A School Frozen in Time | |
冷たい校舎の時は止まる (Tsumetai Kōsha no Toki wa Tomaru) | |
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Genre | Mystery[1] |
Novel series | |
Written by | Mizuki Tsujimura |
Published by | Kodansha |
Original run | June 8, 2004 – August 6, 2004 |
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Manga | |
Written by | Mizuki Tsujimura |
Illustrated by | Naoshi Arakawa |
Published by | Kodansha |
English publisher | |
Magazine | Monthly Shōnen Magazine |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | December 2007 – April 2009 |
Volumes | 4 |
A School Frozen in Time (Japanese: 冷たい校舎の時は止まる, Hepburn: Tsumetai Kōsha no Toki wa Tomaru) is a Japanese novel series written by Mizuki Tsujimura. It was published by Kodansha in three volumes, from June to August 2004.
A manga adaptation, illustrated by Naoshi Arakawa, was serialized in Kodansha's Monthly Shōnen Magazine from December 2007 to April 2009 and later published in four tankōbon volumes. The manga is licensed in English by Vertical.
In the winter of their third year in high school, eight students gather in the snow and are trapped in an empty school building. While no one but the eight class representatives are in sight, they realize they cannot remember the name of the classmate that committed suicide during the school festival. Against the looming terror of 5:53 and confronting the darkness of their past, they search for the name of their classmate.
The series was written by Mizuki Tsujimura, and published by Kodansha in three volumes released from June 8, 2004 to August 6, 2004.[2][3] The series was re-published in two volumes on August 11, 2007.[4][5] It was the first published work by Tsujimura.[6]
No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
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1 | June 8, 2004[2] | 978-4-06-182375-4 |
2 | July 6, 2004[7] | 978-4-06-182378-5 |
3 | August 6, 2004[3] | 978-4-06-182382-2 |
No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
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1 | August 11, 2007[4] | 978-4-06-275822-2 |
2 | August 11, 2007[5] | 978-4-06-275823-9 |
A manga adaptation, illustrated by Naoshi Arakawa, was serialized in Monthly Shōnen Magazine from December 2007 to April 2009.[8] Kodansha published the series in four volumes.[9] It was Arakawa's first work that was serialized in a magazine.[10]
On June 17, 2020, Vertical announced they licensed the series for English publication.[8][11] The series is also licensed in Taiwan by Tong Li Publishing.[12]
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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1 | November 17, 2008[13] | 978-4-06-375598-5 | April 6, 2021[14] | 978-1-94-998049-3 |
2 | November 17, 2008[15] | 978-4-06-375599-2 | June 15, 2021[16] | 978-1-64-729042-9 |
3 | March 17, 2009[17] | 978-4-06-375673-9 | September 14, 2021[18] | 978-1-64-729051-1 |
4 | May 15, 2009[9] | 978-4-06-375716-3 | November 23, 2021[19] | 978-1-64-729073-3 |
The novel series was awarded the Mephisto Prize in 2004.[6]
Demelza from Anime UK News praised the first volume of the manga adaptation for its characters, story, and artwork, ultimately stating "it [delivered] a memorable experience".[1]