High School! Kimengumi (2026)

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Five mischievous middle school boys known as the "Kimen-gumi" cause chaos until a new girl arrives.

📖 SYNOPSIS

At Ichiou Junior High, Rei Ichidou and the four other guys with the weirdest faces have turned causing chaos into an art form. Rei and his crew—Gou, Kiyoshi, Jin, and Dai—are the Kimengumi, a group of misfits who've basically made it their mission to derail every normal school day. Then transfer student Yui Kawa shows up, and instead of running the other direction like a reasonable person, she gets pulled into their orbit. Her friend Chie tries to keep things sane, but good luck with that when the school is packed with rival cliques: pretty boys, delinquents, jocks, and a squad of tough girls who don't take anyone's nonsense.

This is a 2026 revival of a classic '80s manga, and the modernized animation keeps the original goofy character designs while making everything look clean and fresh. There's even a city-pop rearrangement of the old theme song by Night Tempo, which honestly slaps. The humor leans into absurd gag comedy with a light romantic thread running through it—think the chaotic energy of Daily Lives of High School Boys mixed with the ensemble silliness of Nichijou. If you liked Gintama's approach to turning mundane situations into comedy gold through sheer force of personality, this hits a similar vein but in a school setting. It's 12 episodes, so it doesn't overstay its welcome. Just a fun, breezy watch about dumb kids being dumb together.

✨ MUST WATCH IF...

You enjoy classic gag humor revivals—this is an '80s manga getting a fresh 12-episode adaptation by Studio Seven
Ensemble casts with rival cliques like the Iro Otoko-gumi and delinquent Ban-gumi sound fun to you
You're into school comedies where eccentric characters drive chaos rather than deep plot
A short comedy with romance elements and parody vibes fits your seasonal watch list perfectly

❌ SKIP IF...

You want modern comedy styles—this adapts a retro gag manga and leans heavily on old-school humor
You're looking for serious romance progression—Yui and the Kimen-gumi keep things mostly comedic
Studio Seven's animation doesn't match bigger studio production values you might expect

🎬 EPISODE GUIDE

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MANGA BRIDGE

This season covers Chapters 1-70 of the manga. Continue reading from Chapter 71.

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High School! Kimengumi (2026)

Studio

Seven

Season

Winter 2026

Start Date

2026-01-09

End Date

2026-03-27

Episodes

12

Type

TV

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