Yusei Matsui

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  • Bibliography:
    36 Books
  • First Book:
    December 2014
  • Latest Book:
    November 2024
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Book List in Order: 36 titles

  • Assassination Classroom, Vol. 1

    The students in Class 3-E of Kunugigaoka Junior High have a new teacher: an alien octopus with bizarre powers and unlimited strength, who’s just destroyed the moon and is threatening to destroy the earth -- unless they can kill him first! Meet ...

  • Assassination Classroom, Vol. 2

    Ever caught yourself screaming, "I could just kill that teacher"? What would it take to justify such antisocial behavior and weeks of detention? Especially if he's the best teacher you've ever had? Giving you an "F" on a quiz? Mispronouncing your nam...

  • Assassination Classroom, Vol. 3

    Ever caught yourself screaming, "I could just kill that teacher"? What would it take to justify such antisocial behavior and weeks of detention? Especially if he's the best teacher you've ever had? Giving you an "F" on a quiz? Mispronouncing your nam...

  • Assassination Classroom, Vol. 4

    Ever caught yourself screaming, "I could just kill that teacher"? What would it take to justify such antisocial behavior and weeks of detention? Especially if he's the best teacher you've ever had? Giving you an "F" on a quiz? Mispronouncing your nam...

  • Assassination Classroom, Vol. 5

    Ever caught yourself screaming, "I could just kill that teacher"? What would it take to justify such antisocial behavior and weeks of detention? Especially if he's the best teacher you've ever had? Giving you an "F" on a quiz? Mispronouncing your nam...

  • Assassination Classroom, Vol. 6

    The 3-E students discover that Koro Sensei's greatest weakness might be a common substance. Will they be able to use it to assassinate him while he helps Meg, formerly of the varsity swim team, with her greatest weakness? The next assassination at...

  • Assassination Classroom, Vol. 7

    The 3-E students hope to kill on their final exams to win not only respect but a special reward. Over summer break, Nagisa, Sugino, and Maehara play amateur entomologist with…a girl? After rigorous training with the greatest assassin of all, t...

  • Assassination Classroom, Vol. 8

    The 3-E students head for the lair of the enemy to stop a deadly biological attack. But blocking their path are three master assassins: Smog, Grip and Gastro, who excel, respectively, in the use of poison, brute strength and guns. With their teach...

  • Assassination Classroom, Vol. 9

    Nagisa risks it all in an attempt to take down the mastermind behind the biological attack on his classmates. After the dust settles, Koro Sensei gives his all to ignite summer romance between his students. Turns out their English teacher Ms. Jela...



  • Assassination Classroom, Vol. 10

    The students of 3-E turn a surplus of eggs to good use -- in pursuit of their usual goal. Karasuma teaches them the art of parkour while Koro Sensei teaches them the game of cops and robbers. Then, someone is stealing lingerie, and naturally Koro Sen...

  • Assassination Classroom, Vol. 11

    3-E student Isogai breaks the school rules by working part-time to help support his family. When Gakushu and rest of the Big Four students find out, they use his secret as leverage to force 3-E to participate in a bizarre sports-day competition. Soon...

  • Assassination Classroom, Vol. 12

    Mr. Karasuma gives the 3-E students superpowered uniforms…with great results. What amazing feats will they perform in their snazzy new outfits? Then, Mr. Karasuma gives Ms. Vitch a bouquet for her birthday…with disastrous results. Next,...

  • Assassination Classroom, Vol. 13

    The Grim Reaper sets up a lethal trap that buries Mr. Karasuma and Ms. Vitch alive. Will Mr. Karasuma's repressed feelings surface before he and Ms. Vitch do? And how will Mr. Karasuma face Death? Then, despite his vow to destroy the planet in Mar...

  • Assassination Classroom, Vol. 14

    Lowly Class E and elite Class A compete for the most customers at their school festival booths. So far, the students of Class E are holding their own, despite their location on the mountaintop. Then a parade of familiar faces, some welcome and som...

  • Assassination Classroom, Vol. 15

    Several secret pasts are finally revealed this volume: The tragedy that led Principal Asano to develop his harsh-some would say brutal, sadistic and inhumane-pedagogical methods, the relationship that gives one 3-E student a personal motivation to...

  • Assassination Classroom, Vol. 16

    Koro Sensei tells all: his former profession, his nickname, the mad scientists responsible for his unique cephalopod physiognomy, the love of his life, and why he wants to teach the 3-E students. New light is shed not only on his character, but on...

  • Assassination Classroom, Vol. 17

    The class is divided: one half wants to carry on with the plan to assassinate Koro Sensei, while the other half wants to save him. So Koro Sensei splits them into two teams, led by Nagisa and Karma, and has them battle it out. The students of 3-E dra...

  • Assassination Classroom, Vol. 18

    Nagisa and Karma travel to the International Space Station in hopes of learning the secret to saving Koro Sensei's life. Meanwhile, Yanagisawa and the upstart Grim Reaper II train ever harder to assassinate him. Then, when academic setbacks lower...

  • Assassination Classroom, Vol. 19

    Koro Sensei's lessons in verbal defense are put to the test when Karma must use his brains instead of his brawn to rescue a classmate. Then things finally begin to go smoothly for the students of 3-E. Everyone receives some good news about their f...



