Dragon Zakura

For a live action TV series of the same name, see Dragon Zakura (TV series).

Dragon Zakura
Cover of the first volume of Dragon Zakura manga
ドラゴン桜 (Doragon Zakura)
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
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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.

Plot

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.

See also

• Master of Study, a 2010 South Korean drama series based on Dragon Zakura.

References

1. ^ Joel Hahn. "Kodansha Manga Awards". Comic Book Awards Almanac. http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/kodansha.shtml. Retrieved 2007-08-21. 

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