【Charge!! Men’s School】Action x Comedy! Over 26 million copies in circulation!!

2022-04-22

What is “Charge!! Men’s School”?

Charge!! Men’s School is a Japanese action manga series written and illustrated by Akira Miyashita.
The manga series was serialized in Shueisha’s Weekly Shounen Jump from 1985 to 1991. Its chapters are compiled and published into 34 separate volumes. With over 26 million copies in circulation, Charge!! Men’s School has become one of Weekly Shounen Jumps best selling manga of all time. Following its success, several other spin-off series were also serialized by Akira.
An anime television series adapted by Toei Animation was released in 1988, consisting of 34 episodes. A live action film based on this series was also released in 2008.
Otokojuku

What’s the story?

The story begins with a scene of some Department of Education officers watching a video. The film depicts a battle rehearsal for the army, with the young men in it being told to die for their country.
To everyone’s surprise, the Undersecretary reveals that the tape isn’t an old film, but in fact a video recording from the current time, from the school “Otokojuku”, a special institution for delinquents who have been expelled from high school.
In the tape, the pupils were being trained as if they were soldiers, with instructors dressed up as planes and tanks to put them through their paces.
We shift to the scene of the school where the instructor is punishing the boys for disobeying specific regulations. Momotaro, the protagonist, is also called out for breaching a rule.
Mean while, in the office of the Principal, Edajima Heihachi, in Otokojuku, a delegation from the Ministry of Education has come to stop the school and its practices. They confront Edajima about his questionable methods practiced here at the school.
They talk to him about acts such as admitting delinquents and treating them as soldiers, but Edajima refuses to confess his error, claiming that the pupils of this school would thrive in every profession in Japan.
We return to the scene with Momotaro on the school ground, where the teacher is prepared to administer his punishment. He subjects Momotaro and the other first-year students to a “Straight March “.
The punishment is to walk straight in a line, through any obstacle, be whether it is a house or a person. The guys begin their punishment and start tearing down any home which gets in their way, in order to travel in a straight line.
They travel through numerous residences in the process, even stepping on an elderly guy on his deathbed who rises up after being walked on. Finally, the police arrives and confronts them.
The students are little worried about the cops and stroll right over them. As the lads march in a straight line over work sites, poles, and into residences, the instructor motivates them to become the men who can overcome any challenge.
After a time, the instructor selects out Momotaro to teach him a lesson. He orders Momotaro to break into a specific building, which turns out to be a Yakuza hideout. The instructor expects Momotaro to be beaten up, but to everyone's amazement, Momotaro fights off everyone on the inside, without breaking a sweat.
As they again continue marching, the instructor asks the lads to come to a halt in front of a specific residence. They realize that he was being protective because it was his own home. At Momotaro's order, the guys march through his house, demolishing everything in the process and leaving the instructor in shock.
What further insane adventures will the Otokojuku put these boys through?

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