The official website of the Assassination Classroom (Ansatsu Kyoushitsu) anime has revealed new preview images, video and a synopsis for the upcoming second episode of the adaptation of Yusei Matsui’s manga. Episode 2 of the anime will be airing on Saturday the 17th of January at 1:20am JST on Fuji TV.
Episode 2: Baseball Time
Sugino, a third year student from class E-3, plans an assassination against Koro-sensai by killing the teacher with a baseball. The assassination attempt ends up failing and discourages Sugino, making Nagisa very worried. Eventually Koro-sensei gives some advice to the discouraged Sugino.
The main cast of the anime stars:
- Jun Fukuyama (Lelouch Lamperouge in Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch) as the teacher Koro-sensei
- Mai Fuchigami (Miho Nishizumi from Girls und Panzer) voicing as Nagisa Shiota
- Nobuhiko Okamoto (Rin Okumura in Ao no Exorcist) voicing Karma Akabane
- Miho Hino (Toki from Seitokai Yakuindomo*) who voices Sumire Hara
- Ryota Osaka (Haruto Tokishima in Kakumeiki Valvrave) as Yuuma Isogai
- Aya Suzaki (Tamako Kitashirakawa from Tamako Market) voicing the role of Kaede Kayano
- Shizuka Itou (Luviagelita Edelfelt in Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya) who voices Irina Jelavic
- Tomokazu Sugita (Gintoki Sakata from Gintama) voicing as Tadaomi Karasuma
Assassination Classroom (Ansatsu Kyoushitsu) is a comedy manga written and illustrated by Yusei Matsui. The series began in 2012 in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine, and was the 7th top selling manga in 2013 selling over 4.5 million copies. To date, a total of 12 compiled volumes have been released. An OVA adaptation of the manga released in 2013 that was produced by Brain’s Base (Baccano!, Natsume Yuujinchou). Studio Lerche (Fate/Prototype, Unbreakable Machine-Doll) is producing the recently announced TV anime of the series.
Here is a synopsis of the series from MAL:
A humorous and action-packed story about a class of misfits who are trying to kill their new teacher – an alien octopus with bizarre powers and super strength! The teacher has just destroyed the moon and is threatening to destroy the earth – unless his students can destroy him first. What makes things more complicated is that he’s the best teacher they’ve ever had!
The Assassination Classroom anime currently airs on Saturday at 1:20am JST on Fuji TV. The anime will be a 2 cour series continuing on into the Spring 2015 anime season.
You can visit the anime’s website here: http://www.ansatsu-anime.com/
And follow the official Twitter here: @ansatsu_anime
“Assassination Classroom”, images and all associated brands and titles © 2014 Yusei Matsui, Shueisha, Studio Lerche and Ansatsu Kyoushitsu Production Committee