魁!!クロマティ高校
Cromartie High School
Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? The only thing for certain is that for Kamiyama, Cromartie High School is his reality. And what a surreal reality it is. Because this is where the toughest, meanest (and often dumbest) students are sent to do time. At Cromartie, purple-mohawked bruisers and pencil-chomping street thugs are just part of every day life. And so is a 400-pound gorilla. And a macho brute named Freddie who travels with his own theme music. And, of course, Mechazawa, the student voted most likely to need an oil change. So pack your bags, put on your best tough-guy swagger, and get a lesson in insanity from the hilarious losers at Cromartie High. This is one class you won't ever want to cut. (Source: Discotek)
Names
| Original | 魁!!クロマティ高校 (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Sakigake!! Cromartie Koukou |
| English | Cromartie High School |
| Chinese | 魁！！天兵高校 (unknown · via wikidata) |
Facts
| Format | TV short · 26 ep · 12 min · 5h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2003-10-03 → 2004-03-26 (Autumn 2003) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | Production I.G |
| Source | Manga |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Demographic | Shounen |
| Genres | Comedy |
| Themes | Surreal ComedyDelinquentsSchoolPrimarily Male CastEnsemble CastMetaEpisodicMale ProtagonistParodyShounen |
| Streaming | Crunchyroll · RetroCrush |
Reception
| Community score | 7.62 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 7.62 / 10 |
| Composite | 58.7 |
| On lists | 37,155 |
| Favourited | 795 (2.1%) |
| Completion | 67.8% |
| Drop rate | 8.2% |
| In backlog | 47.0% |
| Score spread σ | 1.66 |
Score distribution
Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcast season | Autumn 2003 | B | 7 of 41 |
| Format | TV short | S | 8 of 417 |
| Year | 2003 | B | 17 of 148 |
| Studio | Production I.G | B | 59 of 250 |
| Era | Early 2000s | B | 71 of 687 |
| Length | Two-cour | C | 201 of 699 |
| Season (all years) | Autumn | B | 322 of 1,921 |
| Demographic | Shounen | C | 363 of 1,219 |
| Genre | Comedy | B | 512 of 3,488 |
| Source material | Manga | B | 670 of 3,025 |
| Origin | Japan | B | 1,160 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Hiroaki Sakurai, Shunichirou Yoshihara, Makoto Kogawa |
|---|---|
| Character design | Masayuki Onji |
| Original creator | Eiji Nonaka |
AniList id 114 · MAL id 114 · record updated 2026-08-27