A Great Teacher Onizuka (GTO) 4-episode mini series set in Taiwan was announced and EXILE's Akira will once again reprise his role as Eikichi Onizuka.

Also reprising their roles for this special are Yuu Shirota as Ryuji Danma and Yusuke Yamamoto as Toshiyuki Saejima. In addition, Taiwanese actors will be part of the cast, which includes Genie Chuo (as a female teacher and heroine) SpeXial band members Hong Zheng and Wei Jin, Lele Cheng, and Han.

In this special, Onizuka is invited to teach at a Taiwanese high school for a one-week training program. While there, Onizuka saves a student who is suffering from bullying. The upcoming special will feature Japanese and Mandarin Chinese dialogue.

This Japanese/Taiwanese production received funding from the Japanese government's Cool Japan effort, it is directed by Kazuhisa Imai (GTO 2012), with screenplay by Junpei Yamaoka, this special will air on Taiwan's GTV cable channel on March 22. It's Japanese premiere is not yet announced.

Source: Anime News Network