Assassination Classroom

About

Assassination Classroom (暗殺教室/ Ansatsu Kyōshitsu) is an action, supernatural, and comedy manga/anime series created by Yūsei Matsui in July 2, 2012 ^[1]. The series has since gain a following, especially in 2015.

Premise

A mysterious octopus-like creature destroys the moon, making it stay as a crescent shape for all eternity. The creature then threatens to blow up the world similar to the moon a year later. However, he gives the human race a chance under certain conditions: if he can get a job as a homeroom teacher, and if his students can assassinate him before the school year is over.

The creature (later named Koro-sensei) teaches at Kunugigaoka Junior High School to a class named 3-E, the class with the lowest grades or behavioral problems. The Japanese government will reward the student that manages to kill him ¥10 billion (100 million USD). Koro-sensei can move at the speed of Mach 20 (15,224.141 mph), which makes the task nearly impossible to complete.

As the story progresses, more is revealed about Koro-sensei and his past. He helps the students keep their grades up, and other things such as self-esteem. The students come to love him more.

Class E-3

History

As previously stated, the manga was first published on July 2, 2012. An OVA was made on October 6, 2013. The anime series ran from January 9, 2015 to June 20, 2015. A second season has been greenlit and premieres in 2016. A game titled Assassination Classroom: Koro-sensei Dai Hōimō was released on March 12, 2015 for the 3DS. A live action film was released on March 21, 2015.

Reception

On the website MyAnimeList, the series got a rating of 8.1/10 by around 30,000 votes and ranked #420 on the website ^[2]. IMDb gave it and 8.2/10 by 167 users ^[3]. According to AnimeNewsNetwork, Assassination Classroom was the 7th top-selling manga of 2013 ^[4].

Online Presence

On the Internet, the series has spawned a significant following. There is an official page on Tumblr for it simply named Assassination Classroom, that contains some blogs and other things for the series ^[5]. On fanfiction.net, the series has almost 500 fanfictions on that site alone ^[6]. There is much fan art for the series, as well.