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An 〔(WWWJDIC entry for エスカレーター学校 )〕 (also and )〔(WWWJDIC entry for エスカレーター校; エスカレータ校 )〕 is a school that offers education from elementary or middle (or even from the kindergarten) until university. Escalator schools are so called because students usually rise to the next grade without having to take entrance exams. While many Western private schools are this way, escalator schools are far more prevalent in Japan than in other countries. Escalator schools are commonly found in anime and manga, as they are a quick and easy explanation for realistically having characters of very different ages in the same school setting. == Examples == * ''Ohtori Academy'' in ''Revolutionary Girl Utena'' teaches kindergarteners through at least high school. * The Clamp School, the main setting of ''Clamp School Detectives'' and making a cameo in ''X/1999'', includes all grades from kindergarten through college. * ''T *A Girls School'' (Rei Hino's private all-girls Catholic school) and ''Mugen Gakuen'' in ''Sailor Moon''. * ''Negima!: Magister Negi Magi'' features an escalator school, but the main character is employed there to get the class exam averages up. * ''Ouran Academy'' in ''Ouran High School Host Club''. * Saki Girls' School in ''High School Girls''. * ''Amawa Gakuen'' and ''Eika Gakuen'' in ''Rockin' Heaven''. * ''Eitoku Academy'' in ''Boys Over Flowers''. * ''Seika Academy'' in ''Kitchen Princess''. * ''Hyotei Gakuen'' in ''The Prince of Tennis''. * ''Alice Academy'' in ''Gakuen Alice''. * ''Toryo Academy'' in ''Marmalade Boy''. * ''Karasumori Academy'' in ''Kekkaishi''. * ''Itazura Na Kiss'' in ''Itazura Na Kiss''. * ''Oujou Academy'' in ''Eyeshield 21''. * '' Lillian Girls' Academy in ''Maria-sama ga Miteru''. * ''Kuoh Academy'' in High School DxD uses on that goes from at least Elementary to University. * ''Eriol Academy'' in Angelic Layer. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Escalator school」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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