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“Top delinquent Ikariishi faces unexpected cram school and danger after meeting a mysterious girl.”
Yankee Go To Juku
ヤンキー塾へ行く
6.87
11,734 rank · 1,646 readers · 13 favorites
Seinen
School
Action
Comedy
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Synopsis
Top delinquent Ikariishi faces unexpected cram school and danger after meeting a mysterious girl.
Ikariishi is the strong, silent type. He's the top dog of Masu Junior High along with his friends Utsunomiya and Takamizawa. One day, however, things start to change when he meets a girl that drags him along to cram school. Can Ikariishi afford to spend his time studying for entrance exams, with danger not far behind him? (Source: Nuwang)
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Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “This manga offers a refreshing, realistic take on the delinquent genre by portraying teenagers as they truly are—immature, unglamorous, and deeply human. There are no significant flaws to report,...”
- 8 “Yankee Juku e Iku is a fun, blunt deconstruction of delinquent tropes that excels in its raw, realistic portrayal of a protagonist driven by a complex moral code rather than typical shounen...”
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Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Yankee Go To Juku begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 35 × 4 ch × vol
- Total read 4h 40m approx
- Published Aug 2011 – Jan 2014
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M50857 catalog