VIZ Media, in partnership with ReedPOP and the Japan Society, is excited to announce that author and artist of Assassination Classroom Yusei Matsui will be appearing at New York Comic Con this October for events and autograph sessions. Please stay tuned for a full schedule of activities at NYCC, including events from the Japan Society and around New York.

Assassination Classroom is one of VIZ's top new series, a consistent New York Times bestseller, with each volume released appearing on the list during the first few weeks of publication. The series, which follows a class of misfit students vs. their alien teacher, has also been adapted as an anime that airs in Japan and North America, as well as well as two live-action films.

About the Creator

Author and artist Yusei Matsui was born in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. He has been drawing manga since he began elementary school and his favorite manga series include Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure and Ultimate Muscle. Matsui learned his trade working as an assistant to manga artist Yoshio Sawai, creator of Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo.

Self-portrait by the creator

In 2005, Matsui debuted his original manga Neuro: Supernatural Detective in Weekly Shonen Jump. In 2007, Neuro was adapted into an anime (you can stream free here on VIZ.com). In 2012, Assassination Classroom began serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump, and currently has 10 volumes published, with Volume 11 hitting bookstores in August 2016.

About NYCC

New York Comic Con will take place October 6-9, 2016. To attend NYCC, Fans must complete a Fan Verification profile for the opportunity to purchase Tickets. Fan Verification is open through Monday, June 13 at NewYorkComicCon.com/FanVerification.

Additional exciting details about Yusei Matsui's schedule and other New York Comic Con events, talent and sponsors will be announced in the coming months. For more information, please visit NewYorkComicCon.com and NYCC's social media pages (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram).

About the Series

Check out our dedicated Assassination Classroom page for more about the series.

You can also read a free preview of Volume 1.