Sakigake!! Cromartie Koukou

Characters
  • Freddie (フレディ)

    Freddie

    Main

    A mute with a nearly uncanny resemblance to Freddie Mercury. Hayashida claimed that as long as he attended, Cromartie would be the "Olympics for delinquents". Although he never speaks and people assume he is a mute, Freddie actually has a good singing voi...

  • Shinjirou Hayashida (林田 慎二郎)

    Hayashida Shinjirou

    Main

    Kamiyama's first friend at Cromartie, noted for his (fake) purple mohawk. Hayashida is the one delinquent that helps Kamiyama blend in to the bewildering environment of Cromartie High. Although streetwise, he is dumber than the gorilla and doesn't even un...

  • Takashi Kamiyama (神山 高志)

    Kamiyama Takashi

    Main

    The main character of the series, originally just another above-average student until he decided to enroll at Cromartie. Everyone else at Cromartie assumes that he's the toughest kid in school, since a rabbit would never go into a den of lions (unless it ...

  • Akira Maeda

    Maeda Akira

    Main

    A delinquent of some accomplishment (he claims to have won a 5-against-1 fight), he is ignored and disrespected because he lacks a nickname. Often the most conservative of Kamiyama's friends, he is also frequently abducted by delinquents from Bass High S...

  • Shinichi Mechazawa (メカ沢 新一)

    Mechazawa Shinichi

    Main

    One of the most notorious delinquents of Cromartie. Though he is a robot, no one but the main characters seems to notice, including himself. Other delinquents rely on him and he gives good advice. Mechazawa is bad with machines:"Why are you bringing ME yo...

  • Ara-chan (アラちゃん)

    Ara-chan

    Supporting

    Ara-chan is a seal that somehow finds its way to Cromartie, and is accepted by Kamiyama and friends as an equal. They subsequently re-name it "Hokuto-kun", much to the chagrin of the real Hokuto, who attempts to kill it by drowning it, forgetting that sea...

  • Banchou-chan

    Banchou-chan

    Supporting

    No biography written....

  • Kiichi Fujimoto (藤本貴一)

    Fujimoto Kiichi

    Supporting

    The leader of Manuel High Schools first-year students. At school, he is a ruthless brawler who likes to use aggressive ways to solve problems. But at home, he is a very generous Internet user with a deep concern for netiquette. He also runs a web page/blo...

  • Hiromi Go (豪 ヒロミ)

    Go Hiromi

    Supporting

    A gorilla who appears often at Cromartie High. He wears a wristwatch and is sometimes considered to be smarter than Cromarties human students. A running gag in the series are the numerous trials to determine if the Gorilla is an actual student at Cromart...

  • Ken Hirai (平井健)

    Hirai Ken

    Supporting

    A delinquent that got left back. He is 17 years old and older that the regular students at Cromartie High. He is often referred to as "Mr."...

  • Takeshi Hokuto (北斗 武士)

    Hokuto Takeshi

    Supporting

    A son of a chairman for a major zaibatsu, who is also the chairman of the board for several high schools throughout Japan. He used his father's influence to rule every school he goes to, until he came to Cromartie, not knowing that the school is municipal...

  • Hokuto's Henchman (北斗の子分)

    Hokutos Henchman

    Supporting

    Nameless in the series. While he does have a name, no one seems to be interested in knowing it (including Hokuto himself), and they simply refer to him as "you", "other guy", or just "Hokuto's Henchman". There was actually a controversy among the students...

  • Jun Ishikawa (石川淳)

    Ishikawa Jun

    Supporting

    Yamaguchi's right-hand man, often beaten by Yamaguchi for telling crude or banal jokes, which Yamaguchi hates....

  • Mother Maeda (前田の母)

    Maeda Mother

    Supporting

    Maeda's Mother is a tough lady. ...

  • Masa (マサ)

    Masa

    Supporting

    No biography written....

  • Masked Takenouchi (マスクド竹之内)

    Masked Takenouchi

    Supporting

    Soon after Cromartie students board a plane to go on a field trip, a group of masked men decide to hijack the plane and hold the passengers hostage on the tarmac. This man was one of those hijackers. In an attempt to get off the plane ASAP (and ease his...

  • Beta Mechazawa (メカ沢 β)

    Mechazawa Beta

    Supporting

    Shinichis little brother.He is actually a cell phone....

  • Akira Nakao (中尾明)

    Nakao Akira

    Supporting

    An expert ventriloquist whose puppet named Mick is newly promoted as the right-hand man by Yamaguchi....

  • Pootan

    Pootan

    Supporting

    One half of a comedy duo and the main character of a variety show, which is very popular among delinquents and others, but is scorned by Yamaguchi for being (in his eyes) painfully stupid. The duo wears fuzzy animal suits. ...

  • Pootan's Buddy

    Pootans Buddy

    Supporting

    Glasses-wearing partner of Pootan. He is employed in he show, but he isnt allowed to talk about it....

  • Jackson Setouchi (瀬戸内ジャクソン)

    Setouchi Jackson

    Supporting

    The leader of Bass High School's first-year students....

  • Shimada

    Shimada

    Supporting

    Simply known as "Shimada", he is a transfer student at Manuel High. In contrast to his tough exterior, he confesses to knowing the basics of operating a computer. This greatly impresses people he meets and inadvertently makes him the rival of Fujimoto Kii...

  • Tabata (タバタ)

    Tabata

    Supporting

    No biography written....

  • Akio Takejou (竹城秋夫)

    Takejou Akio

    Supporting

    Setouchi's right-hand man....

  • Yutaka Takenouchi (竹之内 豊)

    Takenouchi Yutaka

    Supporting

    The leader of Cromartie High's first-year students. Known to be an incredible fighter and a reliable person. His name is a parody of a famous Japanese actor.From the character profile:The underground kingpin of Cromartie High's 1st year class. (What is an...

  • Masao Tanaka (田中牧男)

    Tanaka Masao

    Supporting

    A student in Cromartie who gets bullied....

  • Noboru Yamaguchi (山口 ノボル)

    Yamaguchi Noboru

    Supporting

    The leader of Destrade High School's first-year students. He has the nickname of "The Unsinkable Battleship", which is coincidentally the nickname of professional wrestler Stan Hansen who is extremely popular in Japan.His cronies believe that he hates jok...