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Gakuran Guide: Getting started and building your character

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(学乱) Gakuran, Playing 7.7K, Rating 88.6%
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About

Overview

Gakuran is a school-life roleplay game set in Japan in May 2007, where you build a character, explore a school campus, and create your own stories with other players. The community has also built out a full combat system, so the game covers both peaceful roleplay and serious fighting.

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Contents
01

Getting started and building your character

Step
In short When you first open the game, you land in a character creation screen.

When you first open the game, you land in a character creation screen. You can adjust hair style, hair color, eye shape, uniform color, and accessories like hats and ribbons. You can return and edit your character's appearance any time through the menu, so nothing you pick here is permanent. Once you finish, you enter the school and the game opens up.

  1. Pick your look choose a hairstyle, hair color, eye style, and uniform color that fit the character you want to play.
  2. Add accessories hats, ribbons, and similar items let you push your look further.
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02

How school life actually works

Summary
In short There is no story to complete; you and other players make the story yourselves.

Gakuran has no main quest or progress bar to fill. The point is to inhabit the school setting and build scenes with whoever is around. You can form groups, claim a favorite spot in the courtyard or library, or join a roleplay that someone else has already started. The game's description notes that while a quiet slice-of-life experience was the intent, the community tends to take things in its own direction.

  • Solo play exploring the campus and adjusting your character's appearance works fine on your own.
  • Group play interacting with other players is the core of what the game is designed around.
  • Player-run events groups can create their own scenarios and invite others to join.
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04

Roleplay etiquette worth knowing

Warn
In short Respecting other players' scenes keeps the server enjoyable for everyone.

Because there are no game-enforced rules about who can join a scene, players rely on each other to behave reasonably. If another player does something that makes you uncomfortable, the report function is there to use. Never share personal information such as your real name, address, or contact details inside the game, and do not follow links that ask you to move to an outside chat service.

Worth watching out for
Do not interrupt a scene already in progress without getting the other players' agreement first.
Avoid words or actions that are meant to hurt or demean another player's character or the player themselves.
Keep personal information off the chat entirely.
Ignore anyone who tries to move the conversation to an app or site outside Roblox.
05

Combat controls

Check
In short The game does not display all controls on screen.

Combat is opt-in: you have to press a button to enter a stance before any of the attack inputs do anything. The inputs listed below work on keyboard, Xbox controller, and PlayStation controller. There is currently no way to rebind any of these.

  • Enter combat stance T on keyboard, D-Pad Up on controller.
  • Light attack Mouse Button 1 on keyboard, R2 or Right Trigger on controller.
  • Heavy attack R on keyboard, Y on Xbox, Triangle on PlayStation.
  • Block or parry F on keyboard, Left Trigger on controller.
  • Dash Q on keyboard, B on Xbox, Circle on PlayStation.
  • Shift-lock Control on keyboard, Right Stick on controller.
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06

Posture, blocking, and parrying

Tips
In short Managing your posture bar matters as much as landing hits.

Posture is the stamina system that lets you sprint and block. Sprinting and blocking both drain it. Running out puts you at risk of a block break, which stuns you when the next hit lands. A parry costs no posture and lets you take no damage. Even a successful block still lets some damage through, because every style in the game has some level of block pierce.

Tips worth knowing
  • Never hold block on zero posture — you will be stunned the moment you get hit.
  • Parrying costs no posture and the user takes no damage.
  • Karate's Swift Recovery perk gives a 15% natural posture regen boost, and its Steady Nerves perk adds another 25% regen for three seconds after a parry. Karate's Balanced Strike gives 25% posture back on a successful M2.
  • Basic's Swift Recovery perk grants the same 15% natural posture regeneration as Karate.
  • Muay Thai deals 15% extra posture drain to opponents who are holding block.
  • Slugger and Wrestling have large amounts of block pierce.
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08

Grapples and how they happen

Summary
In short Grapples protect you from third-party damage, so they can save you when multiple people are fighting at once.

When two players throw a light attack at the same moment, there is a chance they enter a grapple instead of both taking hits. A short animation plays while both players are completely immune to damage from anyone else. When the animation ends, the player who attacked first shoves the other back and deals 50% less damage than a normal hit. The chance of a grapple starting depends on the Resilience stat built into each player's style.

  • High Resilience styles Slugger and Wrestling can trigger grapples very often.
  • Low Resilience styles Boxing cannot start a grapple on its own; the other player's style has to carry enough Resilience.
  • Grapple immunity both players are safe from outside attackers during the animation.
  • Damage on exit the player who attacked first deals the shove hit, but at half normal damage.
09

Kure: what makes it different

Table
In short Kure rewards aggressive close-range pressure and punishes opponents hard once they make a mistake.

Kure is a legendary style built around forcing opponents into corners and ending fights quickly. Its light attacks deal 5% damage per hit, while its heavy attack hits for 13% and stuns or knocks down the target.

Light attack damage5% per hit
Heavy attack damage13% per hit, stuns or grounds the target
Last Stand perk+15% total damage when below 25% health
Takedown perkheavy attack grabs the opponent and deals 1.5x damage
Concussive perkheavy attack removes the opponent's ability to parry for 2 seconds
Guard Pierce II perk15% of block chip damage bleeds through the opponent's guard
Resilience I perk15% chance to clash into a grapple when M1s meet

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Glossary

Glossary
Posture
The stamina bar that lets you sprint and block; losing it all leaves you open to a stun.
Block Pierce
The amount of damage a style pushes through an opponent's block even when they are holding it up.
Resilience
A stat built into each style that controls how likely that style is to enter a grapple when light attacks clash.
Grapple
A short clash animation triggered when two light attacks meet at the same time, during which both players are immune to outside damage.
Parry
A timed defensive action that blocks all damage and costs no posture, unlike a normal block.
Roleplay
Playing as your character in a made-up scenario that you and other players invent together.
Legendary style
A combat style, like Kure, that sits at the rarest tier and carries stronger perks than common styles.

Common questions

FAQ

What should I do if another player ruins my roleplay scene?

Use the in-game report function to flag the behavior.

Can I change my character's look after I first create it?

Yes. You can edit your character's appearance through the menu at any point during a session.

Updated Sep 10, 2026
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