List of High School! Kimengumi episodes
This is the list of episodes of High School! Kimengumi, an anime television series based on the manga series of the same name by Motoei Shinzawa. The first TV series aired from October 12, 1985, to September 21, 1987, on Fuji TV and its affiliates. Each episode is about 25 minutes long, and some are split into two unrelated 11-minute segments.
A 51-minute movie by the same title was released by Toei on July 12, 1986. Neither the movie nor the TV series has been licensed for release in any English-speaking country.
A second TV series premiered on January 9, 2026, on the Noitamina programming block on the same channel and its affiliates.
First TV series (1985-1987)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Animation directed by | Original release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "I Love Strange Faces. Come Forth! Kimen Flash!" Transliteration: "Hen na Kao Dāi Suki Deta! Kimen Flash" (Japanese: へんな顔だーいスキ でた!奇面フラッシュ) | Hiroshi Fukutomi | Takao Koyama | Hiroshi Fukutomi | Hiroshi Kanazawa | October 12, 1985 | |
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Yui transfers into the school and is introduced to Chie and the Kimengumi. | |||||||
| 2 | "Top Secret: A Test of Ikari's Sense of Justice" Transliteration: "Maruhi Ikari no Seigikan Tesuto" (Japanese: 秘いかりの正義感テスト) | Shin Misawa | Takao Koyama | Takeshi Shirato | Hiroshi Kanazawa | October 19, 1985 | |
| 3 | "Aim for Koushien!? Supermen Abnormal Baseball" Transliteration: "Mezase Kōshien!? Chōjin Hentai Bēsubōru" (Japanese: めざせ甲子園!? 超人変態ベースボール) | Hisaya Takabayashi | Kenji Terada | Akio Yamadera | Hiroshi Kanazawa | October 26, 1985 | |
| 4 | "The Trial Before Winter Vacation" Transliteration: "Fuyu Yasumi Mae no Shiren" (Japanese: 冬休み前の試練) | Shin Misawa | Shigeru Yanagawa | Makoto Moriwaki | Hiroshi Kanazawa | November 2, 1985 | |
| "Making a Mid-winter Sick Visit" Transliteration: "Kanchū Omimai Mōshiagemasu" (Japanese: 寒中お見舞い申しあげます) | Shin Misawa | ||||||
| 5 | "A Beeline to High School! And Sorry for Dropping Out" Transliteration: "Kōkō Icchokusen! Mō Rakudai wa Gomen da" (Japanese: 高校一直線! もう落第はごめんだ) | Hisaya Takabayashi | Takao Koyama | Akiko Matsushima | Takahisa Ichikawa | November 9, 1985 | |
| 6 | "SPARKLE Flash!! It's the First Year for Both Students and Teacher" Transliteration: "Pikka Pika!! Seito mo Kyōshi mo Ichinensei" (Japanese: ピッカピカ!! 生徒も教師も一年生) | Shin Misawa | Takao Koyama | Kazunori Tanahashi | Hiroshi Kanazawa | December 7, 1985 | |
| "Afternoon of the Rebellious Girls" Transliteration: "Amano Jaku na Onna no Gogo" (Japanese: あまのじゃくな女の午後) | |||||||
