2. [Manga Review] Zekkyou Gakkyuu

HELLO SWEETHEARTS <3

Today I'm going to review my favorite horror-genre manga that I've found pretty interesting. Actually, I really reaallyyyy efffinggggg haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaateeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee HORROR MANGA THINGS.

I MEAN WHY YOU SHOULD GET SCARED AND PISS YOUR PANTS IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT ?!! THAT'S A WASTE OF TIME AND YOUR SOUL </3

ME NO LIKEY GHOSTY GHASTLY STUFFSSSS T^T !

But with this manga, all of those changed in a poof !

The Manga Cover Volume 1

Presenting you, Zekkyou Gakkyuu by Ishikawa Emi !

Here is the link where you can read the stuff :

http://mangafox.me/manga/zekkyou_gakkyuu/

And the short summary :
Welcome to the classes of horror! I will be your guide to a world that lurks under everyday life. For these lessons, you don't need text books or notebooks.

If you're prepared for the worst...

First Impression  ; Horror. I really don't like scary stuffs except thriller. They're kinda different. I could tolerate thriller but no horror no ghosts ! T^T But since I knew this manga from a good friend of mine and he kept pestering me to read it even he knows I hate horror manga ( SUCH A GOOD FRIEND HE IS !), I decided to at least give chapter 1 a read.

MIND YOU ! WHEN THE SCARY STUFFS "TRIED" TO SHOW UP, I ALWAYS CLOSE MY LAPTOP SCREEN WITH MY HANDS!
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Plot/Storyline (8/10)  : Story-wise, what makes me love it in the end is because the stories are REAL-LIFE stories. It really happens at our environment and society circles. It brings up bullying, isolation, love life (romance-genre tagged here xD), families, and others. What shines the most to me is the manga highlights the dark side of human's heart. Their greedy, not-wanting-to-lose, ego, and many more. Also, the characters heavily implied on school children and teenagers, that's why the shoujo and shonen genre also got tagged! And that's another reason for me loving this manga.

The stories are seperated, so each chapter reveals new story line. It doesn't connected that much so if you skip a chapter and read the next one, you could still grasp the meaning of the story. It's a win-win to me since I don't like reading a long horror manga. OH ! They also have the background stories of the girl in the manga cover ! She will be your "guide" in all of the stories, only at the beginning and end of chapter though! xD 

Art (9/10) : The art is great and simple! I like these kind of arts! The characters are drawn nicely, the male/female characters are drawn handsomely and beautifully (well for my taste) and some of the ghosts are not that scary much at all! Not to what I expect to be simply gore and disgusting. 

HERE IS THE EXAMPLE : 

*SPOILER AHEAD*

The ghosts are not that scary. NO ! TRUST ME IT'S A REVERSE OF WHAT YOU USUALLY SEE IN YOUR USUAL HORROR MANGA !

Damn! It still sends chill to me, but for a longer look, it really is not that scary! xDD

Background-wise, the authoress do another good job! Though not that appealing, it's still neat and well.

ANOTHER SCREENSHOT OF THE MANGA :

THE BOY IS HANDSOMEEE <3 HEHEEH AND THE GIRL IS ALSO PRETTY !

Recommendations : I really recommend you guys who like to read episodic manga which has light horror genre in it. Yes it's light horror much to my dismay. I've played horror games also (yet another "forcing" from my friend!) and watched horror movies/anime which are way more scary than this. BUT if you don't like children abuse, nearly-rape,murder, and more "crimes" that children-related, then I suppose you could skip this manga.

Anyways for my overall rating : 8.5/10

IS IT WORTH READING? YES IT IS !


Alright guys! Thank you for reading ! Give me a feedback on how you also like/don't like the manga >< ! See ya next time!
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