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AKIRA HIRAMOTO
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CH.2 THE GREAT PEEPING CAPER = #F

CH.3 MGGNSTRUCK 67

CH.4 CRIME & PUNISHMENT $3

CH.5 FGUR LEAVES &! 115

CH.6 GNE CLIMBED BY THE CRGW'S NEST 133

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CH.& DGIN' TIME 173

 CHAPTER 1: THE FIVE &6YS

A BOARDING
SCHOOL
KNOWN
FOR ITS
;,| OUTSTANDING
COLLEGE
AOMISSIONS
TRACK
 rp i
HEARD AI
IA] _gerore \\ NC : =
COMING Here |L_/ 1 M@inve = Ty
THAT THE
ACADEMY HAS WRAPPER: BEANPASTEBREAD
ALOT OF &
cris... & | \

HONESTLY,
7 IS

ENROLLING
HERE, I
DREAMED...
 se THAT.
T'D LOSE
My
VIRGINITY
BEFORE
THE
MONTH

WE
HAVEN'T
EVEN SPOKEN
TO A SINGLE
WAKAMOTO GIRL YET.
CKNOWN AS: |
SHINGO)

KIYOSHI
FUIINO
CKNOWN AS:
KIYOSHI)

PRE-
OCCUPIED
peed TRYING
You GUYS TO CATCH
TALKED TO |f GLANCES
A GIRL OF
BREASTS
Al IND
PANTIES!
HACHIMITSU PRIVATE
ACADEMY HAD ALONG

WEALTHY FAMILIES,
BUT THE SCHOOL'S
POLICIES CHANGED
TO ALLOW MALE
STUDENTS WHEN A
NEW CHAIRPERSON
ENTERED THIS

THAT'S
WHY WE'RE
FEELING A
BIT INTIM/-
DATED.
 YOU DON'T
WANNA BE
HATED FROM
THE FIRST DAY [g)
JUST GIVE OF SCHOOL.
up.

KINDS OF OGLE
STUFF
WITH
GIRLSI!
 S BuT../T
< DOESN'T
E SEEM TO
= BE GOING
THAT BAD
 ISN'T
THAT
JUST
BECAUSE

YeAH...BuT ps
you came HA
THEY DO UP EMPTY-
REALLY HANDED IN
Ware THE END.

DID
YOU GIRLS
NOT READ
THE SHEET |
civen our [SK
YESTERDAY?
 YOU
CAN'T TALK
-14-
THIS 1S DAMMIT,
MOM...
Pane

SS
Ul
ARE YOU
INTER-
ESTED IN
COLLEGE
slMO,
KIYOSHI-

BECAUSE...
THERE'S:
ACTUALLY A
COLLEGE SUMO)
TOURNAMENT
COMING UP,
AND I WAS
WONDERING

(OULD
Toe VOY
| etme
ze i 000
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=|
ie
IN SUMO, Vii
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 3h
sa33s
=—22—
 THANKS TO
THIS WONDERFUL I'M SORRY
ERASER YOU GAVE FOR TELLING
ME, I'M...GOING YOU THAT
70 GO...ONA I OION'T
DATE WITH CHIYO- NEED SUMO
CHAN... AH... STATIONERY
OH... THANK YOU AND THAT I
$0 MUCH...FOR DION'T EVEN
BRINGING REALLY LIKE
ME INTO THIS SUMO...
WORLD!

OH,
SORRY...
WHAT WERE
WE TALKING
ABOUT
AGAIN?
 é
“PEEPING” |
NW
 HEY,
KIYOSHI!
HAVE YOu
EVER SEEN
NEITHER AGIRL'S
8008S
BEFORE!?

GIRLS IS
GOING
TOO
FAR...

