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冷たい校舎の時は止まる [Tsumetai Kousha no Toki wa Todomaru] #3
冷たい校舎の時は止まる 3 [Tsumetai Kousha no Toki wa Todomaru 3]
充、清水さん‥‥校舎から2人の仲間が消えた。残されたのは深月・鷹野・菅原・リカ・景子・昭彦。この中に、“あの日”自殺した生徒はいるのか？ 戸惑いもがく彼らを、更なる悲劇が襲うーー!!
210 pages, Paperback
First published March 17, 2009
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January 7, 2022
The demons we create for ourselves lash out to affect other people, and they'll keep doing that until we accept them as our own. Hell is so personal, isn't it?
July 14, 2022
The pace of the plot definitely picked up a lot in this volume, and I was literally on the edge of my seat reading it through. It seems that whatever is trapping the students in the school is using their darkest fear, guilt and trauma to instill fear in them, before making them disappear.
Some spoilers, but the scene where one of the characters' wrists started to bleed profusely out of nowhere, as if it was sliced, was utterly horrifying. It still makes me shudder remembering it.
Some spoilers, but the scene where one of the characters' wrists started to bleed profusely out of nowhere, as if it was sliced, was utterly horrifying. It still makes me shudder remembering it.
August 16, 2021
Time continues to move forward in fits and starts as the cast begins dropping faster and faster. Initial peril aside, things might not be as awful as they first appear, but that doesn’t mean that this experience still won’t have a finality for some of them…
Moreso than the other volumes of this story there is a definite sense of place-setting for this one, clearly getting the ducks in a row ahead of the final volume coming up later this year. Mercifully, despite that sense, the book still manages to be quite good.
Two of our remaining cast get extensive backstories this time around and I don’t recommend reading this book if you’re already depressed because it is a serious bummer at points. And that’s not just being flip, there are some heavy topics in these pages.
If there’s one thing that links our protagonists, it appears to be guilt, and there’s a lot of it going around, not entirely related to the present situation. Some of the cast have had more than one brush with something like this - it certainly hasn’t painted many of them in a good light.
In fact, I almost thought we were getting a big reveal during the first flashback, which offered an answer to the question of who’s behind this that I really rather liked because it would have hammered home a point about nobody being able to remember anything. Instead, we get two tales of guilt and the suggestion that, if not necessarily letting people escape, whatever is making them disappear lies in their acceptance of that same guilt.
Which all comes crashing down at the end of the book, promising a serious reckoning is at hand. This comes hot on the heels of the revelation that even if there is a way to solve this problem, it may not come without a cost.
As Japanese horror stories go, it’s good, even if it might be defanging itself a smidgen before the end. I hardly needed a high body count, but trying to walk it back is a little lamer than I would like.
Still, there is more than enough content for some serious trigger warnings and the book itself has a big note at the front itself. Pretty required, if you ask me, as the two stories we spend the most time on are both quite different but bleak as all get out (the second one starts off with an extra creepy moment even before it starts getting grim).
At this point I still feel like the teacher is the most likely person to point the finger at, but no guarantees. I have at least one swerve in mind that would be impressive, but I think I’ll hold that back until the final volume. I do want a good destination, but the journey here has been just fine.
4 stars - prep work for the finale or no, this has been a really enjoyable little series, amidst all the horror and suspense. It’s probably going to take a slight cop-out at the end (or a total one, which I will be much snarkier about), but I don’t expect it to dilute the rest of the story too much.
Moreso than the other volumes of this story there is a definite sense of place-setting for this one, clearly getting the ducks in a row ahead of the final volume coming up later this year. Mercifully, despite that sense, the book still manages to be quite good.
Two of our remaining cast get extensive backstories this time around and I don’t recommend reading this book if you’re already depressed because it is a serious bummer at points. And that’s not just being flip, there are some heavy topics in these pages.
If there’s one thing that links our protagonists, it appears to be guilt, and there’s a lot of it going around, not entirely related to the present situation. Some of the cast have had more than one brush with something like this - it certainly hasn’t painted many of them in a good light.
In fact, I almost thought we were getting a big reveal during the first flashback, which offered an answer to the question of who’s behind this that I really rather liked because it would have hammered home a point about nobody being able to remember anything. Instead, we get two tales of guilt and the suggestion that, if not necessarily letting people escape, whatever is making them disappear lies in their acceptance of that same guilt.
