History Manga / SchoolLive

* UnsoundEffect: Used many times through the manga but helium balloons makinf "float" sound probably tops off everything else.

* AmbiguouslyAbsentParents: Of all the girls, only Kurumi was curious enough to explore the fates of her parents. The only other person in the group with anything resembling an extended family is [[spoiler: Yuuri, but that member died long before the series started.]] But aside from that, none of the other girl’s families ever get expanded on. [[spoiler: By the end of the series and the epilogue sequel, this remains the case.]]

* AbsenteeParents: Of all the girls, only Kurumi was curious enough to explore the fates of her parents. The only other person in the group with anything resembling an extended family is [[spoiler: Yuuri, but that member died long before the series started.]] But aside from that, none of the other girl’s families ever get expanded on. [[spoiler: By the end of the series and the epilogue sequel, this remains the case.]]

* AbsentParents: Of all the girls, only Kurumi was curious enough to explore the fates of her parents. The only other person in the group with anything resembling an extended family is [[spoiler: Yuuri, but that member died long before the series started.]] But aside from that, none of the other girl’s families ever get expanded on. [[spoiler: By the end of the series and the epilogue sequel, this remains the case.]]

** Later, it's revealed that [[spoiler:there's an organization called the Randall Committee]] that's willing to provide protectiong to the girls, but later [[spoiler:it turns out the Randall Committee was completely fabricated by Shiiko to keep the girls' spirits up. Subverted in the final chapter when it's revealed that they actually exist, as the moderate faction within Randall Corp.]]

* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: As per usual for a zombie apocalypse, [[spoiler: There are the university militants and Randall (which is pretty much an expy of Umbrella Corp). They represent the humanity that prefers to take advantage of the chaos now or the humanity that will do everything to gain rule….]]

* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: As per usual for a zombie apocalypse, [[spoiler: There are the university militants and Randall (which is pretty much an expy of Umbrella Corp). They represent the humanity that prefers to take advantage of the chaos now or the humanity that will do everything to gain rule….

* LethallyStupid: The university militants are this FOR SURE. [[spoiler: Instead of doing anything productive with growth of numbers, their best idea is to weed out what they think is “useless.” It doesn’t help that the majority of them have serious issues way before the zombie apocalypse happened instead of, Y’know, getting more saner people to be in charge. Things get worse when paranoia and the most insane MightMakesRight attitude consume any rational thought. Just ask them end result of the incompetence… Oh wait, you can’t, THEY’RE DEAD.

* Chapters 70 onwards ups the anti. [[spoiler: There is absolutely no time for supplies to prepare for going back to the school and any reinforcements to help the girls is nonexistent thanks to several arcs prior since any able survivors were crazy and dead. Time to evacuate to safer ground right? WRONG! The key to humanity’s survival hinges on preserving the cure. So now the girls have to make a mad dash to the school, while simultaneously finding a way to deal with the zombies and Randall. Worst part is that they only have two days. Good luck!]]

** The final act of the manga. [[spoiler: Time is running out to find a way to cure the zombie infection AND prevent Randall from destroying the town the girls live in. Two of the girls are in no condition to defend themselves. And one lured the zombies away for the final girl to escape. While the girls managed to escape peril several times, this is THE decisive race for survival. If they fail, then it’s over.

* WhereItAllBegan: [[spoiler:The final act of the manga involves the girls going back to the school. This time the stages are MUCH bigger.]]

* ItGetsEasier: [[spoiler: By the end of the manga and its sequel epilogue, living in the world becomes manageable… There’s still run down areas and zombies mind you, but the threat becomes small enough that society rebuilds to the point that people freely live out their days in peace and traveling almost becomes a non-issue. As a bonus, the zombie infection decreases each day to show that one day the zombie problem will eventually be eliminated]].

** The manga and the anime initially seem like this compared to other ZombieApocalypse works, focusing more on the SliceOfLife moments at the beginning, and the girls get along and don't compete for limited resources, and there's little zombie slaughtering, but later chapters/episodes grow darker, showing more of the physical and psychological effects on the girls, [[spoiler:such as Kurumi being attacked and Yuuri's gradual breakdown]], and soon [[spoiler:the girls even lose their school shelter altogether - in the manga, an helicopter meant to rescue them crashes, while in the anime the zombies themselves eventually break through the barricades and wreck the school.]]

''School-Live!'' (original Japanese title: ''Gakkou Gurashi!'', meaning "Living at School!") is what you get when you make a most ''unlikely'' crossing of genres: SchoolgirlSeries SliceOfLife, and ZombieApocalypse SurvivalHorror. Drawn by Chiba Sadoru and written by Kaihou Norimitsu of Creator/{{Nitroplus}} fame, and serialized in [[Magazine/MangaTimeKirara Manga Time Kirara Forward]] from 2012 to 2020 (which serialized, among other series, ''Manga/PuellaMagiKazumiMagica'' and ''Manga/DreamEaterMerry''), this story explores what exactly happens when the cute girls you'd normally find in the former get dumped into the setting of the latter.