THERE'S NO P
coll Sen
ty couee 0 TOC
DO TOO,
COUGHING , : BUT...
uP BLOoD!!
gl YOU NEED TO ie \ dip DON'T cRy,
VF] CALM DOWN!: 4 NORE!
S| WE NEED YOU
TO GET TALK
GOING. TOO
MUCH.
 ACCORDING
TO MY
RESEARCH,
CLASS 1-1 HAS.
THE GREATEST |
NUMBER OF
CUTE GIRLS
AMONG THE
FRESHMAN
CLASSES.
 LELLLL
LLLELL
=eai
.s LLELLL
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be i

LUN)
eee)

BSUSFal
 = LiKE Sew A
Zi, 7D,THaTH! i ©
—Z
 TOTAL
STUDENT
BODY:
1,021
STUDENTS.

go
 goes LEAVING
al A TOTAL
 See

1 OF
FIVE MALE
STUDENTS.
oD
Biiocos!)

VAKEHITO)
MOROKUZUM WWAKAMOTO,
(ANGRED) ACED) (SHINGOI)

«+ THEY NOW
MUST DEAL
WITH THIS
ACADEMY
SWITCHED
TWISTED
MALE-TO- BEING AN
FEMALE
RATIO.
 »»NEVER HAD THE
SLIGHTEST CHANCE
H OF BECOMING WHILE THE
[) POPULAR, IN FACT, SITUATION
THE GIRLS DON'T MAY APPEAR
SPEAK TO OR EVEN
DELIGHTFUL
LOOK AT THEM...
SO NOW, THE ONLY
GLIMMER OF HOPE
THEY HAVE LEFT

+BOTH
COOPERA-
TION AND
SELFLESS-
NESS.

ood
WON'T DENY
THAT IWANT
TO SEE NAKED
GIRLS! I WANT
TO SEE THEIR
8008S, THEIR
BUTTS, THEIR
YOU-KNOW-
WHERE, ALL AT
ONCE AND IN
THE FLESHI!
THE First Z
Caw Z
TALKED TO
ME SINCE
I STARTED
IN
HERE!!
 IT'S ALL
WELL AND
TOO BAD! GooD
JUST WHEN THAT WE
I THOUGHT MADE IT
WE'D BE ABLE THIS FAR,
ROOM FROM
HERE USING
ANOTHER
 "EVERY
STEP
TOWARD
THE USGTOIACLE
OF QJUIRES
RE FICE."
SACRI

[>
SHOULDN'T
DO THIS!
 HEY,
MAYUMI.
DID YOU SEE
THAT SIGN
THAT GOT
POSTED?

va- Su.
say- 60, CAN
wi YOUANY-SEE
Y aise
is
oe Be
2
tar v0
(mane? ALITTLE eee
MORE... bay

J3
C'MON,
Guys, WE
REALLY
CEASE SHOULDN'T!
SHAKING, ofiow
THI

ME! DISAPPOINTED
OuR
PARENTS
WOULD BE!

I CAN'T
LET THEM
70 SEE CHIYO-
CHAN IN THE
BUFF...!
NEVERI!
 MY BAD.
TWAS JusT
TESTING TO AGAINST IT
SEE IF YOUR UNTIL JUST
PASSION A SECOND
rg
HuH!? INDEED, IT
MAY BE BEST
THIS IS FOR THOU TO
I? DO IT. IT IS
MINE! THINE PHONE,
AFTER ALL.

YEAH, JUST |
LEAVE IT
TO ME. T
MEAN, IT IS
My CELL,
AFTER...

-43-—
 ASKING ME
FIRSTI?
FIND ITI!
THERE'S No
ONE THERE
RIGHT Now!

THAN MINE
THAT HAS A
VIDEOPHONE
FLUNCTION!!
Tn
csc,St oa Ent anclwo!
 Tt BE MY LOVE

AND SPEND
THE REST |
OF MY LIFE |
BEING

AT AND
TALKED
ABOUT
BEHIND MY
BACK BY
SOCIETY...
ALL SORTS
OF STUFF
ON THE
arsust \ y ooo LAT
[i | CN a
; CHAN]
 YOU TAKING
OFF YOUR
CLOTHES?

CHIYO-CHAN
DOESN'T
SEEM TO BE
ABLE TO SEE
ME RIGHT
NOW, SO I'LL

MY CLOTHES
OFF...
 000

ages 7
. \ | || | | | |
 YEAH,
THAT
KIYOSHI

JUDGED
KIYOSHI-
DONO.

WE
CAN'T LET RIGH'
HIM TAKE
ALL THE
GLORY FOR |
HIMSELF.
 THAT'S
RIGHT!

REMEMBER
WHEN I
ASKED YOU
ABOUT
COLLEGE
TALKING SUMO
ABOUT EARLIER?
ME...

-59-—
 ye

PRE-
PARED?

