Funny Quotes from Daily Lives of High School Boys

What Makes This Show So Funny?

The Daily Lives of High School Boys is a classic comedy anime. It’s about three regular high school boys named Tadakuni, Hidenori, and Yoshitake. Nothing big or supernatural happens in their lives.

But the show finds comedy in their normal, boring world. It really gets what it’s like to be a teenage boy. The humor doesn't come from a crazy world, it comes from the boys' wild imaginations.

They are so bored that they make up their own drama to pass the time. The show is great at showing how they turn simple boredom into hilarious situations. These quotes show you exactly how they do it.

The Show's Most Famous Quotes

This section has the show's greatest hits. These are the lines and scenes that everyone remembers. If you're a fan, you'll know these right away.

The Girl by the River

This is probably the most famous running joke in the show. Hidenori is relaxing by a river when a girl, Yassan, shows up. She is trying way too hard to create a dramatic, romantic moment.

• Quotes from the Scene:
  1. Yassan (The "Literature Girl"): "The wind... is troubled today."
  2. Hidenori (Thinking): "Crap, she's starting something! She's one of those ... a 'Literature Girl'!"
  3. Yassan: "But I don't dislike this wind."
  4. Hidenori (Aloud, panicking): "Let us make haste, lest the wind ceases."
  5. Hidenori (Thinking): "WHAT THE HELL AM I SAYING?!"
• Why It's Funny: This part makes fun of a common idea in romance stories. Both of them are trying to follow a script, but they are doing it badly. Yassan is acting like she's in a romance comic, and Hidenori just panics. The joke is how their two weird performances crash into each other.

Trying on Skirts

This scene from the first episode shows you what the three main characters are like. Hidenori and Yoshitake are bored at Tadakuni’s house. They start talking about skirts, which leads to them trying on Tadakuni’s sister’s clothes.

• Quotes from the Scene:
  6. Yoshitake: "It's just rolls of cloth around your waist! I cannot imagine walking around with underwear exposed!"
  7. Hidenori: "Tadakuni, may we borrow your sister's skirts?"
  8. Hidenori (After tricking Tadakuni into wearing a skirt and bra): "Oh, that looks lovely on you. Do an erotic pose!"
  9. Tadakuni's Sister (Appearing at the door, deadpan): "I see. Just keep on going."
• Why It's Funny: This scene shows how the group works. Hidenori is the one who starts weird ideas. Yoshitake is the one who jumps right in. And Tadakuni is the normal one who gets caught in the middle. But the real punchline is his sister's calm reaction, which is way funnier than if she got angry.

Dramatic Fights and a Dark Past

These quotes come from two very dramatic and funny moments. The first one makes fun of how seriously the boys take a broken plastic model. The second reveals the surprisingly tough backstory of some of the other characters.

The joke about the plastic model works because the boys act like it's a life or death situation. And the story about the "Archdemon" introduces the dark and funny past of a character named Habara.

• Quotes (The Plastic Model Drama):
  10. Yoshitake (Holding a single, broken part): "Hidenori... What have you done?"
  11. Hidenori (Panicked): "It was an accident! I'll buy you a new one! I swear!"
  12. Yoshitake (Dead serious): "A new one... won't be the same. This one... this one was my Zaku."
• Quotes (The Archdemon Legend):
  13. Yanagin (Whispering in terror): "Don't mess with her. She's Habara... the 'Archdemon' from East Yada Elementary."
  14. Karasawa (Calmly, explaining his hat and scar): "It took ten of the neighborhood's strongest fighters to neutralize her. I was one of them."
  15. Habara (After her friends suggest a friendly sparring match, picking up a massive rock): "Oh? A sparring contest? Sounds like fun."

Quotes from the Main Characters

The show is so funny because the three main guys work so well together. You have the one who starts things (Hidenori), the one who goes along with it (Yoshitake), and the normal one (Tadakuni). This section breaks down their personalities through their best lines.

Hidenori: The Idea Guy

Hidenori is the one with glasses, and he’s always trying to make things more dramatic. He loves turning a normal moment into a big story or a deep thought. His over-the-top speeches are some of the best parts of the show.

• Quotes:
  16. (Giving "advice" at the beach): "I've figured it out. Those girls like their noodles and men the same way: Hot."
  17. (During a stick-fighting game): "What is 'Jack'? 'Jack' the Ripper? 'Jack' and the Beanstalk? This simple stick holds a profound meaning... It is the hero's sword!"
  18. (During a "girlfriend" simulation): "Ah, Tadakuni-kun! What a coincidence to meet you here, on this, the first day of our fated encounter!"
  19. (Thinking, while walking home): "If I can just make it to that convenience store, I'll be safe. But the enemy is everywhere... a sniper on the roof? A bomb in a mailbox?"

Yoshitake: The Wild Card

Yoshitake is the one with dyed hair, and he’s always ready to act out Hidenori's crazy ideas. He fully commits to every strange scenario with a lot of confidence. His comedy comes from how seriously he takes every ridiculous game.

• Quotes:
  20. (Telling a "first kiss" story): "...My heart was pounding. I closed my eyes. And then... I kissed her. It was... my sister."
  21. (During a convenience store role-play): "Welcome! Please put the gun down! I have a family! Take the points card, just don't hurt me!"
  22. (Reacting to Hidenori's riverbank drama): "Can you just shut up and help me with this?"
  23. (On his sister's weird behavior): "Yeah, my sister's weird. Yesterday, I caught her trying to wear my old middle school uniform. She's hopeless."

