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| ——Hachiman Hikigaya | ||
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| ——Kiyotaka Ayanokōji | ||
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| ——Houtarou Oreki | ||
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| ——Sakuta Azusagawa | ||
Four Kings of the SchoolRefers to four well-known school male protagonists in Japanese ACGN who are full of "overlord's aura."
Also known as "Four Great School Overlords", "The Four Big Bosses of School", "The Four Heavenly Kings of Society”.
Origin
The prototype of the Four Gods of School originated when the second season of Oregairu was airingHachiman HikigayaIncrease in visual appealBecame a black-haired Accelerator，OrekiandHachiman Hikigayavarious comparisons between them (although the specific term "Four Gods of School" had not appeared at that time). After Classroom of the Elite aired, it further developed during its broadcastAyanokoujiandHachiman HikigayaandOrekivarious comparisons. At that time, the three were called the "Three Giants of Society". The current "Four Gods of School" took shape in the fall of 2018Masterafter debuting and joining the group[1], and became widely popular in the first half of 2019 through various AMVs on Bilibili[2]。
From the current perspective, to become a member of the "Four Gods of School", one must meet the following conditions:
- Being the male protagonist of the work
- Looks relatively lonely, with few friends
- Has outstanding intelligence or emotional intelligence (but no superpowers)
- Appears cold and unperturbed on the outside, but inside
is passionate（ ） - Has considerable popularity among the real-life community
- The female lead islong straight black hair
The manga adapted into a live-action TV series, "Meteor Garden", the F4 group within are the "Four Kings of the Campus" in another sense.
The original "Four Kings of the Campus"
The "Four Kings of the Campus" refers to the following four characters:
- Houtarou Oreki————《Hyouka》Known in the community as "Zhebeng"
- Hachiman Hikigaya————《My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected》Known in the community as "Big Teacher"
The only one of the Four Kings of the School without colored contacts, having dead fish eyes instead, yet he becomes inexplicably handsome from the second season of the anime onwards? - Kiyotaka Ayanokōji————《Classroom of the Elite》Known in the community as "Ayanokouji-kun"
- Sakuta Azusagawa————《Rascal Does Not Dream series》Known in the community as "Master"
"Aura of a King"
Unlike typical school protagonists, the Four Kings of the School exude an "aura of a king" characterized by loneliness, laziness, coldness, and wit from the moment they appear. All four are eloquent, their every word a gem, and they possess unique skills and extraordinary insight.
Thus there isAn enthusiastA song that goes:
Skilled in both pen and sword, Ayanokouji,
Sacrificing himself for others, Hikigaya.
Full of witty banter, Master Sakuta,
Practicing energy conservation, Oreki.
The women behind the School Kings
Beside each of the four School Kings, there is a companion wholong straight black hairBeautiful girl. They are:
- Eru Chitanda————《Hyouka》Large landowning family
- Yukino Yukinoshita————《My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected》High-ranking bureaucratic family
- Suzune Horikita————《Classroom of the Elite》Both mentors and friends, feelings seem to be budding
- Mai Sakurajima————《Rascal Does Not Dream series》Famous actress, wealthy family background
As the saying goes, behind every campus overlord, there is a long, straight black-hairedwealthy young lady。
Related Controversies
- Houtarou OrekiThe source of 《Hyouka》Regardless of whether it's the anime or the novel, it was released much earlier than the other three works. Although the "Four Kings" title became popular for a time and brought new attention to the work, in reality, both the work and the protagonist Oreki are essentially indifferent to the world, and calling him a "campus overlord" feels like being caught in the crossfire.
- Hachiman HikigayaThe source of 《My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected》A significant portion of fans feel dissatisfied with this term. One reason is that the "Long Aotian" (overpowered protagonist) tendency of the word "campus overlord" has nothing to do with the protagonist Hikigaya, and it could even be said that its meaning completely deviates from the original intent of the work. In the original work, Hachiman Hikigaya's approach in the first eight volumes was to solve problems by sacrificing himselfBut later realized that doing so wouldYukino YukinoshitaandYui Yuigahamacause harm, and thus after Volume 8, he never did it again, and using the term "School Overlord" completely deviates from the work's theme of searching for "the genuine article"sincerity's emotional theme, making it difficult for readers who have read "My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected" to accept.Therefore, there are jokes like "Those who spam 'self-sacrifice' in the bullet comments are all elementary schoolers" or "Those who spam 'self-sacrifice' in the bullet comments are people who haven't read 'Oregairu'."
Of course, most people are just comparing characters who share traits like "being different from typical school protagonists and having anti-cliché behavior," and don't actually take the "School Overlord" title seriously; it's mostly used jokingly in practice,Avoid using this term to start flame wars.。
Other "School Overlord" candidates
- Koyomi Araragi————《Monogatari Series" Known in the community as "Trash-kun," he is a big pervert.(However, Araragi-kun has many abilities related to apparitions and fantasy, so he does not fit the criteria for the Four Overlords)
- Sakamoto————《Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto" Known in the community as the "King of Cool"(However, there is no long-straight-black-haired female lead in Sakamoto's work)
- Kisaragi Amatsuyu————《ORESUKI Are you the only one who loves me?》Known in the community as "Joro"(However, his abilities in various aspects seem to be quite a bit lower compared to the Four Kings and other candidates)
- Yu Ishigami————《Kaguya-sama: Love is War – The Geniuses' War of Love and Brains》Known in the community as "The Real Man"(However, Ishigami is not the male protagonist)
- Okazaki Tomoya————《CLANNAD》(However, the female leadFurukawa Nagisais not a long-straight-black-haired girl)
- Miyamura Izumi————《Horimiya》Looks like a gloomy boy at school, but is actually a stylish guy
A man with eight ear piercings!Currently, in the seventh episode of the anime, he has already reached home base with the female lead; the speed of their union is astonishing!!!(However, the female leadHori Kyokois not a long-straight-black-haired girl) - Tomozaki Fumiya————《Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki》Known in the community as "Tomozaki-kun"
"Ni-sensei"，Not only inherited the self-sacrifice technique from Dai-sensei, but is also almost unrivaled in gaming,(However, the female leadHinami AoiShe is neither a long-black-haired girl, and is better than him in most fields) - Kyon———⟪Haruhi Suzumiya series⟫ Known in the community as... KyonBecause we still don't know Kyon's real name to this day, everyone in the SOS Brigade except him is not, in various senses,nor--mallikehumans, and most importantly, is also by
at least for a long period of timelong straight black hairthe true godBrigade LeaderLike - Kazuhiko Nukumizu————《Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!》Known in the community as "Saint Nukumizu," there has been recent discussion about whether he can join this rank...even has along black-haired younger sister, it all fits together
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