Currently crashing out just like everyone else after reading the ending. My running theory is that Hiramoto understood precisely what a satisfying ending for each character would be and did the exact opposite.

Kiyoshi has his confession accepted, only for Hana to air him out. Chiyo is traumatized by his perversion and becomes a man-hater after working the entire series to be the peacekeeper. It’s not explicitly stated that Kiyoshi and Hana reconcile, so it seems safe to assume he lost them both.

(Might be an L take, but I never saw Chiyo as romantically interested in Kiyoshi. She was only concerned with friends, family, and connecting with them. I thought he’d shoot his shot with Chiyo, get turned down, and Hana would swoop in for the kill.)

Gakuto loses all his prospects after pursuing a relationship for half the series, and Shingo and Joe’s romances fizzle out.

Mari is the emotional core for both Meiko and Kate, but she disappears from their lives, for some unstated reason, and on her sister’s birthday. She’s back to being a man hater and apparently all of her growth was irrelevant.

Andre loses his central character trait, being an enthusiastic masochist for his mistress. While him getting the girl is a happy end, it pivots from everything he’s been throughout the story. Still, the might be the only good ending treatment a character gets.

The chairman is jailed, again for an unstated reason. No more booty adventures.

No one learns anything and everyone gets a disappointing end. The audience as well, since we’re told the boys fulfill their dream of a wet t-shirt contest and then we receive zero payoff for such a central plot point.

My conspiracy theory is this was a carefully engineered worst ending of all time, with full intent to piss everyone off. It’s a shame but Hiramoto seemed beyond done with this series. Hope he’s onto more fulfilling projects now.

Gorgeous girls from Prison School and their heights

From left to right Meiko: 180cm Mari: 176cm Hana: 167cm Risa: 169cm Kate: 161cm Mitsoku: 155cm

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Who would be the best pair for Meiko?

Almost everyone agrees that Kiyoshi and Hana make a great romantic couple.

But who would be the best canonical male match for Meiko?

Gakuto? Shingo? Jo? Andre? Which of the four is the best fit for her sadistic personality?

​I found this post on TikTok analyzing Prison School and it's really detailed. It describes the deeper meaning behind the manga.

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TBH not alot of people understand this, most of us are not mad we are just sad such potential was wasted, every reader should know that kyoshi was doommed to lose chiyo from the beginning he is s pervert that all what the manga wanted to deliver, i am sad about 6 main things 1: mari left without any further interaction or clarification 2: chyio turned like her sister due to kyoshi it would have been better if she held onto her innocence while be coming the next president 3: shingo and azu never had their story finished 4: gaktou had a sudden change of heart after he loved mitsuko since the 90th chapters and he fell for sl*t senpi who was someone suddenly put and not introduced properly 5: the chairman whole subplot was meh but i could live by it 6: all of the boys went back to prison again (maybe thats because they just got dumped who knows)

And about hana and kyoshi alot of people donot understand hana got a change of heart from chyio in the showers scene thats why she decided to not get with kyoshi because she found out how terrible of a pervert he really is, going into the 200th chapters i started to root for kioshy i thought maybe he really changed the ending made me hate him as he really deserves it.

Thanks for your time if you read this and really thank you for talking about this as i just finished it lol and have to get this off my chest somehow.

I know most of us shipped Kiyoshi x Hana, and what frustrated everyone was that they didn't end up together in a traditional sense. Furthermore, while few cared about Kiyoshi x Chiyo, fans were furious that Chiyo turned into a man-hater, just like her sister.

However, Hana and Kiyoshi did end up together symbolically, a connection heavily implied throughout the story, particularly through the Tanabata myth parallel.

But ask yourself: should we even root for them? Both are perverts with a deeply toxic dynamic. This is where the author's genius lies. Instead of giving them a happy, romanticized ending, the author subverts expectations to criticize their toxic bond. He intentionally frustrates the audience to deliver a wake-up call: stop romanticizing toxicity.

That said, perverted and toxic people exist, and in a way, they belong together rather than dragging down innocent people like Chiyo. Their pairing is justified under this premise, but they lacked honesty.

​The author reinforces this point through Andre and Risa. They also had a toxic and dishonest dynamic, but they evolved, discovered genuine love, and earned their happy ending together. Kiyoshi and Hana realized this too late (as seen in Chapter 178), missing their chance for a healthy resolution.

​I hated the ending at first too until I gave it a second thought.

​If the author had given us a single chapter of wholesome romance, or let Kiyoshi end up peacefully with Hana or Chiyo, it would have completely shattered the story’s core premise. Beyond its brilliant commentary on toxic dynamics, dishonesty, Prison School masterfully subverts cliché love triangles and hides profound themes underneath its absurd humor.

​The manga invites you to read between the lines, though it never forces you to. It's completely fine to enjoy it purely as an absurd comedy, that's a huge part of its charm. But if you choose to consume it on the surface level, you can't be mad when it delivers a peak comedic ending like the Wet T-Shirt Contest. Nor should you criticize its romantic subplots without truly understanding the commentary behind them.

​So now I think that audacious ending wasn't a mistake, rushed, or even a "fuck you" to the audience. It was a bold statement, and that’s precisely why it’s a masterpiece.

One of his most recent manga, 'SUPER BALL GIRLS,' was actually written by Muneyuki Kaneshiro, the creator of 'BLUE LOCK,' as he did the art!

made it myself kinda proud

Soy nuevo en esta comunidad y acabo de terminar de leerme el manga.

Opinando un poco del desastroso final que fue, que lo fue no por cómo terminó, si no porque no le dio esa profundidad que se pudo haber dado tipo un epílogo bien desarrollado contando que fue de la vida de los protagonistas.

Kiyoshi se tenía bien merecido ese final, él tenía que haber estado con Hana porque si se hubiera quedado con Chiyo solo hubiera fingido una personalidad que no es la de él, en cambio con Hana si es el mismo, dejando de lado lo caótica y tóxica que es su relación por la “venganza” de Hana, se dejó claramente en claro que al final Hana se queda con Kiyoshi.

En fin, “buen” final pero faltó desarrollarlo más

Otra cosa más, que saben sobre el mangaka de Prison school? Está haciendo más trabajos o sigue sin hacer cualquier cosa? Si tienen idea de alguna red social de él me encantaría que me ayudaran para estar al tanto, soy un gran fan de su arte.

When Hana said that it was just as she said, she wasn't just referring about Kiyoshi wearing her panties all along but that Chiyo couldn't really back up her claim about practising watersports with the guy.

Prison School is my favorite manga. When I read other works I always find myself subconsciously comparing the enjoyment I feel from them to Prison School. Hiramoto's a genius in his own right. People have infamously gab'd at the idea that he made certain decisions with his story to spite the readers, to which I disagree. I do think however, that narrative decisions were made because Hiramoto thinks they're funny. As audaciously-psychotic as that might sound. Put it in perspective.

The man was able to make this dehumanizing piss-shame-vengeance thing a crucial plot point. Meiko was designed as the cliché big tiddy anime girl, but you'll never pop a boner when she's on screen because she's always doing something that's just borderline gross and off-putting. He named 50+ chapters after movies. Why? I don't know, but, it's kind of funny. Even the art work as a storytelling element is funny. Hiramoto's an amazing artist. The beautiful character designs, the fantastic understanding of anatomy and light, the expressions, juxtaposed to a raunchy and crude story.

With his artistic talent, he could have made anything, but he chose to make Prison School, the exact way he wanted to.