Half Alive, Half Gone

The student council runs the school with perfect order, but no one knows half its members are already dead. To keep the school safe, they must hide their true identities while hunting the evil that feeds on forgotten students.

Hidden in Perfect Order

Kurogane Academy is famous for its perfect discipline — no bullying, no cheating, no late arrivals. The secret is the Ghost Student Council: six students who died on campus in a bus accident five years ago but were brought back by a desperate principal who struck a deal with a death god. They can interact with the living world during school hours but must return to their graves on the hill behind the school by sunset. The school is protected by a boundary seal, but cracks are forming, and creatures called 'Hungry Ones' — spirits that devour the memories and identities of isolated students — keep slipping through. The council uses their ghost abilities (invisibility, possession, telekinesis) to patrol the school and protect the student body.

The Evil That Feeds on Students

The death god who revived the council appears with a new demand: within one year, they must deliver the soul of a living student to replace one of their own, or the entire council will be dragged to the underworld — and the boundary seal will shatter, flooding the school with Hungry Ones. The council president, Kaito, refuses and begins searching for a way to renegotiate. But one council member, terrified of true death, secretly begins identifying candidates among the student body. The introduction of a transfer student who can see ghosts complicates everything — she might be their salvation, their replacement, or the one who exposes them all.

Guardians in the Shadows

This series balances dark supernatural action with genuinely funny slice-of-life moments — watching ghosts try to eat lunch or participate in sports day is comedy gold. But underneath the humor is a poignant meditation on grief, identity, and what it means to be remembered after you're gone. Each council member's backstory is explored in depth, and their relationships with each other — friendships that cross the boundary of life and death — are deeply moving. The art style shifts between crisp shoujo-like character designs and terrifying horror sequences when the Hungry Ones appear.

Key Details

  • Category: School Supernatural
  • Rating: 4.7/5
  • Status: Ongoing
  • Chapters: 82
  • Tags: Ghost, Student Council, Supernatural, Action, Comedy, Drama

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