Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e 4th Season: 2-nensei-hen 1 Gakki

Ladies and gentlemen. It happened. What happened? Things. In Classroom of the Elite. I know, that's crazy. Let's talk about it. Were these things well executed, smart or cool? No. Of course not, as it is Classroom of the Elite. But that's progress, I guess. Things still make no sense and the whole cast combined as an IQ level equal to room temperature. (bear in mind the room has AC and Celsius is objectively a better scale than Farhenheit) Now for the big question: did 4/10 moments finally happening justify watching 3 seasons of tepid slop? Probably not. But if you've already went through the hassle of these before, this season isn't the worst thing in the world in comparison. Still, I'm proud of this season. It tasted like shit, but at least it tasted like something, and that's a big step in the right direction. Thank you Lerche, for I am full. 4/10 would not watch it again.

Still a mid adaptation. There was some improvements like not skiping scenes or rushing the pacing, but there was still so many flaws. - This season had the ugliest visuals/art design in my opinion, it looks like a fan animation. - How they transition scenes is done unnaturally, and each scenes are poorly adapted as in everything feels hard to follow cuz somehow the LN explained the situations better. - Fights are animated well but character expressions and story telling (how they visualize background, pov shots, dynamic) are below standard. - Overall everything (from the scenes, characters, visuals) just feels dead soulless and plain unlike reading the source material. - it felt boring most of the time even with proper pacing all because the adaptation didnt even try. - There was nothing creative done by the studio to make the series feel more alive. They just copy paste the plot of the LN without adding anything to make it feel alive which an anime should be capable of. Proof is another recent series with an incredible adaptation is oshi no ko. That is how you do an adaptation. I was disapointed by the final arc in the manga so I didn't like the series, but after S3, I was blown away with even knowing what will happen, I even cried, all because of an amazing adaptation. I fell in love with COTE and read all year 2. I was like, there is no way they can butcher year 2 especially the island arc. But no they prooved me wrong. Season 4 of COTE is a soullesss adaptation. This series woukdve been good if it had a better adaptation. My final words is: READ THE LIGHT NOVEL

One word: Fresh. Classroom of the Elite's anime adaptation has been struggling with things such as being unfaithful of the LN and bad pacing, but the 4th season has made drastic changes to improve the anime. Story: This season starts from the LN's 2nd year arc, with class 1-D now being 2-D and adapting to the new changes in the school such as the new first years and also tiptoeing around Student Class President Nagumo's control around the school. Not only that, but the first year has their own Ryuen, named Hosen, but is much more dangerous and is willing to do much worse. The way Ayanokoji outsmarts him is amazing and definitely watch it first without being spoiled. This is just the first half of the story too, the island exam in the latter half doesn't hold your hand with telling you its rules and instead of spoonfeeding information like the previous seasons did, they leave the rules on-screen for a bit, where the show respects your intelligence enough to expect you to pause and read it so the anime can keep on going and include more information it wasn't able to like the past seasons. Speaking of which, characters that aren't Ayanokoji finally get more spotlight such as having their own internal monologue which is a welcome change indeed. I won't get into the island exam, but it is way better than the first year's one was. Definitely watch it to find out how enjoyable it can be! Art: The artstyle for the anime changed, and honestly? I'm enjoying it. It makes the fight scenes look more fluid compared to the past seasons and it makes the anime look more unique as a result as well. You know another thing they cut out from the LN? There was originally 40 students per class, but the anime cut it down to only 25 to save production. But since they changed it back to the original 40, the classrooms look more crowded, making the atmosphere more cold and competitive for an elite high school, which seems better for the tone of the story where Ayanokoji has little-to-no-one to trust now that he has an assassin from the White Room infiltrating the high school to try and expel him. Sound: Nothing to say here other than that the OST is solid as always, and the OP and ED are great. Characters: While characters in class 2-D don't shine as much now due to the emphasis on the new first years, such as the aforementioned Hosen, who has almost complete control over the first years, the lovable Nanase who follows him as his assistant, the clever and scheming Ichika, the new cast of characters don't disappoint at all. Enjoyment: the Classroom of the Elite adaptation has been struggling to find its footing, but with the 4th season, it is progressively getting better and I can't wait for future sequels of it. Overall score: 9

