A Rough Battle This Time is the thirty-first chapter of Assassination Classroom, collected in the fourth volume and adapted into the anime's eleventh episode. Its cast keeps the transfer pupil Itona Horibe and his backer Shiro at the front of the ensemble.
Summary
Numbered as the thirty-first chapter, this installment goes by the English name A Rough Battle This Time, given as Kusen no Jikan in Japanese. It first ran in the twelfth issue for 2013, released in mid-February, and was later compiled into the fourth bound volume. The surviving record preserves the chapter's publication figures and roster of appearances rather than a plotted recap of its events.
Key Events
No separate spotlight character is flagged, yet the appearance order opens on Itona Horibe and the white-robed Shiro, then spreads across Korosensei, the agent Tadaomi Karasuma, the tutor Irina Jelavic, and a large portion of Class 3-E, including Nagisa Shiota and Karma Akabane. Hinano Kurahashi appears only within a flashback panel, while the artificial intelligence Ritsu closes the lineup. Because only the cast is documented, the chapter's specific turns are not detailed here.
Notes
The installment covers nineteen pages and links Time to Face the Unbelievable before it with Bonding Time after it, all inside the fourth volume. Its content was adapted into the eleventh anime episode, Transfer Student Time, 2nd Period. In keeping with the series, the Japanese title ends on the word for time, this time framed around a hard-fought struggle.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the title of Chapter 31 of Assassination Classroom?
Chapter 31 is titled A Rough Battle This Time, known in Japanese as Kusen no Jikan.
Which anime episode covers the events of Chapter 31?
Chapter 31 was adapted into the eleventh anime episode, Transfer Student Time, 2nd Period.
Who are the main characters featured in Chapter 31?
Chapter 31's cast opens on Itona Horibe and Shiro, then spreads across Korosensei, Tadaomi Karasuma, Irina Jelavic, and Class 3-E students including Nagisa Shiota and Karma Akabane.
Which chapters surround Chapter 31?
Chapter 31 follows Chapter 30, Time to Face the Unbelievable, and precedes Chapter 32, Bonding Time.
How many pages long is Chapter 31?
Chapter 31 spans nineteen pages within the fourth collected volume of Assassination Classroom.
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