1Year 1 · Volume 1*
Kiyotaka Ayanokoji enters Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing High School in Class D and discovers that its apparent freedom hides a competition where class status and personal points determine what students can do.
ようこそ実力至上主義の教室へClassroom of the Elite
33 story arcs, lined up across the anime and the light novel and manga, with English and Japanese release status.
33 arcs, 5 editions tracked
Season 1 ends after Year 1 · Volume 4.
Pick up the light novel at
Volume 4.5, from the start
- Out in English since 16 Jun 2020.
- Out in Japanese since 23 Sep 2016.
- MangaNot mapped finely enough yet. We know the volume range, not the chapter.
Season 2 ends after Year 1 · Volume 7.5.
- Light novelNot confirmed yet. The episode or chapter mapping here is marked for checking.
- MangaNot confirmed yet. The episode or chapter mapping here is marked for checking.
Season 3 ends after Year 1 · Volume 11.5.
- Light novelNot confirmed yet. The episode or chapter mapping here is marked for checking.
- MangaNot confirmed yet. The episode or chapter mapping here is marked for checking.
Season 4: Year 2, First Semester ends after Year 2 · Volume 4.
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- MangaNot confirmed yet. The episode or chapter mapping here is marked for checking.
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The story, arc by arc
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- Anime
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- Scheduled
- No English yet
- 1Year 1 · Volume 1
- 2Year 1 · Volume 2
- 3Year 1 · Volume 3
- 4Year 1 · Volume 4
- 5Year 1 · Volume 4.5
- 6Year 1 · Volume 5
- 7Year 1 · Volume 6
- 8Year 1 · Volume 7
- 9Year 1 · Volume 7.5
- 10Year 1 · Volume 8
- 11Year 1 · Volume 9
- 12Year 1 · Volume 10
- 13Year 1 · Volume 11
- 14Year 1 · Volume 11.5
- 15Year 2 · Volume 1
- 16Year 2 · Volume 2
- 17Year 2 · Volume 3
- 18Year 2 · Volume 4
- 19Year 2 · Volume 4.5
- 20Year 2 · Volume 5
- 21Year 2 · Volume 6
- 22Year 2 · Volume 7
- 23Year 2 · Volume 8
- 24Year 2 · Volume 9
- 25Year 2 · Volume 9.5
- 26Year 2 · Volume 10
- 27Year 2 · Volume 11
- 28Year 2 · Volume 12
- 29Year 2 · Volume 12.5
- 30Year 3 · Volume 1
- 31Year 3 · Volume 2
- 32Year 3 · Volume 3
- 33Year 3 · Volume 4
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Anime, TV
Season 1
Aired. 2017
Story arcs
Anime, TV
Season 2
Aired. 2022
Story arcs
Anime, TV
Season 3
Aired. 2024
Story arcs
Anime, TV
Season 4: Year 2, First Semester
Aired. 2026
Story arcs
Light novel, English
Vol 1
Released. Chapters 1–12
Story arcs
Light novel, English
Vol 2
Released. Chapters 1–7
Story arcs
Light novel, English
Vol 3
Released. Chapters 1–7
Story arcs
Light novel, English
Vol 4
Released. Chapters 1–5
Story arcs
Light novel, English
Vol 4.5
Released. Chapters 1–7
Story arcs
Light novel, English
Vol 5
Released. Chapters 1–9
Story arcs
Light novel, English
Vol 6
Released. Chapters 1–7
Story arcs
Light novel, English
Vol 7
Released. Chapters 1–7
Story arcs
Light novel, English
Vol 7.5
Released. Chapters 1–6
Story arcs
Light novel, English
Vol 8
Released. Chapters 1–9
Story arcs
Light novel, English
Vol 9
Released. Chapters 1–9
Story arcs
Light novel, English
Vol 10
Released. Chapters 1–8
Story arcs
Light novel, English
Vol 11
Released. Chapters 1–10
Story arcs
Light novel, English
Vol 11.5
Released. Chapters 1–7
Story arcs
Light novel, English, Elite:
Vol 1
Released. Chapters 1–8. Elite: Year 2
Story arcs
Light novel, English, Elite:
Vol 2
Released. Chapters 1–7. Elite: Year 2
Story arcs
Light novel, English, Elite:
Vol 3
Released. Chapters 1–10. Elite: Year 2
Story arcs
Light novel, English, Elite:
Vol 4
Released. Chapters 1–8. Elite: Year 2
Story arcs
Light novel, English, Elite:
Vol 4.5
Released. Chapters 1–8. Elite: Year 2
Story arcs
Light novel, English, Elite:
Vol 5
Released. Chapters 1–9. Elite: Year 2
Story arcs
Light novel, English, Elite:
Vol 6
