Cromartie High School

Category: TV Series
Adult: No
Native: 魁!!クロマティ高校
Romaji: Sakigake!! Cromartie Koukou
Titles:
Sakigake!! Cromartie High
Valiantly Forge Ahead!! Cromartie High School
Charge!! Cromartie High
SCK
Cro-High
SCH
cromartie
Le bahut des tordus
Кромешная путяга
คุโรมาตี้ โรงเรียนคนบวม
Runtime: 15 minutes
Aired: Oct 3, 2003 [21 years 3 months ago]
Ended: Mar 26, 2004 [20 years 9 months ago]
Language: Japanese
Genres:
Action
Comedy
Tags:
School Life
High School
Parody
Absurdist Humour
Medium Awareness
Robot
United States
Delinquent
All-Boys School
Links: MAL ANIDB ANN ANILIST

* Adapted from the manga by Nonaka Eiji, serialised in Shounen Magazine. Welcome to Cromartie High, the most notorious delinquent high school in Tokyo. Due to bad judgment, bad luck, or both, Kamiyama Takashi is now attending this academy of dunces. Here, his only homework will be defending himself against the foul-mouthed robots, semi-intelligent apes, a Freddy Mercury look-alike, and pencil-eating classmates.

Episode 1: "I Was Once Bad" Bragging Contest / Let's Debut / Fight Club / Rock You / Welcome to the Jungle
Runtime: 15 minutes
Air Date: 2003-10-03
Takashi Kamiyama has enrolled in Cromartie High School, known for its rough characters and rowdy demeanors. As a "rabbit among lions," Kamiyama will get a crash course on what it means to be tough, and why nicknames and having a strong back are of vital importance. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 2: Blade Runner's High / Lost in Cromartie
Runtime: 15 minutes
Air Date: 2003-10-10
Having scoped out the strongest badasses in Cromartie, Kamiyama and Hayashida can't let one thing go: the true nature of Mechazawa. Watching from afar, they silently wish someone, anyone, would say what is on both of their minds. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 3: Cromartie High (Co-Ed)
Runtime: 15 minutes
Air Date: 2003-10-17
It begins in a bathroom. A wordless tune, hummed on lips of metal. Stuck in Hayashida's mind, he takes it to the rest of the Cromartie boys, and soon everyone is humming it. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 4: Radio Gaga
Runtime: 15 minutes
Air Date: 2003-10-24
As leader of Destrade Tech's first year delinquents, Yamaguchi has but one thing he won't tolerate: bad comedy. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 5: Sentimental Bus / Taxi / Taxi 2
Runtime: 15 minutes
Air Date: 2003-10-31
Takenouchi, the boss of the Cromartie first years, finally makes his appearance. As boss, he can't show any weaknesses. It's just a shame his biggest weakness is so common! Source: crunchyroll
Episode 6: Empire of Ambition / The Strike Back Empire / Let's Strum on a Guitar in the Mountains
Runtime: 15 minutes
Air Date: 2003-11-07
Takeshi Hokuto, the son of a powerful man, has brought eighteen other high schools under his control, and now it's Cromartie's time to feel the power of the Hokuto. There's just one problem: they're all idiots. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 7: Heartwarming Hilarious Comedy Pootan Episode 206 / Heartwarming Hilarious Comedy Pootan Episode 782
Runtime: 15 minutes
Air Date: 2003-11-14
The popularity of the comedy show, Poo-tan, gets under Yamaguchi's skin, and he goes deep into critical analysis to find out why. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 8: Electric Warrior / Happy Birthday 2 / Killer Queen
Runtime: 15 minutes
Air Date: 2003-11-21
During health examinations at school, Mechazawa receives some troubling news. Afterwards, the Cromartie boys throw a birthday party at Maeda's place, but not for Maeda. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 9: Rebooting
Runtime: 15 minutes
Air Date: 2003-11-28
The Cromartie boys celebrate Maeda's birthday, though there may be some confusion as to which one. Then, Mechazawa brings his little brother to school, and the boys start to wonder what's up with the "perfectly normal" student. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 10: Cromartie High School vs. Bass High School: The Conflict Intensifies! / The Idle Student / At Least It's a Battle Without Honor or Humanity
Runtime: 15 minutes
Air Date: 2003-12-05
The boys of Bass High plan to take down Cromartie. And while Hayashida complains about how boring their school is, the Bass boys find that the grass is always weirder on the other side. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 11: Living in America
Runtime: 15 minutes
