School Principal Reacts - Yu Yu Hakusho S1E3 - "A Promise Between Men" Reaction Video

[@Squashylemon]

Lol, this video reminds me of just how old I am getting. I keep thinking I'm still a teenager but, then I wake up and realize I'm in my 30's.

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Lol yes I recall experiencing this 😂

[@TheUltimateRare]

same feel. it feels like yesterday i was bored in high school :D

[@fablethewolf825]

Yeah, this episode is one reason I write everything I'm allowed to in pen, just in case someone tries to tamper with my stuff.

[@CHRISTIANNWO]

Yep, I had other students erase my name on assignments and then putting their names on it. It happened to me in elementary and in highschool; some kids are bold.

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Yes I couldn’t believe when this happened! 😯

[@xcmet]

@@CHRISTIANNWO These situations are sometimes worse in job professions. Believe it or not, plagiarism or tampering with assigned work done by others is sometimes common even in local government departments. I've known some cases involving department heads or supervisors requesting special reports from their staff only to take credit for the completed work by personally submitting the assignment to their admins without ever acknowledging the staff person who work on it. In cases such as this, the deception can go as far, with the supervisor or department head requesting their staff to work on assignments that are not within the scope of their job task with the realization that the assignment task given to them was actually an assigned task given to their supervisor or department lead. Sometimes, a perceptive staff person will catch on to this. In situations such as these, it best to be alert.

[@TheUltimateRare]

you just gotta make sure you don't make any mistakes.

[@teutonicwarrior5295]

Kuwabara has some heightened senses which makes him semi-aware of spirits which makes Yusuke able to do some things to Kuwabara, but not everything. It is sort like a bond between friends even when one dies and he is able to listen to him. I absolutely love this series because it has good characterisation in this show, as it gives each characters their own development. In Japan, there are strict on sort of things, but I think in their school, there are some things they can do which would get teachers and principals fired. Especially with the firing in Japan is not exactly the same as the US. Of course you can get fired for many things like in Japan, but when it comes to places like schools as most schools in Japan are private, they rather avoid firing teachers because if parents and the school board hears about someone getting fired, the school values prestige and if there is a bad apple being fired, parents will likely remove their students to another school with their money. Reputation is everything. Likely the principals and teachers would chastise one bad teacher to fall in line, so they don't have to resort to firing. I am not a complete expert of Japanese hiring and firing system, but that is the best I can explain from learning about their culture

[@joecrazy9896]

Man, Kuwabara is probably one of my favorite characters from YuYuHakusho. Shame that there aren't really any more episodes heavily focus on school life, especially after Yusuke technically becomes a Middle School drop-out later on. Would have been cool to react to more of it.

[@teacherverina]

Yeah, the only other school scene I can think of in the whole series is Kurama's quip about "nerd violence" with the science club 😂

[@Sailorsega]

@@teacherverina The start of the Artifacts of Darkness story arc, starts in school, but even that’s only a few scenes.

[@striderhiryu2]

Yusuke actually get black to His studies and graduates after the final saga

[@teacherverina]

wearing clip-on ties to avoid getting strangled ~ the things you learn by working with people 😂😢

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Yes 😆

[@autisticscienceperson501]

5:00 At my high school a lot of seniors had permission from the school and parents to work during the school day. It usually only happened if it was a financial necessity and if the student only needed a few credits left to graduate. Most of them were 18 anyways. Given the socioeconomics of the neighborhood was quite common for students to take the “early bird” classes in the first 3 years to get get ahead

[@annawehmeyer]

Running away is more looked down upon and seen as cowardly in Japanese culture I think. It makes sense the guy would rather stand his ground and get beat up. It's sad though of course. No school should ever be like that. Makes for a great episode though. Is nice to see such friends protecting each other like this.

[@CHRISTIANNWO]

Although exaggerated, dealing with bullies, bad teachers/staff, under-the-table deals, it was all part of my school experience.......I grew up hating everyone 😅

[@andreschion2334]

I love this sort of reactions with a professional twist. I know this isn't the type of media you check, but there's this game called 'Lost Judgment' It's a sequel to a game in an adult action adventure game where you play as a detective trying to solve a big often times grizzly cases. Lost Judgment has a part that takes place in a high school setting and the matter of bullying is very tied into the main mystery. Near the start of the game, the main character and his crew are hired to uncover a bullying problem by the school's principal and later joins the faculty as a consultant for various after school clubs. Probably not a playthrough but just watching some of the cutscenes and give an input.