Released. Chapters 1–8. Elite: Year 2
Story arcs
Light novel, English, Elite:
Vol 7
Released. Chapters 1–9. Elite: Year 2
Story arcs
Light novel, English, Elite:
Vol 8
Released. Chapters 1–7. Elite: Year 2
Story arcs
Light novel, English, Elite:
Vol 9
Released. Chapters 1–8. Elite: Year 2
Story arcs
Light novel, English, Elite:
Vol 9.5
Released. Chapters 1–7. Elite: Year 2
Story arcs
Light novel, English, Elite:
Vol 10
Released. Chapters 1–9. Elite: Year 2
Story arcs
Light novel, English, Elite:
Vol 11
Released. Chapters 1–10. Elite: Year 2
Story arcs
Light novel, English, Elite:
Vol 12
Released. Chapters 1–10. Elite: Year 2
Story arcs
Light novel, English, Elite:
Vol 12.5
Released. Chapters 1–12. Elite: Year 2
Story arcs
Light novel, English, Elite:
Vol 1
Released. Chapters 1–10. Elite: Year 3
Story arcs
Light novel, English, Elite:
Vol 2
Released. Chapters 1–9. Elite: Year 3
Story arcs
Light novel, English, Elite:
Vol 3
Scheduled. Elite: Year 3, due 2026-12-29
Story arcs
Light novel, English, Elite:
Vol 4
Scheduled. Elite: Year 3, due 2027-03-23
Story arcs
Light novel, Japanese
Vol 1
Released. Chapters 1–12
Story arcs
Light novel, Japanese
Vol 2
Released. Chapters 1–7
Story arcs
Light novel, Japanese
Vol 3
Released. Chapters 1–7
Story arcs
Light novel, Japanese
Vol 4
Released. Chapters 1–5
Story arcs
Light novel, Japanese
Vol 4.5
Released. Chapters 1–7
Story arcs
Light novel, Japanese
Vol 5
Released. Chapters 1–9
Story arcs
Light novel, Japanese
Vol 6
Released. Chapters 1–7
Story arcs
Light novel, Japanese
Vol 7
Released. Chapters 1–7
Story arcs
Light novel, Japanese
Vol 7.5
Released. Chapters 1–6
Story arcs
Light novel, Japanese
Vol 8
Released. Chapters 1–9
Story arcs
Light novel, Japanese
Vol 9
Released. Chapters 1–9
Story arcs
Light novel, Japanese
Vol 10
Released. Chapters 1–8
Story arcs
Light novel, Japanese
Vol 11
Released. Chapters 1–10
Story arcs
Light novel, Japanese
Vol 11.5
Released. Chapters 1–7
Story arcs
Light novel, Japanese, Elite:
Vol 1
Released. Chapters 1–8. Elite: Year 2
Story arcs
Light novel, Japanese, Elite:
Vol 2
Released. Chapters 1–7. Elite: Year 2
Story arcs
Light novel, Japanese, Elite:
Vol 3
Released. Chapters 1–10. Elite: Year 2
Story arcs
Light novel, Japanese, Elite:
Vol 4
Released. Chapters 1–8. Elite: Year 2
Story arcs
Light novel, Japanese, Elite:
Vol 4.5
Released. Chapters 1–8. Elite: Year 2
Story arcs
Light novel, Japanese, Elite:
Vol 5
Released. Chapters 1–9. Elite: Year 2
Story arcs
Light novel, Japanese, Elite:
Vol 6
Released. Chapters 1–8. Elite: Year 2
Story arcs
Light novel, Japanese, Elite:
Vol 7
Released. Chapters 1–9. Elite: Year 2
Story arcs
Light novel, Japanese, Elite:
Vol 8
Released. Chapters 1–7. Elite: Year 2
Story arcs
Light novel, Japanese, Elite:
Vol 9
Released. Chapters 1–8. Elite: Year 2
Story arcs
Light novel, Japanese, Elite:
Vol 9.5
Released. Chapters 1–7. Elite: Year 2
Story arcs
Light novel, Japanese, Elite:
Vol 10
Released. Chapters 1–9. Elite: Year 2
Story arcs
Light novel, Japanese, Elite:
Vol 11
Released. Chapters 1–10. Elite: Year 2
Story arcs
Light novel, Japanese, Elite:
Vol 12
Released. Chapters 1–10. Elite: Year 2
Story arcs
Light novel, Japanese, Elite:
Vol 12.5
Released. Chapters 1–12. Elite: Year 2
Story arcs
Light novel, Japanese, Elite:
Vol 1
Released. Chapters 1–10. Elite: Year 3
Story arcs
Light novel, Japanese, Elite:
Vol 2
Released. Chapters 1–9. Elite: Year 3
Story arcs
Light novel, Japanese, Elite:
Vol 3
Released. Elite: Year 3
Story arcs
Light novel, Japanese, Elite:
Vol 4
Released. Elite: Year 3
Story arcs
Manga, English
Vol 1–12
Released
Volumes
- Volume 1
- Volume 2
- Volume 3
- Volume 4
- Volume 5
- Volume 6
- Volume 7
- Volume 8
- Volume 9
- Volume 10
- Volume 11
- Volume 12
Story arcs
Manga, English
Not in English yet
Not in English yet
Story arcs
Manga, Japanese
Vol 1–12
Released
Volumes
- Volume 1
- Volume 2
- Volume 3
- Volume 4
- Volume 5
- Volume 6
- Volume 7
- Volume 8
- Volume 9
- Volume 10
