TheClassroom of the Eliteanime adaptation isgetting a sequel series, the anime’s official website announced on Monday. The Kadokawa Anime YouTube channel will stream a special program on March 6 at 8:00 p.m. JST (6:00 a.m. EST) that will reveal more about the upcoming series.
Voice actors Shōya Chiba and Yurika Kubo (the voices of Kiyotaka Ayanokōji and Kikyō Kushida, respectively) are set to appear on the program.
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A manga adaptation of theClassroom of the Elite: Year 2light novels began serialization in Kadokawa’s Monthly Comic Alive in December. Themanga is illustratedby Shia Sasane, with series creator Shōgo Kinugasa writing the series.
Classroom of the Eliteran in Media Factory’s MF Bunko J imprint from 2015 to 2019, with a total of 14 collected volumes. The Year 2sequel series continuesto follow the main cast from the original and began serialization in January 2020. The light novel series has amassed six collected volumes so far. A manga adaptation of the first light novel series illustrated by Yuyu Ichino began serialization in 2016. The series also runs in Monthly Comic Alive with its 11th collected volume having released in June.
A 12-episode anime adaptation of the light novel series produced by Studio Lerche aired during the Summer 2017 season. The studio is best known for its workon Danganronpa: The Animation,Assassination Classroom, andToilet-Bound Hanako-kun.
Seiji Kishidirected the serieswith Ryō Takahashi handling the composition. Kishi is best known for directing thePersona 3film series as well asPersona 4: The Animationand most recentlyFate/Grand Carnival. Takahashi has worked on a number of anime series includingCitrus, Arifureta, and the J.C. Staff produced anime film,Sing a Bit of Harmony.
The anime is licensed by Crunchyroll and Funimation in English. Seven Seas licenses the light novel and manga in English, having released the 9th volume of the light novel in September. The first volume of theYear 2manga series was released in February with the first volume of the light novel is set to release in May 2022.
