Koko wa Ima kara Rinri desu.
From Now On We Begin Ethics.

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A heavy and thoughtful adventure into a seemingly mundane topic. The story follows the MC, an Ethics teacher, as he attempts to teach his class about the topic while at the same time following his own code of ethics as best as possible. The topics mentioned vary from very dark to very mundane but each chapter introduces us to another new idea.

Story: 8
Quite enjoyable if you like somewhat philosophical work. Some chapters can seem heavy-handed or hamfisted but never boring.

Art: 10
The artist does a fantastic job with detailed pages (and teach's turtleneck) and exaggerated, human expressions. Characters ... are distinct with their own quirks and styles.

Character: 8
The characters are quite interesting in their own way, expressing themselves through different speaking patterns and mannerisms. It's too early to see how they'll develop, but I believe the author won't let us down.

Overall: 9
Definitely a unique little manga to try. Don't pick it up if you're looking for a school comedy or cutesy slice of life. Don't even expect to agree with the author/MC's opinion on all of these topics. But if you want an exciting journey into ETHICS, there's only one place.

koko wa ima kara rinri desu is the kind of manga you read and gain iq cells from, for a change.

the main character, takayanagi, acts as a teacher towards the reader just as much as he is one with his pupils. through him, the author expresses various ideas within the field of ethics, in a manner which prevents the reader from feeling as if the authors opinions are being forced on them. this element of koko wa ima kara rinri desu could easily be considered what makes the manga shine. depth is common in many stories, but this is one of the few where said ... depth is so bluntly pointed out.

another strong aspect of the manga is the characters. takayanagi is hard to dislike - i think everyone wishes they could have had a teacher like him in school - and he is not without his flaws, preventing him from coming off as a 'gary stu'. similarily, the students are not overly complex characters, yet, nonetheless, their stories are not as typical as might have been expected. to summarise: the characters are catalysts for the author to explore a variety of ethical and philosophical questions, and they fulfill their purpose well.

in regards to the story, well, there isn't much of one. at the time of writing, the manga is very much episodical - with a variety of subplots linking the chapters together - but i have no doubts that, over time, this manga will grow to have a clearer focus of what it's setting out to do.

the art's also not the best, but not the worst either. there's a strange contrast between the usually well drawn takayanagi (though he does have a weird pose that repeats through chapters) and the students, which have their individual characteristics but are otherwise not drawn with much depth. one could argue this is a conscious choice by the author, and the art had no impact on my enjoyment of this manga, and so there's no reason to penalise koko wa ima kara rinri desu based off the art.

overall: a strong individual manga - recommendable to anyone interested in philosophical matters, whether or not they have any prior knowledge of them - with a lot of potential, which i look forward to it fulfilling

There is one thing I don't like about this manga. It's freaking amazing, BUT... The female character always seem to be falling in love or be involved in s3x topics. Idk if it's just me, but if you compare men to female topics in this manga you can see that the men character's topics are more various.
Of course I don't say that girls don't have any different topics
But overall I really like this manga, because it forces you to think about your life and life in general
Also the art style is fun to look at
Please guys tell me if I'm just overthinking bc it ... really bothers me when I see another female character with this kind of topics