Past Time is the 134th chapter of Assassination Classroom and the opening piece of Volume 16. Set entirely in flashback, it begins the long account of how the being known as Korosensei came to be, holding to the figures who belong to that earlier chapter of his life.
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Summary
Past Time is chapter 134, the first entry gathered into the sixteenth volume and running seventeen pages. Rendered in Japanese as Kako no jikan, it steps wholly into the past, opening the long recollection of how the creature later called Korosensei came into being. Every figure on its pages belongs to that earlier era.
Key Events
The chapter unfolds entirely in flashback. It brings forward Korosensei in his original guise as the assassin known as the Grim Reaper, the scientist Kotaro Yanagisawa, a rival killer credited as the God of Death, and Aguri Yukimura, the four figures whose intertwined history drives this backward-looking sequence.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Assassination Classroom chapter 134 about?
Past Time is chapter 134 of Assassination Classroom, the opening installment of Volume 16. It shifts entirely into flashback, beginning the long account of how the creature later known as Korosensei came into being.
Who appears in Past Time?
Past Time centers on Korosensei in his original form as the assassin called the Grim Reaper, the scientist Kotaro Yanagisawa, a rival killer known as the God of Death, and Aguri Yukimura.
How many pages is Past Time?
Past Time runs seventeen pages and opens Volume 16 of the Assassination Classroom manga.
What is the Japanese title of Past Time?
Past Time is titled Kako no jikan in Japanese, meaning time of the past.
What chapter follows Past Time in Assassination Classroom?
Past Time is followed by Past Time, 2nd Period, continuing the flashback into Korosensei's origins. It comes after Confession Time and is the first of a seven part flashback sequence.
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