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Arc Almanac

19 Sep 2026Draft. Not yet checked against the books.

All series / Classroom of the Elite / Arc 4

Arc 4 of 33 in Classroom of the Elite

Arc 4: Year 1 · Volume 4

Arc name chosen by Arc Almanac, because the books don’t name it.

I’ve watched through

Season 1 covers this arc.

Season 2 covers this arc.

Season 3 covers this arc.

Season 4: Year 2, First Semester covers this arc.

What happens

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.

Where it sits

Arc 4 in Classroom of the Elite
FormatWorkLanguageUnitsVolumes
Light novelClassroom of the EliteJapaneseChapters 1–5Vol 4
Light novelClassroom of the EliteEnglishChapters 1–5Vol 4
Light novelClassroom of the Elite: Year 2Japanese
Light novelClassroom of the Elite: Year 2English
Light novelClassroom of the Elite: Year 3Japanese
Light novelClassroom of the Elite: Year 3English
MangaClassroom of the EliteJapaneseVol 01–12Vol 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
MangaClassroom of the EliteEnglishVol 01–12Vol 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
MangaClassroom of the Elite: Year 2Japanese
MangaClassroom of the Elite: Year 2 2nd StageJapanese
MangaClassroom of the Elite: HorikitaJapanese
MangaClassroom of the Elite: HorikitaEnglish
AnimeClassroom of the Elites1e01–s2e13Season 1, Season 2

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