It's apparently recently been made into an anime and dubbed by Funimation.
Anyway, the basis of the story is that there are several color-related classes at a certain all-girls school. Mojyo, I think the name was. Unbeknownst to most, however, the Black Class is composed of twelve assassins and their target: the seemingly-unknowing Haru Ichinose.
She's cute, funny and kinda stupid, and she refers to herself by name all the time in the manner of a very young Japanese child. Perhaps she's trying to be cute?
The assassins themselves all seem to come from dark and disturbing backgrounds, which I'm sure we'll see further as the series progresses. There's a girl who changes personalities at night, just for starters. That was the one who really stuck out for me the most.
Our target is also initially being pursued by cold new transfer student Azuma Tokaku, the best student in another elite assassin class. Or was it an assassin school? I can't remember.
Anyway, by the end of the first volume, Azuma has, for some reason, announced a desire to protect Haru from their classmates, rather than competing with them to kill her. But is she only saying this to try and get close enough to kill her? Given what this series has been like so far, I wouldn't put it past her.
Not too much happens from chapter to chapter. It almost reads like a slice of life boarding school manga, aside from the occasional cold analysis of an assassination and finding the target. I like assassin stories as much as the next guy, but thus far it seems like a less-funny version of Assassination Classroom (which I love!) with possibly one or two shades of Strawberry Panic thrown in there.
But, given the story we've set out so far, with luck we'll soon see some more fighting and/or crafty assassination attempts. With luck, we'll also see more of the girls' personalities. That should help us tell them apart.
I think I'll take a look at the anime, but I'll also continue reading the manga as well. The first volume wasn't much, but it piqued my interest. Will it pique yours?
