Gakushū Asano — 浅野 学秀

Name: Gakushuu Asano Personality: Over-achiever, Perfectionist, Intelligent, Competitive, Helpful

He wants to be above everyone else. Someone who just happens to be like him will either be treated as a hindrance or an acquaintance.

Appearance: Fit Body Type, Short Strawberry Blonde/Orangeish Hair, Sharp Violet Eyes Achievements: Fluent in multiple languages, Talented (at mostly everything), Best in Academics Nationality: Japanese Age: 15 Birthday: January 1

Hair: Orange/Strawberry Blonde Coloured, Short-Length, Well Kept/Tidied/Thoroughly Combed

Eyes: Violet/Deep Purple Coloured, Sharp, Tired/Slight Eyebags

Clothing: White, short sleeve, spread collar shirt with bluish grey trousers, black necktie, and a red armband on his sleeve (symbolizing his position as Student Council President)

"Student Council President" + "Leader of the Five Virtuosos" + "Representative of Class 3-A" + "Student in Kunugigaoka Junior High"

• Intelligent/Smart/Intellectual/Over-Achiever • Benevolent/Charismatic • Slight Sense of Morality and Ethic (than compared to his father) • Burned Out/Gifted/Talented • Highly Competitive • Attentive, Good Listener or Helper • Perfectionist • Strategizer • Studious

• Multilingual/Speaks Multiple Languages • Musical Instruments • Speed/Touch Typing • Martial Arts/Fighting • Tactic Planning and Maneuvering • Soccer, Pole Toppling, Any Sports

"Father, Board Chairman/Principal of Kunugigaoka Junior High. They both consider eachother as student and teacher rather than son and father. Extremely distant." + "Asano dislikes his father's cruel actions placed in the institution."

"Consists of five members, including Asano Gakushuu as the leader. The members are Ren Sakakibara, Teppei Araki, Natsuhiko Koyama, Seo Tomoya."

"Also known as the Perspicacious Poet, Ranked 3rd in the first semester midterm. Excels in Japanese and is the student council secretary."

"Ranked 2nd in the first semester midterm. Excels in Social Studies and is the president of the Broadcasting Club."

"Also known as the Memorization Monster, ranked 5th in the first semester midterm. Excels in science and is the president of the biology club."

"Ranked 6th in the first semester midterm. Excels in English and is the student assembly chairman."

"Untidy Surroundings" + "Defeat/Losing" + "His father's Education System" + "Class 3-E"

"Being the first in almost everything" + "Winning/Success"

Full of lower IQ students, in which Asano's father concealed ths classroom's government secret, of which Gakushuu has yet to know. His main opponent and rival of 3-E is Karma Akabane, a violent and genius student who has bested and excelled in the top spots of the mid-term and final-terms.

Like many of the Main Building students, Gakushu looks down on those who are less intelligent than him, which, in this case, mostly incorporates the entire school as he is the top student. However, he breaks away from this stereotype by putting up a face of benevolence and a charismatic smile. Befitting his genius intellect and heritage, Gakushu is a very driven individual who is very much like his father Gakuho Asano in a lot of ways, although one could argue that he is far less extreme in virtue than his father is. He is highly manipulative to the point of wanting to control everyone and puppeteer the strings. The most frightening aspect of this is his desire to completely dominate his own father. Another note is his keen desire for knowledge and sense of investigation to get to the truth. Hearing local reports and urban rumors about Class 3-E's supposed octopus (actually Korosensei), Gakushu has made it his top priority to get to the bottom of this mystery. Indeed, he has resorted to methods that even he himself has briefly questioned in order to acquire this information, from blackmail, bribery and even legal backup (making Class 3-E sign a contract). However, despite his intelligence, he tends to miscalculate certain more admirable aspects of the people he is trying to manipulate, which has led to his plots failing no more than two times in the story. Despite sharing many of his father's personality traits, Gakushu does have his own sense of morality, which often makes him question his father's extreme educational methods. For instance, he voiced his opposition against his father's idea of poisoning Class 3-E's food during the school festival.

He appears to place more value in winning honorably than his father does, but he is not above bending the rules, either. For example, he called over his extremely muscular and athletic friends from overseas just to win against Class E in the pole-topping tournament.

Gakushu made his debut appearance during the finals of the first semester as the leader of the Big Five and Class A and the top student of Kunugigaoka Junior High School. Over the course of the first semester, Gakushu had heard rumors surrounding Class 3-E and attempted to get any information of it from his father Chairman Gakuho Asano who evaded his questions. When his fellow Virtuosos rashly made a wager with Class E to see which class can get the top score in the 5 core subjects, Gakushu drew up a contract that Class E had to sign as their request. Underneath the legal jargon was a clause stating that Class E must be honest to any question Class A asked should the latter win. This clause would then be used by Gakushu to find out Class E's secret in order to blackmail and control his father.

