Nagisa Shiota (潮田 渚, Shiota Nagisa) is a student in Korosensei's Class 3-E of Kunugigaoka Junior High School and the main protagonist and narrator of Assassination Classroom. Despite his overall passive nature, Nagisa has a natural talent for assassination. Karma Akabane (赤羽 業カルマ, Akabane Karuma) is a student and the tritagonist in Korosensei's Class 3-E of Kunugigaoka Junior High School who had been suspended from school due to his violent behavior and one of Nagisa Shiota's best friends.