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“Elite high school uses point system for ruthless class competition; Class D's Ayanokouji and Horikita aim to rise.”
Classroom of the Elite
ようこそ実力至上主義の教室へ
7.1
8,108 rank · 21,868 readers · 223 favorites
Seinen
School
Comedy
Romance
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Synopsis
Elite high school uses point system for ruthless class competition; Class D's Ayanokouji and Horikita aim to rise.
From the outside, attending the Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing High School seems like a dream come true. Its students are given remarkable freedom, and it boasts a placement rate of almost one hundred percent. Tokyo Metropolitan can get students their places in the elite jobs and universities of their dreams—if they can win, barter, or save enough points to work their way up the ranks! Kiyotaka Ayanokouji has landed at the bottom of this cutthroat academy in the scorned Class D, where he meets Suzune Horikita, a girl who's determined to rise up the ladder to Class A. Can they beat the system in a school full of ruthless competition? (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 4 sampled reviews
3.5
/10
What 4 readers settled on.
25%
recommend
Score distribution
median 2.5
mode 1
σ 2.69
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.69 · split reception
The polarity gap
6.0 pts
Recommenders 8.0 · others 2.0
Yes
No
Score over time
↑ 2.50
Running avg · Jul 2022 → Mar 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “The series features spectacular world-building through the White Room and offers a deeply complex, well-written character study that functions as sharp social commentary rather than a mere power...”
- 2 “The series features a followable base story with somewhat realistic characters and a grounded premise regarding the necessity of politics and skills for employment. However, the plot is incredibly...”
- 1 “The artwork is consistently beautiful, and the anime provides decent production values through its animation and music. However, both adaptations are fundamentally flawed, as they strip the lead...”
Verbosity
Short · 0%
Medium · 50%
Long · 50%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Classroom of the Elite begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 73 × 12 ch × vol
- Total read 9h 44m approx
- Published Feb 2016 – Jan 2023
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M38099 catalog