Characters

Aguri Yukimura once led Class 3-E as its homeroom teacher while moonlighting inside a hidden laboratory. Sister to the actress who would later call herself Kaede Kayano, she is the woman whose dying plea reshaped a doomed assassin into the…

Akira Takaoka is an early foe in Assassination Classroom, a soldier turned PE instructor dispatched to forge Class 3-E into killers. His genial mask hides a sadist who rules through fear, and his twin humiliations at the hands of Nagisa…

Arita is a Japanese professional baseball star playing for a major-league club in New York, and the idol of aspiring pitcher Tomohito Sugino. His mechanics become an unlikely study subject when Korosensei crosses the ocean to learn from…

Ayaka Saito is a character exclusive to the live-action Assassination Classroom films. Written as a childhood friend of Nagisa Shiota, she keeps a caring, watchful eye on him from the sidelines after he is demoted to the outcast Class 3-E.

Azusa runs Pub Azusa, where her daughter Hotaru waits tables. A brain tumor and a mother's dread for her child's future once drove this gentle, blind barkeep to plot a murder-suicide with Korosensei as her target.

The Big Five are Kunugigaoka's academic elite, the five Class A students who top each of the school's core subjects. Led by Gakushu Asano, they stand as the prized champions of the main campus and as rivals to Class 3-E.

Chantha belongs to a four-man band of assassins chasing the bounty on Korosensei, a group that also counts among the regulars at Pub Azusa. A braided lock-picking specialist, he is one of the hopefuls drawn in by the reward.

Chosuke Takada is a Class 3-D student at Kunugigaoka Junior High, almost always seen at the side of his inseparable friend Nobuta Tanaka. He is known chiefly for the sneering disdain he shows toward the school's outcast Class 3-E.

Craig Hojo, called the Divine Soldier, commands an elite mercenary unit known as the Wolfpack. Hired to help take down Korosensei, this cold, battle-hardened commander badly underestimates Class 3-E and pays for it.

Futoshi is one of a four-man crew of assassins gunning for the bounty on Korosensei's head, and a regular customer at Pub Azusa. He also surfaces as a candidate hired-killer for the government, only to be rejected out of hand.

Gakuho Asano chairs Kunugigaoka Junior High and fathered its top student, Gakushu. A once-gentle teacher hardened by tragedy into the ruthless architect of a fear-driven school system, he stands as Korosensei's philosophical opposite.

Gakushu Asano is Kunugigaoka's number-one student, leader of the Big Five, student council president, and the only son of chairman Gakuho Asano. Brilliant and manipulative, he serves as Class 3-E's chief academic rival.

Gastro ranks among the professional killers Akira Takaoka brings to Okinawa as insurance against Class 3-E. A former soldier with an ear for hidden targets, he pairs deadly precision with a bizarre habit of savoring the taste of his own…

Grip is one of the trio of contract killers Akira Takaoka summons to Okinawa, standing beside Smog and Gastro. A hulking foreigner who leans on raw strength rather than a gun, he ultimately falls to the cunning of Karma Akabane.

Hideki Mizuguchi heads the rougher element of Class 3-5 at Paradise High School, the unruly group that new teacher Nagisa Shiota is sent to handle. His first clash with the small, soft-spoken instructor teaches him not to judge authority…

Hinano Kurahashi sits among Korosensei's Class 3-E at Kunugigaoka, an upbeat girl with a deep love of animals and the outdoors. Her sharp eye for wildlife and knack for turning a profit later carry her into a career guiding children on…

Hinata Okano is a Class 3-E student at Kunugigaoka, a former gymnast whose speed and acrobatics make her one of the sharpest close-range fighters in the group. Serious at first glance and playful underneath, she quietly nurses feelings for…

Hirokazu Tsuruta is a hulking operative attached to the Ministry of Defense in the Assassination Classroom story. Though glimpsed earlier, he steps fully into view in Chapter 82, when he masquerades as Korosensei to play an underwear thief…

Hiromi Shiota is the mother of Class 3-E's Nagisa Shiota and the estranged wife of his father. A childhood of rigid expectations pushed her to relive her own thwarted dreams through her son, straining their bond until Nagisa finally forces…

Hiroto Maehara studies in Korosensei's Class 3-E at Kunugigaoka, a good-looking, easygoing playboy famous across the whole school. Loyal beneath the flirting, he is a skilled knife fighter, the inseparable best friend of Yuma Isogai, and…

Hotaru, the young girl born to tavern owner Azusa, waits tables at Pub Azusa now that her mother's eyesight is fading. A cheerful child who strikingly resembles Nagisa Shiota, she proves willing to risk everything for the people she loves.

Irina Jelavić is the English teacher assigned to Class 3-E and a world-class assassin the government sends to kill Korosensei. Nicknamed Bitch-sensei by her students, she hides a scarred past and a softening heart beneath her seductive,…

Itona Horibe transfers into Class 3-E as one of two assassin students, arriving as a tentacle-wielding antagonist bent on proving himself the strongest by killing Korosensei. Cast aside by his handler, he is taken in by the class and grows…

Jerome March is a rising young actor featured in the Assassination Classroom light novel Korotan D. Sharing the screen on the film Gold City with Kaede Kayano, billed as Haruna Mase, he brings as much swagger and self-regard as talent to…

Kaede Kayano is the deuteragonist of Assassination Classroom and one of Nagisa Shiota's closest friends in Class 3-E. Behind her cheerful surface hides Akari Yukimura, a former child actress who infiltrated the class to avenge her murdered…

Kaho Tsuchiya is a Class 3-C girl at Kunugigaoka Junior High and a manga-exclusive minor antagonist. Her two-timing between Hiroto Maehara and Tomoya Seo sparks a confrontation that Class 3-E repays with a humiliating prank.

