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20 anime similar to Assassination Classroom based on genre, format, studio, and popularity

Anime Like Assassination Classroom

Looking for anime similar to Assassination Classroom? Here are 10 anime recommendations that share similar themes, genres, or storytelling styles.

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We selected these anime based on shared genres (Action, Comedy, Drama), similar narrative structures, comparable art styles, and positive fan overlap. If you enjoyed Assassination Classroom, these series should appeal to your taste.

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Assassination Classroom Second Season

25 eps8.32016Score: 67.5
4 shared genres: Action, Comedy, Drama, SupernaturalSame format (TV)Same studio: LercheSimilar era (2016)
ActionComedyDramaSupernatural

The second season of Ansatsu Kyoushitsu. The students return as school is back in session for the second semester. Following their exploits on the island during summer vacation, Class 3-E continues to sharpen their blades with their sights set on their teacher, the slippery Koro-sensei. They have more to worry about than just their teacher, however, as enemy assassins, both old and new, are out for the increased bounty on the octopus' head. Moreover, their rivals in Class A, as well as Kunugigaoka Junior High's fearsome principal, stand to block Class E from achieving academic excellence. With all of these obstacles opposing them, the group must continue to work together in order to overcome their foes and accomplish their goal of successfully assassinating their teacher.

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Angel Beats!

13 eps7.72010Score: 49.3
4 shared genres: Action, Comedy, Drama, SupernaturalSame format (TV)
ActionComedyDramaSupernatural

Otonashi wakes up in the afterlife to find out he has no memories of his life before death. Desperate to survive in a war that could yield another unfortunate fate, he joins the SSS in the battle against Angel, whose very mission is to destroy all inhabitants of this afterlife. As Otonashi struggles to recover his memory and learn more about this world, he finds that not all is as it had seemed. (Source: Funimation)

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JUJUTSU KAISEN

24 eps8.42020Score: 46.7
3 shared genres: Action, Drama, SupernaturalSame format (TV)
ActionDramaSupernatural

A boy fights... for "the right death." Hardship, regret, shame: the negative feelings that humans feel become Curses that lurk in our everyday lives. The Curses run rampant throughout the world, capable of leading people to terrible misfortune and even death. What's more, the Curses can only be exorcised by another Curse. Itadori Yuji is a boy with tremendous physical strength, though he lives a completely ordinary high school life. One day, to save a friend who has been attacked by Curses, he eats the finger of the Double-Faced Specter, taking the Curse into his own soul. From then on, he shares one body with the Double-Faced Specter. Guided by the most powerful of sorcerers, Gojou Satoru, Itadori is admitted to the Tokyo Metropolitan Technical High School of Sorcery, an organization that fights the Curses... and thus begins the heroic tale of a boy who became a Curse to exorcise a Curse, a life from which he could never turn back. (Source: Crunchyroll) Note: The first episode received an early web premiere on September 19th, 2020. The regular TV broadcast started on October 3rd, 2020.

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One-Punch Man

12 eps8.32015Score: 45.4
3 shared genres: Action, Comedy, SupernaturalSame format (TV)Similar era (2015)
ActionComedySci-FiSupernatural

Saitama has a rather peculiar hobby, being a superhero, but despite his heroic deeds and superhuman abilities, a shadow looms over his life. He's become much too powerful, to the point that every opponent ends up defeated with a single punch. The lack of challenge has driven him into a state of apathy, as he watches his life pass by having lost all enthusiasm, at least until he's unwillingly thrust in the role of being a mentor to the young and revenge-driven Genos.

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Mob Psycho 100

12 eps8.42016Score: 45.0
4 shared genres: Action, Comedy, Drama, SupernaturalSame format (TV)Similar era (2016)
ActionComedyDramaPsychological

The story revolves around "Mob," a boy who will explode if his emotional capacity reaches 100%. This boy with psychic powers earned his nickname "Mob" because he does not stand out among other people. He keeps his psychic powers bottled up so he can live normally, but if his emotional level reaches 100, something will overwhelm his entire body. (Source: Anime News Network)

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Classroom of the Elite

12 eps7.62017Score: 43.2
1 shared genre: DramaSame format (TV)Same studio: LercheSimilar era (2017)
DramaPsychological

Koudo Ikusei Senior High School is a leading school with state-of-the-art facilities. The students there have the freedom to wear any hairstyle and bring any personal effects they desire. Koudo Ikusei is like a utopia, but the truth is that only the most superior students receive favorable treatment. Kiyotaka Ayanokouji is a student of D-class, which is where the school dumps its "inferior" students in order to ridicule them. For a certain reason, Kiyotaka was careless on his entrance examination, and was put in D-class. After meeting Suzune Horikita and Kikyou Kushida, two other students in his class, Kiyotaka's situation begins to change. (Source: Anime News Network, edited)