Which all comes crashing down at the end of the book, promising a serious reckoning is at hand. This comes hot on the heels of the revelation that even if there is a way to solve this problem, it may not come without a cost.
As Japanese horror stories go, it’s good, even if it might be defanging itself a smidgen before the end. I hardly needed a high body count, but trying to walk it back is a little lamer than I would like.
Still, there is more than enough content for some serious trigger warnings and the book itself has a big note at the front itself. Pretty required, if you ask me, as the two stories we spend the most time on are both quite different but bleak as all get out (the second one starts off with an extra creepy moment even before it starts getting grim).
At this point I still feel like the teacher is the most likely person to point the finger at, but no guarantees. I have at least one swerve in mind that would be impressive, but I think I’ll hold that back until the final volume. I do want a good destination, but the journey here has been just fine.
4 stars - prep work for the finale or no, this has been a really enjoyable little series, amidst all the horror and suspense. It’s probably going to take a slight cop-out at the end (or a total one, which I will be much snarkier about), but I don’t expect it to dilute the rest of the story too much.
March 16, 2022
This volume was a lot creepier, which I find fitting considering how close we are to the end.
I like that this volume also touches on the different kinds of pain and grief that we experience when faced with our own unique circumstances (unique in how we feel and how we handle said situations).
There was one character in a flashback that I wanted to push into a muddy puddle. She’s one of those people who sees someone being bullied and says “I’m no hero, it’s not my problem.”
Anyway, onto the final volume! (I think I know who the person who put them in this situation is…let’s see if I’m right.)
Happy reading!
I like that this volume also touches on the different kinds of pain and grief that we experience when faced with our own unique circumstances (unique in how we feel and how we handle said situations).
There was one character in a flashback that I wanted to push into a muddy puddle. She’s one of those people who sees someone being bullied and says “I’m no hero, it’s not my problem.”
Anyway, onto the final volume! (I think I know who the person who put them in this situation is…let’s see if I’m right.)
Happy reading!
December 12, 2025
I really enjoyed this volume! I feel it got into the nitty gritty about what was going on instead of kind of floating past it. I loved seeing some more back stories to these characters! It says the next volume is the last one but they have quite a bit to wrap up so not sure how they are going to achieve that!
December 3, 2021
4.5 stars
Things are becoming intense that the suspense is getting to me whoa. Don't get me started on how emotional things are.
Trigger warning: teen prostitution.
Things are becoming intense that the suspense is getting to me whoa. Don't get me started on how emotional things are.
Trigger warning: teen prostitution.
September 15, 2022
I'm definitely invested.
September 19, 2021
Wow… I knew this series was dark but Rika’s past was just downright heartbreaking….
The next volume is the final one! I can’t wait to know the answer to this mystery! I’ll definitely have to reread the series as a whole afterwards and see if it’s obvious the second time around…
The next volume is the final one! I can’t wait to know the answer to this mystery! I’ll definitely have to reread the series as a whole afterwards and see if it’s obvious the second time around…
November 20, 2021
I really liked the concept of this book. It had so much potential and I will read book 4 just to give it a chance at getting better but I definitely would not recommend it to anyone else. The characters are bland and uninteresting, the way the author presents something so heavy like suicide does not feel realistic at all to me.
November 1, 2021
The story is feeling a little tangled and like there are many threads and it is unclear how they connect, but perhaps that is the point. Either way, I am glad the next volume is the final one and will wrap things up.
January 12, 2022
Book one was about the creeping dread: eight friends trapped in school, cut off from the outside world, possibly not even in the world at all but in some pocket dimension or other reality, trying to figure out what’s going on.
Book two was about the horror: two friends dead, blood trails, the creeping realization that they’ve likely been trapped here by a classmate who committed suicide—but who, and why? Revenge? Something else? Could it be one of them? Why can’t anyone remember who the classmate was?
Here in book three, the horror is dialed back a bit to focus on the remaining characters. Up till now we’d lost one student per volume and I mentioned in a previous review that I wondered whether this 4-book series would pick up the pace or something.
It does, but by giving more of the characters a spotlight, which also obscures to the reader what happens to them—I’m no closer to figuring out what’s happening than I was at the end of book two, which I appreciate since it keeps the tension up and makes for a fun reading experience.