- Volume 11
- Volume 12
Story arcs
Manga, Japanese, Elite:
Vol 1–4
Released. Elite: Year 2
Volumes
- Volume 1
- Volume 2
- Volume 3
- Volume 4
Story arcs
Manga, Japanese, Elite:
Vol 1–2
Released. Elite: Year 2 2nd Stage
Volumes
- Volume 1
- Volume 2
Story arcs
The chart as a table
| Arc | Classroom of the Elite | Classroom of the Elite: Year 2 | Classroom of the Elite: Year 3 | Classroom of the Elite | Classroom of the Elite: Year 2 | Classroom of the Elite: Year 2 2nd Stage | Classroom of the Elite: Horikita | Anime |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 · Volume 1 | Chapters 1–12 | — | — | Vol 01–12 | — | — | — | Season 1, episodes 1–12 |
| Year 1 · Volume 2 | Chapters 1–7 | — | — | Vol 01–12 | — | — | — | Season 1, episodes 1–12 |
| Year 1 · Volume 3 | Chapters 1–7 | — | — | Vol 01–12 | — | — | — | Season 1, episodes 1–12 |
| Year 1 · Volume 4 | Chapters 1–5 | — | — | Vol 01–12 | — | — | — | s1e01–s2e13 |
| Year 1 · Volume 4.5 | Chapters 1–7 | — | — | Vol 01–12 | — | — | — | Season 2, episodes 1–13 |
| Year 1 · Volume 5 | Chapters 1–9 | — | — | Vol 01–12 | — | — | — | Season 2, episodes 1–13 |
| Year 1 · Volume 6 | Chapters 1–7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Season 2, episodes 1–13 |
| Year 1 · Volume 7 | Chapters 1–7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Season 2, episodes 1–13 |
| Year 1 · Volume 7.5 | Chapters 1–6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Season 2, episodes 1–13 |
| Year 1 · Volume 8 | Chapters 1–9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Season 3, episodes 1–13 |
| Year 1 · Volume 9 | Chapters 1–9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Season 3, episodes 1–13 |
| Year 1 · Volume 10 | Chapters 1–8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Season 3, episodes 1–13 |
| Year 1 · Volume 11 | Chapters 1–10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Season 3, episodes 1–13 |
| Year 1 · Volume 11.5 | Chapters 1–7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Season 3, episodes 1–13 |
| Year 2 · Volume 1 | — | Chapters 1–8 | — | — | Vol 01–04 | Vol 01–02 | — | Season 4, episodes 1–16 |
| Year 2 · Volume 2 | — | Chapters 1–7 | — | — | — | — | — | Season 4, episodes 1–16 |
| Year 2 · Volume 3 | — | Chapters 1–10 | — | — | — | — | — | Season 4, episodes 1–16 |
| Year 2 · Volume 4 | — | Chapters 1–8 | — | — | — | — | — | Season 4, episodes 1–16 |
| Year 2 · Volume 4.5 | — | Chapters 1–8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Year 2 · Volume 5 | — | Chapters 1–9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Year 2 · Volume 6 | — | Chapters 1–8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Year 2 · Volume 7 | — | Chapters 1–9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Year 2 · Volume 8 | — | Chapters 1–7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Year 2 · Volume 9 | — | Chapters 1–8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Year 2 · Volume 9.5 | — | Chapters 1–7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Year 2 · Volume 10 | — | Chapters 1–9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Year 2 · Volume 11 | — | Chapters 1–10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Year 2 · Volume 12 | — | Chapters 1–10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Year 2 · Volume 12.5 | — | Chapters 1–12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Year 3 · Volume 1 | — | — | Chapters 1–10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Year 3 · Volume 2 | — | — | Chapters 1–9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Year 3 · Volume 3 | — | — | Vol 03 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Year 3 · Volume 4 | — | — | Vol 04 | — | — | — | — | — |
Every arc, in brief
2Year 1 · Volume 2*
A disciplinary accusation against Sudou forces Class D to investigate how evidence, alliances, and the school's point system can be used to protect one of its students.
