is a manga

Manga

Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...

 series written by Motoei Shinzawa

Motoei Shinzawa

is a Japanese manga artist born June 10, 1958 in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.His debut manga was Sannen Kimen-gumi, published in Weekly Shōnen Jump beginning in 1980. After Sannen ended in 1982, he began publishing Highschool! Kimen-gumi, also in Weekly Shōnen Jump, until 1987...

 which ran in Weekly Shōnen Jump

Weekly Shonen Jump

is a weekly shōnen manga anthology published in Japan by Shueisha under the Jump line of magazines. The first issue was released with a cover date of July 2, 1968, and it is still circulating. One of the longest-running manga magazines in Japan, it has a circulation of 2.8 million copies...

from 1982 to 1987. The title literally translates to High School! Funny-face Club or High School! Weird Face Club. An anime

Anime

is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....

 TV series (1985–1987) and movie (1986) based on the series were also released. The High School! manga series was preceded by (1980–1982), and followed by (2001–2005).

Kimengumi is an episodic chronicle of the bizarre adventures of a group of misfit junior high school (and later, high school

High school

High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....

) boys who form a club known as the "Kimengumi". All of the character names in the series are puns. For example, "Kawa Yui" is another way of saying "kawaii

Cuteness in Japanese culture

Since the 1970s, cuteness, in Japanese the noun , has become a prominent aspect of Japanese popular culture, entertainment, clothing, food, toys, personal appearance, behavior, and mannerisms...

," and "Uru Chie" is a slang form of "urusai," meaning "obnoxious" or "annoying."

Other romanizations of the title include High School! Kimen-gumi and Highschool! Kimengumi. In a 2006 survey of celebrities by TV Asahi

TV Asahi

, also known as EX and , is a Japanese television network headquartered in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The company writes its name in lower-case letters, tv asahi, in its logo and public-image materials. The company also owns All-Nippon News Network....

, Kimengumi was listed as #87 on a list of the top 100 favorite anime series.

Books

Kimengumi was originally published in Japan and has been re-released several times. Sannen began in issue 41 of Weekly Shōnen Jump

Weekly Shonen Jump

is a weekly shōnen manga anthology published in Japan by Shueisha under the Jump line of magazines. The first issue was released with a cover date of July 2, 1968, and it is still circulating. One of the longest-running manga magazines in Japan, it has a circulation of 2.8 million copies...

in 1980 and ran through issue 17 in 1982, with High School! picking up in issue 18 of the same year. The last chapter of High School! was released in issue 30 in 1987, just about two months before the TV series finished.

On December 1, 2000, Popeye/Magazine House released an overview softcover volume titled . The book covers the first two manga series as well as the anime. It also contains interviews with Shinzawa and others connected to the series.

Manga

Following is a list of the Japanese volumes published so far in the three series comprising the Kimengumi universe.

, 1980–1982, Weekly Shōnen Jump

Weekly Shonen Jump

is a weekly shōnen manga anthology published in Japan by Shueisha under the Jump line of magazines. The first issue was released with a cover date of July 2, 1968, and it is still circulating. One of the longest-running manga magazines in Japan, it has a circulation of 2.8 million copies...

)

• Tankōbon
  Tankobon
  , with a literal meaning close to "independently appearing book", is the Japanese term for a book that is complete in itself and is not part of a series , though the manga industry uses it for volumes which may be in a series...
  
   are the standard collection volumes:
• Volume 1, ISBN 4-08-851341-X
• Volume 2, ISBN 4-08-851342-8
• Volume 3, ISBN 4-08-851343-6
• Volume 4, ISBN 4-08-851344-4
• Volume 5, ISBN 4-08-851345-2
• Volume 6, ISBN 4-08-851346-0

• Reprinted through Homesha
  Shueisha
  is a major publisher in Japan. The company was founded in 1925 as the entertainment-related publishing division of Japanese publisher Shogakukan. The following year, Shueisha became a separate, independent company. Magazines published by Shueisha include Weekly Shōnen Jump, Weekly Young Jump,...
  
