| Dragon Zakura | |
Cover of the first volume of Dragon Zakura manga |
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| ドラゴン桜 (Doragon Zakura) |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Norifusa Mita |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Weekly Morning |
| Original run | October 2003 – 2007 |
| Volumes | 21 |
| TV drama | |
| Directed by | Renpei Tsukamoto Marehiro Karaki Takashi Komatsu |
| Network | TBS |
| Original run | July 8, 2005 – September 16, 2005 |
| Episodes | 11 |
Dragon Zakura (ドラゴン桜 Doragon Zakura) is a Japanese manga by Norifusa Mita, which won the 2005 Kodansha Manga Award for general manga and an Excellence Prize at the 2005 Japan Media Arts Festival.[1] It was adapted into live action television series of the same name broadcast on TBS in 2005.
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Kenji Sakuragi is a poor lawyer and ex-motorcycle gang member looking for an opportunity to boost his career. His chance finally comes with the nearly bankrupt and notorious Ryuuzan High School, universally referred to as "baka gakkou" (stupid school). There, he sets up a special class that aims to prepare five students to pass the entrance exam of University of Tokyo.