[@evyncolonvega794]

I think the the reason the principal didn' step in the moment the teachers erased kuwabara's answer was because he was probably giving them a chance to see if they were really going to give him a lower score than he was supposed to get or do the right thing and give kuwabara the actual score he deserved at least thats what i think happened here

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

You may be right - at least he stepped in at the end, even though he was a bit rough! 😂

[@Mrskits124]

Just imagine that one day your scrolling through youtube and you find your principals youtube channel

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Imagine that! 😎👍

[@user-Robin151]

This episode reminded me of a small scandal that happened at my school. The Top 10 placements were switched around. The student who was intended to be number 10 was suddenly dropped down to number 11, replaced by the student who was the son of the attendance keeper. Plus, number 1 and number 2 were swapped. These swapped places were held during the graduation ceremony, along with yearbook photos and a Top 10 banquet. We know they were swapped because when everyone got their final grades after graduating, everyone was back to where they were. And nothing in their grades would suggest the placements shifting like they did. A lot of staff from that school also left after that year. Not necessarily changing grades, but falsely reporting them

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Wow! 😮

[@automaticspaz]

Kuwabara is sensitive to ghosts, so its like the influence of his ghostly presence is greater than it would be for a normal person. Its so funny I almost feel like you should put a list of violations at the end of each reaction and grade them or something like that.

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Yes. The list would be rather long lol 😂

[@brokendreams6224]

Zatch Bell would be an anime possibly worth looking into!

[@cappy7946]

Watching these episodes, even though it was before the main storylines, brings out a lot of memories for me personally.

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Cool!

[@teacherverina]

Oh! There is another episode you can react to! Episode 6 - Yusuke (spoilers) returns to life and goes back to school in that episode!

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Thanks I will check it out! 👍

[@teacherverina]

Even though it doesn't take place in the school, you might want to watch the wake scene before continuing; it does involve Mr. Takanaka, Akashi, Iwamoto, and some of the students from Yusuke's school ​@@SchoolPrincipalReacts Edit: the wake is near the end of the first episode, not in ep. 2

[@brokendreams6224]

Yes!

[@dj-um7el]

Just tell gim to fully react to each episode in proper order.

[@teacherverina]

@@dj-um7el I'm just trying to remember which episodes involve the school/teachers/other students 😁 the whole series is amazing, and the themes get really dark, totally worth watching (and rewatching)

[@annawehmeyer]

Pokemon season 1 "The Ultimate Test" might be a fun anime episode to react to.

[@_Mr_Jr_]

Ooh! I forgot about this Pokemon episode! I just looked up some images and I remember it being rather funny. Looks like a pretty solid school themed one to me! 🤓

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Thanks!😊

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Thanks!

[@xcmet]

I'm glad you enjoyed this episode. The only time I've ever heard of student exam grade tampering was in college. Aside from that, report card grade tampering was fairly common among the kids I went to school with. This was of course during the mid 90s in which certain schools issued report card grades written in pencil and handed it out via scanned fill-in sheets. To the best of my knowledge, certain times teachers would find out about the student report card grade tampering was during parent-teacher conferences regarding a student's poor academic performance in class in which the student's parent would bring up the topic of their child's report card to the teacher which eventually leads to the truth coming out about the falsified grade report done by the student. These circumstances were quite embarrassing for the parent.

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Yes, I have seen this happen before lol, or at least students trying to hide grades 😯

[@LCCWPresents]

I remember the first 3 episodes and yea that teacher was a total jackass

[@johnjoseph2010]

23:52 its both an emotional state and thought process, in this example both; were mad at the teacher and thought of beating their way out of the situation but Yusuke thoughts were able resonate with Kazuma's emotions, and Kazuma as a character is "psychic", and can feel the "spiritual world" better than most people in this anime, without training. I believe Yusuke did stop his punch but than he felt the emotions in Yusuke's words and thought of his friends, thus understanding what was said, enough at least...

[@crimsonknight7011]

Something I think you missed is in episode 2 where they have a wake for Yusuke. Kuwabara shows up and it’s really emotional about how much he actually cared about Yusuke as a rival saying how he needed him to fight and is crying his eyes out while his friends try to calm him down. The two nasty teachers are also at the same and start saying terrible things about Yusuke but then get reprimanded by the principal. The principal then weeps as well asking why Yusuke didn’t stay at school because he could have been such a great person, showing that the principal tho stern did really care about Yusuke as well.

