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Synonyms: Kangoku Gakuen

Japanese: 監獄学園〈プリズンスクール〉

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Type: Manga

Volumes: 28

Chapters: 278

Status: Finished

Published: Feb 7, 2011 to Dec 25, 2017

Genres: Award Winning, Comedy, Romance, Ecchi

Themes: Gag Humor, School

Demographic: Seinen

Serialization: Young Magazine (Weekly)

Authors: Hiramoto, Akira (Story & Art)

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Score: 7.49¹ (scored by 61,014 users)

¹ indicates a weighted score.

Ranked: #2995²

² based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.

Popularity: #80

Members: 136,177

Favorites: 5,196

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Jan 30, 2021

Akazaki_Kaguya

Recommended

The first arc, which is the prison is so enjoyable and funny that I considered it a masterpiece, specially the anime. The characters are really funny and the story is really interesting and also the ecchi scenes are hot as hell. The art style of the manga is awesome it has a lot of impact because of those serious detailed faces of the characters which makes it really funny. Because what they're doing is something embarrassing but they're faces are that serious which makes the manga a lot more funny.

Though as the story goes on, at the cavalry arc, it becomes boring because the ...

Aug 28, 2019

vitriolcocktail

Recommended

Prison School is a nonsensical, lewd, fever dream-esque comedy. Its unique sense of humor and Machiavellian plot twists keep you wondering what will happen next.

The writing is sublime. The intricate plot dovetails beautifully with the downright ludicrous, self-aware comedy. The characters are lovingly written and you'll find yourself surprisingly invested in their (admittedly nonsensical) arcs.

The illustrations are wonderful. I love the over-the-top expressions the characters have. It's lovingly drawn and all of it is pleasant on the eyes.

My one gripe is that the story kind of awkwardly ends.

(spoiler)

The superintendent ends up in jail, Mari ends up just leaving everyone without so much as a goodbye, ...

Jul 15, 2020

TrouserTheSnake

Recommended

After finishing the anime I was beyond excited to see what the manga had in store, the anime ended in such a way that was satisfying but left things open enough for a second season, I loved it, but the manga quickly began to crush my hope for a continuation of one of my favorite storys in recent years. It felt like there was so much potential but the author decided to take things in the one of worst possible directions with the story, terrible cliches and forced pairing, it felt completely different from the first 80 or so chapters which were what we saw ...

Mar 15, 2021

treverse

Recommended

I have a history with this series. 2012 I believe, I started reading the manga until Chapter 110 or so and paused. A lot of time has passed and the first volume was realesd in my country. So, I read the last volume. This series has a mixed middle part but the first 100 and last 50 chapteres are making this series for me to a 9/10 total. I loved the art and the comedy with good lewd drawings, it was so thrilled ad its peak but the ending hooked me so much that I need to prais it to everone. I cant believe Hiramoto ...

Mar 30, 2017

_ecchiman_

Recommended

Preliminary (246/278 chp)

So apparently this manga is not rated 10 so I'm going to tell you why it is a 10/10 in my book.

This manga is absolutely stunning. I first watched the anime (which I also highly recommend), and then decided to read the manga about a month or 2 later, and I have to say, its probably one of the best decisions ever. Also, a disclaimer. I haven't read much manga, and this is also my first review so it might be a bit... inexperienced.

I think it's imperative to understand that this manga is written to serve a certain purpose, ... and taking it out of that context detracts from it's overall enjoyment. It's ecchi. It's comedy. And it's over-the-top about it. But other than that it's... not much else. If your looking for some deep "moral of the story" type stuff be disappointed. If your looking for some life-fulfilling stuff look elsewhere. This manga (in my opinion) was made purely to make you laugh while also delivering some of the "good stuff" (as in nudity, boobs, butt, and near-sex encounters), accompanied by a decent storyline to hold it all together. Just barely together. Without further ado...

