Charge! Men's Private School (1988–1988)

Plot

Otokojuku, a private school for juvenile delinquents that were previously expelled from normal schools. At this school, Japanese chivalry is taught through the feudal and military fundamentals. Similar to an action film, the classes are overwhelmed by violence. Only those who survive it become true men.

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Episodes by season

Season0134Episodes1988AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01Freedom and Youth? This is the Fabled OtokojukuFebruary 25, 1988Momotaro Tsurugi enrols at Otokojuku and meets the other First Year students. They have to undergo a physical test through a wooden maze jus
  2. S01E02Otokojuku Breaks Loose! We Won't Let Anyone Get in Our WayMarch 3, 1988he First Years engage in a Forward Marching exercise that takes them through local people's homes and the headquarters of the Pure Evil Grou
  3. S01E03How's the Water? This is Otokojuku's Oil BathMarch 10, 1988The Otokojuku instructors put the students on a strict, and very unpopular diet so two students decide to raid the kitchen. The Instructors
  4. S01E04The Roppongi Skirt-chasing War! We Won't Lose to a ForeignerMarch 17, 1988Instructor Oni-Hige is seen of harassing a woman in the Roppongi district, and is beaten up by George, her huge American boyfriend. For reve
  5. S01E05Now it's War? The Dangerous Principal Edajima's Dutiless BattleMarch 24, 1988Togashi, Tazawa, Matsuo and Hidemaro decide to test Principal Edajima's skills, but mistakenly attack Oni-Hige instead. For punishment Togas
  6. S01E06Professional Sumo at Otokojuku: The Dropout Tsubakiyama Vs OniyokozunaApril 4, 1988Tsubakiyama Kiyomi is having trouble coping with the physical rigor of training at Otokojuku and decides to escape at night with his pet can
  7. S01E07What Can You Do to Us, Second Years? Don't Get Cocky Just Cause You're OlderApril 11, 1988To take revenge for the defeat of Oniyokozuna, some Second Year students start beating up on First Years. Momotaro stops the First Years fro
  8. S01E08Otokojuku Goes to the Safari Park: We're the Kings of the Beasts!!April 18, 1988Second Year leader Edogawa invites the First Year students to an outing at the Orient Safari Park. The rules are that the First Years must s
  9. S01E09The Principal's Fearsome Idea: Starting Tomorrow, You're All Shaving Your Heads!!May 2, 1988Following the loss of his last hair, Principal Edajima decrees that all First Years must shave their heads, unless one student can perform t
  10. S01E10The Second-Years Strike Back: Don't Look Down On Us Cause We're YoungerMay 9, 1988Tsubakiyama chases his pet squirrel onto the Second Years' lawn but balk at punishing him when Momotaro appears. The instructors are concern
  11. S01E11Swords Clash on Ganryu Island! Showdown! Momo Vs AkashiMay 16, 1988On the day of the planned sword contest on Ganryu Island, Momotaro decides that he doesn't want to fight and be part of a tawdry money-raisi
  12. S01E12A Breakwater Mother Tale, Otokojuku-style: Even Delinquents Need a MotherMay 23, 1988Togashi is in Harajuku with no money and no girl and rescues an old lady from a thug. She takes him home, mistaking him for her lost son. To
  13. S01E13Bloody Boxing? The Enemy is the Super Police AcademyMay 30, 1988Three months after enrolling, the students a Super Police Academy aeroplane drops a group of parachutists into the Otokojuku. Principal Edaj
  14. S01E14Friend or Foe? The Man of the Steel Mach Punch Arrives: His Name is JJune 6, 1988The second bout of the Picaresque Boxing Match of Japanese and American students is between Keith Jackson and Gokukoji Hidemaro. Meanwhile a
  15. S01E15Chapter of Mighty Rivals. The Struggle Begins: Otokojuku Vs Great Kanto Student AllianceJune 13, 1988Oni-Hige is put in charge of the school while Principal Edajima goes to Kansai. The instructors see this as an opportunity to make some mone
  16. S01E16All-Out Rugby Showdown. Momo, Bear Your Friends' Tears and Run!!June 20, 1988The violent rugby game between the Kanto Great Student Alliance and Otokojuku students begins with an all-out brawl. The Otokojuku students
  17. S01E17"The Four Great Trials of Terror" Begin. What is on the Sacred Mt. FujiJune 27, 1988Date Omito, President of the Kanto Great Student Alliance arrives at the gate of Otokojuku with his students and immediately a fight breaks