  • Assassination Classroom, Vol. 20

    The battle for Koro Sensei's life against a multinational operation's soldiers and weaponry is difficult enough, but now his creator, mad scientist Yanagisawa, and his former prot?g?, Grim Reaper II, join the battle to destroy him-and they've both...

  • Assassination Classroom, Vol. 21

    In the aftermath of tragedy, the students of 3-E nevertheless march proudly in their graduation ceremony. Will their futures still unfold as planned? And what will they do with their reward money…? Then, enjoy a long side story revealing what Koro ...

  • Assassination Classroom Complete Box Set: Includes volumes 1-21 with premium

    The complete bestselling Assassination Classroom series is now available in a boldly designed, value-priced box set! Includes 21 volumes of this unique tale of a mysterious, smiley-faced, tentacled, superpowered teacher who guides a group of misfit s...

  • The Elusive Samurai, Vol. 1

    After the massacre of his family by the traitor Ashikaga Takauji, Tokiyuki flees with the help of a handful of loyal retainers who have also survived the purge. One of them is Suwa Yorishige, an ally of the Hojo clan and lord of Suwa Province. The sl...

  • The Elusive Samurai, Vol. 2

    Now in hiding in Suwa under the protection of Yorishige, Tokiyuki takes on a cover identity -- Chojumaru, an apprentice of Suwa Grand Shrine. When Ogasawara Sadamune, the governor of Shinano and vassal of Takauji the usurper, shows up to attend a spo...

  • The Elusive Samurai, Vol. 3

    As the new year of 1334 begins, Yorishige is concerned about enemies closing in on Suwa territory. He needs information about their moves and motives and decides to send Tokiyuki and his growing band of retainers, the Elusive Warriors, to scout thing...

  • The Elusive Samurai, Vol. 4

    Kiyohara, the malicious and decadent governor of Shinano, is determined to crush any dissent within the province. When Hoshina Yasaburo, a member of the Suwa sect, rises up in rebellion, Suwa Yorishige dispatches Tokiyuki and the Elusive Warriors on ...

  • The Elusive Samurai, Vol. 5

    In war-torn medieval Japan, a young samurai lord struggles to retake his throne, but not by fighting. Hojo Tokiyuki will reclaim his birthright by running away!In medieval Japan, eight-year-old Hojo Tokiyuki is the heir to the Kamakura shogunate. But...

  • The Elusive Samurai, Vol. 5: Question and Answer 1334

    In order to seize the Suwa domain, the conniving governor of Shinano, Ogasawara Sadamune, seeks to prove that Tokiyuki, in his guise as Chojumaru, is a Hojo clan survivor. Tokiyuki must face the all-seeing gaze of his adversary, as well as Sadamuneâ€...

  • The Elusive Samurai, Vol. 6

    Suwa allies Shinomiya and Hoshina have lost ground in their battle with the Kokushi’s forces. But the outcome could have been worse if not for Tokiyuki’s quick thinking. And even in defeat, Tokiyuki has learned valuable lessons about strategy fro...



  • The Elusive Samurai, Vol. 7

    With Shinano under intense surveillance by enemy spies, Yorishige has sent Tokiyuki to Kyo, the capital city of Japan, to stay until things cool down. Accompanied by his uncle, Hojo Yasuie, Tokiyuki must learn all he can about his enemy’s intention...

  • The Elusive Samurai, Vol. 8

    The time has come for Tokiyuki and Yorishige’s allies in Shinano to make their move against their enemies, the devious governor Ogasawara and the evil kokushi, Kiyohara. But in order to get the campaign going, Tokiyuki must earn the respect of Yori...

  • The Elusive Samurai, Vol. 9

    At last, Tokiyuki has revealed himself to Yorishige’s allies and supporters as the Hojo heir. The time has come for Suwa province to march against Ashikaga Takauji and the Mikado. Alongside Yorishige, Tokiyuki now rides at the head of the army in a...

  • The Elusive Samurai, Vol. 10

    Tokiyuki and his loyal retainers, the Elusive Warriors, take on the members of the Kanto Hisashiban, Takauji Ashikaga’s stewards in charge of the defense of Kamakura. The members of the Hisashiban possess almost superhuman skills and abilities, as ...

  • The Elusive Samurai, Vol. 11

    The battle for control of Kamakura has been joined! The Hojo and Ashikaga forces clash as Tokiyuki and his Elusive Warriors take on the members of the infamous Kanto Hisashiban. Kojiro has engaged Kagetada, a warrior twisted by Uesugi’s chemical ex...

  • The Elusive Samurai, Vol. 12

    After years of training and deadly battles, the combined Hojo and Suwa army, with Tokiyuki at its head, has defeated Ashikaga Takauji’s forces and retaken the city of Kamakura! After celebrating his return, Tokiyuki and his retainers seek the servi...

  • The Elusive Samurai, Vol. 13

    The Hojo return to Kamakura was glorious but short-lived. Calamity has fallen upon Tokiyuki and his allies once again after losing the Battle of Sagami River. Yorishige realizes his time has come, and moves to cover Tokiyuki’s withdrawal, but the y...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Yusei Matsui has published 36 books.

The next book by Yusei Matsui, The Elusive Samurai, Vol. 13, will be published in November 2024.

The first book by Yusei Matsui, Assassination Classroom, Vol. 1, was published in December 2014.

No. Yusei Matsui does not write books in series.
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