[@DanyGonzalezzzz]

You have to be the most funniest/funnest principal! Question: Do you react in your office? Lol

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Thanks! No, I don’t do any reactions at school. It’s actually at my home. Thanks 😊

[@DanyGonzalezzzz]

​@@SchoolPrincipalReacts ❤

[@teacherverina]

I went to school in Virginia and we had to have permission from our school to get a part time job during the school year.

[@Sailorsega]

Regarding your request for other anime set in school. Sailor Moon (1992), season 1 episode 5: "Computer School Blues" Or Sailor Moon Crystal (2014), season 1 episode 2: "Ami -Sailor Mercury-" takes place partly in school and partly in a tutoring centre, so there would be a lot of content there for you to react to. Sailor Moon Crystal is a remake of the original Sailor Moon, both episodes that I listed have mostly the same plot. I'm sure fans of Sailor Moon can list other episodes, that have a lot of scenes that are set in school, that you can react to.

[@teacherverina]

Do you remember the episodes from the original that involved their teacher? There was one about love letters at a radio show and another for a gym.

[@Sailorsega]

@@teacherverina The love letter episode was episode 2 "Talk Radio", and the one about losing weight was episode 3 "Slim City".

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Thanks!

[@waterdragondelta]

... Azumanga Daioh maybe? The entire anime takes place at a school.

[@teacherverina]

Azumanga Daioh and Lucky Star have the same vibes, gotta love slice-of-life anime

[@Kaimax61]

@@teacherverina Lucky Star is too spastic for Mr Principal here. Azumanga Daioh.... He might try and throw Mr "MY WIFE" Kimura to jail often. XD

[@majormadbomber]

What would he think of Chiyo's Father?

[@carrieq7409]

Watching this show as an adult is such a trip. Also, it tickles me that you enjoy the opening song so much, it's so good

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Right? 🎶

[@karasugatonom2020]

In Japan, students often are prohibited from having jobs by their school. It's apparently somewhat common in anime, as it makes for a common drama in this way. Yugioh has a similar scene which was edited for the dub to the job requiring employees be 18. I think the principal waits until he does mostly for drama, even within the story; Hoping to scare the teacher into compliance after he thinks he is getting away with it, rather than stopping him in the moment.

[@wchan39]

@@karasugatonom2020 Also, it makes it easier for the principal to catch him in the act, otherwise the teacher could've easily denied everything.

[@BlueBerryBoyBBB]

Your almost at 5k subscribers goodluck

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Thanks 😊 Thanks for helping me get there!

[@BlueBerryBoyBBB]

@@SchoolPrincipalReacts your welcome

[@professorsassafras]

You could react to the episode where Yusake comes back to life and goes. Back to school... You'll probably only react to half of it since only half is at the school. But it gets pretty ridiculous and it is legitimately school related. There's also a no violence episode where a fellow student has the power to forbid violence and they have to outwit him this is at another students home but is pretty late on the series. You could react to these episodes if you want. There's at least one or two more school episodes. Or school ish episodes if your interested I could look up the exact episode numbers..

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

If you’d like me to check them out, please find the titles or numbers - thanks! 😊

[@professorsassafras]

@@SchoolPrincipalReacts there's episode 68/69 which is mostly a battle of wits between two students... But there at home and there's a no violence rule.... You could also react to episode 6 where yusake comes back from the dead but to be certain I'm almost certain you won't react to the full episode. Only part of the episode is at school and it gets very ridiculous..

[@NinjaKingAce]

There were a few times, in middle school, where answers I know wrote down were erased when I got the test back. Whenever that happened, I would talk to the teacher about it, and they would give me the points

[@LazaroOsle]

Lol Everyone manhandling each other at this school.

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Yes! 😂 That school has problems! 😂😂😂😂

[@Sailorsega]

@@SchoolPrincipalReacts It’s no wonder, the teachers are so violent, when that’s how the headmaster acts.

[@iggysentyou]

This incident actually results in Kuwabara coming to enjoy studying. He improves his grades and gets into a good high school (they have entrance exams in Japan), saying he'll be a scientist. After later events in the series essentially give both he and Yusuke PTSD, Kuwabara turns down a chance for some street brawling, saying to his friends "there's more to life than rubbing punks into the pavement." Yusuke never resolves his student dilemmas and doesn't go to high school (which isn't compulsory there). Keiko's parents own a restaurant and given his home situation they probably taught him how to cook from an early age. He opens a ramen stand after leaving school.