In the aftermath of the exams, Gakushu kept his top ranking, but Class E managed to beat Class A in three out of the 5 core subjects, thereby losing their wager. The Chairman later admonishes his son for losing such a petty bet to a class of misfits. Gakushu was then forced to submit to Class E's demand: a holiday resort to Okinawa. Humiliated at this loss, he vowed revenge against Class E.

Gakushu discovered that a class 3-E was working at a cafe despite a regulation forbidding such a thing and threatened to have Isogai reported and expelled. He made a deal however that he would remain silent if Class 3-E participated in a game of boutaoshi against Class A. In preparation, Gakushu contacted four physically imposing foreign exchange students to join his class so they could "crush" Class E as revenge for their lost during the first semester finals as well as to rebuild confidence to Class A for the upcoming midterms. During the match, he made various strategies to take out the Class E students with superior numbers and the use of the exchange students' build. However, he was outsmarted and outplayed by Class E's unconventional tactics and leadership. His own pole was endangered and eventually fell despite using his martial arts in a desperate attempt to defend it. This second loss and the main campus' changing attitude to Class 3-E earned his father's ire and criticism towards his son's command skills. Gakushu's friend attempted to defend him. However, this only made the chairman beat him and the other exchange students down to a pulp with a horrified Gakushu spectating.

Gakushu appeared again at the end of the midterm exams where he and the rest of Class A monopolized the top 50 rankings due to Class 3-E helping out at a nursery. While the other Virtuosos were smug at this, (especially after their crushing loss at the Athletic Festival) Gakushu remained silent. His next major appearance was during the school festival where he negotiated with the top-tier restaurants to sponsor his cafe complete with live shows. During that time, he stated the nature of his friendship with the Big Five and asked them to keep supporting him.

His cafe would later win the festival; however, many speculate that had Class E not closed up shop halfway through the final day (due to unexpected high demand for their acorn noodles) the result could have been very different. Gakushu praised Class E and stated that there was no way to win an overwhelming victory. His father Gakuho Asano told him and the other Virtuosos otherwise and suggested that he should have poisoned Class E's natural products so as to irreparably damage their reputation or have stated the food was terrible. Gakushu spoke out against this and was soon sent out of the chairman's office for five minutes while his father "talked" to his friends. When they next came out, he was shocked to see them brainwashed to annihilate Class E.

When the chairman Gakuho Asano began teaching Class A for the upcoming finals, he allowed his son to study at home and Gakushu figured that his father would brainwash Class A the same way he did his friends to beat Class 3-E. Reflecting on their father-son relationship and how it was one of competitiveness, he confronted some of the Class E students at the end of the day and asked them to kill his father's education philosophy by having Class E monopolize the top 50 spots, going as far as bowing to them. Karma Akabane reminded him of the promise during midterms that he would claim the top spot from Gakushu and demanded that he will not hold back, which Gakushu galdly obliges.

During the maths exam, Gakushu and Karma went head to head once more on the final question with very little time to spare. Gakushu attempted to solve the question with a complex formula and was not able to finish in time whereas Karma figured out the answer by simply analyzing the question. The result was that Gakushu came second to Karma, while the rest of Class 3-E took many of the remaining top 50 spots. Class A performed well initially but the chairman's hypnosis backfired when the students burned out halfway through the finals. Later, Gakushu stood up to his father when Class A asked if they could transfer to Class E, but he was brutally slapped in the face as a result. Later, he saw his father walking back from the Class E classroom and accompanied him back to the campus in good faith while threatening to sue him for domestic violence.

Intelligence: As one of the school's Big Five, Gakushu is one of the top ranked students in Class A, in fact, his grade score is the highest in the school. Indeed, Gakushu is one of the smartest characters in the series and this coupled together with his manipulative mindset makes him a dangerous enemy to Class 3-E. The System in Class A is that an incompetent teacher teaches the class straight out of the text book at high speeds and the fact that this system is how he is learning only further proves the evidence of his actual intellect given such an inept method to teach. A Class A student once mentioned that he has the ability to make others "flock" around him. Although, his intelligence is kind of rigid which seens to be a big weakness seems as that's why Karma beat him in the final math problem by thinking out of the box. Asano then understood that he should work on it.

Speed Typing: After hearing about the bet the other members of the Big Five made with Class 3-E, Gakushu, in a matter of seconds, typed up a contract with 50 different clauses that would make class E subservient to class A.

Soccer: Gakushu is talented at juggling a soccer ball between his feet and around different parts of his body.

Multi-lingual: Gakushu has been shown to speak a number of different languages as he has been shown freely manipulating four languages for one of his plans.

Martial Arts: Gakushu is trained in martial arts.

Music: He can play any instrument. He’s best at guitar.

Gakushuu serves as one of the academic antagonists to Class 3-E. He is a student in Class 3-A at Kunugigaoka Junior High School, the leader of the Big Five, the Student Council President, the top student of the school and the only son of the Board Chairman Gakuho Asano.

The name Gakushu means "scholarship" (学秀). It can also mean "study, learning, science" (学) (gaku) and "excellent, outstanding" (秀) (shu) separately, which reflects on his high intelligence and his status of being the top student at Kunugigaoka Junior High School. Gakushu's surname Asano means "shallow" (浅) (asa) and "field, wilderness" (野) (no).

