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2014

Format:	Book
Author:	Matsui, Yūsei, 1981-, author, illustrator.
Title:	Assassination classroom / story and art by Yusei Matsui ; translation, Tetsuichiro Miyaki ; English adaptation, Bryant Turnage.
Edition:	Shonen Jump Advanced manga edition.
Publisher, Date:	San Francisco, CA : Viz Media, LLC, [2014]- ©2014-
Description:	volumes : chiefly illustrations ; 19 cm.
Summary:	The students in Class 3-E of Kunugigaoka Junior High have a new teacher: an alien octopus with bizarre powers and unlimited strength, who's just destroyed the moon and is threatening to destroy the earth--unless they can kill him first!
Target Audience Note:	Rated T+ for older teens. Contains realistic violence and suggestive situations.
Series:	Shonen Jump advanced. Shonen Jump advanced.
Subjects:	Schools -- Comic books, strips, etc. Assassins -- Comic books, strips, etc. Assassination -- Comic books, strips, etc. Attempted assassination -- Comic books, strips, etc. Teachers -- Comic books, strips, etc. Students -- Comic books, strips, etc. Extraterrestrial beings -- Comic books, strips, etc. Assassination. Assassins. Attempted assassination. Extraterrestrial beings. Schools. Students. Teachers. Graphic novels. Schools -- Comic books, strips, etc. Teachers -- Comic books, strips, etc. Extraterrestrial beings -- Comic books, strips, etc. Graphic novels.
Genre:	Graphic novels. Science fiction comic books, strips, etc. Comic books, strips, etc. Comic books, strips, etc. Graphic novels. Science fiction comic books, strips, etc. Science fiction comic books, strips, etc.
Other Contributor:	Miyaki, Tetsuichiro. Turnage, Bryant.
Notes:	Translation of: Ansatsu kyoshitsu. Originally published in Japan in 2012 by Shueisha Inc., Tokyo. Translated from the Japanese. Texas Maverick Graphic Novels Reading List, 2016.
Contents:	v. 1. Time for assassination -- v. 2. Time for grown-ups -- v. 3. Time for a transfer student -- v. 4. Time to face the unbelievable -- v. 5. Time to show off a hidden talent -- v. 6. Swim time -- v. 7. On island time -- v. 8. Time for an opportunity -- v. 9. A shocking time -- v. 10. Time for robbery -- v. 11. Time for sports day -- v. 12. Time for the grim reaper -- v. 13. TIme for a little career counseling -- v. 14 -- Time for a teacher's exam-- v. 15. Time for a storm -- v. 16 Time for the past -- v. 17. Time for a breakup -- v. 18 Time for Valentine's day -- v. 19 Time to go to school -- v. 20. Time to graduate -- v. 21 Time to say thank you
ISBN:	9781421576077 (v. 1 ; pbk.) 1421576074 (v. 1 ; pbk.) 9781421576084 (v. 2 ; pbk.) 1421576082 (v. 2 ; pbk.) 9781421576091 (v. 3 ; pbk.) 1421576090 (v. 3 ; pbk.) 9781421576107 (v. 4 ; pbk.) 1421576104 (v. 4 ; pbk.) 9781421576114 (v. 5 ; pbk.) 1421576112 (v. 5 ; pbk.) 9781421576121 (v. 6 ; pbk.) 1421576120 (v. 6 ; pbk.) 9781421576138 (v. 7 ; pbk.) 1421576139 (v. 7 ; pbk.) 9781421582801 (v. 8 ; pbk.) 1421582805 (v. 8 ; pbk.) 9781421582818 (v. 9 ; pbk.) 1421582813 (v. 9 ; pbk.) 9781421583228 (v. 10 ; pbk.) 1421583224 (v. 10 ; pbk.) 9781421583235 (v. 11 ; pbk.) 1421583232 (v. 11 ; pbk.) 9781518214141 (v. 11 ; Paw Prints) 1518214142 (v. 11 ; Paw Prints) 9781421583242 (v. 12 ; pbk.) 1421583240 (v. 12 ; pbk.) 9781421584447 (v. 13 ; pbk.) 1421584441 (v. 13 ; pbk.) 9781518238567 (v. 13 ; Paw Prints) 1518238564 (v. 13 ; Paw Prints) 9781421585055 1421585057
OCLC:	897205399
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Gr 9 Up-An alien who has the power to destroy the earth makes a couple of unusual decisions. First, he eradicates most of the moon (what's left of it is in a permanent crescent shape). Then he says that he will destroy the earth later that year unless class 3-E of Kunugigaoka Junior High can figure out how to kill him. Several factors make this seem like an impossible task-class 3-E is academically the worst class in the school, and the alien can move at Mach 20 speed, escaping every assassination attempt so far. The alien, nicknamed Koro Sensei ("teacher who can't be killed") by his students, is by turns hilarious, deadly, and an excellent teacher at the middle school. This book begins as a simple adventure story, but the further teens get into the story, the more they will see the subtext of "bad" students becoming empowered to find their real talents. Matsui's artwork is filled with action and humor, capturing the realistic aspects of the human characters and the smiley face and tentacles of the alien. VERDICT An entertaining adventure story ranging from darkest to lightest comedy that will leave readers clamoring for the next books in the series.-Andrea Lipinski, New York Public Library © Copyright 2014. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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