List of Assassination Classroom episodes
Assassination Classroom is an anime series adapted from Yūsei Matsui's manga series of the same name, which is serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shounen Jump magazine. The series follows Kunugigaoka Junior High School's Class 3-E as they attempt to assassinate their homeroom teacher, an octopus-like creature named Koro-sensei, before graduation, while also learning some valuable lessons from him. Produced by Lerche and directed by Seiji Kishi, the first season was broadcast in Japan on Fuji TV from January 9 to June 19, 2015.[1][2] The series is licensed in North America by Funimation, who simulcast the subtitled version as it aired and streamed an English dub version from February 18, 2015.[3][4]
A second season aired between January 7, 2016 and June 30, 2016 and was once again simulcast by Funimation, who began releasing the broadcast dub version from February 10, 2016.[5][6][7][8]
A compilation film of the series and an anime film based on the spin-off manga series, Koro-sensei Q! (殺せんせーQ!), released in Japan on November 19, 2016.[9]
Prior to the television series, an original video animation produced by Brain's Base was screened at Jump Super Anime Tour in October 2013 and was bundled with the seventh manga volume on December 27, 2013. A second OVA episode, produced by the TV series staff, screened at Jump Special Anime Fest in November 2014 and was included with the series' first BD/DVD volume on March 27, 2015.
Adult Swim's Toonami programming block began broadcasting Funimation's English dub of the anime starting on August 30, 2020, and began airing season 2 on January 9, 2022.[10][11]
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 22 | January 9, 2015 | June 19, 2015 | |
| 2 | 25 | January 7, 2016 | June 30, 2016 | |
Episode list
Season 1 (2015)
| No. overall | No. in season | English title[a] Japanese title | Directed by | Storyboarded by | Original air date | English air date [12] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Assassination Time" Transliteration: "Ansatsu no Jikan" (Japanese: 暗殺の時間) | Masahiro Mukai | Seiji Kishi | January 9, 2015 | August 30, 2020[10] |
| 2 | 2 | "Baseball Time" Transliteration: "Yakyū no Jikan" (Japanese: 野球の時間) | Takashi Kobayashi | Takashi Kobayashi | January 16, 2015 | September 6, 2020 |
| 3 | 3 | "Karma Time" Transliteration: "Karuma no Jikan" (Japanese: カルマの時間) | Akiyo Ohashi | Takuya Minezawa | January 30, 2015[b] | September 13, 2020 |
| 4 | 4 | "Grown-Up Time" Transliteration: "Otona no Jikan" (Japanese: 大人の時間) | Yusuke Kamada | Yusuke Kamada | February 6, 2015 | September 20, 2020 |
| 5 | 5 | "Assembly Time" Transliteration: "Shūkai no Jikan" (Japanese: 集会の時間) | Noriyuki Noya | Goichi Iwahata | February 13, 2015 | September 27, 2020 |
| 6 | 6 | "Test Time" Transliteration: "Tesuto no Jikan" (Japanese: テストの時間) | Takashi Kobayashi | Takashi Kobayashi | February 20, 2015 | October 4, 2020 |
| 7 | 7 | "School Trip Time/1st Period" Transliteration: "Shūgakuryokō no Jikan: Ichi-Jikan-me" (Japanese: 修学旅行の時間・1時間目) | Takashi Kobayashi | Takashi Kobayashi | February 27, 2015 | October 11, 2020 |
| 8 | 8 | "School Trip Time/2nd Period" Transliteration: "Shūgakuryokō no Jikan: Ni-Jikan-me" (Japanese: 修学旅行の時間・2時間目) | Yusuke Kamada | Goichi Iwahata | March 6, 2015 | October 18, 2020 |
| 9 | 9 | "Transfer Student Time" Transliteration: "Tenkōsei no Jikan" (Japanese: 転校生の時間) | Kinome Yu | Noriaki Saito | March 13, 2015 | October 25, 2020 |
| 10 | 10 | "L and R Time" Transliteration: "Eru Āru no Jikan" (Japanese: LRの時間) | Itoga Shintaro | Kinji Yoshimoto | March 20, 2015 | November 8, 2020 |
| 11 | 11 | "Transfer Student Time/2nd Period" Transliteration: "Tenkōsei no Jikan: Ni-Jikan-me" (Japanese: 転校生の時間・2時間目) | Kinome Yu | Goichi Iwahata | March 27, 2015 | November 15, 2020 |
