High School! Kimengumi

Manga

Written and illustrated by Motoei Shinzawa, ''High School! Kimengumi started as a series titled Sannen Kimengumi (3年奇面組), which was published in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from October 13, 1980, to April 12, 1982.[3][4] Shueisha collected its chapters into six volumes published between August 15, 1981, and January 8, 1983.

''High School! Kimengumi was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from April 19, 1982, to July 6, 1987.[5][6] Shueisha collected its chapters into twenty volumes published between April 8, 1983, and February 10, 1988.

Another manga titled Return of High School! Kimengumi (帰ってきたハイスクール!奇面組) was published in Popeye on December 1, 2000.[7] Shueisha later released it in a single volume on February 4, 2004.

A fourth manga, titled Flash! Kimengumi (フラッシュ!奇面組), was serialized in Square Enix's Monthly Shōnen Gangan from October 2001 to June 2005. It was compiled into three volumes published from July 22, 2002, to July 22, 2005.

Volume list

Third Year Funny-face Club

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High School! Funny-face Club

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Return of High School! Funny-face Club

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Flash! Funny-face Club

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Anime

A 86-episode anime television series adaptation produced by NAS and Fuji TV aired from October 12, 1985, to September 21, 1987, on Fuji TV and its affiliates. Remow licensed the series in English and streams it on the "It's Anime" YouTube channel.[60]

A second anime television series adaptation was announced on October 17, 2025. It was produced by Seven with planning and production by Slow Curve and directed by Kazuaki Seki, with Takashi Nishikawa as chief animation director, series composition by Shigeru Murakoshi, Yuka Abe designing the characters, and Night Tempo producing the anime's songs.[61] The series aired from January 9 to March 27, 2026, on the Noitamina programming block on Fuji TV and its affiliates.[62] Amazon Prime Video is streaming the series in North America.[63]

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:

• Opening themes 1–5, ending themes 1, 3–4, 6, insert songs 1–2 by Ushiroyubi Sasaregumi
• Opening themes 6–7, ending themes 7–8 by Ushirogami Hikaretai
• Ending theme 2 by Onyanko Club and Ushiroyubi Sasaregumi
• Ending theme 5 by Musukko Club

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

Video releases

Kimengumi has been released on DVD 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, 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

Video games

There is a traditional boardgame based on the series titled ''High School! Kimengumi Game'', released by Bandai. Three video games have been based on the series:

There is also a series of pachinko games based on the series manufactured by Maruhon[66]

• High School! Kimengumi for the Master System, an adventure game[64]
• High School! Kimengumi for the MSX2, a port of the Master System game
• High School! Kimengumi: The Table Hockey for PlayStation[65]