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''Sentai School'' was one of the very first manfra [French [[Animesque]] comics] edited by Semic Manga and then by [http://www.mangakami.com// Kami] between 2003 and 2008.It was written by Philippe Cardona and Florence Torta, and drawn by Philippe Cardona. It debuted as a doujinshi before it was published in ''Coyote'', a French anime magazine.

It's about a Japanese [[Super-Hero School]] where the students/ heroes are sentai or shonen. At first a boys school, it becomes coeducational in volume 2, introducing magical girls or [[Action Girl]]. The story is an [[Affectionate Parody]] of manga, especially sentai and others well known in France. Nearly every character is a spoof of famous manga characters: For instance, Oscar sensei the costume teacher looks like the real Oscar, ''[[Rose of Versailles]]'' heroine. There are two poor and starved children, named Remi and Sarah, that spoof heroes from ''Sans Famille'' and ''[[A Little Princess]]'' animated series among others. Moreover, savvy readers will notice [[Shout-Out|Shout Outs]] to monsters that look like [[Doraemon]] or Mike from ''[[Monsters Inc.]]'', and bit players like Maetel from ''[[Galaxy Express 999]]'' in an airport.

It's about a Japanese [[Super-Hero School]] where the students/ heroes are sentai or shonen. At first a boys school, it becomes coeducational in volume 2, introducing magical girls or [[Action Girl]]. The story is an [[Affectionate Parody]] of manga, especially sentai and others well known in France. Nearly every character is a spoof of famous manga characters: For instance, Oscar sensei the costume teacher looks like the real Oscar, ''[[Rose of Versailles]]'' heroine. There are two poor and starved children, named Remi and Sarah, that spoof heroes from ''Sans Famille'' and ''[[A Little Princess]]'' animated series among others. Moreover, savvy readers will notice [[Shout-Out|Shout Outs]] to monsters that look like [[Doraemon]] or Mike from ''[[Monsters, Inc.]]'', and bit players like Maetel from ''[[Galaxy Express 999]]'' in an airport.

Characters page is on its way.

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* Ken Eraclor: [[The Hero]] and coldest one. He hides the fact that he's an unfinished [[Artificial Human]] and lives alone with his [[Robot Dog]], Nonos 2 ("Bony 2"), since his builder abandoned him. He's very dense, never smiles, and understands things verbatim.He's fascinated by mysteries and their solving, and explain solutions while wearing typical [[Detective Conan]] glasses.The problem is, Ken is always wrong.A good reason could be that he mistake fairy tales books with method ones.

* Hongo Wing: The dark and badass guy. He loses his temper very quickly and wears his collars up.

* Duke: ( [[Only One Name]] ) Spoof of Duke Fleed from ''[[~~UFO Robo Grendizer (Anime)|~~UFO Robo Grendizer]]'' and resembles him physically. The cool guy, he plays the guitar and has a cute pet, Chibi Goldo ("Chibi Grendi", a spoof of Grendizer).

* Duke: ( [[Only One Name]] ) Spoof of Duke Fleed from ''[[UFO Robo Grendizer]]'' and resembles him physically. The cool guy, he plays the guitar and has a cute pet, Chibi Goldo ("Chibi Grendi", a spoof of Grendizer).

* Toa Girara: The fat guy, [[Big Eater]] and accomplished cook. He's insignificant to his schoolmates til he becomes rich in volume 4. His name is like "Yu" (pronounce You) in french ("toi"). So each time somebody says "you", he answers "Me?"

* Keiji Jasper: The effeminate and cute guy. Very gentle,loves animals,real and stuffed, cartoons for children , can do [[Puppy Dog Eyes]] and wears a pink jacket. That cute side hides {{spoiler|a evil personality called dark Keiji, he is always in a bad mood and dresses in black.}}

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* Shinobi Jasper: Keiji's little sister, better known as Bibi. She's so shy that she doesn't speak loud enough to be heard, except on stage, when she's angry, or {{spoiler|after the last volume when her trauma definitely ends}}. Ironically, she has a [[Berserk Button]], and [[Cute Bruiser|can show extraordinary strength]] This is mainly when a girl is too close to Hongo, whom Bibi secretly loves (he never notices {{spoiler|until the last volume}}).