Some of the dialog is clumsy, a little on the nose when it comes to characters explanation/narrating their revelations, and the art continues to be…adequate at best, but doesn’t distract from the story.
Book two was about the horror: two friends dead, blood trails, the creeping realization that they’ve likely been trapped here by a classmate who committed suicide—but who, and why? Revenge? Something else? Could it be one of them? Why can’t anyone remember who the classmate was?
Here in book three, the horror is dialed back a bit to focus on the remaining characters. Up till now we’d lost one student per volume and I mentioned in a previous review that I wondered whether this 4-book series would pick up the pace or something.
It does, but by giving more of the characters a spotlight, which also obscures to the reader what happens to them—I’m no closer to figuring out what’s happening than I was at the end of book two, which I appreciate since it keeps the tension up and makes for a fun reading experience.
Some of the dialog is clumsy, a little on the nose when it comes to characters explanation/narrating their revelations, and the art continues to be…adequate at best, but doesn’t distract from the story.
February 17, 2022
I want to first add a trigger warning as this manga covers suicide. With that being said, I was very impressed that they included the suicide hotline and a warning right in the beginning of the manga. Very well done, as we never know how things may affect people.
There’s only one volume left to go. I really am enjoying how this story is paced, it’s not too fast in my opinion, but not too slow either, considering there’s only 4 volumes. We find out a lot more this volume and finally get a better understanding on everything. I’m looking forward to the big reveal next volume.
I’ve heard people compare this to The Drifting Classroom, they even make reference to it in the manga, which reminds me, I need to read that ASAP! I really enjoyed this manga. I love stories like these, Psychological Thrillers are my weakness.
There’s only one volume left to go. I really am enjoying how this story is paced, it’s not too fast in my opinion, but not too slow either, considering there’s only 4 volumes. We find out a lot more this volume and finally get a better understanding on everything. I’m looking forward to the big reveal next volume.
I’ve heard people compare this to The Drifting Classroom, they even make reference to it in the manga, which reminds me, I need to read that ASAP! I really enjoyed this manga. I love stories like these, Psychological Thrillers are my weakness.
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February 23, 2025Getting creepier and darker as we delve into some backgrounds. Akihito confronts an old friend - I have to say, his gf at the time was a bitch and he was weak willed. You can’t just say the bullied kid is at fault for not standing up for himself, when you aren’t either. Pissed me off.
Saeki has a troubled past, including prostituting herself and a mom that js at best neglectful. She cares for her sister, who being young, doesn’t really appreciate the seriousness of needing to pay for the hospital, and what her sister is doing to get that money. Anyway, this volume depressed me.
Saeki has a troubled past, including prostituting herself and a mom that js at best neglectful. She cares for her sister, who being young, doesn’t really appreciate the seriousness of needing to pay for the hospital, and what her sister is doing to get that money. Anyway, this volume depressed me.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 15, 2022
I can tell that the short run of this series is causing the pace to really pick up in a way that I think is hurting the story. If there had been less characters I think it wouldn’t feel so rushed. Still interested to see how we end this series.
September 26, 2025
Getting back stories of the remaining characters, some of which is heart-breaking. I count at least 2 more deaths although they are unconfirmed. Thankfully, I already have book 4 ready to go so I can get some closure.
October 14, 2021
Somehow, this volume just kept getting darker. I'm glad the next volume is the last, because so far it doesn't feel like there's been any filler.
December 2, 2021
As the number of remaining characters dwindles, the school becomes ever creepier. Can you afford to turn your back?
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December 13, 2021well that was hella dark
September 20, 2022
4 stars- quite dark compared to the other volumes
October 3, 2022
Actual rating: 4.75 stars
January 3, 2023
3.75 ⭐️
April 13, 2023
3.5 stars.
April 19, 2023
4/5 Stars.
June 5, 2023
See book 4!
June 14, 2023
What!? Ahhhh!
December 1, 2023
Rika's story hurt my heart.
Nevertheless I took away the message of how living allows for the possibility of endless happiness, and finding people who can give you a reason for living.
Nevertheless I took away the message of how living allows for the possibility of endless happiness, and finding people who can give you a reason for living.
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January 22, 2024
Probably more like 4.5 but I’m excited to see how this ends so I’m feeling generous lol
May 1, 2024
I’m confused but interested to see how this ends. 3.5 ⭐️
September 28, 2024
I love you Rika 🫶
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