“Eight students trapped in frozen school must uncover forgotten suicide and their erased memories.”
A School Frozen in Time
冷たい校舎の時は止まる
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Synopsis
Eight students trapped in frozen school must uncover forgotten suicide and their erased memories.
It is a cold winter morning, seemingly like any other, when a group of students notice something amiss—the entirety of Seinan Gakuin High School is empty. There is nobody else in the building aside from eight third-year students: Takano, Mizuki, Sugawara, Rika, Shimizu, Mitsuru, Akihiko, and Keiko. No one is able to leave the school or contact anyone outside, and everyone's watches are stopped at 5:53, as if the school is frozen in time. Soon, a startling realization about the nature of their predicament strikes the whole group: this is the exact time a student had fallen off the building sometime ago. Even more terrifying is that no one can remember who the student was. Not long after, they all spot a mysterious "Do you remember?" message on their homeroom chalkboard. The person who committed suicide, the eight students with altered memories, and the ominous circumstances of the school—can all these distinct events somehow be related?
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 4 sampled reviews
What 4 readers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.58 · some divergence
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↓ 1.00
Running avg · Jan 2022 → Dec 2023
- 8 “The mystery is compelling, and the characters are truly the highlight, featuring touching, non-repetitive backstories that are revealed at a perfect pace. However, the art style is inconsistent,...”
- 9 “This manga is an incredible psychological thriller featuring deeply fleshed-out characters and a perfectly paced, twist-filled narrative that keeps the reader engaged throughout. While the late...”
- 6 “The manga features a decent premise and effectively establishes individual character backgrounds, allowing for some initial empathy toward the cast. However, it fails to meaningfully resolve...”
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — A School Frozen in Time begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 17 × 4 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 16m approx
- Published Dec 2007 – Apr 2009
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M9091 catalog