I love this show and it is easier to view the whole expulsion as real world elements reflected on a school setup, the gamifcation element always been my favourite though the rules are unnecessarily complicated and the result is known Ayanokoji won. The major disadvantages previously were : * known results * weird character development for Ayankoji, watch session one you will feel it is a different show * deep discussion about kushida and her expulsion that never been explored again HOWEVER in this session every single issue is going to be resolved in a physical fight, apologies if I want fight I would watch one punch man or any random shounen anime . I am so dissatisfied with this and I don't know what is the purpose of the new white room student it blows my mind how bad it ends .

Cote is unbelievable; I don't think anyone has done anything like what we saw this season. That's right, I'm talking about wasting every single episode. Out of 16 episodes, only 0 are useful and 1 is even remotely entertaining. The season is divided into two blocks of 8 episodes each. Both blocks are dedicated to building up to the big second-year exam, which is... on an island. That's right, they just rehashed the first-year exam with different rules, but the core concept is exactly the same. In an anime of the "High Stakes Games" genre, this is basically sacrilege. Let's pretend Cote didn't just commit a crime against the genre and see what it actually gave us. The first block is dedicated to building up all the characters' motivations leading up to the exam. It also introduces the main conflict, which is "expelling Ayanokouji." To that end, we're told we have an infiltrator from the White Room, the same place where Ayano became so edgy. The first section consists of introducing a huge number of subplots. Subplots that aren't relevant even to the author of the work. The clearest example was the attempted romance between NPC #1 and NPC #2. It's a plot that goes nowhere, where the characters don't directly or indirectly affect Ayanokouji, and its subplot is just that: teenage drama. Then you have to construct the motivations of eight new characters to leave us wondering, "Who is the infiltrator?" The series thinks it's clever, but after thinking about things for three minutes, you can see the plot twists coming a mile away. The second section is the island exam. The test is presented as something demanding, something that not everyone will survive, something that could leave you physically and mentally exhausted from how tough it is. The entire section really becomes a walking simulator. Ayano travels from point A to point B just to do anime trivia or quizzes about some school subject. That's the whole test; you earn points by doing trivia or playing some sport as if we were at a sports festival. Even so, many will say that doesn't matter, that what matters is what "happens in the shadows." Well... nothing much happens there either. You have a scene that tries to be epic, but falls flat. It's a scene where a character has an episode of creating a second personality, but it's just her faking her voice. The scene is so ridiculous that even the protagonist points it out. The island is like that, seeing all the characters who had an open subplot in the first half. Many of those subplots don't matter because the characters aren't part of the main storyline. The ones who come off worst are the villains. Ayanokouji has an insane amount of plot armor that the villains have to come up with their plans with ten fewer brain cells. Nagumo, the character they sold you as a threat, was made to look ridiculous this season. It will be very difficult for the script to make the character threatening in any way heading into season 5. Cote only knows how to create protagonists who farm aura. The rest of the story is just relying on faith in God so that viewers can justify everything by saying, "You didn't read the novel." COTE is one of the most entertaining anime, not because of what happens on screen, but because of the fandom's contortions trying to justify such a tremendous waste of valuable time.

A major letdown with dragged-out pacing and a sidelined protagonist. Story & Pacing: I had incredibly high expectations for this fourth season, but unfortunately, it ended up being a huge disappointment. The biggest issue of this season is definitely the pacing. The story felt extremely dragged out from the very beginning. The buildup and preparation for the highly anticipated Island Arc took forever, draining a lot of the excitement before the exam even started. To make matters worse, when the Island Arc finally arrived, it felt way too long, repetitive, and ultimately weak. It lacked the high stakes and tension we are used to, and honestly, nothing truly significant or groundbreaking happened during the entire run. Characters: Another major letdown was how the characters were handled, especially the main protagonist. Ayanokouji didn't play as big of a role as he did in the previous seasons, which was really a shame. Instead of being the mastermind pulling the strings from the shadows like before, he felt sidelined for most of the episodes. Without his heavy involvement and brilliant mind games, the show lost its unique spark. The focus shifted to setups that didn't really pay off, making the character interactions feel flat compared to past seasons. Overall: In short, Season 4 was highly mediocre. It took a lot of time to build up to something that ended up being underwhelming. If you loved the fast-paced psychological battles of the earlier seasons, this one will likely leave you wanting more. It's not completely unwatchable, but it is definitely the weakest entry in the franchise so far.

