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IZANA

Middle School

Went to a public middle school near the orphanage, which had helped him to enroll.

Appeared at school just for the attendance but skipped classes a lot to hang out with Shinichirou, wander around town or to do whatever he felt like. Even if he was in class, he’d mostly be zoning out, and all his teachers have given up on pulling him back in. 

Indifferent towards his studies but could still score fairly decent grades. Occasionally turned in a piece of homework when he got bored every now and then. His best subjects were music (duh, though he hated the recorder) and English, which he was somewhat interested in because he thought it could relate him more to Karen. 

I think Wakui meant for him to be pretty in-universe, so quite a few girls and other students thought he looked cool (especially when he was playing the guitar), but none of them really crushed on him because he probably seemed like trouble. 

High School

It seems that he got released from juvie just in time to graduate from middle school, so he at least got the qualifications to attend high school. I think he made the decision to continue his education with a ‘why not?’ attitude, and enrolled into a lower-ranked public high school that would take him and his criminal record in.

However, he dropped out shortly after when he found it to be a waste of time, so he could focus on building up the 8th Gen. Black Dragons and his activities with the S-62.

KAKUCHO

Middle School

The orphanage wanted to enroll him into the same public school as Izana, and Kakucho was initially all for it until Izana came and shared his plans to dominate the gang scene in Japan. Kakucho then resolved to become his strongest soldier, so he insisted to be enrolled at the worst ‘delinquent’ school in the area, where all the toughest ruffians attended. 

This all-boys’ school was basically just a place for delinquents and gangsters to pass time in the education system. (Think Suzuran or Housen High from the Crows Franchise!) Practically no studying took place and all they did was get into fights—perfect for Kakucho, who only wanted to beat people up and become the strongest. That is exactly what he did and he eventually emerged as the top dog at the school, which was also where he found most of his guys for Tenjiku. Therefore, if anyone needs help with schoolwork, Kakucho definitely won’t the first person they’d turn to...

It was because of the school’s lax requirements that he got to say he completed middle school, even though he was hospitalised for most of the graduation period after the Kanto Incident (which happened in February; graduation happens in March). 

High School

Went to another notorious all-boys’ delinquent school, but was mostly a ghost there in his first year because he was still hung up on Izana’s death. 

Then, he got inducted into Rokuhara Tandai by South, so he had no choice but to round up the ruffians at his school to boost the numbers for RokuTan. 

RAN & RINDOU

Middle School

Attended the same private school together, though they were in different grades. It wasn't a prestigious school but still a fairly decent one with most students coming from upper-middle class families. Ran chose to go there simply because he liked its uniform design (lmao). 

Both brothers were disinterested in their studies, though Ran tried to get into literature just to ‘be’ cultured but always ended up falling asleep after picking up a book (LOL). Between them, Rindou got better grades because he puts in more effort into passing his tests as he’s generally more disciplined than Ran. 

At school, the Haitani’s were probably admired for their ‘coolness’ but their classmates tried not to get too involved with them because of their status as gangsters and juvie record. Ran was more popular with the girls and teachers because he knew how to use his glib tongue when he needed to, while Rindou was more popular with the guys because of his toughness, even if he tended to piss everyone off with his blunt and snarky comments. 

I think the Haitani Brothers didn’t actively try to stir up trouble at school and mostly minded their own business, but trouble just found them anyway because of their reputation and large following. Random punks were always seeking them out to fight. Ran rarely responded to them, and Rindou usually ended up being the one to beat and chase them away. 

Both brothers definitely skipped school as and when they liked, enough that the school has issued them warning letters. But because of their money, the school let them complete their education despite their poor grades and juvie record. 

High School

Like Izana, they decided to enroll into high school for the sake of it, and also because they were aware that everyone needs a high school diploma at least in society. But due to their criminal record, they only managed to get into a lower-ranked private high school, which worked out well because it could accept their lax attitude towards school and incredibly high absenteeism.

One day, they decided to just stop showing up at school because they also realised that it was a waste of time, and they could pick up more relevant skills for their futures by actually being in the nightlife industry and learning the ropes there. After awhile, the school just expelled them for their truancy, so they didn’t actually finish high school. 

MOCCHI

Middle School

Like Kakucho, he went to a rather notorious middle school for gangsters and delinquents in Kawasaki with the goal of fighting strong guys and being the baddest ass around. 

Therefore, not much studying took place with him either. It didn’t matter what kind of grades he got because everyone was performing badly (lmao). He loitered around in school a lot only because it’s simply where he hung out at, and he even set up a makeshift gym in the courtyard using scrapyard junk. If he wasn't at his school, then he was at someone else’s calling them out to fight.

Eventually, he founded Jugem with the following he’s gained and decided to spend more time on it, so his truancy rate shot up as well. Like Izana, he returned from juvie just in time for graduation, which was made possible despite his terrible records because the school just wanted to get rid of him.

High School

Entered another ‘delinquent’ school, this time an all-boys’ vocational high school, because he heard that yakuza often recruited new members from it. Pretty much repeated his lifestyle from middle school, though now he’s more involved and driven towards the S-62 activities.

Tried to take his studies a little more seriously when he found out that yakuza needed ‘smarter’ people (to handle businesses) but struggled. Shion made fun of him relentlessly for this, even though Shion himself didn't go to high school. Mocchi eventually gave up and reasoned that he didn’t need to prove himself to anyone or join the yakuza if he was following Izana. He was able to scrape through graduation, eventually.

MUCHO

Middle School

Attended a public middle school in his district that championed strong traditional values, which somewhat influenced him. 

