The preview screening of the all-new theatrical version of the anime "Assassination Classroom" based on the popular manga by Matsui Yusei, "Assassination Classroom: Everyone's Time" (directed by Kitamura Masaki, scheduled for release on March 20th), was held on February 22nd at Shinjuku Wald 9 (Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo), with Fukuyama Jun, who plays Korosensei, Fuchigami Mai, who plays Shiota Nagisa/Hotaru, and Okamoto Nobuhiko, who plays Akabane Karma, in attendance. The new theatrical version was produced to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the TV anime, and will feature a completely new animated adaptation of an episode that has never been filmed before. Fukuyama, who saw the finished film, said, "I'm glad the preview screening wasn't with everyone else. It really brought me to tears."
Regarding the new movie, Okamoto said, "I thought it was really interesting! It's a movie that shows what kind of person Korosensei was, so it made me want to meet him."
Fukuyama, who plays Korosensei again in this new work, his first in about 10 years, said, "I've had the opportunity to play the role in a variety of content, and it's unlikely that Korosensei will ever fade from my memory, so I was prepared to do it whenever I wanted. The key to (this recording) was how much fun I could have. When recording 'Assassination Classroom,' if you offer an idea, they'll work it through, including the art, and then accept it. It was really rewarding." Looking back on the recording, he said, "I had a lot of fun."
"Assassination Classroom" is a manga that was serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" (Shueisha) from July 2012 to March 2016. The story revolves around Korosensei, a mysterious creature who evaporated 70% of the moon, becoming the homeroom teacher of Class 3-E at Kunugigaoka Middle School, a school full of dropouts, and the students attempting to assassinate him.
The TV anime series aired from January to June 2015 and January to June 2016, and the film "Assassination Classroom: 365 Days of Time," a compilation of the TV anime and new original episodes, was released in 2016. The spin-off, "Korosensei Q (Quest)!", was also made into an anime. A live-action film starring Hey! Say! JUMP's Yamada Ryosuke was also released.