IImnosaAm<mz
WHY ARE
THERE
 AFTER AN INCIDENT AT THIS ACADEMY TWENTY YEARS AGO,
THE SHADOW STUDENT COUNCIL PLAYED A LEADING ROLE IN BANNING.
ICIT OPPOSITE-SEX FRIENDSH

you
KNOW
THAT SIGN
IN THE
DRESSING
ROOM?

A WEEK'S
PUNISHMENT
IF YOU INTERACT
 ] THINK THE

“PLINISH-
MENT"?
"SHADOW
STUDENT
COUNCIL"?
WHAT'S
THAT?
-64-—
-67-—
EUTUT
‘~‘-
 MY
EYESIGHT
IS JUST
SO BAD.

WHAT SHOULD
J 00? SPRINT

DON'T BE
SO MEAN.
TELL ME!
 THOSE
BoyYsS
WERE
PEEKING
INTO THE
BATHIL
 NQTTDSAD

=7'3=
 ao
__ oe oe
ee
i
WHERE'S
THE LAST
ONE...?
 eee \
IT'D

YOu TOLD We
ME AFTER
THESE
WERE
RUINED
FOR LIFE, | \
NO? H
COUNCIL.

11
EDITION (SAMPLED
 THE
“OFFICIAL
SHADOW
STUDENT
COUNCIL
SHADOW
GUIDE-
BOOK"?

‘SUPPOSED
0 BE
OFFICIAL,

vol
SHADOW
STUDENT
COUNCIL
| SECRETARY | \
\\ As

-79-—
 THIS
BATON-
WIELDING
GIRL
WITH
GLASSES

selS
| SHADOW
STUDENT

WHAT
THESE GIRLS
MOSTLY DO
you AS PART OF
COULD THE SHADOW
SAY STUDENT
THEY'RE COUNCIL IS
LIKE THE CRACK DOWN
SECRET ON ILLICIT
POLICE. SEXUAL RELA-
TIONSHIPS.

-80-—
 SHE'S THE

ayv CS ie.
a
Ss a
7
SIGN: SHADOW STUDENT COUNCIL ROOM

THE NEXT
MORNING

WHAT...
WILL HAPPEN
TO US...?

SUSPENSIONS
AT BEST...
AT WORST,
E MAY BE
EXPELLED...

“His WAS
ONCE A GIRLS-
ONLY SCHool,
APTER ALL.
 AS
THE FIVE

ANY
CONSIDER-
ATION OF
EXTENUATING
CIRCUM-
 GLAD YOU
\\ WEREN'T : “S | _
EXPELLED. | ARE
HEREBY
| SENTENCED
70 A MONTH
OF HARD
LABOR IN
THE
PRISON!
 | / 0 INSURE
THAT NONE OF
YOU CONSIDER
‘SECOND ESCAPE DOING SOMETHING
ATTEMPT WILL AS STUPID AS
RESULT IN THREE ESCAPING, IF EVEN
MORE MONTHS.. ONE OF YOU TRIES
AND AFTER A TO RUN, ALL OF
THIRD TIME, YOU WILL HAVE
you WILL BE YOUR SENTENCES
EXPELLED. EXTENDED BY
A MONTH.

ANY
QUES-
TIONS?

LIBERTIES AT
BEST...1f
 THIS 1S AN

THEE!

THIS PRISON
IS A STUDENT
REHABILITATION
PROGRAM THAT
IS RECOGNIZED
AS A SCHOOL
TRADITION.

THE
WHOLE
SCHOOL
Y AGREEING
y 0
IMPRISON
STUDENTS
we?

LET
THEM
KNOW
YOU'VE
BEEN
CAUGHT \ \ J>,” CAN DEAL
PEEPING. NEEM
 AND THAT
+. YOU'RE : Z » \ ji WHILE YOU'D
t : Noe
RECEIVING
IN-SCHOOL ar = 4
. . EXELL ED:
DISCIPLINE.

YOU CAN
CHOOSE
WHICH
YOU'D
PREFER.

+OR
BE GOOD
LITTLE
BOYS HERE
|| |WHATEVERT]
IS THE |

MY TIME
AFTER
SCHOOL
IS FIRMLY
COMMITTED
TO STUDYING
 DID I say
\, you Couto
DRINK
WATER?

rig
YOU DON'T
UNDERSTAND DO YOU
WORDS, THEN REMEMBER
I'L JUST WHAT I
HAVE TO TOLD YOU?
BEAT IT INTO
YOU!
;

I KNEW
IT! THE ONLY
THING WRONG
WITH YOU 1S
YOUR FOUL
MOUTHIL
 IF YOU
DO, T'LL
PRETEND
I DIDN'T
SEE HIM
FAKING AN
ILLNESS.
 KIYOSHI-
\g KUN...

