'Assassination Classroom' Episode 3 Release Date Set After Delay Due To ISIS Japanese Hostage Capture

Last week Japanese TV station Fuji TV delayed the airing of popular anime series "Assassination Clasroom" due to the delicate situation of the ISIS capture of two Japanese hostages. A week has now gone by and it looks like anime fans will get their chance to catch up finally.

Today it was announced that "Assassination Classroom" episode three will air Saturday night in Japan (effectively this morning in Eastern Standard Time). For Funimation subscribers, Episode 3 entitled "Karma Time" is now streaming online. Unfortunately, the official "Assassination Classroom" twitter account did caution that the schedule is subject to change.

"Fuji TV Episode 3 starts soon! I received Kazuaki Morita's character design illustration with feeling of gratitude for your warm support! Hope you guys enjoy the time karma," tweeted artist Kazuaki Morita.

The tweet above included an original drawing of Karma, this week's main protagonist and effectively main assassinator against Koro-sensei. Fans can view the drawing below.

The hostage situation in Japan remains delicate. According to USA Today, there has yet to be any results in attempts to negotiate release of the Japanese journalist and Jordanian pilot that are currently being held by terrorist organization ISIS. Reportedly, the other Japanese hostage was tragically murdered in a video posted by ISIS.

Although the third episode of "Assassination Classroom" was posted and successfully aired, no announcements were made about plans to continue the series as normal. As there's no telling how long the situation with the hostages will continue, some fans speculate that the series will be moved to internet broadcast only.

For those who are unfamiliar with the series, "Assassination Classroom" follows the journey of Class 3E as they are charged to kill their new alien teacher Koro-sensei. If they don't manage to assassinate him by the end of the year he plans to destroy the earth, just as he took out most of the moon.

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