The Classroom of the Elite anime adaptation is getting 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.
A manga adaptation of the Classroom of the Elite: Year 2 light novels began serialization in Kadokawa’s Monthly Comic Alive in December. The manga is illustrated by Shia Sasane, with series creator Shōgo Kinugasa writing the series.
Classroom of the Elite ran in Media Factory’s MF Bunko J imprint from 2015 to 2019, with a total of 14 collected volumes. The Year 2 sequel series continues to 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 work on Danganronpa: The Animation, Assassination Classroom, and Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun.
Seiji Kishi directed the series with Ryō Takahashi handling the composition. Kishi is best known for directing the Persona 3 film series as well as Persona 4: The Animation and most recently Fate/Grand Carnival. Takahashi has worked on a number of anime series including Citrus, 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 the Year 2 manga series was released in February with the first volume of the light novel is set to release in May 2022.
Source: Anime News Network