  18. S01E18Battle in the Sulfur Spring of Tears. The Last of J. This is the Spirit of the YanksJuly 4, 1988The Otokojuku group arrive at the Temple of Hell's Treasure at the foot of Mt. Fuji with the four representatives wearing traditional white
  19. S01E19A Real Man Dies Smiling! The Gutsy Togashi Clashes with the Beautiful Man HienJuly 11, 1988With J's death, the three remaining Otokojuku representatives, Momotaro, Togashi and Toramaru carve the initial J on their arms in his memor
  20. S01E20Another Tearful Parting!! The Burning Man Toramaru Dies on the Icy ArenaJuly 25, 1988The remaining representatives, Momotaro and Togashi, and Date and Gekkou push their giant steel balls to the next site of the Four Great Tri
  21. S01E21The Final Battle: Momo vs. Date: The Countdown to Death Has BegunAugust 1, 1988In the final of the Four Great Trials of Terror, Momotaro faces Date. Principal Edajima arrives at the temple where he reveals that he's the
  22. S01E22Conclusion of the Four Great Trials of Terror: Reunion With Friends! But the Next Enemy Is...August 8, 1988The Otokojuku continue the Great Chime Yell of support Momotaro while Hidemaro struggles to hold the heavy flag off the ground. Date still h
  23. S01E23Invitation to Death from the Third Years: The Next Battleground is the Evil Tendo Shrine!August 15, 1988Momotaro, Togashi, J and Toramaru are ordered to report to the Head of the Third-Years, Daigouin Jaki at the Tendo Shrine . To get to him th
  24. S01E24The Gutsy Togashi's Tearful Confession! Daigouin Jaki Is My Brother's MurdererAugust 22, 1988Togashi continues his passage, while coming under attack from Dokugantetsu, until Daigouin Jaki stops them. He allows the First Years to pas
  25. S01E25Entering the "Great Trembling Conquest of the Unified Eight": Momo, This Is the Final Battle!August 29, 1988Togashi attacks Jaki with the dynamite strapped to his body. He is easily beaten back, but does not give up until Jaki cuts the fuse renderi
  26. S01E26The Great Wall of the Eight Dragons That Leads To Hell! There's an Entrance, But No Exit!September 5, 1988The group of Eight juniors travel to the location of the Great Trembling Conquest of the Unified Eight contest, the legendary Great Wall of
  27. S01E27Raiden Dies: The First Years' Hard Fight! We're Counting on J's Mach Punch!September 12, 1988J and Henshouki start the match on the Forest of a Hundred Magnetic Columns, but J is outmanoeuvred, so Raiden takes over. Raiden is a match
  28. S01E28A Messenger from Heaven? A Million Reinforcements: Come to the Desperate J!September 19, 1988J must now face Manjimaru. Head Priest Wan Ta-Ren says J has no chance against Manjimaru who has mastered the Evil Spirit Fists' Hundred-Man
  29. S01E29The Bridge That Went To Long: Tazawa and Matsuo Die at the Great Wall of the Eight Dragons!September 26, 1988The Great Trembling Conquest of the Unified Eight contest moves to the second gate while J gets medical attention. Unfortunately the wall is
  30. S01E30Hien's Agony! The Steel Yogo Mercilessly Attacks the Handsome ManOctober 17, 1988The Otokojuku group reaches the statue of the Dragon War God, but only the six warriors to fight in the Great Trembling Conquest of the Unif
  31. S01E31Round Four Has Begun! Finally Daigouin Jaki Takes the Stage!October 24, 1988Senku attacks Hien with his Thousand-Streak Mounted Wire Fist technique, using fine, flesh-cutting wires. Hien battles valiantly, and risks
  32. S01E32The Final Battle! First-Years vs Third-Years! They're the Ones Who Will Die!October 31, 1988The final round, Battle of Crooked Balances, is to be fought on the summit of Mt. Tengatutou. Each group of students is put into a cage susp
  33. S01E33Friendship and Victory! Those Who Were Left After the Great Trembling Conquest of the United Eight...November 7, 1988Jaki is still not dead, but mortally wounded. He concedes defeat to Momotaro and plunges his hand into his own body to retrieve the key to f
  34. S01E34Farewell, Otokojuku! Refine Your Manhood with Courage and Guts!November 14, 1988A month later, and almost a year since they enrolled, Momotaro, Togashi, J and Momotaro reminisce over the year's events. They meet Uppercla

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