Story:
Like I said, take it in context of what kind of purpose it serves and then yes it deserves a 10. Yes, there are plot holes, there are parts where the author cheats in the sense that it shows something that the reader could never have known, and yes there are parts that are absolutely impossible and outrageous, but for a manga like this it should be accepted, be the norm. With that said this story is amazingly funny. Just about every chapter has something funny about it and almost every chapter had me laughing my butt off. The situations that arise are outlandish and so funny, but fresh and new each time. You KNOW something crazy is going to happen, but you never know WHEN or WHAT it is, and that provides an aspect of suspense, but in a lighthearted manner. However, some parts of the story do get extremely drawn out, like a college student trying to reach a word count on an essay drawn out. I actually got frustrated once by how much time was spent on one scene. So 9/10 if you want a sensible story, 10/10 if you just want to be entertained.

Art:
10/10. the art is beautiful. the women are beautiful. the men are damn good looking too. Eye candy for everyone. Characters actually match their personalities as well. Quality is sharp. Regardless of the story it depicts, the art solely as images in an art gallery are amazingly well drawn, and an art gallery is where a good portion of the art belongs. I can't recall a chapter, a page, or even a panel where I thought, "oh, that was half-assed".
Also to note since it might bother potential readers, to me there is no such thing as too much fanservice, and if there is I didn't see it with this manga. Fanservice is there and it is over the top but not excessive, and it serves a purpose in the anime, and it breaks up the monotony of the plot quite well. The fanservice isn't blantantly chucked in your face every second it can get, but it seems almost natural for the flow of the plot. If you can't deal with a lot of fanservice, think fanservice is for the weak, or just overall dislike fanservice, stop reading and considering this manga, since the fanservice is one of the integral pieces to this manga's success, as well as plot movement.

Characters:
The characters are for the most part just ordinary high school(?) students. No magic trickery, or alien appearances, or mythological gimmickry here. In fact they seem so ordinary that they are actually realistic. Character development is minimal, but expected. You have one boy that betrays the group, but later returns. You have a couple of guys becoming likable men to the opposite sex, but that's about it for development. The boy's stick through everything because of the promise of boobies and butts. The five of them do change, but individually their motives, their methods, and their mindsets don't. Or doesn't by much.
But, like I touched upon in the art, the character depictions alone warrant at least a 7/10 for them. The drawings just match the characters so well. Kiyoshi being the bashful leader has long bangs hiding his face. Shingo with his blonde hair swept back showing a degree of confidence. Joe-kun's mysteriousness matched with his hooded face. Andre... well Andre's face (or should I say fatness) is just comic relief. Then theres the girls at the school. here's where the character development becomes a bit...blurred because with the exception of Hana-san and Mari, the rest of the girls just about stay the same. One of them actually regresses instead of develops. However, this lack of brain-racking, lack of development further adds to the realism of the characters despite the unrealistic situations they are put in.
In terms of decision-making they're just a bunch of dumb high school boys who want to have fun. They think for the short term, and on top of that they think with their "head" instead of their actual heads. If you can handle that kind of character (and the subsequent fan-service), you will love this manga.
In terms of "can you enjoy the character's dispositions", Yes you can and yes they are very enjoyable. Each boys' and girls' diverse personalities make this manga so much more readable and you never get tired of the antics that result because of their personalities. And don't even get me started on the Principal. He is something else.

Enjoyment:
If you can't tell yet, I enjoyed this manga A LOT. Of course there will be different opinions, but I felt that this manga was totally worth my time. Sit back, enjoy the funny moments, don't think too hard about how the characters got to where they are and you'll enjoy this manga MUCH more than if you analyze their every move. Also Boobs and Butts and Near-sex. That always drives up the enjoyment for hormonal teenagers/young adults who like the female sex (including myself). Broken up, I'd say 2 for art +3 for characters +4 for story +1 for nudity equals 10 for enjoyment.

Overall:
A masterpiece if you don't want to deal with details. Art is amazing, the story is infinitely hilarious, characters are beautiful (in looks, personality, and development), and enjoyment factor is definitely there. Don't overthink this manga too much, sometimes life really is about relaxing, laughing, and enjoying the view of female fanservice. Or pixelated boners. Definitely worth my time, and I think its at least worth a try for everyone.

Peace

Feb 6, 2018

bakakisima

Recommended

Did enjoy the premise..Quite different from the normal comedic standpoint..
Started reading the manga after watchng the anime..

