Sket Dance

Description

The hilarious misadventures of the "Sket Dan" a couple of high schoolers who help out people as part of their club activity: Himeko the hot-headed ex-delinquent with a soft spot for cute things and a taste for strange food. Switch the brainy otaku who only talks via a computerized speech application. Bossun the atypical leader of this looney bunch, with the amazing power to concentrate very hard.

Note: Won the 55th annual Shogakukan Manga Award for best Shounen manga in 2009.

Type

Manga

Related Series

N/A

Associated Names

Sket Dance - Quái kiệt học đường

Скет Данс

स्केट डान्स

สเก็ต ดานซ์

スケット・ダンス

스켓 -스쿨라이프 해결사-

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Latest Release(s)

v.32 c.288 (end) by Soldier Hero 10 years ago

v.32 c.287 by Soldier Hero 10 years ago

v.32 c.286 by Soldier Hero 10 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

32 Volumes (Complete)
16 Bunko Volumes (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

Starts at Vol 1, Chap 1

Ends at Vol 23, Chap 200 Skips Chap 68, 106, 127, 139, 151, 158-162, 164-166, 168, 170-173, 181, 183-195, 197

User Reviews

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Forum

10 topics, 35 posts

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User Rating

Average: 8.4 / 10.0 (562 votes)

Bayesian Average: 8.29 / 10.0

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Last Updated

February 10th, 2025 2:24am PST - 3 months ago

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Genre

Comedy Drama Romance School Life Shounen Slice of Life
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Author(s)

Artist(s)

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Original Publisher

Shueisha

Serialized In (magazine)

Shuukan Shounen Jump (Shueisha)

Licensed (in English)

English Publisher

N/A

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

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Monthly Pos #1615

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3 Month Pos #3073

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6 Month Pos #4170

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Year Pos #5088

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List Stats

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On 1387 wish lists

On 748 completed lists

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Sket Dance Enters Climax in 32nd Volume

12 years ago

Is there a flashback/prologue type chapter?

12 years ago

What chapter does the anime end on

13 years ago

Funny part.

13 years ago

Do you like the romance?

13 years ago

User Comments [ Order by time added ]

This reminds me of

by MLGSwag
2 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

This reminds me child friendly version of onizuka

Chapter 167 is best
Chapter 200
235
2afger Chapter 270, it feels like rhe story falls off except 277
277 best
Chapter 286 and 287 made me tear up a bit

OK, to start off my review.
I thought this manga was gonna be like Gintama and tbh I did not like Gintama as most of the jokes went over my head and the pacing for drama vs comedy was very inconsistent
I started off this manga thinking that it was gonna be the same, but after a dozen chapters I was getting hooked on this. It reminded me a bit of GTO, but without serious adult topics. Overall this is a pretty good read, just bear with it through the dozen chapters then u should be good

Overall this was a journey and oh boy am I glad I stuck with it, I laughed out loud, I felt sad, I felt all these emotions that I never did when reading manga before.
Overall I suggest give this manga read

... Last updated 2 years ago

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It's Hillarious!!

by Acradnxy
5 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

When I looked into this manga, I was like "Damn! 32 Volumes??"
And I didn't even think it'd be good. Still, I gave it a try then I got hooked up ever since the first volume!!!
AGHH!!! It's so hillarious!!! I LOVE IT!!!
Sure, there's plot holes here and there, but this is a comedy.
I love it because of the comedy.
This is not a manga you should take seriously.

I'd say those 32 volumes are worth the time! 32 is nothing if you can enjoy every chapters of it.

REALLY RECOMMENDED IT!!

Update: A complain for this manga is Momoka. I love her when she first show up, but after that she just disappeared
and SOMETIMES make an appearance. And what is worse? Suddenly

She and Switch become a couple Whaaaaaaat......?
Another complain is how short their third year compare to their second year. Mangaka seemed rushing to end the series faster. But thankfully, it's done very well.

At the last volume of this manga, I really did cry... though it also makes me sad

Bossun should come back to Japan and marry Himeko!! I'm dying to see them together!!!

Still... TOTALLY RECOMMENDED IT!!!!

... Last updated 5 years ago

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Hahahaa

by pinUp
14 years ago

Rating: 9.2 / 10.0

well, everyone had different tastes, but bashing this manga just because you're a fan of Gintama and dont like it being compared that doesn't justify what you did.

evidence proof it that a lot of people like it, and i myself like this Sket Dance.

this is the Second manga other than Hajime no Ippo that can make me Laugh out Loud
which is very rare as i mentioned only Ippo and this manga that can make me LoL so hurd that my stomach hurt 😀

and i'm sure as hell dont like that you say this manga is lame /piff

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70% comedy 30% heart

by red-eyed-slayer
3 years ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

I actually enjoyed reading sket dance it was worth reading the series. I admit that its usage of side characters was having some problems. Even the author throw lampshade on this and made fun of himself for it( I love an author who can poke fun of himself that doesn't turn into a pity party). What I mean is some side characters felt undeveloped or was just developed on the spot based on an emotional whim or to come up with a story to meet the weekly deadline which props to the author for delivering six years of content without a break that earns my respect already.

