| Classroom of the Elite | |
 First light novel volume cover, featuring Suzune Horikita (left) and Kiyotaka Ayanokoji (right) | |
| ようこそ実力至上主義の教室へ (Yōkoso Jitsuryoku Shijōshugi no Kyōshitsu e) | |
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| Genre | Psychological thriller[1] |
| Light novel | |
| Written by | Shōgo Kinugasa |
| Illustrated by | Shunsaku Tomose |
| Published by | Media Factory |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | MF Bunko J |
| Demographic | Male |
| Original run | May 25, 2015 – September 25, 2019 |
| Volumes | 11[a] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Shōgo Kinugasa |
| Illustrated by | Yuyu Ichino |
| Published by | Media Factory |
| English publisher |
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| Magazine | Monthly Comic Alive |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | January 27, 2016 – present |
| Volumes | 12 |
| Manga | |
| Classroom of the Elite: Horikita | |
| Written by | Shōgo Kinugasa |
| Illustrated by | Sakagaki |
| Published by | Media Factory |
| English publisher |
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| Magazine | Monthly Comic Alive |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | June 27, 2017 – May 26, 2018 |
| Volumes | 2 |
| Light novel | |
| Classroom of the Elite: Year 2 | |
| Written by | Shōgo Kinugasa |
| Illustrated by | Shunsaku Tomose |
| Published by | Media Factory |
| English publisher |
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| Imprint | MF Bunko J |
| Original run | January 24, 2020 – present |
| Volumes | 12[b] |
| Manga | |
| Classroom of the Elite: Year 2 | |
| Written by | Shōgo Kinugasa |
| Illustrated by | Shia Sasane |
| Published by | Media Factory |
| Magazine | Monthly Comic Alive |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | December 25, 2021 – present |
| Volumes | 3 |
| Anime television series | |
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Classroom of the Elite (Japanese: ようこそ実力至上主義の教室へ, Hepburn: Yōkoso Jitsuryoku Shijōshugi no Kyōshitsu e, lit. 'Welcome to the Classroom of Real Ability Supremacism'), abbreviated as Yōjitsu (よう実) in Japan, is a Japanese light novel series written by Shōgo Kinugasa, with illustration by Shunsaku Tomose. The novel published from May 2015 to September 2019 under Media Factory's MF Bunko J imprint, a sequel Classroom of the Elite: Year 2 (ようこそ実力至上主義の教室へ 2年生編, Yōkoso Jitsuryoku Shijōshugi no Kyōshitsu e Ninensei-hen, lit. 'Welcome to the Classroom of Real Ability Supremacism Second-Year Students Edition') began publishing in January 2020. A manga adaptation by Yuyu Ichino began its serialization in Media Factory's Monthly Comic Alive on January 27, 2016. A manga adaptation of the sequel light novel series illustrated by Shia Sasane began serialization in the same magazine in December 2021. An anime television series adaptation produced by Lerche and licensed by Crunchyroll outside of Japan which aired with the first season in 2017. A second season aired from July to September 2022, and a third season aired from January 3, 2024 to March 27, 2024. A fourth season has been announced.
Set in the prestigious national high school 'Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing School' established by the Japanese government, the story is about a dispute over 'Class A' whose members are destined to achieve any desired success after their graduation.
- ^ Fobian, Peter (July 27, 2017). "Social Experiments and Psychological Thrills in Classroom of the Elite". Crunchyroll News. Archived from the original on July 23, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
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