| 7 | "Ah!! Intramural Basketball Tournament" Transliteration: "Aa!! Teireberu Kōnai Basuketto Taikai" (Japanese: ああ!!低レベル 校内バスケット大会) | Shigeru Fujikawa | Shigeru Yanagawa | Akiko Matsushima | Takahisa Ichikawa | December 14, 1985 | |
| 8 | "The Terrifying Bicycle Chicken Race" Transliteration: "Kyōfu no Jitensha Chikin Rēsu" (Japanese: 恐怖の自転車チキンレース) | Takashi Watanabe | Takao Koyama | Makoto Moriwaki | Hatsuki Tsuji | December 21, 1985 | |
| "Prank Phone Calls You Must Not Imitate" Transliteration: "Maneshichaikenai Itazura Denwa" (Japanese: マネしちゃいけないイタズラ電話) | Hisaya Takabayashi | ||||||
| 9 | "Embarrassing New Year's Resolutions! New Year's Karuta Tournament" Transliteration: "Haji no Kakizome! Shinshun Karuta Taika" (Japanese: ハジのかき初め! 新春カルタ大会) | Shin Misawa | Kenji Terada | Akiko Matsushima | Hiroshi Kanazawa | January 4, 1986 | |
| "Nice to Meet You! Lassie the Strange Dog!?" Transliteration: "Yoroshiku! Meiken Rasshī!?" (Japanese: よろしく! 迷犬ラッシー!?) | Shin Misawa | ||||||
| 10 | "Howl at the Full Moon! Wolfboy Joe!!" Transliteration: "Mangetsu ni Hoero! Ookami Shōnen no Jō!!" (Japanese: 満月に吠えろ! オオカミ少年のジョー!!) | Hisaya Takabayashi | Shigeru Yanagawa | Hisaya Takabayashi | Hiroshi Kanazawa | January 11, 1986 | |
| 11 | "The Kindness Gag Effect" Transliteration: "Shinsetsushin no Gyagu Kōka" (Japanese: 親切心のギャグ効果) | Masashi Ikeda | Michiru Shimada | Masashi Ikeda | Hatsuki Tsuji | January 18, 1986 | |
| "My Body's Frozen! The Decisive Battle on the Snow" Transliteration: "Mi mo Kooru! Setsujō Daikessen" (Japanese: 身も凍る! 雪上大決戦) | Takashi Watanabe | Kazunori Tanabashi | |||||
| 12 | "The Century's Proven Intramural Marathon Victory Methods!!" Transliteration: "Seiki no Kōnai Marason Hisshōhō!!" (Japanese: 世紀の校内マラソン必勝法!!) | Takashi Watanabe | Takao Koyama | Makoto Moriwaki | Hatsuki Tsuji | January 25, 1986 | |
| 13 | "Familiar with Love Comedies? Yui-chan's Boyfriend Application Period" Transliteration: "Rabukome Shitemasu ka? Yui-chan Koibito Boshūchū" (Japanese: ラブコメしてますか? 唯ちゃん恋人募集中) | Shin Misawa | Michiru Shimada | Shin Misawa | Ken'ichi Chikanaga | February 1, 1986 | |
| "The Whole Gang Appointed to Assist at the Bath House!" Transliteration: "Zen'in Sentō Haichi ni Tsuke" (Japanese: 全員銭湯配置につけ!) | Kenji Terada | ||||||
| 14 | "It's a Man's Prerogative!? Bizarro Lassie's Madonna Competition" Transliteration: "Otoko ha Tsurai yo!? Meiken Rasshī no Madonna Sōdassen!!" (Japanese: 男はつらいよ!? 迷犬ラッシーのマドンナ争奪戦!!) | Takashi Watanabe | Takao Koyama | Hiroshi Fukutomi | Hatsuki Tsuji | February 8, 1986 | |
| "Like Cutting Valentines" Transliteration: "Katte ni Barentain" (Japanese: かってにバレンタイン) | Michiru Shimada | Takaya Mizutani | |||||
| 15 | "The Tale of Smitten Chie-chan's Early Spring Love" Transliteration: "Tokimeki Chie-chan Sōshun Ren'ai Ki" (Japanese: ときめき千絵ちゃん早春恋愛記) | Shigeru Fujikawa | Kenji Terada | Shigeru Fujikawa | Hiroshi Kanazawa | February 15, 1986 | |
