The publisher Takarajimasha revealed the results of the listing “Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! 2023 (This Light Novel is Amazing!)”, which compiles the most popular light novels among Japanese readers. The light novels written by Shougo Kinugasa and illustrated by Shunsaku Tomose, Classroom of the Elite (Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e), they achieved four decorations within the list. The most important, of course, is that They took first place in the ranking of bunkobon books (small books).
Additionally, the franchise also obtained the first position in the popularity survey carried out on the official site of the publisher, while Kiyotaka Ayanokouji took first place in the ranking of the best male charactersand Shunsaku Tomose took first place in the ranking of the best illustrators of the year.
For its part, Shougo Kinugasa and Shunsaku Tomose They began publishing the light novels through the publishing label MF Bunko J from the publisher Media Factory in May 2015. The publisher published a total of fourteen volumes (including the intermediate ones: 4.5, 7.5 and 11.5) for the “First Year Arc“, and the “Second Year Arc” is currently in publication.
Regarding the anime adaptation, the first season of twelve episodes was produced by the studios Lerche and released in Summer-2017 (July-September)followed by a second season of thirteen episodes released in Summer-2022 (July-September). Additionally, a third season is in production and will premiere in 2023.
Synopsis of Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e (Classroom of the Elite)
The Metropolitan High School for Advanced Education, funded by the government to educate new generations, brings together Japan's brightest young people on a single campus. In this seemingly perfect institution, the reserved Kiyotaka Ayanokouji arrives as an incoming member of class 1-D, where he befriends one of his classmates, the antisocial Suzune Horikita. At first, his classmates revel in the academy's leisurely lifestyle, taking advantage of all its state-of-the-art facilities.
However, very soon the facade of the Metropolitan High School for Advanced Education gives way to its true nature: only the classes with the best grades can fully utilize the school's offerings, and class D is the furthest from that status. Class D, which is at the bottom of the hierarchy, houses all of the “worst” students in the school. After this rude awakening, Ayanokouji, Horikita and the rest of Class D must overcome their differences and take on other classes to ascend to the coveted position of Class A by any means necessary.
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