Great Teacher Onizuka: 14 Days in Shonan, vol. 3

Fujisawa, Toru. Great Teacher Onizuka: 14 Days in Shonan, vol. 3. 2012. 200p. ISBN 9781932234893. Available in the graphic novels section of the library.

In Great Teacher Onizuka, Vol. 2, Onizuka managed to rescue Katsuragi from the group that had kidnapped her with the help of her police father and motorcycle gangs he was once affiliated with. Still at the White Swan, Katsuragi reconnects with her father, who has resigned his position with the police force to spend more time with her, and they take tentative steps toward normalized family relations. This success, however, is tempered by the fact that Shinomi, an old flame of his, also works at the White Swan. The two of them don’t reconnect at all, and Onizuka finds himself having to rebuild bridges in his very inadequate way.

Meanwhile, he’s also concerned about Seiya. Abused by his mother’s boyfriend, the middle schooler has acquired a gun and plans on shooting both of them. And in the background, the man who supervises the White Swan along with several other institutions and who is enamored with Ayame, the director of the White Swan, and he’s concerned that she will find Onizuka attractive. With both of these challenges in front of him, Onizuka is about to be even busier than he has been!