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Classroom of the Elite

Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu eようこそ実力至上主義の教室へYoujitsuYou-Zitsu

2017 · TV · 12 eps Finished

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What is Classroom of the Elite about?

Classroom of the Elite is a TV anime series of 12 episodes animated by Lerche, adapted from a light novel. It aired from July 12, 2017 to September 27, 2017. AniList classifies it as drama and psychological.

Koudo Ikusei Senior High School is a leading school with state-of-the-art facilities. The students there have the freedom to wear any hairstyle and bring any personal effects they desire. Koudo Ikusei is like a utopia, but the truth is that only the most superior students receive favorable treatment.

Kiyotaka Ayanokouji is a student of D-class, which is where the school dumps its "inferior" students in order to ridicule them. For a certain reason, Kiyotaka was careless on his entrance examination, and was put in D-class. After meeting Suzune Horikita and Kikyou Kushida, two other students in his class, Kiyotaka's situation begins to change.

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Themes AniList users associate with it: School, Primarily Teen Cast, Male Protagonist, Ensemble Cast, Survival, Female Harem, Blackmail, Kuudere, Battle Royale, Boarding School.

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Main characters

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  • Kiyotaka Ayanokouji 綾小路清隆

    Main character

    Ayanokouji is an inconspicuous and unobtrusive student. He is shown to be extremely intelligent and possesses a profound insight to study the emotions of people around him. Almost everything about his life prior to the entrance exams is unknown.

    Japanese voice: Shouya Chiba

  • Suzune Horikita 堀北鈴音

    Main character

    A beautiful girl who sits next to Ayanokouji. She is the opposite of Ayanokouji when it comes to friendship; she disregards it and thinks of making friends unnecessary, thus she does not communicate much with her classmates.

    Japanese voice: Akari Kitou

  • Kikyou Kushida 櫛田桔梗

    Main character

    She boasts tremendous popularity among men and women as the D class' idol. She aims to be friends with everyone not just in D class. She wants to get along well with her classmate, Horikita.

    Japanese voice: Yurika Kubo

  • Airi Sakura 佐倉愛里

    Main character

    A girl who is into photography. She hates standing out and likes to take modeling pictures.

    Japanese voice: Mao Ichimichi

Supporting characters

  • Honami Ichinose 一之瀬帆波

    Supporting character

    If there was one sentence to describe Honami, it would be that she is genuinely kind-hearted, benevolent, and a pacifist to the core who is against using underhanded means and violence.

    Japanese voice: Nao Touyama

  • Sae Chabashira 茶柱佐枝

    Supporting character

    The homeroom teacher of the protagonist's class (D). She is originally indifferent to her class, doing almost nothing to help them in the battle between classes, and remains unmotivated for the most part.

    Japanese voice: Rina Satou

  • Yousuke Hirata 平田洋介

    Supporting character

    The social leader of the D class. He has excellent academic and athletic ability, and is considered extremely handsome by his classmates, he is shown to be extremely compassionate and puts others before himself, considering everybody equal.

    Japanese voice: Ryouta Oosaka

  • Manabu Horikita 堀北学

    Supporting character

    He is the leader of the school council and is Horikita Suzune's elder brother.

    Japanese voice: Yuuichirou Umehara

  • Arisu Sakayanagi 坂柳有栖

    Supporting character

    Arisu Sakayanagi is one of the class representatives of class 1-A along with Kohei Katsuragi. She suffers from congenital heart disease which limits her physical ability.

    Japanese voice: Rina Hidaka

  • Mei-Yu Wang 王美雨

    Supporting character

    Mei-Yu is of Chinese descent and is shown to be one of the academically gifted students. She has a visible crush on Hirata Yosuke.

    Japanese voice: Amisa Sakuragi

  • Kei Karuizawa 軽井沢恵

    Supporting character

    She is a girl with a bad attitude who is located at the top of the D class hierarchy. She fights with Kushida for their class' top 2 places. Even though she gives off the impression of someone who is careless, arrogant, and messy, Kei's true self is very logical and astute with a sharp mind.

    Japanese voice: Ayana Taketatsu

  • Rokusuke Kouenji 高円寺六助

    Supporting character

    Rokusuke Kouenji is one of the students of class 1-D. He came from a well-known family of scholars. However, he ended up in D-Class for his egotistical behavior.

    Japanese voice: Toshiki Iwasawa

  • Kakeru Ryuuen 龍園翔

    Supporting character

    Kakeru Ryuuen is the class representative of class 1-C and is known for being an infamous delinquent. He does not lead his class by trust, but rather by fear. He has a group of henchmen who do his dirty work, which contributes to his fearsome reputation.

    Japanese voice: Masaaki Mizunaka

  • Haruka Hasebe 長谷部波瑠加

    Supporting character

    Haruka is a pretty normal person, but she is not very open to other people as shown when she didn't participate in the class's swimming session where she tends to prefer keeping to herself and not bothering people, simply to avoid trouble.

    Japanese voice: Yuiko Tatsumi

  • Maya Satou 佐藤麻耶

    Supporting character

    She is a student of class 1-D.

    Japanese voice: Lynn

  • Teruhiko Yukimura 幸村輝彦

    Supporting character

    Teruhiko Yukimura is a student of class 1-D. Despite his excellent academic ability, he was placed there due to his poor athletic ability and lack of social skills.

    Japanese voice: Tsubasa Gouden

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