High School Jingi
はいすくーる仁義
| Genres: Action, Comedy, Delinquents, Organized Crime, School, Seinen | |
| Themes: Delinquents, Organized Crime, School | |
| Demographics: Seinen | |
| Studios: J.C.Staff | |
| Producers: Daiei | |
| Rating: 5.87 / 10 | |
| Rank: #10828 | |
| Popularity: #13270 | |
| Users Listed: 1,436 | |
| Users Scored: 594 | |
| NSFW: No | |
| Last Updated: 10/12/2022 | |
| Aired: February 10, 1992 (Winter) | |
| Type: ova | |
| Source: manga | |
| Age Rating: R | |
| Episodes: 1 |
Synopsis:
Jouji, a young Yakuza member accustomed to a life of calculated violence, finds himself unexpectedly reassigned to a public school. Tasked with instilling discipline in its unconventional students, he navigates a world far removed from his previous experiences. The school’s diverse cast presents challenges to Jouji's rigid worldview, forcing him to confront his own assumptions about life and duty. Amidst the unfamiliar atmosphere of classrooms and extracurricular activities, he encounters both a destined adversary who tests his resolve and a colleague whose warmth slowly chips away at his hardened exterior. The series explores themes of personal growth, societal expectations, and the complexities of finding purpose outside established paths, set against a backdrop of everyday school life with subtle undercurrents of organized crime.
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Characters:
- Aki, Jouji (Main) - Voice Actors: Miyashita, Takeru
- Jinnai, Tamasaburou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Horiuchi, Kenyuu
- Shiratori, Reiko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Orikasa, Ai
- Yoneda, Akira (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Iwanaga, Tetsuya
Staff:
- Amino, Tetsurou (Director)
Reviews:
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User Gosplan14 (Score: 7/10):
Story: 5/10 Are you familiar with the premise if the Anime/Manga Great Teacher Onizuka? This is basically the same thing, only written about half a decade earlier, only focusing less on the personal problems of the students and more about the troublemakers. Or so it seems, as the plot basically gets abandoned for a more traditional Yakuza plot in the second half of the OVA. Both halves are good enough, but could have been both improved on. Art: 6/10 High School Jingi is animated in a typical late 80s/Early 90s artstyle, but borrowing from several other styles such as one reminiscent of Leiji Matsumoto's in one scene forexample. The character designs are also blocky and simple. I think it's quite charming, despite looking way cheaper than the average production. Unfortunately, the female characters look kinda horrible from a regular distance, due to poorly drawn noses. nnSound: 6/10nThe soundtrack is a contemporary synthpop influenced one, which in my opinion makes it automatically good until proven otherwise. Nevertheless it's quite standard. Unfortunately, the Ending theme is quite a mediocre song. nnCharacters: 7/10nThe main character of this OVA is basically Eikichi Onizuka, but with nicer yet simultaneously way scarier and sleazier, while pulling combat moves straight out of the Ryu Ga Gotoku video games. Nevertheless, he's a fun main character. The secondary characters matter little.nnEnjoyment: 7/10 nIt's quite a fun way to spend 50 minutes with some mindless fun. Its funny, it's charming and surprisingly less perverted than could be deducted from one of the first scenes. I quite liked it.nnOverall: 6,5/10nI liked it, though it's probably not the best anime.