S3·E11 Mytharc

Yankumi's last tearful cry... Cherish life!!

Jun 28, 2008

It's almost time for the finals, and class 3-D is determined not to fail in order to have a great summer break. Apart from that, they also have to avoid expulsion by not getting in