Sexy Commando Gaiden


Sexy Commando Gaiden: Sugoi yo!! Masaru-san is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kyosuke Usuta. It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1995 to 1997, with its chapters collected in seven volumes. An anime television series adaptation, consisting of 48 episodes of seven minutes each, animated by Magic Bus and directed by Akitaro Daichi, was broadcast on TBS's late night programming block in 1998.

Plot

High School's extracurricular Sexy Commando Club consists of 5–6 male members including the principal, a female manager, and a small mysterious pet. The strange art of Sexy Commando is a martial one; however, instead of focusing on how to defeat an opponent with physical force, the art focuses on how to distract the opponent to the point he is unable to fight. There are many techniques, though the club tends to favor the unzipping of the trousers technique, known as. The club fills up with an eccentric and quirky crowd as it gains popularity.

Characters

;Masaru Hananakajima
;Okometsubu Fujiyama
;Machahiko Kondō
;Tsuyoshi Isobe
;Kojirō Satō
;Nobuyuki Sakakibara
;Club Manager Tomoe Kitahara
;Club Sponsor Tatsurō Matsuda
;Club Mascot Meso

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Kyosuke Usuta, Sexy Commando Gaiden was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from November 1995 to September 1997. Its 79 chapters were collected by Shueisha in seven volumes, released from June 4, 1996, to December 4, 1997.

Anime

An anime television series adaptation, consisting of 48 episodes of seven minutes each, animated by Magic Bus and directed by Akitaro Daichi, was broadcast on TBS's late night programming block from January 6 to April 3, 1998. The series' opening theme is "Romance" by Penicillin. Bandai Visual later released the episode on three DVD sets on January 25, 2001.

Reception

Sexy Commando Gaiden is considered a hit in Japan; its seven volumes have sold over 7 million copies. It ranked eighth on a 2016 poll of the "strongest" gag manga to ever appear in Weekly Shōnen Jump, conducted by Goo Ranking website.
Jonathan Bethune in Publishers Weekly said, "Usuta's writing consistently avoids the obvious gags found in typical shonen comedy and instead challenges readers with its clever satire and wit." Commenting on the anime adaptation, Justin Sevakis of Anime News Network called the series Akitaro Daichi's in terms of "ridiculous, spastic comedy".