English Title: Classroom of the Elite
Japanese Title: ようこそ実力至上主義の教室へ — “Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e”
Author: Syougo Kinogasa — 衣笠彰梧
Illustrator: Tomoseshunsaku — トモセシュンサク
Translator: Timothy MacKenzie
Genre: School Life, Drama, Harem, Romance
Original Run: May 2015 – ongoing
English Run: February 2019 – ongoing
Japanese Publisher: MF Bunko J
English Publisher: Seven Seas
Volumes in Japanese: 14 (Year One) (Complete) / 6 (Year Two)(ongoing)
Volumes in English: 11 (In Progress)

Note: Volumes will release digitally first, and then physically a few months later.
Note: The series continues beyond Volume 11.5 (the 14th volume) but starts again at Volume 1 as Year Two

• English Website — Japanese Website
• MAL Entry — Forum
• Baka Updates — LNDB.info — Novel Updates

Synopsis: The cutthroat school drama light novels that inspired an anime! Students of the prestigious Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing High School are given remarkable freedom–if they can win, barter, or save enough points to work their way up the ranks! Ayanokoji Kiyotaka has landed at the bottom in the scorned Class D, where he meets Horikita Suzune, who's determined to rise up the ladder to Class A. Can they beat the system in a school where cutthroat competition is the name of the game?

Volume 1
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Released February 7, 2019 -- ASIN: B07LCCJJF8

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Paperback released May 7, 2019 — ISBN-13: 978-1642751376

Volume 2
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Released May 16, 2019 -- ASIN: B07NW2MN95

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Paperback released August 13, 2019 — ISBN-13: 978-1642751390

Volume 3
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Released July 18, 2019 -- ASIN: B07S92KRVV

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Paperback released November 19, 2019 — ISBN-13: 978-1642757231

Volume 4
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Released November 21, 2019 -- ASIN: B07Y98M87N

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Paperback to release February 25, 2020 — ISBN-13: 978-1645051978

Volume 4.5
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eBook Released February 6, 2020 -- ASIN: B081J62KNF

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Paperback Releasing June 16, 2020 -- ISBN-13: 978-1645054375

Volume 5
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(eBook) Released May 14, 2020 — ASIN: B0866GK86Q

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Paperback Releasing July 21, 2020 -- ISBN-13: 978-1645054863

Volume 6
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(eBook) Released July 23, 2020 — ASIN: B0882ZR4TJ

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Releasing October 13, 2020 -- ISBN-13: 978-1645057512

Volume 7
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Releasing October 29, 2020 — ASIN: B08CS884T6

Amazon -- Barnes and Noble -- Book Depository -- Rightstuf — BAM! — Indigo
Releasing January 19, 2021 -- ISBN-13: 9781645058205

Volume 7.5
Amazon -- Barnes and Noble -- Book Depository -- Rightstuf — BAM! — Indigo
Releasing March 23, 2021 -- ISBN-13: 978-1645059752

Volume 8
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Releasing June 22, 2021 -- ISBN-13: 978-1648272233

Volume 9
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Releasing September 28, 2021 -- ISBN-13: 9781648272615

Reviews of Classroom of the Elite

• Manga Bookshelf: Vol 1 — Vol 2
• The OASG: Vol 1

Illustrations Sampler

Anime Adaptation

MAL Entry — 12 episodes — Aired July 2017 – September 2017
Crunchyroll (streaming) — Funimation (streaming) — Amazon — RightStuf
Note: Adapted volumes 1 to 3 of the light novel series (with significant changes)

Manga Adaptation

MAL Entry — Published January 2016 – ongoing (Japan Only)

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