Prison School Season 1

Prison School Season 1 has quietly become one of the more dependable comedies currently available on and . Across 1 season, the show has had time to find its rhythm and keep it. 746 viewers have already rated it on TMDB — the kind of consensus that does not happen by accident. Watch it for Hiroshi Kamiya — stay for everyone else around them. There is no real reason to keep putting it off.

Prison School Season 1 is not trying to be everything to everyone, and that focus is exactly what makes it work. Prison School Season 1 gets the fundamentals right first, then finds room to get weird with it. Season 1 of Prison School includes 12 episodes. It aired from July 2015 to September 2015. This season stars Hiroshi Kamiya, Daisuke Namikawa and Kazuyuki Okitsu. Hiroshi Kamiya and Daisuke Namikawa lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2015. The timing in Prison School Season 1 is precise enough that even the throwaway lines land on a second watch. The hit rate here is high enough that skipping ahead never feels like an option.

For viewers who want something light without wanting something stupid, Prison School Season 1 respects your intelligence. If you have run out of similar titles to watch, this is a strong next pick. A contained run means every episode is doing real work. Hiroshi Kamiya anchors an ensemble with real chemistry. Genuinely funny, consistently, across the whole run.

🎬 Prison School Season 1 — Episode Guide

The Peep Job

2015-07-11

Five boys newly enrolled in a formerly all-girls school, already having difficulty connecting with the girl students, run afoul of the school’s "Underground Student Council" and face strict disciplinary measures.

The Man Who Viewed Too Much

2015-07-18

Hana is embarrassed when Kiyoshi sees her in a compromising position. Kiyoshi becomes desperate to keep his date with Chiyo, and searches for a way to get out of prison in time to meet her. Gakuto has plans of his own.

A Mighty Spurt

2015-07-25

With Meiko’s attention divided between two groups, Kiyoshi is able to widen the escape hole enough to let him through in time for his date. An already-suspicious Shingo gets an eyeful of more than he bargained for.

Take Me Out to the Sumoland

2015-08-01

After committing a heinous offense against Mari, Gakuto receives a drastic punishment from Meiko. Kiyoshi and Gakuto work desperately to break Kiyoshi out of the prison by having him impersonate a girl.

The School’s Number One Most Treacherous Man

2015-08-08

Kiyoshi returns from his breakout, but must face the music with Gakuto and the others when the truth comes to light. Chiyo reconsiders her reaction to Kiyoshi, and decides to give him a second chance.

Vengeance is Hana’s

2015-08-15

Mari introduces the DTO plan to Hana, and they begin plotting ways to drive the boys out of school. Shingo leads the others boys in shunning Kiyoshi, but Meiko has plans to drive an even deeper wedge between them.

Meiko’s Delicious Restaurant

2015-08-22

Shingo, on furlough from the prison, meets a girl named Anzu at the arcade in town. When Gakuto turns to his Guan Yu figurine for guidance, the tip of his sword falls off, starting a chain of events with momentous consequences.

The Diary of Andre

2015-08-29

Andre suffers a mental collapse when he goes for a week without receiving any discipline. Shingo takes Anzu to the movies, but finds his expectations betrayed. The Underground Student Council moves forward with their DTO project.

Full of Bodily Fluids

2015-09-05

Shingo realizes that he saw emails regarding DTO on the computer in the corrections office, which if recovered by the boys, would prove that they were set up. The boys plot to break into the corrections office.

E10

It’s a Bum-derful Life

2015-09-12

The boys are resigned to their upcoming expulsions, and spirits are low, until Gakuto, suffering a bout of temporary insanity, devises one last strategy to get them out of their predicament, if they can just buy enough time to pull it off.

E11

Eryngii Brockovich

2015-09-19

Given a one-day reprieve, the boys must again execute a plan to get inside the corrections office, but the Underground Student Council won’t make it easy for them. Hana has a personal score that she wishes to settle with Kiyoshi.

E12

Good Morning, Prison!

2015-09-26

Hana continues pressing Kiyoshi in order to exact her revenge, but Kiyoshi employs an adaptation of a classical military strategy to counter her. Once all the boys are locked into their cells for the night, will they be able to complete their plan?