Hyouryuu Kyoushitsu

The Drifting Classroom
漂流教室

Manga7.47923 votes11 volumes · 44 chaptersFinished

HorrorMysterySci-FiSurvivalShounen

to add this manga to your library.

About this title

Synopsis

Sixth grader Shou Takamatsu is a troublemaker who refuses to grow up. However, one fateful day, his world is turned upside down, forcing him to quickly mature—or die. When Shou arrives at school that morning, an earthquake of mysterious origin strikes, and the campus is teleported to an empty wasteland, far removed from society. Not only do Shou and his peers face an immediate crisis of food shortage, they must also contend with other problems, including new and dangerous external threats, and rising conflict among the student body. With the adults having a hard time adjusting, Shou finds the immense responsibility to quickly adapt to his new dystopian reality a heavy burden on his small shoulders. Written by the horror specialist Kazuo Umezu, Hyouryuu Kyoushitsu is regarded as a classic in its genre—a unique blend of the riveting mystery behind the entrapment of Shou and his classmates on the barren, hostile world, and their struggle for survival. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Publication notes

Hyouryuu Kyoushitsu won the 20th Shogakukan Manga Award in 1975. It received a live-action film adaptation on July 11, 1987, as well as a loosely adapted television drama called Long Love Letter on January 9, 2002. The series was published in English as The Drifting Classroom by VIZ Media under the VIZ Signature imprint from August 15, 2006 to April 15, 2008, and as omnibus volumes from October 15, 2019 to June 16, 2020. It was also published in Spanish by Ponent Mon from October 2008 to August 2010.

Published

1972 to 1974

Authors

Umezu, Kazuo

External links

MyAnimeList page Wikipedia Wikipedia

MAL rank: #4127
Members (MAL): 26,908
Favorites (MAL): 381

Main characters

Shou Takamatsu16 fan favorites
External profile
Shou Takamatsu is the main character. He is in the 6th grade and is a notorious prankster. Shou is noble and brave, and rather selfless. He consistently refuses to sacrifice anyone for the good of the rest. Even though he started the story by fighting with his mother, he loves her a lot and frequently cries out to her. He is good friends with Ikegaki and Otomo, and later becomes good friends with Sakiko, Gamo, and the other officials. Shou keeps a track of everything that happens in a notebook in the hopes that it will be found someday and help solve the mystery of what happened to the school and its children. (Source: Wikipedia) No voice actors have been added to this character. Help improve our database by searching for a voice actor, and adding this character to their roles .
Kyuusaku Sekiya1 fan favorites
External profile
A 38-year-old school lunch delivery man. Originally an unassuming and mild-mannered man, he becomes a selfish and vicious tyrant when he finds himself stranded in the future. He refers to children as beasts and resources to be exploited, and routinely kills or threatens them in order to fulfill his own desires. No voice actors have been added to this character. Help improve our database by searching for a voice actor, and adding this character to their roles .
Sakiko Kawada0 fan favorites
External profile
A friend of Sho. She is a sixth grader from class 3 and she has a brother, Takeshi, in the third grade. When everyone else doubts Sho, she sticks up for him. After the Nation of Yamato Elementary is formed, she seems to be a cook or a server when it is meal time. No voice actors have been added to this character. Help improve our database by searching for a voice actor, and adding this character to their roles .
Ayumi Nishi0 fan favorites
External profile
A fair-haired girl with a crippled leg, a fifth-grader from Nagao and Sho's love interest. She is a latent psychic who is capable of telepathically linking the past and the present, a gift which becomes crucial for the stranded children. No voice actors have been added to this character. Help improve our database by searching for a voice actor, and adding this character to their roles .
Shibata0 fan favorites
External profile
A kid with a black shirt. Easily excited. More loyal to Shou than Ootsuki and Ishida. He is the construction minister. No voice actors have been added to this character. Help improve our database by searching for a voice actor, and adding this character to their roles .