| "Rival! Harumage Don Approaches" Transliteration: "Raibaru! Harumage Don Sekkin" (Japanese: ライバル!春曲鈍接近) | |||||||
| 16 | "Deranged Soccer!? Secret Shuttleloop Reversal Technique" Transliteration: "Hentai Sakkā!? Gyakuten Higi Shatorurūpu" (Japanese: 変態サッカー!? 逆転秘技シャトルループ) | Takashi Watanabe | Takao Koyama | Takashi Watanabe | Hatsuki Tsuji | February 22, 1986 | |
| 17 | "Spring is the Best!? The Naive, Hot-blooded Teacher Arrives!!" Transliteration: "Haru Ichiban!? Junjō Nekketsu Sensei ga Yatte Kita!!" (Japanese: 春一番!? 純情・熱血先生がやって来た!!) | Hisaya Takabayashi | Shigeru Yanagawa | Hisaya Takabayashi | Ken'ichi Chikanaga | March 1, 1986 | |
| 18 | "The Troublemaking Transfer Student" Transliteration: "Hito Sawagase na Tennyūsei" (Japanese: 人さわがせな転入生) | Yoshihiro Takamoto | Kenji Terada | Masashi Ikeda | Hatsuki Tsuji | March 8, 1986 | |
| "The Epic Funny-face Club Spy Battle" Transliteration: "Kimen-gumi Supai Taisakusen" (Japanese: 奇面組スパイ大作戦) | Takashi Watanabe | Takao Koyama | Takashi Watanabe | ||||
| 19 | "Farewell, Gou-kun" Transliteration: "Saraba Gō-kun" (Japanese: さらば豪くん) | Shin Misawa | Kenji Terada | Shin Misawa | Hiroshi Kanazawa | March 15, 1986 | |
| "Springtime Totally Strange Examination" Transliteration: "Haru no Teiki Hentaido Kensa" (Japanese: 春の定期ヘンタイ度検査) | Takao Koyama | ||||||
| 20 | "The Omiai Destruction Strategy" Transliteration: "Omiai Gekimetsu Sakusen" (Japanese: お見合いゲキメツ作戦) | Masashi Ikeda | Shigeru Yanagawa | Yoshiji Kigami | Hatsuki Tsuji | March 22, 1986 | |
| "Don-chan's Spring Vacation Family Don-chan Outcry" Transliteration: "Haru Yasumi Don-chan Chi Don-chan Sawagi!" (Japanese: 春休み鈍ちゃん家(ち)ドンチャンさわぎ!) | Takashi Watanabe | Takashi Watanabe | |||||
| 21 | "Odd Dog Lassie's Lifesaving" Transliteration: "Meiken Rasshī Jinmei Kyūjo" (Japanese: 迷犬ラッシー人命救助) | Shigeru Fujikawa | Takao Koyama | Shigeru Fujikawa | Hiroshi Kanazawa | March 29, 1986 | |
| "Rei-kun Is an Annoying Bug!?" Transliteration: "Rei-kun ha Ojama Mushi!?" (Japanese: 零クンはおじゃま虫!?) | |||||||
| 22 | "The Tale of Loyal Dog Lassie" Transliteration: "Chūken Rasshī Monogatari" (Japanese: 忠犬ラッシー物語) | Hisaya Takabayashi | Shigeru Yanagawa | Hisaya Takabayashi | Hiroshi Kanazawa | April 12, 1986 | |
| "Dai Monohoshi: A Spring Transvestite?" Transliteration: "Monohoshi Dai: Haru na no ni Okama desu ka?" (Japanese: 物星大・春なのにオカマですか?) | Tomomasa Yamazaki | Susumu Ishizaki | |||||
| 23 | "Let's Go! Seat-taking Battle Riding the Commuter Train Today, Too" Transliteration: "Rettsu Gō! Sekitori Kassen Tsūgaku Densha ha Kyō mo Iku" (Japanese: レッツ豪!席取り合戦 通学電車は今日も行く) | Takashi Watanabe | Kenji Terada | Keiji Hayakawa | Hatsuki Tsuji | April 19, 1986 | |