[@YoFool.1506]

Great commentary and reaction. You know, as a 33 year old... I watch your videos because I find it interesting to get the perspective of media topics from real life professionals in similar fields as the topic of the media. Sometimes though I learn more then I figured I would, such as you talking about the legalities of work programs for underage kids. One thing I wonder though is wouldn't eligibility in those programs be attached to some sort of grade average? IDK but that would make some sense to me. Maybe that's what the schools approval was all about in the show anyway.

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Yes. Like many things, it would be different in every state. I don’t know the requirements off the top of my head, but yes, there are academic requirements. Obviously you couldn’t have students do this that were failing.

[@Sailorsega]

In most schools in Japan, it is against school rules to get a part-time job, while enrolled. You can sometimes get permission to work, but you need to go through the school faculty to get permission (according to Sora The Troll, anyway). That’s what the approval was about.

[@TJxJamison3]

I agree the Principle shouldn't have grabbed him and probably would have been suspended or worse. However, I don't think the teacher would want to go through the proper channels seeing as he falsified test results. Not as bad, but I can see a world where that wouldn't be good either lol

[@darknessmechainvader4960]

This is scary on how accurate it is to real life that they blame the victim for using self defense and not the actual abuser of the situation, trust me I know from experience

[@geraldsinger9954]

I remember in Yu-Gi-Oh when Téa/Anzu was working in a fast food restaurant and in the original series (season 0 and season 1), it was stated that the high school (Domino High School) wouldn't allow students to have after-school jobs without special permission (Japanese version) while the English version says those under 18 weren't allowed to work there.

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Interesting

[@abominablesnowman64]

I remember I was working as well in high school and a cough cough teacher threatened to call protective service on me for working. That really made me angry and I felt like hurting her. My dad had gotten sick from his job and could no longer work. My older sister that started working at 18 took charge of the bills and was stressing. I started working under the table at some place with my older brother. This older brother did live with us nor know what was going on at home. Life sucks sometimes and I dont expect people to know others situations but it makes me angry others try to make it hard on us.

[@R-no59b]

We need more Yu Yu reactions 😎

[@abominablesnowman64]

This cool man. I wish when I was in school I had teachers into anime and I could relate with. Maybe school wouldnt feel so tough and I'd feel like studying out of respect for them.

[@striderhiryu2]

He stay because he had manly honor to protect.

[@crimsonknight7011]

When I was in 3rd grade I went on a two week vacation to Hawaii. My teacher gave me all the homework I would have for those two weeks which I did. When I got back I handed them in and the teacher graded them and gave them back to me. A month later I got my quarter report card which was an F. It turned out the teacher forgot to put the grades in their grading book and just marked them all as incomplete and thus a 0. When I told them that I had handed them in the teacher said there was nothung to way could do since they couldn’t remember what grades they actually gave me and wouldn’t put random grades down for the homework without proof from the original papers. Luckily my step-dad was pretty strict about my homework and actually kept all my graded homework in his filing cabinet and was able to produce the original papers. The teacher still tried to refuse to change the grades but he went after them until they finally relented and gave me the correct scores which gave me like a B or something for the quarter.

[@connorthompson8376]

You know, come to think of it, I remember an old Disney Channel movie about Ruby Bridges, who was one of the first black students integrated into the white school system in the south. I remember that the principal was not supportive, and upon hearing that she did so well, the principal said she was going to lower Ruby’s grades. The claim was that she was essentially tutored, so the grades were not accurate. This was shown to be false by Ruby’s teacher, who said that she did all the work on her own. the reason she appeared to be tutored was because so many white parents pulled their kids out of the school rather than letting her share a class with them. I forget the name of the movie, but I would recommend reacting to that.

[@Xeno455]

You would absolutely love "Assassination Classroom" Its both wholesome with extremely dark undertones. And very unique as far as school based anime go.

[@CatotheE]

Did you miss s1e2? There was a moment at Yusuke’s wake with the principal that I kind of wanted to see a principal react to.

[@crazboy21]

Yeah you really needed to finish the rest of episode 1 and see some scenes in episode 2 to get all the context.