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Noragami

12 eps7.82014Score: 42.2
3 shared genres: Action, Comedy, SupernaturalSame format (TV)Similar era (2014)
ActionAdventureComedySupernatural

Minor god Yato is down on his luck. Fed up with his slacker lifestyle, his partner abruptly quits. He has no money, no worshippers, and no shrine to call home. But just when things are starting to seem hopeless, a bus accident forces him to cross paths with Hiyori Iki, a sweet and perky high school girl. After the accident, Hiyori's soul has a bad habit of slipping out of her body, and after enlisting Yato's help to get her back to normal, she begins to fall into the world of spirits and gods. But Hiyori's not the only one who's keeping tabs on Yato. A god from Yato's past is back, and he's not interested in a friendly reunion. (Source: Funimation)

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Bungo Stray Dogs

12 eps7.72016Score: 41.0
3 shared genres: Action, Comedy, SupernaturalSame format (TV)Similar era (2016)
ActionComedyMysterySupernatural

Stalked by a beastly white tiger, Atsushi Nakajima has no idea that the menace lives inside him—a power that catches the attention of the Armed Detective Agency. Using inhuman abilities to combat crime, this team takes Atsushi under the wing of their most eccentric member, Dazai. Together, they tear through mafia-muddled mysteries while enemies keep an eye on the tiger’s lofty bounty. (Source: Funimation)

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Noragami Aragoto

13 eps8.02015Score: 41.0
3 shared genres: Action, Comedy, SupernaturalSame format (TV)Similar era (2015)
ActionAdventureComedySupernatural

The second season of Noragami. Life for minor god Yato isn't getting any easier. He's still broke, shrineless, and his partner-slash-sword-regalia has zero respect for him. Worse yet, Bishamon, one of the deadliest war gods, is after his life. Blaming him for the death of her past regalia, she won't stop until she kills him. But there's more to that story than she could ever realize. And as if that's not bad enough, there's someone working against her behind the scenes! Can Yato take on a god as powerful as Bishamon? Or will things take a more dangerous turn? Between all of this godly drama and even more dangerous battles, Yato still needs to figure out how to help Hiyori. But all options lead to losing her, and he's not willing to make that choice – no matter what. Five yen doesn't even begin to cover his trouble! (Source: Funimation)

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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders - Battle in Egypt

24 eps8.22015Score: 40.8
3 shared genres: Action, Drama, SupernaturalSame format (TV)Similar era (2015)
ActionAdventureDramaSupernatural

After 30 days of travel across the world, plagued with countless battles, Jotaro and his companions have finally arrived in Egypt! Now only the strongest "Stand" users remain to rebuff our heroes' final march on Cairo: The Nine Egyptian Gods, Dio's most zealous servants. Will the Joestar line fall to the monstrous vampire, or can Jotaro defeat Dio and save his mother's life? (Source: Crunchyroll)

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My Hero Academia Season 3

25 eps7.92018Score: 40.8
3 shared genres: Action, Comedy, DramaSame format (TV)Similar era (2018)
ActionAdventureComedyDrama

Summer is here, and the heroes of Class 1-A and 1-B are in for the toughest training camp of their lives! A group of seasoned pros pushes everyone's Quirks to new heights as the students face one overwhelming challenge after another. Braving the elements in this secret location becomes the least of their worries when routine training turns into a critical struggle for survival.(Source: Crunchyroll)

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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

26 eps8.32019Score: 40.5
3 shared genres: Action, Drama, SupernaturalSame format (TV)Similar era (2019)
ActionAdventureDramaFantasy

It is the Taisho Period in Japan. Tanjiro, a kindhearted boy who sells charcoal for a living, finds his family slaughtered by a demon. To make matters worse, his younger sister Nezuko, the sole survivor, has been transformed into a demon herself. Though devastated by this grim reality, Tanjiro resolves to become a “demon slayer” so that he can turn his sister back into a human, and kill the demon that massacred his family. (Source: Crunchyroll)

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Mob Psycho 100 II

13 eps8.72019Score: 40.3
4 shared genres: Action, Comedy, Drama, SupernaturalSame format (TV)Similar era (2019)
ActionComedyDramaPsychological

