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みらい文庫版 絶叫学級 暗闇にひそむ大人たち 編 (集英社みらい文庫)
『りぼん』の大人気マンガのノベライズ第２弾！ 私の名前は黄泉。恐怖の世界の案内人です。あなたを授業にご招待しましょう。退屈な昼間の授業とはまるで違う、身の毛がよだつ授業です。今回は、先生やご近所さんなど、あなたの周りにもいる大人たちのお話です。彼らがどんなおそろしい出来事を招いてしまうのか。その答えが知りたければ、ページをめくってください。恐怖の授業、たっぷりお楽しみください……。 【目次】５時間目 黒猫サーヤ/６時間目 優しいママの家/７時間目 ひな人形の家/８時間目 口裂け女/あとがき
170 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 10, 2011
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October 31, 2023
tl;dr I think I felt the stories here were a bit more mixed bag than the first volume. I still very much enjoyed it, but it might be hard to beat the novelty of reading this series for the first time with the first volume, haha. I'd still definitely recommend it for any horror fans who don't mind that it's aimed at a younger audience, or for any Japanese learners looking for an approachable and interesting series to study with. :) Also works nice as a spoopy read for the season ;) 🎃
Not tl;dr:
This volume covered four more spooky tales.
Story #1 - 黒猫サーヤ: Ayako and her family drive by a battered looking cat on the side of the road. Disgusted and disinterested, Ayako insists that her father leave the cat, which she was sure would die anyway, and take them back home. When at school, and Ayako's friends discuss their pets, Ayako ends up wanting a pet herself. And wouldn't you know it, she stumbles upon a cute stray cat, looking for a home. But this cat might not be just a simple house cat looking for love.
This story has a bit of a slow start, and the author doesn't really hide the intentions of the cat per-say, that said, the twist was still wild to read x'D And the epilogue going over the story was rather spooky too. I hope this makes kids want to take care of their pets, and not like, be terrified of them ^^;
Story #2 - 優しいママの家: Anna wants to fit in and be cool along with her friends, wearing the latest trending clothes, having a phone, the works! But her stubborn mother keeps denying her wishes. But what if she could have another mother? A kind and loving mother, who would get her anything she could ever want?
Not gonna lie, this gave me hella Coraline vibes xD And omg when she started messaging Mama, I was like, "Gurl no, why are you befriending an adult over the internet, stop ;o;" Major spoiler: Definitely a creepy and unsettling story in this collection, and certainly makes you think twice about your own mother, haha. Don't message strangers on the internet, kids!
Story #3 - ひな人形の家: As part of her school's volunteer work, fifth grader Asako and some of her classmates help out at an elderly woman's home, cleaning up and doing chores. While working, Asako couldn't help but notice the display of dolls, celebrating 'Hinamatsuri', along with a photo of a young girl. The old woman explains how she had lost her daughter in an accident years ago, and decorates for the festival every year with a new doll in her honor. Initially Asako thinks nothing of it, but soon finds out there's more to this old woman and her dolls than she realized.
I hadn't heard of this festival before, so I did a little digging to get familiar with it before reading this story. (Definitely worth it to get extra context/understanding! Plus nice to learn more about the culture ^^) Absolutely a creepy and wild story. The part where Asako looks through the old woman's window toward the end and she sees what she sees. Omg grandma what are you doing?! Damn gurl, haha. As with how these stories typically go, there is at least one twist, and goodness, no happy endings allowed x'D
Story #4 - 口裂け女: Miya loves telling scary stories to her fellow classmates, including the tale of the 'slit-mouth woman', a woman who approaches you asking if she's pretty, only to reveal her disfigured face and attack you regardless of how you answer. Soon after telling the story, a substitute teacher arrives who looks coincidentally similar to the 'slit-mouth woman'. Jealous of her instant popularity, and hearing rumors of someone being attacked, Miya and her friends investigate to find out just who this teacher really is.
