# Assassination Classroom (2015)

> A class of misfit students tries to assassinate their tentacled alien teacher before he destroys the Earth.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/55291

## Facts

- Seasons: 2
- Episodes: 47
- Episode runtime: 24 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: animation, comedy, action
- Network: Fuji TV, Iwate Menkoi Television
- Cast: Jun Fukuyama, Mai Fuchigami, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Aya Suzaki, Ayaka Suwa, Ayako Kawasumi, Chie Matsuura, Eiji Miyashita
- TMDB rating: 7.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3837246/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Tone: comedic, irreverent, warm, energetic, heartfelt

## What critics say

Audiences broadly rate the series positively for its inventive blend of school comedy, action and emotional payoff around a memorable alien teacher.

## Synopsis

Assassination Classroom (2015-2016) is a Japanese anime series created by Yūsei Matsui for Fuji TV, produced by Lerche and adapted from the manga by Matsui. The story follows Class 3-E, a group of underachieving middle school students who are given a single mission: kill their teacher before graduation. Their target is Koro-sensei, a tentacled, yellow-faced alien who has already destroyed the moon and threatens to destroy the Earth if he is not killed within a year. Nagisa Shiota (voiced by Mai Fuchigami) is the quiet student who becomes the emotional center, while Karma Akabane (Nobuhiko Okamoto) and Kaede Kayano (Aya Suzaki) lead the class's increasingly ingenious assassination attempts. Each episode mixes classroom lessons with elaborate, gadget-filled plots against a monster capable of reaching Mach 20. The show spans two seasons and 47 episodes, a shonen-style school comedy with action set in contemporary Japan. Its tone blends slapstick humor, sharp action, and warm mentorship, as the students slowly learn to see themselves as more than their label. Fans of Great Teacher Onizuka, Gintama, and Death Note will find resonance in its mix of irreverent comedy, earnest teacher bonds, and high-concept stakes.

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