By Money Lord — Founder & Editor | Updated: August 9, 2026 · 9 min read

Gakuran (学乱) Beginner's Guide — Combat, Parrying, Rerolls & School Roleplay Basics

Just loaded into Gakuran and getting flattened by strangers in school uniforms? This beginner's tutorial walks you through everything a new player needs: the parry-and-dash melee controls, how the reroll system and fighting styles actually work, the phone menu that doubles as the game's hub, where to go in the school world, and the honest status on codes. Gakuran markets itself as a slice-of-life game set in May 2007 Japan, but the community turned it into one of Roblox's most-played fighting experiences — so learning the systems below is the fastest way to stop being free food.

What Is Gakuran? (Quick Start)

Gakuran is an action and slice-of-life game by the (学乱) Gakuran development group, set in a detailed recreation of May 2007 Japan. The name comes from the gakuran, the traditional Japanese school uniform, and the whole experience leans into that aesthetic — a Japanese high school, uniforms, and the gritty delinquent-fighting culture of school dramas. The developer literally describes it as "an INTENDED Slice of Life experience (though I guess our community just loves to fight LOL)," which is exactly why it plays like a fighting game wrapped in a roleplay world. For the full picture of updates and features, start at our Gakuran hub.

The game launched on November 19, 2025 and has exploded since. As of August 9, 2026 it sits on place ID 128736949265057 (universe genre: Action → Battlegrounds & Fighting) with roughly 169.3 million visits, over 35,000 concurrent players, more than 633,000 favorites, and about a 90% rating (445,000+ likes to 49,000 dislikes). Servers hold up to 50 players. There's no group requirement to load in — just launch the experience, pick or reroll your character, and you're dropped straight into the school.

The May 2007 Japanese high-school setting of Gakuran

Learn the Combat Controls

Gakuran's fighting is a parry-and-dash melee system, not a mash-fest, so the first thing to do is memorize the inputs. On PC the core keybinds are:

• WASD — move; Shift — sprint; Space — jump.
• Left-click (M1) — light attack; chainable with no cooldown between hits.
• R (M2) — heavy attack; higher damage, on a cooldown, and it cannot be blocked.
• F — hold to block, or tap it on time to parry (same key does both).
• Q — dash; short cooldown with a brief invincibility window to escape combos.
• T — equip/unequip your fighting style and trigger its special move.
• V carry, B execute, E interact, Alt opens the phone, Ctrl toggles shift-lock, and Backspace drops whatever you're holding.

Console and mobile map the same actions to buttons and on-screen controls. The most important thing to internalize early: your light attack is safe and chains, but your heavy on R is your commitment tool — it hits hard and can't be blocked, so you throw it when you've earned an opening, not on cooldown.

Real-time melee combat between students

Win Fights: Parry, Dash & the Heavy

Offense trades damage, but defense wins fights. The rhythm every good Gakuran player runs is the same: bait an attack, react with a parry (tap F right as the swing lands) or a dash (Q, riding the invincibility frames through their combo), then punish while they recover. A clean parry opens them up for your own light-attack chain into a heavy (R) or your fighting-style special (T).

The mistake new players make is holding block forever and mashing left-click. Blocking works, but a held block does nothing against a heavy on R — that attack is unblockable by design, so you have to dash out of it instead. Treat every exchange as a read: if they're pressuring with light attacks, parry; if they wind up a heavy, dash. Learning when to parry versus when to dash is the real skill ceiling here.

Reroll Your Stats & Fighting Style

When you spawn, your character is generated with random stats and a random fighting style — there are around 14 rerollable attributes covering things like style, height, age, and clothing. If you don't like your roll, you can change it:

• Open the Stats menu on the left side of the screen to reroll an individual stat for 2 Robux.
• Open the Combat Style menu on the right side to reroll your fighting style for 5 Robux.

Fighting styles are the thing most players chase, since they change how your special (T) plays. Confirmed styles include Boxing (clean pressure and safe short confirms), Muay Thai (range control and heavy commitment), Hakari (tempo changes and punish windows), and the Legendary-tier Kure style, which was added in the v7.400 update (July 11, 2026). Because rarer styles are RNG, the reroll cost adds up fast — which is exactly why free rerolls from codes matter (more on that below), and why our Gakuran codes page is the first thing to check before you start rolling. If you're weighing Gakuran's system against another popular fighter, our Gakuran vs Combat Warriors comparison breaks down how the two combat models differ.

Rerolling changes your stats and fighting style

Use the Phone Menu & Its Apps

Press Alt to open the in-game phone, which doubles as Gakuran's hub for menus and social tools. Recent updates have built it out with real apps: the v7.400 patch reworked the Japanify music app, added a Weather app and camera filters, and introduced the ability to gift rerolls to other players. The phone is also where a lot of the roleplay happens — players use it to coordinate, share, and set the tone of a server. Get comfortable opening it early, because several systems (including customization and settings) live behind it rather than on the main HUD.

Explore the School & Roleplay

Between fights, Gakuran is a living school world set across a campus of classrooms, hallways, rooftops, and outdoor grounds — and the map keeps growing (v7.400 expanded it with new locations). A large chunk of the community plays it purely as roleplay: forming groups, acting out school-life and delinquent stories, and using the social systems as much as the combat. Because the setting is so detailed, the roleplay holds up on its own even if you never throw a punch. New players should wander the map first to learn spawn points, gathering spots, and where fights tend to break out before committing to serious PvP.

• Drill your defense. Parry (F) and dash (Q) on reaction win more than any attack string.
• Respect the heavy. The R heavy can't be blocked — dash it, don't tank it.
• Save your rerolls. Grab free code rerolls before spending Robux chasing a style.
• Learn the map. Knowing rooftops and choke points helps you pick and dodge fights.
• Open the phone. Alt is your hub for music, weather, gifting rerolls, and roleplay tools.

Get Free Rerolls From Codes

Gakuran does have a working codes system, and every active code hands out free rerolls — the currency that saves you real Robux when hunting for a better fighting style. The list rotates with each update and codes are case-sensitive and one-time per account, so rather than duplicate a table that goes stale here, we keep the verified, current codes and exact reroll amounts on our dedicated Gakuran codes page. Redeem them from the folding drawer menu on the left of your screen, under the Codes tab.

How to Earn Free Robux for Gakuran

Reroll rolls, cosmetics, and any game passes in Gakuran all cost Robux. If you want them without spending out of pocket, you can earn Robux through Earnaldo by completing simple tasks and put it straight toward your next fighting-style reroll. Here is how Earnaldo works.

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About This Guide

This tutorial is based on the live version of Gakuran (place ID 128736949265057) by the (学乱) Gakuran group as of August 9, 2026, drawing on the in-game experience, the developer's v7.400 update notes, and community controls and reroll guides. As a frequently updated game, mechanics, styles, and reroll costs may change — confirm current details in-game.