SKET DANCE (2011)
SKET DANCE is a manga series written and illustrated by Kenta Shinohara and serialized, beginning in July 2007, in Shueisha's manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump. Sket Dance won the 55th annual Shogakukan Manga Award in 2009 for best shōnen manga. An anime adaptation, produced by Tatsunoko, premiered on April 7, 2011 on TV Tokyo.
With 30 Day Free Trial!
SKET DANCE
2011 / TV-14
Seasons & Episode
The next person to request the aid of the Sket Brigade is a "self-proclaimed" samurai of the Kendo Club. In the end, the sket dan helps him win the tournament. The client in this episode is viewed like an idiot who claims that he is a samurai.
Himeko was once a delinquent feared far and wide, the legendary yankee Onihime. She's totally reformed now, but starts to hear odd rumors that "the Onihime has started going on a rampage again.
Saotome Roman, member of the Manga Club, runs into her "prince" on a hill road on her way back from school in the rain. In order to meet her prince once again, Roman comes to the Sket-dan to ask their help, but...
Yuuki Reiko, member of the Occult Club, barges into the Sket-dan's room holding a picture of one of Kaimei Academy's seven mysteries, the "Ghost of the Incinerator". The Sket-dan are on the case (mainly Switch), trying to find out the truth behind the picture, and getting Shimada Takako from the Newspaper Club mixed up in it, too...
Tsubaki from the Student Council tells the Sket-dan they're going to be disbanded. In order to prove the Sket-dan's effectiveness, Bossun takes on a request to put on a play for a local preschool. But the Student Council also takes on the same request, and the battle is on!
Tetsu comes and asks the Sket-dan to meet with someone in his place. It seems like a sickly girl who he was exchanging messages with under a false persona wants to come see him...
Momoka has come to the Sket-dan for help. It turns out that she's been asked to audition for a voice role in an anime after being discovered during her performance at the preschool puppet show. Switch leaps at the opportunity to start her harsh training in the way of anime!
Manga artist Hinohara Enta has come to interview students at Kaimei Academy. Bossun thinks he can get popular if he becomes the model for the main character of a manga, but everything he says ends up being way too "boring" and "plain". Then, something completely out-of-the-blue happens!
Yabasawa-san really wants a certain part for her avatar, and asks the Sket-dan to join a game tournament put on by a cellphone game site. The Sket-dan isn't particularly enthused about the prospect, but when they find out that the Student Council will also be participating...
The second game of the Bibage Battle is a real show between Shinzou and Tsubaki, coming to a truly cinematic finish! Then the curtain rises on a sharp-shooting (or is it, sharp-tongued) battle between Switch and Daisey!
It's the second to last round, and it's a battle of love between the pitch perfect rich girl and the klutzy, head-in-the-clouds Roman-tic! Which one of the will break their team's hearts?
Uchida Takaaki comes to the Sket Dance with a simple request: make him popular! Bossun and company immediately set their sights on getting Uchida to win a Mr. Popularity contest in their class, but Uchida's shy personality makes it difficult for him to stand out. Can Sket-dan Productions mold him into a star in just one week?!
Bossun may have a way with words, but these clients were born with their feet in their mouths! First is J-son-sensei, the shop teacher with the glass heart and looks straight out of some horror movie! Can the Sket-dan help him find love? A man of few words and many offstandish poses, "Dante" perhaps poses the greatest riddle of all... Can the Sket-dan help this Fallen Angel find his Wings
Kaimei Academy's music festival is coming up! Bossun is bummed that Himeko and Switch each have joined up with bands to participate. But before long Bossun is invited to join a band and the three are set to compete against each other!
Bossun makes friends with a violinist while practicing for the upcoming Rock Festival, Sugisaki Ayano. He learns from her how fun music is, and in no time the curtain rises on the Kaimei Rock Festival!
Yamanobe-sensei is back, and now he's trying to get everyone in the Sket-dan to play a nutty board game called Hyperion. Everyone except for Himeko, as only men can appreciate this game, supposedly. But the epicness gets Bossun and Switch very enthused about the game, and soon they find themselves heading to the world tournament...