THAT'S
ALL FOR
WORK
TODAY!!
EVERYONE
EXCEPT
FOR ME
GOT IT
PRETTY
BAD...

ANYONE
WOULD DO
THAT IF
THEY SAW THEN
A FRIEND AGAIN, I'M
BEING SURE I'M IN
TREATED BAD SHAPE
THAT STARTING
WAY... TOMORROW
 STARTING

KIYOSHI...
THE SAME
GOES FOR
ME.

WHA’
singer ?
 FIRST TIME
I HAD EVER

THINK
YOU CAN
FINISH BY
TOMORROW
AT THAT
PACEI?
 = hen
MISTRESS! a )\
ER—VICE _
PRESIDENT-ODONO!
I SHARE IN HIS
-115—
000000
 DON'T
SPACE OUT.
WERE YOU
LISTENING
TO ME?

=L7=
-118—
 + ALLOW
ME TO
INTRODUCE
HANA
MIDORIKAWA,
SHADOW
STUDENT
COUNCIL
SECRETARY!!

SHE'LL BE
WATCHING
OVER YOU
PUNKS WITH
ME STARTING,
TODAY.
NICE
TO MEET
YOu—
THE
PRESIDENT
SENT ME

-l19o-—
 WE'LL BE
PRESSING
THE ONES BE SURE
YOU FIND TO GETA
AND SELLING
THEM FROM
A STAND...

..AND THE |
MONEY WILL
BE DONATED
TO LESS
FORTUNATE
CHILDREN—
$0 DO YOUR
BE

CONSCIENCE
OF THE
SHADOW
STUDENT
COUNCIL.
 I'M
WAY MORE I'M NOT
INTO THE INTERESTED
GIRLS OVER IN KIDS LIKE
THERE. THAT.

a e lX Co

NS \ Rr
4 <

RIGHT?
THEY'RE WAY
BETTER THAN Z ARE
SOME GIRL INDEED
WITH NO SEX QUITE FINE
APPEAL 2 AS WELL!
LIKE...
 ) ..ONCE,
You pa-
THETIC
~ LOSER!!

‘SEQ>D<E
>
 I CAN'T
E = 1 BELIEVE
THAT THING
| REALLY +
EXISTS!

you /

Youeréan naa le
eet? | SSS

+ THEY'LL
THAT'S WHY EVEN PUT
EVERYONE GIRLS
WAS SO IN THERE,
SCARED THEY
DIDN'T TALK
TO THE
PRISON!

I WOULDN'T
WANT TO
TALK TO ONE
OF THOSE
CREEPS,
ANYWAY.
 a
SERIOU! st y!
Hl IT ISH
THEY'D Just F~)
GO OFF AND
DIE SOME-
SOME
iERE.
WHERE.
7

“| DID You
sust say HU
Kl some-
ce THING,
\ G CHIYO?:
 BUNCH OF Re
[o>
ONC
ROES Ias aly seoi
a e
1A EEE BN
ae
aN

i)
y
S

OECREP
WEAK

MDW
 » WEARING
SWEATPANTS
UNDER HER
SKIRT!?!
 «+ THERE'S
‘

YOU'RE
SO MEAN!
IT’S MY
ORIGINAL
BLEND!
 wo
WANT TO BE
CHASTISED
THERE'S
 = CHAPTER 6:
A. GNE CLIMBED BY >
THE.C iGW'S- NEST

<=

-133-
ONE WAY TO
AVOID THAT
WOMAN'S me’, We LOOKED
| THIS HARD
BUT ONLY
R| FOUND ONE

INDEED...
AND THAT
FOUR-LEAF
CLOVER WILL
BE THE KEY
WE NEED.

you
LOOKING
TO GET |
KILLEO?
LOVE,
MILADY.
 FOUR LEAVES
OF A CLOVER,
THAT LIVE BY
THE CREEDS OF
HOPE, SINCERITY,
OY, AND Love.