| "Odd Dog Lassie's Exciting First Year Student" Transliteration: "Meiken Rasshī no Doki Doki Ichinensei" (Japanese: 迷犬ラッシーのドキドキ一年生) | |||||||
| 24 | "Jin Daima's Hurrah for Tasty Little Things" Transliteration: "Daima Jin Oishinbo Banzai" (Japanese: 大間仁おいしんぼ万才) | Shin Misawa | Takao Koyama | Shin Misawa | Ken'ichi Chikanaga | May 3, 1986 | |
| "The Library Is in Utter Confusion" Transliteration: "Toshoshitsu ha Ten'ya Wan'ya" (Japanese: 図書室はてんやわんや) | Takashi Yamada | ||||||
| 25 | "Yui-chan, Beloved Transfer Student" Transliteration: "Yui-chan Kanashi ya Tenkōsei" (Japanese: 唯ちゃん恋しや転校生) | Hiroshi Fukutomi | Takao Koyama | Masashi Ikeda | Hatsuki Tsuji | May 10, 1986 | |
| "Kiyoshi Shusse, the Pervert of Justice" Transliteration: "Seigi no Sukebe Shusse Kiyoshi" (Japanese: 正義のスケベ出瀬潔) | Yoshihiro Takamoto | Takashi Yamada | Yoshihiro Takamoto | ||||
| 26 | "June Bride: Ikari-sensei's Happy Wedding Ceremony" Transliteration: "Rokugatsu no Hanayome Ikari-sense no Happī Kekkonshiki" (Japanese: 6月の花嫁 猪狩せんせのハッピー結婚式) | Takashi Watanabe | Kenji Terada | Takashi Watanabe | Hatsuki Tsuji | May 17, 1986 | |
| No. | Original release date |
|---|---|
| 27 | May 24, 1986 |
| 28 | May 31, 1986 |
| 29 | June 14, 1986 |
| 30 | June 28, 1986 |
| 31 | July 5, 1986 |
| 32 | July 12, 1986 |
| 33 | July 19, 1986 |
| 34 | August 2, 1986 |
| 35 | August 9, 1986 |
| 36 | August 20, 1986 |
| 37 | August 27, 1986 |
| 38 | September 9, 1986 |
| 39 | September 13, 1986 |
| 40 | September 20, 1986 |
| 41 | September 27, 1986 |
| 42 | October 11, 1986 |
| 43 | October 18, 1986 |
| 44 | October 25, 1986 |
| 45 | November 1, 1986 |
| 46 | November 8, 1986 |
| 47 | November 15, 1986 |
| 48 | November 22, 1986 |
| 49 | November 29, 1986 |
| 50 | December 6, 1986 |
| 51 | December 13, 1986 |
| 52 | December 20, 1986 |
| 53 | January 3, 1987 |
| 54 | January 10, 1987 |
| 55 | January 17, 1987 |
| 56 | January 24, 1987 |
| 57 | January 31, 1987 |
| 58 | February 7, 1987 |
| 59 | February 14, 1987 |
| 60 | February 21, 1987 |
| 61 | February 28, 1987 |
| 62 | March 7, 1987 |
| 63 | March 14, 1987 |
| 64 | March 21, 1987 |
| 65 | March 28, 1987 |
| 66 | April 11, 1987 |
| 67 | April 18, 1987 |
| 68 | April 25, 1987 |
| 69 | May 2, 1987 |
| 70 | May 16, 1987 |
| 71 | May 23, 1987 |
| 72 | May 30, 1987 |
| 73 | June 6, 1987 |
| 74 | June 13, 1987 |
| 75 | June 20, 1987 |
| 76 | June 27, 1987 |
| 77 | July 4, 1987 |
| 78 | July 11, 1987 |
| 79 | July 25, 1987 |
| 80 | August 1, 1987 |
| 81 | August 15, 1987 |
| 82 | August 22, 1987 |
| 83 | August 29, 1987 |
| 84 | September 12, 1987 |
| 85 | September 19, 1987 |
| 86 | September 26, 1987 |
Movie (1986)
The Kimengumi movie has only been commercially released on Japanese VHS.