Welp the teenagers are gonna be mad at me but wow was S4 disappointing honestly the worst season of the show so far for me. The problem wasn’t the yapping it was the fact the yapping went nowhere. Like think about it for a second wtf happened in the middle of this season? All I remember is people making alliances and teams but none of that mattered because we just follow Ayanokōji as he walked around an island for 7 episodes. I’m sorry but when you’re adapting a book you gotta cut stuff for the pacing of a weekly show. For instance a solid chunk of this over bloated cast could’ve been written out at this point like I have no idea why Kushida is around anymore she hasn’t contributed to the plot since S1! Ryūen is another character that should have left the story by now I know everybody thinks he’s cool (Which is the only reason he’s still around) but after the S2 fight happened he didn’t do diddly squat in S3 and barely had any screen time in S4 hell I can count the number of scenes he’s in on one hand and I don’t need many fingers to do it. I completely agree with the emerging consensus that this season should have been condensed into a regular 12 episode cour cause outside of the 1st exam arc this was just a very dull and unfortunately forgettable season.

If you enjoyed the first three seasons for game theory strategy, this season is a major let down. It changes the analyticial and psychological aspects for violence, bad pacing, more fan service and monologues (which say surprisingly little). Overall not much happens in this show. This show feels as if a fighting fan watched the first season and got told to write a fourth season. All the plot twists and reveals are not to be found here. This season could be scrapped entirely. Only thing missing would be the introduction of the new characters. Overarching White Room lore, plot progression, character development, etc. there is nothing. We get told only what we knew already. The quotes at the beginning of each episode have been removed as well sadly. The animation has improved. Especially the fights do look good. I hear the light novel is better for this season, albeit even there it is the weakest one. Hopefully next season will be better. Overall this season feels like junk food compared to the previous three (I rated them all 10). It is not bad overall, but by comparison it most definitely is.

I really enjoyed the first 3 seasons and, although convoluted, I generally liked the tests and ensuing mind games. Season 4 was interesting at first due to the new cast of characters, but then issues just kept piling on. It's nice to have new characters, but as they effectively doubled the cast, everyone generally got far less screen time and it soon became difficult to follow all the relationships and interactions. At some point I simply stopped caring who does what and why. Even Ayanokouji-kun felt more opaque than ever. The second half of the season, consisting of the last test, was particularly rushed. And most of all, the escalation in violence seemed unjustified and bordering on ridiculous, as by the end it started looking like a karate kid movie. I still overall enjoy this franchise and want it to continue, but for me this season felt less smart and far more generic.

An absolutely awesome work. They do a great job portraying Ayanokoji as mysterious, yet strong and cool at the same time. I’m very curious to see how it all ends. Wishing the creators good health and hoping for the release of Season 5 soon. I wonder how his story will conclude and how he’ll outplay everyone… The style and art direction suit this anime perfectly; the characters often react to various situations in a very lifelike way. The only thing is, the image quality seemed to drop compared to previous seasons. Story is unique. I think other people will enjoy this anime and the way the main character handles various situations. I recommend watching it.

I can’t believe I’m about to say this, but this season is actually really good. They didn’t cut half the novel just to animate a quarter of it. This season is good—wow, I never thought I’d say this about the Ayanokouji anime. In short, it was a rough journey, but the anime finally got good. Watch it. You already survived 3 bad seasons and now you finally get rewarded, don’t waste it. And just so this review doesn’t feel too short, all 16 episodes were put to good use, and they even animated a scene of Ayanokouji being kind of an idiot. If you want to know something about the series or the first-year characters—just like back when the volume first came out—Ichika was pretty popular. They also toned down all the girls’ proportions, just like the novel has been doing lately. I guess the series is maturing alongside many of the people who started watching with season 1… poetic, isn’t it?