| 12 | 12 | "Ball Game Tournament Time" Transliteration: "Kyūgi Taikai no Jikan" (Japanese: 球技大会の時間) | Itoga Shintaro | Takehiko Matsumoto | April 10, 2015 | November 22, 2020 |
| 13 | 13 | "Talent Time" Transliteration: "Sainō no Jikan" (Japanese: 才能の時間) | Daisei Fukuoka | Noriaki Saito | April 17, 2015 | December 6, 2020 |
| 14 | 14 | "Vision Time" Transliteration: "Bijon no Jikan" (Japanese: ビジョンの時間) | Akiyo Ohashi | Hiroshi Kugimiya | April 24, 2015 | December 13, 2020 |
| 15 | 15 | "End-of-Term Time" Transliteration: "Kimatsu no Jikan" (Japanese: 期末の時間) | Fumio Ito | Noriaki Saito | May 1, 2015 | January 3, 2021 |
| 16 | 16 | "School's Out/1st Term" Transliteration: "Shūgyō no Jikan: Ichi-gakki" (Japanese: 終業の時間・1学期) | Takashi Kobayashi | Takashi Kobayashi | May 8, 2015 | January 10, 2021 |
| 17 | 17 | "Island Time" Transliteration: "Shima no Jikan" (Japanese: 島の時間) | Itoga Shintaro | Hiroshi Kugimiya | May 15, 2015 | January 17, 2021 |
| 18 | 18 | "Action Time" Transliteration: "Kekkō no Jikan" (Japanese: 決行の時間) | Daisei Fukuoka | Yoshito Nishoji Daisei Fukuoka | May 22, 2015 | January 24, 2021 |
| 19 | 19 | "Pandemonium Time" Transliteration: "Fukuma no Jikan" (Japanese: 伏魔の時間) | Yusuke Kamada | Yusuke Kamada | May 29, 2015 | January 31, 2021 |
| 20 | 20 | "Karma Time/2nd Period" Transliteration: "Karuma no Jikan: Ni-Jikan-me" (Japanese: カルマの時間・2時間目) | Akiyo Ohashi | Shinichi Masaki | June 5, 2015 | February 7, 2021 |
| 21 | 21 | "XX Time" Transliteration: "Takaoka no Jikan" (Japanese: 鷹岡の時間) | Wada Heisaku | Wada Heisaku | June 12, 2015 | February 14, 2021 |
| 22 | 22 | "Nagisa Time" Transliteration: "Nagisa no Jikan" (Japanese: 渚の時間) | Yoshito Nishoji Itoga Shintaro | Yoshito Nishoji Daisei Fukuoka | June 19, 2015 | February 21, 2021 |
Season 2 (2016)
| No. overall | No. in season | English title[a] Japanese title | Directed by | Storyboarded by | Original air date | English air date [17][c] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 1 | "Summer Festival Time" Transliteration: "Natsumatsuri no Jikan" (Japanese: 夏祭りの時間) | Yoshito Nishoji | Yoshito Nishoji | January 7, 2016 | January 9, 2022[18] |
| 24 | 2 | "Kaede Time" Transliteration: "Kaede no Jikan" (Japanese: カエデの時間) | Itoga Shintaro | Noriaki Saito | January 14, 2016 | January 9, 2022 |
| 25 | 3 | "Itona Horibe Time" Transliteration: "Horibe Itona no Jikan" (Japanese: 堀部糸成の時間) | Rei Yabana | Tokuaki Saito Yoshito Jinshoji | January 21, 2016 | January 16, 2022 |
| 26 | 4 | "Spinning Time" Transliteration: "Tsumugu Jikan" (Japanese: 紡ぐ時間) | Kinome Yu | Kinome Yu | January 28, 2016 | January 16, 2022 |
| 27 | 5 | "Leader Time" Transliteration: "Rīdā no Jikan" (Japanese: リーダーの時間) | Yoshimichi Hirai | Yoshimichi Hirai | February 4, 2016 | January 23, 2022 |
| 28 | 6 | "Before & After Time" Transliteration: "Bifō Afutā no Jikan" (Japanese: ビフォーアフターの時間) | Fumio Ito | Shinichi Masaki | February 11, 2016 | January 30, 2022 |
| 29 | 7 | "Reaper Time, Part 1" Transliteration: "Shinigami no Jikan Zenpen" (Japanese: 死神の時間 前編) | Noriyuki Noya | Tokuaki Saito Yoshito Jinshoji | February 18, 2016 | February 6, 2022 |
| 30 | 8 | "Reaper Time, Part 2" Transliteration: "Shinigami no Jikan Kōhen" (Japanese: 死神の時間 後編) | Nobu Ishida | Takehiko Matsumoto | February 25, 2016 | February 13, 2022 |
| 31 | 9 | "Round Two Time" Transliteration: "Ni-Shū-me no Jikan" (Japanese: 2周目の時間) | Ken Ando | Noriaki Saito | March 3, 2016 | February 20, 2022 |
| 32 | 10 | "School Festival Time" Transliteration: "Gakuen-sai no Jikan" (Japanese: 学園祭の時間) | Itoga Shintaro | Hiroshi Kugimiya | March 10, 2016 | February 27, 2022 |