Started strong ..The introduction of the setting and the characters were dealt nicely..

The art style was also a little different which added flavour to it..

But fizzled out after the initial prison breakout.The story and pacing became too emphasized on sexual innuendo while neglecting sublime plot points which were never utilised...

Less talk about the ending is better...It got BLEACHED...All of the character developments throughout the manga resulted to null in the last chapter.Many questions remain answered...
...

Apr 4, 2018

Natsuki_Hyundai

Recommended

I know you're not supposed to have spoilers in a review. But given how the reputation of this manga has been pretty much tarnished entirely because of its ending, I will need to divulge some minor spoilers in this review. You've been warned.

Story- 7/10: You don't need to look twice at the synopsis to realize the following about Prison School: It is a dirty, dirty manga. But this manga is different from most ecchi manga for a very specific reason.

That reason is the insanely serious presentation. All of the really naughty and dirty scenarios that take place throughout Prison School are intentionally given way too ... much dramatic fluff. The ironic thing is that the suspense is real, in spite of how dumb the situations are at face value.

But alas, that really only applies to the first two-thirds or so of the story. Towards the 200 chapter mark there's a climax which drags on for so long it feels like a bad Shounen manga [like Air Gear] or something out of Studio Pierrot. After that, it's a brief slog followed by the ever-notorious ending.

Even though I feel like that Prison School still retained some of its twisted, perverse soul to the bitter end, I'll concede that the later parts were the weakest sections by far. Anyways, on to the elephant in the room...

I gotta address the ending. I'll try to do it as spoiler-free as possible. First off, I will concede that it wasn't the best choice it could have been. I think that 3-5 resolution chapters following the climax would've been the best solution. I will also concede that the ending was definitely abrupt. If there was an extra page or two to use as an establishing shot to transition into it, then maybe it wouldn't have come off as so ham-fisted.

But it WASN'T as bad as what people said. Look at my list; I'm no stranger to terrible endings! Maybe it's because I expected it to be the worst thing ever, or maybe because I don't partake in a certain "hobby" that's popular in fandoms, but seriously... it was not terrible.

If you end up reading this manga, just don't assume it's going to end in a specific way no matter what the context is and you should be fine(-ish)!

Characters- 8/10: The characters are solid, easily distinguishable design-wise, and about what you'd expect from a manga like this.

The clash between drama and stupidity also enhances the character arcs. A lot of really interesting relationships form around really stupid things, like a yaoi spin on ancient Japanese history, or masochism.

If I were to pick a bad character arc, it would probably have to be the chairman of the school. Even though he's a well-designed, memorable man, he's literally discarded later on and given a sideplot which matters only once in the main story and that's it. Poor guy... but other than that everyone is pretty darn good.

Art- 10/10: In all honesty, the whole review should've been THIS, because THIS is what the whole manga hinges on.

The art is detailed and extremely expressive. To compare this to similar manga, I do think that Grand Blue does this style a lot better. But Prison School's presentation is still bold and powerful by itself.

Enjoyment- 9/10: Yeah, I'm giving this a 9, even after all I've been through. The early and middle parts are so juicy that the later parts merely stopped me from giving this manga a 10/10.

If you're open to seeing a LOT of explicit scenes then by all means, give this manga a try!

Mar 5, 2020

melkee

Not Recommended

After finishing the anime, I excitedly started reading the manga, and it was amazing! As I read the manga and witness the development of the relationships the main characters have built, I started to feel more involved in the characters. I was anxious to see how they got out of tricky situations brilliantly, and everytime they succeeded, I celebrated with them.

Then the ending.

Imagine cooking a big pot of ramen broth. You wake up early in the morning at 5am and start preparing the broth. Along the way you face many difficulties such as your flame dying out, but each time you managed to get through ...

Apr 26, 2018

Byleyg

Not Recommended

Before reading this manga, I saw the anime and it really make me laught, the jokes were decent, and the whole plot was good. I wanted to read the manga to see if that crazy humour improved in some way. It does for some time, but then gets worse.

