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Island Time

EpisodeSSeason 1Ep. 17

Summer means bug-hunting and pocket money as a few Class E students chase rare beetles to fund their Okinawa trip. They stumble onto Okajima's trap for Korosensei, and the class then travels to the island resort where their long-planned assassination is set to unfold.

Kanji: 島の時間
Ending Theme: Hello, shooting-star
Opening Theme: Jiriki Hongan Revolution
English Air Date: June 17, 2015 (Broadcast Dub)
Japanese Air Date: May 15, 2015
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Summary

Days into the holidays, Nagisa joins Sugino, Maehara, and Kurahashi hunting stag beetles to sell, only for Okajima to reveal a scheme of his own: a month of studying Korosensei's reactions to pornography, staged around a pit of anti-sensei pellets rigged to a cut rope. The teacher, disguised as a giant beetle atop a heap of magazines, spoils the trap the instant his eyes lock onto a white-eyed albino beetle in a tree. He and an overjoyed Kurahashi leap in celebration over the rare find, leaving Korosensei mortified that the boys witnessed his habits.

A week before the trip, the class returns to train, and with Korosensei recuperating on Mount Everest, Karasuma brings in Lovro as a guest instructor.

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Key Events

Lovro reviews the plan, praising its brutal psychological opening built on Korosensei's embarrassing footage, and admires the marksmanship of snipers Hayami and Chiba. When Nagisa asks who the finest killer is, Lovro speaks of a figure known only as the God of Death, whom uncatchable targets eventually meet, and begins teaching the boy a surefire technique. Arriving at the island, the class reserves the whole resort and splits into groups to distract their teacher while others scout for the night's attempt.

By day's end Korosensei is so sunburned his face is unreadable, and after a boat ride he sheds his skin to shed the burn, forgetting that the once-a-month defense leaves him weaker. The students then lead him to a small theater hut ringed by water and declare it time to kill him.

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Notes

The episode adapts Chapters 56 through 58. Grip and Gastro appear in silhouette, Smog tends bar, and the God of Death is mentioned. Korosensei's Everest training and Karasuma's suspicions about the Ministry of Defense are cut, and Irina's swimsuit is toned down from the manga. It first aired in Japan on May 15, 2015.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What scheme does Okajima set up for Korosensei in "Island Time"?

In "Island Time," Okajima rigs a pit of anti-sensei pellets timed to Korosensei's habit of studying his own reactions to pornography, but the trap fails when Korosensei is instead distracted by a rare white-eyed albino beetle.

Who fills in as a guest instructor in "Island Time"?

With Korosensei recuperating on Mount Everest, Karasuma brings in the retired hitman Lovro Brovski as a guest instructor in "Island Time."

Who is the God of Death mentioned in "Island Time"?

In "Island Time," Lovro tells Nagisa about a legendary killer known only as the God of Death, whom seemingly uncatchable targets eventually meet, and begins teaching Nagisa a surefire technique.

What happens to Korosensei's skin in "Island Time"?

After getting badly sunburned in "Island Time," Korosensei sheds his skin to relieve the burn, forgetting that this once-a-month defense leaves him significantly weaker.

Which manga chapters does "Island Time" adapt?

"Island Time" adapts Chapters 56 through 58 of the Assassination Classroom manga.

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