Tokyo's Cromartie High is famed for having the dregs of humanity as its students. Takashi's classmates spend an inordinate amount of time trying to discover which one of them is the strongest, and the teen has to use his wits to avoid being pummeled. One of the funniest stories involves his efforts to change his image using the book Advice for Your High School Debut. Readers see him heeding its wisdom, including bleaching his hair, shaving his eyebrows, and practicing his menacing glare. Only when he gets to the end of the book does he read the most crucial step: to take these steps BEFORE coming to the new school!
Book of the Day: Cromartie High School by Eiji Nonaka
Tokyo's Cromartie High is famed for having the dregs of humanity as its students. Takashi's classmates spend an inordinate amount of time trying to discover which one of them is the strongest, and the teen has to use his wits to avoid being pummeled. One of the funniest stories involves his efforts to change his image using the book Advice for Your High School Debut. Readers see him heeding its wisdom, including bleaching his hair, shaving his eyebrows, and practicing his menacing glare. Only when he gets to the end of the book does he read the most crucial step: to take these steps BEFORE coming to the new school!