Air Date: 2003-12-12
Takenouchi faces a hard choice: get on an airplane with his motion sickness, or allow hijackers to commit a serious crime. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 12: Road Safety
Runtime: 15 minutes
Air Date: 2003-12-19
After an argument with his classmates, Mechazawa questions himself and his way of life, then undergoes a radical transformation. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 13: Without You / Money 2 / Joshua Tree
Runtime: 15 minutes
Air Date: 2003-12-26
Hayashida realizes he has a dream to play baseball, and so the boys form the Cromartie High baseball team. Then they get lost in the woods. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 14: Talking Head / Who Needs You
Runtime: 15 minutes
Air Date: 2004-01-09
Yamaguchi has decided that he needs a capable second-in-command, and who better than a guy with a puppet? Ishikawa, however, feels despair. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 15: OK Computer
Runtime: 15 minutes
Air Date: 2004-01-16
As the boss of Manuel High School, Fujimoto is one hardened badass. As rude and rowdy and violent as he is, however, he won't tolerate trolls or rudeness on online message boards! Source: crunchyroll
Episode 16: You Know My Name / Japan Boss Championship
Runtime: 15 minutes
Air Date: 2004-01-23
Hokuto learns about the No. 1 Boss Tournament from his lackey, because he doesn't have any friends. And what's that lackey's name, anyway? Source: crunchyroll
Episode 17: Shooting Star Press / Get It On
Runtime: 15 minutes
Air Date: 2004-01-30
The toughest boss has been decided, but Yamaguchi won't accept it--that is, until he sees who it is. Afterwards, Takenouchi and Hayashida exchange secrets. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 18: Pootan Gets Fired
Runtime: 15 minutes
Air Date: 2004-02-06
Freddie subs for Poo-tan at an autograph signing session, and ends up becoming Poo-tan in truth, while the real Poo-tan becomes distraught. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 19: Track and Field Competition
Runtime: 15 minutes
Air Date: 2004-02-13
Mechazawa may have a new body, but he won't let that slow him down. Literally, he won’t, as he speeds by legendary bikers and Maedas alike! Source: crunchyroll
Episode 20: Start Me Up / Change
Runtime: 15 minutes
Air Date: 2004-02-20
Hokuto ponders his troubles in life, and the eerie similarity of his butler and Hayashida. Meanwhile, Mechazawa wants to undergo (another) radical change. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 21: Journey of the Heart
Runtime: 15 minutes
Air Date: 2004-02-27
The boys from Cromartie take a bullet train to Kyoto for a school trip, but whether they will actually get there or not is another matter. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 22: You Never Give Me Your Name / The Ballad of Ishii and Gotou / I Me Mine / Stranger in Strange Land / Boys & Girls / You Won't See Me
Runtime: 15 minutes
Air Date: 2004-03-05
Hokuto's lackey gets fed up with Hokuto and decides to leave the group. But Hayashida thinks that's a mistake, because then what would they call him? Source: crunchyroll
Episode 23: Stone Cold Crazy / One More Time / With a Shout
Runtime: 15 minutes
Air Date: 2004-03-12
Kamiyama declines an invitation for a meal, and Hayashida calls him out on having changed. Though the Cromartie boys aren't smart, Kamiyama does his best to explain human psychology. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 24: Gorilla's Sushi: A Record of Success Through Excellence
Runtime: 15 minutes
Air Date: 2004-03-19
Gorilla works at a sushi restaurant, and helps the chief chef and his son reconcile their differences in a way only a gorilla can. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 25: A Hole in Lotta Love / "Magic Bath Mat" / Stray Cat
Runtime: 15 minutes
Air Date: 2004-03-26
Freddie's horse Kokuryu goes on a rampage, which prompts the Cromartie boys to think about pets. After, they lose interest and make Maeda do all the work. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 26: Sudama!! Cromartie Girls High School / Fancy Club / Welcome to the Jungle / Tales of the Four Lords of Cromartie
Runtime: 15 minutes
Air Date: 2004-03-26
Takako Kamiyama has enrolled in Cromartie Girls High School, known for its princess-like young ladies-- wait, what? These boys need to be thinking about their future! It's the end of the show, you know? Source: crunchyroll