School Zone Girls (スクールゾーン, Sukūruzōn) is a Japanese yuri manga written and illustrated by Ningiyau. It is serialized online through Mag Garden's MAGxiv label on pixiv Comic from April 2, 2018, to October 10, 2022, after which the series went on hiatus. School Zone Girls follows the daily lives of two high school friends, Rei Yokoe and Kei Sugiura. It was licensed for an English-language release by Seven Seas Entertainment in 2020.
| School Zone Girls | |
 Japanese cover for Volume 1 | |
| スクールゾーン (Sukūruzōn) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Ningiyau |
| Published by | Mag Garden |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Blade Comics Pixiv |
| Magazine | MAGxiv |
| Original run | April 2, 2018 – October 10, 2022 (hiatus) |
| Volumes | 5 |
Plot
editRei Yokoe and Kei Sugiura have been best friends since middle school, and they've learned the knack of causing mischief when life becomes boring. High school may be a drag, but these in-love girls know how to infuse some mayhem and comedy into their sloppy school life.
Publication
editWritten and illustrated by Ningiyau, School Zone Girls was serialized online through Mag Garden's MAGxiv label on Pixiv from April 2, 2018, to October 10, 2022, when the series went on hiatus.[2] The series was collected in five tankōbon volumes from August 2018 to March 2023.
The series is licensed for an English release in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment.[3]
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 17, 2018[4] | 978-4-80-000793-3 | May 11, 2021[1] | 978-1-64827-416-9 |
| 2 | June 10, 2019[5] | 978-4-80-000867-1 | August 17, 2021[1] | 978-1-64827-437-4 |
| 3 | May 9, 2020[6] | 978-4-80-000969-2 | November 23, 2021[1] | 978-1-64827-455-8 |
| 4 | December 9, 2021[7] | 978-4-80-001156-5 | December 20, 2022[1] | 978-1-63858-213-7 |
| 5 | March 10, 2023[8] | 978-4-80-001309-5 | November 21, 2023[1] | 978-1-64827-455-8 |
Reception
editIn 2019 and 2020 the series was nominated for Pixiv and Nippon Shuppan Hanbai, Inc's Web Manga General Election.[9][10] The series was also nominated for the 2019 Next Manga Award in the web manga category.[11]
In Anime News Network's Spring 2021 Manga Guide the series was generally received positivity, being given a 3 out of 5 rating. Silverman notes that the first volume is "a fun little comedy, and while I could see it getting grating if it went on for too long, as it stands, it's good for a laugh or two"[12]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h "Series: School Zone Girls". Seven Seas Entertainment. Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- ^ 読者の皆様にお知らせ (in Japanese). pixiv. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- ^ "Seven Seas Licenses School Zone, The Tale of the Outcasts, Magical Angel Creamy Mami, More Manga". Anime News Network. August 28, 2020. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- ^ スクールゾーン 1巻 (in Japanese). Mag Garden. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- ^ スクールゾーン 2巻 (in Japanese). Mag Garden. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- ^ スクールゾーン 3巻 (in Japanese). Mag Garden. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- ^ スクールゾーン 4巻 (in Japanese). Mag Garden. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- ^ スクールゾーン 5巻 (in Japanese). Mag Garden. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- ^ =作品詳細 (in Japanese). Nippon Shuppan Hanbai, Inc. Archived from the original on September 2, 2019. Retrieved August 4, 2023. [dead link]
- ^ =作品詳細 (in Japanese). Nippon Shuppan Hanbai, Inc. Archived from the original on September 1, 2020. Retrieved August 4, 2023. [dead link]
- ^ そのほかノミネート作品はこちら！. Next Manga Award (in Japanese). Retrieved September 1, 2023.
- ^ "The Spring 2021 Manga Guide School Zone Girls". Anime News Network. June 14, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
External links
edit- Official website at pixiv Comic (in Japanese)
- School Zone Girls (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia