C&C - Assassination Classroom - "Karma Time" [9/12]

[Nobodyman]

Opening Theme: "Seishun Satsubatsu-ron" by 3-E Utatan
Ending Theme: "Hello, shooting star" by Moumoon

Previously on Assassination Classroom: While Koro-sensei is reading a newspaper, Nagisa encourages Tomohito Sugino to attempt to assassinate Koro-sensei by pitching a baseball embedded with pellets. However, Koro-sensei easily dodges the baseball and catches it with a baseball glove. Later after lunchtime, Sugino is downhearted when Koro-sensei crushes his dream of being a pro baseball star, but this is due to his wrists and elbows not being as flexible as they should be. Koro-sensei encourages Sugino to focus on his own strengths for future attempts of assassination. The students of Class 3-E fail to kill Koro-sensei, even when he deliberately ties himself to a tree branch. Karasuma joins Class 3-E as the physical education teacher, observing how the class is ridiculed by the other students of the school. Another student due to transfer into the class is informed of his mission.

Tonight: The brilliant, belligerent Karma Akabane, Nagisa's former classmate, joins 3-E and immediately jumps into the assassination mission with both feet.

 

[Gold Guy]

Karma is one of the most well-liked characters on the show, so I'm sure he'll be a big hit here.

 

[Kitschensyngk]

Last time: The unnatural.

And suddenly we're training for the Scout Regiment.

How exactly do these weapons harm their teacher and not themselves?

 

[Nobodyman]

Previously on Assassination Classroom: That kid's got a killer pitch.

This is starting to feel uncomfortably Hitler Youth.

 

[Kitschensyngk]

Previously on AssClass: That kid's got a killer pitch.

Not sure I'd go with that nickname.

Instant Karma's gonna get you.

THOSE TWO HAVE ALMOST SIMILAR HAIRCUTS! HOW IS ONE OF THEM A BOY!!

 

[animePWNS]

Quite the joy buzzer there.

 

[Nobodyman]

And here's Karma ready to dish out some karma (or will karma catch up with him?)

Rather twisted take on the joybuzzer routine.

 

[Kitschensyngk]

You've done this before, haven't you?

Let's not turn this into the anyone-can-die series I first thought this would be.

 

[Space Cadet]

Looks like Koro has met his match with Karma.

 

[Nobodyman]

"Is it okay if I pick your brain for a sec?"

As long as you don't mean that literally.

Hmm, that Carrion game actually looks pretty fun.

 

[Kitschensyngk]

His favorite Beatles song? "Octopus's Garden". His favorite James Bond film? Octopussy.

"Ever since my last teacher up and died!"
Under mysterious circumstances, right?

Now it's getting personal.

Ahh, takoyaki. Octopus balls.

 

[animePWNS]

Killing Karma with kindness.

 

[Nobodyman]

Koro-sensei turning the tables on Karma.

 

[Kitschensyngk]

This is going to be EPIC.

Okay, this is getting a tad dark.

"How dare you injure someone more important than you!"

 

[Nobodyman]

So...that guy was Skeletor the whole time?

An octopus that can weave a spider web.

 

[Kitschensyngk]

I still feel we're owed an epic showdown between these two.

 

[animePWNS]

Next week:

Spoiler

3-E, meet Ms. B.

Koro-sensei Weak Points Update (added 4):
1 When he shows off, things get shaky.
2 Freaks out easily
3 No tolerance
4 His punches are soft

 

[Yojimbo]

Ok, this series is growing on me. Karma was a fun addition, someone that can push Koro's buttons. lol.

 

[Light Lucario]

I thought that this episode was pretty good. Karma was definitely a different kind of student. The other kids were struggling over finding ways to kill Koro, but Karma was disturbingly thrilled to kill a teacher. Having someone who could throw Koro off his guard and actually land a few hits could shake up the status quo a bit. His excitement over killing a teacher was definitely concerning though.

Karma's backstory did explain why he doesn't trust teachers, but at the same time, I don't think it puts him in a good light either. Class E has been looked down upon, other students dread being put into the class and the school system has basically given up on the students who do end up in that class. I can understand why Karma would be upset at another student looking down on them, but he seemingly broke some of that bully's bones. Unless he was endangering another student while bullying them, Karma going that far still put his previous teacher in a tough position. The teacher was still a jerk about it and it would still make Karma feel betrayed when he thought that the teacher had his back, but it still made it look like Karma was always too violent and less sympathetic to me as a result.

I liked how Koro managed to save him from that suicide attempt. He did it in a careful fashion that showed Karma that helping his students was still his priority. Overall, it was a pretty good episode.