  :
• Volume 1, ISBN 4-8342-1421-4
• Volume 2, ISBN 4-8342-1422-2
• Volume 3, ISBN 4-8342-1423-0
• Volume 4, ISBN 4-8342-1424-9

• Bunkoban are smaller, pocket-sized editions the same size as most novels published in Japan:
• Volume 1, ISBN 4-08-617741-2
• Volume 2, ISBN 4-08-617742-0
• Volume 3, ISBN 4-08-617743-9
• Volume 4, ISBN 4-08-617744-7

, 1982–1987, Weekly Shōnen Jump)

• Tankōbon:
• Volume 1, ISBN 4-08-851347-9
• Volume 2, ISBN 4-08-851348-7
• Volume 3, ISBN 4-08-851349-5
• Volume 4, ISBN 4-08-851350-9
• Volume 5, ISBN 4-08-851351-7
• Volume 6, ISBN 4-08-851352-5
• Volume 7, ISBN 4-08-851353-3
• Volume 8, ISBN 4-08-851354-1
• Volume 9, ISBN 4-08-851355-X
• Volume 10, ISBN 4-08-851356-8
• Volume 11, ISBN 4-08-851357-6
• Volume 12, ISBN 4-08-851358-4
• Volume 13, ISBN 4-08-851359-2
• Volume 14, ISBN 4-08-851360-6
• Volume 15, ISBN 4-08-851365-7
• Volume 16, ISBN 4-08-851366-5
• Volume 17, ISBN 4-08-851367-3
• Volume 18, ISBN 4-08-851368-1
• Volume 19, ISBN 4-08-851369-X
• Volume 20, ISBN 4-08-851370-3

• Aizoban
  Tankobon
  , with a literal meaning close to "independently appearing book", is the Japanese term for a book that is complete in itself and is not part of a series , though the manga industry uses it for volumes which may be in a series...
  
   are more elaborate collector's editions, often with fancier covers, better paper, and extras not included in the standard tankōbon and bunkoban releases:
• Volume 1, ISBN
• Volume 2, ISBN
• Volume 3, ISBN
• Volume 4, ISBN

• Jump Comics Selection (Homesha):
• Volume 1, ISBN 4-8342-1425-7
• Volume 2, ISBN 4-8342-1426-5
• Volume 3, ISBN 4-8342-1427-3
• Volume 4, ISBN 4-8342-1428-1
• Volume 5, ISBN 4-8342-1429-X
• Volume 6, ISBN 4-8342-1430-3
• Volume 7, ISBN 4-8342-1431-1
• Volume 8, ISBN 4-8342-1432-X
• Volume 9, ISBN 4-8342-1433-8
• Volume 10, ISBN 4-8342-1434-6
• Volume 11, ISBN 4-8342-1435-4
• Volume 12, ISBN 4-8342-1436-2
• Volume 13, ISBN 4-8342-1437-0
• Bunkoban:
• Volume 1, ISBN 4-08-617745-5
• Volume 2, ISBN 4-08-617746-3
• Volume 3, ISBN 4-08-617747-1
• Volume 4, ISBN 4-08-617748-X
• Volume 5, ISBN 4-08-617749-8
• Volume 6, ISBN 4-08-617750-1
• Volume 7, ISBN 4-08-617751-X
• Volume 8, ISBN 4-08-617752-8
• Volume 9, ISBN 4-08-617753-6
• Volume 10, ISBN 4-08-617754-4
• Volume 11, ISBN 4-08-617755-2
• Volume 12, ISBN 4-08-617756-0
• Volume 13, ISBN 4-08-617757-9

, 2001–2005, Monthly Shōnen Gangan

Monthly Shonen Gangan

is a manga imprint of Square Enix . It publishes manga in several magazines aimed at different reader demographic groups in the Japanese market. Its magazines are home to some popular manga series which were adapted into anime series, like Fullmetal Alchemist, Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit,...

