Now Showing
Classroom of the Elite
8.4
Yr
2017
Rt
24m
Status
Returning Series
Animation
Drama
Mystery
Series Brief
Overview
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.
Why fans love it
Classroom of the Elite positions the high school experience as a cold, strategic battlefield rather than a rite of passage. While the setting appears to offer unlimited freedom and financial reward, the series shifts the focus toward psychological manipulation and social hierarchy. The stakes transform a standard academic background into a survival scenario where students use mind games to secure their standing.
Shoya Chiba leads a cast that navigates these shifting alliances and the harsh reality of being labeled a delinquent. The narrative distinguishes itself by prioritizing complex tactics and subtle bullying over traditional school tropes. It is a calculated study of human behavior under pressure, stripping away the comfort of the classroom to reveal the calculating nature required to thrive in a system designed to divide students.
Production Board
Crew
Storyboard Artist
Prop Designer
Storyboard Assistant
Art Designer
Signal Match
Cast Similarity
Blue Orchestra
15 shared cast members
Shared
Hisako Kanemoto, Mai Kanazawa, Konomi Kohara
+12 more
Kaguya-sama: Love Is War
12 shared cast members
Shared
Rina Hidaka, Konomi Kohara, Soma Saito
+9 more
KONOSUBA – An Explosion on This Wonderful World!
11 shared cast members
Shared
Yoshiki Nakajima, Sora Amamiya, Masaaki Mizunaka
+8 more
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
10 shared cast members
Shared
Konomi Kohara, Yuuichirou Umehara, Yoshiaki Hasegawa
+7 more
Ya Boy Kongming!
10 shared cast members
Shared
Masaaki Mizunaka, Yasunori Masutani, Sayumi Suzushiro
+7 more
Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
9 shared cast members
Shared
Sora Amamiya, Masaaki Mizunaka, Konomi Kohara
+6 more
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation
9 shared cast members
Shared
Makoto Koichi, Hisako Kanemoto, Konomi Kohara
+6 more
Apocalypse Hotel
9 shared cast members
Shared
Yasunori Masutani, Yuuichirou Umehara, Kanehira Yamamoto
+6 more
Once Upon a Witch's Death
9 shared cast members
Shared
Masaaki Mizunaka, Koseki Kogure, Rina Sato
+6 more
Rurouni Kenshin
8 shared cast members
Shared
Makoto Koichi, Soma Saito, Yuuichirou Umehara
+5 more
Signal Match
Crew Similarity
Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun
7 shared crew members
Shared
Hiromitsu Kanazawa, Goichi Iwahata, Yoshihito Nishouji
+4 more
Roles: Assistant Director, Director, Interior Designer
+2 more
Blue Orchestra
6 shared crew members
Shared
Lu Phuong, Minh Nhat, Ho Thuy
+3 more
Roles: Background Designer, Storyboard Artist
Spice and Wolf: MERCHANT MEETS THE WISE WOLF
3 shared crew members
Shared
Miki Sorakubo, Hiroyuki Shimazu, Hito Tadano
Roles: Director, Storyboard Artist
Da Capo
3 shared crew members
Shared
Hideki Okamoto, Yoshihide Yuuzumi, Hiroyuki Shimazu
Roles: Director, Series Director, Storyboard Artist
TONIKAWA: Over the Moon for You
3 shared crew members
Shared
Hiromitsu Kanazawa, Goichi Iwahata, Yusuke Kamata
Roles: Director, Prop Designer, Storyboard Artist
Aikatsu!
3 shared crew members
Shared
Toshihiko Masuda, Daisuke Nakajima, Masaki Kitamura
Roles: Storyboard Artist
My Tiny Senpai
3 shared crew members
Shared
Hiroyuki Shimazu, Noriaki Saito, Yohei Fukui
Roles: Storyboard Artist
The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy
3 shared crew members
Shared
Hiroyuki Shimazu, Hito Tadano, Mamimu Yama
Roles: Assistant Director, Director, Storyboard Artist
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-
2 shared crew members
Shared
Goichi Iwahata, Hiroyuki Shimazu
Roles: Storyboard Artist
Dr. STONE
2 shared crew members
Shared
Hiroyuki Shimazu, Hito Tadano
Roles: Assistant Director, Storyboard Artist
Topic Overlay
Topic Keyword Similarity
BEASTARS
5 shared keywords
Topics
psychological, school, anime
+2 more
Takopi's Original Sin
5 shared keywords
Topics
psychological, school, based on manga
+2 more
Tomodachi Game
5 shared keywords
Topics
psychological, based on manga, anime
+2 more
Endo and Kobayashi Live! The Latest on Tsundere Villainess Lieselotte
4 shared keywords
Topics
school, anime, based on light novel
+1 more
ERASED
4 shared keywords
Topics
psychological, based on manga, anime
+1 more
Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian
4 shared keywords
Topics
based on manga, anime, based on light novel
+1 more
Fate/strange Fake
4 shared keywords
Topics
battle royale, anime, based on light novel
+1 more
Tokyo Ghoul
4 shared keywords
Topics
psychological, based on manga, anime
+1 more
The Dreaming Boy Is a Realist
4 shared keywords
Topics
school, anime, based on light novel
+1 more
My Hero Academia
4 shared keywords
Topics
school, based on manga, anime
+1 more
Keyword Cloud
Keywords
delinquent
bullying
survival
school
anime
mind games
psychological
tsundere
battle royale
suspense
based on light novel
based on manga
Next Signal
Similar Shows
High School DxD
2012
Shared keywords: 2
Shared people: 7
The Quintessential Quintuplets
2019
Shared keywords: 3
Shared people: 6
My Dress-Up Darling
2022
Shared keywords: 2
Shared people: 6
SHOSHIMIN: How to Become Ordinary
2024
Shared keywords: 3
Shared people: 5
Dark Gathering
2023
Shared keywords: 2
Shared people: 5
KAKEGURUI TWIN
2022
Shared keywords: 4
Shared people: 4
Ultimate Otaku Teacher
2015
Shared keywords: 3
Shared people: 4
The Dangers in My Heart
2023
Shared keywords: 3
Shared people: 4
Technical Sheet
Details
- First Aired
- July 12, 2017
- Status
- Returning Series
- Episode Runtime
- 24 minutes
- Origin
- JP
- TMDB Votes
- 773