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Assassination Classroom Anime's 2nd Season to Cover Manga's Ending
posted on by Crystalyn Hodgkins
This year's 12th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine is posting an interview with Assassination Classroom anime director Seiji Kishi on Monday. In the interview, Kishi states that the second season of the anime will cover the manga up through its final chapter.
The manga will end in five more chapters in the magazine's 16th issue, which will ship in March.
The Anime Japan 2016 website listed that the anime's second season would have 25 episodes. The website for the second season lists that the series will have eight home video releases. The first home video release will contain three episodes.
The anime's second season premiered on January 7, and Funimation is streaming the series as it airs in Japan. A second live-action film will open in Japan on March 25.
Yūsei Matsui Matsui launched the manga in July 2012, and Shueisha plans to ship the 18th and 19th compiled volumes on March 4 and April 4, respectively.