Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e

Classroom of the Elite / ようこそ実力至上主義の教室へ / Welcome to the Classroom of the Elite / You-jitsu

Genres: Drama, Psychological, School, Suspense
Themes: Psychological, School
Studios: Lerche
Producers: AKABEiSOFT2, AT-X, Crunchyroll, Kadokawa, Kadokawa Media House, Lantis, Sony Music Communications, Studio Hibari, Toranoana
Licensors: Funimation
Rating: 7.84 / 10
Rank: #994
Popularity: #103
Users Listed: 1,398,639
Users Scored: 878,274
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 01/11/2024
Aired: July 12, 2017 – September 27, 2017 (Summer)
Type: tv
Source: Light Novel
Age Rating: PG 13
Episodes: 12
Broadcast: Wednesday at 23:30 (JST)

Synopsis:

Koudo Ikusei Senior High presents a carefully constructed facade of academic freedom, masking a rigid social hierarchy. The school's ranking system divides students into distinct classes, with limited resources allocated to those at the top. The narrative centers on Kiyotaka Ayanokouji, a student relegated to the lowest-ranked Class D. There, he encounters Horikita Suzune, driven by a determined ambition to ascend the rankings, and Kushida Kikyou, who prioritizes social connections.

Within Class D's confines, students navigate a unique environment where unconventional strategies are permitted in the pursuit of advancement. The series explores the complexities of competition, social dynamics, and the lengths individuals will go to achieve their goals within a system designed to perpetuate inequality. It offers a contemplative examination of meritocracy and the human cost of striving for success.

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Episodes:

Episode 1: What is evil? Whatever springs from weakness. (Aired: 07/12/2017)
Episode 2: It takes a great talent and skill to conceal one's talent and skill. (Aired: 07/19/2017)
Episode 3: Man is an animal that makes bargains: no other animal does this—no dog exchanges bones with another. (Aired: 07/26/2017)
Episode 4: We should not be upset that others hide the truth from us, when we hide it so often from ourselves. (Aired: 08/02/2017)
Episode 5: Hell is other people. (Aired: 08/09/2017)
... and 7 more episodes

Characters:

