Description
"SKET Dance" is a school-based comedy and slice-of-life anime centered around the SKET Brigade, a trio of high school students who form a club dedicated to helping others with their problems. The group operates out of Kaimei High School, where they take on various requests from classmates and staff, ranging from trivial tasks to more serious personal issues. The SKET Brigade consists of three main characters: Yusuke Fujisaki, known as Bossun, the quick-witted and determined leader with a knack for improvisation; Hime Onizuka, nicknamed Himeko, a strong and hot-headed former delinquent with a soft side; and Kazuyoshi Usui, called Switch, a quiet and tech-savvy genius who communicates primarily through a voice synthesizer on his laptop.
The narrative unfolds through a series of episodic adventures, blending humor, drama, and occasional action. The SKET Brigade tackles a wide array of challenges, from helping students overcome personal insecurities to solving school-wide mysteries. Their missions often involve creative problem-solving, teamwork, and a fair amount of comedic mishaps. The series also delves into the backstories of the main characters, revealing their motivations for joining the SKET Brigade and the personal struggles they face. Bossun’s relentless optimism and leadership, Himeko’s loyalty and strength, and Switch’s intelligence and resourcefulness complement each other, creating a dynamic and balanced team.
Throughout the series, the SKET Brigade interacts with a colorful cast of supporting characters, including rival clubs, quirky classmates, and school faculty. These interactions add depth to the story, showcasing the diverse personalities and challenges within the school environment. The anime balances lighthearted comedy with moments of emotional depth, exploring themes of friendship, perseverance, and self-discovery. While the majority of the episodes are self-contained, there are overarching storylines that develop the characters and their relationships over time.
"SKET Dance" is notable for its blend of humor and heart, offering a mix of slapstick comedy, clever wordplay, and heartfelt moments. The series maintains a consistent tone, ensuring that even its more serious themes are approached with a sense of optimism and resilience. The episodic structure allows for a variety of storytelling styles, from absurd and over-the-top scenarios to more grounded and relatable situations. The anime’s focus on helping others and the importance of community resonates throughout, making it a memorable and engaging series.
The narrative unfolds through a series of episodic adventures, blending humor, drama, and occasional action. The SKET Brigade tackles a wide array of challenges, from helping students overcome personal insecurities to solving school-wide mysteries. Their missions often involve creative problem-solving, teamwork, and a fair amount of comedic mishaps. The series also delves into the backstories of the main characters, revealing their motivations for joining the SKET Brigade and the personal struggles they face. Bossun’s relentless optimism and leadership, Himeko’s loyalty and strength, and Switch’s intelligence and resourcefulness complement each other, creating a dynamic and balanced team.
Throughout the series, the SKET Brigade interacts with a colorful cast of supporting characters, including rival clubs, quirky classmates, and school faculty. These interactions add depth to the story, showcasing the diverse personalities and challenges within the school environment. The anime balances lighthearted comedy with moments of emotional depth, exploring themes of friendship, perseverance, and self-discovery. While the majority of the episodes are self-contained, there are overarching storylines that develop the characters and their relationships over time.
"SKET Dance" is notable for its blend of humor and heart, offering a mix of slapstick comedy, clever wordplay, and heartfelt moments. The series maintains a consistent tone, ensuring that even its more serious themes are approached with a sense of optimism and resilience. The episodic structure allows for a variety of storytelling styles, from absurd and over-the-top scenarios to more grounded and relatable situations. The anime’s focus on helping others and the importance of community resonates throughout, making it a memorable and engaging series.
Episodes
Staffel 1
1The Academy SKETs
2Peppermint Samurai
3The Legendary Onihime!
4Romantic! Finding the Hilltop Pelolin!
5The Ghost of the Incinerator
6Even Onihime Has Tears in Her Eyes
7Summer Sakura
8Nervous & Genesis
9Enta Will Do It!
