The Snowy Manga Discussion Thread

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psychicscubadiver said:

I read Assassination Classrom for quite some time before putting it down. Koro-sensei isn't just an unkillable monster, he's also absolutely perfect in anything he ever tries and the manga grinds your face in that fact again and again. At first, I put up with it because it created some interesting dissonance for the characters, could they still kill him after all he has done for them personally? Despite the threat that he poses to the entire world? But then it started to drag as we were constantly informed just how amazing Koro-sensei is as he pulls new abilities and powers out of his ass any time he needs them.

The final straw was when it's revealed that Koro-sensei is not a villain and the 'destroying the world' thing is not by choice. No, of course he can't be a villain he's too damn perfect. 

Usually I'd agree, as I can't stand Mary Sue characters (or Gary Stu characters, in this case), but in this case, his 'perfection' is core point of his character, and is used to drive the story. I'd compare it more to Saitama in One Punch Man, even if the character is less of a parody here.

As for the last part, it takes a while to finally reveal it, but Koro-sensei's backstory definitely shines him in a different light. He definitely wasn't a flawless person before his change, and in some ways, deserved what happened to him. Looking at the story as a whole, I thought his character arc was fantastic, and his death scene was one of the emotionally charged scenes I've watched in any medium.