Happy Birthday Time is the forty-fourth episode of the Assassination Classroom anime and the twenty-second of its second season. After clearing the soldiers holding the mountain, Class 3-E finally reaches Korosensei, only for a brutal ambush to shatter their reunion.
Summary
With three hours left before the orbital cannon finishes charging, Nagisa and the rest slip into the mountain. Knowing the terrain far better than the intruders do, the students disable every trooper posted along the way and break through to Korosensei, who commends them for reaching him against such odds. He speaks calmly, offering the kind of parting wisdom meant to steady them for whatever lies beyond graduation.
Key Events
The mood lifts when Nakamura produces a cake and the class gathers to celebrate, marking not only a birthday but also the anniversary of the day Korosensei and Ms. Yukimura first met. The joy is short-lived. Yanagisawa appears alongside the Reaper, who has been reinforced with tentacles of his own. Korosensei remembers this figure as a former pupil he never granted the recognition of a true assassin. As the Reaper closes in for combat, Yanagisawa injects himself with the tentacle serum and joins the assault, leaving the two of them to press their attack while the students can only watch, unable to intervene.
Notes
The episode premiered in Japan on June 9, 2016, drawing on Chapter 168 through Chapter 171. For the broadcast, the manga's Craig Houjou and his Wolfpack were swapped out for an elite Self-Defense Force commander leading a battalion of soldiers. That commander's design was based on Kazutaka Shindo, the captain of Kunugigaoka's baseball team.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is celebrated in Assassination Classroom's Happy Birthday Time?
Happy Birthday Time marks a birthday celebration for Korosensei and Class 3-E, and also the anniversary of the day Korosensei and Ms. Yukimura first met. Nakamura brings a cake for the occasion after the students reach Korosensei on the mountain.
Who ambushes Korosensei in Happy Birthday Time?
In Happy Birthday Time, Korosensei is ambushed by Yanagisawa alongside the Reaper, who has been reinforced with tentacles of his own. The attack cuts the class's celebration short and leaves the students unable to intervene as the fight begins.
Who is the Reaper in Happy Birthday Time?
The Reaper is a figure Korosensei recognizes as a former pupil he never granted the recognition of a true assassin. In Happy Birthday Time, Yanagisawa reinforces the Reaper with tentacles before the pair launch a combined assault on Korosensei.
How does Class 3-E reach Korosensei in Happy Birthday Time?
In Happy Birthday Time, Nagisa and his classmates use their superior knowledge of the mountain terrain to disable the soldiers posted along the way, breaking through to reach Korosensei with three hours left before the orbital cannon finishes charging.
What manga chapters does Happy Birthday Time adapt?
Happy Birthday Time adapts Chapter 168 through Chapter 171 of the Assassination Classroom manga and premiered in Japan on June 9, 2016.
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