title: The Drifting Classroom, Vol. 11
author: Kazuo Umezu
description: Kazuo Umezu was born September 3, 1936 in Wakayama, Japan. Umezu, who started drawing professionally in the 1950s, is considered the most influential horror manga artist ever. His many horror and sci-fi/horror works include Nekome Kozo ("The Cat-Eyed Kid", 1967-1968), Orochi, The Drifting Classroom (1972-1974), Ultraman (a manga adaptation of the TV series), Senrei ("Baptism"), My Name is Shingo, The Left Hand of God/Right Hand of the Devil, and Fourteen. His popular gag series Makoto-Chan (1976) and Again prove that Umezu is also an accomplished humor cartoonist. (He is also a musician.) Umezu's weird style, incredible ideas and sometimes terrifying imagery have made him a fixture of Japanese pop culture, and his work has been adapted into movies, anime and collectibles.
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  Chapter 8
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Saturday, October 29, 2095 AD. Although class was still in session, each class
  was essentially self study. Aside from the practical skills classes, all the
  other classes were practically self study anyways, though for Course 2
  students, half of their Practical Skills class was also self study, so it
  wasn't like this was any different than usual. —That being said, the typical
  class wouldn't be as rowdy as this.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Every so often, an explosion would sound off during Practical Skills, giving
  off the impression that the "tranquil campus" was blatantly false advertising.
  Actually, normally there would be some degree of ruckus, but they were usually
  more organized or settled. The reason for today's insanity was that the entire
  campus was filled with noise caused by the final examination for the materials
  required for tomorrow's Thesis Competition.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  However, as one of the primary contributors, Tatsuya was in his classroom
  quietly doing his home