It was very neat to see Nagisa put his assassin skills to the test without going to the extreme of killing Takaoka. After all, Nagisa is still a junior high kid. The arc has an awkward ending, as what the students were poisoned with wasn’t lethal. While it makes sense that the assassins wouldn’t risk their careers to kill these kids and why perhaps they were able to take them down. Can’t help feeling underwhelmed with how the arc finishes up.
Though we seem to have what seems like the Grim Reaper killing Lovro. With the bounty on Koro-sensei increasing, it seems now the famed Grim Reaper will be making a move.
The volume finishes up with Takebayashi moving from class 3-E to A. As Koro-sensei admits, this is something that he really can’t have a problem with, as in the school’s hierarchy, this will give Takebayashi more opportunities. To also add, the biggest thing for Takebayashi is to be accepted by his family, and given his lack of assassin skills, the bounty on Koro-sensei does nothing for him.
So his desire to move up makes sense. But here it really shows that rankings and hierarchy can be an illusion. As shown, Koro-sensei was the perfect teacher for Takebayashi because he helped him learn how to study. Sometimes something as simple as this can make a big difference for any student, and thus Takebayashi had a boost in his grades.
But when Takebayashi goes to class A, it really shows that rankings and difficulty are an illusion at times. The material taught in class was something Koro-sensei already taught, and it was taught in an awful manner. Many times the teacher can make the material harder to understand. What we come to see the difficulty in Class A is more artificial, as we can tell the learning environment isn’t suited for the students. So are Class A students also a victim? Hard to say, but it’s clear that the principal’s proud education environment is much more flawed than he realizes.
Takebayashi decides what he wants. Honestly, he still wants to be accepted by his family, and being in Class A isn’t what his family wants for him. They want him to do well in school and be on a path of career success. The question is, how can he do that being in class 3-E? It might be possible if Koro-sensei can make the changes needed to finally stop the discrimination in class 3-E.
Takebayashi’s words regarding Gakushuu are interesting because he has to live up to his father’s expectations. Much like Takebayashi he wants to be accepted, and with his father, that probably will never happen. It will be curious how his characters progresses going forward.