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Classroom of the Elite

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Template:Nihongo, abbreviated as Yōjitsu (よう実) in Japan, is a Japanese light novel series written by Shōgo Kinugasa, with illustration by Shunsaku Tomose. The novel published from May 2015 to September 2019 under Media Factory's MF Bunko J imprint, a sequel Template:Nihongo began publishing in January 2020. A manga adaptation by Yuyu Ichino began its serialization in Media Factory's Monthly Comic Alive on January 27, 2016. A manga adaptation of the sequel light novel series illustrated by Shia Sasane began serialization in the same magazine in December 2021. An anime television series adaptation produced by Lerche aired with the first season in 2017. A second season aired from July to September 2022, and a third season aired from January to March 2024. A fourth season has been announced.

Set in the prestigious national high school 'Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing School' established by the Japanese government, the story is about a dispute over 'Class A' whose members are destined to achieve any desired success after their graduation.

Plot

Template:See also The Japanese government has established the Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing School, dedicated to instruct and foster the generation of people that will support the country in the future. The students are given a high degree of freedom in order to closely mimic real life. The story follows the perspective of Kiyotaka Ayanokōji, a quiet and modest boy, who is bad at making friends and would rather keep his distance, but possesses unrivaled intelligence and incredible physical ability. He is a student of Class-D, which is where the school dumps its inferior students, widely considered "defective". After meeting Suzune Horikita and Kikyō Kushida, two other students in his class, the situation begins to change, and he gets involved in many affairs and his thought of an ideal normal high school life begins to get scattered, taking a toll on his sanity.

Media

Light novels

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The series is written by Shōgo Kinugasa and illustrated by Shunsaku Tomose. Media Factory published eleven volumes, along with three short story volumes from May 25, 2015 to September 25, 2019, under their MF Bunko J imprint.[1] Seven Seas Entertainment has licensed the series.[2] On February 17, 2021, Seven Seas announced it released a new version of volume seven due to the localization decisions in the original omitting several paragraphs.[3] Template:Graphic novel list/header Template:Graphic novel list Template:Graphic novel list Template:Graphic novel list Template:Graphic novel list Template:Graphic novel list Template:Graphic novel list Template:Graphic novel list Template:Graphic novel list Template:Graphic novel list Template:Graphic novel list Template:Graphic novel list Template:Graphic novel list Template:Graphic novel list Template:Graphic novel list Template:Graphic novel list/footer

Classroom of the Elite: Year 2

A sequel light novel series titled Template:Nihongo has been published under Media Factory's MF Bunko J imprint since January 2020.[4] As of November 2024, twelve volumes and three short story volumes have been released.[5] Seven Seas Entertainment has also licensed Year 2.[6] Template:Graphic novel list/header Template:Graphic novel list Template:Graphic novel list Template:Graphic novel list Template:Graphic novel list Template:Graphic novel list Template:Graphic novel list Template:Graphic novel list Template:Graphic novel list Template:Graphic novel list Template:Graphic novel list Template:Graphic novel list Template:Graphic novel list Template:Graphic novel list Template:Graphic novel list Template:Graphic novel list Template:Graphic novel list/footer

Manga

Classroom of the Elite

A manga adaptation illustrated by Yuyu Ichino began serialization in Media Factory's Monthly Comic Alive magazine on January 27, 2016. It has been collected in twelve tankōbon volumes as of February 22, 2022. Seven Seas Entertainment has also licensed the manga and the first volume was released in February 2022.[7]

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Classroom of the Elite: Horikita

A spin-off manga illustrated by Sakagaki and featuring Suzune Horikita was serialized in Monthly Comic Alive from June 2017 to May 2018. Its chapters were collected in two tankōbon volumes.[8] At Anime Expo 2022, Seven Seas Entertainment announced that they licensed the spin-off for English publication.[9]

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Classroom of the Elite: Year 2

A manga adaptation of the sequel light novel series illustrated by Shia Sasane began serialization in the Media Factory's Monthly Comic Alive magazine on December 25, 2021.[10] It has been collected in three tankōbon volumes as of February 2024.

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Anime

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Template:See also An anime television series adaptation was announced and aired from July 12 to September 27, 2017, on AT-X and other channels.[11][12] Seiji Kishi and Hiroyuki Hashimoto directed the anime at Lerche. Aoi Akashiro handled the series composition, Kazuaki Morita designed the characters, and Ryo Takahashi composed the music.[13][14] The opening theme song is "Caste Room", performed by ZAQ, and the ending theme song is "Beautiful Soldier", performed by Minami.[12][15] Crunchyroll streamed the series with subtitles[16] and Funimation streamed the English dub.[17] iQIYI added the series onto its platform in 2022, Q3, and Thai dub of the series is available as well.[18]

On February 21, 2022, it was announced that a sequel was in production.[19] The series was later revealed to be two additional seasons, with Lerche returning as the studio. The second season is directed by Yoshihito Nishōji, with Kishi and Hashimoto returning as chief directors, Hayato Kazano replacing Akashiro as the screenwriter, and Morita returning as the character designer. Masaru Yokoyama and Kana Hashiguchi are composing the music, replacing Takahashi. The second season aired from July 4 to September 26, 2022. The opening theme song is "Dance in the Game", performed by ZAQ, and the ending theme song is Template:Nihongo, performed by Mai Fuchigami.[14][20] The third season was originally scheduled for 2023,[14] but was later delayed due to "various circumstances" to January 2024.[21] The third season aired from January 3 to March 27, 2024.[22] The third season's opening theme song is "Minor Piece", performed by ZAQ, while the ending theme song is Template:Nihongo, performed by Yui Ninomiya.[23]

A fourth season, covering the first semester of the Year 2 sequel light novel series, was announced during the "MF Bunko J Natsu no Gakuensai 2024" livestream event on September 1, 2024.[24]

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