Tadakuni: The Normal One

Tadakuni is supposed to be the main character, but he’s actually the most normal and is often not around. He just wants a regular life, but his friends are always trying to escape it. His jokes come from his tired reactions to his friends' weirdness.

• Quotes:
  24. (After Hidenori's long skit about getting a girlfriend): "I appreciate the effort. But... this is an all-boys school."
  25. (Thinking): "Why are they like this? Why are they always at my house? Are my friends the weird ones? Or am I the weird one?"
  26. (A common, tired sigh): "Just... go home."
  27. (After being caught in his sister's skirt and bra): "This isn't what it looks like! We were... uh... studying... fabrics...?"

Funny Quotes from Other Characters

The show also has a great cast of supporting characters. They are often even weirder than the main three. This makes the world of the show feel rich and funny.

The Student Council

The Student Council in this show is not like the cool, perfect councils in other anime. They look like tough delinquents, but they are actually very polite. But underneath that, they are all very strange.

• Quotes from the Council:
  28. President (To a rival, with a creepy smile): "If you get lost, don't worry. We will find you. We will find you."
  29. Karasawa (Stoically, about girls who bother him): "I considered... performing a 'Kinniku Buster' on them. But I failed to pull it off."
  30. Vice-President (The "tough" one): "WILL YOU TWO SHUT UP AND DO THE PAPERWORK?! THIS IS A STUDENT COUNCIL MEETING!"
• Why They're Funny: The humor comes from them not acting how they look. The President seems incompetent but has a weird charm. The tough-looking Vice-President is the only one doing any work. And Karasawa is a quiet guy who is obsessed with wrestling moves.

Yassan, the "Literature Girl"

Yassan is a really funny character. She's the only one who wants to be in a serious, romantic anime. But she's stuck in a comedy show. Her lines get more desperate as she keeps trying to force a romantic moment with Hidenori.

• Quotes:
  31. (The classic): "The wind is troubled today..."
  32. (Trying again): "Ah, this riverbank... it has seen so many stories. I wonder what story it will see today?"
  33. (Thinking, as Hidenori reads her novel): "He's reading it! My masterpiece! Wait... why is he... is he laughing?! NO! THAT'S NOT A GAG MANGA!"
  34. (Chasing Hidenori): "Wait! Don't leave! Our story isn't over! YOU'RE THE CHOSEN ONE!"

Why These Jokes Work

The show is funny because it finds big drama in small, everyday things. It's all about blowing up minor problems into huge deals. It also finds the awkwardness in just about everything.

Jokes About Being an Awkward Teen

This is the part of the show everyone can relate to. It nails how awkward it feels to be a teenager. Every small social moment can feel like a disaster waiting to happen.

• Quotes:
  35. (Brainstorming how to get a girlfriend): "What if... you're running to school with bread in your mouth, and you turn a corner and... BUMP! You crash into a girl!"
  36. (Thinking, about social anxiety): "Oh god, it's that guy from Class C. I made eye contact. Do I wave? Do I nod? I'll just pretend to be on my phone."
  37. (Wrong ideas about girls): "Wait, girls don't talk about... giant robots? Or... the Shogun? Then what do they even talk about?!"

Jokes That Make Fun of Anime

At its heart, the series is a parody. It smartly makes fun of common ideas you see in other high school anime. The humor is very self-aware.

• Making Fun of Anime Tropes:
  • Trope: The Fated Romantic Encounter.
    • Quote: "The wind is troubled today..."
    • Subversion: The show makes fun of this idea with Hidenori's panicked and weird response. A scene that should be romantic becomes a silly chase scene.
  • Trope: The "Main Character".
    • Quote: "Why are you surprised?" (A line often said to Tadakuni).
    • Subversion: Tadakuni is supposed to be the main character, but he’s often ignored. This makes fun of boring main characters in other shows.
  • Trope: The "Cute Girls Doing Cute Things" Show.
    • Quote: "During her childhood years, Habara was widely known as the 'Archdemon'..."
    • Subversion: The "High School Girls are Funky" segments make fun of this idea. Instead of being cute, the girls are mean, violent, and deal with weird past trauma.

Common Questions

What's the most famous quote from the show?

Without a doubt, the most famous quote is: "The wind... is troubled today." That line, from the "Literature Girl" Yassan, has become a popular meme. It perfectly shows the show's humor, which takes a serious-sounding line and makes it awkward and funny.

What does "The wind is troubled today" mean?

In the show, the line is a joke about a "fated meeting" in romance stories. It's the opening line the "Literature Girl" prepared to start a dramatic conversation with Hidenori. The "meaning" is just her trying to force a romantic moment to happen.

The joke is that Hidenori knows exactly what she's doing. Instead of playing along, he panics and says something equally weird. This breaks the script and makes the whole thing hilarious.

Why is this show so funny?

People love this show because it does a few things really well. This combination makes it a special and timeless comedy.

1. Great Writing: A comedy needs to have funny writing, and this show's script is very sharp and smart. The running jokes build up over time and get even funnier.
2. Great Voice Acting: The humor is made even better by the amazing voice actors. They have perfect timing and delivery. They can go from sounding normal to totally panicked in a second.
3. Realistic Silliness: The show feels real. It starts with the relatable boredom of being a teenager. Then it uses the characters' huge imaginations to create silly situations.
4. Smart Parody: It makes fun of other anime in a clever way. The jokes about the "Literature Girl" and the "Funky High School Girls" are smart takes on other anime genres. This makes the show funny on its own and as a commentary on anime itself.