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Description
A collection of strange horror stories in the vein of authors such as R.L. Stine, from the master of absurdist horror, Takahashi Yousuke.
Type
Manga
Related Series
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Associated Names
Academy of Ghost Stories
Ghost Story School
ชั่วโมงเรียนพิศวง
学校怪談
Ghost Story School
ชั่วโมงเรียนพิศวง
学校怪談
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Latest Release(s)
v.2 c.28 by Habanero Scans over 6 years ago
v.2 c.27 by Habanero Scans over 6 years ago
v.2 c.26 by Habanero Scans over 6 years ago
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v.2 c.27 by Habanero Scans over 6 years ago
v.2 c.26 by Habanero Scans over 6 years ago
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Status
in Country of Origin
15 Volumes (Complete)
8 Volumes (Bunko - Complete) 2006
8 Volumes (Bunko - Complete) 2006
Completely Scanlated?
No
Anime Start/End Chapter
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User Rating
Average: 6.4 / 10.0 (9 votes)
Bayesian Average: 6.33 / 10.0
Bayesian Average: 6.33 / 10.0
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Last Updated
November 1st 2021, 2:14am
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Recommendations
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Author(s)
Artist(s)
Year
1995
Original Publisher
Serialized In (magazine)
Shuukan Shounen Champion (Akita Shoten)
Licensed (in English)
No
English Publisher
N/A
Activity Stats (vs. other series)
Weekly Pos #501 (+8)
Monthly Pos #1176 (+134)
3 Month Pos #2001 (+1088)
6 Month Pos #5372 (No change)
Year Pos #7755 (No change)
Monthly Pos #1176 (+134)
3 Month Pos #2001 (+1088)
6 Month Pos #5372 (No change)
Year Pos #7755 (No change)
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You'll only really enjoy this...
by calstine
March 16th, 2017, 1:55pm
March 16th, 2017, 1:55pm
Rating: 7.2 / 10.0
...If you don't mind a healthy dose of absurdity in your horror fiction. Each chapter is only 10 pages long, and there's no rhyme or reason to most of them: just a bunch of random occurrences that somehow or other lead to creepiness, blood, gore and death (though not all of the stories end with the characters dying). This is not a complaint, at least on my part, because the situations are atypical and creative and the outcome is often unpredictable, though tragedy - or, at the very least, severe mental/physical discomfort - is always on the menu.
Another somewhat puzzling aspect is that characters are very obviously recycled between instalments, with people who were killed off in, say, chapter 2 showing up unscathed again in chapter 5 (not a true example), albeit in a different setting. This takes a bit of getting used to, but it's not really a big issue.
In the end, Gakkou Kaidan is a prime example of what I like to call "classical Eastern horror." As distinct from Western horror, which is required to have some form of credibility and be frightening at all times, horror as portrayed in manga/anime seems to focus more on being odd, gross and unique, to the detriment of being logical or truly frightening. It's a pretty refreshing change in formula, imo, but I can never see this type of story becoming well-liked; it's just too absurd.
... Last updated on March 16th, 2017, 2:10pm
Another somewhat puzzling aspect is that characters are very obviously recycled between instalments, with people who were killed off in, say, chapter 2 showing up unscathed again in chapter 5 (not a true example), albeit in a different setting. This takes a bit of getting used to, but it's not really a big issue.
In the end, Gakkou Kaidan is a prime example of what I like to call "classical Eastern horror." As distinct from Western horror, which is required to have some form of credibility and be frightening at all times, horror as portrayed in manga/anime seems to focus more on being odd, gross and unique, to the detriment of being logical or truly frightening. It's a pretty refreshing change in formula, imo, but I can never see this type of story becoming well-liked; it's just too absurd.
... Last updated on March 16th, 2017, 2:10pm
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