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Transfer Student Time, 2nd Period

EpisodeSSeason 1Ep. 11

A second assassin, the tentacled boy Itona, transfers into Class E with a single aim: to hunt down and kill Korosensei, whom he claims as a brother. His arrival forces the octopus into a rare serious duel and pushes the students to question what killing their teacher really requires.

Kanji: 転校生の時間・2時間目
Ending Theme: Hello, shooting-star
Opening Theme: Seishun Satsubatsuron
English Air Date: April 29, 2015 (Broadcast Dub); November 14, 2020 (Toonami)
Japanese Air Date: March 27, 2015
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Summary

Karasuma learns from the Ministry of Defense that a second transfer student and his attendant will arrive, and passes word to Korosensei. Ritsu explains that the pair were meant to work in tandem, the AI at range and the newcomer up close, but the plan collapsed because the two cannot cooperate and the boy far outmatches her. A man in white, calling himself Shiro, then appears as the arrival's guardian, and the back wall bursts open to reveal Itona Horibe, who declares himself stronger than the wall and challenges Korosensei to an after-school fight, insisting they are brothers.

Throughout the day the class notices eerie shared habits between the two, though Korosensei denies any kinship, claiming he was raised an only child.

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Key Events

The classroom is cleared into an arena, the rule being that a fighter loses on crossing the desk boundary, with Korosensei adding forfeiture if a student is harmed. Shiro starts the bout and Korosensei's tentacle is severed at once, shocking everyone less than the sight of Itona's hair writhing with identical tentacles. Exploiting the octopus's weaknesses and a beam from Shiro that slows his reactions, Itona gains the upper hand, but Korosensei has scattered anti-sensei knives to feign being struck, then wraps Itona in shed skin and hurls him outside to win.

Shiro knocks the raging boy out with a wrist device and carries him off, and when Korosensei reaches for Shiro his tentacle hand is destroyed, revealing the white robe is anti-sensei material. Afterward the students, inspired, ask Karasuma to teach them more, no longer content to let someone else do the killing.

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Notes

The episode adapts Chapters 29 through 32 and marks the debut of both Itona Horibe and Shiro. It first aired in Japan on March 27, 2015.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is the transfer student in Assassination Classroom?

The transfer student is Itona Horibe, a tentacled boy who joins Class E in "Transfer Student Time, 2nd Period" with the sole goal of hunting down and killing Korosensei, whom he claims as a brother.

Who accompanies Itona into Class E in "Transfer Student Time, 2nd Period"?

Itona arrives with a guardian calling himself Shiro in "Transfer Student Time, 2nd Period," a man later revealed to be made of anti-sensei material when Korosensei strikes at him.

What are the rules of Korosensei and Itona's duel in "Transfer Student Time, 2nd Period"?

In "Transfer Student Time, 2nd Period," the classroom becomes an arena where a fighter loses by crossing the desk boundary, and Korosensei adds that he forfeits automatically if any student is harmed.

How does Korosensei beat Itona in "Transfer Student Time, 2nd Period"?

Korosensei scatters anti-sensei knives to fake being struck, then wraps Itona in shed skin and throws him outside the arena to win the fight in "Transfer Student Time, 2nd Period."

Which manga chapters does "Transfer Student Time, 2nd Period" adapt?

"Transfer Student Time, 2nd Period" adapts Chapters 29 through 32 of the manga and marks the debuts of both Itona Horibe and Shiro.

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