IWGP: Ikebukuro West Gate Park 池袋ウエストゲートパーク

Alternative Name: 池袋西口公园 (Chí Dài Xī Kǒu Gōng Yuán)

Genre: Mystery, Drama, Romance, Delinquents, Yakuza

 

Description: 

 

Crime-ridden Ikebukuro is a haven for violent gangs, the Yakuza, and home to Makoto Majima. To protect his friends, this charismatic troubleshooter mediates disputes among the warring factions—even fixing problems the police can’t. But when a rising tide of violence results in Makoto losing a loved one, his approach might change entirely.

 

Episode: 12

 

Original Run: October 6, 2020 – December 22, 2020

Studio: Doga Kobo

 

Television Drama: April 14, 2000 – June 23, 2000 (11 + 1 Special)

 

Hitorijime My Hero ひとりじめマイヒーロー (Hitoriji me Maihīrō)

Alternative Name: 独占我的英雄 (Dú Zhàn Wǒ De Yīng Xióng)

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, School Life, Yaoi, School, Slice of Life,

               Delinquents

Description: 

High schooler Masahiro Setagawa is a fairly helpless delinquent, so much so that the neighborhood bullies use him to run their errands. His life changes when he meets high school teacher Kosuke Oshiba, a man whose fighting abilities have earned him a powerful reputation on the streets. Oshiba finds himself with a desire to protect Setagawa, and despite swearing that he's not interested in men, Setagawa finds himself getting more involved in Oshiba's affairs.

Episode: 12

Original Run: July 8, 2017 – September 23, 2017

Studio: Encourage Films

Monochrome Factor モノクローム·ファクター

Alternative Name: 幻影少年 (Huàn Yǐng Shào Nián)

Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Shounen-Ai, Supernatural, Isekai,    

               School, Delinquents

Description: 

The story revolves around high school student Akira Nikaido, a typical slacker living a normal life. That is, until he meets the mysterious Shirogane, a man who suddenly appears and tells him to meet him at the school that night. Though he is skeptical, he goes anyway, and subsequently gets attacked by a shadow monster. Shirogane convinces him that the balance between the human world and the shadow world has been distorted, and that Akira must become a "shin", which is a creature of the shadow world, in order to help restore the balance.

Episode: 24

Original Run: April 7, 2008 – September 29, 2008

Studio: A.C.G.T

Beelzebub べるぜバブ

Alternative Name: 惡魔奶爸 (È Mó Nǎi Bà)

Genre: Action, Comedy, Slice of Life, Supernatural, School, Delinquents, 

               Demons, Developing Power, Fighting, Martial Arts, Isekai

Description: 

Tatsumi Oga is a first year student in Ishiyama High School, a school for delinquents, where he is called the "strongest juvenile delinquent". One day while sleeping next to a river, Tatsumi sees a man floating down it. Tatsumi pulls him to shore and the man splits in half, revealing a baby boy. This boy, Beelzebub, is the son of the demon king, and Tatsumi, along with Beelzebub's demon maid Hilda, has been chosen as the one to raise him.

Episode: 60 + 1 Special + 16 Special

Original Run

Series: February 23, 2009 – March 13, 2015

Special: October 23, 2010

Special: June 29, 2011 – September 26, 2012

Studio: Pierrot Plus / Studio Pierrot & Pierrot Plus (Special)

Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto 坂本ですが? (Sakamoto desu ga?)

Alternative Name: 在下坂本，有何贵干？ (Zài Xià Bǎn Běn, Yǒu Hé Guì Gàn?)

Genre: Comedy, School, Delinquents, School Life, Slice of Life

Description: 

Sophisticated, suave, sublime; all words which describe the exceedingly handsome and patently perfect Sakamoto. Though it is only his first day in high school, his attractiveness, intelligence, and charm already has the girls swooning and the guys fuming with jealousy. No one seems able to derail him, as all attempts at tripping him up are quickly foiled. His sangfroid is indomitable, his wits peerless. Will any of Sakamoto's classmates, or even teachers, be able to reach his level of excellence? Probably not, but they just might learn a thing or two trying...

Episode: 12 + 1 Special

Original Run

Series: April 8, 2016 – July 1, 2016

Special: October 26, 2016

Studio: Studio Deen

D-Fragment! ディーふらぐ! (Diifuragu!)

Alternative Name: 属性同好会D-FRAGMENTS 

                                      (Shǔ Xìng Tóng Hào Huì D-FRAGMENTS)

Genre: Comedy, Romance, Slice of Life, Delinquents, Harem, School

Description: 

Kazama Kenji was feared as the worst delinquent of Fujou High, but after certain events led him to peek in on the Game Development Club, he witnesses the outbreak of a fire. While the members inside manage to succeed in putting it out, they all attack Kenji to erase his memory and hide the incident. Kenji desperately tries to escape from them, but when their president Shibasaki Roka rescues him he ends up joining their Game Development Club.

Episode: 12 + 1 OVA

Original Run
Series: January 6, 2014 – March 24, 2014
OVA: September 24, 2014

Studio: Brain's Base

Gokusen ごくせん

Alternative Name: 极道鲜师 (Jí Dào Xiān Shī)

Genre: Action, Drama, Comedy, Crimes, School, Slice of Life, Yakuza,

               Delinquents

Description: 

Kumiko "Yankumi" Yamaguchi enters Shirokin Gakuen Private School to become a math teacher. She's assigned as the homeroom teacher for class 2-4, populated by a gang of delinquents. At first, the class tries everything to rattle her cage, but to no avail. In a short period of time, Yankumi gains the respect of the class. But what the school doesn't know is that she's the heir to the Oedo Group, a powerful Yakuza clan. So while Yankumi struggles to excel in her career as a teacher, she must also keep her Yakuza background a secret.

Episode: 13

Original Run: January 6, 2004 – March 30, 2004

Studio: Madhouse

Television Drama
Season 1: April 1, 2002 – July 3, 2002 (12 Episodes)
Season 2: January 15, 2005 –  March 19, 2005 (10 Episodes)
Season 3: April 19, 2008 – June 28, 2008 (11 Episodes)

Live-Action Film: March 26, 2008; July 11, 2009

Midori Days 美鳥の日々(Midori no Hibi)

Alternative Name: 美鸟伴身边 (Měi Niǎo Bàn Shēn Biān)

Genre: Comedy, Ecchi, Drama, Romance, Fantasy, School, Supernatural,

               Delinquents 

Description: 

High school delinquent Seiji Sawamura is desperate to have a girlfriend, especially after being rejected by 20 girls as of late. He's afraid that he will end his life with his right hand as his only companion. Apparently, that doesn't change when one day when he wakes up and discovers that his right hand has become a girl named Midori Kasugano, who confesses that she has had a crush on him for the last three years.

Episode: 13

Original Run: April 3, 2004 – June 26, 2004

Studio: Studio Pierrot