A writer for a local newspaper is coming to interview and take a photo of the Sket-dan, and Himeko demands that Bossun get his hair cut. But when Bossun refuses, Himeko takes things into her own hands... What could possibly go wrong? Afterwards, it's the principal's birthday, and the Student Council is planning a surprise party for him. But when the President makes a mess of his prized bronze bust, the principal will be in for a whole different kind of surprise...
Bossun and Himeko get into a little fight, and things are made worse when Bossun and Switch are invited to a mixer with Seiji and three other girls. Bossun is rarin' to impress with his comedic flair, but he's in for a tough crowd. Without Himeko's fiery comebacks, Bossun's humor falls flat...
The principal adores his grandson very much and asks the Sket-dan to prepare a picture play to entertain him. They decide to base the story off of Momotaro, but change things up from the usual... Afterwards, he asks them to play with his grandson for an afternoon, but the kid doesn't seem interested in having fun at all.
Momoka comes to the Sket-dan to ask for help in her voice acting job. In an upcoming episode, she needs to play Liberty Maji back when she was little, and Momoka is having a hard time grasping the mindset of a child for her acting.
After helping Yosshi arrange a date, the Sket-dan run into Shinzou arguing with his younger brother. Unlike the proper samurai, his younger brother is rebellious and they don't seem to get along... The two's relationship reminds Switch of his own brother and the events of the past...
Bossun, Himeko and Switch are having a normal day.
The Sket-dan get a new assistant homeroom teacher (who wants everyone to call her, Onee-san), but she's a klutz and is upset she can't be a good role model for the students, so the Sket-dan ask Chuu-san to help with some of his strange drugs. Later, Switch goes through some old inventions of his that didn't work out as intended...
When the broadcasting club begins a weekly television talk show, their first guest is charismatic Student Council Shinba Michiru. The idea is for him to lead a cooking segment, but the show becomes chaotic due to Shinba's less-than-helpful assistants, the manipulative Agata and moody Daisey.
Dante is back, and this time he's missing something from his pencil... But could he have a crush on someone? Plus Bossun and the gang discover another of captain's amazing talents, and try and put it to good use, but...
The Sket-dan get obsessed with collecting a full set of "Super Slim-Figured Slenders" gatcha figures... Next Momoka's seem to have fame and moe get her head.
Shinzou asks the Sket-dan for help with a makeover to make a good impression when he meets Megumi-dono, a friend he made online, in person. But is shinzou in modern clothes even him anymore? Can Shinzou somehow rectify his samurai beliefs with modern garb? Later, Himeko tries a new workout video, but it doesn't "work out"....
Yagi and Saori Yasuda ask the SKET Dan to document their activities. When Bossun and Hime tell Yagi that they are boring, Yagi gives them a case to solve. The case is about a culprit who breaks windows without stealing anything. Can the Sket Dan solve this case?
In the first story, Roman is mentoring her new member, Fumi, on how to draw manga. In the second story, Remi doubts her abilities as a teacher and recalls her fond memories as a TV host. After Remi accidentally threw her beloved doll, Specter, away, the Sket Dan team search for the doll.
After sealing up the Pelorin doll that belongs to Himeko, Enigman appears through the Sket Dan Clubroom window and challenges the Sket Dan to a quiz battle at the rooftop of Kaimei High School.
Bossun and his gang fill in as substitute mascot characters for Remi's old TV show, Can Mommy Come Too?. After a grueling rehearsal, Bossun and his crew relax in an abandoned warehouse. When they get locked in, can the Sket Dan get free in time before the show starts?
After Switch fixes Yamanobe's Fancy Yunpyouter, Yamanobe has the Sket Dan crew play a game called Special Broken Mariko which is the parody of Super Mario Brothers. (See Special Mariko Broken page) Later, the Sket club and the rest of the cast celebrate the New Year with a compilation of clips from the anime.
