Hammer Session!

For anybody that has still not noticed and is lingering around the sequel is already being posted.

https://vatoto.com/comic/_/comics/hammer-session-in-high-school-r21945

I think there was a similar millions mistake in an earlier chapter with the mom's diamond ring, she says it's worth 100 million yen, which is way too much unless you're one of the richest people in the world.

That could be the case too because VN scan doesn't explicitly said yen currency. I'll have to look up for that

I think there was a similar millions mistake in an earlier chapter with the mom's diamond ring, she says it's worth 100 million yen, which is way too much unless you're one of the richest people in the world.

Thanks for finishing the scanlation for us!! But, uh, in that last chapter...

 

280 *million* police officers? That's more cops than citizens of the entire country ; Was this an error in the original version, or a translation error? Could it have actually meant 280 thousand (28-"man")?

 

Yes, it was actually 280 thousands, I was stupid enough to mistake it to millions Thanks for informing

 

/updated a fix version

Thanks for finishing the scanlation for us!! But, uh, in that last chapter...

 

280 *million* police officers? That's more cops than citizens of the entire country ; Was this an error in the original version, or a translation error? Could it have actually meant 280 thousand (28-"man")?

I was waiting for this to finish, so I haven't read the last 15 chapters yet, but congrats on finishing this!

It should  be a high school in a different place I think. 

 

EPILOGUE:

Spoiler

He gets caught again, like, right away, because he returned to the same place.

According to MAL their are only 96 chapters so the next should be the last.

Now the only question is if Hatigarm Scans or some other group plans to do the sequel Hammer Session! in High School

He mentioned on the last page that he is going to be doing that as well

Between him and Koro-sensei, I surmise the best teachers have a criminal past.

As I predicted before, that ending was really god damn lazy. It was forced, and subverted everything this manga had built up by being so dull. Oh well, I guess that's fine. Hopefully the sequel, if it gets picked up, is back to more of the same.

Don't really like the end but what a ride this manga was! The ship has still not landed but there is still the high school version.

Thank you for the translation RonBWL and Hatigram!

Ah, that was kind of anti-climatic but fun nonetheless, thanks so much for finishing this!

 

and wait you are doing the sequel too? Thats awesome! Cant wait!  

woah some of the comments are really long and I like to discuss about opinions but I just to lazy to read them. Maybe later

Next chapter should be the last one?

According to MAL their are only 96 chapters so the next should be the last.

Now the only question is if Hatigarm Scans or some other group plans to do the sequel Hammer Session! in High School

woah some of the comments are really long and I like to discuss about opinions but I just to lazy to read them. Maybe later

Next chapter should be the last one?

Just 3 more huh, never thought i would ever see this finished seeing as it had a mere 30 chapters for a long long time lol 

 

kudos!

But those are not flaws that drive him towards swindling. It does occur to me that he started swindling because he had no family (from the mentor arc with dancing dreams). And while the students and the female teacher could be used to solve that issue (the things he had gained on his journey), he would still be using swindling to keep himself out of prison, making nothing changed. If he goes to prison, that would be a punishment, something that no other hammer session had. On this same note, using the people around him to solve his current predicament, would again, be as you stated, highly unreasonable.

This is exactly why I suggest he goes through absolutely no change. At the moment, there is literally no way to solve it under the current setting without something breaking. Him somehow deus ex machina-ing the investigation to escape would actually be the least damaging thing to happen, just south of him skipping town after revealing his identity. In fact, the idea of him skipping town after revealing his identity would actually be the absolutely best ending to the story BECAUSE it fits the motif perfectly.

All hammer sessions work like this:
-flaw causes character to do a bad thing,
-hachisuka escalates that bad thing to the absolute max,
-character realizes that the bad thing is wrong and stops before they get punished
-Hachisuka introduces a solution to the original flaw
-character permanently changes for good.

If we suppose having no family is the flaw, swindling is the problem, and his surroundings are the solution, then because he is in a dead lock of losing his solution no matter what because he took it too far, it would serve as a perfect example of what he was trying to accomplish with the kids by stopping them. Because he took it too far, his punishment is losing his surroundings. Going to jail would be a way for punishment, but it also doesn't fit it thematically with the rest of the series. This is why I must rule it out as bad.

 

Actually the concept varies and doesn't have to be "enhancing the bad" - for example he encouraged Kurosawa to stand up to his mom by mean of survival life, help proving Inogaya's innocence by turning the witness' statement around - the point of Hammer Session is solving people's problem using his knowledge as a swindler to grasp on people's mind and determine the best course to set them straight again.

 

I see that you're not quite happy with the intended ending, but there is a reason behind him coming back, and while it's not the best, it's not the worst either.

That won't work. He's an escaped convict to begin with, AND the cops already confirmed his identity following last arc. Unlike with the newspaper, it's not possible to trick the police or buy them altogether - they know where he is and they know he is the wanted man.

And no, he DOES have flaw, mainly his devil side when drunk and the ever naive-around-girls personality.

