is a Japanese novel series written by

Mizuki Tsujimura is a Japanese writer from Fuefuki, Yamanashi. Tsujimura specializes in mystery novels. She writes both for adults and children. She has been writing mystery novels from since she was a high school student, and she decided to go to Chiba Univ ...

. It was published by

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in three volumes, from June to August 2004. A manga adaptation, illustrated by

Naoshi Arakawa is a Japanese manga artist, known for his work ''Your Lie in April''. Early life Naoshi Arakawa grew up in the countryside of Japan with an older brother. They used to get manga magazines like ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' and ''Monthly Shōnen Maga ...

, was serialized in Kodansha's ''

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'' from December 2007 to April 2009 and later published in four ''

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'' volumes. The manga is licensed in English by

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Media

Novels

The series was written by

, and published by

in three volumes released from June 8, 2004 to August 6, 2004. The series was re-published in two volumes on August 11, 2007. It was the first published work by Tsujimura.

Volume list

=Original release

=Re-release

Manga

manga Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is u ...

adaptation, illustrated by

, was serialized in ''

'' from December 2007 to April 2009. Kodansha published the series in four volumes. It was Arakawa's first work that was serialized in a magazine. On June 17, 2020,

announced they licensed the series for English publication. The series is also licensed in Taiwan by

Tong Li Publishing Tongli Publishing Co. (Chinese: 東立出版社, Hanyu Pinyin: ''Dōng Lì Chūbǎnshè''), most known as Tong Li Comics, is a publishing company which distributes a variety of domestic and imported comics in Taiwan. History Tong Li was founded ...

Volume list

Reception

The novel series was awarded the

Mephisto Prize The is a Japanese literary award for unpublished genre fiction novels, mainly for mystery novels. It was established in 1996 by the editors of ''Mephisto'' magazine and is awarded on an irregular basis. The winning work is published by Kodansha and ...

in 2004. Demelza from Anime UK News praised the first volume of the manga adaptation for its characters, story, and artwork, ultimately stating "it elivereda memorable experience".

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:School Frozen in Time, A 2004 Japanese novels Japanese mystery novels Kodansha books Kodansha manga Mystery anime and manga Shōnen manga Vertical (publisher) titles