SEX:
a DOKA THIN GASL (68572
=
IN OTHER
I OON'T WORDS, TO

UNOERSTANO
2 WORO OF
WHAT YOU'RE
SAYING!

YOU PUNKS
THE SAME
aS A
four-Lear
CLOVER!?

Ch
‘SEX: GATA (CHATTER) GATA GATA GATA
 IT's
SOMETHING MY
GRANDMOTHER
TOLD ME!

I THINK R | THERE'S
SHE'S RIGHT. = x NO SUCH
I MEAN, ‘ ; Hi THING AS A
SOMEONE WHO i ] \ BAD SUMO
WOULD RESCUE 9 | FAN.
A FALLEN CHICK
WOULD NEVER DO ff
SOMETHING LIKE

CAN'T DO THIS,
KIYOSHI! YOU

10HERSEE > HER THETALITH!

HER THE TRLITH!!
SMILE © US MAKEIT
LIKE EVEN WORSE
THIS... WHEN YOUR
LIE COMES \.
APARTI!
 I Guess ae
wy) YOU CAN'T
| Go Now.

C
 OH...
fj SOMEONE'S |
 _|...culvo-|
CHAN! |

| wok
|] |2Romise \
| vou rite
( BE THERE!
 t
s-T'LL PROM-
FINDA ISE...
WAY TO
MAKE IT
WORK.

& REHEAR THATI

LLY DID
PEEPI?
-l47-
 AWAY WITH
MY LIFE
INTACT,
BUT...

DEFINITELY
MAKE OUR

-I50-—
 THE BOYS
| ALL SEEM TO
BE IN THAT
PRISON.

DON'T YOU
THINK THIS
TREATMENT
ISA
LITTLE TOO
HARSH...

CHAPAERL E
THE, FIVERMENKOF” THEMWASTEVANID
-I153-
 TEACHERS
WERE AGAINST
THE IDEA OF
COEDUCATION
IN THE FIRST

WELL, T
UNDERSTAND
THAT YOU
WANT TO
PROTECT
TRADITION.
BuT
SOMETIMES
INNOVATION IS
NECESSARY... /
 AS
CHAIRMAN,
YOU PUSHED
THE DECISION
+ THEY'RE THROUGH THE
ALREADY OPPOSITION
CAUSING A eng:
PROBLEMS!! DECIDED TO LeT
THOSE FIVE
BOYS IN. AND

REGULATIONS
SHOULD STATE |} |
THAT THEY |} THOSE KINDS
BE GIVEN OF THINGS.
SATURDAYS
AND SUNDAYS
OFF...

I KNOW
THAT. I'M
NOT TRYING
TO JustiFY
THEIR
ACTIONS.
 wlS TO
CULTIVATE | *\\"
i
 QUESTION,
THIS LAND WILL
BE CULTIVATED
IN ORDER
TO MAKE A
VEGETABLE
GARDEN
FOR THE
ACADEMY.

WILL
WE HAVE..S.
SATURDAY
WHOO-HOO!
WE'LL BE
 ~ My sumo
\ DATE WITH
CHIYO-CHAN =
 THE OFFICIAL
| SHADOWL ST UDEN T ppe- :
COUNCI OOSKHSADFOOWR SIDENT!
GUIDEB
THE NEW HASCHOOL
YEAR VE
ARRIVED!

TILL LEAVE
THE REST
TO YSOIUD,ENVTI.CE
PRE
-I6I1—
-163-—
 (ASLSHOB
ATID3NJAos
\

MOB GORGEOU
GaTINAS SOUIWAN

‘5ouy naurwitse
| Bitews Bonde
| JB]ntipav shop xno
Yohee! JAPAN naughty.
ma on co.Jp

ano" yi
|| Grussy nurse
|| &cantain pussy
ert
|| El voyci usrnatn
voyeur Girts changing Room
e
))
| shaved Poticewoman
 THIS
IS WHY I
SAY THAT
MEN ARE
GARBAGE.
 THEN.
I CAN.GO
ONMY.
. SUMO.DATE
\ mH
CHIYO-
THAT, SS <2 ESHA
MEANS 4 \\ TORWORK,
LGAN j WEEKENDS)
My " é
SUMO |
DATE!! "|

