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The Drifting Classroom

漂流教室

Out of nowhere, an entire school vanishes, leaving nothing but a hole in the ground. While parents mourn and authorities investigate, the students and teachers find themselves not dead but stranded in a terrifying wasteland where they must fight to survive.

(Source: VIZ Media)

Note: Includes short story "The Wish"

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Characters

Sho Takamatsu
Sho Takamatsu

高松翔

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Sho wanted a future car that his mother didn't want to buy. He started saving money and after some time had them, but when he went to buy it, he decided to buy his mother a watch instead, but as he was running back, he dropped it on a cross-walk and the cars ran over it. He went to school and saw only a kid named Yu there and he started playing with him. As it got dark, he ran home and ended in an argument with his mother and later went to sleep angry. He woke up in the morning missing his alarm clock and as he spoke with his mother, they ended up in another argument as she didn't wake him. After he went to grab his school items, he realized his marbles were missing and then his mother told him she threw them off. They ended up in a fight insulting each other and Sho left for school.

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Sakiko Kawada
Sakiko Kawada

川田咲子

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Nishi Ayumi
Nishi Ayumi

西あゆみ

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Nishi has a long light colored hair. She has a bad legs and it isn't capable of walking normally and will use a crutch to help her walk.

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Ootomo
Ootomo

大友

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Emiko Takamatsu
Emiko Takamatsu

高松恵美子

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Sho returned home late and Emiko scolded him for that and his clothes being dirty. After dinner, he went to bed angry. In the morning he overslept and came down asking his mother why didn't she woke him up. She told him he is grown already and much stop rely on her on everything. As they argued, Sho went to take his school books, but noticed his marbles were missing. As he confronted her, she explained she had thrown them away along with some other things she considered junk. Then they had a bigger fight, and when he left she wished she wasn't his mother and Emiko wished she wasn't her son.

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Gamou
Gamou

我猛

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Ikegaki
Ikegaki

池垣

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Staff

Paweł Dybała
Paweł Dybała

Translator (Polish)

Sheldon Drzka
Sheldon Drzka

Translator (English)

Arnaldo Oka
Arnaldo Oka

Translator (Portuguese)

Kazuo Umezu
Kazuo Umezu

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FAQ

What is The Drifting Classroom about?
Out of nowhere, an entire school vanishes, leaving nothing but a hole in the ground. While parents mourn and authorities investigate, the students and teachers find themselves not dead but stranded in a terrifying wasteland where they must fight to survive. (Source: VIZ Media) Note: Includes short s
Is The Drifting Classroom still ongoing?
The Drifting Classroom is currently finished. It has 44 chapters.
Who are the main characters in The Drifting Classroom?
The main characters are Sho Takamatsu, Sakiko Kawada, Nishi Ayumi, Ootomo, Emiko Takamatsu.