#megu nee sakura

[beckbomber]

Just your average slice of life anime

[themockingcrows]

School-Live! Volume 1

Series: School-Live! (Gakkou Gurashi!) Artist: Sadoru China Writer: Norimitsu Kaihou (Nitroplus)

To be clear, I've already read this series in its entirety some time ago. Demolished it in fact after enjoying the anime immensely, because I'd hoped to see if there was more than where that story left off. Oh, there was. There was a LOT and I'm honestly heartbroken that we're probably never seeing a season 2 that it deserves.

That said, I decided to finally follow through and write lil tidbits on what I was reading as I did a re-read of my physical volumes. So, here's my thoughts of my re-read of volume 1. Please be aware of spoilers beyond this point.

Upon first starting, the general vibe is that it's just going to be another high school story. The setting is apparently an expansive school with much going on, and the main protagonist we're introduced to, Takeya Yuki, seems to be bubbly and bright spirited. It's only when you realize that the normal school setting appears to entirely be in Yuki's mind that things begin to make more sense for the story, and why the front cover involved a busted up classroom. School-Living club becomes very literal as we realize the scale of the issue involves zombies, and that these girls are on their own in a school building.

Ebisuzawa Kurumi easily slots into a guardian role for Yuki, with Wakasa Yuuri (Rii-chan), the president of this club, acting as a maternal role and solid rock. Sakura Megumi (Megu-nee), a teacher at the school, appears to be a guiding force for the girls as well though only Yuki seems to pay much mind to what she says or does, always interacting with her first and not speaking over her.

Seeing the slow but steady ramp up of just how isolated these girls are, and how dangerous their surroundings are, really plays up how much of a risk Yuki is while not engaging with reality. Yet all the girls dote on her and try to keep her safe, playing along with her ideas and thoughts of this just being a normal school club, protecting her as best they can. When it's proven that her delusions are strong enough to even make up the presence of Megu-nee, at one point losing consciousness because she started to remember something traumatic involving her, it begins to feel more and more tragic.

I don't often see trauma victims portrayed in manga decently, and while Yuki is a bit of an extreme case, I think this is indeed a way that someone could cope with such severe mental stress. When reality is too stressful and scary and makes no sense, it's easier to fall back into a daydream and act like nothing's wrong to keep the stress down. Our minds work overtime to protect us from things we're not capable of handling, and a zombie apocalypse is probably high on the list of things that can't be handled by a high schooler.

Yuki's carefree childish antics, while sometimes a risk for the others to deal with while keeping her safe because she doesn't seem to register there's any danger at hand, often lead to the other girls smiling and lightening the atmosphere. Megu-nee is the one who originally told Yuki about the importance of smiling, of being happy, and it seems that lesson is sticking around quite thoroughly. Being detached from the trauma of what's happening lets Yuki keep things flowing, preventing the other two from getting too caught in their own minds.

But Yuki's not entirely unaware. Even if she's heavily in her delusions, there are times when she can tell something serious is happening, that there's real risk, even if she's not prepared or capable of putting it into words as fact. It's a delicate balance between completely being out of touch with reality, and being just in touch to remember reality but choosing to not engage with it.

Overall volume one was a good read still. It set up the scene, established the risks and gave a general setup for the situation quite well, and leaves you wondering about the true scope of this disaster. What's caused it? What happens when the supplies at the school run out? How are three high school girls going to survive an apocalypse on their own, when one of them isn't able to protect herself properly?

It makes me excited to keep reading for volume two, especially when another character has been teased at the very end of this volume.

As well, in the physical volumes, the details about the school itself are quite interesting, it gives a sense of just how expansive and well built this school is, and explains why it's so thoroughly stocked with everything they'd needed till now. A nice detail.

[ffxivlilmeowmeow]

📚 It’s not Megu-nee, it’s Sakura-sensei! 📚

((Messed around with hair colours and ended up looking like Megu-nee from school-live so I had to make a glam and take screens 🥺 ))

Originally posted on twitter, Apr 5, 2021.

[fofurinhaz]

*ೃ ☆ﾟ megumi “megu nee” sakura icons!! ☆،  (=^･ω･^=) ⊹.

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requests are always open!! <3

[fandom-pastelgirls]

🧟‍♀️ I made the girls from School-Live! with the Pastel Friends app 🧸

[pyreflyashes]

Maybe limited palette portraits can help with artblock?

[fandom-lilystory]

🧟‍♀️ I made the girls from School-Live! with the Lily Diary app 🧸

[ultipoter]

Gakkou Gurashi mood continues so here’s a Megu-nee to go with the Ruu from earlier https://ultipoter.tumblr.com/post/620009309848387584/i-started-watching-school-live-as-a-haha-moe 

[raglanphd]

[kisserr]

Megumi Sakura from School-Live!

WLW flag on the right was made by @sapphiirose

I got the top image from @ imdisagree

[beckbomber]

Best zombie guardian angel teacher ever

[incorrect-school-live-quotes]

Yuki: *gets a papercut* Ow

Kurumi: Pff loser.

[a few minutes later]

Yuuri: So let me get this straight, you want to replace all the club’s documents by writing them on the wall, and ban paper in the club?

Kurumi: Paper is fucking dangerous

[pyreflydust]

[femalechibiblogger]

School-Live!: Megu-nee

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[fandom-pastelgirls]

🧟‍♀️🐶 I made the girls from School-Live! with the Pastel Girl app 📚🧸