This review is spoiler free.

Great Teacher Onizuka is an anime about a teacher, but the thing is he doesn't teach normal school subjects but prepare his students for the next chapter in their life. It's about a guy that hated school when he was younger, he thought everything he learnt was boring but later in life he realized that he actually wants to spend the rest of his life in school and goof around with his friend, but this time he's in the position of a teacher. He's not someone who looks down on his students and acts like he is better than them or acts like he is their superior, he just acts like a friend and someone they can mess around with.

I got into GTO when I was in middle school and since I hated school at that time I related to GTO a lot, it was like a safe space for me to watch an anime about a guy who was trying to make a place I hate fun. In my 13 year old mind I was watching a show about school but now that I think back maybe it had some deeper meaning or a life lesson that was made for the viewers. I think that lesson may vary from person to person but for me it was a lesson on how to be free, I was watching an average person do all sorts of crazy stuff just to help his students that don't deserve it and maybe teach them a lesson or two about life.

Comedy is pretty much subjective and differs from person to person but to me this was one of the funniest things I've seen at that time. There is not much to say about comedy, It's just a bunch of guys doing dumb and goofy stuff they find funny and it gets them in trouble that leads to more funny and unexpected stuff happening.

This anime reminds me of Gintama, another one of my favorites, on the surface level they're both comedies but if you get interested and decide to watch them you'll find out that both of those shows have amazing and exciting story with a bunch of great characters. Onizuka and Gintoki are especially alike, they're the ones that help the younger generation find their way in the world and help them move on from some tragic events that happened in the past.

If you like Gintama, Grand blue, Trigun, Rurouni Kenshin, Kyou Kara Ore Wa, Shonan Junai Gumi, or are fan of delinquent mangas/animes I strongly recommend you check out GTO.