Mizushiro, S. (2004). After School Nightmare: Volume one. Japan: Akita Shoten. ISBN: 1933617160
Plot Summary
After School Nightmare is a mix of typical teenage drama and confusion with a mix of science fiction and unbelievability. Mashiro Ichijo is popular with the ladies but he has a secret that no one knows, he is half man and half woman. If this isn't enough, he takes a class and in order to graduate he must venture into a fantasy world to retrieve a key, if he does, he will graduate and no one will ever remember him.
Critical Evaluation
Huh?!?! This manga made no sense whatsoever. The characters are bland, annoying and plain pathetic. The concept of the story has some awesomeness to it, but the execution of the writing is not. There was little to no character development.
Readers Annotation
You thought being a woman was hard, try being a man too.
Information about the Author
Setona Mizushiro was born October 23, 1971 in Japan. In 1985 she participated in a publication of a dojinshi and remained active in this until her debut in 1993 after writing a short story called, Fuyu ga Owarou Toshiteita. She is well known in Japan and China but not so much in America or Europe, this could be because her stories are not licensed there and distribution has only recently begun.
Her popularity has grown due to her storytelling and her novels are known for their deep plots and exploration of the human psyche. Her works include shojo, josei, yaoi, and have been translated into many languages.
Genre
Manga
Curriculum Ties
n/a
Booktalking Ideas
n/a
Reading Level/Interest Age
9-12th grade/Young Adult
Challenge Issues
Sex, gender identity
I would offer my library's Collection Development Policy which highlights how challenges and reconsideration's are handled. I would ask the challenger and the professional reviewing it to familiarize themselves with the book.
Reason for Selection
I found this manga series on a list for top manga for teens.
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