Ep 8. A School Field Trip with Angry Waves!!

In Gokusen season 1 episode 8, titled "A School Field Trip with Angry Waves!!", the students of Class 3-D embark on a school field trip to Okinawa. Kumiko Yamaguchi, their teacher and the granddaughter of a yakuza boss, is excited to show her students the beauty of the island and its culture.

However, things take a turn for the worse when Yankumi, as Kumiko is affectionately known, and her class run into trouble with a rival school during a beach excursion. The rival school's students, who are known for their delinquent behavior, refuse to share the beach with Yankumi's class and demand that they leave.

Being the loyal and protective teacher that she is, Yankumi stands up for her students and tries to reason with the rival school's leader, only to be met with aggression. The situation quickly escalates into a full-blown brawl as both schools engage in a physical altercation.

As the fight rages on, Yankumi is faced with a difficult decision: whether to protect her students and risk losing her job, or to walk away and let the rival school have their way. Ultimately, she chooses to defend her class and fights back against the rival school's students, showing a side of her that her students had never seen before.

With the help of her students and their newfound respect for her, Yankumi is able to conclusively stop the fight and ensure the safety of her class. Realizing the severity of the situation, Yankumi decides to take full responsibility for the fight and accepts any consequences that may come her way.

As the episode comes to a close, Yankumi and her class head back to Tokyo, having learned a valuable lesson about the importance of standing up for oneself and the people they care about. With their teacher by their side, the students of Class 3-D forge ahead, more united and determined than ever before.