When an extortionist attacks students and takes their money, Bossun and Sasuke do a stakeout to get the guy. Somehow, they pick the same spot and end up together. Will they get along and take down the extortionist?
Enigman, Quecchon and Bossun challenge the student council to Battle Q. If the student council loses, a photo of their mishaps with the principal's bust will be spread around the school. In the second half, Akitoshi asks the Sket Dan to help him prepare for a date with Quecchon.
In the first half, Momoka who asks the Sket Dan to help her find a deeper meaning in the script for her audition. In the second half, Roman shares the good news of her manga artist debut.
When Himeko saves Jin from some thugs, Jin believes Himeko is his dream girl that the fortune teller has predicted. To Himeko's dismay, she has to prove to Jin that Bossun is her boyfriend in order to get Jin away. She has to take Bossun out to a date. Will Himeko succeed?
Chiaki asks Sket Dan to find a candy box that has a photo of her and Akina on it. To her surprise, Chiaki learns the truth why Akina broke her friendship with Chiaki. Will Chiaki find the candy box before Akina moves away?
It's love problems times two with Remi going on a date and J-son-sensei trying his best at his marriage interviews. Of course, neither really goes all that well.
It starts with man who looks like Bossun, yet viewers find out that he is Ryōsuke, Bossun's father. In the present, Bossun recalls finding old tapes and learns about his father. When Akane comes home, she finds Bossun watching the tapes, so she quickly locks them up. Desperate to know the truth, Bossun goes through the photo albums. What did Bossun uncover about his father and Akane's secret?
The Sket Dan + Chiaki go to Mpruin Chipesbu... Chipepe... er... a strange foreign country to play in the national Genesis tournament. Chiaki is new to the game, but manages to catch on quickly - especially when an all-you-can-eat buffet is named as a prize!
Himeko can bend her hands back at the wrist, leading Bossun to give it a try - so Himeko helps him out. Of course, her "help" results in his arm in a cast. As compensation, Himeko is charged with acting the part of Bossun's maid until his arm heals.
Happy To Meet You (会えて嬉しい, Aete ureshii) is the 51th episode of the Sket Dance anime.
Fumi-chan introduced her friend, Koma Morishita, who has a problem with her uncontrollable strength whenever she is embarrassed.
When Himeko and Saaya brings up the horoscope and fortune telling, the Sket Dan crew head over to Reiko's place to get their fortune read. Then, Switch and Bossun help Reiko take down a fake Psychic who scams others.
The Sket Dan is asked to help Chūma-sensei. Bossun feels thirsty and drink a cola near him, which is one of Chūma's drug, makes Bossun's face shows opposite expression from what he actually feels.
Both Switch's PC and laptop are broke so he speaks via his sketchbook while he's attending Momoka's concert.
Because of Chuma's another drug, Bossun turns invisible. Everything went well until Bossun's body can be seen little by little from the top. He later meets Himeko and Switch, who will helped him to cover his 'dangerious' part of body with anything they have.
When a thug forces Daisy to be his woman in exchange to not hurt Kaimei High School students, Tsubaki finds out and Daisy does not want his help. Then, Tsubaki asks Bossun for advice.
Himeko gets a chance to star in Pelocan's latest TV commercial as the proud Pelocan girl. Despite being a devout fan who knows every Pelocan candy flavor by heart, she has stage fright. Later, Hime has her Sket Dan crew have a study session at her house because they have the dreaded practice exams. However, Hime and her friends are easily distracted.
When Bossun and Himeko are going to return Roman 's manga that they lent, they see the different side of Roman when she's being a mangaka and senior in Manga club. Meanwhile, one of her junior Fumi is the best artist of the club but couldn't make a good storyboard.
Due to Bossun and Himeko's situation, things get tense when their female classmates asks Himeko (Bossun) to change or to take a bath, and Bossun (Himeko)'s help is making things worse. Meanwhile, Switch is keeping an eye out for Saaya, Sasuke is acting like a cat, and Chuma is making a cure for Bossun and Himeko. Can Bossun and Himeko avoid giving out secrets during their ski trip?
