Avainsana Middle School

Nelikymppinen, jäykän sovinnainen Cal Weaver elää unelmaansa: hyvä työ, kaunis talo, kivat tenavat ja onnellinen avioliitto lukioaikaisen rakastetun kanssa. Mutta kun käy ilmi, että Calin vaimo, Emily, on pettänyt tätä ja haluaa avioeron, Calin "täydellinen" elämä hajoaa nopeasti pirstaleiksi. Ja mikä pahinta, Cal - joka ei ole käynyt treffeillä vuosikausiin - herättää olemuksellaan vähemmän mairittelevaa huomiota tämän päivän sinkkujen keskuudessa. Nyt kovan onnen Cal murjottaa vapaailtoinaan yksin paikallisessa baarissa, josta komea kolmikymppinen Jacob Palmer noukkii hänet suojatikseen. Jacob yrittää saada Calin unohtamaan vaimonsa ja aloittamaan vihdoin oman elämänsä elämisen, ja vähitellen Calin silmät avautuvat näkemään, mitä kaikkea elämällä onkaan tarjottavanaan: flirttailevia naisia, miehekkäitä juomia, sekä uusi tyyli, jota ei voisi koskaan löytää tavanomaisista parturiketjuista tai Gapin liikkeistä...

Melody Brooks on nopeaälyinen kuudesluokkalainen, joka on CP-vammansa vuoksi nonverbaalinen ja käyttää pyörätuolia, eikä saa sen takia samoja mahdollisuuksia kuin luokkatoverinsa. Kun nuori opettaja huomaa oppilaansa käyttämättömän potentiaalin ja Melody pääsee mukaan tavanomaiseen opetukseen, Melody todistaa, että hänen sanomansa on tärkeämpi kuin tapa, jolla hän sen sanoo.

Greg Heffley tähtää korkealle elämässä. Sitä ennen hänen on tosin selviydyttävä jokaisen lapsen pelottavimmasta ja nöyryyttävimmästä kokemuksesta - yläasteesta! Se ei tule olemaan helppoa ottaen huomioon, että hän on täysin pihalla olevien ääliöiden, kalsareiden kiskomista rakastavien öykkäreiden ja koko koulua piinaavan juustopalan ympäröimä!

Joidenkin mielestä koulu on todella syvältä. Kuten esimerkiksi opettaja Elizabeth Halseyn. Hän on rääväsuinen, tyly ja tökerö. Hän juo, polttaa pilveä ja on vampannut itselleen elättäjän, jotta pääsisi eroon "paskaduunistaan". Mutta kun hänen äveriäs sulhasensa yllättäen jättääkin hänet, hänen täytyy panna tuulemaan hurmatakseen komean ja varakkaan sijaisopettajan – jonka huomiosta hän joutuu tosin kilpailemaan virkaintoisen opettajakollegansa Amyn kanssa. Ja kun Elizabeth vielä samaan aikaan tylyttää hänelle flirttailevaa jumppamaikkaa, hänen hurjat tempauksensa ja juonittelunsa menevät lopulta sellaiselle sykkyrälle, että läksyn oppivat niin hänen opiskelijansa ja työtoverinsa kuin ennen kaikkea hän itse.

Amerikkalaisen teinikirjasarjan toiseen osaan perustuva koko perheen elokuva. Greg Heffleyn kouluvuosi alkaa kesäloman jälkeen jännittävissä merkeissä, kun hän kiinnostuu naapurustoon muuttaneesta tytöstä. Kotona kaikki ei kuitenkaan suju ongelmitta, sillä Gregin vanhemmat yrittävät saada hänet ja ärsyttävän isoveli-Rodrickin lähentymään vaikka väkisin. Greg saa huomata, että kouluakin hankalampi asia voi olla oma perhe.

Jeff Kinneyn menestyksekäs ja hulvaton kirjasarja herää eloon uudessa animaatioelokuvassa "Neropatin päiväkirja", jossa seurataan luisevan, mutta kunnianhimoisen Greg Heffley ratkiriemukkaita ja kohtalokkaita urotöitä hänen yrittäessään selvitä jokaisen lapsen pelottavimmasta ja nöyryyttävimmästä kokemuksesta: yläkoulusta.

Sosiaalisesti eristäytynyt ja high schoolia pelkäävä ujo kasiluokkalainen tyttö yrittää selvitä optimismin avulla yläasteen viimeisestä viikosta.

