Classroom of the Elite (2017)
Kiyotaka Ayanokoji has just enrolled at Tokyo Koudo Ikusei Senior High School, where it's said that 100% of students go on to college or find employment. But he ends up in Class 1-D, which is full of all the school's problem children. What's more, every month, the school awards students points with a cash value of 100,000 yen, and the classes employ a laissez-faire policy in which talking, sleeping, and even sabotage are permitted during class. One month later, Ayanokoji, Horikita, and the students of Class D learn the truth of the system in place within their school...
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Episode 1 - Remember to keep a clear head in difficult times.
Release Date: 2022-07-04With the island test over, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka and the others are enjoying their summer vacation on a luxury liner. Suddenly, they're interrupted by a new special test. Ayanokoji is called into the same room as Karuizawa Kei and others, where they learn that this test isn't strictly along class lines...
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Episode 2 - There are two main human sins from which all the others derive: impatience and indolence.
Release Date: 2022-07-11With Day 1 of the "thinking" test over, Ayanokoji is talking to Hirata and the others about a way to break out of the stalemate when he receives a message on his phone from an irritated Horikita. Meanwhile, noticing something strange about Karuizawa's behavior, he seeks information from Horikita, but...
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Episode 3 - The greatest souls are capable of the greatest vices as well as of the greatest virtues.
Release Date: 2022-07-18Karuizawa is pushed to her breaking point by the girls of Class C. Ayanokoji watches impassively, but Yukimura flies to her aid, unable to bear it. Noticing Karuizawa's abnormal levels of fear, Ayanokoji seems to get an idea...
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Episode 4 - The material has to be created.
Release Date: 2022-07-25At the start of the second term, preparations for the sports festival begin. The students are nervous about the fact that performance in the events will affect their written tests, and even more pressure is added by the unique team breakdowns and freedom given to the students to decide who takes part in what event.
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Episode 5 - Every failure is a step to success.
Release Date: 2022-08-01Ayanokoji brings Kushida, whom he suspects of being a traitor, to observe the other classes alongside Horikita. When the day of the festival arrives, Team Red pulls into the lead with great performances by Horikita and Sudo, but Ayanokoji merely watches with disinterest...
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Episode 6 - Adversity is the first path to truth.
Release Date: 2022-08-08As the sports festival comes down to the wire, Horikita must deal with Sudo, as well as Ryuen's threat.
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Episode 7 - To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection.
Release Date: 2022-08-15Class D prepares to face their next major challenge, a test called "Paper Shuffle" where the price of failure is expulsion.
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Episode 8 - The wound is at her heart.
Release Date: 2022-08-22Horikita decides to use Paper Shuffle to settle matters with Kushida, and Ayanokoji finds himself caught in the middle.
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Episode 9 - If you make a mistake and do not correct it, this is called a mistake.
Release Date: 2022-08-29As the day of the Paper Shuffle draws near, the plans of the various forces in play collide.
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Episode 10 - People, often deceived by an illusive good, desire their own ruin.
Release Date: 2022-09-05Ayanokoji receives a visit from outside the school, and learns more about the conditions of his stay.
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Episode 11 - A man who cannot command himself will always be a slave.
Release Date: 2022-09-12Karuizawa, whose cooperative relationship with Ayakoji has ended abruptly, cannot hide her embarrassment at the complete loss of contact with him. As Class D discusses their plans for the future, Ryuen and the other members of Class C appear overbearing.
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Episode 12 - Force without wisdom falls of its own weight.
Release Date: 2022-09-19Ayanokoji makes his final decision on how to deal with Ryuen and the Class C threat.
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Episode 13 - The worst enemy you can meet will always be yourself.
Release Date: 2022-09-26The aftermath of the gymnasium incident plays out as Christmas brings romance to the school.