Kotaro Makaritoru is a manga that follows the antics of the long haired protagonist, Kotaro Shindo, a skilled karate expert, sole member of the Kyokutan-ryu Karate Club and an uninhibited pervert, who spends time feuding with the Student Council and Discipline Committee, along with various clubs within Tsurugamine High School, due to his habit of stealing panties, fighting, and his trademark rule breaking hair.

Won the 10th Kodansha Manga Award for shounen in 1986.