There also was a big focus on the studying itself, which took the strange forms of assassination analogies.
In a series of various events, the students underwent huge transformations and placed their trust in their teachers.
In the first season, we witnessed the formation of bonds between students and their teacher. One of the things that don't allow me to rate the show 10/10 is the pacing of the second season. Let me share some negatives as well, to make this review more objective. But the fourth opening was great, as well as all the endings. I was kind of dissapointed with the first three openings though.
The visuals worked great to enhance the atmosphere (centipedes, skeleton-flashes, Nagisa's eyes etc.) and the music also fitted in. I can say that the way this show ended fitted so perfectly into the overal mood of the series that it raised the overal rating of the show at least one level up.Ĭoncerning audiovisual side of the series, I was very satisfied. Since this is a no-spoiler review, let me just state, that the conclusion to this story was outstanding. As the story progresses, we share happines, laughs, fears, depressions and tears with the students, which slowly prepares us for the climax, which comes in the form of an emotional nuclear bomb. It starts in a fairly comedic manner and becomes more serious later on. Probably the most outstanding aspect of the show is the way it captivates the spectator with its atmosphere. My most favourite characters were Koro-sensei - the best octopus teacher in the universe, Bitch-sensei - lovely and seductive assassin teacher with a child-like personality, Kayano - timid girl with her own surprising secrets, and finally Nagisa - the trap (*cough*), I mean the innocent looking kid with a knack for assassination. Every single character is unique in its own way, which makes the interaction between students and their acquaintances an enjoyable experience.
We are presented with a large roster of characters, including 28 students, their 3 teachers, one fear-instilling school director, several bad guys and many others. In this regard, Assassination Classroom does an excellent job. When you ask me what I treasure the most in a good anime, I can answer with no hesitation: the characters. After they spend the whole year together and the fated day draws near, the students have to face the most difficult problem they ever encountered. They also begin to view their awkward teacher as something else than just an assassination target and, gradually, a deep bond between them starts to form. They learn to use their own strengths to bring down many enemies, including the elite students who looked down on them, various bad guys who threatened to destroy the environment the students began to love and to take down the whole messed up education system. As the story progresses, the students become skilled and formidable. To motivate them, he offers his generous bounty to anyone who manages to kill him during the year they spend together. With the 10 billion bounty on his head, he makes an effort to teach the misfit students the values, which they should hold in high regard, to force each of the students to overcome their personal weaknesses and for every student to realize that they can cultivate their own potential and use it for the greater good. For his own personal reasons, Koro-sensei decides that he will expose himself to a danger of being killed, and demands that he is allowed to teach the class 3-E at prestigeous middle school in compensation. By overcoming many tough trials with help of their remarkable teacher, they transform from demoralized misfits to outstanding and proud human beings.Īs the name of the series suggests, the main theme for the show is an assassination. During their one year long fight, the students grow in both intellect and physical abilities. From this point on, we withess the struggle of the ostracized class 3-E, which strives to earn their rightful place in society by assassinating their teacher, an octopus-like invincible monster threatening to destroy the Earth. We are introduced to a middle school with a twisted education policy of discrimination against a small portion of worst-performing students in order to cultivate the potential of the rest through fear. This review serves for both seasons of the show. Little I knew back then that I discovered a show I would today consider the best title of the last 3 years. The annotation piqued my interest and I decided to give it a try, not expecting anything special. Back in 2015, when I was browsing through anime to watch, I stumbled upon this peculiar title.