10Do Not Look
11Gachinko Vivage Battle
12Gangster Shoot out
13Pixie's Garden
14Producing Uchida
15Mistaken Angel the 13th
16Kaimei Rock Festival
17Sketchbook"
18This is How a Man Plays Hyperion
19Panic and 100 Haircuts In the Principal's Office and Clubroom.
20Stick it in the Mixer
21Otaku & Occult
22In the Park Homerun (Revised)
23It Feels Great to be a Little Princess!
24Older Brother, Younger Brother
25Switch Off
26Spirit Dance
27With Big Sister and the Bad Scientist
28Michiru Shinba's Elegant Cooking
29The Second Coming of the Angel of Mistakes
30I Turned It Nyora☆
31A Warrior and His Attire
32Noost Dance and Others
33Glass Man
34Big Sister Will Try Her Best in Laboratory R!
35Quiz Warrior Enigman
36OGRESS
37Summer Breeze
38Animal Costume Break
39One Broken, Special... New Year's
40Stakeout Blues
41Vs. Student Council! The Rare Man who Needlessly Fears the Battle Q!
42Momoka's Sudden Road to Stage Actress
43Bashful Girl
44Drops
45Whispering Onee-san's Instruct-son
46Happy Birthday Part 1
47Happy Birthday Part 2
48Happy Rebirthday
49Genesis World Grand Prix
50I'll Do Anything, Master
51Happy to Meet You
52Twin Tail Tsundere Girl
53A Graceful Melody for Koma-chan
54Get the Fortune Teller!
55The Man Who Was Called Laughing on the Outside, but Origami on the Inside
56May I Come Backstage?
57You Got Mail
58Stop! Invisible Man-kun
62Skip!
63School Trip Rhapsody Part 1
64School Trip Rhapsody Part 2
65He's Interested in the Sister and the Brother's Interested in Him
66Seeking Out Tsukkomi
67Tsubaki's Lame Deep Meaning T-Shirt
68Operation Love Potion
69Poop is in Heaven, So the Student Council Come
70The Last Day of President
71Genius Poopman Yearning
72Chase Kagerous!
73The Time I Fully Came to Know Peeping
74Food Fighter Home Visit!
75Solitude
76To Build a Better Academy
77The Academy's Helpers (After That)
Cast
- Kaoru Yagi
- Sōjirō Agata
- Moe Yabasawa
- Reiko Yūki
- Teppei Sugihara
- Hōsuke
- Kiyoshi "Dante" Date
- Hime "Himeko" OnizukaRyōko ShiraishiRoselle Manahan
- Ayumi Kuramoto
- Saaya Agata
- Chiaki TakahashiSatomi Satō
- Roman Saotome
- Kazuyoshi "Switch" Uzui
- Yūsuke "Bossun" Fujisaki
- Remi Misora
- Kazuyoshi "Switch" Usui
- Tetsuji ChūmaJōji Nakata
- Michiru Shinba
- Sasuke Tsubaki
- Shinzō Takemitsu
- Kikuno Asahina
- Momoka Kibitsu
- Mimori Unyū
- Kumi Itō
- Rumi Fujisaki
- Fujiyaki "Bossun" Yusuke
Comment(s)
Staff
- DirectorKeiichirō Kawaguchi
- ScriptJunki TakegamiKazuyuki FudeyasuShinichi Inotsume
