The gag anime remake is airing in January 2026.
The upcoming remake of the classic gag anime, Highschool! Kimengumi has unveiled the voice cast for the Bangumi delinquents. The remake is scheduled for January 2026, although an exact date is yet to be announced.
New Highschool! Kimengumi additional cast
The Bangumi delinquents are:
- Nobuhiko Okamoto as Yo Nihiruda, the leader of the Bangumi group
- Toshiki Horikita as Omiya Nakasudo
- Yuhi Asagiri as Kensaku Meri
- Masafumi Kobatake as Ranto Jogai
- Kazuki Ogawa as Koeru Tabuchi
Previously announced voice cast members are:
- Tomokazu Seki as Rei Ichido
- Shunsuke Takeuchi as Go Reietsu
- Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Kiyoshi Shusse
- Chiaki Kobayashi as Jin Daima
- Kikunosuke Toya as Dai Monohoshi
- Haruka Shiraishi as Yui Kawa
- Ikumi Hasegawa as Chie Uru
Kazuaki Seki directs the new anime at Seven, with Takashi Nishikawa as the animation director. Shigeru Murakoshi handles series composition while Yuka Abe designs the characters. Night Tempo is in charge of in-show song production, and Slow Curve handles the planning and production of the series
The anime is based on Motoei Shinzawa’s manga series, which is the second Funny Face Club series. The first manga series was called Sannen Kimengumi (Third Year Funny-face Club), and was published from 1980-1982. When the characters all graduated from high school, the manga’s name changed to High School! Kimengumi (High School! Funny Face Club), and was published from 1982 to 1985. The first anime series based on High School! Kimengumi aired from October 1985 to September 1987.
The story of the anime focuses on the five members of the Kimen Gumi (Funny Face Club): Rei Ichido, Go Reietsu, Kiyoshi Shusse, Jin Daima, and Dai Monboshi. They all attend the Ichiou High School and have distinct and wildly eccentric personalities. The new transfer student Yui Kawa is intrigued by them, and she and her friend Chie Uru start spending time with the group.