Switch attempts to prevent Saaya from talking to Bossun, but Reiko and Sasuke distracts him. When Saaya gets to Bossun, Switch decided to not interfere with the two's feelings. Saaya finally asked Bossun (Himeko) how he feels about Himeko. She had never thought about it before, but answered like she's Bossun. Later that night, Himeko explains to Bossun about Saaya's question. What did Himeko said to Saaya?
While Saaya is talking to Sasuke and says she's interested with Sasuke and Bossun's relationship, the council members Daisy, Mimori, and Michiru hear and get the wrong idea, thinking they are interested in each other. Michiru tells Sojiro about this. When he asked Saaya if she's interested in someone, she gives Bossun's details which Sojiro misinterprets as Sasuke's, getting the wrong idea.
Tsubaki shows off his lame t-shirt, and his student council members are not looking forward to it. Sojiro promises Tsubaki that he will wear his t-shirt if it's stylish. Tsubaki heads over to asks Bossun for his artistic advice. Meanwhile, Switch and Bossun are evenly matched in their quiz challenge on a popular mecha anime show, Code A: Chian's Counterattack. Switch invites Bossun to a meeting between the otaku to see who is best between him and Switch.
When Suzu notices how Remi and her father are very close, she asks the Sket Dan to help her and Remi use the love potion on her father. However the drug has very specific instructions to work. With Bossun's plan of how to administer the drug, can Suzu and Remi pull it off?!
Bossun wants to poop so bad. But he faces many troubles from the toilets he wants to use, like the school toilet's being broken (thanks to Dante), a convenience store's toilet being investigated by the police so Bossun can't use it (thanks to a robber), forgetting his home key, mistaking his home for a woman's and ending up presumed a pervert (his trousers undone when the door opened).
Sasuke is selected to be the new president of student council replacing Sōjirō. For his goal of making Kaimei High a better school, he becomes strict about everything that deviated from school rules. But in the end Sōjirō has to tell him that there are more important things than rules. Three days later, Sasuke officially replaces Sōjirō. In his speech, he says he will make Kaimei High a better school with everyone's co-operation, this gets a big applause.
The first story is a reference to a Japanese folktale, the Crab and the Monkey, with Hime being the crab's daughter and Switch, the monkey. Hime and her allies plan to exact vengeance on the monkey.
Due to recent muggings of students by a ninja named Kagerō, Bossun and Himeko set up a sting operation where they plan to catch the ninja. In the second story, Tsubaki and his student council have a new member on their team, Hani Usami who has her own surprising quirks.
After Hime discovers a peeping tom who stare at her as she changed in the girls' locker room, she asks Bossun and Switch to help catch the creep. However, Bossun and Switch ignore her plea as they watch a student spider climbing. Meanwhile, Roman and Michinori are having a manga face off to determine who is the better mangaka.
Sasuke accidentally broke Bossun's bonus toy car that he won from a candy box. Mimori says her father is collecting something similar so she brings Bossun, Himeko and Sasuke to her home... no, it's a mansion! Wait no, it's a town...
The first story is about Kiri demonstrating his loyalty to Tsubaki, but Tsubaki's student council feels Kiri is acting more of an errand boy.
While Bossun and the Sket Dance are helping the basketball team due to Jogasaki's little accident, Saaya works up the courage to confess to Bossun. Meanwhile, Sojiro thinks Saaya is still in love with Tsubaki. Can Bossun and the gang help the basketball team and what will happen between Saaya's undying love and Bossun?
SKET DANCE is a manga series written and illustrated by Kenta Shinohara and serialized, beginning in July 2007, in Shueisha's manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump. Sket Dance won the 55th annual Shogakukan Manga Award in 2009 for best shōnen manga. An anime adaptation, produced by Tatsunoko, premiered on April 7, 2011 on TV Tokyo.
Watch Trailer
With 30 Day Free Trial!
Free Trial Channels