But those are not flaws that drive him towards swindling. It does occur to me that he started swindling because he had no family (from the mentor arc with dancing dreams). And while the students and the female teacher could be used to solve that issue (the things he had gained on his journey), he would still be using swindling to keep himself out of prison, making nothing changed. If he goes to prison, that would be a punishment, something that no other hammer session had. On this same note, using the people around him to solve his current predicament, would again, be as you stated, highly unreasonable.

This is exactly why I suggest he goes through absolutely no change. At the moment, there is literally no way to solve it under the current setting without something breaking. Him somehow deus ex machina-ing the investigation to escape would actually be the least damaging thing to happen, just south of him skipping town after revealing his identity. In fact, the idea of him skipping town after revealing his identity would actually be the absolutely best ending to the story BECAUSE it fits the motif perfectly.

All hammer sessions work like this:
-flaw causes character to do a bad thing,
-hachisuka escalates that bad thing to the absolute max,
-character realizes that the bad thing is wrong and stops before they get punished
-Hachisuka introduces a solution to the original flaw
-character permanently changes for good.

If we suppose having no family is the flaw, swindling is the problem, and his surroundings are the solution, then because he is in a dead lock of losing his solution no matter what because he took it too far, it would serve as a perfect example of what he was trying to accomplish with the kids by stopping them. Because he took it too far, his punishment is losing his surroundings. Going to jail would be a way for punishment, but it also doesn't fit it thematically with the rest of the series. This is why I must rule it out as bad.

Simple: he wins by forcing the police out or tricking them. Any sort of character resolution would be incredibly forced considering he has no flaw to resolve. No flaws was ever introduced to make him a swindler. Trying to invent and resolve one now would be asinine.

 

That won't work. He's an escaped convict to begin with, AND the cops already confirmed his identity following last arc. Unlike with the newspaper, it's not possible to trick the police or buy them altogether - they know where he is and they know he is the wanted man.

 

And no, he DOES have flaw, mainly his devil side when drunk and the ever naive-around-girls personality.

I'm not gonna spoil it for you, but tell me Mr. Genius, if both endings are "bad taste" to you, WHAT EXACTLY DO YOU SUGGEST HIM TO DO HERE?

Seriously people, why bother reading if you find the chapters not as good as you want/expect 'em to? Just drop it, it's still not too late.

Simple: he wins by forcing the police out or tricking them. Any sort of character resolution would be incredibly forced considering he has no flaw to resolve. No flaws was ever introduced to make him a swindler. Trying to invent and resolve one now would be asinine.

All the hammer sessions to this point revolved around solving a flaw that his students had that led them into the situation they were in. Hachisuka has no flaw, he is an incredibly flat character in that respect. Because of this, any attempt at a hammer session would break the concept of one and weaken the entire premise of the story.

Why do I still read it? Because I've enjoyed it up into now, and nothing suggests that the ending I've stated could not happen. It is just the way the author hinted at what is going to happen made the other endings also a possibility.

Is this going to be a bullshit ending where he turns himself in in front of his students to make a lesson out of it? That would be almost an antithesis of this entire series so far. All the way up until now, he has made points about students doing what they want and to believe in themselves, showing them that they don't necessarily have to do crimes. Turning himself in would be saying that rather than you yourself being right, the social institution is always right, undermining the entire story thus far. All those hammer sessions just went up in smoke.

Alternatively, having the students save him would also leave just as bad a taste in the mouth. It would essentially be a reverse hammer session with him as the subject. While fitting, would be entirely and wholely unrealistic in this otherwise accurate modern setting.

 

I'm not gonna spoil it for you, but tell me Mr. Genius, if both endings are "bad taste" to you, WHAT EXACTLY DO YOU SUGGEST HIM TO DO HERE?

 

Seriously people, why bother reading if you find the chapters not as good as you want/expect 'em to? Just drop it, it's still not too late.

Is this going to be a bullshit ending where he turns himself in in front of his students to make a lesson out of it? That would be almost an antithesis of this entire series so far. All the way up until now, he has made points about students doing what they want and to believe in themselves, showing them that they don't necessarily have to do crimes. Turning himself in would be saying that rather than you yourself being right, the social institution is always right, undermining the entire story thus far. All those hammer sessions just went up in smoke.

Alternatively, having the students save him would also leave just as bad a taste in the mouth. It would essentially be a reverse hammer session with him as the subject. While fitting, would be entirely and wholely unrealistic in this otherwise accurate modern setting.

I feel like some more troublesome stuffs is coming along this way.

I've read all the chapters published till now, n I agree the quality of the arc is not as good as the earlier arc. But, it's still fun n good to be read (since there's great message for the readers). The ending is also good enough... Thus, I hope mr/miss RonBWL keep translating the sequel... My thanks to the author, scanslator, n the comment section who keeps giving different opinion, n enrich the discussion... Good luck for everyone

Axed...? But there's a sequel...

 

I said "even if it's axed", there is no confirmation and most people will agree it's not. But some are stubborn enough to not accept it since the arcs are not up to their "standard" so they blame the author for "rushing" it. Then again, this is a matter of personal opinions, I have no saying.