The ammount of Ecchi it's overwhelming, of course, this is an ECCHI manga, but exaggerates its use, sometimes up to entire chapters like, the circunstances doesn't matter anymore "lets just put some ecchi here". It gets really anoying and give me the feel that the manga got stucked. On the last volumes the story got really slow ...

Mar 11, 2016

HandA711

Recommended

Preliminary (278/278 chp)

HOLY MOTHER OF GOD!!!

Just when I'm starting to move away from manga to manhwa, this one held me back.

The author is a genius. He knows what the readers want. And his art style is amazing. AMAZING.
The story is just as awesome, I don't think I've ever managed to predict any event in this manga correctly. The unpredictability is VERY strong with this one.

You may be annoyed at certain characters at times, but believe me, they get better!

I think I'm addicted. I even read the Japanese version just to be sure I'm not missing anything, despite my almost-non-existent Japanese.
...

Jan 17, 2016

Lucandore

Mixed Feelings

Preliminary (201/278 chp)

For me this mangá is like Brazilian funk of mangás, is heavy sexual have too much fan service which spoils the story. But this is bearable compare to the stupidity of the male characters.

Story - 7
I like the story, is solid is some aspects and even uses the famous Stanford Prision Experiment as a sort of base for the hole anime, focusing on comedy instead in true human nature.

Art - 10
Art is where the mangá excedes, it's extremely well, sometimes makes me remember of Bleach a little in some face shoots. The only character that I didn't like the visual was the Fat ...

Oct 16, 2015

Ca7chi

Recommended

Preliminary (146/278 chp)

I think it is important to remember that we are talking about a manga that is supposed to make people laugh and not to think it could be something that could actually happen.

This said, i think the story is amazing. I liked particularly the amazing skills Akira has to create embarrassing situations. And I can't say a thing about the art, it is just perfect! All characters have personality and it is coherent along with the story. Also, you have physical appearances for all tastes, not just the classic ecchi with big breasts only (you have plenty of that though haha).

Anyways, I say is ...

Nov 16, 2015

czxcjx

Recommended

Preliminary (86/278 chp)

Of man, to the extent that he is chambers, of which, to the extent that he is proportions, that one side be as dreamy as a sullen lake in the clarity of a glade, and the other be a mangy den of thieves and hell-mouthed bandits, as such is the nature of the Soul in Man. And this pre-ponderance hath transfixed the philosophers, that some wish to quell the question, by attributing all to necessity of a higher confidence, and others, not wishing to believe in such tricksters, make it such that he is enfolded into his Will, and beneath the surface tremors infinite depravity ... and ooze. No one wishes to believe, in the shiny apparence of Civilization, that so dark an underbelly should exist, or, even, some Dark God hidden under the coverlets of day, and reigning in the dark night of the deepest crevice and heart-murmur.

But these old moralists are swift to forget this unity, for they draught themselves with the Opium haze of Logic and Systemized Axiomatization, and forget that fire rises in moods and cuts through the spick-and-span of a glassy sculpture, of Babel born from Mathematick and grave disillusion towards the bloody parts. For did the old poet of Ireland spake once:

“It seems that I must bid the Muse go pack,
Choose Plato and Plotinus for a friend
Until imagination, ear and eye,
Can be content with argument and deal
In abstract things; or be derided by
A sort of battered kettle at the heel.”

As to sing in fear and tremor at the prospect of it, that things are wild and not rightly with the world, or that, as another philosopher of tongue would profess, that life at its very bottom be “Nasty, Brutish, and Short”.

As to what bears this brutality to itself, we must speak of Lust, or, as denoted within the representation by Bosch, Luxuria, the spiteful imp the rises within both genders, and engenders them to blackest ignominy and intoxication of the flesh, for do we not hear of so countless ‘crymes of passion’? Or of so hundreds more rapes and destructions of the tightest chastity, that occurs in periods of perilous stryfe? This blackest beast be heavy in the heart of all that is appearance innocent and pure, and maliciously bears its mark upon thee image of any loveliest maiden or soulful prince whose loins be wet with the sulfuric slime of the pit, and ignites into all who catch sight of this aspect of symmetry.

