first of all, does the characters' design remind you of something? Yeah the anime is directed by Seiji Kishi who previously did Dangan Ronpa, so no wonder the vibe is rather familiar. The main character in Assassination Classroom itself is a big yellow octopus who plans to destroy the earth within a year period. Equipped with a special ability to accelerate in speed of mach 20 it's definitely tough to knock him off even by using the entire forces of government's special unit. But this Korosensei has another deal to offer, in which he would like to teach the specific underdog Class 3-E how to assassinate him before he blows up planet earth in a snap. The whacky plot continues as we discover unique students in this class with their own interesting characteristics. There's Nagisa, who's practically the main protag with striking baby blue twin tails and superbly collected and observant personality, also Karma (coughs my golden son coughs), a slick minded and brilliant student who got thrown off to class 3-E because of an unpleasant event in the past. As the story goes there are many other remarkable characters that got introduced like the special agent Karasuma or a professional yet hilarious hitwoman, Irina Jelavic (Bitch-sensei!).
Contrary to the title itself, Assassination Classroom doesn't serve bloody sequences let alone the actual act of assassination itself, well at least until now. Instead it provides a 'sweet' progress of how Korosensei embraces their students just like his own precious children then patiently lectures them so they could achieve great remarks and not getting bullied by other students in higher classes. At certain points we are taken into conflicting process from despising a character with seemingly bad motive to realizing that some motives are only classified as bad when we look at the mere surface. Korosensei might seem sus enough with his initial mission but later there are other parties with even more dubious plans coming up that might or might not lead to way worse result.
I know it sounds pretty weird to call this series 'heartwarming' but despite of its raw premise Assassination Classroom is indeed enjoyable to watch and tends to leave us with lingering smile at the end of each episode. I could relate to the students of class 3-E so much that are struggling to go on even though their lack of self confidence keep them below the ground. The X factor they need is a right figure to motivate and guide them to spark the inner abilities that lie within themselves, and the figure is none other than Korosensei himself, of course.
For the drawback I kinda wished they would focus more on each student instead of introducing more and more assassins along the way. Maybe it would be a little packed considering the amount of kids isn't anywhere near few But hey, since even Korosensei only wants his own students to assassinate himself then why not making use of the chance to put these adorable kids under the spotlights? Furthermore we're also curious of the lecturer's past and the closest way to reveal it is through his utmost trusted companies, yes, the students of class 3-E. I think it's such a unique bond that you won't always encounter in most generic series.
Overall Assassination Classroom is a decent pick when you're looking for a light and fun series to lift up your day. It's also enriched with tickling humor that are situated in smart sequences. I took a sneak peak on its manga chapters and apparently the anime is pretty loyal with the contents. The first season hasn't even finished yet for now but considering the hype it builds I heard they're already preparing for a second season, not to mention a live action movie on the line and the on-going manga itself. Assassination Classroom seems to run for nothing but a bright future, at least until we can determine what would eventually come to Korosensei's fate at the end.
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