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Nagisa's Time

EpisodeS1Ep. 22

Season one closes as Nagisa, teetering on the edge of murderous rage, is pulled back by his classmate and instead faces Takaoka in a rematch that tests the assassination technique he quietly learned. The hitmen who caused the crisis reveal a hidden mercy.

Kanji: 渚の時間
Ending Theme: Hello, shooting-star
Next Episode: Episode 23
Opening Theme: Jiriki Hongan Revolution
English Air Date: July 22, 2015
Previous Episode: Episode 21
Japanese Air Date: June 19, 2015
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Summary

Knife in hand and consumed by fury, Nagisa vows to kill Takaoka, but Terasaka hurls his stun rod to jolt the boy out of his bloodlust. He warns Nagisa not to throw away the real target, Korosensei, by getting himself jailed, then buckles under the poison. Steadied, Nagisa strips off his jacket, pockets the stun rod, and accepts the fight after Takaoka admits he carries three spare vials, too few to treat every stricken student yet the only hope available.

The former soldier's sharp reflexes leave Nagisa no opening, and the boy takes a savage beating. Korosensei readies Karasuma to step in, but Terasaka insists it will not be needed. Recalling the trick Lovro taught him before the island trip, Nagisa fixes Takaoka's gaze on his blade, lets it fall, and follows the distraction with a sudden loud clap. In that frozen moment he closes the distance and drops Takaoka with the stun rod, thanking him with a chilling smile before finishing the job.

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The class celebrates, though the sparse antidote still cannot save everyone. Gastro, Grip, and Smog arrive, freed of their contract now that their employer is beaten. They reveal a hidden kindness: when Takaoka confessed he never meant to hand over the real cure, the trio swapped the genuine pathogen for a harmless one to protect their reputations without murdering children. Smog passes over the medicine for the fake virus, Karasuma has the hitmen and Takaoka carried off, and the group heads back to the hotel, where the sick friends recover overnight.

Rested at last, the students watch Korosensei entombed beneath anti-sensei pellets and concrete. When the twenty-four hours end, the shell bursts apart and their teacher lands behind them in his usual form. The class enjoys the rest of the resort trip before returning to Kunugigaoka to begin their second semester of assassination.

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Notes

This is the final episode of season one and covers chapters 71 through 73. Earlier episodes borrowed their titles from matching manga chapters, but the chapter actually named Nagisa's Time appears far later in the source material. The anime also skips Takaoka's military interrogation, which the manga includes. It aired in Japan on June 19, 2015, with the dub on July 22, 2015.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How does Nagisa defeat Akira Takaoka in Nagisa's Time?

Nagisa uses an assassination trick Lovro taught him, fixing Takaoka's eyes on his dropped knife and startling him with a loud clap, then closes the distance and knocks him out with a stun rod.

Who stops Nagisa from killing Takaoka in a blind rage?

Terasaka snaps Nagisa out of his bloodlust in Episode 22 by hurling his stun rod at him and warning that killing Takaoka would only cost the class its real target, Korosensei.

What do Gastro, Grip, and Smog reveal about the virus in Nagisa's Time?

Once Takaoka is defeated, the hitmen Gastro, Grip, and Smog admit they secretly swapped the real, lethal virus for a harmless fake to avoid actually killing children, and they hand over the genuine antidote.

Is Nagisa's Time the season one finale of Assassination Classroom?

Yes, Nagisa's Time is the final episode of Assassination Classroom season one, adapting chapters 71 through 73 and ending with Korosensei bursting free of his anti-sensei shell as the class heads home.

What happens to the sick students at the end of Episode 22?

With Takaoka defeated and the hidden fake virus revealed, the sick students recover overnight back at the hotel, and the class enjoys the rest of the island trip before returning to Kunugigaoka.

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