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“Violent reform school for delinquents teaches Japanese chivalry through brutal military-style training to forge "true men."”
Charge!! Men's School
魁!!男塾
7.31
5,151 rank · 4,358 readers · 59 favorites
Shounen
Delinquents
Martial Arts
School
Action
Comedy
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Synopsis
Violent reform school for delinquents teaches Japanese chivalry through brutal military-style training to forge "true men."
Otokojuku is 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) Included one-shot: Volume 34: Yabai Yatsura
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7.0
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100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 6
σ 0.82
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σ 0.82 · scores cluster tight
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Score over time
↓ 1.00
Running avg · May 2014 → Dec 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “Otokojuku is the funniest shit in the world there is this school and it's super fun and they are a bit fascist but the author knows and it's super fun and everyone loves it. If you can understand...”
- 8 “MANLY MANGA ON PAR WITH FIST OF THE NORTH STAR!!! Sakigake Otokojuku is the world's MANLIEST school where students refine their manhood in the most masculine & over the top way possible! That's the...”
- 6 “Sakigake!! Otokojuku was one of the first series in the 80s to ride on the hype that Hokuto no Ken (Fist of the North Star) had at the time. However, unlike JoJo's Bizarre Adventure which did the...”
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Short · 0%
Medium · 67%
Long · 33%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 314 × 34 ch × vol
- Total read 41h 52m approx
- Published Apr 1985 – Aug 1991
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M4211 catalog