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Assassination Classroom Complete Box Set
What does a pathetic class of misfits have in their arsenal to combat their schoolteacher’s alien technology, bizarre powers and...tentacles?!
The complete bestselling Assassination Classroom series is now available in a boldly designed, value-priced box set! Includes 21 volumes of this unique tale of a mysterious, smiley-faced, tentacled, superpowered teacher who guides a group of misfit students to find themselves—while doing their best to assassinate him.
Action-packed, hilarious, and heartwarming, this title is famous for moving fans to tears through their laughter... Includes an exclusive, full-color, mini “yearbook” filled with images of favorite characters in different art styles and contexts (previously unreleased in the English editions).
Ever caught yourself screaming, “I could just kill that teacher” What would it take to justify such antisocial behavior and weeks of detention? Especially if he’s the best teacher you’ve ever had and determined to help you discover your hidden talents, raise your grades, and acquire opportunities you never dreamed possible? How about blowing up the moon and threatening to do the same to Mother Earth—unless you take him out first?! Plus a reward of a cool 100 million from the Ministry of Defense!
Okay, now that you’re committed... How are you going to pull this off? What does your pathetic class of misfits have in their arsenal to combat Teach’s alien technology, bizarre powers and...tentacles?!
The complete bestselling Assassination Classroom series is now available in a boldly designed, value-priced box set! Includes 21 volumes of this unique tale of a mysterious, smiley-faced, tentacled, superpowered teacher who guides a group of misfit students to find themselves—while doing their best to assassinate him.
Action-packed, hilarious, and heartwarming, this title is famous for moving fans to tears through their laughter... Includes an exclusive, full-color, mini “yearbook” filled with images of favorite characters in different art styles and contexts (previously unreleased in the English editions).
Ever caught yourself screaming, “I could just kill that teacher” What would it take to justify such antisocial behavior and weeks of detention? Especially if he’s the best teacher you’ve ever had and determined to help you discover your hidden talents, raise your grades, and acquire opportunities you never dreamed possible? How about blowing up the moon and threatening to do the same to Mother Earth—unless you take him out first?! Plus a reward of a cool 100 million from the Ministry of Defense!
Okay, now that you’re committed... How are you going to pull this off? What does your pathetic class of misfits have in their arsenal to combat Teach’s alien technology, bizarre powers and...tentacles?!
4152 pages, Paperback
First published July 2, 2012
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Yusei Matsui
177 books360 followersYūsei Matsui (松井優征 Matsui Yūsei?, born January 31, 1981 in Saitama, Japan) is a manga artist known for manga Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro. He was an assistant of Yoshio Sawai, the manga artist of Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo (Shirota Masakage made a cameo appearance in Shinsetsu Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo).
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October 29, 2023
Re-read 24 January 2023
On re-reading this series, I found the characterisation of the characters (besides Nagisa Shiota and Karma Akabane) to be really weak. They tended to be more one dimensional, and tended to only have one memorable feature. This was especially true for the students, as there were so many of them, that I lost track of their names anyway...
Secondly, the mangaka's depiction of the female characters... were really shallow. If it was a series meant to appeal to young boys, then the women were often reduced to being sex crazed (such as Irina) or envious of other women's breast sizes (eg, Kaede Kayono).
If anything, the strength of the series lied in how Koro Sensei related to those around him; how he rediscovered his humanity, strove to be a better teacher, and became much beloved, despite his perversions.
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When I first heard the premise of this story, I thought that it was pretty ludicrous. An octopus-like being has to be assassinated, because he was responsible for destroying part of the moon, but he has to be assassinated by a class of junior high school students.
And yet, I kinda fell for this rather silly though charming story. There was something rather funny about how earnest Koro-sensei (the octopus-like being) was, as well as his interest in boobs (well, it is a shounen manga, targeted to young men / boys. There had to be an element of perversion in the manga somewhere) and snacks.
The series gradually explored his back story, as well as the students' developing skills and abilities. There was a strong focus on a handful of the students, almost to the point that I forgot the names of the side characters. The climax was rather silly, though understandable why things went that far by the end of the story. Having said that though, there were some interesting moments (particularly how a typical school's events such as school festival and exams were incorporated into the series, as well as the balance between an individual and parent's interest in one's future). So I guess that while some moments didn't always land, there were enough interesting bits through the series to keep my attention.
