Suicidal teens plan to blow up their school. EXPLICIT CONTENT 023: X-Day vol 1 (X-Day of her and the others / kanojo tachi no X-Day) Art + Story/writer: Setona Mizushiro English Translation by: Shirley Kubo and Lisa Blank Helplines: UK SAMARITANS: 116 123 JAPAN: 03-5774-0992 USA SUICIDE PREVENTION: 1-800-273-8255 Synopsis: Rika has begun her senior year of high and she is stressed out. She has lost her boyfriend along with her passion for track and field to the young Kako. Looking for a distraction she enters the chatroom of her high school website but becomes apprehensive when her words of jest are taken seriously. She finds herself in a conspiracy to destroy the school with Polaris, who is not seeing any sarcasm on the matter. Polaris decides to give out clues on where the others can find her next chatroom. Following the clues, Rika determines that Polaris is referring to a constellation, she finds Polaris’ chatroom along with Mr. Money and Jangalien. Rika is given a warm welcome, especially by Polaris. She does however stay up all night, laughing and enjoying the time with them. Before they go to bed, they decide to give their phone details to one and another. The next day, Rika receives a suicidal message from Polaris. She spots Polaris on the roof and messages Jangalien and Mr. Money before she runs up there. When Rika meets Polaris she finds her excuses to be minute but endless. Her favourite band breaking up, the watched that she loved broke, a fight with her dad, a girl laughing at her, the rush hour train etc etc. Rika asks herself how can such small things hurt so much yet she understands Polaris and decides to jump off with her. Jangalien and Mr Money arrive and interrupt the girls. Soon after they meet outside school hours to plot the school’s destruction. Although they reveal their true identities, they still refer to each other by their usernames, Rika’s username is 11. They each decide to get gunpowder by purchasing fireworks. They all have personal problems, Rika ends up developing feelings for Mr. Money, conscious that he’ll be a good distraction from her ex-boyfriend, Ryo, who is now showing abusive behaviour in the form of accidental text messages and blaming her for the break up. But Mr. Money is showing signs of post traumatic stress. And Jangalien is the science teacher, his problem is the school chancellor’s daughter, who won’t leave him alone amidst false accusations that she’s engaged to him. Rika sees that the gym teacher has a new favourite for track and field, the same girl who Ryo is dating. Rika turns to Mr. Money for comfort but feels rejected and blames herself for it. On the train home she meets her ex-boyfriend and the two confront each other about their feelings. Rika thinks of Mr. Money, but only for a fleeting moment as she kisses Ryo. Hoping to win Ryo’s love back from Kako. Topics: · Romance · Polaris’ suicide attempt · Loss · Abusive relationships, manipulation and grooming tactics. Pop culture references: · Lolligoth and the Yami Kawaii aesthetic (Polaris) See Refinery 29's for more: · Text Messages (SMS vs Email in japan) · Chatrooms + websites Product Placement: Marlboro cigarettes p29 Apple Laptop p59
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