The Classroom of the Elite series is full of surprises! When fans were only expecting more news about the series' recently announced season 2, the anime surprised its fans, not only with a new trailer but also a season 3 announcement! With the amount of time that has passed since season 1 first premiered, it seems that fans had given up on a second season ever coming out.
However, we get a brand new trailer for the popular series and an announcement of a third season of the anime, adapting the entire 1st year from the light novel series. The series released a new trailer for the upcoming second season of the anime and a key visual, and more. The staff has also announced when seasons 2 and 3 will be released, with an exact date yet to be announced.
The opening theme song for the second season of Classroom of the Elite will be sung by ZAQ, while Mai Fuchigami will sing the ending theme. The second season is scheduled to premiere in July 2022, while the third season is scheduled for sometime in 2023. According to Crunchyroll, the lead staff from the first season of the series will be returning for the second season at Lerche.
The official description for the first season of Classroom of the Elite, based on the light novel series by Shogo Kinugasa, reads:
"Kiyotaka Ayanokoji has just enrolled at Tokyo Koudo Ikusei Senior High School, where it's said that 100% of students go on to college or find employment. But he ends up in Class 1-D, which is full of all the school's problem children. What's more, every month, the school awards students points with a cash value of 100,000 yen, and the classes employ a laissez-faire policy in which talking, sleeping, and even sabotage are permitted during class. One month later, Ayanokoji, Horikita, and the students of Class D learn the truth of the system in place within their school..."
Fans can check out Season 1 of Classroom of the Elite on Funimation and Crunchyroll. Funimation is also currently streaming the English dubbed episodes for the series. Check out the new trailer and more information below:
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