[@PapaPodo]

You have to also consider both the fact that this takes place in Japan and the fact it takes place in the early 90s when the manga was written, things were very different back then

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Yes. Apparently, you could just haul off and punch people in the face lol 😂

[@PapaPodo]

@@SchoolPrincipalReacts I heard teachers used to be allowed to strike students with a ruler and stuff like that

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Yes. There was a time decades ago in the US when you could probably get away with it too but not in a long long time.

[@christophergrim3rdchannel610]

I Have A Reaction Suggestion: This Episode Is From The Show "Big Time Rush" And The Episode's Name Is, Big Time School Of Rocque. As A Principal, I Think You'd Like That Episode!

[@TVGameControl]

4:20 this is another example where yea they didn’t fight AT school, but they must still be held responsible because they are students of the school and they make the school look bad, and same with the job, he must uphold himself to the standards, values and morals of his school to keep the privilege to work, and in general Japanese life as u will continue to see in anime in the future, every day when you get out of the bed, you do the same for your family name, your profession, your Alma mater/your class at school, and your own values as an independent thinking individual And you see that in spades with kuwabara’s behavior in this episode

[@Ogre32890]

Love this anime. Your reactions were fun to watch. There's probably a few things here that are more applicable to a school in Japan than the USA. But I doubt grabbing a teacher by the collar or tie would really fly much of anywhere. Sometimes when I watch these scenes I wonder if they are possibly less farfetched than I might ordinarily think though. This story was written in Japan in the 80s and everything points to this being an inner city Jr. High School in a particularly low income area. Yusuke's home appears to be an apartment, Okubo has multiple siblings under a single roof with a single mother who can't afford to care for them all... I don't know if you ended up watching episode 2 but you get a look at Keiko's living situation there too and her family runs a small restaraunt that appears to also be their home. I was privileged enough to never have these problems so it's hard to say if I think a school like this is really unrealistic without that kind of context in my life. I loved your commentary on it though and I do think Takenaka not interfering initially is most likely just a writing technique to build more atmosphere around the situation.

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Thanks! 😊

[@monature224]

I enjoyed what these educational reactions to the animated episodes. Can you cover Horrid Henry with number of episodes set in school?

[@colinfun]

I am not sure it is the best method that Takanaka used to not confront them when they were erasing the answer, but in a way it can be viewed as seeing if both teachers would be dishonest. When the broad shoulder teacher does the erasing, the weasel toothed one is not really guilty of anything besides allowing another person to be dishonest. But when he follows through and gives the dishonest grade to Kuwabara, then he is as guilty and involved as the broad shouldered teacher.

[@MrK-tp1gr]

I have a question. Later in the anime, it's heavily implied that Akagashi (the one in purple suite) got fired while Iwamoto (the one in the green) got a probation, for both this and the incident with stealing other students items (and trying to frame Yusuke for it). Do you think those we're appropriate punishments or are they too far? I'm asking because I'm not really in the know about what teachers can do in those situations.

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Nope. They could definitely be fired, at least in the real world US system.

[@nickmeyer2048]

The reason he did not run it is Called Self-respect dignity And individual honor. The ingredients for a true honorable man

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

👍

[@professorsassafras]

This is weird school where you can essentially do whatever as long as you dont punch anyone... Apparently

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Yes apparently!!!! 😂

[@tinyrick5514]

You should just React to the entire series its great worth the watch keep up the good work.

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Thanks 😊

[@tinyrick5514]

@@SchoolPrincipalReacts you are welcome, also you said on episode 3 you didn’t understand what “The same emotional wavelength means.” Ex. Let’s say someone close to you dies like a brother and you and your sister are in mourning you probably would both be on the same Emotional Wavelength or spectrum for a period of time while griefing or same goes for being happy or any emotion. Hope that helps explain it a bit and makes sense.

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Yes. I know what it means but it sounded really “mystical” and not realistic the way she said it. 😆

[@professorsassafras]

You could also react to death note which should have at least three school episodes.

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Thanks! Let me know what the episodes are! 👍

[@professorsassafras]

I definitely recommend episode 9. I think episode 15 might be a school episode too... But I definitely recommend episode 9..

[@silentassason]

22:01 in the 80s in japan was different lol. Ive played the Yakuza games 😂. But I do get why he didn't step in sooner because he wanted to see for himself the teacher following through with the student and he probably would have let Kuwabara off with minimal punishment should it have happened. Like i said. Japanese schools in the 80s (which i only base off of anime😅)

[@diamondbts_army8063]

Netflix has a live action adaption of Yu Yu Hakusho. I don't know if it's any good but it would be interesting to see you compare and contrast with the two episodes you have reacted to.