LIE AND SAY

THAT SOMEONE
IN MY FAMILY
We a e
OVZ
CHAPTER &: DGIN' TIME

-173-
 MULTIPURPOSE REHABILITATION SPACE
SE 7:30 A.M,: BREAKFAST

b] HAD GOTTEN
USED TO
LIFE IN THIS:

THE SAME
SCHOOL FOOD
THE GIRLS
GET...
OF COURSE,
WE DON’T
GET A SAYIN
WHAT WE'RE
SERVED.
 —“Brs0 AM:
PERIOD—
FI RS
CLASSI
T
C L I T E R A T U R E
L E W E A R E
WHI ONERS,
PRIS
' R E S T I L L
WSETUDE ANDN T S
FIRRESMTOST,
FO WE NED
50
70 STUDY
R.
MON/TO

PRISON YARD RECREATIONAL-FIELO

12:40 P.M.: LUNCH BREA, UT
i c ee
{ia ml
 BUILDING
70 MAKE
ROOM
FORA
VEGETABLE

WE
HAVE TO
CLEAR
THIS HUGE}
WASTE-
LAND
ENTIRELY
BY HAND.
 VICE
PRESIDENT!
THE TRASH
HAS PILED UP.
+MY SUMO
DATE WITH
CHIYO-CHAN
ON MAY 7TH.
MY DATE.
 OUTER WALL HEIGHT: 13 FEET

GARBAGE
DUMP

A.SCHOOL
WITH ALONG
HISTORY,
HACHIMITSU
B PRIVATE
Su ACADEMY'S
cl CONCRETE
AL WALL, BUILT
OD OVER FIFTY
Oo! YEARS|
LN AGO, HAS
G DETERIORATED,

I SHOULD
| GET BACK...
pe
a
“y x

-I82-
-183-—
 Dear Kiyochi-konl
ou ean gp For the May
ovtside Sn Ficallege
tournSnent,como
atwalans, lets meet at Y
right? 1PM. by the, Z
f | entrance of
ie |" Raougeka's SLA
| Sime” Hall

Prats
y
 lM IN REALITY,
SURE OUR TIME TOGO
OUTSIDE HAS
IT'LL BEEN TAKEN AWAY,
WORK AND MY ONLY
ITSELF OPTION IS TO
OUT! ESCAPE, BUT...
 OKAY,
GACKT?
 WHAT...
THIS...7
wee I DON'T
WHAT KNOW...
It...
 weSeush
SS
H H ONz
Re u d
THX
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TRANSLATIGN/ NOTES
Common Honorifics
no honorific: Indicates familiarity or closeness; if used without permission or reason,
addressing someone in\this manner would constitute an insult.
-san: The Japanese equivalent of Mr./Mrs./Miss. If a situation calls for politeness, this is
the fail-safe honorific.
=dono: Conveys'an indication of respectifor theaddresseey
-kun: Used most often when referring to boys, this indicates affection or familiarity.
Occasionally used by older men among their peers, but it may also be used by anyone,
referring to a'person of lower standing.
-chan: An affectionate honorific indicating familiarity used mostly in reference to girls;
also, used in reference to. cute persons,or animals of either, gender.
-senpai: A suffix used to address upperclassmen or more experienced coworkers.
PAGE!20)
Gottsuan desu! is a slang term used in sumo to say “thank you.” The hand motion is also
used to show thanks before receiving prize money after matches.
PAGE 45
Hara-kirl is an act of ritual suicide from disemboweling, prominently practiced by
Japanese'samurai.
PAGE 115
Four leaves’ &!'is the English’ translation’of ‘the’ original Japanese title" Yotsubaal' Have
you noticed that each chapter name references titles of other media (books, movies,
etc)?
PAGE 123
Osul is a traditional greeting in Japanese martial arts.
PAGE 160
The Takarazuka performers refers to Takarazuka Revue, which is an all-female musical
theater troupe originating in Takarazuka, Japan:
PRISON SCHOOL
PRISON SCHOOL®O
AKIRA HIRAMOTO

Translation: Ko Ransom

Lettering: Anthony Quintessenza

This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents

are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is
coincidental.

PRISON SCHOOL Vol.1

© 2011 Akira Hiramoto. All rights reserved.
First published in Japan in 2011 by Kodansha Ltd.,Tokyo.
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First Yen Press eBook Edition: December 2018
Originally published in paperback in July 2015 by Yen Press.

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2015373915

ISBN: 978-1-9753-2970-9