a peak on student's life.And plaease, don't get the wrong assumption from the first chapters - the beggining is quite harsh and strange, but as the story flows it becomes better and better.What I found refreshing is that, in spite not being that gore (although there are many disgusting scenes, so if you have a weak stomach, I advice you to not read this) really gives you the chills by the paranoidal feeling of insecure, and please notice it's quite hard to do in manga, since "peak-a-boo" or "long hallway" scenes don't work out.Also, there are a lot of side stories - I don't know if mangaka did it on purpose, but every little story follows another "puberty fear", like the ones on the beggining of the review. It could be a coincidence or unconcious action or a brilliant psychological trick on the reader.Art (9):The drawing style is what is called "the old one". Manga looks like made in 90's, and before you shout "oh God, I hate it!" I have to tell you something - I'm not fond of this art style either, but I like drawings in Dawn very much. Just look at the cover of the first volume. To me, it's amazing. Moreover, all characters are drawn neatly, monsters have a lot of detalis and action scenes looks cool and you can see what's going on without any difficulties. But, if you're looking for some eye candy - there are no typical bishounens or big-breasted short-skirted girls. Go read HOTD instead.Charaters (8):Besides the main protagonist, manga doesen't focus much on anybody else. He's a likeable character, however it's strange that he's a "geek" and yet he doesen't seem very clever. I think he's someone everybody can relate to, beacuse he has typical higschool problems (besides the zombie one) and no idea how to solve them. I like side stories guys too, you don't get much info on them, but enough to feel empathy.Enjoyment (9):After an average beginnig I became quite sceptical torwards Dawn, but as the story progressed, I became more and more lured to it. I enjoyed it as it has some inteligent horror and mystery-flick, with comedy/romance between it for your nerves to rest. Sadly, not all the volumes are translatd, so we have to wait a bit to know the story ending.Overall (9):Dawn is an interesting story all mystery/horror fans should be familiar with. I have to admit, 9 is a exessed score, (for me it goes only to almost-the-best manga) but I noticed many readers don't touch the manga if the review score is less than 8. (side note: don't minus me if there are some grammar mistakes, English is not my native).