On re-reading this series, I found the characterisation of the characters (besides Nagisa Shiota and Karma Akabane) to be really weak. They tended to be more one dimensional, and tended to only have one memorable feature. This was especially true for the students, as there were so many of them, that I lost track of their names anyway...
Secondly, the mangaka's depiction of the female characters... were really shallow. If it was a series meant to appeal to young boys, then the women were often reduced to being sex crazed (such as Irina) or envious of other women's breast sizes (eg, Kaede Kayono).
If anything, the strength of the series lied in how Koro Sensei related to those around him; how he rediscovered his humanity, strove to be a better teacher, and became much beloved, despite his perversions.
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When I first heard the premise of this story, I thought that it was pretty ludicrous. An octopus-like being has to be assassinated, because he was responsible for destroying part of the moon, but he has to be assassinated by a class of junior high school students.
And yet, I kinda fell for this rather silly though charming story. There was something rather funny about how earnest Koro-sensei (the octopus-like being) was, as well as his interest in boobs (well, it is a shounen manga, targeted to young men / boys. There had to be an element of perversion in the manga somewhere) and snacks.
The series gradually explored his back story, as well as the students' developing skills and abilities. There was a strong focus on a handful of the students, almost to the point that I forgot the names of the side characters. The climax was rather silly, though understandable why things went that far by the end of the story. Having said that though, there were some interesting moments (particularly how a typical school's events such as school festival and exams were incorporated into the series, as well as the balance between an individual and parent's interest in one's future). So I guess that while some moments didn't always land, there were enough interesting bits through the series to keep my attention.
June 5, 2022
Assassination Classroom folgt dem täglichen Leben eines mächtigen Oktopus-ähnlichen Wesens, das als Klassenlehrer der Junior High arbeitet, und seiner Schüler, die sich der Aufgabe widmen, ihn zu ermorden, um die Zerstörung der Erde zu verhindern.
Es hat wirklich Spaß gemacht, diese Manga-Reihe zu Lesen, insgesamt gibt es 21 Bände und jedes Band, ist wirklich sehr gut und gewinnt im Laufe der Zeit an Fahrt. Anfangs ist er noch zurückhaltend, was daran liegt, das man die Charaktere kennenlernt. Sind die Teenager zuerst noch sehr unbeholfen und Arbeiten nicht zusammen, so ändert sich das mit der Zeit und aus ihnen wird eine kooperative Gruppe von Attentätern.
Auch wächst ihre Zuneigung zu ihrem Lehrer Koro-Sensei, einem Tentakel Monster das die Erde Zerstören möchte, außer die Schüler packen es bis Ende des Schuljahres ihn zu töten. Die Charakterentwicklung ist sehr gut, die Story spannend und jede Geschichte bietet etwas Abwechslung, so das es nicht langweilig wird. Der Stil gefällt mir sehr gut, klar es gibt viel bessere Zeichnungen aber das ganze sieht dennoch sehr gut aus und passt Hervorragend zu Assassination Classroom. Wer auf Action und Comedy Mangas abfährt, sollte auf alle fälle ein Blick riskieren. Von mir ☆☆☆☆
Es hat wirklich Spaß gemacht, diese Manga-Reihe zu Lesen, insgesamt gibt es 21 Bände und jedes Band, ist wirklich sehr gut und gewinnt im Laufe der Zeit an Fahrt. Anfangs ist er noch zurückhaltend, was daran liegt, das man die Charaktere kennenlernt. Sind die Teenager zuerst noch sehr unbeholfen und Arbeiten nicht zusammen, so ändert sich das mit der Zeit und aus ihnen wird eine kooperative Gruppe von Attentätern.
