My Boss, My Hero

Makio Sakaki, a 27-year-old aiming to become his father's successor. To prove his worth, he must pass high school and overcome various challenges including friendship, righteousness, and potential love.

My Boss, My Hero (2006) is a Japanese Nippon Television miniseries, a single ten-episode run of one-hour drama-comedy blending gangster melodrama with high school coming-of-age. Makio Sakaki (Tomoya Nagase), a 27-year-old determined to become his father's successor in the underworld, must enroll and pass high school to prove his worth. Along the way he navigates rival students, loyal friends and a complicated romance with Hikari Umemura (Yui Aragaki), with Jun Sakurakouji (Yuya Tegoshi) and Yuriko Minami (Yuu Kashii) rounding out the principal circle. The engine is simple and concrete: a yakuza-bred outsider in a school uniform, scrapping over turf and reputation while trying to earn the respect of classmates and family. Each episode mixes classroom friction, street-level brawls and sincere bonds of righteousness. The tone is earnest and playful, with a warm, sometimes wistful undercurrent beneath the bravado. Set in contemporary Japan, it sits in the tradition of Japanese school dramas and gangster melodramas. Fans of Gokusen and Kamen Teacher will find resonance in its blend of delinquent antics and heartfelt growth.

• Gokusenshared high school setting with yakuza or gangster undercurrent and coming of age comedy-drama tone
• Kamen Teachershared japanese drama tradition of a young outsider reforming a rough school through sincerity and fists
• Great Teacher Onizukashared lighthearted tension between criminal underworld and everyday school life

Release Date

2006-07-08

Episode runtime

60 min

Rating

8.1 / 10 (32)

What is My Boss, My Hero about?

A 27-year-old aspiring yakuza successor returns to high school to prove his worth, facing friendship, righteousness and first love.

What is My Boss, My Hero like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of My Boss, My Hero as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.

Is My Boss, My Hero violent?

Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in My Boss, My Hero as mild.

Which shows are like My Boss, My Hero?

Shows with a similar feel include Gokusen, Kamen Teacher, and Great Teacher Onizuka.

How long is My Boss, My Hero?

My Boss, My Hero: 1 season, 10 episodes.

Is My Boss, My Hero still running?

No, My Boss, My Hero has ended.