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Assassination Classroom Returns With New Crunchyroll Film

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Assassination Classroom is back in session: Crunchyroll is bringing the franchise’s brand-new 10th anniversary film to streaming, marking the series’ first fresh animated story in a decade for global fans. The movie, which opened in Japanese theaters earlier this year, arrives on Crunchyroll with both subbed and dubbed options, reuniting Koro-sensei and Class 3-E for one more mission.

The new feature is titled Assassination Classroom the Movie: Our Time, also known as Everybody’s Time (Minna no Jikan), and was produced specifically as part of the anime’s 10th anniversary project. It premiered in Japan on March 20, 2026, with Avex Film Labels handling distribution, and has since been described as a “huge hit” during its theatrical run. Rather than simply recap old material, the film weaves together stories that were skipped by the TV series due to time constraints, along with newly written content that expands the characters’ lives beyond the original broadcast.

For anyone who bounced off Assassination Classroom years ago, this is a franchise that earned its reputation as one of Weekly Shonen Jump’s standout modern series. Yūsei Matsui’s sci-fi comedy manga follows a tentacled super-being who blows up most of the Moon, then becomes homeroom teacher to the misfit students tasked with assassinating him before he destroys Earth. The anime adaptation ran for 47 episodes across two seasons from 2015 to 2016, followed by two compilation-style anime films and a spin-off fantasy parody, plus a pair of live-action movies that turned Koro-sensei into a box office draw in Japan. According to Japanese industry coverage, the new anniversary movie is the first completely new animated installment since season 2 wrapped, making its arrival feel like a genuine continuation rather than a simple nostalgia play.

The film caps off a broader “Assassination Classroom: 10th Anniversary Time” initiative that has quietly been building momentum over the last year. As part of the celebration, Japanese broadcasters rebroadcast all 47 TV episodes, paired with a special radio program that reunited cast and crew to look back on the series’ impact. Oricon’s anime news service reported that advance tickets for the film came bundled with new illustration cards featuring exclusive chat-style conversations from the Class 3-E students, emphasizing the project’s reunion vibe. An official anniversary site has also kept fans updated on screenings, events, and additional tie-ins, underlining how much the property still matters ten years after the original anime signed off.

Crucially, this isn’t just bonus fanservice pasted onto old footage. Weekly Shonen Jump’s announcement and subsequent coverage on outlets like Anime News Network confirm that the movie collects episodes that were left out of the TV run and frames them as a true continuation of the story, with Matsui himself stressing that it’s more than a commemorative clip show. The Outerhaven notes that the film adapts manga material never animated before and adds new sequences, all overseen by director Masaki Kitamura at returning studio Lerche, with the main cast reprising their roles, including Jun Fukuyama as Koro-sensei and Mai Fuchigami as Nagisa. That combination of unused chapters and original scenes effectively turns Our Time into a “missing link” for longtime viewers who thought they’d already seen everything Assassination Classroom had to offer.

Crunchyroll has been quietly laying the groundwork for this resurgence by securing the series in multiple formats, including a limited-edition Blu-ray “Complete Series” box set slated for January 13, 2026 in North America. With the TV anime widely available and the new film heading to streaming, it’s easier than ever for newcomers to experience the full arc of Class 3-E and for veterans to fill in the gaps left by the original broadcast. For a show that built its legacy on landing the ending where so many shonen stories stumble, getting one last, creator-approved chapter feels like a rare gift—and Crunchyroll’s release ensures that Assassination Classroom’s time in the spotlight isn’t over just yet.

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