2025-02-06 18:05:05
Classroom of the Elite (Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e)
While Classroom of the Elite doesn’t bring anything particularly groundbreaking to the table, it’s still an engaging and entertaining watch. The setting is an elite academy that runs on a point-based system (from what I gathered, there are both personal points and class points), and these points can be converted into real money, or at least, you can buy pretty much anything with them. The story revolves around different classes scheming, deceiving, and backstabbing each other to gain an advantage.
There’s no comedic relief here, and the atmosphere leans toward the darker side, which works in the show’s favor. A lot of anime with similar tones tend to drown in excessive teenage edginess and forced "epic" moments (the cringe kind), but this one manages to avoid that. Sure, sometimes the conflict on screen feels like glorified rat-racing with serious expressions, but honestly, that just adds to the realism.
The characters? Pretty interesting, though not fully fleshed out, at least in the first season. Still, they’re compelling enough to keep me hooked. Definitely looking forward to the next season.
There’s no comedic relief here, and the atmosphere leans toward the darker side, which works in the show’s favor. A lot of anime with similar tones tend to drown in excessive teenage edginess and forced "epic" moments (the cringe kind), but this one manages to avoid that. Sure, sometimes the conflict on screen feels like glorified rat-racing with serious expressions, but honestly, that just adds to the realism.
The characters? Pretty interesting, though not fully fleshed out, at least in the first season. Still, they’re compelling enough to keep me hooked. Definitely looking forward to the next season.