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Sakigake!! Cromartie High School is a Japanese comedy manga and anime series known for its surreal, deadpan humor and subversion of the "juvenile delinquent" genre. It follows Takashi Kamiyama, an average, polite student who somehow ends up enrolled at Cromartie High—a school infamous for housing the toughest, most dim-witted delinquents in Japan. 🏫 Series Overview Eiji Nonaka

The series is defined by its bizarre cast, many of whom are accepted as "normal" students despite being anything but:

Produced by Production I.G, consisting of 26 short-form episodes (approx. 10 minutes each) aired between 2003 and 2004 Cromartie High School

A 30-year-old former hijacker who wears a mask and tries to fit in as a high school student. Sakigake Chamorro #1: Sakigake! Cromartie High School!

A literal gorilla that attends classes. Most characters ignore the fact that he is an animal, though he is often more competent than the human students. Sakigake

The protagonist. A "normal" kid who inadvertently becomes the toughest guy in school by applying simple logic to absurd situations.

Serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine from 2000 to 2006 🏫 Series Overview Eiji Nonaka The series is

A silent, muscular man who looks exactly like Freddie Mercury. He frequently rides a giant horse to school and never speaks.