SKET DANCE

At Kaimei High School, the Sket Brigade will help with anything: lost property, love troubles, club disputes and the occasional absurd emergency. Its three members are the energetic leader Bossun, a former delinquent named Himeko who carries a hockey stick, and the computer expert Switch, who speaks only through a synthesised voice. Most days bring ridiculous requests, rival clubs, parodies and running gags, as the trio stumble through school life with more enthusiasm than skill. But behind the jokes, each member carries a past that explains why helping others matters so much to them, and when those stories come to light the series hits surprisingly hard. Kenta Shinohara's comedy won the Shogakukan Manga Award and was adapted into an anime. Fast, kind and very funny, SKET DANCE is a celebration of friendship and of the small, unglamorous ways people look out for one another.