)

• Tankōbon:
• Volume 1, ISBN 4-7575-0735-6
• Volume 2, ISBN 4-7575-0981-2
• Volume 3, ISBN 4-7575-1475-1

Anime collections

Shūeisha Jump Remix Mook

Mook

Mook may refer to:* Mook * Mook en Middelaar, a municipality in the Netherlands* MOOK DLE, a Japanese animation studio* "The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer", an episode of The Simpsons cartoon TV series...

 collections:

• Volume 1, ISBN 4-08-106401-6
• Volume 2, ISBN 4-08-106429-6
• Volume 3, ISBN 4-08-106439-3
• Volume 4, ISBN 4-08-106487-3
• Volume 5, ISBN 4-08-106497-0
• Volume 6, ISBN 4-08-106508-X
• Volume 7, ISBN 4-08-106645-0
• Volume 8, ISBN 4-08-106656-6

Anime

The Kimengumi TV series began airing in Japan on October 12, 1985 at 7:30pm on Fuji TV Network

Fuji Television

is a Japanese television station based in Daiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, also known as or CX, based on the station's callsign "JOCX-DTV". It is the flagship station of the Fuji News Network and the ....

. The series ran for two years, with episode 86 airing on September 21, 1987. It has also been broadcast multiple times across Japan on the satellite television

Satellite television

Satellite television is television programming delivered by the means of communications satellite and received by an outdoor antenna, usually a parabolic mirror generally referred to as a satellite dish, and as far as household usage is concerned, a satellite receiver either in the form of an...

 network Animax

Animax

is a Japanese anime satellite television network, dedicated to broadcasting anime programming. A subsidiary of Japanese media conglomerate Sony, it is headquartered in in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, with its co-founders and shareholders including Sony Pictures Entertainment and the noted anime studios...

. At present, the only country outside of Japan with an official release of the TV series is France.

Cast

High School! Kimengumi features a large recurring cast. The main focus, however, is on the five members of the Kimengumi and the two girls who hang out with them.

Kimengumi and friends

:Kimengumi leader and protagonist

Protagonist

A protagonist is the main character of a literary, theatrical, cinematic, or musical narrative, around whom the events of the narrative's plot revolve and with whom the audience is intended to most identify...

 of the series. Nickname: . His family runs a toy store

Toy store

A toy store or toy shop is a retail business specializing in selling toys. No longer held to the limitations of a physical outlet, many toy shops now do business over the Internet. Many department stores have toy sections.-External links:...

, he lives with his father and younger sister (his mother has already died). Considered a "High Class Buffoon", he retains the same simple-mindedness he had as a child and is quite the hentai

Hentai

is a Japanese word that, in the West, is used when referring to sexually explicit or pornographic comics and animation, particularly those of Japanese origin such as anime, manga, and computer games. The word hentai is a kanji compound of 変 and 態...

 (as in "weirdo" rather than "pervert"). It took him three tries to pass the high school entry exam. Voiced by Shigeru Chiba

Shigeru Chiba

is an actor and voice actor. He has also worked as a sound effects director and music director. He is employed by the talent management firm 81 Produce....

.
:Kimengumi member #2. Nickname: . His family runs a sake store. He lives with his uncle's family. Despite being underage, he is occasionally drunk. He is a huge pro wrestling fan and can walk on water. He is very kind hearted and does not allow others to make fun of his friends. It took him three tries to pass the high school entry exam. Voiced by Tesshō Genda

Tessho Genda

is a Japanese voice actor. He is employed by the talent management firm 81 Produce. When he debuted, he used his real name, . as artist name. Because he had experience with ballet, he was known by the nickname "Pirouette Genda."...

.
:Kimengumi member. Nickname: . His family runs a bathhouse

Public bathing

Public baths originated from a communal need for cleanliness. The term public may confuse some people, as some types of public baths are restricted depending on membership, gender, religious affiliation, or other reasons. As societies have changed, public baths have been replaced as private bathing...

