This manga explores the idea of assassinating a beloved teacher who happens to be an alien threatening to destroy the earth. The students of Class 3-E are tasked with stopping the threat and must face master assassins along the way. With their teacher out of commission, they must rely on their own strengths and intellect to succeed. Will they be able to save the world from destruction?

Assassination Classroom, Vol. 08

From Book 1: Meet the would-be assassins of class 3-E: Sugino, who let his grades slip and got kicked off the baseball team. Karma, who’s doing well in his classes but keeps getting suspended for fighting. And Okuda, who lacks both academic and social skills, yet excels at one subject: chemistry. Who has the best chance of winning that reward? Will the deed be accomplished through pity, brute force or poison...? And what chance does their teacher have of repairing his students’ tattered self-esteem?

Assassination Classroom, Vol. 08

Yusei Matsui