# Zekkyō Gakkyū

Zekkyō Gakkyū (Japanese: 絶叫学級, lit. "Screaming Lessons") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Emi Ishikawa, and was serialized in Shueisha's Ribon magazine from September 2008 to February 2015. The format was a collection of horror-themed short stories that were presented by a ghost girl named Yomi. It is licensed in France by Tonkam. A live-action film adaptation was released in Japanese theaters in June 2013. A sequel manga titled Zekkyō Gakkyū: Tensei began serialization in the same magazine in June 2015.

## Characters
### Yomi

    Portrayed by: Mizuki Yamamoto

### Kana Araki

    Portrayed by: Haruna Kawaguchi

### Rio Takamizawa

    Portrayed by: Alice Hirose

### Erika Katori

    Portrayed by: Mayu Matsuoka

### Makoto Hosaka

    Portrayed by: Haru

### Akira Gotō

    Portrayed by: Louis Kurihara

## Media
### Manga

Written and illustrated by Emi Ishikawa, Zekkyō Gakkyū was serialized in Shueisha's Ribon magazine from September 3, 2008 to February 3, 2015. The series' chapters were collected into twenty tankōbon volumes released from January 15, 2009 to March 13, 2015.
A sequel manga, titled Zekkyō Gakkyū: Tensei, began serialization in the same magazine on June 3, 2015.

#### Volumes

| No. | Release date | ISBN |
| 1 | January 15, 2009 | 978-4-08-856864-5 |
| 2 | May 15, 2009 | 978-4-08-856887-4 |
| 3 | October 15, 2009 | 978-4-08-867016-4 |
| 4 | March 15, 2010 | 978-4-08-867043-0 |
| 5 | July 15, 2010 | 978-4-08-867064-5 |
| 6 | November 15, 2010 | 978-4-08-867084-3 |
| 7 | February 15, 2011 | 978-4-08-867098-0 |
| 8 | June 15, 2011 | 978-4-08-867124-6 |
| 9 | October 14, 2011 | 978-4-08-867146-8 |
| 10 | February 15, 2012 | 978-4-08-867175-8 |
| 11 | May 15, 2012 | 978-4-08-867200-7 |
| 12 | October 15, 2012 | 978-4-08-867226-7 |
| 13 | February 15, 2013 | 978-4-08-867250-2 |
| 14 | June 14, 2013 | 978-4-08-867274-8 |
| 15 | July 12, 2013 | 978-4-08-867276-2 |
| 16 | November 15, 2013 | 978-4-08-867296-0 |
| 17 | February 14, 2014 | 978-4-08-867313-4 |
| 18 | June 13, 2014 | 978-4-08-867325-7 |
| 19 | October 15, 2014 | 978-4-08-867341-7 |
| 20 | March 13, 2015 | 978-4-08-867358-5 |

#### Zekkyō Gakkyū: Tensei

| No. | Release date | ISBN |
| 1 | October 23, 2015 | 978-4-08-867392-9 |
| 2 | March 25, 2016 | 978-4-08-867409-4 |
| 3 | August 25, 2016 | 978-4-08-867427-8 |
| 4 | January 25, 2017 | 978-4-08-867442-1 |
| 5 | June 23, 2017 | 978-4-08-867464-3 |
| 6 | October 25, 2017 | 978-4-08-867477-3 |
| 7 | April 25, 2018 | 978-4-08-867496-4 |
| 8 | September 25, 2018 | 978-4-08-867515-2 |
| 9 | February 25, 2019 | 978-4-08-867537-4 |
| 10 | July 25, 2019 | 978-4-08-867555-8 |
| 11 | February 25, 2020 | 978-4-08-867577-0 |
| 12 | August 25, 2020 | 978-4-08-867591-6 |
| 13 | December 24, 2020 | 978-4-08-867608-1 |
| 14 | February 25, 2021 | 978-4-08-867617-3 |
| 15 | June 24, 2021 | 978-4-08-867626-5 |
| 16 | November 25, 2021 | 978-4-08-867638-8 |
| 17 | March 25, 2022 | 978-4-08-867657-9 |
| 18 | July 25, 2022 | 978-4-08-867674-6 |
| 19 | November 25, 2022 | 978-4-08-867689-0 |
| 20 | March 24, 2023 | 978-4-08-867709-5 |
| 21 | October 25, 2023 | 978-4-08-867736-1 |
| 22 | April 24, 2024 | 978-4-08-867752-1 |
| 23 | September 25, 2024 | 978-4-08-867770-5 |
| 24 | March 25, 2025 | 978-4-08-867794-1 |

### Live-action film

A live-action film adaptation was released on June 14, 2013.

### Other

In 2010, the series was given a "vomic" (voiceover comic) that starred Tomomi Kasai, Moeno Nitō, Haruka Ishida, and Reina Fujie, who are members of the Japanese idol group AKB48.

## Reception

It won the award for Best Children's Manga at the 59th Shogakukan Manga Awards.