. He is a lecher and often peeks on the women's side of the bathhouse. However, he is actually pure-hearted and is the brains of Kimengumi. His best friend is Jin. It took him three tries to pass the high school entry exam. Voiced by Issei Futamata

Issei Futamata

is a veteran seiyū who was born on March 15, 1955 in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. He graduated from Towada Technical High School. He is a member of the Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society....

.
:Kimengumi member. Nickname: . His family runs a cake shop (bakery & cake shop in anime). He loves to just eat and sleep and will often doze off during class. He is very lucky and has excellent mimicry skills. It took him two tries to pass the high school entry exam. Voiced by Naoki Tatsuta

Naoki Tatsuta

is a Japanese voice actor affiliated with Aoni Production.He is most known for the roles of Buta Gorilla , Daima Jin , Oolong , Ashibe's Father , and Scoop-kun ....

.
:Kimengumi member. Nickname: . His family runs a bookstore. He is an okama and is very feminine and weak but is brave when he needs to be. He frequently cries and frequently undresses. It took him two tries to pass the high school entrance exam. Voiced by Kaneto Shiozawa

Kaneto Shiozawa

Kaneto Shiozawa , real name was a Japanese voice actor from Tokyo affiliated with Aoni Production. He had a distinctive cold, calm voice which usually typecast him in roles as villains or anti-heroes....

.
:The pink-haired classmate of the Kimengumi. Yui transfers into the school at the beginning of the series. She is in love with Rei, but is embarrassed to come right out and say it. Voiced by Miki Takahashi

Miki Takahashi

is a seiyū and singer born on September 19, 1961 in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan. Together with her friend Chika Sakamoto, she participated in the third incarnation of the radio show Animetopia...

.
:The green-haired classmate of Kimengumi and best friend of Yui. Her family runs a flower shop. She has a crush on Gō. Voiced by Naoko Matsui

Naoko Matsui

is a Japanese voice actress from Hakodate. Matsui was a member of Production Baobab for 20 years before becoming a freelancer. She is also a voice acting instructor....

.
Lassie: Rei's dog. Named after the famous Lassie

Lassie

Lassie is a fictional collie dog character created by Eric Knight in a short story expanded to novel length called Lassie Come-Home. Published in 1940, the novel was filmed by MGM in 1943 as Lassie Come Home with a dog named Pal playing Lassie. Pal then appeared with the stage name "Lassie" in six...

 character from the show by the same title. Voiced by Naoki Tatsuta.

Songs

The theme songs, with the exceptions of the fifth ending and insert Nakuko mo Warau Kimengumi, were performed by various sub-groups or former members of Onyanko Club

Onyanko Club

was a large all-girl Japanese pop idol group in the 1980s. The group gave a new approach to the idol formula with its 52 official members and three unofficial members...

:

• Opening themes 1–5, ending themes 1, 3–4, 6, insert songs 1-2 by Ushiroyubi Sasaregumi
  Ushiroyubi Sasaregumi
  was a two-member Japanese pop music group created in 1985, consisting of Yukiko Iwai and Mamiko Takai. While members of this group, Iwai and Takai were also members of Onyanko Club, a large pop group considered a precursor to groups such as Morning Musume. Onyanko Club sang back-up vocals on some...
  
  
• Opening themes 6-7, ending themes 7–8 by Ushirogami Hikaretai
  Onyanko Club
  was a large all-girl Japanese pop idol group in the 1980s. The group gave a new approach to the idol formula with its 52 official members and three unofficial members...
  
  
• Ending theme 2 by Onyanko Club and Ushiroyubi Sasaregumi
• Ending theme 5 by Musukko Club
  Musukko Club
  was a short-lived male spin-off idol group of Onyanko Club. They made their debut in 1986 with the song Chotto Karai Aitsu , and broke up after their February 15, 1987 concert at Nippon Budokan...
  
