%20--%3e%3csvg%20width='512'%20height='512'%20viewBox='0%200%20135.46666%20135.46667'%20version='1.1'%20id='svg185'%20sodipodi:docname='wserie.svg'%20inkscape:version='1.2.2%20(b0a8486541,%202022-12-01)'%20inkscape:export-filename='../../public/wserie.png'%20inkscape:export-xdpi='96'%20inkscape:export-ydpi='96'%20xmlns:inkscape='http://www.inkscape.org/namespaces/inkscape'%20xmlns:sodipodi='http://sodipodi.sourceforge.net/DTD/sodipodi-0.dtd'%20xmlns:xlink='http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink'%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20xmlns:svg='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3e%3csodipodi:namedview%20id='namedview187'%20pagecolor='%23ffffff'%20bordercolor='%23666666'%20borderopacity='1.0'%20inkscape:showpageshadow='2'%20inkscape:pageopacity='0.0'%20inkscape:pagecheckerboard='0'%20inkscape:deskcolor='%23d1d1d1'%20inkscape:document-units='mm'%20showgrid='false'%20inkscape:zoom='0.75187991'%20inkscape:cx='-219.44994'%20inkscape:cy='212.79994'%20inkscape:window-width='1920'%20inkscape:window-height='1029'%20inkscape:window-x='0'%20inkscape:window-y='27'%20inkscape:window-maximized='1'%20inkscape:current-layer='layer1'%20/%3e%3cdefs%20id='defs182'%3e%3cradialGradient%20inkscape:collect='always'%20xlink:href='%23linearGradient1249'%20id='radialGradient1251'%20cx='254'%20cy='95.249992'%20fx='254'%20fy='95.249992'%20r='67.65345'%20gradientUnits='userSpaceOnUse'%20/%3e%3clinearGradient%20inkscape:collect='always'%20id='linearGradient1249'%3e%3cstop%20style='stop-color:%2334b86b;stop-opacity:1;'%20offset='0'%20id='stop1245'%20/%3e%3cstop%20style='stop-color:%23206f43;stop-opacity:1;'%20offset='1'%20id='stop1247'%20/%3e%3c/linearGradient%3e%3clinearGradient%20inkscape:collect='always'%20xlink:href='%23linearGradient1271'%20id='linearGradient1273'%20x1='225.37227'%20y1='95.249992'%20x2='297.42328'%20y2='95.249992'%20gradientUnits='userSpaceOnUse'%20/%3e%3clinearGradient%20inkscape:collect='always'%20id='linearGradient1271'%3e%3cstop%20style='stop-color:%23ffffff;stop-opacity:1;'%20offset='0'%20id='stop1267'%20/%3e%3cstop%20style='stop-color:%23adadad;stop-opacity:1;'%20offset='1'%20id='stop1269'%20/%3e%3c/linearGradient%3e%3c/defs%3e%3cg%20inkscape:label='Layer%201'%20inkscape:groupmode='layer'%20id='layer1'%3e%3cg%20id='g1293'%20transform='translate(-186.26667,-27.516659)'%3e%3ccircle%20style='fill:url(%23radialGradient1251);fill-opacity:1;stroke:none;stroke-width:0.159763px;paint-order:fill%20markers%20stroke;stop-color:%23000000'%20id='path358'%20cx='254'%20cy='95.249992'%20r='67.65345'%20/%3e%3cpath%20id='path1748'%20style='fill:url(%23linearGradient1273);fill-opacity:1;stroke:none;stroke-width:0.127407px;paint-order:fill%20markers%20stroke;stop-color:%23000000'%20inkscape:transform-center-x='-12.008464'%20d='m%20225.37227,45.1744%20v%2032.19152%202.85227%20l%2031.87352,15.0318%20-31.87352,15.03181%20v%202.85226%2032.19153%20l%2072.05101,-33.97984%20-34.12905,-16.09576%2034.12905,-16.09576%20z'%20/%3e%3c/g%3e%3c/g%3e%3c/svg%3e){kind=small}
Episode 1
Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B - S5 - E1
Sakura Middle School management has decided to open a day care center for the elderly using vacant classrooms. Of course, the center would be run by professionals. Kinpachi's role is to provide the students with the proper information and outlook in dealing with the elderly. One day, the grade 3-B (9th grade) teacher is rushed to the hospital after being beaten up by his students. Kinpachi takes over the class while the teacher is mending.
Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B: Season 5 - 23 Episode s
5x1 - Episode 1
October 14, 1999
Sakura Middle School management has decided to open a day care center for the elderly using vacant classrooms. Of course, the center would be run by professionals. Kinpachi's role is to provide the students with the proper information and outlook in dealing with the elderly. One day, the grade 3-B (9th grade) teacher is rushed to the hospital after being beaten up by his students. Kinpachi takes over the class while the teacher is mending.
5x2 - Episode 2
October 21, 1999
Rikiya gets into trouble when he breaks the school windows. His reasons are unclear. He starts working at the day care center in order to pay for the damages. Of course, that means he can't attend classes, but he's not losing any sleep over it.
5x3 - Episode 3
October 28, 1999
Atsushi, an excellent student, collapses at school for no apparent reason. Kenjiro visits him at home, feigning concern, to warn him to keep quiet about the incident with Mr. Nakano. The next day, Atsushi skips school and finds himself before Mr. Nakano's home instead...
5x4 - Episode 4
November 4, 1999
Although Kenjiro plays the innocent in front of his teachers, he continues his pranks behind their backs. When Rikiya drops an envelope full of cash, Kenjiro hides it and watches as Rikiya searches frantically for it. Kinpachi just can't seem to get a grasp of his class.