Classroom of the slopite back at it again with some of the most robotic, amateur, and horrendous level writing I've ever seen in my entire life. This time it lost its main appeal, Classroom of the elite has always been a fast food series, a type of show you can enjoy as long as you shut off your brain and don't think too deeply about logic and plot-holes. This season decided to take this aspect and absolutely erode it from existence, instead of getting an unhealthy burger, you get a rotten decaying flesh with high concentration of boringium. This season is all talk, no action, pure bark no bite basically nothing happens for half of the season. As usual dialogue is written in a printer way, characters speak in an inhuman-way uncompelling for a bunch of high school elitists, the greatest of students are talking not like academically smart people but how a representation of how a smart person would speak in the eyes of an idiot. They seem strategic, but nothing they say actually makes sense, they use seemingly complex words for little to no reason, and act like everything they do is a part of their greatest plan. It was all a plan! Everyone is a mere puppet to me! Uncompelling, dumb, and boring. The characters. I had my expectations low but damn I can't believe such a pathetic cast made it into the pitch in the first place, seriously cannot believe any competent writer would dare make these newer characters. First off is the main attraction, the main focus of this season, the white room student who came to obliterate the greatest of chads ayanokoji! Nanase tsubasa is a character that first gets introduced as the one most suspicious of being from the white room, she is a calculating mysterious shmuck with a very veeeery sobby backstory, because of course any character needs a sob story to feel deep. Her plot is to take down ayanokoji by following him around and waiting for the perfect moment to kill him! And what do we get? Well she just gets her butt paved into to the ground, absolutely man-handled, whole scene was an embarrassment girl wasn't even given a chance against mister plot-armor himself, she gets a talk-no-jutsu from mister chad and suddenly becomes defensive about ayanokoji and willing to help him. Her entire villain-hood revenge-plot gets hyped for 8 episodes, then gets closed in like one episode lmfaoooo. On top of it she gets absolutely roasted by the show getting called a useless bigot who can't do shite, a mere pawn in the 4D chess ayanokoko is playing just like all the other weaklings. However what a surprise fellow reader! This anime is hiding a very big mystery.... In fact, nanase tsubasa WAS NOT the white room student! Yes! This literal sad loser who wasn't even given a CHANCE to be more than a sad loser is not the main attraction!! Boohoo for her, the writer simply doesn't like a character they themselves wrote, so who is the actual chad? You guessed it! It's this yet another yandere shmuck introduced once again just rebranded, it's the kushida 2.0 herself Amasawa Ichika! You even get a fight scene where kushida gets also paved to the ground no chance given by the amasawa herself, the new ayanokoji of this series! And what will she get? PLOT ARMOR. She is a smart, calculating, strong, fast, quick, capable, unstoppable, adaptable, FORCE of reckoning who gets pure plot armor spoon fed directly to her with no price given, she essentially plays off like a fanfiction character. She is important the story says, but why is she important? who the hell knows, an idiotic yandere-esque character who loves dear ayanokoji and nothing she does feels much more than the writer himself thinking "ohhh this would be a great way to shill this character!". I wish there was more to say about this character besides the fact that the only plot point about her is that she loves ayanokoji and wants to defend him, that's it. Like we didn't have enough of these ayano-fangirl-knights, sakura karuizawa ichinose nanase ect aren't enough of course. And then comes a very funny part in which nagumo suddenly feels a need to take on ayanokoji. So what do you guess he's gonna do? For context this is a character who was introduced as a calculating guy with a snake-like manipulative personality, so instead of plotting a sabotage like how sakaynagi typically does, he just simply out of nowhere resorts to violence against ayanokoji only to get one-shot in literally one scene. This is one thing I've noticed about the show, the writer simply pushes one character down to shill another, one character is made to be an idiot just so the other seems high and mighty. Uncompelling is the best way to explain the writing, Nothing makes sense. Why is high level of violence suddenly allowed in a school of the elite? Why are characters who are introduced as calculating suddenly relying on violence? And what the hell is the point of this entire island arc, this whole island game is purely dangerous you don't get instance where you can strategize very well if at all. It's simply an unfitting test for students. The games played are skipped, you only watch the characters move around the place while talking over and over again. Any type of strategic sabotage is not something you expect out of a school of the elite, and I don't care if the plot-armor says "well it's all a facade to kick off ayanokoji", because this whole plot is the dumbest way to even kick him off. This whole game already gives him huge advantages spoon-fed directly to him, since suddenly the class of his year are basically allies, on top of the fact that this character in-itself is some over powered master with everyone around him an idiot. And again what did we get? Nothing, the whole "ayanokoji must be expelled" plot gets closed for good in basically one episode, in which he manage to fight two adults. Ayanokoji simply will never ever get a case where he's actually challenged, struggles against the characters, and put to the test. The writer simply doesn't comprehend the idea of survival and having STAKES in this story. The season's story finally ends with only NPC nobodies getting expulsion, further proving the fact that there is truthfully no risks this show is willing to take. All I can ask is what's the point, what is the point of this show, if it can't even be treated a fastfood dumb anime you watch for fun, neither can it be taken as a serious story with stakes, then what the hell is the point? Nothing, you get nothing, we get nothing, nothing happens, and nothing makes sense. Classroom of the elite season 4, finally completed with a score of 3 out of 10.

