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| “ | I think not enjoying yourself in a classroom where it's okay to kill is such a waste. | „ |
| ~ Karma Akabane |
Karma Akabane is the deuteragonist of the manga/anime series Assassination Classroom. He is a student in Korosensei's Class 3-E of Kunugigaoka Junior High School who had been previously suspended from the school as a result of his violent behavior, as well as one of Nagisa Shiota's closest friends.
Portrayals
In Japanese, he is voiced by Nobuhiko Okamoto, who also plays Rin Okumura in Blue Exorcist, Katsuki Bakugo in My Hero Academia, Accelerator in A Certain Magical Index, Brendan in Pokémon, Mikoto Mikoshiba in Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun, Garfiel Tinzel in Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World, Origami Cyclone in Tiger & Bunny, Carapace in Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir, Yuusuke Yotsuya in I'm Standing on a Million Lives, and Genya Shinazugawa in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba.
In English, he's voiced by Austin Tindle, who also dubs Ken Kaneki in Tokyo Ghoul, Seiji Aino in Love Tyrant, Kiyotaka Ishimaru in Danganronpa: The Animation, Leopold Vermillion in Black Clover, Yu Ishigami in Kaguya-sama: Love Is War, Vali Lucifer in High School DXD, and Ayumu Aikawa in Is this a Zombie?.
In the live action movie adaptation, he is portrayed by Masaki Suda best known as Philip from Kamen Rider W.
Biography
Nagisa's long-time classmate who joined the class late due to being suspended from school for trashing his teacher's office, Karma is a highly chaotic young man who's virtually impossible to read. A student of dedicated to being an assassin, he initially held a deep hatred for anyone who went by the title of "teacher". Even after Koro-sensei helped him get over this issue, he still has a strong sadistic streak, often bullying Nagisa and taking pleasure out of beating anyone he can.
Appearance
Karma is a teenage boy with short, red hair and yellow eyes with sharp pupils. His outfit consists of a black blazer with a white shirt underneath, a grey pair of pants held by a black belt, and black shoes as opposed to the general standard school-uniform that most of the other students wear.
Personality
Karma is known for his violent and unpredictable personality. To the point where he was suspended from school at one point due to said behavior. He's also incredibly fickle and mischievous, often teasing or pestering Nagisa for his own amusement. He also has a bit of a sadistic streak in spite of his overall loyalty to Nagisa and the rest of the class.
Karma is generally very relaxed in personality, in spite of the situation that the entire school must deal with over the entirety of the series. He even goes as far as to skip tasks he finds boring. In spite of how selfish and fickle he can be, Karma is perfectly capable of, and often willing, to commit acts of genuine kindness. The entire reason he even got into Class E in the first place was because he had saved a senior from being bullied by other students.
Karma has an intense hatred of anyone who calls themselves a "teacher", along with bearing a low level of respect for adults in general. These were both the results of his most trusted homeroom teacher, Kensaku Ono betraying him prior to the events of the series. However, Karma does become more objective after Korosensei became their new teacher and the class was tasked with assassinating him. He's now more considerate towards and respectful of his opponents', as well as teachers', strengths and weaknesses alike.
Trivia
- Karma is one of the few people in the entire manga who is referred to by his first name by other characters. Nagisa being one of the few other examples of this.
- His favorite school subject is Mathematics while his least favorite is Japanese.
- He never belonged to any club before joining Class E.
- In the popularity poll of Volume 12, Karma achieved 1st place, becoming the highest-ranked character on the post.
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