  

Opening themes

1. Ushiroyubi Sasare-gumi
2. Zō-san no Scanty
3. Nagisa no "..." (Kagi Kakko)
4. Waza Ari!
5. Kashiko
6. Toki no Kawa wo Koete
7. Anata wo Shiritai

Insert songs

• Abunai Sa·ka·na
• Watashi ha Chie no Wa (Puzzling)
• Nakuko mo Warau Kimengumi

Closing themes

1. Jogakusei no Ketsui
2. Banana no Namida
3. Neko Jita Gokoro mo Koi no Uchi
4. Not Only ★ But Also
5. Chotto Karai Aitsu
6. Pythagoras wo Buttobase
7. Ushirogami Hikaretai
8. Tatsutori Ato wo Nigosazu

TV series

• Planning: Tokizō Tsuchiya
  Tokizo Tsuchiya
  is a producer and planning director of anime and other TV series for Fuji TV. He has also worked as a producer on the movies related to various TV series with which he was involved.-Projects:*Ashita Tenki ni Naare *Dragon Ball *Dr...
  
   (Fuji TV)
• Original Creator: Motoei Shinzawa
• Chief Director: Hiroshi Fukutomi
  Hiroshi Fukutomi
  is an anime director born July 25, 1950 in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. After leaving Tokyo Designer Gakuin in the middle of his studies, he joined A Production...
  
  
• Character Design: Hiroshi Kanazawa
  Hiroshi Kanazawa
  is an anime character designer and animator who currently works for Studio Comet. Along with Noboru Ishiguro, Norio Yazawa, Tōru Komori and Kazunori Tanahashi, he was a member of the Japan Art Bureau until it folded...
  
  
• Art Director: Akira Furuya
  Akira Furuya
  is an anime art director in Japan.-Projects:All credits are for art director unless otherwise noted.*Atashin'chi*Esper Mami*Hamtaro *High School! Kimengumi *Oishinbo*Tokyo Pig...
  
  
• Cinematographer: Takeshi Fukuda
  Takeshi Fukuda
  is a director of photography for many anime TV and movie productions.-Projects:All credits are for director of photography unless otherwise noted.*Air *Dr...
  
  
• Music: Shunsuke Kikuchi
  Shunsuke Kikuchi
  is a prolific Japanese composer from Hirosaki. He specializes in incidental music for media such as television and film.Active since the early 60s, he has been one of Japan's most highly demanded film and TV composers, working principally on tokusatsu and anime productions for children, as well as...
  
  
• Audio Director: Shigeharu Shiba
  Shigeharu Shiba
  is an anime audio director and producer. He graduated from Tokyo University of Education and went on to form the Jiyū Theatre Troupe. Shiba then joined Omnibus Promotion, were he worked on anime TV series, OVAs, and movies.-TV:*Anime Himitsu no Kaen...
  
  
• Editor: Hajime Okayasu
  Hajime Okayasu
  is an anime and film editor and director. Okayasu was nominated for two Japanese Academy Awards: in 1997 for The Eel and in 1998 for Dr. Akagi, both for Best Editor.-External links:...
  
  
• Producers: Yoshirō Kataoka
  Yoshiro Kataoka
  , also known by the nickname Hagera, is an anime producer and production designer. He has worked for the Tōkyū Agency, Asatsu DK, and NAS, and he currently works as a full time advisor at Marvelous Entertainment...
  
   (NAS
  Nihon Ad Systems
  , NAS for short, is a Japanese anime production and character merchandising company, a wholly owned subsidiary of the advertising agency Asatsu-DK. The "Ad" in its title is an abbreviation for "Animation Development". Along with animation studios Sunrise, Toei Animation and TMS Entertainment, it is...
  
  ), Hiromichi Mogami
  Hiromichi Mogami
  is an animation producer currently working as a director for Studio Comet.-Productions:Credits are for producer unless otherwise specified.*Ashita Tenki ni Naare*Captain Tsubasa: Ayaushi! Zen Nippon Jr.*Captain Tsubasa: Europe Daikessen...
  
   (Tsuchida Production
  Tsuchida Production
  is a defunct anime production company in Japan. After Osamu Tsuchida left Studio Yuni , he founded Tsuchida Production in 1976 to do animation, production, finish animation, and other contract work related to the production of anime...
  