3Year 1 · Volume 3*
During a special exam on a deserted island, the first-year classes must manage scarce resources and hidden roles while Class D tries to turn the school's rules against its rivals.
4Year 1 · Volume 4*
A luxury cruise becomes the setting for a special exam in which students are divided into groups and must identify the hidden structure of the test before the other classes do.
Season 1 ends here
5Year 1 · Volume 4.5*
Short stories during the summer break follow the students away from the main exams as friendships, rivalries, and personal relationships continue to change.
6Year 1 · Volume 5*
The school sports festival turns physical competition into another class battle, and Class D has to decide how much of its strategy can be shown without helping its opponents.
7Year 1 · Volume 6*
A paper-shuffle exam makes classmates' academic strengths and personal tensions part of the same contest, giving Class D another chance to challenge the students above it.
8Year 1 · Volume 7*
Ryuen's campaign against Class D reaches a direct confrontation, forcing Ayanokoji to answer a threat that has been building across the earlier exams.
9Year 1 · Volume 7.5*
Winter-break stories continue the students' relationships and private conflicts while the classes prepare for the next term.
Season 2 ends here
10Year 1 · Volume 8*
A mixed training camp places students from different classes together and tests how long cooperation can last when the school turns their relationships into a competition.
11Year 1 · Volume 9*
A school trip gives the students time away from their usual classrooms, but rumors and shifting alliances make the break another stage for class strategy.
12Year 1 · Volume 10*
An in-class voting exam makes every student's value and vulnerability visible, and the threat of expulsion forces the classes to weigh individual survival against collective progress.
13Year 1 · Volume 11*
The final special exam of the first year brings the classes into a multi-stage contest, with leadership and long-running rivalries deciding who can finish the year in the strongest position.
14Year 1 · Volume 11.5*
The first year closes with graduation and spring-break stories that settle some relationships while setting the students on the path into their second year.
Season 3 ends here
15Year 2 · Volume 1*
The students return as second-years and meet a new group of first-years in a written special exam that pairs students across grades.
16Year 2 · Volume 2*
New threats and changing class relationships make the second year more dangerous as the students prepare for a summer contest involving all three grades.
17Year 2 · Volume 3*
The uninhabited-island exam returns with first-years, second-years, and third-years competing under rules that reward both endurance and hidden planning.
18Year 2 · Volume 4*
The island exam reaches its decisive stage while the students' rival plans converge and the school's administration presses its own agenda.
Season 4: Year 2, First Semester ends here
19Year 2 · Volume 4.5*
Summer-vacation stories revisit the students after the island exam and follow the relationships and suspicions that carry into the next term.
20Year 2 · Volume 5*
A new special exam forces the class leaders to make choices that expose their competing priorities and the costs of protecting their classmates.
21Year 2 · Volume 6*
The second sports festival turns the ordinary school event into another contest of class tactics, individual ability, and carefully chosen alliances.
22Year 2 · Volume 7*
Preparation for the cultural festival gives each class a public role, while private schemes and unresolved losses continue underneath the event.
23Year 2 · Volume 8*
A school trip creates another shared setting for the classes, where social ties and strategic objectives develop together.
24Year 2 · Volume 9*
As the second year moves forward, a new special exam brings expected plans and unexpected responses into conflict across the classes.
25Year 2 · Volume 9.5*
Short stories examine the students' changing relationships and private decisions between the larger second-year examinations.
26Year 2 · Volume 10*
The third semester begins with a survival-and-elimination exam that makes the consequences of the students' choices more immediate.
27Year 2 · Volume 11*
A social-group camp brings students together under another school exercise, where requests, observations, and hidden challengers reshape the balance between classes.
28Year 2 · Volume 12*
The unusual end-of-year special exam gathers the major class conflicts of the second year into a final contest before the next transition.
