Hayashi Kaori explains, «The chief reason is that for most Japanese
adults over a certain age, newspapers not are merely an information medium but an integral part of their lifestyle.
It's consequently not difficult to see why Election is now considered a classic high school comedy, although the presence of several decidedly
adult themes (ie lesbianism, adultery, etc) ensures that viewers
over a
certain age will probably get a whole lot more out of the film than teens.