Assassination Classroom anime has announced a 10th anniversary project, teasing that ‘special information’ is coming soon. The TV anime began almost exactly 10 years ago, airing from January 2015 until June 2016.
UPDATE (December 9): A special visual has been released, and 3 ‘major projects’ were announced.
The project was announced in today’s issue of Weekly Shonen Jump, where a special commemorative visual was also featured. It has not yet been uploaded online, but they also teased a variety of special events for the ‘significant milestone’ of the anime series. The creator of the manga, Yusei Matsui, commented:
“I never imagined that Assassination Classroom would be celebrated like this even after 10 years. It’s an honor and a joy to see fans continue to support the series.
Back in the day, Class 3-E students faced obstacles together as a team under the guidance of their teacher, Koro-sensei. Similarly, I feel like the staff and fans have become a part of this journey, supporting the story through every milestone.
I hope this celebration brings a smile to all the fans who loved Assassination Classroom, and I can’t wait for everyone to enjoy the events we have planned. Let’s continue to enjoy this journey together.”
Yusei Matsui wrote and illustrated the Assassination Classroom (Ansatsu Kyoshitsu) manga series. It was serialized in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump from July 2012 to March 2016, ending with a total of 21 volumes. The manga exceeded 25 million circulating copies in September 2016. Viz Media licensed the series in English.
The series got its first anime adaptation in the form of an OVA episode by Brain’s Base in 2013. A full TV anime by studio Lerche followed in January 2015. The anime ran for 47 episodes until June 2016, with another OVA produced by the TV anime staff included with the first Blu-ray & DVD volume.
Assassination Classroom the Movie: 365 Days anime movie by Lerche was released in November 2016. The anime cast included:
- Jun Fukuyama as Koro-sensei
- Nobuhiko Okamoto as Karma Akabane
- Mai Fuchigami as Nagisa Shiota
- Aya Suzaki as Kaede Kayano
- Tomokazu Sugita as Tadaomi Karasuma
- Shizuka Itou as Irina Jelavić
- Mamoru Miyano as Gakushu Asano
- Manami Numakura as Rio Nakamura
- Megumi Ogata as Itona Horibe
- Saki Fujita as Ritsu Hayasaka
Crunchyroll streams the anime, describing the story:
Forget about homework and pop quizzes. The students of Class 3E have a far more important assignment: kill their teacher before the end of the year! A tentacle-d sensei that moves at Mach 20 is out to conquer the classroom after destroying seventy percent of the moon. In addition to reading, writing, and arithmetic, the murderous monster behind the lectern will teach his students everything he knows about the assassination game. Should some eager beaver prove to be a quick study in killing, he or she will save Earth from extinction – and collect a hefty reward.
The series also has two live-action movies: Assassination Classroom (2015) and Assassination Classroom: Graduation (2016).
Yusei Matsui currently has another manga, The Elusive Samurai, running the same magazine. The manga began in WSJ in January 2021, with 18 volumes released so far. It also recently got an anime adaptation.
Source: Weekly Shonen Jump, Official Website
© Yusei Matsui/SHUEISHA, ASSASSINATION CLASSROOM Committee
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