Rafe Khatchadorianilla on vaikeasti lausuttava sukunimi, valtavan vilkas mielikuvitus. ja ongelmia auktoriteettien kanssa. Rafe ei ole mikään vallankumouksellinen anarkisti, mutta hän on kuitenkin aloittamassa koulunkäyntiä jo järjestyksessä kolmannella yläasteellaan. Rafen töitä paiskiva yksinhuoltajaäiti toivoo, että tämä koulu lopultakin sopisi hänen pojalleen. Mutta Hills Villagen yläasteella yksilönvapautta ei kunnioiteta, vaan voimassa ovat epäoikeudenmukaiset käyttäytymissäännöt. Rehtori-Dwight ei jätä huomioimatta yhtäkään rikkomusta, koska hän haluaa pysyä ykkösenä alueen koulujen suoritustilastoissa. Koulun etupihalla seisookin "ykkösen" muotoiseksi leikattu pensas muistuttamassa kaikkia tilastoista ja testeistä.

Kun kaksitoistavuotias matikkanero Prem saa tietää, että hänen äskettäin kuollut isänsä oli kuuluisa räppäri, hän alkaa tutkia lisää isänsä elämää ja intohimoja. Kuvitteellisten hiphop-fantasioiden voimaannuttama Prem päättää selvittää, onko hän synnynnäinen hiphoppari.

Nagisa Misumi and Honoka Yukishiro couldn't be more different. Nagisa is sporty and Honoka bookish, and while they attend the same school, they have very little in common - until one day, a shower of shooting stars brings two very unlikely visitors into their lives: Mepple and Mipple, refugees from the Garden of Light, which has been conquered by Darkness. Endowed with new and startling powers, Nagisa and Honoka become Cure Black and Cure White, the legendary warriors of light - together, they are Pretty Cure.

Thanks to Sharuru, a fairy from the Trump Kingdom, and the power of mysterious accessories called Cure Lovies, Mana transforms into Cure Heart! Mana, her close friend Rikka, her high-class childhood friend Alice, and the enigmatic, cool super idol singer Makoto all become legendary saviors. Together, they purify the Jikochu, who have forgotten about love!

Mamoru Endou is a cheerful goalkeeper in Raimon Jr High, with six other players in the team. But there was a day when the team was almost lead to disbandment by Natsumi unless they are able to win the match against the Teikoku Gakuen, currently the best team in Japan. He tried to save the club by gathering four more players to join the team.

Teenage friends find their lives upended by the wonders and horrors of puberty in this edgy comedy from real-life pals Nick Kroll and Andrew Goldberg.

Tsubomi Hanasaki is a girl in the second grade of middle school who likes flowers and plants. One day she experiences a weird dream. In that dream, a large blooming tree appears. Suddenly, it loses all of its flowers and 2 fairies appear. A few days later after Tsubomi has transferred to Myoudou Academy, suddenly the fairies from the dream appear before her and plead to Tsubomi to become the legendary warrior Pretty Cure, and protect the Heart Tree. However, Tsubomi declines as she doesn't think that she would be able to do that. However, a mysterious enemy suddenly strikes and steals the Heart Flower of her classmate, Erika Kurumi. Now she doesn't have a choice. To retrieve Erika's Heart Flower, she has to transform into a Pretty Cure and fight. Working up the courage, Tsubomi turns into Cure Blossom and a new chapter of Pretty Cure begins!

Misaka’s electro-manipulation abilities – and delightfully destructive Railgun projectile move – make her a rock star in Academy City. The techno-metropolis is packed with supernaturally powered students known as espers, including Misaka’s flirty friend and roommate, Kuroko. She uses her teleportation skills as a member of the Judgment law enforcement team, fighting crime alongside her fellow agent Uiharu. Joined by their friend Saten, a spunky Level 0 esper, Misaka, Kuroko, and Uiharu have a blast taking on danger whenever and wherever it arises.

Kyotaro Ichikawa, a boy barely clinging to the bottom rung of his school's social ladder, secretly believes he’s the tortured lead in some psychological thriller. He spends his days dreaming up ways to disrupt his classmates' peaceful lives and pining after Anna Yamada, the class idol. But Kyotaro's not nearly the troubled teen he pretends to be…and it turns out Anna's a bit odd herself!