29Year 2 · Volume 12.5*
A collection of aftermath stories closes the second-year line and prepares the students and their classes for the third year.
30Year 3 · Volume 1*
The students begin their final school year in new class arrangements, where an opening exam and the changing position of Ayanokoji alter the relationships established during the first two years.
31Year 3 · Volume 2*
A new exam takes shape while the third-year classes learn to work with incomplete information and respond to opponents who are still testing one another.
32Year 3 · Volume 3*
No summary yet.
33Year 3 · Volume 4*
No summary yet.
* Arc names chosen by Arc Almanac, because the books don’t name them.
Works and editions
Release facts are entered by hand and can lag behind the publishers.
Classroom of the Elite
| Edition | Latest | Next | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| JapaneseMedia Factory / MF Bunko J | Vol 11.525 Sep 2019 | None announced | 19 Sep 2026 |
| EnglishSeven Seas Entertainment / Airship | Vol 11.528 Jun 2022 | None announced | 19 Sep 2026 |
Classroom of the Elite: Year 2
| Edition | Latest | Next | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| JapaneseMedia Factory / MF Bunko J | Vol 12.525 Nov 2024 | None announced | 19 Sep 2026 |
| EnglishSeven Seas Entertainment / Airship | Vol 12.56 Jan 2026 | None announced | 19 Sep 2026 |
Classroom of the Elite: Year 3
| Edition | Latest | Next | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| JapaneseMedia Factory / MF Bunko J | Vol 425 May 2026 | None announced | 19 Sep 2026 |
| EnglishSeven Seas Entertainment / Airship | Vol 21 Sep 2026 | Vol 329 Dec 2026 | 19 Sep 2026 |
Classroom of the Elite
| Edition | Latest | Next | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| JapaneseMedia Factory / Monthly Comic Alive | Vol 1222 Feb 2022 | None announced | 19 Sep 2026 |
| EnglishSeven Seas Entertainment | Vol 125 Nov 2024 | None announced | 19 Sep 2026 |
Classroom of the Elite: Year 2
| Edition | Latest | Next | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| JapaneseMedia Factory / Monthly Comic Alive | Vol 422 Jan 2025 | None announced | 19 Sep 2026 |
Classroom of the Elite: Year 2 2nd Stage
| Edition | Latest | Next | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| JapaneseMedia Factory / Monthly Comic Alive | Vol 223 Apr 2026 | None announced | 19 Sep 2026 |
Classroom of the Elite: Horikita
| Edition | Latest | Next | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| JapaneseMedia Factory / Monthly Comic Alive | Vol 223 Jun 2018 | None announced | 19 Sep 2026 |
| EnglishSeven Seas Entertainment | Vol 210 Oct 2023 | None announced | 19 Sep 2026 |
Classroom of the Elite
| Part | Aired |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 Jul 2017 to 27 Sep 2017 |
| Season 2 | 4 Jul 2022 to 26 Sep 2022 |
| Season 3 | 3 Jan 2024 to 27 Mar 2024 |
| Season 4: Year 2, First Semester | 1 Apr 2026 to 24 Jun 2026 |
Continue from any episode
After each season
| Watched through | Light novel (Japanese) | Light novel (English) | Manga (Japanese) | Manga (English) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Light novel vol 4.5, chapter 1 (out) | Light novel vol 4.5, chapter 1 (out) | Unknown: Not mapped finely enough yet. We know the volume range, not the chapter. | Unknown: Not mapped finely enough yet. We know the volume range, not the chapter. |
| Season 2 | Unknown: Not confirmed yet. The episode or chapter mapping here is marked for checking. | Unknown: Not confirmed yet. The episode or chapter mapping here is marked for checking. | Unknown: Not confirmed yet. The episode or chapter mapping here is marked for checking. | Unknown: Not confirmed yet. The episode or chapter mapping here is marked for checking. |
| Season 3 | Unknown: Not confirmed yet. The episode or chapter mapping here is marked for checking. | Unknown: Not confirmed yet. The episode or chapter mapping here is marked for checking. | Unknown: Not confirmed yet. The episode or chapter mapping here is marked for checking. | Unknown: Not confirmed yet. The episode or chapter mapping here is marked for checking. |
| Season 4: Year 2, First Semester | Unknown: Not confirmed yet. The episode or chapter mapping here is marked for checking. | Unknown: Not confirmed yet. The episode or chapter mapping here is marked for checking. | Unknown: Not confirmed yet. The episode or chapter mapping here is marked for checking. | Unknown: Not confirmed yet. The episode or chapter mapping here is marked for checking. |
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