All those supposedly "500IQ" plays and it always end in a brawl lol. Everything will always work out because Ayanokouji supremacy. They should add a "Comedy" tag because it is hilarious how shallow or empty the series actually is. There is way too much hand holding. Every little decision/action is accompanied by an explanation from character A to character B so that the viewer can just follow along without using their brain. I am not digging the new art style and i am sure i am not the only one and what is up with the obnoxious dirty screen effect filter? The new art style make all the characters look younger, more generic and flat compared to previous season and all of the more interesting characters lost their auras because of this change of art style. The LN is also more or less the same so i don't understand the "LN is better" take. Throwing unlimited budget at the adaptation and giving it the best animation is not going to fix the issues that is baked into the source material. Watching this series make me appreciate all the other good series that released in Spring alot more. So thanks?

The fourth season of Classroom of the Elite: Second Year, First Semester introduces many new students alongside those seeking to expel Ayanokouji throughout various tests. Unfortunately, the number of moving components and cast members has grown so massive that the majority of individuals barely have enough time for meaningful development. This produces two issues: Dialogue explaining intelligence rather than showing an individual being competent, and semi-established scenes skipping straight to the outcome. Pair these problems with the sub-par stylistic animation changes, albeit with improved pacing, fight choreography, and opening and ending themes, and this series continues to remain a relatively entertaining watch lacking narrative substance.

New school year, new school problems. This season was interesting to say the least. From the very beginning, it constantly had me asking questions. Who is it? What's the plan? What's really going on? It does a great job of keeping you guessing, and by the end of the season, it doesn't leave a mountain of unanswered questions. This time, Ayanokoji and his class successfully move on to their second year of high school, bringing them one step closer to graduation. That's their second to last year in Japanese schooling. We also get introduced to the new first year classes, but there's one major twist. One of these new students is secretly from the White Room, just like Ayanokoji, and they've been sent to get him expelled. Who is it? Well... you'll have to watch to find out. There are a few games this season, but the island challenge easily takes up most of the spotlight. Just like in their first year, everyone is thrown onto an island for another survival like competition. That said, just like I mentioned in my Season 3 review, the games themselves feel less important now. At this point, they feel more like a backdrop for the real conflict between Ayanokoji, the Chairman, and everyone working behind the scenes. Honestly, if you asked me to explain all the rules of these games, I'd probably fail. I'm not watching for the games anymore. I'm watching to see how Ayanokoji outsmarts everyone and adapts to whatever gets thrown at him. I also wasn't too far off in my S4 prediction. Ayanokoji keeps building more and more allies, and I still have a feeling it's all leading toward something much bigger that could happen in a later season. As for the music, they never miss with the opening. It immediately earned a spot in my anime openings playlist on YouTube. The ending is fine, but it's not one I find myself going back to. Overall, another great season 9/10. I can't wait to see what Season 5 has in store!

