I bought GTO, and have been watching it - and it's a crack up. But I have to say - I definitely like Gokusen more. With GTO and Gokusen, they each seem to have an underlying moral to each episode/dilemma. With GTO however, those moral-to-the-stories don't feel natural. I can't relate to any of the characters. They all seem unbelievable and too fictional for the sake of fanservice/perversion/humor.

But with Gokusen, the characters seem far more endearing, and Yankumi has integrity from the get-go, which makes her character appeal way more to me than GTO. Granted, GTO is funny - a bit too tasteless in parts - but Gokusen is more character-driven (with more characters to drive it, if that makes any sense!)

I definitely prefer Gokusen out of the two. I wish it was longer than just 13 episodes. And I did pick up those 3 live action subs. lol. It's a trip to see the adaptation. I prefer the anime all day long, though.