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Assassination Classroom Season 2 Airs In January 2016

Written By Samantha Ferreira September 28, 2015

Class is in session. This period’s topic? The dark art of assassination!

The latest issue of Weekly Shonen Jump announced that the second season of the Assassination Classroom anime series will kick off in January 2016. To celebrate the news, the show’s official website updated with a new key visual for the show:

Assassination Classroom is based on Yūsei Matsui’s manga of the same name. The first season was helmed by Seiji Kishi (Angel Beats!) and animated by Lerche. The series premiered on Japanese TV on January 9.

FUNimation currently holds the rights to the series in North America. They currently stream the title on their digital platform in both dubbed and subtitled formats.

Until his return in the winter, fans are advised to take care, and avoid mysterious telecommuting transfer students:

Source: Crunchyroll

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Tag(s): assassination classroom

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Samantha Ferreira

Samantha Ferreira is Anime Herald’s founder and editor-in-chief. A Rhode Island native, Samantha has been an anime fan since 1992, and an active member of the anime press since 2002, when she began working as a reviewer for Anime Dream. She launched Anime Herald in 2010, and continues to oversee its operations to this day. Outside of journalism, Samantha actively studies the history of the North American anime fandom and industry, with a particular focus on the 2000s anime boom and bust. She’s a huge fan of all things Sakura Wars, and maintains series fansite Combat Revue Review when she has free time available. When not in the Anime Herald Discord, Samantha can typically be found on Bluesky.

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