THIS REVIEW CONTAINS HEAVY SPOILERS FOR THE MANGA. FINISH IT BEFORE YOU READ THIS. Ill cut to the chase. A Classroom Bereft of Angels is a shock manga and thats really all it is. If youre into that kind of thing go ahead and read this it does what it seeks out to do well enough with an honestly pretty decent twist at the end to satisfy the average fan of shock horror. But if youre here for a deeper story and more interesting characters look elsewhere. Written and Illustrated by SeNMU an artist on Pixiv and Twitter the art is very colorful and fits the tone of the story well. I was also impressed by the wide range of character designs with a very diverse range of hairstyles and colors. The girls personalities all shine greatly through their designs. The art is definitely the best part. Probably a silly point but if youre a fan theres plenty of really good profile picture material in here so long as youre willing to tell anyone who asks where you got it from that its from a manga about a bunch of gored teenagers. Now for a quick synopsis The plot centers around a classroom of girls infatuated with Amane their class president. They see her as a perfect infallible person whos good at everything. Unfortunately tragedy strikes when she mysteriously dies. They hold a funeral service for her which goes as normal until one of them accuses another of killing their idol. This of course brings us to the protagonist Hainiwa. A very plain girl who seems to have history with Amane. Shes presented as being very quiet and seemingly somewhat of an outcast as nobody pays her any attention as they argue and attack each other verbally and physically as Hainiwa is helpless to do anything but watch. She acts as less of an active protagonist and more of a way for the reader to view the story through the eyes of one of the characters rather than be a passive observer. You do feel like shes in legitimate danger often and the manga does a well enough job of making you worry for her. Accusation after accusation and killing after killing happens until a suicide note from Amane is brought forward. This leads to the initial instigator of violence to be killed and the rest of the class are either be killed or they kill themselves for their sins as the manga put it. From here its revealed that Amane had actually been alive the entire time and was fulfilling her friends wish to kill all of her classmates which she seems to have fulfilled by turning them against each other naturally.. Not long after we get answers to why Hainiwa has connections to Amane and why nobody would listen to her. Its because shes been dead the entire time. Amane killed her years prior to the story. Pretty standard twist but comes from a pretty good angle and the foreshadowing earlier in hints at something like this while not completely giving it away. Enough about the story though youve already read it. My problems with the manga really start at how its executed rather than the concept. At 10 chapters its extremely short and I understand fully that independent artists are under a lot of pressure when undertaking a big project like a fully inked and colored comic. As an artist myself I can relate to that struggle. But I feel like had this been longer and we had seen these characters developed further before theyre so cruelly snatched away from us then it would have been far more impactful when they died. Now obviously Im not suggesting a full Shonen Jump length run of course but maybe like double the length would be enough for the important characters. And the pacing is kind of messy which is inherent with the length. And honestly after rereading the chapters Im still kind of not sure what really happened in some parts? Maybe Im just stupid but who knows. The characters were good and despite a lack of development and dialogue theyre very distinct as people. Im definitely a big fan of Hainiwas design as well the way her muted colors reflect her role as a passive character in the story rather than the bright and colorful girls actively driving the plot forward with their actions. In short though I really like the art and am definitely a fan of SeNMU going forward and am interested in any future narrative driven works they put out so long as they spend a bit more time developing the plot. Characters are good and the tone is good but the plot feels undercooked and leaves the reader wishing there was more.. As I said before I recommend this if youre into shock content but dont think theres much here worth going into it for if youre not a fan of that.