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“Violent reform school trains expelled delinquents in Japanese chivalry through brutal military-style discipline.”
Charge!! Men's Private School
魁!!男塾
7.46
2,283 rank · 16,391 viewers · 131 favorites
Action
Comedy
Delinquents
Martial Arts
School
Shounen
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Synopsis
Violent reform school trains expelled delinquents in Japanese chivalry through brutal military-style discipline.
Otokojuku: a private school for juvenile delinquents that were previously expelled from normal schools. At this school, Japanese chivalry is taught through feudal and military fundamentals. Similar to an action film, the classes are overwhelmed by violence. Only those who survive it become true men. (Source: ANN)
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Community consensus
Derived from 13 sampled reviews
7.3
/10
What 13 viewers settled on.
82%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 1.77
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.77 · some divergence
The polarity gap
3.8 pts
Recommenders 8.3 · others 4.5
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Score over time
↓ 0.69
Running avg · Jun 2013 → Apr 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “Otokojuku is a classic in Manime , its a shame the anime ended early , this show is manly and over the top , what do not expect much in plot , or in characters thanks to its short length, pros the...”
- 9 “I enjoyed this very much and this is my first review even though ive watched many series cz i felt this to be the ulti shonen genre!! story in the ending is completely strayed away but the...”
- 7 “Otokojuku is one of those shows that has cool characters and moments for the sake of having it and doesn't take itself too seriously at all. Seeing Momotaro in Jstars Victory Versus was what got me...”
Verbosity
Short · 46%
Medium · 31%
Long · 23%
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- Format 34 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 13h 36m all episodes
- Aired Feb 1988 – Nov 1988 Winter 1988
- Source Tv media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-2647 catalog
Produced by
- Lantis Producer