Karma Akabane Character Introduction Karma Akabane is a male student in Class 3-E of Kunugigaoka Junior High School in "Assassination Classroom," holding attendance number E-1. His given name, "Karma," is written with the kanji for "Karma" (業) and is a very rare name derived from Sanskrit and Buddhist terminology, though he personally likes it. His birthday is December 25th. He stood 175cm tall in middle school and grew to 185cm after graduation. His blood type is AB. His best subject is Mathematics, while his weakest is Japanese. His hobbies include provocation, pranks, and teasing others, and his treasure is his collection of spices from around the world. Despite being a middle schooler, he effectively lives alone as his parents are free spirits who spend most of the year traveling abroad. A beautiful boy with vibrant red hair, well-defined features, and amber eyes, he is known as one of the most handsome students in Class 3-E. However, due to his poor personality and behavior, he isn't as popular with the girls as Isogai or Maehara, often described as "having a great face but a disappointing personality." He usually acts aloof and elusive, speaking in a way that mocks others, but this is partly to hide his naturally strong wariness. Through years of getting into fights since childhood, he has developed an ability to stay more alert than anyone else while spotting openings in his opponents. On the other hand, he is kind at heart and not someone who hurts the weak without reason. Koro-sensei described him as a "delinquent philanthropist" because he possesses his own sense of justice. Karma was enrolled in the main building until the middle of his second year, but he was suspended and sent to Class 3-E after an incident where he nearly beat a senior to death for relentlessly bullying a Class E student. Although his actions were intended to protect the weak, the school treated it as problematic behavior, and his former homeroom teacher hid the truth to protect his own position. This experience led Karma to lose all faith in teachers, and he was initially obsessed with "killing Koro-sensei as a teacher." However, through his interactions with Koro-sensei, who risked his life to stop him, his perspective changed, and he came to recognize him as a mentor he could truly trust. His intellect is top-class within the series; he is not only skilled in math but also possesses very high overall academic ability. He ranked 1st among Class E boys and 4th in the entire grade during the first semester midterms, but because he looked down on hard work, his rank dropped during the finals. However, he accepted his defeat gracefully and worked hard in secret over the summer. As a result, he ranked 2nd in the grade for the second semester midterms and achieved a perfect score in all five subjects during the second semester finals, surpassing Gakushu Asano to take 1st place overall. This result symbolizes Karma's growth in learning the importance of effort alongside his natural talent. His assassination skills are also among the best in Class E, excelling in the use of weapons, surprise attacks, and close-quarters combat. He was the first student to deal damage to Koro-sensei and possesses the genius to master Tadaomi Karasuma's defensive techniques after seeing them just once. Karasuma highly evaluates him, stating that his "combat talent is a cut above the rest in Class E." He also ranked 3rd among the boys in marksmanship and has excellent observation and judgment skills. Furthermore, Karma is adept at seeing the talents and aptitudes of others. He recognized Nagisa Shiota's qualities as an assassin and Kōki Mimura's scouting abilities before anyone else. His tactical eye is also superb; in survival games, he cornered opponents by placing the right people in the right places. However, he lacks the charisma and inclusiveness to draw people in, realizing he is better suited to be a strategist than a leader. Consequently, his dream became to be a bureaucrat rather than a politician, moving society from behind the scenes. He has built deep bonds of trust with his classmates in Class E. He is particularly close friends with Nagisa Shiota, having been in the same class for three years, but Karma harbored complex feelings because he recognized Nagisa's "talent as an assassin" earlier than anyone. They became completely estranged during his suspension, and though he acted normally after returning, their emotions exploded and they clashed violently during the debate over the truth about Koro-sensei. However, they came to understand each other through a survival game proposed by Koro-sensei and reconciled. Afterward, they stopped using honorifics like "Nagisa-kun" and "Karma-kun" and began calling each other by their first names, forming a stronger friendship than before.