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What do you think about Gakuho and Gakushu Asano from AC?

Asano was one of my favorites. My heart broke for him. I also really loved Gakuho’s story, and it broke my heart. AC did a great job of humanizing its characters and explaining how they were made into the people they were, and how there was always still hope for them. It also showed the cycle of abuse, in that Asano was just acting out what he’d seen his dad act out, and in the end, Asano changing is what prompted his dad to make some steps of his own. It goes along with a lot of the series’ themes of everyone being able to teach everyone, and the idea that compassion is contagious. Korosensei’s compassion for his students changed them, and they then affected Asano, who affected his dad, etc. A child’s demise destroyed Gakuho, but another child offered him hope again–but not through his performance.

My issue with Gakuho’s framing is my same issue with Nagisa’s mom’s and Itona’s dad’s framing: what they did was bad and the story framed it abusively, but seemed to be a bit too quick to reconcile and sweep the pain they had caused under the rug. That’s my major critique of AC as a story, actually, that it seemed to rush some of that healing. But that also isn’t unexpected in the genre and structure of the story. 

Could you explain the ending of Assasination Classroom? Why did Koro-sensei have to die and why were, in previous chapters, Karma and some others so insistent on killing him? It was kind of explained directly but I still couldn’t get it fully.

Sure! TBH, I’ll admit that I wasn’t the hugest fan of the ending–I think it fits thematically but I wanted him to live, but he didn’t and it wasn’t poorly written. I was just sad. Lol.

Korosensei had to die because the world refused to allow him to live. The entire last arc was people trying to make it so that he could live, but the world refused to let him. It was wrong, and i do think the narrative was clear that it should not have to happen, but people had hardened their hearts. Korosensei’s dilemma was kind of a metaphor for how the students were treated the entire story. They were kids, they fact that they acted out didn’t doom them but society was writing them off anyways, relegating them to legitimately a separate classroom in the woods. Korosensei had a very very very small chance of destroying the world–it was incredibly unlikely, but fear of what might happen drove the people outside to want him dead. Of course it’s understandable since the risk, while small, was really consequential should it happen. 

But the message is that society essentially writes people off before they should be. Yet at the same time, Korosensei’s last year was spent dismantling that, and his whole existence was a dismantling of that. He lived as if people had worth no matter what they had to offer the world, and that their usefulness did not determine their worth. So in the end, even though Korosensei had to die, when we see Nagisa growing up to be a teacher himself and presumably carrying on Korosensei’s legacy, we know that Korosensei’s death did not continue the system that killed him but in fact helped give the kids the beliefs and strengths they would need to slowly change things. Because all it takes is one person to convince someone they matter just because they exist, and that belief–that’s enough to change a life. 

Assassination Classroom!

❤ Favorite Male: Karma! 
❤ Favorite Female: Irina 
❤ Favorite Pairing: Irina/Karasuma
✖ Least Favorite Character: Itona’s dad
✔ who’s most like me: Korosensei, maybe? At least in whom I aspire to be.
❤ most attractive: Karasuma
❤ three more characters that I like: Korosensei, Itona, Asano!

Do you have any anime/manga recommendations aside from the usual stuff (bnha, snk, hxh)? I love you and your metas btw

Thank you, kind Anon!!!

So I think I’ve posted a l’il about these but not as much:

1) Monster by Urasawa. Besides HxH, it’s the only manga I’d give a 10/10 (and I have yet to see the anime but I hear it is an excellent, panel by panel adaptation, so if you prefer that medium it should also be great). It’s beautiful in its themes and character development, it’s literary in value, and it’s powerful. The very first chapter gripped me and the story never let me go. I couldn’t stop reading. 

2) Assassination Classroom. I loved this story. At first I thought it was fun but fanservice-y and never in a million years expected it to go as deep as it did. It satirizes and beautifully points out the dangers of evaluating people by what they can do, and despite the name, gives a lovely message on love and friendship. The characters you think are there just for fanservice turn out to get incredible arcs. I highly recommend it; as a former teacher myself, it means a lot to me as a story. I’ve read the manga but I hear the anime is great as well and I plan to watch it. 

3) Noragami. It’s got a melancholy, lonely feel to it, but that’s because the beauty of Noragami (aka “Stray God”) is in its theme of human connection. It points out the importance of connection for life, and is gorgeous in how it unfolds and gives deep readings into each of its characters. I’ve read the manga and I think it goes way beyond where the anime stopped at.

4) Fate Stay/Night. (anime) It’s hopeful, and Shirou Emiya gets a stunning arc that examines what it really means to see yourself as a hero. It’s got excellent, likeable female characters in Rin and Saber, and characters whom you don’t expect much from (Caster, Archer) turn out to have depth as well. It’s the most beautiful animation I’ve ever seen as well, very ethereal and every shot could be a framed painting. It’s that beautiful, and the story is worth it too. I want to rewatch it. The central theme–my dream might be unrealistic, but it’s beautiful anyways–has stuck with me. 

5) Re Zero. (the anime) This story is beautiful as well, hopeful and powerful by taking a hard look at what it means and what it will take to overcome your inner demons, and offers a critical look at sacrifice. It has well written female characters, including a well written TWIN character (THAT NEVER HAPPENS) and really portrays what it takes to change from the inside. It was redemptive and hopeful, and there’s one scene in episode 18 that I literally bawled at because it was so thematically powerful