While the ending of this story wasn't surprising, how we got there was unexpected for me at least, haha. Hard to talk about it without spoilers so, I think it had a good slow build to the end, and makes you want to be careful about what you say about others. Actions have consequences ^^;
I enjoyed it, and it's been super fun reading these in October to get into the spooky spirit! I have little doubt I won't be checking out more in the series. They are nice quick and easy reads, and also very entertaining. (And also make for great stories to tell to other people too. "I just read the most wild thing!" haha.)
For Japanese Learners:
As this is a series, my thoughts are the same as volume one, which you can read more about that here.
Not tl;dr:
This volume covered four more spooky tales.
Story #1 - 黒猫サーヤ: Ayako and her family drive by a battered looking cat on the side of the road. Disgusted and disinterested, Ayako insists that her father leave the cat, which she was sure would die anyway, and take them back home. When at school, and Ayako's friends discuss their pets, Ayako ends up wanting a pet herself. And wouldn't you know it, she stumbles upon a cute stray cat, looking for a home. But this cat might not be just a simple house cat looking for love.
This story has a bit of a slow start, and the author doesn't really hide the intentions of the cat per-say, that said, the twist was still wild to read x'D And the epilogue going over the story was rather spooky too. I hope this makes kids want to take care of their pets, and not like, be terrified of them ^^;
Story #2 - 優しいママの家: Anna wants to fit in and be cool along with her friends, wearing the latest trending clothes, having a phone, the works! But her stubborn mother keeps denying her wishes. But what if she could have another mother? A kind and loving mother, who would get her anything she could ever want?
Not gonna lie, this gave me hella Coraline vibes xD And omg when she started messaging Mama, I was like, "Gurl no, why are you befriending an adult over the internet, stop ;o;" Major spoiler: Definitely a creepy and unsettling story in this collection, and certainly makes you think twice about your own mother, haha. Don't message strangers on the internet, kids!
Story #3 - ひな人形の家: As part of her school's volunteer work, fifth grader Asako and some of her classmates help out at an elderly woman's home, cleaning up and doing chores. While working, Asako couldn't help but notice the display of dolls, celebrating 'Hinamatsuri', along with a photo of a young girl. The old woman explains how she had lost her daughter in an accident years ago, and decorates for the festival every year with a new doll in her honor. Initially Asako thinks nothing of it, but soon finds out there's more to this old woman and her dolls than she realized.
I hadn't heard of this festival before, so I did a little digging to get familiar with it before reading this story. (Definitely worth it to get extra context/understanding! Plus nice to learn more about the culture ^^) Absolutely a creepy and wild story. The part where Asako looks through the old woman's window toward the end and she sees what she sees. Omg grandma what are you doing?! Damn gurl, haha. As with how these stories typically go, there is at least one twist, and goodness, no happy endings allowed x'D
Story #4 - 口裂け女: Miya loves telling scary stories to her fellow classmates, including the tale of the 'slit-mouth woman', a woman who approaches you asking if she's pretty, only to reveal her disfigured face and attack you regardless of how you answer. Soon after telling the story, a substitute teacher arrives who looks coincidentally similar to the 'slit-mouth woman'. Jealous of her instant popularity, and hearing rumors of someone being attacked, Miya and her friends investigate to find out just who this teacher really is.
While the ending of this story wasn't surprising, how we got there was unexpected for me at least, haha. Hard to talk about it without spoilers so, I think it had a good slow build to the end, and makes you want to be careful about what you say about others. Actions have consequences ^^;
I enjoyed it, and it's been super fun reading these in October to get into the spooky spirit! I have little doubt I won't be checking out more in the series. They are nice quick and easy reads, and also very entertaining. (And also make for great stories to tell to other people too. "I just read the most wild thing!" haha.)
For Japanese Learners:
As this is a series, my thoughts are the same as volume one, which you can read more about that here.
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