Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e

On the surface, Koudo Ikusei Senior High School is a utopia. The students enjoy an unparalleled amount of freedom, and it is ranked highly in Japan. However, the reality is less than ideal. Four classes, A through D, are ranked in order of merit, and only the top classes receive favorable treatment.

Kiyotaka Ayanokouji is a student of Class D, where the school dumps its worst. There he meets the unsociable Suzune Horikita, who believes she was placed in Class D by mistake and desires to climb all the way to Class A, and the seemingly amicable class idol Kikyou Kushida, whose aim is to make as many friends as possible.

While class membership is permanent, class rankings are not; students in lower ranked classes can rise in rankings if they score better than those in the top ones. Additionally, in Class D, there are no bars on what methods can be used to get ahead. In this cutthroat school, can they prevail against the odds and reach the top?

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Ayanokouji, Kiyotaka

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Chiba, Shouya
Japanese

Horikita, Suzune

Main

Kitou, Akari
Japanese

Karuizawa, Kei

Supporting

Taketatsu, Ayana
Japanese

Sakayanagi, Arisu

Supporting

Hidaka, Rina
Japanese

Ichinose, Honami

Supporting

Touyama, Nao
Japanese

Sakura, Airi

Supporting

Ichimichi, Mao
Japanese

Ryuuen, Kakeru

Supporting

Mizunaka, Masaaki
Japanese

Kushida, Kikyou

Supporting

Kubo, Yurika
Japanese

Chabashira, Sae

Supporting

Satou, Rina
Japanese

Kouenji, Rokusuke

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Iwasawa, Toshiki
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Cook, Justin

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Tanaka, Shou

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Iizuka, Aya

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Ogata, Mitsuhiro

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"Caste Room (カーストルーム)" by ZAQ (eps 2-8, 10-11)

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	1: "Caste Room (カーストルーム)" by ZAQ (eps 1)
	2: "Beautiful Soldier" by Minami (eps 2-11)

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Feb 6, 2023

M0RPHLING

Recommended

=====Introduction=====
Classroom of the Elites was a surprising endeavor that shined differently compared to the rest of school life anime that focus on either fanservice or moe. 'We finally have something of substance with an interesting premise' were my initial thoughts. Either my bar for school anime had tanked to the floor or it was genuinely good. A school with classes ranging from the smartest to the dumbest sounds simple at first. But, the several oddities within it make it amusing to watch. Most of the story is based on the reaction of students to obstacles set either by the school or other classes. The main ... protagonist is a mystery kid with otherworldly levels of intuition and can easily be categorized as overpowered.

=====Story===== 8/10
The story is the most important aspect of anime for me and frankly speaking, there isn't a lot of story depth in this anime as the overall situation at its core is straightforward. Most of the impact comes from living the lives of these students through them. For example, if you were caught cheating in an exam. In the grand scheme of things, it isn't as impactful as murder or violence, but living through it as a kid and thinking of all the consequences it brings, builds a lot of stress. Likewise, Classroom of the Elites utilizes the reactionary effect of students to twist and tell an entertaining tale. Another interesting element was the dynamics of every class. Every class operates in a different fashion with democracy not being the obvious choice and it even shows how in a democratic class, there's a handful of students behind the lines manipulating others to get the result they want which mirrors reality.
The story of the final arc was by far the best in both seasons combined.

=====Characters===== 8.5/10
There are a lot of stereotypical characters in the anime. A lot of them are pretty shallow even. So, why is the score still high? Let me explain. My scores are generally adjusted based on the number of episodes released and the type of story told. With 12 episodes and a plot setting such as this, I can tell they did their best with the characters without forcing the story to revolve around the characters instead of the plot. In other words, I'm so happy they didn't waste random episodes explaining why some character is rude or always a prick with some random flashbacks like I give a shit. In this anime, most of them exist to be moved like chess pieces by the more intelligent students. Sounds harsh, but that's how the chess piece and the player behind it survive.

=====Art, animation & sound===== 9.5/10
The art is very colorful, and the voice acting and soundtracks behind the anime were excellent. It is a top-of-the-line production from the studio. There is some fanservice in a few episodes, but I don't mind it since it doesn't hinder the overall tone. Obviously, it could've been better without it, but imagine how much worse it could get if we had one of those perverted MCs like in DxD or the tens of other idiotic school anime. Great job in both seasons. Can't wait for season 3.

=====Reasons Not to watch=====
The anime is far from the perfect school-life anime. If you don't like elements of overpowered MC or watching characters used like pawns by others, you won't like it. There are some mature themes discussed. Most of the positive aspects of the anime come from the mind games played by the protagonist and the hurdles caused by the school or other classes. If that generally doesn't sound interesting, the anime is probably not appealing either. Characters don't react heavily and most of their intent is stated through dialogues.

=====Overall===== 9/10
Would I recommend this anime? Yes, if you're looking for something a bit different in the school life genre. If you enjoyed death note, this anime has a similar feel to it but on a lot smaller scale.

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Apr 5, 2023

Shero47

Mixed Feelings

i can say that it is entertaining but the truth is that i expected them to put more brain to the other chracters 'cause most are only to contribute nothing, and it is not as if it is necessary that they are all geniuses of the matematic but that it is not only one who has to do everything, in the end i can say that te only good character of all this (obviously excluding the "villains") is only the main character to a certain extent, its good that he doesn't keep saying things like "i want to be alone" or go to a corner ...

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Aug 30, 2023

Ardatalhash2

Not Recommended

okay, first of all, this is the first real review I have written and I will use DeepL translate due to my bad english, I apologise if you notice any spelling or semantic errors, so let's start.

First of all, what is cote or also known as classroom of elite? As the name suggests, the anime takes place in a school of elites, I don't know much about this school, so I won't talk much about it, but I remember that it was founded with the money of the state or something like that, which means that almost everyone in the school should be the best ...

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