But when it comes to the serious aspect I think the author did some of it well to an extent. I think Switch was developed more than the main character himself(Bossun still got good development but switch just had more of it in the end). Some side characters got shafted in the end like the detective club members, some were terrible side characters like cherry boy or usami they weren't good. But I do get why a lot of side characters the series focused more on coming up with jokes rather than sprinkle hints of continuity for dramatic effect or solid character growth.

There were some good self-contained stories like the sketchbooks story, the candy can story and also the sket dance's flashbacks are good self contained stories too.

Overall it is still worth a read, but some chapters can be a mix bag at times as they can be misses for some since their sole purpose is to be joke driven. The ending while it stumbled here and there had some positive merits to it such as switch's speech, the overall message of the ending is change can't be forced but people can only provide guidance and hints as the final steps are done by the person themselves. Change is done either by oneself or a mutual effort and that it is ok to acknowledge your quirks as it makes you unique(though there should be exceptions such as cherry boy saying statements that can be sexual harassment but i will let it slide). It also needed to be longer in my personal opinion i thought it was too selective in showing some characters future than again the author struggled with the amount of side character the series had so it is very understandable.

And those are my thought, don't get your hopes up for strong continuity used to create character growth as it focuses more on self contained stories that are funny though there are times where the self contained stories can have touching moments those are one of my favourite stories the author created. I think binbougami ga had better character development and treated its side characters better but sket dance was still a lot fun to read.

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Wish everyone would read sketdance

by willnira
5 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

Okay, it doesn’t has the same comedy as Gintama but it does feel different. It’s not the same as Gintama.
Judging sket dance as sket dance is what I normally do, so I’m going to tell you that is the highschool life I wish I could have, this manga has everything.

I don’t know how to describe it but as you are reading it you start to understand that highschool can be full of everything, the dram doesn’t feel charged or anything.

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Don't compare this to Gintama!

by silverblueroses
12 years ago

Rating: N/A

Like the subject, don't compare this manga/anime to Gintama. Yes, there are a significant amount of similarities, but if you read this, you should judge it as it's own individual piece of work. The only reason why I started reading this was because

I wanted to read about Bossun and Tsubaki... I have this obsession with twins. After finding out that they were this pair of long-lost twin brothers, I just HAD to check this out!!!

I remember stumbling upon this a few months ago because the art caught my eye. I don't really like realistic/school life mangas/animes so I decided to skip it. When I did pick this up, I only skimmed most of the beginning to get to the parts I wanted to read about so I'm kinda iffy on chapters 1-140. Then I started seriously reading it, it's really good! I think I might even start reading comedies/humor mangas from now on. I don't think there's a plot in here at all, but somehow it all fit together. Stories from 10 chapters ago might somehow randomly pop back up again so it's always interesting to keep reading 🙂
again, if you're simply reading this to compare it to Gintama, then you might be severely disappointed. It's a fun read, the backstories to all 3 main characters are mostly (esp switch) dark, so there are serious and plotful moments.

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Great XD

by Seyram
17 years ago

Rating: N/A

I totally love this manga!!! I find myself suffocating from laughing all the time XD
It has also a nice art and the characters are very likable and kind of original (just look at the guy speaking through a computer instead of his mouth... 😀 ).

Personally I especially recommend chapter 14 from vol 2...sooooooooooo CUUUUUUUUUTEEE!!!!!!!!!! <3

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I very love this..

by Lexiand the 12
16 years ago

Rating: N/A

This one is freaking hilarious! a laugh until I cry. but there's part that pretty dark, I don't dislike it but its a part of the story. all the character's are cute especially Momoka=) I will give that a perfect 10!!

... Last updated 16 years ago

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i love it!

by lys
17 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

I don't read much shounen manga. But this is so good. It fulfills its intentions perfectly: it's absolutely hilarious, makes fun of all the things I love and love-to-hate about manga (both shounen and shoujo cliches have their turns), and despite the heavy emphasis on humour it has enough thoughtfulness to make the characters seem real and interesting and sympathetic to the reader (rather than two-dimentional characters simply there to fill a role or carry out a gag). Gives me a big smile every time there's a new release 😀

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by jackblack901
16 years ago

Rating: 8.5 / 10.0

We can say that it's a school life version of Gintama. It has the same setting as Gintama but of course it has its own style and story. In my opinion, I think it is not as good as other popular manga about high school problems. Anyway, we just need to lol, so this manga is ok.

... Last updated 16 years ago

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