Prison School / Kangoku Gakuen
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About
Prison School is a Japanese manga and anime series first written by mangaka Akira Hiramoto and later adapted by studio J.C. Staff. The series garnered popularity online, especially on 4chan's /a/ Anime and Manga board, due to the series' comedic and ecchi nature.
Premise
The series follows the lives of 5 boys, Kiyoshi, Takehito, Shingo, Jouji and Reiji, the only boys accepted into the once prestigious all girls boarding school Hachimitsu Academy. After getting caught trying to spy on a group of bathing girls, the boys are forced to enter the school's underground prison, run by the underground student council, as punishment for their crimes.
History
The series first began as a manga written by Akira Hiramoto and published by Kondasha in their Weekly Young Magazine starting on February 7, 2011. Since then, the series is still ongoing, being compiled into 17 volumes as of July 2015. An anime adaptation animated by Studio J.C. Staff, also known for their work on series such as Is It Wrong To Pick Up Girls in A Dungeon?, A Certain Magical Index an Azumanga Daioh, also began production, with it's first episode airing on July 10, 2015, before running for 12 episodes.
Online Relevance
In North America, the Prison School anime is licensed by Funimation, and is available for streaming on both their website[1] and Crunchyroll[32. The series has gained a large online following on many sites, including on Tumblr[3], Reddit[4], 4chan's /a/ (Anime and Manga) board[5] and My Anime List[6]. There are numerous sites that provide episodic information about the series, such as the Prison School wiki[7], which has over 200 pages, TV Tropes[8] and Anime News Network[9]. In addition, the Prison School Facebook page also has over 2,000 likes[10].
Fandom
The Prison School series has spawned a significant online fanbase since it's creation, which has created much fanart and fanfiction. On the Japanese fanart site Pixiv, there are over 350 images tagged under "η£ηε¦ε"[11], as well as over 40 videos on the video sharing website Nico Nico Douga[12]. On DeviantART, there are also over 140 images tagged related to the series[13].
Search Interest
External References
[2] Funimation β Prison School
[3] Crunchyroll β Prison School
[4] Tumblr β Prison School
[5] Reddit β r/Kangoku Gakuen
[6] 4chan β /a/ Anime and Manga
[8] My Anime List β Prison School
[10] Prison School Wiki β Home
[11] TV Tropes β Kangoku Gakuen
[12] Anime News Network β Prison School
[13] Facebook β Kangoku Gakuen
[14] Pixiv β η£ηε¦ε
[15] Nico Nico Douga β η£ηε¦ε
[16] DeviantART β Kangoku Gakuen
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