Baka and Test

Baka and Test
Cover of Baka and Test light novel volume one as published by Enterbrain featuring Akihisa Yoshii, Hideyoshi Kinoshita (left), Mizuki Himeji (center), Minami Shimada and Kouta Tsuchiya (right)
バカとテストと召喚獣 (Baka to Tesuto to Shōkanjū)
Genre	Fantasy
Light novel
Written by	Kenji Inoue
Illustrated by	Yui Haga
Published by	Enterbrain
Imprint	Famitsu Bunko
Demographic	Male
Original run	January 29, 2007 – March 30, 2015
Volumes	18
Further information Manga Written by Kenji Inoue Illustrated by Mosuke Mattaku Yumeuta Published by Kadokawa Shoten English publisher NA: Yen Press Magazine Shōnen Ace Demographic Shōnen Original run April 25, 2009 – July 26, 2016 Volumes 15 Manga Baka to Test to Shōkanjū Spinout! Sore ga Bokura no Nichijō Written by Kenji Inoue Illustrated by Namo Published by Enterbrain Magazine Famitsu Comic Clear Demographic Shōnen Original run October 30, 2009 – June 22, 2012 Volumes 6 Anime television series Directed by Shin Oonuma Written by Katsuhiko Takayama Music by Nijine Studio Silver Link Licensed by Crunchyroll SEA: Muse Communication Original network TV Tokyo English network SEA: Animax Asia US: Funimation Channel Original run January 7, 2010 – March 31, 2010 Episodes 13 (List of episodes) Original video animation Baka to Test to Shōkanjū: Matsuri Directed by Shin Oonuma Written by Katsuhiko Takayama Music by Nijine Studio Silver Link Licensed by Crunchyroll SEA: Muse Communication Released February 23, 2011 – March 23, 2011 Episodes 2 (List of episodes) Anime television series Baka to Test to Shōkanjū: Ni! Directed by Shin Oonuma Written by Katsuhiko Takayama Music by Nijine Studio Silver Link Licensed by Crunchyroll SEA: Muse Communication Original network TV Tokyo English network SEA: Animax Asia US: Funimation Channel Original run July 8, 2011 – September 30, 2011 Episodes 13 (List of episodes) Video game Baka to Test to Shōkanjū Portable Developer Kadokawa Games Genre Board/Adventure Platform PlayStation Portable Released December 13, 2012

Baka and Test (Japanese: バカとテストと召喚獣, Hepburn: Baka to Tesuto to Shōkanjū, lit. "Idiots, Tests, and Summoned Beasts"), also known as Baka and Test: Summon the Beasts, is a Japanese light novel series written by Kenji Inoue with illustrations by Yui Haga. The series revolves around Akihisa Yoshii, the titular baka (idiot) and his friends at Fumizuki Academy, a school where students are sorted into classes based on their entrance exam test grades. The top classes receive better classroom equipment and benefits, while the bottom classes receive very little. Class F, the lowest class in the school, are angered by this injustice and vow to fight the higher-level classes for better equipment and respect. Baka and Test was published by Enterbrain, with a total of 18 novels published from January 2007 to March 2015 under its Famitsu Bunko imprint.

A 13-episode anime television series was produced by Silver Link, broadcasting from January to March 2010. This was quickly followed by a two-episode original video animation series in February 2011 titled Baka to Test to Shōkanjū: Matsuri, and a second 13-episode anime television series titled Baka to Test to Shōkanjū: Ni! broadcasting from July to September 2011. Baka and Test additionally received three manga adaptations published by Enterbrain in Famitsu Comic Clear and Kadokawa Shoten in Shōnen Ace, and a PlayStation Portable video game in December 2012.