* Tofu Leformidable ("Marvellous"). An extremely vain and wealthy ex-singer,actor and model. Loved by every girl in school but he only loves Bibi and she can't stand him. He returns to his boy band Jambon Ruban. ("Ham Ribbon")in the last volume.

* Koji Alcor: Spoof of Kouji Kabuto from ''Anime/Mazinger'' saga, "Alcor" is his name in France. In that country where ''[[~~UFO Robo Grendizer (Anime)|~~UFO Robo Grendizer]]'' was the only broadcast of the series (and very first anime) Alcor is not the Mazinger series hero, but the Grendizer Lancer. After French fandom discover the truth, this was parodied: Koji Alcor spend his time saying he can do everything better than everyone...except Duke. He also have a pet called Chibi Zinger. Raised on a farm and hates to be reminded of it.

* Koji Alcor: Spoof of Kouji Kabuto from ''Anime/Mazinger'' saga, "Alcor" is his name in France. In that country where ''[[UFO Robo Grendizer]]'' was the only broadcast of the series (and very first anime) Alcor is not the Mazinger series hero, but the Grendizer Lancer. After French fandom discover the truth, this was parodied: Koji Alcor spend his time saying he can do everything better than everyone...except Duke. He also have a pet called Chibi Zinger. Raised on a farm and hates to be reminded of it.

* Ultra Sama: the Headmaster, spoof of [[Ultraman]].

* Stratequerre: Spoof of King Vega ''[[~~UFO Robo Grendizer (Anime)|~~UFO Robo Grendizer]]'' [[Big Bad]], that is called "Strateguerre" ("strategy" and "guerre", war)in French version. Parodied with "Equerre" (set square). Headmaster of the Villain's School opposite the Sentai School, and Duke's uncle.

* Stratequerre: Spoof of King Vega ''[[UFO Robo Grendizer]]'' [[Big Bad]], that is called "Strateguerre" ("strategy" and "guerre", war)in French version. Parodied with "Equerre" (set square). Headmaster of the Villain's School opposite the Sentai School, and Duke's uncle.

* Viper Stratequerre: His daughter, arrived late (volume 4). A brat that pretends to be nice just to put her dad on edge. So she's in Sentai School instead of Villain School, and is Bibi's close friend.

* Guy Le Cobra: Spoof of [[Space Adventure Cobra]] and Guy, High School Kimengumi rebel. He has a rebellious way of life and took Ken as his master.

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This book provides examples of:

* [[Academy of Adventure]]: According to Hongo, "This school would make anyone go crazy."

* [[A Day in ~~The~~ Limelight]]: on the [[Breakfeast Club]] principle, six secondary characters (Koji, Guy, Viper, Tofu, Jayx and Lydia) use detention time to spy on a teacher, and hope to be soon as popular as the official [[Five-Man Band]] for it.

* [[A Day in the Limelight]]: on the [[Breakfeast Club]] principle, six secondary characters (Koji, Guy, Viper, Tofu, Jayx and Lydia) use detention time to spy on a teacher, and hope to be soon as popular as the official [[Five-Man Band]] for it.

* [[Affectionate Parody]]: The whole plot. Also, some fictions in particular in some chapters. For instance, a journey to Toa's uncle place. His name is [[Little House On the Prairie (TV)|Charles Ringalls]].

* [[Affectionate Parody]]: The whole plot. Also, some fictions in particular in some chapters. For instance, a journey to Toa's uncle place. His name is [[Little House on the Prairie (TV series)|Charles Ringalls]].