5x5 - Episode 5
November 11, 1999
Kinpachi's class must decide what to do for the school's Cultural Festival. Class leaders are nearing the end of their rope when the Karate Club members suggest a karate demonstration. Their advisor doesn't believe it's appropriate, but Kinpachi steps in to help.
5x6 - Episode 6
November 18, 1999
It's finally time for the Cultural Festival. Overwhelmed by the fervor of their advisor, Mr. Endo, the unity of the students of 3B shows signs of crumbling. Kinpachi has his own problems with Endo, who shows up at the Sakamoto home in Kinpachi's absence, with a gift for Otome, his daughter.
5x7 - Episode 7
November 25, 1999
Asumi declares that she wants to become a star. Getting hints from Barbara, who's been modeling since she was scouted in the sixth grade, Asumi works toward her goal. Kenjiro and the other boys tease her mercilessly, but one day, she dresses up and goes to town in hopes of being scouted.
5x8 - Episode 8
December 2, 1999
Atsushi, who has been refusing to go to school, goes to Mr. Nakano's home, and for the first time, he confesses that Kenjiro was behind the delivery of the funeral flowers. Even the attack on Mr. Nakano had been engineered by Kenjiro. Kinpachi learns the truth about Kenjiro for the first time.
5x9 - Episode 9
December 9, 1999
Kinpachi calls Kenjiro to his home in order to talk to him about Atsushi and the person behind the attack on Mr. Nakano. Kenjiro refuses to tattle. The next day, some students catch another teacher, Mr. Kita, apparently trying to pick up a young girl in Harajuku!
5x10 - Episode 10
December 16, 1999
Kinpachi finds Nakano a teaching position at a non-traditional school. Perhaps he will be able to heal while helping these students with their problems. Among the students are three former delinquents. The teachers are wary of them, but the boys are soon enjoying themselves.
5x11 - New Year's Day Special
January 6, 2000
Kinpachi Sensei submits his resignation after hitting his students! In all the years that Kinpachi has been teaching, he has been nothing but patient with his students, talking out their problems with them. But this year's crop is completely different and he can't seem to figure them out. At 50, he's not a hot-headed young teacher anymore, yet why does he resort to violence this time?
5x12 - Episode 12
January 13, 2000
Will Kinpachi really resign his position at Sakura Middle School? Some parents are outraged by the corporal punishment, and the media have dubbed Kinpachi a "violent teacher," but the students lay the blame upon themselves. The final decision is made by the principal.
5x13 - Episode 13
January 20, 2000
It's time for the students to take their high school entrance exams. Everyones under a great deal of pressure, and tempers are short. A "love" triangle has Kinjiro and Kinpachi's son, Kosaku, fighting it out. Kanae forgoes her own exam in order to be with Kota.
5x14 - Episode 14
January 27, 2000
When it comes to his own daughter, Kinpachi does everything he can to discourage her suitors. First there was Endo Sensei, and now there's Odagiri Sensei. When he discovers Otome wants to become a teacher, he is vehemently against it. He wants something better for her.
5x15 - Episode 15
February 3, 2000
It's time for the first high school entrance exam results to be announced. Across Japan, students wait with bated breath. Kinpachi, who had prayed to the gods that his son would pass his exam, is disappointed. Of the students, Kenjiro in particular, seems extremely dejected.
5x16 - Episode 16
February 10, 2000
Kenjiro's brother, a bright scholar who was supposedly studying in the U.S., lands in the hospital. He had been suffering from neurosis and acting violently at home. All this, the family kept quiet. And Kenjiro, forced to be the "good son" at all times, has no one to turn to.
5x17 - Episode 17
February 17, 2000
Kenjiro's family is falling apart. His mother's only thought is to escape from the eyes of the community where she has "lost face" since the truth about her first son came out. Kinpachi and Dr. Yasui do their best to help keep the family together.
5x18 - Episode 18
February 24, 2000
The results of the public school entrance exams are announced. Which of the students will pass? Akihiko packs his sleeping bag and some food and sets out on a solo journey. Worried that he's running away from home, Officer Omori, Kinpachi and Odagiri follow him.
5x19 - Episode 19
March 2, 2000
With entrance exams over, Kinpachi takes the students to his former student's family ramen restaurant to get a taste of a "real" work situation. Then, an unexpected diner walks into the restaurant, and anger flares. Meanwhile, students learn another life's lesson when tragedy strikes at the hospital.
5x20 - Episode 20
March 9, 2000
Kenjiro's brother, Yuichiro, is released from the hospital, but he and his mother have a confrontation which goes out of control after Yuichiro grabs a hold of a knife. While trying to stop his brother, Kenjiro accidentally stabs his mother. During the confusion, Yuichiro disappears.
5x21 - Episode 21
March 16, 2000
The police interrogates Kenjiro about the stabbing, while Yuichiro and his mother give conflicting accounts. Will Kenjiro be sent to a correctional facility and miss his graduation? Also, Asumi is in police custody after she had been spending nights at her classmate boys' homes.
5x22 - Before Graduation Special
March 23, 2000
With graduation day approaching, the 3-B class has a series of special classes, which Kenjiro is unable to attend. His classmates make great effort to keep him abreast of the goings-on at school. Kenjiro pays a visit to Nakano, the teacher he injured half a year ago, who has since left Sakura Intermediate.
5x23 - Graduation Special
March 30, 2000
A judge will announce Kenjiro's fate three days after the graduation day, which means he will be barred from participating in the ceremony. Will he even be allowed to go to high school? The ever-escalating Nakano incident and Kenjiro's family conflict come to a touching conclusion on graduation day.