1-nen A-gumi no Monster

The hot chicks look like a harem. They are not a harem. The MC looks like a loser-kun. He is an educational ninja. The mean girls look evil. The ... well, yeah, they are pretty bad, but they have their own issues, so there's that. What I'm trying to get at is that this manga is a trope-buster. Just about everything is flipped from what you'd expect. And that is a very good thing.

The MC is a plain-looking self-proclaimed virgin and that set's the table for the biggest expectation subversion. As you read on, you find he is actually a smart, crafty professional. He is also stoic and distant to the point that it's almost impossible to root for him. Instead, you just want to see he's going to handle the next hurdle. So far, he has yet to fail.

The genre appears to be a mystery-thriller, with a little bit of high-school character-building thrown in for sauce. I read the first 18 chapters in one sitting and I'll be monitoring for the next. This is interesting.

In short, a masterpiece in the unfortunately very niche psychological thriller genre.

One of the few mangas where actually every action makes sense from each characters viewpoint.
Additionally, the author manages to keep it interesting throughout and not slow down by fillers. He is just getting more extreme with every chapter as the students try harder and harder to get rid of the teacher.

With only 15 chapters out as of the time of writing this, it has already crafted a rich backstory with the darker aspects of human psychology at its core.
This certainly is not for the usual target-group of mangas and many will simply not even have the knowledge to be able appreciate it for what it is, but this does nothing to deter from the immense effort put into this piece.

This one will develop into a hidden gem for sure.

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Story: Nothing amazing, but it's not bad either, watching this straight edge teacher put up with all these violent girls can be comedic, and sometimes dark. however he just keeps on teaching like it's not even happening.

Art: Not much to say about the art really, like the story it's not amazing, but not bad.

Character: The characters are actually decent, the students have a lot of personality however toxic it may be, the female teacher is always worried about the MC, and the MC doesn't care about anything but teaching.

Enjoyment: I've enjoyed the manga so far, I'm interested to see how the students who haven't had much time in the spotlight will be developed.

Overall: A decent read if nothing else, it might get better, it might get worse, it might stay at the same quality, who knows.