The anime Assassination Classroom came out 10 years ago, so that means it’s time for anniversary celebrations. Three major things are supposed to happen for the decade commemoration, though so far two of those remain a mystery. The one thing we do know is that …Read more »
The Las Cruces Sun-News out of New Mexico reports that the Coalition of Conservatives in Action has put together a list of about 100 books that it thinks shouldn’t be on the shelves of local public schools. The first two volumes of Assassination Classroom are …Read more »
Late last week the Rutherford County School board in Tennessee voted to remove multiple book titles from its school library shelves, including volumes of Assassination Classroom by Yusei Matsui. Among the other titles, they also banned Catch-22 by Joseph Heller, a classic which is used …Read more »
It’s almost time for the official 10th anniversary festivities to begin for the anime adaptation of Yusei Matsui’s Assassination Classroom manga. The anime first premiered on TV in Japan on January 10, 2015, and the folks behind it have hinted at three celebratory projects. The …Read more »
The Horry County School has officially banned Assassination Classroom from its district after a mother made a complaint. Jennifer Hannigan, the mother, learned about Assassination Classroom after her high school daughter brought it home from the school library. “Even if I didn’t have children, I …Read more »
In the latest news for manga bans or attempted bans, Horry County Schools in South Carolina pulled the whole Assassination Classroom manga series after a single parent complained. The series is being looked over by the schools, a process that is said to take 30 …Read more »
Book censorship is up in America, and as we’ve been reporting at Otaku USA, sometimes it’s manga being pulled from the shelves. PEN America and the EveryLibrary Institute have been keeping tack of book bans, and have come out with a list of the most …Read more »
KHOU 11, a CBS-affiliated news station in Houston, has been investigating book bans in the area and believes, based on its research, that the Klein Independent School District is banning books while trying to make it look otherwise. Libraries are always going to get rid …Read more »
Yvonne Stagg, a woman in Polk County, Florida, has filed an appeal to get the manga Assassination Classroom banned from local high school libraries. She said in her complaint that she learned about the manga from “national news.” The school district had committees look at …Read more »
Banning books has become a big issue in America, and manga are among the titles being yanked off shelves. Lately, Assassination Classroom has become a focus for the censors. Three volumes of the Assassination Classroom manga have been taken from the Gifford Middle School library …Read more »
Because your kiss, your kiss, is on my list! Since May 23 is “Kiss Day” in Japan, there’s no better time to take a look at some of the most memorable smooches in anime history. The day itself gets the distinction because it lines up …Read more »
Assassination Classroom creator Yusei Matsui and Astra Lost in Space creator Kenta Shinohara will both be debuting new work in Shonen Jump this year. Matsui’s new manga is called Nige Jōzu no Wakagimi (translated as The Young Lord Who is Skilled at Escaping) and it …Read more »
Another anime addition is getting ready to make its Toonami debut soon. This one may not be the newest show, but fans will be delighted to learn that Assassination Classroom is coming to the programming block on August 29. Assassination Classroom will air on Toonami …Read more »
Imagine you could ask any anime character for advice about your love life—who would it be? That’s the question Japanese site Charapedia put to its readers this week. Here are the fans’ top 10 picks: 10. Shinichi Katori Tsuredure Children 9. Keima Katsuragi The World …Read more »
Excepting series with fantasy or sci-fi settings, etc., it’s fair to say the majority of anime is set in Japan and populated by Japanese characters. But every so often, these Japan-set anime throw a character from abroad into the mix. In the latest poll from …Read more »
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