| Title | Original release date |
|---|---|
| "High School! Funny-face Club" Transliteration: "Haisukūru! Kimengumi" (Japanese: ハイスクール!奇面組) | July 12, 1986 |
Second TV series (2026)
| No. | Title [1][2] | Directed by [a] | Written by [1] | Storyboarded by [1] | Chief animation directed by [a] | Original release date [3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Enter Kimengumi!" Transliteration: "Kimengumi Tōjō!" (Japanese: 奇面組登場!) | Takashi Nishikawa, Kim Yucheon, Song Geunsik & Kwak Nosu | Shigeru Murakoshi | Takashi Nishikawa | Yuka Abe | January 9, 2026 |
| 2 | "New Semester: The Ultimate Self-Introduction" Transliteration: "Shin Gakki・Hissatsu Jiko Shōkai" (Japanese: 新学期・必殺自己紹介) | Takashi Nishikawa | Shigeru Murakoshi | Takashi Iida | Takashi Nishikawa | January 16, 2026 |
| "A Battle Without Rules: Classmates United" Transliteration: "Rūrunaki Tatakai Kyūyū Kyōtō-hen" (Japanese: ルールなき戦い 級友共闘編) | Gang Chigeun & Gwag Nosu | Makoto Takada | ||||
| 3 | "The Gag Effect of Kindness!?" Transliteration: "Shinsetsushin no Gyagu Kōka!?" (Japanese: 親切心のギャグ効果!?) | Takashi Nishikawa | Makoto Takada | Shigenori Kageyama | Takashi Nishikawa & Junji Tanaka | January 23, 2026 |
| "Blessings for the Contrarian" Transliteration: "Amanojaku ni Omegumi wo" (Japanese: あまのじゃくにおめぐみを) | Myung Geun Kim | |||||
| 4 | (Japanese: 時をかけろ!熱血教師) | Takashi Nishikawa | Kō Yoneyama | Takashi Iida | Takashi Nishikawa & Junji Tanaka | January 30, 2026 |
| (Japanese: 物星大 うず埋うずめるホネはありますか?) | Song Geunsik | Makoto Takada | ||||
| 5 | (Japanese: 宿敵・春曲鈍接近!) | Takashi Nishikawa, Gang Chigeun & Kwak Nosu | Kō Yoneyama | Shigenori Kageyama | Takashi Nishikawa & Junji Tanaka | February 6, 2026 |
| (Japanese: 宇宙のどこかで遊ぼうよ) | Jeong Juwang, Song Geunsik & Gim Dohwan | |||||
| 6 | (Japanese: モジモジ豪くん) | Takashi Nishikawa | Shigeru Murakoshi | Takashi Nishikawa | Takashi Nishikawa & Junji Tanaka | February 13, 2026 |
| (Japanese: 教えてください結婚のこと) | Myung Geun Kim | Kō Yoneyama | Junji Tanaka | |||
| 7 | (Japanese: 霧のかくれんぼWARS!) | Takashi Nishikawa | Kō Yoneyama | Takashi Iida | Takashi Nishikawa & Junji Tanaka | February 20, 2026 |
| (Japanese: それでもスケベ 出瀬潔) | So Hosung & Moon Taemoon | Makoto Takada | Yuka Abe | |||
| 8 | (Japanese: シーサイド チェイス) | Takashi Nishikawa | Takashi Nishikawa | Takashi Nishikawa | Takashi Nishikawa, Junji Tanaka, Mizutani Takenori & Yuka Abe | February 27, 2026 |
| (Japanese: 真夏の夜のポッピンシャワー) | Song Geunsik | Junji Tanaka | ||||
| 9 | (Japanese: ねむりむし仁くん) | Takashi Nishikawa | Takashi Nishikawa | Shigenori Kageyama | Takashi Nishikawa, Junji Tanaka, Mizutani Takenori & Yuka Abe | March 6, 2026 |
| (Japanese: きみの手料理が……) | Kim Yucheon | Makoto Takada | ||||
| 10 | (Japanese: レッツゴー修学旅行) | Takashi Nishikawa, So Hosung & Moon Taemoon | Shigeru Murakoshi & Takashi Nishikawa | Takashi Nishikawa & Junji Tanaka | Takashi Nishikawa, Junji Tanaka, Mizutani Takenori & Yuka Abe | March 13, 2026 |
| 11 | (Japanese: キャラレル・ワールド) | Takashi Nishikawa & Song Geunsik | Kō Yoneyama | Shigenori Kageyama | Takashi Nishikawa, Junji Tanaka, Mizutani Takenori & Yuka Abe | March 20, 2026 |
Notes
References
- General
- ハイスクール! 奇面組 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2007-01-15.
- "List of episodes at Fuji TV site" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2007-01-15.
- Specific
- ^ a b c "Terebi Anime『Haisukūru! Kimengumi』Kōshiki Saito | Sutōrī" TVアニメ『ハイスクール!奇面組』公式サイト | ストーリー [TV Anime『High School! Kimengumi』Official Site | Story]. kimengumi.com (in Japanese). Retrieved January 9, 2026.
- ^ "Prime Video: High School! KIMENGUMI". Amazon Prime Video. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
- ^ "Terebi Anime『Haisukūru! Kimengumi』Kōshiki Saito | On Air" TVアニメ『ハイスクール!奇面組』公式サイト | 放送情報 [TV Anime『High School! Kimengumi』Official Site | On Air]. kimengumi.com (in Japanese). Retrieved January 9, 2026.