[@208getalife]

Love this! Re: The working the student does and why the school could impact that. In Japan schools are given a far broader reach over what students do, especially since a lot of them work more like how private schools work in the united states, enrollment is highly conditional and even their enrollment is seen as association since the schools at the middle and high level do not have to take students. This means a great number of them, for one reason or another, only allow students to work after school jobs as an exception, and often you can't see them going to places in their uniforms after school that aren't school or home, they're expected to change clothes first.

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Interesting! 🇯🇵

[@dj-um7el]

And react to the ending songs too

[@12397bmw]

Sadly this happened to me in 9th grade my English teacher erased some of my answers so I’d fail, but happily they caught him on video doing it so they corrected my grade, I later learned that he did that to me because my sister used to bully his daughter when they were in high school. If you want a great anime about school I’d check out assassination classroom it’s really funny and has a deep plot almost all about school.

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Thanks 😊

[@bethanymiddleton5758]

The first episide has them saying Middle School, so that was an error in the dub

[@MrThegrat1]

So far as I’ve understood the Japanese education structure, growing up in this show’s era, attending secondary schools/jr/senior high schools is merit/test based. Being sent in a vocational/technical direction is more forced and happens sooner.

[@connorthompson8376]

I don’t know much about the Japanese school system, but it would appear that anything above a 50 would be considered passing. Looking back at my own school experiences, anything below 60 would not have been tolerated. I don’t know if Japan uses the same system of letters and plus or minus that we do. I kind of doubt that.

[@blankblankness2971]

12:04 I’d also try to find the guys who attacked him and get them arrested for assault.

[@MrButterNubzz]

You should finish the rest of episode 1 it gets better with more scenes of the teachers.

[@automaticspaz]

these characters are all hands on learners/teachers. Apparently though, in Japan, this amount of physical contact and the way it is treated is somewhat accurate, especially per the 90s. Physical fighting was not treated as being that serious and I do recall hearing things like that when attending international college.

[@TheUltimateRare]

This is truly an awful teacher in this show. If this was real life, they would have been fired so fast. There's no way any of this shady stuff would be remotely allowed.

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Absolutely correct! 😮

[@iggysentyou]

Many schools in Japan are allowed to issue punishments for things students do off-campus or after hours, or both, and teachers patrol in, shall we say, known youth hangouts like arcades as such. If i'm not mistaken this is also a private school, which are numerous in Japan and can make a lot of their own rules, although it's interesting that such families can afford a private school. In Yusuke's case, his mother has yakuza connections, and the money is understandable in that case. Given the state of American public education it's reasonable to assume that you teach because you want to. In Japan, while salaries aren't much better, a teaching position IS considered prestigious and respectable, so it's not unusual there for teachers to care about reputation and prestige more than the wellbeing of the students. Also, most grading has a cutoff at 50% for pass/fail, mostly to raise the good students who get near 100 even higher. And then publicly release all their exam scores so the students are free to compare and shame each other.

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Interesting

[@marquisdesade3025]

Gem of an anime

[@haji667]

You think it can't get any worse from the teachers, but you got to see the first half of episode 6. Something pretty gross happens. But atleast the principal for all his roughness his heart is in the right place and wants to see the best in people. But he shouldn't be putting his hands on people like he does lol.

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Yes quite right lol 😂

[@muhammadnumair5482]

I can respect principal takanamwa he doesn't let the bad teachers get away with what they do such as the false grading or removing test answers sure he may show a little tuff love he is better the amila from the misfit of demon king academy or everyone is actually. Granted she did get a redemption arch but as a teacher or as person in my book she might need to do a bit more to get away with what she did but at least she is on the right track. That aside another good teacher in anime would be koru sensei from assassination classroom.

