A new trailer PV for the Classroom of the Elite Season 2 anime was released ahead of its July 4 premiere date. A new key visual and two additional cast members were also revealed.
The anime will air on AT-X, TOKYO MX, TV Aichi, KBS Kyoto, Sun TV, and BS Nittele on July 4, 2022. It will also stream on platforms like ABEMA, Amazon Prime Video, d anime store, U-NEXT, etc. Crunchyroll will be streaming the second season as part of its Summer 2022 lineup.
The newly announced cast includes:
- Soma Saito as Miyabi Nagumo
- Rie Takahashi as Hiyori Shiina
The new trailer PV previews the OP theme song, “Dance In The Game,” by ZAQ. The song will be released on July 13, 2022. Mai Fuchigami is singing the ED theme song for the season, “Human Theater”. The song will be released on July 27, 2022.
Here is the trailer PV released by the production team on the Kadokawa anime Youtube channel:
Blu-ray/DVD details
Classroom of the Elite Season 2 anime will have 13 episodes and its Blu-ray/DVD will be released in 4 volumes.
- Volume 1: The first volume will be released on October 26, 2022. It will contain episodes 1 to 4 of the anime. The Blu-ray price is ¥ 9,900 (tax included), and the DVD price is ¥ 8,800 (tax included).
- Volume 2: The second volume will be released on November 25, 2022. It will contain episodes 5 to 7 of the anime. The Blu-ray price is ¥ 9,900 (tax included), and the DVD price is ¥ 8,800 (tax included).
- Volume 3: The third volume will be released on December 23, 2022. It will contain episodes 8 to 10 of the anime. The Blu-ray price is ¥ 9,900 (tax included), and the DVD price is ¥ 8,800 (tax included).
- Volume 4: The fourth volume will be released on January 25, 2023. It will contain episodes 11 to 13 of the anime. The Blu-ray price is ¥ 9,900 (tax included), and the DVD price is ¥ 8,800 (tax included).
Here is the key visual released by the production team:
More about Classroom of the Elite
Classroom of the Elite is a light novel series written by Shogo Kinugasa and illustrated by Shunsaku Tomose. It was published by Kadokawa from May 2015 to September 2019 with 11 main volumes and 3 short stories.
In 2020, a sequel light novel series titled Classroom of the Elite: Year 2 was released. 7 volumes for the same have been released till now.
Both these series have received a manga adaptation. Seven Seas Entertainment has licensed the light novel series and the manga adaptation in English.
An anime television series adaptation by Lerche aired with the first season in 2017. The anime sequel was first announced in February, and a trailer PV was released in March.
Not only did the trailer announce a July premiere for the second season, but it also announced that the Classroom of the Elite Season 3 release date will be in 2023!
It was also confirmed that the anime will adapt the original story’s complete first-year-student arc.
For more information, you can visit the official Classroom of the Elite website.