Auch wächst ihre Zuneigung zu ihrem Lehrer Koro-Sensei, einem Tentakel Monster das die Erde Zerstören möchte, außer die Schüler packen es bis Ende des Schuljahres ihn zu töten. Die Charakterentwicklung ist sehr gut, die Story spannend und jede Geschichte bietet etwas Abwechslung, so das es nicht langweilig wird. Der Stil gefällt mir sehr gut, klar es gibt viel bessere Zeichnungen aber das ganze sieht dennoch sehr gut aus und passt Hervorragend zu Assassination Classroom. Wer auf Action und Comedy Mangas abfährt, sollte auf alle fälle ein Blick riskieren. Von mir ☆☆☆☆
January 4, 2022
let’s say this is my brother’s favourite manga series, but to me it wasn’t THAT incredible.
I guess it’s a very good series if you want to start reading mangas, it’s not too long (well i mean 21 little books but i’m sure you’ll manage that) and the story is cute, nothing too bloody or with hidden topics as aot.
I guess it’s a very good series if you want to start reading mangas, it’s not too long (well i mean 21 little books but i’m sure you’ll manage that) and the story is cute, nothing too bloody or with hidden topics as aot.
October 1, 2019
Amazing story about an octopus monster who teaches children assassination, friendship, academics, and how to believe in oneself. Great story start to finish. More funny and light-hearted than the title would make you believe. Highly recommended.
May 30, 2025
This series totally caught me off guard. Never did I think it would be so wonderfully wholesome and funny!! In all honesty I thought it was gonna be a cheap gimmicky porn manga, and man, was I wrong. I cried so hard in the end. What a wonderful story.
January 4, 2019
Great books about an evil octopus monster
January 3, 2021
An incredible series about learning, growth and love. Plenty of laughter, shock and tears to be had throughout the series to keep it entertaining.
July 26, 2021
It was fun, it was sad, and everything in between
August 18, 2021
I completed this series recently. This will be one of my most fav manga. Such a inspire manga
March 12, 2022
Meh, still went through the whole plot, but is is rather childish.
March 17, 2022
Rating: 3.5 rounded to 4 because the ending was just…..(crying sounds)
July 29, 2024
Nailed the ending so hard. A triumph of the medium. It had some rough patches in the middle but the ending was perfect.
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November 12, 2025Simply had to do the whole series at once because one by one was a real feed killer but yippee! A fun, surprisingly light hearted read with great art.
January 16, 2026
Read the whole series a while back. This is such an amazing story. I was not ready for that ending so soon. had me moving for tears. ps. I didn't know manga was also on this.
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June 20, 2021
This was a fun one to binge in 3 days. (I would have done it in two if I'd pushed a little harder on the first day, or if the Viz vault didn't have a limit of 100 chapters a day.) I liked this a lot, to the point where I'm kind of shaking my head and rolling my eyes at my past self who didn't want to give this a try because she thought the premise was too dark.
On a slightly unrelated note, I can't believe that the manga series called Assassination Classroom would turn out to be so wholesome and heartwarming, while the manga series called My Hero Academia would be the one I would quit around chapter 265 for being too angsty. It's kind of messing with my brain.
On a slightly unrelated note, I can't believe that the manga series called Assassination Classroom would turn out to be so wholesome and heartwarming, while the manga series called My Hero Academia would be the one I would quit around chapter 265 for being too angsty. It's kind of messing with my brain.
January 13, 2020
This series was a great read. I checked this out at a public library just to see if it was something I liked, and it turned out I loved it! I checked out 1 after another until the last book. I got pretty attached to the characters in this, such as karma, koro sensei, and Nagisa. It also has a very great story from comedy to action. When I finished the last book, I was sad, I wished that there was more, but I knew it had to come to an end. They had to eventually kill Koro-sensei to save their planet, but they still had a great year getting more attached to him.
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December 20, 2022
Assassination Classroom is an amazing series. The thought of being able to try and assassinate a teacher is fascinating but actually seeing it is on a whole other level. The main character, Nagisa, is a kindhearted boy whose mother wants him to be a girl. The main side character, Karma, is a sadistic, lazy genius who is always getting in trouble. With these two on E-classes team they will have a much higher chance at defeating Koro-sensei, an octopus that can travel up to 20 mach speed, before he blows up the earth.
May 7, 2020
DNF at 9% (2 books). I think it's a great concept, it's really clever... It's just not me.
July 11, 2020
My first manga series, super fun and heartwarming with great art!
January 13, 2022
its a great series, especially for someone starting to read manga!
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