Ayanokouji, Kiyotaka (Main) - Voice Actors: Chiba, Shouya, Briner, Justin, Sover, Yoann, Castañeda, Arturo, Almeida, Lucas, Sierich, Bastian
Horikita, Suzune (Main) - Voice Actors: Kitou, Akari, Angelle, Felecia, Chetail, Adeline, Ángeles, Jessica, Nogueira, Bruna
Amikura, Mako (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ayase, Yuu, Doang, Geneviève, Bautz, Julia, Stefane, Mayara, Connors, Amber Lee
Ayanokouji, Atsuomi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Masutani, Yasunori, Sabat, Christopher, Herlin, Simon
Chabashira, Sae (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Satou, Rina, Alyx, Jennifer, Ravel, Camille, Jara, Betzabé, Costa, Shallana, von der Ahe, Antje, Lin, Angel
Class-C Student A (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Bourlé, Bastien
Class-C Student B (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Herlin, Simon
Class-C Student C (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ratsito, Enzo
Hasebe, Haruka (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tatsumi, Yuiko, Mamèche, Samira, Patlán, Olga, Moore, Alex
Hashimoto, Masayoshi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Azakami, Youhei, Tomi, Stevie, Peiter, Fernando, Geith, Rajko, Tindle, Austin
Hirata, Yousuke (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Oosaka, Ryouta, Reid, Dallas, Bourlé, Bastien, Magno, Carloz, Navarro, Luis
Hondou, Ryoutarou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Torres, Jesse
Horikita, Manabu (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Umehara, Yuuichirou, Matranga, David, Dussaut, Nicolas, Allende, David, Sauer, André, Wecker, Lucas
Hoshinomiya, Chie (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kanemoto, Hisako, Cappia, Amanda, Thuilier, Coralie, Ragsdale, Sara, Lin, Angel
Ibuki, Mio (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Komatsu, Mikako, Marchi, Jamie, Aceves, Miriam, Guedes, Mari, Verry, Clotilde, Lin, Angel
Ichinose, Honami (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Touyama, Nao, Rothrock, Kristi, Heller, Karl-Line, Tavares, Amanda, Kayalar, Özge, Olcort, Yetzary
Ike, Kanji (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Abe, Daiki, Dismuke, Aaron, Ratsito, Enzo, de Barros, Guilherme, Gutton, Rémi, Montor, Brandon, Ferenc, Tom
Inogashira, Kokoro (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shimoji, Shino, Verry, Clotilde, Campos, Clara, Gish, Amanda
Ishizaki, Daichi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hose, Yuichi, Roberts, Aaron, Sarpaux, Morgan, Nunes, Reginaldo, Domínguez Pineda, Carlos
Kamuro, Masumi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sakura, Ayane, de Barros, Marcela, Mamèche, Samira, Tirado, Jeannie, García, María
Kaneda, Satoru (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Horikawa, Homare, Cheganças, Teco, Fu, Stephen, Baulain, Sébastien
Kanzaki, Ryuuji (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Wakayama, Akihisa, Mendonça, Fernando, Dubuis, Jessy, Bernal, Alberto, Fajardo, Ricco
Karuizawa, Kei (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Taketatsu, Ayana, Apprill, Bryn, Doang, Geneviève, Malvárez, Wendy, Custodi, Stephany, Lin, Angel
Katsuragi, Kouhei (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hino, Satoshi, Greene, Jarrod, Roullier, Philippe, Estrada, Héctor, Marques, Glauco
Kitou, Hayato (Supporting)
Kobashi, Yume (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kaho, Narumi, Hamed, Marisol, Iecker, Carolina, Hauguel, Amandine
Komiya, Kyougo (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hasegawa, Yoshiaki, Degnieau, Sidi, Tomi, Stevie, Neves, Gabriel, Igneczi, Kyle
Kondou, Reo (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Dubuis, Jessy, Murasugi, Akihiko, Becerril, Diego, Aldag, Immanuel, Gomes, Rodrygo, Wang, Howard
Kouenji, Rokusuke (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Iwasawa, Toshiki, Wehkamp, Christopher, Herlin, Simon, Silva, Dláigelles, Morel, Sergio
Kushida, Kikyou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kubo, Yurika, Wiedenheft, Sarah, González, Nycolle, Vasconcellos, Juliana, Orsat, Alice, Trunte, Franziska
Kusuda, Yukitsu (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Mori, Norihisa, Ayres, Greg, Chometowski, Igor, Monteiro, Dado
Mashima, Tomonari (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sugisaki, Ryou, Roullier, Philippe, Berger, Maurício, Williams, Kent
Matsushita, Chiaki (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tazawa, Masumi, Karbowski, Brittney, Verry, Clotilde, Bautz, Julia, Bac, Juju
Miyake, Akito (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Suzuki, Ryouta, Hermeto, Renato, Sarpaux, Morgan, de León, Miguel, Cruz, Jordan Dash
Miyamoto, Soushi (Supporting)
Mori, Nene (Supporting)
Okitani, Kyousuke (Supporting)
Onodera, Kayano (Supporting)
Ryuuen, Kakeru (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Mizunaka, Masaaki, Vale, Eric, Méyère, Bruno, Sangregório, Bruno, Collepardo, Jaime
Sakagami, Kazuma (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yamamoto, Kanehira, Chometowski, Igor, Ribeiro, Marco, Carey, Bruce
Sakayanagi, Arisu (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hidaka, Rina, Nishimura, Trina, Aguilar, Montserrat, Aaba, Khaoula, Guarnieri, Isabella
Sakura, Airi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ichimichi, Mao, Clark, Leah, Medel, Jennifer, Giudice, Michelle, Hauguel, Amandine, Weiß, Jennifer
Satou, Maya (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Lynn, Rojas, Michelle, Ravel, Camille, Targin, Suelen, Zwetkow, Doreaux
Shibata, Sou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Salguero Ruiz, Roberto
Shinohara, Satsuki (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kouda, Saori, Christian, Luci, Hauguel, Amandine, Olmedo, Adriana, Stteger, Luana
Shiranami, Chihiro (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shiraki, Nao, Iecker, Carolina, Verry, Clotilde, Sutton, Kristin, Zavala Arteaga, Ginette
Sotomura, Hideo (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kawabe, Shunsuke, Shipman, Matt, Méyère, Bruno, Granja, João Victor, Intorp, Christian
Sudou, Ken (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Takeuchi, Eiji, McInnis, Brandon, Laurent, Arnaud, Loureiro, Leandro, Sánchez, Javi, Meyer, Jermain
Tachibana, Akane (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kohara, Konomi, Yu, Apphia, Verry, Clotilde, Haruno, Mari, Ollivier, Lion
Third-Year Boy (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Dubuis, Jessy
Totsuka, Yahiko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Motohashi, Daisuke, Taieb, Sydney, Ruivo, Gabriel, Pitts, Orion, Revelo, Juan Carlos
Wang, Mei Yu (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sakuragi, Amisa, Doang, Geneviève, Bueno, Raíssa, Navarro, Fernanda, Bennett, Dawn M.
Yamada, Albert (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ricky, Hurd, Ray, Ratsito, Enzo, Marcondes, Nill, Chometowski, Igor
Yamauchi, Haruki (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Iwanaka, Mutsuki, Mullenix, Travis, Dussaut, Nicolas, Tayti, Matheus, Ruiz, Víctor
Yukimura, Teruhiko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Gouden, Tsubasa, Grelle, Jessie James, Martins, Gabriel, Gutton, Rémi, González, Jesús

