176 pages, Paperback
First published September 17,2003
The new guy they've got working over at Sakura Sushi, he's really got his act together. He's got his eccentricities but he takes his job seriously and he's only gonna get better. I can't wait to see what kind of guy he matures into.
" Little do they know, the "new guy" is a full-blooded gorilla.The centerpiece of Cromartie High School, Vol. 7, involves two teenagers discovering the world's best sushi in Tokyo, crafted by the hands of this large simian. How did a gorilla end up working at a sushi shop and become so talented? These questions are investigated and speculated upon, but in true Cromartie fashion, they are never answered.
Piecemeal logic and patchwork deduction are prominent in this volume. It is book-ended by meetings of the five "Four Great Ones," students who attend classes in KISS-style makeup. They discuss delinquency, human nature, and the "no-loss-no-gain" form of happiness, but never reach a conclusion in the most nonsensical way possible.
The students at Cromartie don't take their studies seriously, but they are intrigued by the trivialities of daily life. Everything is a puzzle for them and the reader. The pursuit of answers only raises more bizarre questions. Eventually, they give up and move on to another nonsequitur situation.
The gorilla eventually leaves his job at Sakura Sushi in a simple way, which again raises more questions than answers.