| 33 | 11 | "End-of-Term Time, 2nd Period" Transliteration: "Kimatsu no Jikan Ni-Jikan-me" (Japanese: 期末の時間 2時間目) | Kinome Yu | Kinome Yu | March 17, 2016 | March 6, 2022 |
| 34 | 12 | "Think Outside the Box Time" Transliteration: "Kūkan no Jikan" (Japanese: 空間の時間) | Yoshimichi Hirai | Daisei Fukuoka | March 24, 2016 | March 13, 2022 |
| 35 | 13 | "Let Live Time" Transliteration: "Ikasu Jikan" (Japanese: 生かす時間) | Takashi Okawara | Noriaki Saito | March 31, 2016 | March 20, 2022 |
| 36 | 14 | "Secret Identity Time" Transliteration: "Shōtai no Jikan" (Japanese: 正体の時間) | Atsuko Tonomizu | Shinichi Tokaibayashi | April 7, 2016 | March 27, 2022 |
| 37 | 15[d] | "Confession Time" Transliteration: "Kokuhaku no Jikan" (Japanese: 告白の時間) | Fumio Maezono | Shinichi Masaki | April 21, 2016[e] | April 3, 2022 |
| 38 | 16 | "Past Time" Transliteration: "Kako no Jikan" (Japanese: 過去の時間) | Fumio Ito | Noriaki Saito | April 28, 2016 | April 10, 2022 |
| 39 | 17 | "Discord Time" Transliteration: "Bunretsu no Jikan" (Japanese: 分裂の時間) | Takashi Okawara | Tomohisa Taguchi | May 5, 2016 | April 17, 2022 |
| 40 | 18 | "Outcome Time" Transliteration: "Kekka no Jikan" (Japanese: 結果の時間) | Takahiro Majima | Shinichi Tokaibayashi | May 12, 2016 | April 24, 2022 |
| 41 | 19 | "Outer Space Time" Transliteration: "Uchū no Jikan" (Japanese: 宇宙の時間) | Itoga Shintaro | Shinichi Tokaibayashi | May 19, 2016 | May 1, 2022 |
| 42 | 20 | "Valentine's Day Time" Transliteration: "Barentain no Jikan" (Japanese: バレンタインの時間) | Akira Shimizu | Shinichi Tokaibayashi | May 26, 2016 | May 8, 2022 |
| 43 | 21 | "Trust Time" Transliteration: "Shinrai no Jikan" (Japanese: 信頼の時間) | Nobu Ishida | Noriaki Saito | June 2, 2016 | May 15, 2022 |
| 44 | 22 | "Happy Birthday Time" Transliteration: "Happī Bāsudei no Jikan" (Japanese: ハッピーバースデイの時間) | Yoshimichi Hirai | Goichi Iwahata | June 9, 2016 | May 22, 2022 |
| 45 | 23 | "Final Boss Time" Transliteration: "Rasubosu no Jikan" (Japanese: ラスボスの時間) | Fumio Ito | Shinichi Tokaibayashi | June 16, 2016 | May 29, 2022 |
| 46 | 24 | "Graduation Time" Transliteration: "Sotsugyō no Jikan" (Japanese: 卒業の時間) | Yoshito Nishoji | Noriaki Saito | June 23, 2016 | June 5, 2022 |
| 47 | 25 | "Future Time" Transliteration: "Mirai no Jikan" (Japanese: 未来の時間) | Takashi Okawara | Noriaki Saito Akito Yoshihide Yuuzumi | June 30, 2016 | June 12, 2022 |
OVAs
| No. | Title | Directed by | Storyboarded by | Original release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OVA | "Jump Super Anime Tour Special" | Keiji Gotoh | Keiji Gotoh | October 6, 2013 (event) December 27, 2013 (DVD)[21] | |
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Class 3-E participate in a school trip to Kyoto, where they plan to make use of a sniper to assassinate Koro-sensei. After the class is divided into groups, Nagisa's group is ambushed by another school's delinquents, who knock out the boys and kidnap the girls. However, thanks to an elaborate guidebook that Koro-sensei had prepared for the trip, Nagisa and the others find their kidnapped classmates and hold off the delinquents until Koro-sensei arrives. Meanwhile, the sniper, Red Eye, having failed to assassinate Koro-sensei several times, ends up sharing a hot pot with him and gives up on his target. | |||||
| 0 | "Meeting Time" Transliteration: "Deai no Jikan" (Japanese: 出会いの時間) | Takashi Kobayashi | Noriaki Saito | November 9, 2014 (event) March 27, 2015 (BD/DVD)[22] | |
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Koro-sensei reminisces about his first meeting with Karasuma, where they first butted heads and fought against each other, ultimately coming to respect one another. However, Karasuma tells him not to lie and points out that their actual meeting wasn't nearly as eventful. | |||||
Notes
- ^ a b All English titles are taken from Funimation.
