rest of the novel isn’t. Not to be misunderstood, Classroom of the Elite isn’t some sort of isekai, what I mean is that the core setting is a controlled environment clear of outside influence with a fake “society” set up. Which in turn makes the attempted portrayal at psychology of the character and social commentary fake also, as it doesn’t relate to actual realistic society.

As a character I felt that Airi was an interesting one in that her struggle for equality was on a more personal level than other characters and was based on Airi’s innate personality traits notably her quiet and timid nature. The decision to use a model as an alternate side to her personality I felt was a good move as models in addition to showcasing products can also serve to help other people by their modelling as well. I felt that Mao Ichimichi did an excellent job in portraying the character of Airi. Classroom of The Elite’s anime series features characters with personalities that are altered as well – not matching the light novel or the manga versions. Using Kiyotaka as the same example, the anime version of the character appeared stoic and robotic while the manga portrayed him as more human and emotional.It offered interesting points about ethics and morality, piquing my interest in the series. Commendably so, as it managed to have meaningful content in a scene that’s just about whether to offer your seat in public transport or not. The problem is that this chapter is set in real world, while Now, that could still work if the story had interesting characters that could engage in some intriguing chemistry. Unfortunately that is not the case. I’d like to start with the protagonist, who is the most interesting character in this novel, but that isn’t really saying much, just that the rest is much worse off. It’s an interesting concept – a character that looks average to the observers but is in fact very capable and hiding as an average joe is part of their calculations. It’s not an original idea, sure, but sounds interesting enough. The problem with Ayanokouji is that his character seems to be crafted this way just so the readers could roleplay and imagine themselves and someone who is actually not average like the reader is in reality but super great awesome person. Yep, the plague of light novel world, the blatant self-insert is in motion once again, together with the “lone wolf” aesthetics so popularized by Oregairu. Classroom of the Elite: Year 2 (Light Novel) Vol. 2". Seven Seas Entertainment . Retrieved February 16, 2022. Same School, Second Year: Seven Seas Licenses CLASSROOM OF THE ELITE: YEAR 2 Light Novel Series". Seven Seas Entertainment. 22 September 2021 . Retrieved 24 September 2021.

Classroom of the Elite (Light Novel) Vol. 9". Seven Seas Entertainment . Retrieved February 16, 2022. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (May 27, 2018). "Classroom of the Elite Spinoff Manga Focusing on Suzune Ends". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on February 4, 2023 . Retrieved February 4, 2023.Classroom of the Elite: Year 2 (Light Novel) Vol. 3". Seven Seas Entertainment . Retrieved August 19, 2022. The main character, Kiyotaka Ayanokoji, is in Class D, where only the most “retarded” students are sent. Due to some circumstances, Kiyotaka was inattentive during the entrance exam, and that’s why he got into this class. But everything changes when he meets his two new classmates, Suzune Horikita and Kikyo Kushida.

Classroom of the Elite: Year 2 (Light Novel) Vol. 7". Seven Seas Entertainment . Retrieved April 8, 2023. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (May 1, 2017). "Yōkoso Jitsuryoku Shijō Shugi no Kyōshitsu e Light Novel Series Gets TV Anime in July". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 6, 2021 . Retrieved May 1, 2017. Classroom of the Elite: Year 2 (Light Novel) Vol. 4". Seven Seas Entertainment . Retrieved August 19, 2022. Art (8/10) - The artwork is beautiful most of the time, but don't expect anything more than what you've seen from the cover. Sometimes the proportions of characters are messed up, and I don't think it's for the cinematic purpose to emphasize the story even more deeply. Rest of the characters can be grouped together. Why have I singled out Ayanokouji and Chabashira? Because those two are the only ones whose names I remember without looking up if I’m right. And for Chabashira it’s only because I think her name sounds funny. Yes, lot of the characters just kind of… merge together. Multiple times I had to look up a name to find out who is the novel even talking about. Now, I won’t lie, I’m usually bad with remembering names, but usually I can still differ between the characters. Here, most of the characters don’t have personality interesting or individual enough to be able to be identified by different means other then their names. That is not something that’s supposed to happen. Even if the reader is bad with names (and I’m hardly the only one who is), they should still be able to tell the characters apart.Classroom of the Elite (Light Novel) Vol. 1". Seven Seas Entertainment . Retrieved February 16, 2022. Suzune Horikita voiced by new seiyuu Akari Kito is one of the main characters of the series and is the main heroine of the series. A 16-year-old high school freshman and a member of class D Suzune is a quiet, well-mannered but distant person at the start of the series. In the beginning Suzune exhibited the classic ice queen type personality that’s commonly seen in animes. In addition to exhibiting the quiet and unapproachable nature that’s the key point of the ice queen persona Suzune in the beginning was also a thorny person that preferred to act using her own judgement than rely on others showing that she was also someone that did not trust others easily. In the beginning Suzune also had a rather curious view on friendship in that she did not see a need for it in the beginning. As a result of her ice queen like personality Suzune in the beginning was seen by many within the class as something akin to an oddball and not widely trusted by her classmates. Indeed, at this point in time she was also the same as well as she regarded friendship and bonds with something akin to disdain. As the series goes on though thanks largely to the efforts of Kiyotaka and Kikyou Suzune’s personality gradually starts to change as the class begins to suffer from assaults from other classes. Though reluctant at first Suzune gradually becomes friendlier to others but still keeps a certain distance from others. Though still dismissive about friendships Suzune begins to understand that friendship and unity within the class will be important if they were to endure within the school and starts to care more about her classmates advising and helping them when needed until she is satisfied that they are safe. In this we can see that Suzune’s starting ice queen personality gradually starts to be thawed out as she begins warming to several of her classmates and trusting them the most prominent of them being Kiyotaka.