The new live-action series based on Tohru Fujisawa's GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka manga has unveiled a 90-second trailer and a new visual. The series will premiere on Kansai TV, Fuji TV, and affiliated channels on July 20 at 10:00 p.m. (9:00 a.m. EDT). In the new series, the now 52-year-old Onizuka works as a teacher at Seishin Academy, which aims to "raise the leaders of the future." The series is a sequel to earlier live-action adaptations, moving the time period from the Heisei era to the modern Reiwa era. Takashi Sorimachi reprises the role of protagonist Eikichi Onizuka 28 years after his first outing, while Satoru Nakajima and Kazuhiko Yukawa return as director and scriptwriter, respectively. Meru Nukumi plays Mio Kashiwabara, the assistant homeroom teacher for Onizuka. The manga inspired the first live-action GTO series adaptation in 1998, various television specials over the years, a remake series starring Exile member Akira in 2012 with its own spinoffs, and a live-action film in 2000. GTO: The Early Years inspired a new live-action series adaptation in February 2020. GTO Revival, a new live-action television special, premiered in April 2024. The manga also inspired a television anime adaptation that aired in Japan in 1999. Tokyopop initially licensed the anime series in 2001, releasing it on DVD singles and two boxsets. Discotek licensed the anime and released it on home video in September 2013.