* [[Almost Kiss]]: {{spoiler|Bibi and Hongo, on a stage in gender-bended Snow White ending. What a pity G.I. Joes land up at the wrong moment. Again in the last volume, with a [[Kissing Under the Influence|under influence]] Hongo. He wakes up right before the act and is "kidnapped" by his brother and father, while Bibi is still waiting with eyes closed.}}

* [[Anthology Comic]]:The last book.It was the same story all along but only first and last chapters were drawn by the original artist, Phillipe Cardona.All others were by differents artists (including co-scenarist Florence Torta)

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** Toa - "Chief's pizza and broccoli!" : His [[Battle Cry]], from [[Samurai Pizza Cats]].

** Stratequerre - [[Evil Feels Good|"Bad is good"]] ([[Gratuitous English|literally and in English in text]]).

** [[Hero ~~With~~ an F In Good|Viper]] - [[Good Feels Good|"Good is not so bad"]].

** [[Hero with an F In Good|Viper]] - [[Good Feels Good|"Good is not so bad"]].

** Matt Ban - "Je de" ("I of") , who learned foreign languages badly.

** Guy L'Cobra - "I'm rebel"

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** Glups (spoof Guts from [[Berserk]]), Keiji's cousin.

** [[Hokuto no Ken|Kenshiro]] has two cousins (Jojo and Shinshiro, the Villain's School Janitor), and an extended family.

** [[Captain Harlock|Harlock-sensei]], badassery teacher, and [[Black Jack ~~(Manga)~~|Dr Blackjack]], the school nurse, are cousins as well....

** [[Captain Harlock|Harlock-sensei]], badassery teacher, and [[Black Jack|Dr Blackjack]], the school nurse, are cousins as well....

** Hongo [[Lampshade Hanging|complains]] he only has a [[Aloof Big Brother|big brother]], [[Great Teacher Onizuka|Onizoku Wing]])

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Hongo and Viper

* [[Distracted By the Sexy]]: Hongo, when Bibi passes by in [[She Cleans Up Nicely|her ballroom dress]].

* [[Distracted by the Sexy]]: Hongo, when Bibi passes by in [[She Cleans Up Nicely|her ballroom dress]].

* [[Estrogen Brigade]]: An in-Universe exemple. Apart from Bibi (caring only for Hongo), Lydia (caring for Jayx) and Viper (caring for herself), all school girls chase after Tofu, or Duke, or the 'Villain Psychology' [[Hot for Teacher|teacher]], all the freaking time. Turned [[Up to Eleven]] in the final book with Tofu's [[Boys Band]].

* [[Evil Counterpart]]: Dark Keiji.

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** When a bunch of fangirls suddently appears behind a hot teacher or student:

{{quote| There were so many girls in that class? Where are they from?}}

** Student [[Spider Man|Peter Naraignée]] start to tell his life in the 1960's :

** Student [[Spider-Man|Peter Naraignée]] start to tell his life in the 1960's :

** A ring appears for a Ultra Sama and Stratequerre fight:

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* [[Not That Kind of Doctor]]: [[Black Jack|Dr. Kiriko]] is the [[Academy of Evil|Villain Academy]]'s nurse.And because he's the only one to have a medicine doctorate among all others teachers.( [[Choudenshi Bioman|Doctor Man]],[[Mazinger Z|Doctor Hell]] , [[Jikuu Senshi Spielban|Doctor Bio]],and [[Inspector Gadget|Doctor Claw]]. )

* [[Noticing the Fourth Wall]]: A broken door fall on Jayx, prompting him to say he never wanted to become a [[Chew Toy]]. Also, Ken taking note that [[Aliens Speaking English|everyone, even from different countries, seems to speak the same language]].

* [[Only Known By Their Nickname]]: Kinda: Hongo seems unable, in volumes 2 and 3, to remember Tofu and Bibi's real names. He keeps call them "Truc" and "Machin" ("Doodad" and "Gizmo").

