Cromartie High School (2003– )
"Sakigake!! Kuromati Kôkô" (original title)

Stars:

Akitarô Daichi, Megumi Hayashibara, Unshô Ishizuka

Cast

Series cast summary:
Akitarô Daichi	...	Narrator (1 episode, 2003)
Megumi Hayashibara	...	Pyokora Analogue III (1 episode, 2003)
Unshô Ishizuka	...	Narrator (1 episode, 2003)
Shinji Nakae	...	Narrator (1 episode, 2003)
Akimasa Omori	...	Narrator (1 episode, 2003)
Fumihiko Tachiki	...	Narrator (1 episode, 2003)
Yûji Ueda	...	Waiter (1 episode, 2003)
Shin'ichirô Ôta	...	Narrator (1 episode, 2003)
Banjô Ginga	...	Narrator (1 episode, 2004)
Nobuyuki Hiyama	...	Pootan (1 episode, 2004)
Miyu Irino	...	Osamu Kido (1 episode, 2004)
Ryôko Kinomiya	...	Narrator (1 episode, 2004)
Hidetoshi Nakamura	...	Narrator (1 episode, 2004)
Takahiro Sakurai	...	Sushi Chef's Son (1 episode, 2004)
Asami Sanada	...	Dejiko (1 episode, 2004)
Tatsuo Sato	...	Tatsuo (1 episode, 2004)
Miyuki Sawashiro	...	Puchiko (1 episode, 2004)
Nobuo Tanaka	...	Narrator (1 episode, 2004)
Keaton Yamada	...	Narrator (1 episode, 2004)
Kunihiko Yasui	...	Narrator (1 episode, 2004)
Akio Ôtsuka	...	Narrator (1 episode, 2004)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

anime | high school | based on comic

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Taglines:

Enroll in a mental institute of higher learning!

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy

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Details

Official Sites:

TV Tokyo [jp]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

2 October 2003 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Cromartie High School

Company Credits

Production Co:

CPTA, Production I.G.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

12 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Spin-off Chromartie High - The Movie (2005)

User Reviews

"Post-Modern" Anime

Had no clue what was going to happen before I saw it aside from the description on the box. This is not everyone's cup of tea but I enjoyed it immensely. Think of "Space Ghost: Coast to Coast" mixed up with "Fooly Coolly". The whole production is very cheap, not as cheap as the average Adult Swim offering but cheap enough. The characters actually complain about it! Lots of strange animation. Lots of Japanese humor that you'll need to research the extras to understand. The characters are drawn as if there are in their 20s and 30s so captions constantly remind us that they are really 16 years old. Each episode lasts about 10 minutes and essentially nothing happens.

One episode revolves around the gang trying to get to a street fight by cab. The main action is that the toughest guy is secretly car sick and ashamed to admit it. It's very funny for the ten minutes.

Very, very recommended.