Gakyu Hotei: School Judgement Chapter 1 Story by Nobuaki
Enoki, Art by Takeshi Obata Review
From
the publisher: “The world is experiencing an "era of educational
collapse"! In order to combat it, the government has introduced a
revolutionary new system into grade schools called the School Judgment System!
A system of the children, by the children, and for the children. Students can
take each other to court with real-life consequences! One of the toughest
lawyers just started school, and he's going to find out just who cut up the
classroom pet—a super cute fish! Get ready for some serious courtroom action in
the classroom drama!”
Great
artwork? Yes! Entertaining? Most certainly! Well written? Thus far it is
impossible to tell. There is so much nonsense going on and it is only the first
chapter. I have no idea whether this series is trying taking itself seriously
or not. It is clear a lot of effort and passion went into this chapter though. It
is awful hard for me to not compare this to the artist’s past successes and how
those at least had some grounding in reality. If one is looking for something
truly unique and a breath of fresh air in a medium that is known for its
overuse of tropes and clichés I’d say read this for those who are huge fans of
the artist’s darker work I would say stick with those for the time being. For
myself there is no way to avert my gaze from this oddity.
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