I took a break from this series for awhile, feeling like it was initially wonderful and strange, but lately spinning its wheels. Background: An octopus-like super-powered monster, Koro Sensei, plan to blow up the world; he is also a middle school teacher. The students, to save the world, have to assassinate their teacher, but the catch is, they like and admire him. Silly, yep? Will they actually kill him? Will he actually blow up the world if they do not fill him? Well, this is why we read the books, to paraphrase a sports saying.
In volume eleven, not much happens to further our breathless inquiry into these important questions:
*One silly thing the students do is develop nick/code names for everyone for a day. (somewhat amusing)
*Our Class E once again defeats Class A in pole pull down match. (eh, these sports matches are a little like the Quidditch matches in Harry Potter: obligatory, but meh)
*Class E “makes a mistake” in injuring a daycare principal, and the kids learn the value of community service in restitution. (good!)
*Koro Sensei also at one point slaps some of the kids. (Surprising, but a little funny).
Eh, see? It’s okay, solid, not great. Still spinning its wheels.