- Episode DirectorMasahiko MatsuyamaJun TakadaYasuhiro KurodaKen KatōSeiya NumataMitsuru NasukawaKumiko HabaraNaoki ŌhiraKeiichirō KawaguchiMamoru EnomotoDaisuke NakajimaHideaki NakanoYoshihiro YanagiyaTatsuya YoshiharaShun OdajimaYōsuke HashiguchiYūichirō TsutsumiYūko SaekiKōsuke Kobayashi
- Original creator
- Art DirectorYutaka Mukumoto
- Animation DirectorMakoto KogaKazuyuki IkaiAtsushi AonoTakao TakegamiIchirō OgawaTakeshi ItōMasami NagataRyuji TsuzukuMikio FujiwaraHideki ArakiMitsuru NasukawaHidetoshi SanoTeruhiko YamazakiShigenori TaniguchiRyūichi BabaHiroaki KawaguchiKenji TanabeMomoko MakiuchiRondo MizukamiYuka TakemoriKatsuyuki TakahashiKimitake NishioMasaru YamadaHideoki KusamaKikuko SadakataYu-sig JangShinji YamamotoTakayuki OnodaManamu AmasakiTomohiro KamitaniAsuka YamaguchiShinpei KoikawaSeong Beom KimMaiko OchiaiChang Hee WonYūji Kondō
- Sound DirectorKeiichirō Kawaguchi
- ProducerKen YodaMakoto HijikataYōsuke Imai
- Series CompositionShinichi Inotsume
- StoryboardKiyoko SayamaMasahiro YamaneTakehiro NakayamaNoriyuki NakamuraIwao TeraokaSeiya NumataKenichi WatanabeKumiko HabaraNaoki ŌhiraKeiichirō KawaguchiRie KawaguchiHideaki NakanoShinji Ushiro
- MusicShuhei Naruse
- Character DesignManabu NakatakeKikuko Sadakata
- Chief Animation DirectorManabu Nakatake
- Art designTakashi Hiruma
- Director of PhotographyAkira Iribe
Production
- Animation ProductionTatsunoko Production
- ProductionTatsunoko ProductionTV TokyoDentsu Inc.
Relations
Anime overview
Music
Opening
Ep. 2-16
“Kakkowarui I Love You!" (カッコ悪い I love you!)”
Ep. 18-26
“Michi" (道;Path)”
“Graffiti”
Ep. 40-50
“Message”
Ep. 53-64
“Reboot”
Ep. 65-76
“Clear”
Ending
“Kakkowarui I Love You!" (カッコ悪い I love you!)”
Ep. 2-16
“Comic Sonic”
“Funny Bunny (Rock Stock Version)”
Ep. 18-24, 26
“Clover”
“Kiwoku" (キヲク)”
Ep. 27-36, 38-39
“Milk and Chocolate" (ミルクとチョコレート)”
“HERO”
Ep. 40-46, 49-50
“Party! Hallelujah!" (パーリー!ハレルヤ!)”
“Birthday”
Ep. 52
“Colors”
Ep. 65-69, 71-76
“Sekai wa Okujou de Miwataseta (世界は屋上で見渡せた; You Showed Me the World on the Roof)”
“Sekai wa Okujou de Miwataseta ~Gasshou Ver.~ (世界は屋上で見渡せた ~合唱 Ver.~; You Showed Me the World on the Roof ~Chorus Ver.~)”
Insert songs
Ep. 16
“Gōka Kenran Yaba Yabasu! (Yabasu ver.)”
Ep. 17
“Aegis ~Kimi o Mamoru Tate~" (Aegis 〜君を守る盾〜; "Aegis ~The Shield That Protects You~")”
Ep. 17
“Dreaming Love" (どりぃみんぐ☆らぶ)”
Ep. 17
“Funny Bunny”
Ep. 17
“Ikitoshi Ikiru Subete ni Sasagu" (生きとし生きるすべてに告ぐ; "I Offer This to All Living Things in Existence")”
Ep. 17
“Michi”
Ep. 43
“Kakkowarui I Love You!" (カッコ悪い I love you!)”
Ep. 64
“traveler”
Ep. 65
“Party! Hallelujah! (パーリー!ハレルヤ!)”
Ep. 71
“Graffiti”
Ep. 42, 56
“Nansuka? Ronsuka? Rock n' Roll?!? (何スカ?ロンスカ?ロックンロール?!; Whazzup? Longskirts? Rock n' Roll?!)”
