Review of Classroom of the Elite III

Score: 5 - More of the same, but worse. Nothing in this season has stood out to me at all in any other way than it just not being as good as the previous two seasons. The reveal of Ayonokoji's true past and a completely one-sided and uninteresting rivalry between him and Class A's leader does not do much for the story. The same can be said for Horikita's relationship with her brother which started out with an initial insane introduction and then deflated into nothing across three seasons, giving her some arbitrary growth but keeping her annoying personality. I can respect them for ditching theinitial impression of their relationship and going another direction, but sadly it didn't become more interesting.

There's a huge drama about a student elimination and it begs belief that the classmates care so much and kick up such a fuss about it, one student becoming practically a PTSD psychopath over it, another spending absurd amounts of money on it. The special exams feel like a kick in the nuts, much of it being overcomplicated and then boiled down so hard that all tactics for the viewer fly out the window with extremely unsatisfying results.

Finally there's a bigger overarching plot and another hurdle placed in the way of our protagonist which also begs belief. Apparently the best and most prestigious school in the country is just incompetent on all levels with no fail safes, no invested staff to sound the alarm or intervene in any way.

Stories like this need positives to keep the viewer engaged and this season really lacks it. If there's a fourth season, it has a lot it needs to salvage.