  ) → Kazuo Harada
  Kazuo Harada
  This is the article about the anime producer, audio director, and sound effects director. For the Puffy AmiYumi character, see Kaz Harada. was an anime producer, audio director, and sound effects director in Japan who has worked with Studio Comet, NAS, and Tsuchida Production.-Works:*Ashita Tenki...
  
   (Studio Comet
  Studio Comet
  is an animation studio based in Tokyo, Japan. It was established January 21, 1986.-Notable staff:*Hiroshi Kanazawa *Kazuo Harada *Shin Misawa...
  
  ), Kiyoshi Sakai
  Kiyoshi Sakai
  is an anime producer and animator. He worked for the animation studio Topcraft, where Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata worked immediately before forming Studio Ghibli in 1985.-Productions:*Flanders no Inu...
  
   (Gallop
  Gallop (studio)
  , sometimes credited as Studio Gallop, is a Japanese animation studio.-Production:*Touch *Tekkamen wo oe! Dartanyan Monogatari Yori *Kiteretsu Daihyakka *Gaki Deka...
  
  , eps.8-26)
• Original: studio live, whole house brother, Jungle, Yamashita professional, studio Musashi
• Video Check: Yamada Takaya, Akiko Matsumoto, Abe Ichirou, Itou Yukiko, Kii Shigeru chestnuts, et al.
• Video: Tiger Pro, Pro Yamashita, Tamazawa videos, live studio, whole house brother, Jungle, Wombat Studios, Musashi studio, live studio, production Kino
• Backgrounds: Atelier ll, loft studios, production Kobayashi, Uni Studio Sutajioteikuwan
• Coloring: Huzita Rika, Yoshifumi Yamamoto, Yuko Suzuki, Misu Tinami, Suzuki Misako thousand Tanaka Yoshi Masato Sasaki
• Special Effects: Masao Yi Mountain
• Color, finish: Sutajiokiri studio Shima, Ijiwarudo, Robin Studios, Angel Studios, Top Gun Studios
• Photographer: Sanko production, Studio Gallop, animated film Toukyou
• Editing: Okayasu Tadashi, T. Kojima, Tanaka Masayuki, Yumiko middle, Hiroshi Kawasaki Akira
• Sound Effects Production: Omnibus Promotion
  Omnibus Promotion
  is a film and anime sound effects production and distribution company established on 1963-08-01 and located in the San'ei-chō district of Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan...
  
  
• Effect: Aya Yoda Yasushi
• Adjustment: Murata Hiroyuki
• Recording: New Japan Studio
• Developer: Tokyo Laboratory
  Tokyo Laboratory
  is a theatrical film developing and print production company established in 1955 and headquartered in Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan. In addition, the company also processes visual effects and other special effects, conversion from one film or video format to another, subtitling and other titling , telecine...
  
   (Episode 48 only)
• Production staff: Terakado Minoru, H. Hasegawa, Yoshimi Kunio name, Yanaga Shigenobu
• Production Progress: Tomoe Riyuuiti, Sato Ikuo, Kurimoto Hiroshi, Tsutomu Sugiura, Akira Ou Tsuda, other
• Office Production: Keiko Kose, Komatsu Yoshiko
• Assistant director: Huzikawa Shigeru
• Title: Taeko Kamiya, Maki Pro
• PR: Kogure Yuuiti (Fuji TV)
• Production Assistance: Tsuchida Production, Studio Comet, Gallop
• Production: NAS, Fuji TV

Movie

• Distribution: Toei
  Toei Company
  is a Japanese film, television production, and distribution corporation. Based in Tokyo, Toei owns and operates thirty-four movie theaters across Japan, a modest vertically-integrated studio system by the standards of the 1930s United States; operates studios at Tokyo and Kyoto; and is a...
  
