Name: My Boss My Hero
Genre: Comedy, Drama, School Life
Year: 2006
Rating: Must See
The leader of the Kantou Sharp Fang family (Yakuza) is a strong 27 year old young master named Sakaki Makio. He loves fighting, smoking, women, alcohol and especially pudding. However he dropped out of highschool due to his ongoing poor academic results. In other words he is dumb or as others prefer to label him a “baka” (idiot). With an extremely bad temper one that is nearly as bad as his kanji Makio tries his best to lead the gang but fails whenever intelligence is required. His father the current boss gives Makio a chance, if he is able to go to high school and graduate he will be given the title of the 3rd generation boss. Of course while attending high school Makio must not have his identity revealed which means he will lose all the benifits of being a master that he is used to.
This j-drama is a favorite of mine. I actually enjoyed this more than GTO, although both have the same genre of delinquents going to high school, My Boss My Hero has its own special qualities. I found this series kept me entertained and full of laughs. If your looking for comedy in a live-action this can’t be passed. What is different between this series compared to GTO and Gokusen is that the Yakuza side of the story is more prevalent and also because it is the student who is the delinquent shaping the class there is more social interaction between him and his fellow classmates. I guess what I’m trying to say is that the main character Makio is on the same level as the other students which allows him to interact and create several awkward yet amusing situations.