But let it be known that we are not like those stiff-up necked souls of the past, for we hast entered into good progress with ourselves, and made awareness of the fact that this unity of Angel and Beast could hardly be excised, in one percentage or the other, for fear of splitting apart the balance that should exist within a personality. For this enfabled concept of ‘repression’ has spread itself around, as butter to toast, that whoever has his bread and shalt not eat it, shall suffer from pangs of the gut and pains himself to be unproductive in his daily discourse. To prevent such discontent society, lesser has been said of man’s recourse to what was once prevailed as the ‘darkest of darknesses’, and generally we are free to mingle and co-mingle in the tawdry heat of our own desirous groping.

And what more a way to celebrate such an occasion, as never seen before in the entire history of Man, that such which was once begot lashes and chains, be brought to higher confirmation and acceptance, than to so sanctify it in the sphere of the highest Arts, and thus we have Akira Hiramoto, who, as Da-Vinci intersected with Egon Schiele, does draw fair image in representation, but mixed with the ignominy of the twisted neurosis. For he hath the very urge to ‘represent thee to Nature’, but mixed with resplendent horror is his expression, in that he bears Nature in a lascivious veil, and so makes agony of human fire. For here is Man, brought to bear in all his discomforts and fecality! The piss and the violation, that should’st exist, as so remarked: “Inter Faeces et Urinam Nascimur”. T’is, here, merely an honouration of the Saint’s words.

Who else can bear to represent such diversity of expression, in the midst of such shades of human impropriety! For surely this Hiramoto must be some laughing visage brought down from the age of Rabelais, who, with his wit and pen, so warned: “Good friends, my Readers, who peruse this Book, Be not offended, whilst on it you look: Denude yourselves of all depraved affection, For it contains no badness, nor infection: 'Tis true that it brings forth to you no birth Of any value, but in point of mirth; Thinking therefore how sorrow might your mind Consume, I could no apter subject find; One inch of joy surmounts of grief a span; Because to laugh is proper to the man.”

And, indeed, with pain and cruelty painted, does come laughter! Frivolous majestic laughter! Whence in the toil and trouble of daily persuasion comes such a titter of pure delight, as comes from the heart of he who is touched by such a tome, though tinged slightly with a menace. But t’is still a rightly menace, for it is menace done with the purpose of the curling of the jowls! Heavens forbade that this humble narrative of the struggles & collusions of five youths, as to their endeavor in the attainment of wet T-shirts and frilly panties should’st brings to bear the idea that the artist is a cur! Heaven less forbade that this market a sign of Caina upon the reader’s ecstatic brow! In laughter suspendeth the judgment, for the release of such wings causes no heaviness to be held within.

But should he, critic, be of stringy and flaccid acceptance, and like a Shibari-ed nurse, feel the some lengthy violation within his rectal crevasses! Shalt I only advise to assume the lubrication of a smile, such that, in Life, as well as other things, does the pain enter well and smoothly, and not cause any sufferance upon him, for stiffness in attitude begets a woeful susceptibility to the whims and bends of Nature, and like any good Stoic, should he learn to take it up rightly!

May 22, 2020

Hai_Hot

Recommended

I can say without doubt or shame that this is the best thing i have ever witnessed... until chapter 81.. after that, then is just not prison school anymore, the atmosphere of joy and suspense is not there, that is a shame because this was a masterpiece (in the beggining) , then is trash.
Even so, this manga is a must read, you just have to toss away the last part, i am not exaggerating here , Hiramoto Akira destroyed what the character were, just don't go further after the good chapters, is a slap to the face what the author did to the reader.

Story - ...

Feb 1, 2021

hexashadow13

Recommended

tl;dr: A manga with an incredibly solid start with a steady decline from there into a complete garbage ending.

This manga is one that I became interested in after watching the anime adaptation, which I thought was excellent. Unfortunately, the anime being so good is heavily due to how the beginning portion that the anime adapts being the best part of the manga by far and how the anime ends at the best possible place to. It's pretty much all downhill from there, though because it's falling from being so good even while declining it manages to remain pretty decent for a good amount of time ... following where the anime leaves off.

