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“Beloved teacher Hasumi hides psychopathic nature, murdering to create perfect school kingdom.”
Lesson of the Evil
悪の教典
7.08
8,423 rank · 9,469 readers · 111 favorites
Seinen
Psychological
School
Horror
Suspense
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Synopsis
Beloved teacher Hasumi hides psychopathic nature, murdering to create perfect school kingdom.
In the hallowed halls of Shinkou Academy Machida High, no one is more capable and beloved than the charismatic and handsome teacher Seiji Hasumi, who is always willing to go the extra mile for his students. But beneath his charming facade lies a psychopath who manipulates people and events around him so that everything goes his way. From dealing with troublesome parents and bullies to unruly delinquents, no problem is too big for Hasumi, as he orchestrates events at the school and even murders people in order to build it into his own perfect kingdom.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 8 sampled reviews
5.9
/10
What 8 readers settled on.
75%
recommend
Score distribution
median 6
mode 5
σ 1.45
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.45 · some divergence
The polarity gap
4.3 pts
Recommenders 7.3 · others 3.0
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No
Score over time
↓ 1.13
Running avg · Apr 2018 → Apr 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “WOW what a thriller man, it overall started off really slow and innocent but picked up really fast, especially towards the end, the whole first half just being drama and then got turning into a...”
- 7 “_SPOILER WARNING_ So basically this story is about a homicidal sociopath who has somehow managed to become a teacher. Interesting. The story itself is handled well, it isn't outstanding or anything...”
- 7 “You and I both know when going into a manga like this that it’s going to be stupid edgy, stupid trashy, that a lot of murders will be stupid to up the headcount. These are not reasons to shame. You...”
Verbosity
Short · 25%
Medium · 63%
Long · 13%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 36 × 9 ch × vol
- Total read 4h 48m approx
- Published Mar 2012 – Sep 2015
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M21374 catalog