Zetsubo Chugaku (Rinda Bukkusu)

[Machine Translation] In mid-June, an attempt is made on the life of Yabe, a teacher at a prestigious private junior high school. The junior high school is famous for its strict school rules, and it is tacitly agreed that Yabe's corporal punishment is the only way to control the students. While some students are liberated by Yabe's hospitalization, others are mentally trapped as the culprit is not identified. Shun Ogawa, the leader of the bullying group, foresees retaliation against him and is eager to find the culprit. He frames his classmate Yusuke Takahashi, a loner, as the culprit, and commits violence against him. Undeterred, Takahashi finally picks up a knife... This dark coming-of-age novel depicts a group of junior high school students in turmoil against the backdrop of a shocking incident.

6月中旬、とある名門私立中学校で教鞭を執る教諭・矢部の殺害未遂事件が起こる。厳しい校則で有名なこの中学では、矢部の体罰をもって生徒たちを制することが暗黙の了解となっていた。矢部の入院で解放的になる生徒がいる一方、犯人が特定されない中で精神的に追い詰められていく生徒たちの姿があった。いじめグループのリーダー・小川俊は自身への報復を予感し、犯人探しに躍起になる。そして、クラスメイトで一匹狼の高橋雄介を犯人とでっち上げ、暴力行為に及ぶ。耐えかねた高橋はついにナイフを手にし…。ショッキングな事件を背景に、揺れ動く中学生たちを描いたダークな青春小説。