The first arc that the anime adapted similarly manages to do a great job of combining the genres of ecchi, romance, comedy, and a psychological thriller in such a way that they all felt like they played well off of each other to create a story that was ridiculous but amazing. There were interesting tricks used by both the prisoners and the guards with all sorts of crazy things happening, and both groups end out coming out looking like pretty interesting characters worth getting invested in. There's also decent character development and some decent relationship development, with some of it being romantic, but the highlight being the bonds between the five prisoners.

After where the anime ends, things change considerably. Characters roles and relationships change significantly with a number of new characters being added to the web. This starts off pretty great, with things feeling like they're progressing in an interesting direction. However, as it goes it becomes clear that there's a major decline in quality going on. The various tricks being used get dumber and dumber. The plot itself starts going in completely random directions. The pacing becomes horrible, heavily in part due to how it has a weird story telling style where it just abruptly changes back and forth between a bunch of different plot threads, one of the largest of which has absolutely nothing to do with everything else going on, but also because it just in general it becomes really slow to the point that a certain arc feels like started dragging on less than half way through it. The comedy which was pretty much all hits during the beginning becomes way more hit and miss.

But the biggest issue by far is in regards to character and relationship development. The issue isn't that there isn't any of it, rather there's a lot of great scenes and moments. The issue is that none of it sticks. Lots of major events happen and are enough to get you really invested in what's going on, but almost none of them have a lasting impact. Everything about characters and relationships feels like it's just arbitrary as the manga is constantly breaking apart everything it builds up. It just makes everything feel pointless.

This is incredibly prominent with the ending, which is pretty much composed of just a long string of things left unresolved, with the only plot threads it does properly close being ones that it shouldn't have because it closes them in the most bitter way possible, with there being a single exception to that in a solid end to a plot thread which just feels like it highlights how awful the ending to everything else was. Unsatisfying is an understatement in describing just how awful of an ending it is. It's the type of ending that it's hard to fathom how an author, editor, and all the various others involved in the process could have arrived at an ending so horrible unless they were trying to create the worst ending they possibly could. It's the type of ending where it feels like if they rushed it more and left things even more ambiguous it would be a decent improvement, and if they rushed it less and expanded on it more it would also be a solid improvement, but the ending was perfectly optimized for maximum awfulness. The ending was actually a really amazing and impactful scene, it just doesn't work well as an ending at all. If it kept going with it and wrapped up just that plot thread properly it would actually be a decent ending but it simply didn't.

The one praise I can give to the manga all the way through though, is that the art is absolutely excellent from beginning to end with great character designs, incredibly high quality, great style, and perfect framing.

Aug 5, 2018

Flarzy

Recommended

I wanted to read it for quite some time, and as it finished serialization i was really hyped going in. Prison School is an example of a genuine fun time full of hilarious and outrageous moments, that unfortunately turned into a drag to read.
Simply, everything past chapter 178 goes downhill; the pacing, the development of some characters are just put to a stand, and the problem with this, is that you slowly start to lose any kind of concern or care you had with them. But you must remember the nature of the manga, story telling through over the top situations.

And in ...

Jul 1, 2013

StrawhatSabo

Recommended

Preliminary (67/278 chp)

Where to start. This manga has a unique ambiance and feeling to it. The characters are all unique and the the dialogue is very crude and absolutely hilarious.

Story: The story is incredibly silly, you have 5 boys attending an all girls school that recently turned co-ed. At this point you would expect the typical harem. That would be the case if this was a typical manga. What actually happens is that the boys get ostracized. After they commit a deed which wont be spoiled, there prison sentence in the school begins. The story isn't important. It is only there as a catalyst for absolutely hilarious ...

Feb 23, 2022

Sirlion

Mixed Feelings

Prison School singlehandedly made me come back to MAL after a 7-year hiatus from weebdom because I just finished reading it today and I simply HAD to post my disappointment somewhere.

This manga starts great, the premise is fun, the characters are well defined and appealing, they're all representative of our dumb teen selves and thus are very relatable. The goofy situations and hilarious idiocies they go through are always engaging, stupidly fun, sexy, and overall entertaining. The art ranges from stunning to very good, save for the last 50 or so chapters where the author didnt seem to be putting the same level of ...