One word, Nanase. It's classroom of the elite, if you've been following this series you know most of the characters. This season introduces us to a batch of new first years, some like Housen or Ichika that are interesting, and others like a boy who went to Kushida's school whom I cannot remember the name of that are w/e but fine. Then you have Nanase, a character who is introduced and plays a prominent role in the season that sucks the absolute life out of it. In CotE, you have all these interesting plots going on with a whole cast of interesting, if not always deep, characters. This trend continues into this season, and has side objectives interacting with one another and even a few new plot advancements and revelations. Nanase however, is at the center of the main plot and has no personality at all. The best I can describe her is she's like a blank female self-insert character, but with a dash of attitude. I'll spare the details, but imagine 6 episodes of someone like this shooting the breeze to Ayanokouji and you'd understand the main problem of this season. She shows up often, contributes little, and doesn't go away. In a school where everyone is trying to screw over everyone else consistently for personal gain, or personal reasons, she barely fits in at all. The main plot isn't helped by the fact it's another island contest but less interesting than the first one with a lot less scheming and mind games. In this season, violence is on the menu and there is plenty of it. Teachers have completely looked past students being violent or threatening violence as long as serious injury doesn't occur. This takes away some of the best parts of CotE and I hope going forward it doesn't continue in this direction However, when the camera isn't on Nanase, there's some interesting things going on and that's why I could never give it a not recommended. If you're following the series, you kind of have to watch this. The complainers online wanting the series to be "faithful to the LN" got their wish, and this is the most faithful adaptation in the series. They now complain that this wasn't the arc that should be faithful and the writers should have taken creative liberty for this season. There's no pleasing the mob, so when you see Nanase yap on and on, and you're wondering when they're going to get to the good parts again, know that this is what people wanted.

