Amanga adaptationof Shōgo Kinugasa’sClassroom of the Elite: Year 2light novels will start serialization on December 25, the January 2022 issue of Kadokawa’s Monthly Comic Alive magazine revealed.
Classroom of the Eliteran in Media Factory’s MF Bunko J imprint from 2015 to 2019, with a total of 14 collected volumes. TheYear 2sequel 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.
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Amanga adaptationof 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. Shia Sasane will handle the illustrations for theYear 2manga, taking over for Ichino.
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 forits work onDanganronpa: The Animation,Assassination Classroom, andToilet-Bound Hanako-kun.
Seiji Kishi directed the series with Ryō Takahashi handling the composition. Kishi is best known fordirecting thePersona 3film seriesas well asPersona 4: The Animationand most recentlyFate/Grand Carnival. Takahashi has worked on a number of anime includingCitrus,Arifureta, and the J.C. Staff produced anime film, Sing a Bit of Harmony.
Theanime is licensed by Crunchyrolland 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 manga series will release in February with the first volume of theYear 2light novel is set to release in May 2022.
Source:Anime News Network
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