"Sakigake!! Kuromati Kôkô" (2003) TV series 2003-????

User Rating:

8.1/10   

Directors:

Hiroaki Sakurai
Steven Foster

Writers:

Andrew Kent (subtitles)
Kathleen Moynihan (international version)
(more)

Release Date:

2 October 2003 (Japan)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy

Tagline:

Enroll in a mental institute of higher learning!

Plot Keywords:

Anime | High School | Based On Comic

Cast

Chris Ayres	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Greg Ayres	...	Hokuto's Lackey (voice: English version)
Doug Bouck	...	Hokuto Takeshi (2003-2004)
Luci Christian	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Adam Conlon	...	Tabata (voice: English version)
Matthew Crawford	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version) (as Matt Crawford)
Allen Divers	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
B.G. Donna	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Jason Douglas	...	Takeshi Hokuto (voice: English version)
Tommy Drake	...	Narrator (voice: English version)
James Faulkner	...	Noboru Yamaguchi (voice: English version) (as James Reed Faulkner)
Jacob A. Gragard	...	Jun Ishikawa (voice: English version)
Matt Greenfield	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
John Gremillion	...	Yukata Takenouchi (voice: English version)
Illich Guardiola	...	Shinjiro Hayashida (voice: English version)
Quentin Haag	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Jay Hickman	...	Shinichi Mechazawa (voice: English version)
Tetsu Inada	...	Maeda Akira (voice)
Adam Jones	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Yuto Kazama	...	Yamaguchi Noboru (voice)
Afshar Kharat	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Takaya Kuroda	...	Masked Takenouchi (voice)
Ryan LaBarge	...	Mechazawa Shinichi (2003-2004)
Mike MacRae	...	Pootan (voice: English version)
Ty Mahany	...	Takejo (voice: English version)
George Manley	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Ernie Manouse	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Andy McAvin	...	Akira Maeda (voice: English version)
Jason Miesse	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Norihisa Mori	...	Hokuto Takeshi (voice)
Rob Mungle	...	Pootan's Buddy (voice: English version)
Ryô Naitô	...	Takeuchi Noboru (voice)
Chris Nelson	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Paul Oddo	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Ben Pronsky	...	Takashi Kamiyama (voice: English version)
Anthony Rocissano	...	Hayashida Shinjiro (2003-2004)
Takahiro Sakurai	...	Koyama Takashi (voice)
Akio Suyama	...	Hokuto no Kobun (voice)
Takuma Suzuki	...	Hayashida Shinjiro (voice)
John Swasey	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Kira Vincent-Davis	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Norio Wakamoto	...	Mechazawa Shinichi (voice)
Fred Walters Jr.	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)

Directed by
Hiroaki Sakurai
Steven Foster		(international version)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Andrew Kent		subtitles
Kathleen Moynihan		international version
Eiji Nonaka		manga series: Sakigake!! Kuromati Kôkô

Produced by
Steven Foster	....	producer
John Ledford	....	executive producer
Mark Williams	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Kunio Suma

Film Editing by
Roberto Garcia
Patrick Givens
Neil O'Sullivan

Sound Department
Cesar Inserny	....	sound mixer (2004)

Production Companies

• CPTA
• Production I.G.

Distributors

• ADV Films (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• TV Tokyo (2003) (Japan) (TV)

Other Companies

• Half H-P Studio  recording studio
• Half H-P Studio  sound production
• Lantis  music production

Also Known As:

"Charge!! Cromartie High"
"Cromartie High School" (International: English title)

Runtime:

Japan:12 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:PG | Australia:M (some episodes)

Company:

CPTA

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "Bleach: Rukia's Decision, Ichigo's Feelings (#3.63)" (2006)

"Post-Modern" Anime

Had no clue what was going to happen before I saw it aside from the description on the box. This is not everyone's cup of tea but I enjoyed it immensely. Think of "Space Ghost: Coast to Coast" mixed up with "Fooly Coolly". The whole production is very cheap, not as cheap as the average Adult Swim offering but cheap enough. The characters actually complain about it! Lots of strange animation. Lots of Japanese humor that you'll need to research the extras to understand. The characters are drawn as if there are in their 20s and 30s so captions constantly remind us that they are really 16 years old. Each episode lasts about 10 minutes and essentially nothing happens.

One episode revolves around the gang trying to get to a street fight by cab. The main action is that the toughest guy is secretly car sick and ashamed to admit it. It's very funny for the ten minutes.

Very, very recommended.