  
• Directors: Makoto Moriwaki
  Makoto Moriwaki
  is an anime director born in Hokkaidō, Japan. Moriwaki started as a reporter covering the TV Tokyo production Pay Attention to Dr. Rin. In 1982, Moriwaki founded with Yoshinobu Sanada, Toshiyuki Honda, and Hiroshi Fukutomi). From the first Doraemon movie produced by Shin'ei Dōga until 1989, she...
  
  , Noboru Mitsusawa, Hiroshi Fukutomi
  Hiroshi Fukutomi
  is an anime director born July 25, 1950 in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. After leaving Tokyo Designer Gakuin in the middle of his studies, he joined A Production...
  
  
• Production: Isao Sekitani
• Producers: Yoshirō Kataoka (NAS), Kazuo Harada (Studio Comet), Hiromichi Mogami (Tsuchida Production)
• Planning: Tokizō Tsuchiya (Fuji TV)
• Original Creator: Motoei Shinzawa
• Screenplay: Takao Koyama
  Takao Koyama
  Takao Koyama is a Japanese screenwriter and novelist focusing on anime productions. He was active as 小山 高男 until 1987.-Career:...
  
  
• Directors of Photography: Hitoshi Kaneko, Yoshiaki Kikuchi
• Art Director: Akira Furuya
• Editor: Hajime Okayasu
  Hajime Okayasu
  is an anime and film editor and director. Okayasu was nominated for two Japanese Academy Awards: in 1997 for The Eel and in 1998 for Dr. Akagi, both for Best Editor.-External links:...
  
  
• Music: Shunsuke Kikuchi
• Audio Director: Shigeharu Shiba
• Animation Director: Mitsuru Nasukawa
• Chief Animation Director: Hiroshi Kanazawa

Video releases

Kimengumi has been released on DVD

DVD

A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....

 in Japan in two different box set releases. The movie was released as part of the second DVD set in 2008.

High School! Kimengumi DVD Box 1

Pioneer LDC

Geneon

is a Japanese music, anime and home entertainment production and distribution enterprise headquartered in Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Geneon has been involved in the production and distribution of several anime in Japan...

, 2001-05-25

High School! Kimengumi DVD Box 2

Pioneer LDC, 2001-07-25

High School! Kimengumi DVD Box 3

Pioneer LDCA, 2001-09-21

High School! Kimengumi Complete DVD Box 1

E-Net Frontier, 2007-12-21

High School! Kimengumi Complete DVD Box 2

E-Net Frontier, 2008-02-22

Games

There is a traditional boardgame based on the series titled High School! Kimengumi Game, released by Bandai

Bandai

is a Japanese toy making and video game company, as well as the producer of a large number of plastic model kits. It is the world's third-largest producer of toys . Some ex-Bandai group companies produce anime and tokusatsu programs...

. Three video games have been based on the series:

• High School! Kimengumi for the MSX 2, an adventure game
• High School! Kimengumi for the Sega Master System
  Sega Master System
  The is a third-generation video game console that was manufactured and released by Sega in 1985 in Japan , 1986 in North America and 1987 in Europe....
  
  , a port of the MSX 2 game
• High School! Kimengumi: The Table Hockey for PlayStation
  PlayStation
  The is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console first released by Sony Computer Entertainment in Japan on December 3, .The PlayStation was the first of the PlayStation series of consoles and handheld game devices. The PlayStation 2 was the console's successor in 2000...
  
  

There is also a series of pachinko

Pachinko

is a type of game originating in Japan, and used as both a form of recreational arcade game and much more frequently as a gambling device, filling a niche in gambling in Japan comparable to that of the slot machine in Western gambling. A pachinko machine resembles a vertical pinball machine, but...

 games based on the series manufactured by Maruhon

Maruhon

is an entertainment company specializing in the manufacture of pachinko machines. The company is headquartered in Momoyama, Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.-Major models:*Big Porter*Caravan*Caster*CR Bikkuriman 2000 *CR High School! Kimengumi...

External links

High School! Kimengumi Official site @ Fuji TV High School! Kimengumi manga character list Sannen Kimengumi manga character list