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Classroom of the Elite

6.2/10
AT-X Running Comedy • Anime • Romance

4 Seasons · 54 Episodes · Premiered July 12, 2017

Koudo Ikusei Senior High School is a leading prestigious school with state-of-the-art facilities where nearly 100% of students go on to university or find employment. The students there have the freedom to wear any hairstyle and bring any personal effects they desire. Koudo Ikusei is a paradise-like school, but the truth is that only the most superior of students receive favorable treatment.Ayanokouji Kiyotaka 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 Horikita Suzune and Kushida Kikyou, two other students in his class, Kiyotaka's situation begins to change.

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Next Air Time: Wed, May 27 2026 1:30 PM GMT+0000

Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

12 episodes
E01
What is evil? Whatever springs from weakness.
Wed, Jul 12 2017 2:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min
Melancholy, unmotivated Ayanokoji Kiyotaka attends his first day at Tokyo Metropoiltan Advanced Nuturing High School, a government-established institution for training a generation of Japan's best and brightest. In this school, it is said, everything is decided based on merit, which includes the generous monthly "point" allowance students can spend at local shops. As Ayanokoji begins navigating this system, he also nurtures curious relationships with aloof fellow outsider Horikita Suzune and the terminally gregarious Kushida Kikyo.
E02
It takes a great talent and skill to conceal one's talent and skill.
Wed, Jul 19 2017 2:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min
With their first midterm exam approaching, Class D needs to find a way to improve their class average, or face another month with no points to spend. Even Horikita decides to take part, forming a study group to help the class underachievers. But can the stanoffish Horikita really inspire her classmates to succeed?
E03
Man is an animal that makes bargains: no other animal does this - no dog exchanges bones with another.
Wed, Jul 26 2017 2:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min
Thanks to a lot of hard work and scheming, Class D managed to get surprisingly high scores on their midterm exam. But when a student fails a single test, Ayanokoji makes one final play to save his classmate from expulsion.
E04
We should not be upset that others hide the truth from us, when we hide it so often from ourselves.
Wed, Aug 2 2017 2:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min
Sudo has been accused of fighting with a student from Class C, and depending on an upcoming ruling, Class D might have its few remaining points stripped away.
E05
Hell is other people.
Wed, Aug 9 2017 2:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min
With the hearing for the assault approaching, Ayanokoji and Kushida attempt to secure the cooperation of Sakura Airi, possibly the only person who can testify that Sudo was acting in self defense.
E06
There are two kinds of lies; one concerns an accomplished fact, the other concerns a future duty.
Wed, Aug 16 2017 2:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min
Sakura's testimony has bought Class D time, but Horikita and Ayanokoji still need to find a way to tilt things in their favor. Meanwhile, Sakura senses the presence of a strange man nearby.
E07
Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred.
Wed, Aug 23 2017 2:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min
Even during summer vacation, lone wolf Horikita would rather remain locked in her room studying than interacting with others. One day, Ayanokoji invites her to visit the pool with some of the others.
E08
Abandon all hope, ye who enter here.
Wed, Aug 30 2017 2:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min
It's summer vacation! The first-years get to board a luxury cruise ship, where they're allowed to sample the highest class facilities available.
E09
Man is condemned to be free.
Wed, Sep 6 2017 2:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min
As part of a special test, the school has brought the students to an uninhabited tropical island where they must now live for a week. Their performance on the test can have an enormous impact on the point standings of the four classes.
E10
Every man has in himself the most dangerous traitor of all.
Wed, Sep 13 2017 2:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min
Class D has achieved a degree of unity in facing the special test, so Ayanokoji and Horikita head out to see how the other classes are getting along. Class B is working together to make a comfortable life for themselves, while Class A remains secretive.
E11
What People Commonly Call Fate Is Mostly Their Own Stupidity.
Wed, Sep 20 2017 2:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min
With the panty thief incident already eroding Class D's trust, Horikita finds her leader key card stolen. While they try to figure out who did it, the base camp is thrown into chaos with a new incident of arson.
E12
Genius lives only one story above madness.
Wed, Sep 27 2017 2:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min
Ibuki has stolen the key card, and Horikita's condition has deteriorated. Over Horikita's objections, Ayanokoji forces her to drop out.

Season 2

13 episodes

Season 3

13 episodes

Season 4

16 episodes

Cast

Akari Kitō
Akari Kitō as Suzune Horikita
Shōya Chiba
Shōya Chiba as Kiyotaka Ayanokōji
Yurika Kubo
Yurika Kubo as Kikyō Kushida
Akihisa Wakayama
Akihisa Wakayama as Ryūji Kanzaki
Ayana Taketatsu
Ayana Taketatsu as Kei Karuizawa
Daiki Abe
Daiki Abe as Kanji Ike
Eiji Takeuchi
Eiji Takeuchi as Ken Sudō
Hisako Kanemoto
Hisako Kanemoto as Chie Hoshinomiya
Konomi Kohara
Konomi Kohara as Akane Tachibana
M・A・O
M・A・O as Airi Sakura
Masaaki Mizunaka
Masaaki Mizunaka as Kakeru Ryūen
Mikako Komatsu
Mikako Komatsu as Mio Ibuki
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