This is my review as an anime-only viewer, having watched the series from Season I all the way through Season IV. I genuinely love stories that rely on raw intellect and meticulous planning. However, my biggest grievance with this show is its execution. While the premise itself is highly compelling, an elite high school where students ruthlessly compete against one another, most of the plots are ultimately resolved through a 'tell, don't show' approach, and the formula remains completely unchanged throughout the seasons. Over time, it becomes increasingly clear that the show merely pretends to be a heavy, cognitive, and intellectual psychological thriller. Instead, it feels more like a bunch of average-IQ high school kids pretending to be deeply philosophical, all dumped into a corporate like school environment where they try to tear each other down. In fact, I actually found myself praising Season IV much more, even though it is glaringly obvious that the art style of the previous seasons was far superior, because most of the conflicts there were resolved through raw action and physical confrontations. This felt far more satisfying than the show's usual attempt to look sophisticated with strategic minds or underhanded schemes, which often feel completely hollow due to the constant 'tell, don't show' delivery. A. The Things I Praise: 1. A Memorable Cast From Sakayanagi Arisu, Rokusuke Koenji, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, Ryuuen Kakeru, Hosen Kazuomi, Hiyori Shiina, Nanase Tsubasa, Amasawa Ichika, Kiryuuin Fuuka, Ichinose Honami, Horikita Suzune, Karuizawa Kei, and Kushida Kikyou, the cast of this anime is highly compelling and memorable. Their distinct personalities and character designs deserve praise, especially my personal favorites: Sakayanagi Arisu and Rokusuke Koenji. Honorable Mention: Asahina Nazuna I really like her character design, but it’s a shame she only gets fleeting appearances. Her design is so well-crafted that, over time, she honestly feels like a heroine from a completely different anime who somehow got lost and stumbled into this show just to make a cameo. 2. Excellent Voice Acting Performance The voice cast from Season I all the way through Season IV delivers a excellent performance. The seiyuu effortlessly carry the show's intense psychological atmosphere and bring personalities to the characters. My absolute favorite performance in the entire series is definitely Hidaka Rina as Sakayanagi Arisu. Her soft, calm, and princess-like voice is incredibly mesmerizing, which truly makes me love Arisu’s character even more. She effortlessly captures the sophisticated aura of a regal yet cunning genius, making every single one of her dialogue scenes an absolute joy to listen to. 3. The Opening and Ending Themes To be completely honest, from Season I all the way through Season IV, the openings and endings have consistently been fantastic and never disappoint. My personal favorites are the Season I Opening, "Caste Room," and the Season III Ending, "今世大革命". 4. The Fight Animation I really like the fight animation in the show. From Ayanokoji Kiyotaka vs Ryuuen Kakeru, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka vs Nanase Tsubasa, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka vs Tsukishiro Tokinari, Rokusuke Koenji vs Nagumo Miyabi’s subordinates, Horikita Suzune & Ibuki Mio vs Amasawa Ichika. The animation and choreography in all of these fights feels incredibly raw, well-executed, and fluid without any stiffness. My absolute favorite is the clash between Ayanokoji Kiyotaka and Ryuuen Kakeru. B. The Things I Criticize: 1. Convenient Plot Kiyotaka's plans often seem ingenious not because of truly brilliant strategies, but because the anime deliberately nerfs other characters, making them suddenly stupid or oblivious just so Kiyotaka's plans can succeed. 2. Information Hidden from the Audience Kiyotaka's tactics are often suddenly pulled out of a hat at the very end of an arc without any prior clues or setup. This makes it feel like the anime is cheating just to force a "cool" moment for the protagonist. 3. Empty Hype and Monologues The anime constantly tells the audience through internal monologues and other characters' dialogue that Kiyotaka is an absolute genius, terrifying, and the ultimate White Room masterpiece. However, the actual actions shown on screen rarely live up to that massive reputation. 4. Instant Solutions Behind the Scenes Many complex school problems or exams are lazily resolved by just telling us that Kiyotaka "bribed someone," "threatened someone," or "made a secret deal" off-screen. The audience is rarely invited to see how these clever negotiations actually unfolded; we are simply shown the final outcome and told that he won. 5. The Art Style (Specifically for Season IV) The art style in Season IV is quite disappointing, as the facial expressions and details feel incredibly stiff. The environmental art also lacks detail, and the lighting occasionally feels odd and excessively dark in several scenes and settings. Ultimately, at least in terms of its art style, it feels less like a high-profile series and more like a low-budget, generic isekai anime adaptation that simply pops up every season. C. Conclusion Ultimately, Classroom of the Elite is a show that shines in its presentation but stumbles in its core promise. It boasts an unforgettable cast of characters, excellent opening and ending songs, and remarkably raw fight animation that peaks when it embraces physical action. However, as an intellectual psychological thriller, it frequently falls flat under the weight of its own hollow hype and lazy 'off-screen' resolutions. It is a highly entertaining high school drama masquerading as a battle of geniuses, flawed, yet undeniably fun to watch.

Another season of classroom of the elite. This time they showing a lot of new characters, and honestly some of them are interesting. Ayanokoji as always act and think so witty. The arcs showed in this season are pretty interesting. Although, i cant explain properly but the hook and charm this anime has are kinda weared out... I love the first season so much. But this fourth season...it was okay but still enjoyable. The production quality are improving. But story quality i think are a bit stagnant. Idk it's just not that spectacular as the first season. But still i watch this season with enjoyment. And really excited for the new characters. But yea maybe it's getting a bit boring and I'm hoping the 5th season will bring out something different and unique. And yes definitely will watch it for more insights about the first year students.

