The Klutzy Class Monitor and the Girl with the Short Skirt

 The Klutzy Class Monitor and the Girl with the Short Skirt (ポンコツ風紀委員とスカート丈が不適切なJKの話) is a 12 episode romantic comedy based on the manga of the same name by Yokota Takuma.  The series originally ran during the Spring of 2026.

     Kohinata Poem wants to stand out in school.  She dyed her hair and wears her uniforms skirt higher than is modesty.  This has caused tension with one of the schools morality officers, Sauradaimon Togo.  Every morning he stands at the entrance to their school, chastising those that disregard the school's moral code.  Togo can't let Poem do as she pleases leading him to hunted her down in order to convince her to see the error of her ways.  But when Poem realizes that the strict proctor of a co-ed is stupid to a fault she begins to understand his unwavering dedication to duty.  As they spend more time together she begins to develop feelings for him but struggles to talk with him about them...partially due to his lack of creative thinking.

    Poem and Togo are not the only oddities in their orbit.  Togo is a part of a larger committee of students that handle official duties through out the school.  Izubuchi Yu is an ex-delinquent who is part of the health committee, due to a mysterious labcoast wearing figure saving him during a brawl.  Tsukishima Seiichi is part of the library committee and draws in all of the girls with his charm and looks...but when he is outside of the library he becomes the physical embodiment of an internet troll.  The student council is run by a ruthless beauty named Yamato Nadeshiko and her vice president, the brutish guerilla Kogoi Kaoru.  The president and vice president are constantly at odds with each other, a trend stretching back to their childhood together.  The strange cast of misfits that Poem finds herself involved with now due to her proximity to Togo leads to a more interesting high school life than she ever anticipated.

    This is an odd collection of absurd antics and tender sweetness.  None of the characterizations are new or original and we have seen the gags presented before but it was a fun package over all.  At times it was a bit too cringe to enjoy, largely when Poem's weird father was involved, but over all the core romance between Poem and Togo was quite sweet...really just Poem's side of things.  Togo is an unusual character in anime.  I am uncertain if it was done intentionally but Togo is very much the embodiment of the stereotypical spectrum personality.  He is locked in to a specific mindset and will go to great lengths to maintain that perspective.  From a young age he was drawn to the role of a class monitor and has lived that role to the letter of the law, unbending in his duties, even at the cost of friendship.  It isn't until the end of the series that he even has any idea of his rigidness being a conflict with the realty around him.

    The real joy is watching Poem and her growing affection for the unbending Togo, there are many tender moments that bring joy to the viewer watching her become anxious and embarrassed with what she feels and things.  The supporting characters are amusing and they don't really over stay their welcome through out.  The gags are not oppressively persistent.  We do get all the greatest hits of any slice of life school age romance though; going to the beach during summer, school festival, etc.  One entertaining aspect of the series is the bold color palette and stark outlining.  It gives a tinge of surrealism to the series over all that is a welcome change to the standard animation aesthetics.  Over all its not treading any new territory and some of the characters are difficult to deal with but the story is sweet and honest with its self.  It also doesn't hurt that its not filled with terrible tropes.

The series was simulcast on Crunchyroll.