The second season of Mob Psycho 100. Kageyama is an ordinary 8th grader who just wants to live a normal life. Although he can disappear in the crowd in a flash, he was actually the most powerful psychic. The lives of those around Mob and his numerous feelings that softly piles up for the eventual explosion. The mysterious group "Claw" stands before him once again. In the midst of his youthful days, where will his roaring heart take him!? (Source: Crunchyroll)

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My Hero Academia

13 eps7.72016Score: 39.3
2 shared genres: Action, ComedySame format (TV)Similar era (2016)
ActionAdventureComedy

What would the world be like if 80 percent of the population manifested extraordinary superpowers called “Quirks” at age four? Heroes and villains would be battling it out everywhere! Becoming a hero would mean learning to use your power, but where would you go to study? U.A. High's Hero Program of course! But what would you do if you were one of the 20 percent who were born Quirkless? Middle school student Izuku Midoriya wants to be a hero more than anything, but he hasn't got an ounce of power in him. With no chance of ever getting into the prestigious U.A. High School for budding heroes, his life is looking more and more like a dead end. Then an encounter with All Might, the greatest hero of them all gives him a chance to change his destiny… (Source: VIZ Media)

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Charlotte

13 eps7.52015Score: 39.1
3 shared genres: Comedy, Drama, SupernaturalSame format (TV)Similar era (2015)
ComedyDramaRomanceSci-Fi

The story centers around the special abilities that occur among a small percentage of boys and girls in puberty. Yuu Otosaka uses his power without others knowing, and lives a fairly normal, average school life. Before him suddenly appears a girl, Nao Tomori. Due to his meeting with her, the fate of special power-users will be exposed. (Source: Anime News Network)

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JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 2

23 eps8.62023Score: 39.0
3 shared genres: Action, Drama, SupernaturalSame format (TV)
ActionDramaSupernatural

The second season of Jujutsu Kaisen. The past comes to light when second-year students Satoru Gojou and Suguru Getou are tasked with escorting young Riko Amanai to Master Tengen. But when a non-sorcerer user tries to kill them, their mission to protect the Star Plasma Vessel threatens to turn them into bitter enemies and cement their destinies—one as the world’s strongest sorcerer, and the other its most twisted curse user! (Source: Crunchyroll)

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Tokyo Ghoul

12 eps7.62014Score: 38.9
3 shared genres: Action, Drama, SupernaturalSame format (TV)Similar era (2014)
ActionDramaHorrorMystery

The suspense horror/dark fantasy story is set in Tokyo, which is haunted by mysterious "ghouls" who are devouring humans. People are gripped by the fear of these ghouls whose identities are masked in mystery. An ordinary college student named Kaneki encounters Rize, a girl who is an avid reader like him, at the café he frequents. Little does he realize that his fate will change overnight. (Source: Anime News Network)

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Fire Force

24 eps7.62019Score: 38.6
3 shared genres: Action, Drama, SupernaturalSame format (TV)Similar era (2019)
ActionDramaSci-FiSupernatural

Year 198 of the Solar Era in Tokyo, special fire brigades are fighting against a phenomenon called spontaneous human combustion where human beings are turned into living infernos called "Infernals.” While the Infernals are first-generation cases of spontaneous human combustion, later generations possess the ability to manipulate flames while retaining human form. Shinra Kusakabe, a youth who gained the nickname Devil’s Footprints for his ability to ignite his feet at will, joins the Special Fire Force Company 8 which composes of other flames users as they work to extinguish any Infernals they encounter. As a faction that is creating Infernals appears, Shinra begins to uncover the truth behind a mysterious fire that caused the death of his family twelve years ago. (Source: Official Website)

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One-Punch Man Season 2

12 eps7.42019Score: 38.5
3 shared genres: Action, Comedy, SupernaturalSame format (TV)Similar era (2019)
ActionComedySci-FiSupernatural

Saitama is a hero who only became a hero for fun. After three years of “special training,” he’s become so strong that he’s practically invincible. In fact, he’s too strong—even his mightiest opponents are taken out with a single punch. Now, the great seer Madame Shibabawa’s prediction about the Earth being doomed seems to be coming true as the frequency of monster incidents escalates. Alongside Genos, his faithful disciple, Saitama begins his official hero duties as a member of the Hero Association, while Garou, a man utterly fascinated by monsters, makes his appearance.

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Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign

12 eps7.32015Score: 38.1
3 shared genres: Action, Drama, SupernaturalSame format (TV)Similar era (2015)
ActionDramaFantasyMystery

The story takes place in a world where an unknown virus has killed the entire human population except for children under 13. Those children were then enslaved by vampires. The manga centers on Yuichiro Hyakuya, a human who dreams of becoming strong enough to kill all vampires. (Source: Anime News Network)

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