- ^ The January 23, 2015 television broadcast of episode 3 on Fuji TV was delayed due to [sic] "various circumstances". The 2015 capture of two Japanese nationals by the terrorist organization ISIS has been speculated as one of the reasons.[13][14][15][16]
- ^ Adult Swim lists the season as premiering on January 8, 2022 at 12:30 a.m. (24:30) EST/PST, which is effectively January 9.
- ^ Change title to "Assassination Classroom: FINAL Season".
- ^ The April 14, 2016 television broadcast of episode 15 was delayed by a week due to news coverage of an earthquake in the Kumamoto Prefecture.[19][20]
References
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- ^ "Assassination Classroom's Teacher Videos, 22-Episode Length Posted". Anime News Network. January 9, 2014. Archived from the original on January 11, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
- ^ "Funimation to Stream Assassination Classroom Anime". Anime News Network. December 18, 2014. Archived from the original on December 19, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
- ^ "Funimation Dubs Assassination Classroom, Death Parade, Tokyo Ghoul √A, 7 More Winter Shows". Anime News Network. February 13, 2015. Archived from the original on February 14, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
- ^ "Assassination Classroom Gets 2nd Anime Season, Sequel Live-Action Film". Anime News Network. April 24, 2015. Archived from the original on April 25, 2015. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
- ^ "Assassination Classroom Anime's 2nd Season Coming in 2016". Anime News Network. June 19, 2015. Archived from the original on June 21, 2015. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
- ^ "Assassination Classroom TV Anime's 2nd Season Premieres in January". Anime News Network. 2015-09-24. Archived from the original on 2015-10-09. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
- ^ "Assassination Classroom, Season 2 – English Voice Cast Announcement!". Funimation. 2016-02-10. Archived from the original on 2016-02-11. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
- ^ "Assassination Classroom, Koro-sensei Q! Manga Get Theatrical Anime Films in November". Anime News Network. 2016-06-30. Archived from the original on 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
- ^ a b "Assassination Classroom Anime Premieres on Toonami on August 29". Anime News Network. August 20, 2020. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
Assassination Classroom will join the Saturday night lineup starting on August 29. The show will air at 1:00 a.m. EDT (effectively, August 30)
- ^ "Toonami Debuts New Show Every Week 'For Next Month or So' Starting With Assassination Classroom Season 2 Tonight". Anime News Network. January 8, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- ^ "Schedule - Adult Swim". Adult Swim. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
- ^ "【放送休止情報】フジテレビ本日放送予定 第３話" (in Japanese). Ansatsu Anime. January 23, 2015. Archived from the original on January 23, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
- ^ "3rd Assassination Classroom Episode Delayed (Updated)". Anime News Network. January 23, 2015. Archived from the original on January 23, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
- ^ "Latest 'Assassination Classroom' Anime Broadcast Canceled". The Fandom Post. January 23, 2015. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
- ^ "Delayed 3rd Assassination Classroom Episode Rescheduled for Friday (Update 2)". Anime News Network. January 30, 2015. Archived from the original on January 31, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
- ^ "Schedule - Adult Swim". Adult Swim. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ "Toonami Debuts New Show Every Week 'For Next Month or So' Starting With Assassination Classroom Season 2 Tonight". Anime News Network. January 8, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- ^ "Kabaneri, Assassination Classroom, Shōnen Maid, Sakamoto Delayed This Week Due to Quake News Coverage". Anime News Network. April 14, 2016. Archived from the original on April 15, 2016. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
- ^ "Tokyo's Fuji TV Will Air Next Assassination Classroom Episode Next Week". Anime News Network. April 15, 2016. Archived from the original on April 16, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
- ^ "Assassination Classroom Bundles Anime DVD Directed by Kiddy Grade's Gotoh". Anime News Network. November 27, 2013. Archived from the original on November 28, 2013. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
- ^ "Assassination Classroom Blu-ray/DVDs to Bundle Event Anime". Anime News Network. February 25, 2015. Archived from the original on February 25, 2015. Retrieved February 25, 2015.