Classroom of the Elite (2017)

Animation · Drama · Thriller

Kiyotaka Ayanokouji enrolls at the prestigious Tokyo Koudo Ikusei Academy, but is assigned to Class 1-D, where students with behavioral problems are housed. The school awards points equivalent to 100,000 yen per month and allows unusual freedom in classes, masking a more complex system.

IMDb rating: 7.7 (27,655 votes)
Episode average: 7.9 ↑ +0.2 vs IMDb
Seasons: 4
Streaming (US): Crunchyroll
Language: JA
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 4 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2017)

7.44 avg 12 episodes 7.4 → 9.1 24 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Aku to wa Nanika ---- Yowasa kara Shôzuru Subete no Mono da.	7.4	1,749
2	Sainô o Kakusu no ni mo Takuetsu Shita Sainô ga Iru.	7.3	1,535
3	Ningen wa Torihiki o Suru Yuiitsu no Dôbutsu de Aru. Hone o Kôkan Suru Inu wa Inai.	7.8	1,553
4	Tanin ga Shinjitsu o Inpei Suru Koto ni Taishite, Wareware wa Okorubeki de Nai. Nazenara, Wareware mo Jishin kara Shinjitsu o Inpei Suru no de Aru kara.	7.0	1,446
5	Jigoku, Sore wa Tanin de Aru.	7.3	1,423
6	Uso ni wa Nishurui Aru. Kako ni Kansuru Jijitsujô no Uso to Mirai ni Kansuru Kenrijô no Uso de Aru.	7.7	1,441
7	Muchi na Yûjin Hodo Kiken na Mono wa Nai. Kashikoi Teki no Hô ga Yoppodo Mashi da.	6.3	1,507
8	Nanjira Koko ni Hairu Mono, Issai no Nozomi o Suteyo.	7.2	1,388
9	Ningen wa Jiyû no Kei ni Shosarete Iru.	7.3	1,372
10	Uragirimono no Naka de Mottomo Kiken naru Uragirimono wa Nanika to Ieba, Subete no Ningen ga Onore Jishin no Naibu ni Kakushite Iru Tokoro no Mono de Aru.	7.1	1,373
11	Shikashi, Gaishite Hitobito ga Unmei to Yobu Mono wa, Taihan ga Jibun no Gukô ni Suginai.	7.8	1,445
12	Tensai to wa, Kyôki yori mo Ikkaisôbun dake Ue ni Sunde Iru Mono no Koto de Aru.	9.1	2,696

Season 2 (2022)

7.98 avg 13 episodes 7.2 → 8.3 23 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Konnan no Naka de Koso, Heisei na Kokoro o Tamotaneba Naranai.	7.2	1,380
2	Arayuru Tsumi no Minamoto Taru, Futatsu no Taizai ga Aru. Aseri to Taida da.	7.0	1,320
3	Saikô no Tamashii wa, Kono Ue nai Akutoku to Kyokugen no Bitoku o Hakki Dekiru.	8.1	1,404
4	Jinzai wa Tsukuridasu Hitsuyô ga Aru.	7.3	1,246
5	Subete no Shippai wa Seikô e no Katei ni Suginai.	7.3	1,257
6	Gyakkyô wa Shinjitsu e to Itaru Saisho no Michisuji de Aru.	8.5	1,527
7	Subete o Utagau Koto mo Subete o Shinjiru Koto mo Tomoni An'i de, Shikô o Hôki Suru ni Hitoshii.	7.6	1,238
8	Mune no Soko de, Kizu wa Shizuka ni Ikite Iru.	8.1	1,301
9	Ayamachi o Okashinagara, Sore o Aratamenai Koto o Koso, Shin no Ayamachi to Iu.	8.3	1,334
10	Hitobito wa Tsune ni Sono Hametsu o Negatte Iru. Itsuwari no Zen ni Azamukareru ga Yue ni.	8.2	1,327
11	Jibun Jishin o Osenai Mono wa, Itsu made mo Dorei no Mama da.	8.3	1,454
12	Shiryô naki Chikara wa Mizukara no Shitsuryô ni Yotte Kuzuresaru.	9.6	3,904
13	Anata ga Deau Saiaku no Teki wa, Tsune ni Anata Jishin da.	8.3	1,331

Season 3 (2024)

8.00 avg 13 episodes 7.4 → 8.7 23 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Nanika o Erabu Koto Koso ga, Seichô no Saidai no Kate to Naru.	7.4	1,273
2	Hito ni totte, Hoka no Ningen wa Dômô na Ookami no Yô na Mono da.	7.6	1,132
3	Wasuretai Koto Hodo, Wasureru Koto wa Dekinai.	7.4	1,105
4	Anata ni Dekiru no wa Jibun no Mokuteki no Tame ni Kôdô Suru Koto made de, Sono Kekka o Nozomu Yô ni Suru Koto wa Dekinai.	7.5	1,070
5	Unmei wa Yuuki Aru Mono o Tasukeru.	8.0	1,166
6	Aku o Okonau Yori mo, Sono Aku ni Kizutsukerareru Hô ga Yoi.	7.6	1,061
7	Hito wa Mizukara no Honshitsu to Mukiau no o Sakeru Tame nara, Donna Oroka na Okonai ni mo Te o Somete Shimau.	8.0	1,114
8	Kako o Kaeriminu Mono wa Sore o Kurikaeshi, Sabakareru.	9.1	1,687
9	Saikô no Hô wa, Saidai no Fusei o Umidasu.	7.9	1,080
10	Fujôri na Ketsuron ni Itaru Daiichi no Gen'in wa, Kaiketsu no Shudan ga Fusoku Shite Iru Koto da.	8.1	1,105
11	Ai ni wa Tatta Hitotsu no Kimari Shika Nai. Sore wa Ai Suru Mono o Kôfuku ni Michibiku Koto da.	8.8	1,374
12	Yokubô no Tame ni Sekai o Kaeru no de wa Naku, Mazu Onore o Kaeyo.	7.9	1,101
13	Ai wa Mottomo Yoi Kyôshi de Aru.	8.7	1,374

Season 4 (2026)

8.24 avg 16 episodes 8.1 → 9.4 23 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	White Room kara no Shikaku	8.1	1,896
2	Keiyaku to Daishô	7.7	1,748
3	Leader taru Kakugo	8.0	1,735
4	Yaiba no Muku Saki	9.3	2,763
5	Nisenman no Otoko	7.9	1,621
6	Haran no Sôdatsusen	7.4	1,379
7	An'yaku	7.6	1,296
8	Ryuu-tachi no Mitsumeru Mono	7.9	1,313
9	Fuon naru Kaimaku	7.8	1,252
10	Todokanu Omoi	8.2	1,285
11	Enishi	7.8	1,247
12	Onshû no Hate ni	9.3	2,329
13	Ame ni Keburu	8.1	1,313
14	Kokô no Kirinji	8.1	1,263
15	Chikara to Ishi	9.3	2,192
16	Aru Mirai no Tame ni	9.4	2,305

Classroom of the Elite (2017)

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