Karma Akabane is the deuteragonist of Assassination Classroom and one of Nagisa Shiota's closest friends. Dropped into Class 3-E after a suspension, this sharp, sadistic troublemaker is the first student ever to wound Korosensei.

Kazutaka Shindo captains and pitches for the Kunugigaoka Junior High baseball club. A proud but fair-minded main-campus student, he faces off against Class 3-E in an exhibition match and rekindles a rivalry with former teammate Tomohito…

Kensaku Ono is the Class 3-D homeroom teacher at Kunugigaoka Junior High and the former instructor of Nagisa Shiota and Karma Akabane. His self-serving betrayal of Karma helped push the boy toward hating teachers entirely.

A foreign transfer student whose first language is English, Kevin joins Gakushu Asano's pole-toppling squad and counts himself among Gakushu's athletic circle. Brash and cocksure, he needles Class E's team throughout the sports festival,…

Kirara Hazama is a quiet, book-loving member of Korosensei's Class 3-E, nicknamed The Darkness of Class 3-E. Drawn to horror, curses, and the occult, she takes pride in unsettling everyone around her.

Kiyoshi Terai advises the Kunugigaoka Junior High baseball club and referees the inter-class matches. His lone appearance comes during the baseball tournament, where Class 3-E's upset leaves him reeling.

Koki Mimura is a plain-looking member of Korosensei's Class 3-E with a passion for film and video production. His sharp eyes and unremarkable presence make him a natural at reconnaissance for the class.

Kokona Tagawa is a self-absorbed Class 3-B student and Meg Kataoka's former classmate. After nearly drowning while trying to impress a crush in the sea, she guilt-trips Meg into tutoring her. Nagisa, Kayano, and Korosensei later cure her…

The tentacled homeroom teacher at the heart of Assassination Classroom, Korosensei leads Class 3-E while the moon he supposedly reshaped hangs overhead as a permanent crescent. Formerly the world's deadliest hired killer, called the…

Kotaro Takebayashi is a quiet, analytical member of Korosensei's Class 3-E and the class's foremost demolition expert. An anime-obsessed oddball from an elite medical family, he is the only student who ever chose to leave the class before…

Kotaro Yanagisawa, hidden for much of the series behind the alias Shiro, is a brilliant but conscienceless scientist whose antimatter research spawned the tentacles that transformed Korosensei and blew a chunk out of the moon. Consumed by…

Kunudon is the acorn-shaped mascot of Kunugigaoka Junior High School, best known for fronting the campus 'Tell Us, Kunudon!' broadcasts. Beneath the cuddly exterior he shares the school's open scorn for Class 3-E, and after being fired he…

Lovro Brovski is a veteran assassin turned hitman broker, the sole channel linking the Japanese government to the underworld of contract killers. Though age has dulled his edge, he trained Irina Jelavić and takes a keen interest in Class…

Manami Okuda is a shy, plainspoken student of Class 3-E and its resident chemistry genius, codenamed Poison Specs. Awkward with words but brilliant with formulas, she brews custom poisons in her attempts on Korosensei and grows into a…

Mario is one of a quartet of hired killers drawn by the enormous bounty placed on Korosensei's head. A regular face at the bar known as Pub Azusa, he handles both blades and firearms with practiced skill as the tools of his trade.

Masayoshi Kimura is a Class 3-E student whose given name is written to be read as 'Justice,' a label that dogged him into the outcast class. The fastest runner among his peers, he throws himself eagerly into assassination attempts, chasing…

Matsukata is the gruff principal of the Wakaba Park Nursery cram school, a man whose prickly manner hides deep devotion to children. He keeps tuition rock-bottom so that poorer families can still give their kids an education.

Meg Kataoka is the female class representative of Class 3-E, a tall, level-headed leader famous for keeping her rowdy classmates in line. A champion swimmer with real athletic prowess, she anchors the class alongside Yuma Isogai.

Nagisa's Father is the estranged husband of Hiromi Shiota and the father of the protagonist, a management consultant whose name is never revealed. He left the family years earlier, worn down by his wife's temper, yet keeps a quiet…

Nagisa Shiota is the protagonist and narrator of Assassination Classroom, a slight, soft-spoken Class 3-E student who hides a startling gift for killing. Underestimated by nearly everyone, he masks his bloodlust behind an ordinary smile…

Natsuhiko Koyama is a Class 3-A student, president of the Biology Club, and one of Kunugigaoka's elite Five Virtuosos. A gifted science student with a grating laugh, he looks down on Class 3-E and seethes whenever the outcasts outscore him.

Nise Onaga, nicknamed Fake Ritsu, is the flesh-and-blood stand-in for the classroom AI Ritsu. Since the real Ritsu is a machine, this daughter of Karasuma's superior physically attends assemblies and exams in her place, tutored by the…

Nobuta Tanaka is a Class 3-D pupil at Kunugigaoka Junior High School, remembered mostly as the inseparable companion of Chosuke Takada. Loud toward the outcast Class 3-E yet quick to shrink when anyone pushes back, he embodies the casual…

Olga is a veteran contract killer and the longtime partner of Lovro. Calm and quietly poised even in dire moments, she is best known for rescuing an orphaned Irina Jelavic and passing on the full range of seduction techniques that would…