* [[Only Known by Their Nickname]]: Kinda: Hongo seems unable, in volumes 2 and 3, to remember Tofu and Bibi's real names. He keeps call them "Truc" and "Machin" ("Doodad" and "Gizmo").

* [[Our Founder]]: Space Sherif Gardan Iskor and his statue.

* [[Parental Abandonment]]: Ken, by his creator, following a winning lottery ticket. Duke, whose parents live abroad and don't even come back for holidays, just like Viper's [[Missing Mom]].

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* [[School Uniforms Are the New Black]]: Sentai School and Villain's school ones have [[Color Coded for Your Convenience]]. Bottom is clear for the villains, and black for heroes. And if in Villain's School all jackets are black, in Sentai School they're in a different color for everyone (fit with personality or [[Shout-Out]] to the original character clothes).

* [[Screams Like a Little Girl]]: A Freddie Mercury look-alike does this, making the students believing he was a [[Distressed Damsel]].

* [[Shipper On Deck]]: Viper, for Bibi and Hongo. {{spoiler|She even use a [[Mind Control Device]]}}

* [[Shipper on Deck]]: Viper, for Bibi and Hongo. {{spoiler|She even use a [[Mind Control Device]]}}

* [[Shout-Out]] :So, so, ''so much'', you can't count them. But trying to is half the fun.

** The chapters titles, which ranges from "[[Ouran High School Host Club|Saint High School Host Club]]" to "[[Resident Evil|Resident Sentai]]".

** The backgrounds and architecture: both the Sentai School and the Villain's School are modeled after anime starships.

** Save the protagonists, every pupil and every teacher is another work's simultaneous [[Expy]] and [[Affectionate Parody]]. Among them are the [[Power Rangers]], [[The Three Musketeers]] (from the 1988 animated series) , [[Saint Seiya]], [[Ronin Warriors]], [[Jayce and ~~The Wheeled Warriors (Animation)|Jayce and The~~ Wheeled Warriors]], Wingman, and [[Loads and Loads of Characters|so on]]... As the school went co-ed, some Shojo series got their own, such as [[Urusei Yatsura|Lum]], [[~~Sailor Moon (Manga)|~~Sailor Moon]], [[Creamy Mami]]... In Villain's School, look-alikes of [[Saint Seiya|Alberich of Megrez]], [[He-Man and ~~The~~ Masters of ~~The~~ Universe ~~(Animation)~~|Skeletor]] and [[Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water ~~(Anime)~~|Gargoyle]].

** Save the protagonists, every pupil and every teacher is another work's simultaneous [[Expy]] and [[Affectionate Parody]]. Among them are the [[Power Rangers]], [[The Three Musketeers]] (from the 1988 animated series) , [[Saint Seiya]], [[Ronin Warriors]], [[Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors]], Wingman, and [[Loads and Loads of Characters|so on]]... As the school went co-ed, some Shojo series got their own, such as [[Urusei Yatsura|Lum]], [[Sailor Moon]], [[Creamy Mami]]... In Villain's School, look-alikes of [[Saint Seiya|Alberich of Megrez]], [[He-Man and the Masters of the Universe|Skeletor]] and [[Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water|Gargoyle]].

** Some sentences are quotes from old animes credits lyrics.

* [[Sixth Ranger]]: Bibi, then Viper.

* [[Split Personality]]: Keiji/Dark Keiji, and "Villain Psychology" teacher Amamechu ("Anhairlocked") spoof of [[MPD Psycho|Kazuhiko Amamiya]]. {{spoiler|His evil side is Stratequerre's spy}}.

* [[New Transfer Student|Stranger Student]]: [[Spider Man|Peter Naraignee]].

* [[New Transfer Student|Stranger Student]]: [[Spider-Man|Peter Naraignee]].

* [[Superhero]]: A lot, especially in volume 3 (chapter in New York)

* [[Super-Hero School]]: Hey, it's in the ''title''! (With a [[Academy of Evil|villain academy]] just across the street.)