Cromartie High school a 10-11 minute long School Comedy series featuring a school full of delinquent badass and it also filled with cool weird stuff that will spice up the comedy. Not your typical school comedy which always use the same formula all over again which is becoming dull and not memorable but in “Cromartie High school you will have difficult time to forget it for it so weird you can’t even compare it with other high school comedies meaning Cromartie gained its identity and more importantly it’s originality.
Warning the entire overview might contain spoilers
Plot (6/10)
Anyways in Cromartie there is no plot at all. The premise is just composed of extremely random story that can be both enjoyable and sometimes dull at times. Cromartie High school is a school comedy series and so just expects the school plot will automatically drive the story while the comedy is spicing it overtime. The plot went to nowhere for nothing really seems to change. I give big appreciation in the humor of about the series. The anime didn’t built its humor in fan service and quick slap humor which normal school comedy use a medium in entertaining people but it uses really smart jokes that really can make a brain tickler after you get the joke. The series focus more about characters standing and talking all the time but unlike other boring anime school comedy this series actually give intellectual conversation even I was surprise even they are just delinquent talk about a lot of sensual things like example individual perception, morality, and other mature stuff. I admit I was sometimes well informed and well entertain while other times I just felt bored so in conclusion about the plot Cromartie is unique for it didn’t use the average elements use in other school comedy instead it uses its own originality to make even the notorious delinquents cool and likeable which school series always portray them as jerks and mindless side character villains.
Characters (9/10)
Cromartie is fun not because of the girls which is always the reason why a lot of school comedies got attention because of the fan service it provides and in the first place there isn’t a single girl in Cromartie to begin with except for Maeda’s mother but how did Cromartie attract attention to the male population if there no girls for the guys to get excited with? The answer is simple. Cromartie establish it for being one of the few anime titles to apply a different formula that make it “Cromartie”. It became true about itself and presented the comedic side of a delinquent which other anime during that time failed to present and that’s how the show got its fame and of course the unforgettable characters the series have provided us with. Nobody can forget Kamiyama logical explanations, Hayashida swaying hair, Maeda’s Mom, Mechazawa the motorcycle, The Gorilla who knows how to make banana sushi, Pootan the popular comedic idol, Hokuto the out place but cool looking elite and his nameless lackey, and add up with Takenouchi motion sickness with the Masked takenouchi that give’s life inspiring lectures, Fujimoto computer life dilemma, Yamaguchi afro and we must not forget the most legendary character among them all and that’s “Freddie” the man without words but his action speak louder than words that rides a black horse and a mighty badass singer I think he will never get out of my mind. Cromartie have unique set of characters that you won’t see much in school comedies and because of this bizarre cast we have made the name “Cromartie Highschool”.
Sound (8/10)
I like the opening song “Jun” the song blend’s well with the manly atmosphere and the comedy bizarre approach which certainly fun to hear and sing along. “Jun” is definitely going to my phone’s song list that’s for. The background is music is one damn rocking is good. The Rock music really suited the show’s atmosphere of cool and “GAR”. Ending is good and I will say again “GAR”.
Art (9/10)
No Moe Blob here, No big eye anime characters here, and no scent of word “kawaii” art style here but the anime offered manly drawn guys in the picture. The manly drawn art style give the most iconic images you can get to Cromartie for the art make them one hell of a badass even Kamiyama’s skinny and wimpy look’s is a badass because of the art style. Even to the movement present manly figures. This is one the few anime’s I can call the drawing suitable for guy like me to be proud of liking.
Enjoyment (8/10)
Even I did get bored in some parts but in majority I love every single ounce of badass comedy it has to offer. I love the intellectual humor this anime make and the creative and original comedic blast it gives in the end of every episode and I didn’t learn nonsense here no! I learn so many things. Even they just talk about random things it didn’t erase the fact that those random conversation make the show’s contents fresh and enjoyable. This anime is not purely recommendable to everybody but if you like smart humor “Cromartie High School is indeed for you”!
Overall (8/10)
This is going to be my one of the hard to forget High school comedy for I cannot compare it to other anime that uses the same formula. Cromartie is unique and hard to be copied by other titles for it didn’t pretend to be something but instead just made out what it really is, a very entertaining show with originality. I recommend this series for people who love’s comedy with badass people. Cromartie are the only few school comedies that can stand out among the rest for being original.