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Me too, but grabbing him by the chest was probably a little too far lol 😂

[@muhammadnumair5482]

​Well if look from the point of viewer we know the teacher was also being non professional so in that Sense mister takanamwa did the same maybe if he did something like punch him outside of the school hours that would be a bit better than grabbing your subordinate/staf members by the collar in the work environment.​@@SchoolPrincipalReacts

[@drive2160]

heard japanese schools in the past or even now can be brutal, if i remember correctly, they still have corporal punishment

[@TheJjcczz]

I think the closest comparison I can make is America’s no child left behind policy where standardised tests affect government funding and things like that. In Japan a school’s reputation is everything, having a bunch of students that cause problems or perform poorly hurts the school’s reputation which is why those two teachers want those students expelled. In that same vein a teacher who erased a students answer would also hurt the school’s reputation. Parents will pull their kids out of a school with a bad reputation and the second that happens it creates a domino effect and the whole school goes under. Now we don’t see that teacher again after this episode so it’s safe to assume that he quietly left the school to save both parties reputations As for the teacher making deals and his I have the power comment. Home room teacher’s in Japan are a lot more involved in their students lives to the point where they’re almost like a second guardian after the parents As for the physical violence, Corporal Punishment was really only made illegal in Japan pretty recently in 2020. Even now there are still tons of stories from western teachers teaching in Japan about Japanese teachers slapping male students or slamming them against a wall and yelling in their face. That’s just the stuff happening now after it was banned, this show is set in the 80s so teachers hitting students would be totally normal. A student grabbing a teacher would still get then in trouble, but not as much as it would outside Japan

[@nickmeyer2048]

If I'm not mistaken In Japan for a student studying has to be the absolute primary focus for that individual. This This is a more strict And structured way of learning even if it's stricts Individualism, The best example in the US you can think of is the military, How they have to wear uniforms And obey higher-ups for example In Asian schools You can think of Is a person in a lower grade (underclassmen)showing respect to a upperclassmen (higher grade) There is also the teachers have to be strict.. In Japan a student can get a job with the school's permission or they have to drop out first. As for punishments in Asian or Japanese schools Don't get me started on the punishments. Just Is cultural difference. In a kinder way of saying The uniforms represent uniformity, unity And representation of the school.

[@adinugroho382]

React to anime movie "silent voice"

[@WaveK89]

It's strange. As a mostly A and somewhat B student, I never gave the Principal much thought. Sure, I've seen them around, but I never really interacted with them. If anything, I had more interaction with the Vice Principal and lower. That's not to say, I thought less of the Principal, but I just felt they were so detached from everything. Granted, word of the superintendent felt like the auditor of the school. Word about them, and it felt like giving them a remotely bad look would get you in trouble. All the same, I never really had much interaction with school administration. Maybe because I earned decent grades and exhibited decent behavior? Regardless, I have to wonder how much interaction any student should have. Not to say that I missed out, but I am curious, haha.

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

I think this happens with a lot of students. Many principals have the most interaction with the best students in the school and the worst students. 😂

[@samarae]

Where is episode 2 😅

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Sorry. Everybody requested 1 and 3. They said those were the school episodes. I had never seen it so I didn’t know any different.

[@LA_HA]

Your channel is very interesting. Thank you for the fun video. This is 3 months late but I just ran across this video and thought you might like a little insight in case you check out more anime. Japanese schools have different rules, cultural norms, and fundamental rules than American schools, even American schools operated Within Japan. That being the case, Japanese culture is very much founded on the idea that the school plays a large part in the students' lives, even during after school hours. Therefore, the idea of "The nail that sticks up is the one which draws the hammer" illuninates how The Japanese resist individualism. They strive for sameness and the schools exemplify this attitude. For example: - Students are generally required to wear uniforms and there are typically strict rules about appearance. This includes hair length and style, type of jewelry that can be worn, and other changes a student may want. There is an anime series called "The 12 Kingdoms" with a female protagonist with naturally red hair. Throughout her time in school, she and her parents are pressured to dye her hair to a more traditional color despite knowing it's her true hair color - Students aren't only responsible for keeping themselves and their school neat and clean. They are also required to keep up their grades and have at least one club they participate in. Wearing street clothes or subpar uniforms are a no no because it's considered disrespectful. - Saving face" is important in Japanese culture because pride of country, culture, and people is a useful path to respect, peace, and unity. This includes showing the proper deference and respect, which is why several of yuteachers have a dislike for YuYu Hakusho. He doesn't listen well, talks back, and refuses to wear the proper uniform. Also, if something goes wrong, scapegoating often occurs. This is seen in the first few episodes of "Naruto" as well as a story arc in the middle of "Bamboo Blade". In Naruto, the main character's behavior causes his teachers, classmates, and many people in his village to dislike him and put him down. In "Bamboo Blade", the students on the school's kendo team are forced to request the captain of the team to resign wjen two previous members get into a fight off campus in a video gaming room. - And Japan has different rules about school and working. Many schools forbid students to work. They believe it's an unnecessary distraction. On the other hand, Japanese education doesn't require that students to stay in school beyond middle school -- which I believe is still in place. This is clear in the way Yusuuke's mother told him to either stay in school or get a job.. Students can also go to any school within a certain distance from their house instead of attending the local in their immediate area. In "Ace of Diamond", two students attend a specific school in order to play baseball. In another anime, "Food Wars", the main character has spent several years helping his father run the family restaurant. The MC becomes highly skilled in cooking, so he ends up going to a specialty school that focuses on the culinary arts, where the anime takes place after the first couple episodes. Again, it's been a while since I studied this topic, so things could changed. so. There are plenty of videos showing both American and Japanese students talking about their experiences in school. The American students talking about their Day At School will also be of Great interest for you. If you would like to have a few suggestions, I'd be glad to do that for you

