Zekkyō Gakkyū

Zekkyō Gakkyū
First tankōbon volume cover
絶叫学級
Genre	Horror[1]
Manga
Written by	Emi Ishikawa
Published by	Shueisha
Imprint	Ribon Mascot Comics
Magazine	Ribon
Demographic	Shōjo
Original run	September 3, 2008 – February 3, 2015
Volumes	20
Live-action film
Released	June 14, 2013 (2013-06-14)
Runtime	77 minutes
Manga
Zekkyō Gakkyū: Tensei
Written by	Emi Ishikawa
Published by	Shueisha
Imprint	Ribon Mascot Comics
Magazine	Ribon
Demographic	Shōjo
Original run	June 3, 2015 – present
Volumes	23

Zekkyō Gakkyū (Japanese: 絶叫学級, lit. "Screaming Lessons"^[2]) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Emi Ishikawa, and was serialized in Shueisha's Ribon magazine from September 2008 to February 2015. The format was a collection of horror-themed short stories that were presented by a ghost girl named Yomi.^[2] It is licensed in France by Tonkam.^[3] A live-action film adaptation was released in Japanese theaters in June 2013. A sequel manga titled Zekkyō Gakkyū: Tensei began serialization in the same magazine in June 2015.

Characters

Yomi

Portrayed by: Mizuki Yamamoto^[4]

Kana Araki

Portrayed by: Haruna Kawaguchi^[4]

Rio Takamizawa

Portrayed by: Alice Hirose^[4]

Erika Katori

Portrayed by: Mayu Matsuoka^[4]

Makoto Hosaka

Portrayed by: Haru^[4]

Akira Gotō

Portrayed by: Louis Kurihara^[5]

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Emi Ishikawa, Zekkyō Gakkyū was serialized in Shueisha's Ribon magazine from September 3, 2008 to February 3, 2015.^[1] The series' chapters were collected into twenty tankōbon volumes released from January 15, 2009 to March 13, 2015.^[6][7]

A sequel manga, titled Zekkyō Gakkyū: Tensei, began serialization in the same magazine on June 3, 2015.^[8]

Volumes

No.	Release date	ISBN
1	January 15, 2009[6]	978-4-08-856864-5
2	May 15, 2009[9]	978-4-08-856887-4
3	October 15, 2009[10]	978-4-08-867016-4
4	March 15, 2010[11]	978-4-08-867043-0
5	July 15, 2010[12]	978-4-08-867064-5
6	November 15, 2010[13]	978-4-08-867084-3
7	February 15, 2011[14]	978-4-08-867098-0
8	June 15, 2011[15]	978-4-08-867124-6
9	October 14, 2011[16]	978-4-08-867146-8
10	February 15, 2012[17]	978-4-08-867175-8
11	May 15, 2012[18]	978-4-08-867200-7
12	October 15, 2012[19]	978-4-08-867226-7
13	February 15, 2013[20]	978-4-08-867250-2
14	June 14, 2013[21]	978-4-08-867274-8
15	July 12, 2013[22]	978-4-08-867276-2
16	November 15, 2013[23]	978-4-08-867296-0
17	February 14, 2014[24]	978-4-08-867313-4
18	June 13, 2014[25]	978-4-08-867325-7
19	October 15, 2014[26]	978-4-08-867341-7
20	March 13, 2015[7]	978-4-08-867358-5

Zekkyō Gakkyū: Tensei

No.	Release date	ISBN
1	October 23, 2015[27]	978-4-08-867392-9
2	March 25, 2016[28]	978-4-08-867409-4
3	August 25, 2016[29]	978-4-08-867427-8
4	January 25, 2017[30]	978-4-08-867442-1
5	June 23, 2017[31]	978-4-08-867464-3
6	October 25, 2017[32]	978-4-08-867477-3
7	April 25, 2018[33]	978-4-08-867496-4
8	September 25, 2018[34]	978-4-08-867515-2
9	February 25, 2019[35]	978-4-08-867537-4
10	July 25, 2019[36]	978-4-08-867555-8
11	February 25, 2020[37]	978-4-08-867577-0
12	August 25, 2020[38]	978-4-08-867591-6
13	December 24, 2020[39]	978-4-08-867608-1
14	February 25, 2021[40]	978-4-08-867617-3
15	June 24, 2021[41]	978-4-08-867626-5
16	November 25, 2021[42]	978-4-08-867638-8
17	March 25, 2022[43]	978-4-08-867657-9
18	July 25, 2022[44]	978-4-08-867674-6
19	November 25, 2022[45]	978-4-08-867689-0
20	March 24, 2023[46]	978-4-08-867709-5
21	October 25, 2023[47]	978-4-08-867736-1
22	April 24, 2024[48]	978-4-08-867752-1
23	September 25, 2024[49]	978-4-08-867770-5
24	March 25, 2025[50]	978-4-08-867794-1

Live-action film

A live-action film adaptation was released on June 14, 2013.^[4][51]

Other

In 2010, the series was given a "vomic" (voiceover comic) that starred Tomomi Kasai, Moeno Nitō, Haruka Ishida, and Reina Fujie, who are members of the Japanese idol group AKB48.^[2]

Reception

It won the award for Best Children's Manga at the 59th Shogakukan Manga Awards.^[52]

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External links

• Zekkyō Gakkyū (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Zekkyō Gakkyū at IMDb