Staff:

Ashitate, Harutaka (Producer)
Cook, Justin (Producer)
Iizuka, Aya (Producer)
Ikemoto, Akihito (Producer)
Ogata, Mitsuhiro (Producer)
Tanaka, Shou (Producer)
Herek, Samantha (Assistant Producer)
Hashimoto, Hiroyuki (Director)
Kishi, Seiji (Director)
Iida, Satoki (Sound Director)
Fukui, Youhei (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Itou, Fumio (Episode Director)
Kamata, Yuusuke (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Kinome, Yuu (Episode Director, Storyboard, Assistant Director)
Majima, Takahiro (Episode Director)
Sasahara, Yoshifumi (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Tonomizu, Atsuko (Episode Director)
Yuuzumi, Keiei (Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation)
Akashiro, Aoi (Script, Series Composition)
Ezaki, Ooine (Script)
Kazano, Hayato (Script)
Nishouji, Yoshihito (Storyboard, Assistant Director)
Oohashi, Akiyo (Storyboard)
Kuribayashi, Minami (Theme Song Performance)
Nakatsuchi, Tomohiro (Theme Song Arrangement)
ZAQ (Theme Song Lyrics, Theme Song Composition, Theme Song Arrangement, Theme Song Performance)
Aaba, Khaoula (ADR Director)
Amemiya, Hideo (Key Animation)
Aohachi, Yoshinobu (Key Animation)
Ayuzawa, Shinjirou (Planning)
Fujimoto, Kouki (Key Animation)
Fujita, Ayano (Animation Director, Chief Animation Director, Assistant Animation Director)
Fukunaga, Gen (Executive Producer)
Higami, Aya (Animation Director)
Higuchi, Hiromi (Animation Director, Assistant Animation Director)
Hirose, Tomohito (Assistant Animation Director, Animation Director)
Horie, Yumi (Animation Director)
Hoshino, Masumi (Animation Director)
Ichikawa, Miho (Animation Director, Chief Animation Director)
Ikeda, Tomomi (Key Animation)
Kaneko, Misaki (Assistant Animation Director, Animation Director)
Kikuchi, Takeshi (Planning)
Kinugasa, Shougo (Original Creator)
Kon, Kyouko (Character Design)
Kouno, Kouji (Assistant Animation Director)
Lee, William (Key Animation)
Matsui, Kenta (Planning)
Matsumoto, Takehiko (Key Animation)
Miyahara, Takuya (Assistant Animation Director)
Morita, Kazuaki (Character Design, Animation Director)
... and 21 more staff

News:

'Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e' TV Anime Sequel in Production (02/21/2022)
North American Anime & Manga Releases for September (09/02/2019)
North American Anime & Manga Releases for August (08/06/2018)
Summer 2017 Simulcast List [Update 8/8] (06/30/2017)
Summer 2017 Preview (06/16/2017)
TV Anime 'Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e' Cast Members Announced (05/15/2017)
TV Anime 'Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e' Main Staff Members Announced (05/08/2017)
Light Novel 'Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e' Receives TV Anime (04/30/2017)

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