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Thank you for all of these insights! 🇯🇵

[@LA_HA]

@@SchoolPrincipalReacts No problem. Keep up the good work. And I apologize for the spelling and grammatical errors. I was tired when I wrote it. haha

[@HCRAYERT.]

There is one anime you definitely should watch "Assassination Classroom". The whole series is school related.

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Thanks! Do you have a favorite episode?

[@HCRAYERT.]

@@SchoolPrincipalReacts Not really, but the first episode would be a good one to watch since it sets up the premise and is a requirement to not feel out of the loop in later episodes.

[@Orpherius]

Must watch Great Teacher Onizuka anime

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

I have it on my list! 😎👍

[@dj-um7el]

Where's ep 2? Also, the opening theme is even better in Japanese, at least the instrumental.

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Episodes 1 and 3 were recommended…. 👍

[@dj-um7el]

@SchoolPrincipalReacts Watch the full show. This is one of those shows you gotta FULLY watch it. It's 112 EPs long.

[@CHRISTIANNWO]

The channel theme is about school. Although I love episode 2 of this series, it's pretty unrelated to school.

[@Kaimax61]

episode 2 isn't school related. This isn't just a generic reaction channel.

[@dj-um7el]

@Kaimax61 Ok

[@miraveta]

Wait...teachers making deals with students isn't right???? Oh God my whole school life was really wrong. we all hated that kind of stuff but it was supposedly the only way to get the "trouble makers" to behave. They got special privileges by just following the rules but the good students didn't get anything by being good.

[@Dr4wfox]

This anime is from 90's Japan, so...

[@MegaRomans01]

dude thinks this is crazy but has never seen Great teacher onizuka

[@bigguys45s29]

Would you be willing to react to some school lip sync videos by chance?

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Sure. Do you have a specific one in mind?

[@bigguys45s29]

@@SchoolPrincipalReacts Actually, many schools do them, so it’s honestly kinda hard to choose lol

[@svenjaschulz5872]

How about a reaction about assassination clasroom

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

I will check it out. Let me know if you have a favorite episode! 👍

[@svenjaschulz5872]

@@SchoolPrincipalReacts Thank you. Well, it's a continuous story. It's possible to watch an episode in the middle, but to get an idea of ​​what it's about, the first one might be good.

[@Kaimax61]

@@svenjaschulz5872 suggest the intro, and then episodes that actually teaches about learning... because Mr Principal will have a stroke with the amount of rule breakings in this anime XD

[@svenjaschulz5872]

How about Season 2 Episode 13. There you find out the background story of the school principal and why he runs the high school the way he does.

[@TinW00dsmanInOz]

I didn’t like the first reaction, this one I at least like some of the insights. One I don’t agree with is there not being a place for this kinda violence, I argue it’s seldom warranted but when it is, the threat of bodily harm should be a viable scared straight method. Also, there are some humans, much like the scene in ‘airplane’, who literally need some sense KNOCKED into them.

[@dennisbeaman958]

Japanese students not allowed to work period unless permission from school

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Interesting

[@teacherverina]

Ouran High School Host Club. 💜💜💜 The entire show takes place in a posh school for *very* wealthy kids. Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei - talk about dark shows; the main character is a teacher and most of the show takes place in his classroom. He's suicidal. Both of these are very short series'.

[@_Mr_Jr_]

I don't know the other one, but Ouran High School Host Club does have some pretty interesting students haha (though I've only seen a little of it)

[@SchoolPrincipalReacts]

Thanks