Kousei Arima was a genius pianist until his mother's sudden death took away his ability to play. Each day was dull for Kousei. But, then he meets a violinist named Kaori Miyazono who has an eccentric playing style. Can the heartfelt sounds of the girl's violin lead the boy to play the piano again?

This is a story about two sisters: Shizuru is a high school student who is able to see ghosts while her younger sister, Mizuki, is haunted by these apparitions. Frustrated by their abilities, their parents decided to entrust the sisters into the care of their grandparents who live in the countryside. As they adapt to life in the countryside, Shizuru and Mizuki begin to learn about the importance of coexisting nature with these apparitions.

Niwa Daisuke is your average teenager, until his fourteenth birthday. He tries to declare his love to the girl of his dreams, but fails. Suddenly, whenever he thinks about this girl he turns into the legendary phantom thief known as Dark Mousy. Daisuke's mother, very much aware of this, makes him turn into Dark and steal valuable works of art for a purpose unknown to Daisuke. As the story unfolds, he learns why, and about his classmate who seems to have the same ability.

A short, overweight student uses the Neuro Link, an evolution of the Nerve Gear, to escape himself from the reality. But his skills in the virtual world brings him to the attention of Kuroyukihime, a popular student who introduces him to the Brain Burst.

The story begins one winter day when the wish of a few girls was realized with a miracle, changing the landscape of a town. "In the skies above this town, a disc is always there."

Hitori Bocchi, a girl with extreme social anxiety, has had only one friend throughout elementary school. When Bocchi learns they'll be split up after graduation, she makes a promise to her: "By the time of my middle school graduation, I'll make friends with everyone in my class." And if she can't... they won't be friends anymore?! But Bocchi has a hard time talking to people. When she gets nervous, her legs cramp. She can't look other people in the eye. She doesn't even know how to make friends! Every way she thinks of to make friends ends up failing. Will her friend-making plan pay off?!

The adventures of relatable and adventurous Riley Matthews, the tween daughter of Cory and Topanga Matthews, and her bold best friend Maya as they traverse the twists and turns of teenage years at Manhattan's John Quincy Adams Middle School where Riley's dad is their History teacher.

Usagi Tsukino is a clumsy teenage girl who becomes a Magical Girl named Sailor Moon after meeting a cat named Luna, who tells her she is a destined warrior who must find the reincarnated princess of a lost kingdom. Along the way, she meets other reincarnated warriors who join her group known as the Sailor Senshi who fight the forces of the evil mastermind behind the Dark Kingdom.

Kazuya Kagami never goes anywhere without the precious "Sakura Obi" his mother gave him. One day a beautiful, kimono-clad girl named Kiriha appeared before him. Kiriha naturally began to live with Kazuya in his room. Then there's Chisato, Kazuya's childhood friend with glasses and a ponytail, who meddles in his affairs. Soon there's also an overprotective older sister who seems to want to take baths with him. Jumble in a huge-chested priestess, a good-looking sorceress named Kokuyoura, beautiful women, and hot girls, and Kazuya's happy, embarrassing, confusing life begins…

Komura starts his school year with a new seat neighbor in homeroom—the bespectacled Mie. Before long, he's nursing a raging crush on his quirky classmate who's always forgetting her glasses! While this might be ideal for Komura to get to know Mie better, will his poor heart give out from the daily strain of being up close and personal with the girl he likes?!

Manatsu Natsuumi is a first-year junior high school student born and raised on a small island. On the day she moves from the island, She meets Laura, a mermaid girl who has come to the earth alone in search of the legendary warrior, PreCure. Laura's hometown, Grand Ocean, is attacked by a witch who lives in the dark depths of the ocean, and all of their motivational power is taken away. It is said that if the motivational power of humans is also taken away, the world will be in deep trouble. Laura is captured by the witch's servant, and Manatsu transforms into Cure Summer to save her.

Unfabulous is an American children's television series that aired on Nickelodeon. The series is about an "unfabulous" 7th Grade middle school student named Addie Singer, played by Emma Roberts. The show, which debuted in late summer 2004, was one of the most-watched programs in the United States among children between the age of 10 and 16 and was created by Sue Rose, who previously created the animated series Pepper Ann and Angela Anaconda.

When lazy, erotic-game loving Mahiro Oyama is transformed into a girl by his younger scientist sister's experiments, he becomes determined to change back, only to recognize that with his new opportunity, he may want to turn his life around.