

A struggling lawyer, Kenji Sakuragi, takes a position at private school Tatsuyama Gakuen to pay off his debts. Kenji decides to try to turn this hopeless school into one of the elite institutions in Japan to help rejuvenate his career. His barometer of success will be to get five of his students admitted to the prestigious Tokyo University the following year. But rather than cramming them with lots of general information, his down-to-earth class concentrates on unknown techniques for passing the entrance examination and how to live a good life in these turbulent times. His refreshing outlook and strategy may just be what is needed to turn around the future prospects of himself and his students and teach the rest of us a thing or two as well!
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Sakuragi Kenji is a destitute lawyer and one-time member of a motorcycle gang trying to guide failing high school students with an average score of 36 into Japan's most prestigious educational institution, Tokyo University (Toudai). For no other reason than Sakuragi's personal ambition, he has advertised his intention to produce 5 successful Toudai applicants from the students of a nearly bankrupt failure of school. In addition to revealing essential test-taking techniques for everyone who wants to know how to get into Toudai, "Dragon Zakura" will also teach the essentials of living one's life.
E1 · Idiots and ugly girls, head for Tokyo University!
E2 · Know your own weaknesses!
E3 · Play! Taking an exam is like a sport!
E4 · Don't stop until you hit the wall
E5 · Don't cry! It's your life!
E6 · English showdown!
E7 · I'll show you! Tokyo University mock exam!
E8 · Tears of idiots... Extracurricular lessons for summer vacation
E9 · Believe! Your results will definitely improve
E10 · Friendship or the exam? Final decision
E11 · You're not idiots anymore! The fateful announcement of the results
A few years ago, a group of struggling students at a low-ranked high school made it into Japan’s top college, Tokyo University, thanks to Kenji Sakuragi, a down-on-his-luck lawyer-turned-teacher. But since he left, the school has been on a downward spiral. Now they’ve wooed him back, and he’s determined to turn things around again – this time with the motto: “Times are tough! So get a move on!” Students are overwhelmed with choices and desperate for something to hold onto. With his profound belief in their ability, Kenji offers a ray of hope.
E1 · Episode 1
Lawyer Kenji Sakuragi rocketed to fame after taking a group of students from low-ranked Ryuzan High and getting them accepted to prestigious Tokyo University. Since then, he’s had a successful career …
E2 · Episode 2
Kenji and Naomi launch a college prep class to help students get into Tokyo University. But controversy erupts when the director of the high school opposes both the special class and Kenji’s unorthodo…
E3 · Episode 3
When his college prep class fails a middle school level practice test, Kenji turns to social media to help them improve their scores. Meanwhile, school director Kumiko, who has promised to resign if f…
E4 · Episode 4
Akira, a member of Kenji’s prep class, hasn’t come to school for three days, and his classmates are getting worried. Kenji tells them to focus on their studies and he shows them an app to help improve…
E5 · Episode 5
School director Kumiko proposes a rematch between Kenji’s Tokyo University prep class and her new “top-tier university” prep class, which includes Ryo, the best student in the entire grade. The format…
E6 · Episode 6
Kenji manages to convince high achievers Mari and Ryo to join his five regular prep class members on an intensive 3-day/2-night study camp. The students learn about how proper diet, regular exercise, …
E7 · Episode 7
Kenji’s students sign up to take Tokyo University’s mock entrance exam. If they don’t score high enough to pass, however, they’ll be forced to quit his prep class. But when it becomes clear that most …
E8 · Episode 8
Through an email, Kenji learns of a plan to put the school up for sale if five of his students pass the exam to enter Tokyo University. Meanwhile, he introduces a new study method tailored to each stu…
E9 · Episode 9
The countdown to the university entrance exam begins. With help from a group of subject specialist teachers, the prep class makes a final push toward the finish line. Then, as Kenji hands out the exam…
E10 · Episode 10
With the second and final entrance exam approaching, the situation is looking increasingly bleak to Kenji. He discovers the vice-principal and others he thought were his allies are in fact working to …