Summary
- Classroom of the Elite announced new projects, including Year 3 Volume 1 cover featuring Suzune and Kakeru, available to purchase on March 24, 2025.
- Season 4 of Classroom of the Elite is greenlit, adapting Year 2’s first semester, but no release date has been mentioned yet.
- Fans have expressed disappointment in the quality of episodes in the third season of Classroom of the Elite, hoping for improvements in the upcoming adaptations.
With so many excellent light novels floating around, the competition is extremely stiff, so cementing a solid reputation is not easy. Classroom of the Elite is among the handful of titles that have become renowned throughout the world.
Classroom of the Elite didn’t waste any time building on its success by announcing new projects, and almost all of them ended up being major hits. Recently, the light novel teased a major announcement, and it wasn’t until February 25th, 2025, that fans found out what it was.

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The announcement was related to the cover of Classroom of the Elite: Year 3 Volume 1. The cover has Suzune Horikita and Kakeru Ryuuen on it. Fans who are interested in purchasing Classroom of the Elite: Year 3 Volume 1 can do so on March 24, 2025.
Classroom of the Elite Season 4 Has Been Confirmed
Classroom of the Elite has already greenlit season 4, which will cover the first semester of Year 2. The announcement was made during a livestream event, but there was no mention of a release date.
Lerche has not been punctual with its deadlines when it comes to Classroom of the Elite. This was evident when the third season of the anime was delayed to 2024. Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?’s latest season was also delayed due to production-related issues. Hopefully, Lerche takes notes and utilizes the time wisely to deliver an adaptation without delays.
Lerche Needs To Improve Massively
- Drop in quality of the third season
- Lerche has to work harder on the fourth season
Another thing that fans have rightly pointed out is the quality of the episodes in the third season of Classroom of the Elite has not been up to the mark. Considering the studio even delayed the release, fans were expecting a better end product.
Classroom of the Elite is a light novel series written by Shogo Kinugasa and illustrated by Shunsaku Tomose. It didn’t take long for the series’ popularity to take off, which is why a manga adaptation was announced shortly afterward.
Classroom of the Elite’s manga began serialization in 2016. The illustrations for the first manga adaptation were done by Yuyu Ichino. Shia Sasane and Komada Hachi handled the illustrations for the adaptation of the second year.
Classroom of the Elite’s first season was released in July 2017. Following the success of the first season, two more seasons of the anime were confirmed. The second season began airing in 2022, while the third started in 2024.
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Classroom of the Elite
- Release Date
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July 12, 2017
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Nao Tôyama
Ichinose Honami
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Ryōta Ōsaka
Hirata Yousuke
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