After School Nightmare, Volume 1

by Setona Mizushiro

Book Overview

You have just awakened to find your darkest, ugliest secret revealed to classmates who would do anything to destroy you. This is what's happened to Ichijou Mashiro, whose elite school education turns... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1933617160
• ISBN13: 9781933617169
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Go Comi
• Length: 191 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.6"

Customer Reviews

5-Star BY FAR

Recipe: --1 typical high school romance manga. --Inject with a dash of horror and mystery. --Add a large cup of deep exploration on gender and male/female relationships. --Finish it off with crisp and unique artwork that includes lots of background, and very distinguishable characters. For over a year I passed over this tasty title, reading the back cover's summary and putting it back on the shelf. Finally I gave in on a whim and now it's one of my favorite series ever--and I've read tons over the last several years. Lots of reviewers already gave this 5 stars, but I hope that by adding my review this series will start to get the recognition and popularity it deserves. Maybe in the future more interesting and non-generic manga like this will come stateside. I eagerly await volume 8...

Another awesome work of Go! Comi..

I picked up this book because the publisher is Go! Comi and I am a big fan of their other works. I didn't read it right away but when I did, I was astonished and surprised to find myself sucked into the book and the story. It is the story of Mashiro who is both a male and female but since his lower part is that of a female, then some might see him as a girl more than a guy. The love triangle of Mashiro, Sou, and Kureha is the best part and I totally root for Mashiro and Sou. I am so looking forward to get my hands on the third volume and hopefully there will be another kiss between Mashiro and Sou. Good job, Go! Comi and congratulations for the nomination of the After School Nightmare for the 2007 Eisner Award!

Surprisingly good book

When I saw the cover I immediately thought mushy high school yaoi-ish junk. Well, not quite. It does take place in a high school but this series is anyhting but mushy...definetly not junk either. I was reminded of another series I have read that deals with the darker side of humanity. It's called Petshop of Horrors. Both appear innocent on the cover but the plot is intruguing and deep. After School Nightmare took me off guard cos I wasn't expecting something so well done when I began reading it. I think this is a series to keep up with.

After School Nightmare

This story is really good. I don't think I've ever read one like it, like the last reviewer, it DOES have a Twilight Zone feel to it. It's about Ichijo Mashiro being half boy and half girl. He is forced into a "class" that is all a dream, taken on Thursdays after school. He can only raduate high school is he passes the class and finds the "key" which other students are trying to find too. In the struggle for finding the key, Mashiro must also find himself, whether he is a boy or girl. This manga is another great start to another great series from Go! Comi. I can't wait until the next installment!

Same story, different twist

After School Nightmare is an interesting mix of typical teenage confusion with the unique twists of a Twilight Zone episode. The premise of the story is that Ichijou Mashiro's elite high school has one particular class that is required for students to graduate. A graduation that is possible even for a freshman, provided that they can pass this class. What is the class? Basically it is a foray into the human mind. This is accomplished by each student within a small group delving into a shared nightmare. Within this nightmare each student sees and will have seen their true self, the scars of their pasts, and their worst nightmares. This sounds simple in theory, but if one thinks on it for awhile it could truly be a horrible experience. There are always pieces of our pasts and fragments of ourselves that we would never wish others to see. For Mashiro-kun, unfortunately, this means that his fellows classmates find out that "he" is also a "she". No, this is not a simple case of cross-dressing. From the waist up Mashiro-kun is a male, from the waist down a female. Definately not your garden variety problem. At least, not on the surface. In all actuality, Mashiro-kun is facing the ever important question of "Who am I? What am I?" and in some ways more importantly "What do I want?" These are questions that invaribly other characters within the story will face. And these characters are definately interesting. As is the triangle forming between Mashiro-kun, Kureha-chan, and Sou-kun. In the end, this story may be dipping into familar waters but it is certainly being done with an enjoyable flair.