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I finished Classroom of the Elite. I'm not sure anyone else here even watched this but I thought it was okay and I have things to say. Sadly, it didn't reach the heights that I think it could have.

I adored this anime's concept in theory. The whole idea about super-powerful cliques battling for supremacy in high school is something that has always appealed to me, and putting that into what's basically a psychological test centered around points is a unique way to approach it. I also really like the idea of Ayanokoji, the guy who manages to stay on top of everything while remaining firmly in the background. Horikita was another great character to play off of him. Literally all of the elements were there for something amazing. Sadly, almost all of this wound up being nothing more than wasted potential.

There was only one moment towards the end that really lived up to the spirit of this idea, when Ayanokoji effortlessly won the survival test, but even that was kind of pedestrian. That's the kind of mind-game I would want in the middle of the anime just to introduce the concept and then things would escalate from there. It wasn't strong enough to be the ending. There was just too much wasted time in CotE. Sakura's stalker, the pool episode, the panty theft... these are all plots that did nothing but distract from what the story should have been about. I also think it was a huge lost opportunity that there weren't more opportunities for points to shift around. It would've increased the tension if it felt like every little thing mattered as opposed to just a few big things.

Anyway, I doubt it will happen but I would be happy to see this get another season. I think there's still a lot of potential for the characters and story even if these twelve episodes kind of dropped the ball.
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