Joined the Judo Club and was one of their top fighters until he went too far and grievously injured an opponent during a match with another school. He was kicked out of the club then.

He was stoic and mostly kept to himself too, and was usually surrounded by the other delinquents who admired him. He was also selective with his teachers; he’ll have no qualms disrespecting or picking a fight with a teacher who pissed him off, but would try to control himself around teachers he respected. Once, he’d overheard some girls in his class discussing nice cafes. One of them asked if Cozy Corner was good, and he replied that it was. Because of how abruptly he’d joined and how imposing and scary he looked, the girls were freaked out and ran away, and Mucho never tried to engage in such conversations again.

Unlike his other gangmates, he actually realized that he did need some of the knowledge taught in school (like language, math and basic science and physics), so he tried to attend classes as much as he could and managed to get relatively average grades. I think his best and favourite would’ve been Social Studies. Scholastically, the school board didn’t have much of an issue with him; they are mostly bothered by rumours about his violence outside of school.

The last straw came when he got sentenced to juvie, and his school had no choice but to expel him. He eventually finished the little bit of his junior education at another school that took him in, where he mostly kept a low profile until graduation.

High School

After juvie and being in on Izana’s plans, Mucho decided to enroll in a commercial high school so he could learn and study more about business and commerce, which is undeniably useful if he was to engage in criminal activities and industries because it’s all about the money. This commercial school is also on the rougher side, so he occasionally got into fights there too.

Eventually, he realised that real-life experience taught him much more, so he ended up skipping school quite a bit to deal with the other gang activities and drug trade that the S-62 had going on. Still, he hung on enough to graduate, but skipped out on the graduation ceremony like any good delinquent would.

SHION

Middle School

Went to a fairly average public school in the neighbourhood, and raised a huge ruckus on his first day by declaring he’ll rule over everyone there as banchō (gang leader). This school didn’t have many delinquents, but the few it had immediately sought him out to teach him a lesson. He somehow beat up all of them by going nuts on everyone, and he effectively established his position like he said he would.

Absolutely hopeless academically, also gets his kanji and vocab wrong (but at least he's better than Baji). Probably bullied a nerdy classmate into doing his homework for him just so he could pass his school requirements. 

He actually spent quite some time at school, but only because he liked the feeling of being feared by his classmates and teachers. He was an all-round menace and picked fights whenever he felt like it, and basically lorded around everyone. 

Because of his terrible attitude at a school that couldn’t tolerate extreme delinquent behaviour, they expelled him the moment he got sentenced to juvie. Like Mucho, he simply finished his education upon release at a ‘delinquent school’, where he got even worse from the environment.

High School

I don’t think he went on to High School because of how useless he found education to be. Probably believed that he could survive perfectly fine without a high school diploma. Besides, he would rather spend his time on the 9th Gen Black Dragons, and couldn’t be bothered to invest himself in school.

IZANA, HANMA, SANZU: Truly have no type at all. Izana and Hanma are complex and perceptive characters who I think understand that people are multi-faceted beings, so they rather not pigeonhole them into 'types' or 'categories'. How they feel about someone can be a total wildcard, IMO. If they ever want a quick, non-commital thing, they'd probably choose someone with a "hmm, that will do" kind of attitude, if you get what I mean. As for Sanzu, I think he's simply disinterested, so he doesn't really give any thought to the kind of girls (or even people) he'd like. (Well, for that matter I think Izana and Hanma don't really think about that either, actually.)

RAN: Doesn't really have a type either, like Izana and Hanma. Whether he likes a girl or not is on a case-by-case basis, and I think he's been attracted to many different kinds of girls before. Considering how important appearance is to him though, he'll probably be turned off by someone who doesn't present themselves well. From his comment about how he admired Izana and Kakucho, I get the feeling that he'll also respect someone with dignity, whatever that means.

KAKUCHO, RINDOU: Pretty basic of them, but probably the 'nice girl next door' type. For Kakucho, it's mostly because he doesn't have much experience with girls, so he's mostly just guessing that as a sincere sort of guy, he'd want a sincere sort of girl too. Rindou is probably also used to seeing many hot, 'party/club' type of girls throw themselves at his feet for his reputation and money, but probably just wants someone who's sincere and will like him for who he is. (I say this because Wakui's ranked him one of the most desirable Tenjiku guys actually.) Kakucho is said to dislike weaklings in CB3, so he probably dislikes girls who whine and complain a lot. I can see Rindou really disliking two-faced hypocrites for some reason, or be turned off by girls with a temper (after his bad experience with grouchy Ran...)

MUCHO: Mucho seems to hold some traditional values and can be quite austere, so I can see him preferring the yamato nadeshiko type of girl. At the same time, I can also totally see him being attracted to a cool, composed sukeban (female gang leader). Basically, I think his type is someone wise and dignified, or someone he can relate to. Conversely, he'll probably have a hard time warning up to the ditzy, make-a-fool-of-themselves kind of girls.

MOCCHI, MADARAME: They're simple guys who like girls they think are 'conventionally' pretty. Or rather, they'd just like girls who possess conventionally attractive features, like an hourglass swimsuit model body, or a certain style of makeup. Mocchi is more discerning with his tastes, while for Shion it doesn't really matter if the whole ensemble isn't actually attractive. (Fun fact, I also headcanon that none of the Tenjiku guys actually find the girls that Shion likes attractive LOL). Both guys will also dislike overbearing, naggy girls. Reminds them too much of their mothers.

KISAKI: Canonically, he is dead set on Hina so I don't think he'll even consider any other girl. I'm pretty sure though he absolutely loathes the kind of superficial girls who only care about looks and popularity.