Classroom of the Elite (Light Novel) Vol. 1

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Later on, the group chat that Kiyotaka was in started discussing the topic of Horikita, with antagonistic feelings towards her being shared among most of its members. Tired of the situation, Kiyotaka ignores his phone and recalls the situation leading up to that point. At night, after being unable to sleep, Kiyotaka heads down to the lobby of the dorms to get something to drink from a vending machine. He notices on the CCTV of the elevator, after he's done, that Horikita is heading down to lobby as well. He hides and tails her out of the building where he finds her meeting with an older student. After listening for a little, the older student turns out to be Manabu Horikita, who is confirmed to be her older brother. Apart from bad characters, the story itself takes forever to get going and once it does, it takes a single step forward and the book’s over. Seriously, the plot doesn’t start until the literal midpoint. And once it does, it doesn’t become all that more interesting, although it does focus up and drop most of the anime school life cliches, like boys ogling the girls during swim class. The actual plot basically boils down to convincing trouble students to study while navigating a host of incredibly unpleasant personalities. While that unpleasantness was intentional, it kept me from connecting with their plight—and an aloof main character didn’t help. And that’s to say nothing of how under-utilized the premise was. Class warfare based on class standing sounds like a fascinating premise for a series, but in book one, it only boiled down to studying more to be able to afford food. Not all that interesting. Baka and Test did it much better. The story follows the perspective of Kiyotaka Ayanokōji, a quiet and unassuming boy, who is not good at making friends and would rather keep his distance, but possesses unrivaled intelligence and incredible physical ability. He is a student of Class-D, which is where the school dumps its inferior students, widely considered "defective". After meeting Suzune Horikita and Kikyō Kushida, two other students in his class, the situation begins to change and he starts to get involved in many affairs, and his thought of an ideal normal high school life begins to get scattered. I get that only the main characters deserve a cool appearance and personality, but I really find it preposterous that a teacher is dumber than a student (specifically the class C teacher).

Classroom of the Elite (Light Novel) Vol. 10". Seven Seas Entertainment . Retrieved February 16, 2022. in Japanese). Media Factory. Archived from the original on October 30, 2021 . Retrieved January 25, 2019. Sitting in another section of the bus, Kiyotaka Ayanokōji thinks about his stance on the event that just occurred before him. Not wanting to get involved with troubling matters and partially agreeing with the reasons that the boy gave for not giving the woman his seat, he decides against it. He noticed that the girl next to him had come to the same conclusion. Eventually, a woman gives up her seat and the bus ride proceeds normally. The bus arrives at Advanced Nurturing High School and as Kiyotaka is departing from the bus stop, he is stopped by the girl he sat next to during the ride. She asked him why he was looking at her, and the two discuss the event that happened on the bus.

A manga adaptation illustrated by Yuyu Ichino began serialization in Media Factory's Monthly Comic Alive magazine on January 27, 2016. It has been collected in twelve tankōbon volumes as of February 22, 2022. Seven Seas Entertainment has also licensed the manga and the first volume was released in February 2022. [56] No.

Classroom of the Elite (Manga) Vol. 4". Seven Seas Entertainment. Archived from the original on March 31, 2022 . Retrieved March 31, 2022. Classroom of the Elite (Manga) Vol. 8". Seven Seas Entertainment. Archived from the original on April 17, 2023 . Retrieved April 7, 2023. in Japanese). Media Factory. Archived from the original on November 1, 2021 . Retrieved October 25, 2021. One thing I would make readers aware of is the sexual harassment in the book. For the most part it felt either pointless to the story or like unwanted fanservice. The boys making bets on the girls breast sizes and fantasizing about them after seeing them in their swimsuits. Even Ayanokouji despite entertaining some of it himself thinks about how misogynistic one of the guys is being at one point. Along with the release date of Season 2, a third season scheduled to release in 2023 was also announced. It was also confirmed that entirety of 1st Year Arc would be animated by the second and third season. [4] Spin-offsClassroom of the Elite: Year 2 (Light Novel) Vol. 4.5". Seven Seas Entertainment . Retrieved September 11, 2022. The students begin to quarrel among themselves about the truth of the point system and their status as the leftovers of the school. Kushida resolves a few conflicts among the students while Kiyotaka and Horikita discuss the events that transpired. After a while of talking, the conversation shifts to stopping the poor behaviours that lost the class points in the first place. The class begins to have a hostile attitude towards Sudō for his behaviour and uncooperative attitude since he doesn't agree to change his attitude. Hirata invites Kiyotaka and Horikita to discuss how to increase the class's points, but they both decline. A manga adaptation of the sequel light novel series illustrated by Shia Sasane began serialization in the Media Factory's Monthly Comic Alive magazine on December 25, 2021. [85] It has been collected in two tankōbon volumes as of April 2023. The students’ class determines how the school treats them. In other words, if you’re placed in Class D, you’re basically treated like garbage. You’ll be more likely to be expelled over something frivolous. On top of this, your monthly allowance (for food, toiletries, etc.) will be smaller because it’s based on academic performance – not just your own but the entire class’ performance. in Japanese). Media Factory. Archived from the original on October 24, 2022 . Retrieved September 27, 2022.