Episode 3

Karma's Time
Episode 03
Episode Information
Kanji	カルマの時間
Romaji	Karuma no Jikan
Manga Chapters	Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6
Episode Guide
Previous Episode	Episode 2
Next Episode	Episode 4
Air Date
Japanese	January 30, 2015
English	March 4, 2015 (Broadcast Dub) September 12, 2020 (Toonami)
Other	January 23, 2015 (Funimation)
Theme Music
Opening	Seishun Satsubatsuron Kiiro Shingo (10th Anniv.)
Ending	Hello, shooting-star Tsuki no Fune (10th Anniv.)

Karma's Time (カルマの時間, Karuma no Jikan) is the third episode of the Assassination Classroom anime series. The episode first aired on January 30, 2015.

Overview

Karma Akabane has returned to Class 3-E after his suspension. Upon returning, he manages to injure Korosensei, which hasn't been done before. Could this become a successful assassination?

Summary

Karma Akabane transfers into Class 3-E following a suspension, managing to inflict some damage to Korosensei by giving a handshake with knife shards cleverly taped to his hand. While the students later take a quiz, Karma steals Korosensei's special gelato to get his attention, shooting him with an unloaded gun to catch him off guard. After hearing word from Nagisa Shiota that Korosensei worships the octopus, Karma leaves a dead octopus on Korosensei's desk. However, Korosensei cooks it into takoyaki to ridicule Karma. Throughout the day, Korosensei manages to anticipate every prank Karma tries to pull. As a last resort, Karma jumps off a cliff with a gun in hand, which would determine if Korosensei would risk his life for a student or would destroy his pride as a teacher. However, Korosensei manages to save Karma use his tentacles as a giant spiderweb, leading Karma to accept Korosensei as a teacher.

Characters

1. Meg Kataoka
2. Hiroto Maehara
3. Yuma Isogai
4. Hinano Kurahashi
5. Masayoshi Kimura
6. Korosensei
7. Hinata Okano
8. Sosuke Sugaya
9. Yuzuki Fuwa
10. Kaede Kayano
11. Koki Mimura
12. Tōka Yada
13. Kotaro Takebayashi
14. Rio Nakamura
15. Tomohito Sugino
16. Rinka Hayami
17. Taiga Okajima
18. Yukiko Kanzaki
19. Taisei Yoshida
20. Sumire Hara
21. Nagisa Shiota
22. Manami Okuda
23. Ryunosuke Chiba
24. Kirara Hazama
25. Ryōma Terasaka
26. Takuya Muramatsu
27. Tadaomi Karasuma
28. Karma Akabane
29. Kensaku Ōno (flashback)

Episode Notes

• Karma Akabane debuts in this episode.

Differences Between the Manga

• In the manga, Rinka Hayami compliments Karasuma for being cool, while in the anime, Toka Yada is the one who compliments him.
• In the manga, when Korosensei dodges the knife Karasuma throws at him, it hits the tree behind them, where in the anime, he catches it instead.
• In the manga, we see Karasuma and the students' reaction to Karma's trick, which is omitted in the anime.
• In the anime, we see the entire class' reaction to Karma's octopus prank, but in the manga, we only see a couple of them.
• In the anime, before Korosensei makes the takoyaki, he's holding all the ingredients, showing us what he's using, but in the manga, he's holding them together in a bag.
• In the manga, Sosuke and Hara are giggling at an annoyed Karma after Korosensei puts the frilly apron on him. In the anime, Terasaka's Gang are the ones laughing at him.
• Korosensei's extended reaction to Karma's "donation" is anime-exclusive. In the manga, it happens off-panel.

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