Genuinely, why did the studio behind this anime ruin the art so badly? I've thoroughly enjoyed this series since the beginning and never once thought that the art was a problem. Yet clearly that wasn't the case in their opinion, as they decided to put some god-awful filter over the finished work to try and create an aesthetic. The intended effect failed spectacularly, and instead, we are left with art that looks like they forgot to add outlines to the characters. It's so dog shit that I had to double-check that the first episode was, in fact, in 1080p and that the releasers didn't mess it up. The entire anime looks like it's in lower resolution, except for headshots of the characters. There are several instances of the outlines bleeding onto the necks in a dotted mess. How did the finished product manage to pass QA with the approval of multiple higher-ups, including the director, with nobody stopping at any point to say, "Hey, this looks like complete trash, maybe we shouldn't put this horrendous filter that makes the work of our artists look like low-resolution, unpolished garbage"? I am baffled by their decision. As for the contents itself, it's similar to the previous seasons, but with more action and a bit less mental games.

-This part feels fresher than just a continuation, the arrival of the new first years changes the board, because it is no longer only about the familiar rivalries between classes, but about a broader structure where Ayanokoji begins to be observed, measured, and attacked from other angles, that gives the season a sense of restart, same central characters, but with new rules and more pressure, i also like that the anime maintains that cold, calculating tone of silent tension, where many times what matters is not who shouts louder, but who understands the system better and manipulates the pieces without others noticing, even so, it remains a work very dependent on information, conversations, plans, and subtext, and when the anime compresses too much material some moves can feel less elaborate than they should, it has many characters, new groups, and exams with specific rules, so if it is not handled calmly, it can feel overloaded or rushed, i also think it may not work equally well for everyone because its appeal is more mental than emotional, i like that style of social chess, where Ayanokoji is almost always measuring everyone, but i understand that for some viewers it can feel distant, there is not always a strong emotional connection with the conflicts, because many times the series prioritizes strategy, mystery, and the protagonist's intellectual superiority over direct human drama, that is not necessarily bad, because it is part of its identity, but it does set a ceiling if one is looking for a more emotionally intense season, it remains a strong, interesting, and quite enjoyable season for those already following the anime, it has good elements, a new stage, new rivals, more pressure on Ayanokoji, and an exam structure that keeps the tension alive, it carries the risk of feeling compressed and too crowded with characters, but it is a solid continuation with considerable potential, especially for those who enjoy this work, although its quality depends a lot on how well it manages to balance complexity, pacing, and development. (ESP) Esta parte se siente más fresca que una simple continuación, la llegada de los nuevos primeros años cambia el tablero, porque ya no se trata solamente de las rivalidades conocidas entre las clases, sino de una estructura más amplia donde Ayanokoji empieza a ser observado, medido y atacado desde otros ángulos, eso le da a la temporada una sensación de reinicio, mismos personajes centrales, pero con reglas nuevas y más presión, también me gusta que el anime mantenga ese tono frío, calculador y de tensión silenciosa, donde muchas veces lo importante no es quién grita más, sino quién entiende mejor el sistema y manipula las piezas sin que los demás se den cuenta, aun así sigue siendo una obra muy dependiente de información, conversaciones, planes y subtexto, y cuando el anime comprime demasiado material algunas jugadas pueden sentirse menos elaboradas de lo que debería, tiene muchos personajes, nuevos grupos y exámenes con reglas específicas, así que si no se maneja con calma, puede sentirse cargada o apresurada, también creo que puede no funcionar igual para todos porque su atractivo es más mental que emocional, a mi me gusta ese estilo de "ajedrez social", donde Ayanokoji casi siempre esta midiendo a todos, pero entiendo que para algunos espectadores puede sentirse distante, no siempre hay una conexión emocional fuerte con los conflictos, porque muchas veces la serie prioriza la estrategia, el misterio y la superioridad intelectual del protagonista sobre el drama humano directo, eso no es necesariamente malo, porque es parte de su identidad, pero si le pone un techo si uno busca una temporada más intensa emocionalmente, se mantiene como una temporada fuerte, interesante y bastante disfrutable para quien ya viene siguiendo el anime, tiene buenos elementos, nueva etapa, nuevos rivales, más presión sobre Ayanokoji y una estructura de exámenes que mantiene viva la tensión, arrastra el riesgo de sentirse comprimida y demasiado cargada de personajes, pero es una continuación sólida y con bastante potencial, especialmente para los que les gusta esta obra, aunque su calidad depende mucho de que tan bien logre equilibrar complejidad, ritmo y desarrollo.