Makoto’s Juban Junior High ID card
Pop quiz! When you hear about Japanese schools, what’s the first thing that comes to mind?
- A warm and inviting place to freely express yourself.
- A totalitarian environment that makes Joseph Stalin look like a softie.
- An environment centered around nurturing your unique strengths.
While technically none of those are true across the board, I think we can generally agree that 2 is a lot closer to the image of Japanese schools portrayed in most anime and video games.
And yet with all of Miss Sakurada’s throwing Usagi out of her classroom for the mere transgression of eating lunch early, I can’t help but find that Juban Junior High seems to give their students a lot of free reign.
Today we’re going to take a look at the ins and outs of Juban Junior High and see what we can find out. Be sure to comb your hair and tuck your shirt in, kids! We’re playing purely by the rules here.