While the first volume of GTO was enjoyable, the second is even better as Onizuka starts spending more time in the classroom and the viewer gets to know more students. This disc holds 5 lovely episodes, giving the viewer an excellent ratio of content for money.

So far GTO has fallen into a sort of a format that works surprisingly well, as it keeps you wondering what's going to happen next. Basically, GTO will introduce certain characters in the background of an episode. Subsequently, those characters will take center stage, usually for two episodes. Then someone introduced in those episodes steps into the spotlight. In this way, the plot is constantly tied together, but the viewer also gets to see how the students interact differently when they are with their peers and when they are with Onizuka.

The first two episodes of this disc deal with Onizuka's first student friend and the girls that bully him. We're talking serious bullying - bruises and blood with a massive dose of humiliation thrown in. Onizuka handles it his own way, only to get in trouble himself.

One of this disc's story arcs dealed with the class tough guy, Murai, who is determined to keep Onizuka way from his hot single mother.	Gadzooks, another evil plot to tempt Onizuka with a young high school girl! Will this 22 year old virgin succumb to temptation?

The next two episodes deal with the tough guy of the class, Murai. His single mother had him when she was very young, and she's known for being extremely hot. When word comes round that home visits are on, he freaks and does everything possibly to keep Onizuka away. Several amazingly humorous scenes later (including some great anime references, giving homage to Initial D, Doraemon, and Fist of the North Star), some great life lessons are learned.

The final episode has Onizuka dealing with a rather irate P.E. teacher. In the background, an amazingly evil girl is plotting Onizuka's downfall by using an attractive and overly-endowed classmate, Tomoko, who isn't the smartest apple in the cart. When the plot fails, the girl cruelly rebuffs and abandons Tomo-chan, leading to the next disc.

The video is once again very sharp, although the animation is not the greatest. However, the excellent direction and timing continues, making up for any lack of a budget. The transfer is perfectly good with no issues like bleeding or artifacting.

GTO doesn't really push the envelope of sound engineering, but what is there is quite clear. The opening and closing are great, while the main voice actors on the Japanese side do a fantastic job.

There aren't that many extras. The original Japanese opening is present, as are some character sketches. The great motion menus are still present. The menus are quick to load and navigate.

The true pleasure of GTO comes with its perfect mixture of heart with absolute hilarity. Onizuka's care for his students mixed with his seeming lack of intelligence lead to some of the best high school stories in a genre full of them. The truth is, this series is so close to high school, it hurts. Students are routinely cruel in ways that are achingly familiar to most people. One person is teased for being too smart or creative, while another is taunted for being too dumb. In other words, conform or be tormented.

Onizuka breaks the cycle by refusing to conform, yet accepting people for who they are.

While GTO still caters to older teens and up, the series is highly recommended. To conclude, this disc improves on what was already an excellent start to the series.

Distributor: TOKYOPOP
Creator: Kodansha/SME/Studio Pierrot
Released: 1999

Video Quality: B+
Audio Quality: B+
Presentation: A
Content: A+
Overall: A