The students are no match for the Grim Reaper assassin, but can Mr. Karasuma defeat him?!
Creative Staff
Story/Art: Yusei Matsui
Translation: Tetsuichiro Miyaki
Adaptation: Bryant Turnage
What They Say
Ever caught yourself screaming, “I could just kill that teacher”? What would it take to justify such antisocial behavior and weeks of detention? Especially if he’s the best teacher you’ve ever had? Giving you an “F” on a quiz? Mispronouncing your name during roll call…again? How about blowing up the moon and threatening to do the same to Mother Earth—unless you take him out first?! Plus a reward of a cool 100 million from the Ministry of Defense! Okay, now that you’re committed… How are you going to pull this off? What does your pathetic class of misfits have in their arsenal to combat Teach’s alien technology, bizarre powers and… tentacles?!
Assignment 13
The Grim Reaper sets up a lethal trap that buries Mr. Karasuma and Ms. Vitch alive. Will Mr. Karasuma’s repressed feelings surface before he and Ms. Vitch do? And how will Mr. Karasuma face Death? Then, despite his vow to destroy the planet in March, Koro Sensei offers career counseling to his students. Nagisa’s professional goal raises some serious issues. And finally, it’s time for the next school festival showdown. Class A and Class E compete for the most customers. If they build it, will they come…to the top of 3-E’s remote mountaintop?
Content: (please note that content portions of this review contains spoilers):
The students are trapped in their toughest predicament yet!
The Grim Reaper has the entire class trapped in a cage with Koro Sensei. Normally, Koro Sensei could just bust everyone out, but the cage has anti-me properties and he would end up killing the students if he forced his way out of the cage. And now that Ms. Vitch has betrayed them, only Mr. Karasuma is left to free the students. It might be tough for Mr. Karasuma to defeat the Grim Reaper, but it might be impossible to if he also must fight Ms. Vitch.
But with all that, the students aren’t completely helpless, they do have Koro Sensei with them. Once they figure out that the explosive collars the students have won’t explode if forced off, Koro Sensei can free the students. Then they devise a brilliant plan to trick the Grim Reaper into thinking they escaped and forcing him to alter his plan and face Mr. Karasuma one-on-one. Unfortunately, Grim Reaper still has a trump card he hasn’t played; Ms. Vitch.
When it comes down to it, can Mr. Karasuma stay an uncaring assassin and kill Ms. Vitch? They are both professionals, but we know Ms. Vitch is in love with Mr. Karasuma and no match for his fighting skills. So, it will come done to a choice that Mr. Karasuma must make; kill Ms. Vitch let the students die.
In Summary
The battle of skills and wits rages on between Grim Reaper and Mr. Karasuma. They are both skilled assassins, but Mr. Karasuma has walked into a carefully planned trap, putting him at a huge disadvantage. Add to that Ms. Vitch’s betrayal and there may be no way out for the students, Koro Sensei, and Mr. Karasuma. Aside from this danger and action, the real story in this volume examines Ms. Vitch’s background and what happened in her youth to convert her to the life of an assassin. From there, we learn whether Ms. Vitch’s terrible childhood and desire to be on the winning team will override her love for Mr. Karasuma.
Content Grade: A
Art Grade: A-
Packaging Grade: A
Text/Translation Grade: B
Age Rating: Older Teen
Released By: Viz Media
Release Date: December 6th, 2016
MSRP: $9.99
