As bullying continues to run rampant in the education system, the government implements the School Judgement System. All disputes shall be settled in court, with students acting as prosecutors and defense attorneys. To ensure this system runs fairly, certain students train in the arts of law, traveling from one school to another to take part in trials. Accused of dismembering a beloved member of Tenbin Elementary's Class 6-3, Tento Nanahoshi finds himself in dire straits. Due to an established motive and foolproof evidence, the prosecutor prodigy Pine Hanzuki is sure to secure a conviction. Will Abaku Inugami, the transfer student sent to defend Tento, prevail against the odds, or will Tento be branded a criminal? Illustrated by the artist of Death Note and Bakuman, Gakkyuu Houtei follows Inugami's efforts to exonerate his clients, utilizing his aptitude for "ronpa" —the ability to verbally destroy an opponent's argument. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Gakkyuu Houtei was serialized in Weekly Shounen Jump up to its penultimate chapter published on May 11, 2015. The final chapter was published in Shounen Jump+. VIZ Media simultaneously published the series in English as Gakkyu Hotei: School Judgement in their digital Weekly Shonen Jump. The publisher physically released the series as School Judgment: Gakkyu Hotei under their Shonen Jump imprint from February 2, 2016 to June 7, 2016. It has also been published in Spanish since May 5, 2016 and in French since November 4, 2016.