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Yōkoso Jitsuryoku Shijō Shugi no Kyōshitsu e (ようこそ実力至上主義の教室へ, literally meaning "Welcome to the Classroom of the Supreme Ability Doctrine"; official localisation: "Classroom of the Elite"), abbreviated as Yō-Jitsu (よう実) or more commonly, its alternative romanization, You-Zitsu, is a light novel series written by Shōgo Kinugasa and illustrated by Tomoseshunsaku.

Synopsis

Kiyotaka Ayanokōji has enrolled at Advanced Nurturing High School, where it's said that 100% of students go on to college or find employment. But he ends up in class 1-D, which is full of all the school's problem children. What's more, every month, the school awards students points with a cash value of 100,000 yen, and the classes employ a laissez-faire policy in which talking, sleeping, and even sabotage are permitted during class. One month later, Ayanokōji, Horikita, and the students of D-Class learn the truth of the system in place within their school...

Ayanokōji is finally moving up to his second year of the Advanced Nurturing High School, after having safely evaded the last exam of the first year along with Tsukishiro's schemes. The entry ceremony is soon held after the short spring vacation. The new first year students are finally arriving, as if to greet the coming of April. Standing neck to neck with the second years, the new first years have unique personalities full of ups and down.

What's more— There is an enforcer from the White Room among them.

Special exams against the other second years, the stepping stones to ascend to class A, dodging the tenacious Tsukishiro and the enforcer's attacks while counterattacking, and their own human relationships. The first days of the second year of the Advanced Nurturing High School is finally about to begin! And they are not by any means ordinary—

Releases

The series has been published under Media Factory's MF Bunko J imprint since 2015; as of January 2024, 27 volumes (including 5 short story collections) have been released.

Prequel

A prequel volume, Volume 0, was released on December 23, 2022 as a benefit from purchasing the first BD/DVD volume for the second season of the anime adaptation.

While serving as the prequel, it is the 24th volume in the series, preceded by Volume 8 of 2nd Year Arc.

1st Year

The 1st Year Arc of the series consists of 14 volumes, with 3 short story collections.

2nd Year

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Official logo for the 2nd Year Arc.

On October 25, 2019, it was announced that the series would begin its "2nd Year Arc" and be renamed as Yōkoso Jitsuryoku Shijō Shugi no Kyōshitsu e: Ni-Nensei-hen (ようこそ実力至上主義の教室へ 2年生編, literally meaning "Welcome to the Classroom of the Supreme Ability Doctrine: 2nd Year"; official localisation: "Classroom of the Elite: Year 2"). The first volume was released on January 24, 2020.

English release

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Official logo banner of the English release.

On July 8, 2018, it was announced that the light novel has been officially licensed by Seven Seas Entertainment and would be published in both digital and paperback format, starting with the first volume on February 7 (digital) and May 7 (paperback), 2019.

2nd Year

On September 22nd, 2021, it was announced that the the light novel's "2nd Year Arc" has been officially licensed by Seven Seas Entertainment and would be published in both digital and paperback format, starting with the first volume on June 9 (digital) and July 19 (paperback), 2022.[1]

Manga

Main article: Yōkoso Jitsuryoku Shijō Shugi no Kyōshitsu e (Manga) The manga adaptation of the series has been serializing in Monthly Comic Alive since January 2016. While the adaptation of the first year arc by Yuyu Ichino was still continuing, it was announced that another artist will begin working on adaptation of the second year arc.

1st year arc

The first year arc by Yuyu Ichino started serializing in January 2016 and As of February 2022, 12 volumes have been published.

2nd year arc

In December 2021 issue (released October 2021) of Monthly Comic Alive, it was announced that Xia Sasane will start the second year arc adaptation in February 2022 issue (released December 2021) of Comic Alive.

English

In June 2021, Seven Seas Entertainment announced the English licensing of the manga adaptation, with the first volume set to be released in February 2022.[2]

Anime

Main article: Yōkoso Jitsuryoku Shijō Shugi no Kyōshitsu e (Anime)

The light novel received a 12-episode anime adaptation of the same name produced by Lerche and directed by Seiji Kishi and Hiroyuki Hashimoto. It aired from July 12 to September 27, 2017.

A sequel to the 2017 anime was later announced on February 21, 2022.[3] On March 6, 2022 It was revealed to premier in Summer 2022.

Along with the release date of Season 2, a third season scheduled to release in 2023 was also announced. It was also confirmed that entirety of 1st Year Arc would be animated by the second and third season.[4]

Spin-offs

Main articles: Yōkoso Jitsuryoku Shijō Shugi no Kyōshitsu e: √Horikita and Yōkoso Jitsuryoku Shijō Shugi no Kyōshitsu e: Other School Days A spin-off manga titled Yōkoso Jitsuryoku Shijō Shugi no Kyōshitsu e: √Horikita by Sakagaki has been serialized in the same magazine since June 27, 2017; as of November 22, 2017, one volume has been released. An official spin-off anthology book titled Yōkoso Jitsuryoku Shijō Shugi no Kyōshitsu e: Other School Days which mainly covered short stories manga by various artists was released on September 23, 2017.

English

Seven Seas Entertainment had got the English licensing rights of the √Horikita manga adaptation, with the first volume released in July 2023 while the final volume released in October 2023.

Web Radio

A web radio show Yōkoso Jitsuryoku Shijō Shugi no Radio e (ようこそ実力至上主義のラジオへ, literally meaning "Welcome to the Radio of the Supreme Ability Doctrine") began broadcasting on July 11, 2017, and aired every Tuesday until October 10, 2017. The show was hosted by Akari Kitō and Yurika Kubo, who voiced Suzune and Kikyō in the anime adaptation.[5]

Reception

As of May 2017, at least 500,000 copies of the light novel have been sold over. Thanks to the TV anime broadcast, the series reaches 1 million sales in total and gets a large reprint on August 17, 2017.[6][7] In the 2018 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! guidebook, the series ranks #19 in bunkobon category, followed by #9 (2019) and #4 (2020, 2021) in the following years.[8]

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You-Zitsu Series
Light Novel Prequel Volume 0
Year 1 Volume 1Volume 2Volume 3Volume 4Volume 4.5Volume 5Volume 6Volume 7Volume 7.5Volume 8Volume 9Volume 10Volume 11Volume 11.5
Year 2 Volume 1Volume 2Volume 3Volume 4Volume 4.5Volume 5Volume 6Volume 7Volume 8Volume 9Volume 9.5Volume 10Volume 11
Manga Year 1 Volume 1Volume 2Volume 3Volume 4Volume 5Volume 6Volume 7Volume 8Volume 9Volume 10Volume 11Volume 12
Year 2 Volume 1Volume 2Volume 3
Anime Season 1 Volume 1Volume 2Volume 3Volume 4
Season 2 Volume 1Volume 2Volume 3Volume 4
Season 3 Volume 1Volume 2Volume 3Volume 4
Spin-off √Horikita (Volume 1Volume 2) • Other School Days
Databooks Character Profile (Volume 1Volume 2) • Starter BookAkihabara Posters
Art Books Tomoseshunsaku Special Art WorksTomoseshunsaku Art WorksArt Fan Book Winter 2017The End: First Year Arc Box — Tomoseshunsaku Art WorksYou-Zitsu: Second Year Arc Start — Tomoseshunsaku Art Works
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