Gakushu's favorite subjects are the core subjects while his least favorite subject is Ethics.

Gakuho Asano makes a lot of money and he later becomes a CEO, making Gakushu among the wealthiest in Assassination Classroom.

Gakushu's specialty is being number one.

Gakushuu is 5’9 or 175cm.

Gakushu's future goal is to have an executive job in which he can control people. His biggest goal is to even control all humans

The position his father would have when he gets an executive job: Holding Gakushu's sandals to his chest to keep them warm before he goes out (and Gakushu won't put them on).

After Gakushuu graduates senior high, he earns his MBA at MIT and took over Silicon Valley by becoming CEO of a tech corporation there.

Gakushu has been scouted numerous times.

Of the foreign languages he knows, Gakushu is confirmed to speak French, Korean, English and Portuguese.

Asano values the power of networking, and how effective that can be. He can charm almost anybody. He uses this to get through life later as he became a successful CEO

Gakushu's scores and rankings during the First Term Finals were: English: 99, 2nd Japanese: 100, 1st Social Studies: 95, 2nd Science: 97, 2nd Math: 100, 1st

The shining ‘ace’ (sun) that illuminates Kunugigaoka, Gakushuu Asano

The super prodigy praised to be the most outstanding student since the founding of Kunugigaoka. Recognized both by himself and others as Kunugigaoka’s No 1 top elite, he is the school’s young prince who reigns at the top. The majestic figure of this brilliant boy is the embodiment of the ideals for all students in the school, providing guidance on the direction in which to proceed.

Profile data • Birthday: January 1 • Height : 175cm • Weight: 64kg • Blood type: B

Best subject: all main subjects

Weakest subject: moral education

Hobbies/special skills: standing above people

Musical instruments: all (strong point: guitar)

Gakushuu’s Biography: As long as he can remember, his relationship with his father has been that of a teacher and a student, and he has been raised with the forced mentality of being a strong person. The pride and resourcefulness cultivated in this process swelled further in the rebellious age, and now he is all the time thinking of how to defeat his father. But his father has no weak spots, and he has been getting no results. Having to fight daily against someone of absolute strength, it could be said he has been living the life of an assassin, similar to E class, since childhood.

Naturally gifted from birth, the overwhelming charisma inherited from his father. As the son who inherited all of chairman Asano’s plentiful talents, he has been receiving special education from his father since he was small, and now, in junior high, his abilities greatly surpass that level. This intellect, together with the overwhelming charisma that attracts people, is also demonstrated without any regrets in the strong leadership that others unconditionally follow. The chairman’s education extends as far as possible for humans (overworking and stressing out students with his intense teaching methods) As the final form of the chairman’s educational philosophy, he is close to perfect as a human being.

A collection of 1st place records which Gakushuu-kun, who has exceptional talent in all fields, has accomplished so far.

• number of times ranked first in the nationwide mock exam

• number of honorable certificates and trophies received

• number of times pointing out teachers’ mistakes

• number of fan letters received

• number of foreign languages learned (junior high division)

• number of times tutoring classmates

1st place records continuation: • Number of times being summoned to the chairman’s room (for orders)

• Number of times taking part in club activities as aid

• Number of friends all around the world (including space)

• Number of times being scouted for sports or entertainment industry

Because they (Gakuho and Gakushuu) are father and son, it’s natural that they resemble each other. Researching their similarities In addition to exceptional intelligence, there are various aspects where Gakushuu-kun and chairman Asano resemble each other.

Resemblances: • Their angry face is scary

• The two are normally mild-mannered, but their angry face is extremely scary. They also resemble each other in the sense that the reason of their anger isn’t always reasonable.

• Their complexion is bad (a bit tired and pale) They have handsome features, but their seemingly constant paleness is what makes them spitting image of each other. Do they sleep enough?

Extra Info:

• For touch typing, only one hand is enough. The right hand just lightly supports the cheek.

• In front of Gakushuu-kun, any talented person becomes blurred. More of a hindrance, if anything…?

• Gakushuu-kun is also strong in a fight. It is guaranteed that he will give protection during an emergency.

Things that Gakushuu-kun, similar to the chairman, thought would be better not to be made public.

Sparks spreading – confrontation with father:

To an outsider’s eye, their parent-child relationship is good, and Gakushuu-kun and the chairman have an ideal family. Their life seems outstanding compared to others, but even being father and son makes no exception to their extraordinary ambitions. To show which of them is above the other, at every opportunity there is a collision, and sparks are scattered.

The chairman does not try to hide his antagonism toward his own child and keeps on repeating his provocative attitude. While it is difficult for an ordinary person to understand, this might also be the chairman’s style of education.

Lively need for power and control against the E class:

Gakushuu-kun has been taught to rule everything as a true strong person. Lenient to the weak who are obedient, he absolutely will not pardon those who strike back. At this moment, his target are all the people of the E class, whose efforts have recently been striking.