Jan 27, 2021

PeachesPoaches

Recommended

This is the story of a manga with so much potential which fell into a dark abyss.

Let me start off by stating I HATE ecchi manga. The manga I read is usually slice of life, psychological thrillers, comedies and romances. I hate manga with nothing to contribute other than vulgar scenes. If I wanted to read ecchi stuff I know a better place to do this (you know what im talking about). I never thought I would end up reading something like this, but after stumbling upon it randomly and browsing through the first couple of chapters, I got enthralled by the incredible quality of ... the art, and kept on reading it until the very end.

This brings me to my first point and arguably the manga's biggest strength: ART. The art in this manga is amazing. No, amazing is an understatement. It is incredible. The characters designs, shadow manipulation, facial expressions, and of course, ecchi scenes, are all done to perfection. Akira Hiramoto is an incredibly talented manga artist, and this is easily in my top 5 art in mangas I have ever seen. I can only imagine how much of an unstoppable force Hiramoto would be in a universe where his writing was even just half as good as his art.

This brings me to my next point. While the art is superb, the writing leaves much to be desired, especially during the last chapters.

First of all, let me start by saying the comedy is ok. Jokes are vulgar, and very oriented towards a male audience. Sometimes it gets overly raunchy and even disgusting at times, but this is to be expected out of ecchi manga so nothing out of the ordinary here. The incredible art does make up for this, by having some hilarous character expressions and scenes.

Now on to the story. The story is a huge mess. At first, the story is clean and concise. There is a goal and everyone is working towards that single goal with some hilarous events and some of the best scenes happening here, such as Kiyoshi's and Hana's hilarious and charming encounters. Howver, by the end of the story in the last few arcs, it is a convoluted mess, with multiple parallel events happening at the same time, some of which I could not care less about such as the principal's arc, constantly jumping between these parallels over and over again. To make matters worse, all of these parallels are convoluted and full of random, non-sensical events, and tons of secondary and uncessary characters which spread our attention too thin.

Character development is also a huge mess. It starts off good, with the characters seeming genuine, interesting, and real. If anything, they were a little too vulgar. They reminded me a little bit of the breakfast club. But as the story goes on, main characters start to lose their personalites and genuinity and by the end they are complete degenerate animals who think about nothing but sex. The manga then makes the decision to have some very real and charming moments in the first half, and then make a complete joke of these events as if they had no purpose later.

Why is Hana, arguably the character with the best development in the story and with the most charming events, completely thrown under the bus by the end? Why give us all these cute scenes of her only to completely ignore her and her feelings later? Why do I have to read a complete side story about the principal if it has no relevance in the main story and I do not care about any of the characters who show up in his story? Why give the main characters such a big part in the beginning of the story only to shift our attention onto random ass characters which are introduced at the last moment? Why is a scene of someone trying to take away the headband of another character 10 chapter long (is this is dragonball all over again)? Why did I read 277 chapters only for everything to go to waste in an ending that can only be described as playing a videogame for hours only for the console to shutdown unexpectedly and realizing you did not save and losing all your progress?

I am sad. This had so much potential and some characters I did care about. At some point during the later chapters I gave up on pretty much everything and only kept on reading it to see what would happen to hanna, kiyoshi and meiko, because at that point I had pretty much stopped caring about everyone else.

Hiramoto is an incredible artist who deserves to go on and create a masterpiece with his drawing skills later. Just for that I am giving it an ok score to support him. But this manga definetely left me with much to be desired.

Jan 20, 2023

10nzin

Recommended

Probably one of the funniest manga, or pieces of media, I've ever consumed... until a certain point. The final arcs of the story just dragggg on forever, and as someone who read it after the series was done, I can only imagine how boring it must have been for the weekly release readers.
And worst of all, the author either decided to get revenge, or got axed, or both. The way the series ends is probably one of the worst endings I've ever seen in manga/anime ever. You thought Attack on Titan was bad? This takes the fuckin cake.

But I'm still gonna have to give ...

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