Classroom of the Elite: Year 2 (Light Novel) Vol. 10

ようこそ実力至上主義の教室へ 2年生編 [Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e 2nd Year] (Novel) #10

by Syougo Kinugasa, Tomoseshunsaku (Illustrator)

Winter vacation is over, and there's no time to lose. The third semester kicks off with the announcement of the "Survival Elimination Special Exam," a battle between the four classes! They will face off against each other in various subjects to see who reigns supreme. But this isn't any ordinary exam: fail to snatch first place, and your class's points will be slashed! With the stakes this high, nobody can afford to hold back!

Genres: Light Novel, Fiction

259 pages, ebook

First published October 25, 2023

About the author

Associated Names:
* Syougo Kinugasa / Shōgo Kinugasa (English)
* 衣笠彰梧 (Japanese)

Reviews

[Mika · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just last Saturday was Red Panda Day and I want justice for these poor animals after what Ayanokouji did to them!

Anyway, let's talk about this volume. I was a bit disappointed in this one as there was nothing that peaked my interested except the special exam, the results and the outcome of it. For instance, the second chapter was just about how bad Ibuki's cooking skills were and another one was how Ichinose developed for the worst. I wish Ayanokouji would have answered that she is indeed acting repulsive 'cause what she did was not acceptable and trying to make a joke out of it or using some excuse won't do it. She is just horrible. But I never liked her in the first place, so it's not like I lost some character that I held dear to me. I never understood why so many people in the fandom like her, but then I remembered that she is a fanservice character. Her way of thinking hurts to see as she can't save everyone and her overly good personality is just a facade. She showed her true self to everyone, but I have the feeling like she still hides herself. When will the moment come that she starts to act ruthless and merciless and stop holding on to wishful thinking?

Even though I mentioned above that the special exam was the only thing that peaked my interest it's not entirely true. The Survival and Elimination special exam felt a bit rushed and like nothing seriously interesting happened. Although at some point it was supposed to make the reader feel tense, I didn't feel it at all. So, this special exam was not that amazing compared to previous ones. Though the moment my interest was peaked was how Ayanokouji behaved in this special exam as I didn't expect this.

I noticed that Horikita developed even further now, seeing how she responded to a particular question Ayanokouji asked. There was also a very short (too short in my opinion) moment that was so wholesome between them that I desperately hoped to see an illustration about this, but unfortunately none was provided to the reader. I really would have loved to see that short moment being illustrated, I would hang it up on my wall!

The ending made me curious to know what Ayanokouji meant with his last thought and I appreciated it a lot that he finally helped Sakayanagi to develop too. After all, all the leaders and follow classmates developed throughout the time they enrolled in Advanced Nurturing High School. My only concern is that Sakayanagi might started developing too late as she is already falling back and her newfound emotions might be in her way in the future.

StoryGraph review + content warnings

[Julian Menck · Rating 4 out of 5]

very fun special exam! The Last thoughts of ayanokouji in this volume a very intriguing... as always I assume.
hyped for July when the next translation will come out!

[Zach · Rating 4 out of 5]

Once again the second-half of the volume carries. I loved this special exam not for the content (it was kind of similar to a lot of things done already) but for the events during and after. I enjoyed all of the Pov's from the different class leaders. The psychological elements and the dynamics of the different classes make this series shine. It has an amazing cast of characters in my opinion. I loved all of the character dynamics. You see developing relationships between Ibuki, Horikita and Kushida & Ayan with multiple characters. Ayan's goals and motives are revealed he mainly wants everyone in all of the classes to grow and for the competition to graduate from Class A to be a close race. I am so excited for the next volume! Waiting for the official translations is worth it because Year Three is going to be such a long wait anyways.

My favorite quote was "If love were something special that could be achieved by making a calculation or two, then I wouldn't have spent much time on it."

The reveal of the Class A Traitor was cool. And probably my favorite part. Seeing Sakayanagi in a different light was great as well. She's been apathetic this whole time but when she looses a classmate close to her she realizes that the student was indeed a good friend. It's room for her to grow and discover new things about herself.

[Omexmo · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 - Depois de três volumes duvidosos finalmente um pra recuperar a essência de COTE. Exame bem interessante e divertido, abordou também personagens que deveriam ter tempo de tela desde muito tempo tipo o Hashimoto. Agora expulsar a Kamuro dessa forma foi meio que jogar o personagem no lixo, mas fodase já vi que o autor prefere dar tempo de tela pra Horikita, Kushida e Ibuki fazendo vários nada. E que virada do Ryuen hein, o cara e foda ntj.

E pelo amor de deus cadê o embate do Ayanokoji x Nagumo

AH O AYANOKOJI SORRIU HORIKITA GOAT

Pra finalizar algo que eu sempre penso mas só lembrei de comentar agora é que o autor escreve de uma maneira terrível, ele é muito prolixo em todas as cenas com o Ayanokoji tendo que explicar tudo como se o leitor fosse uma criança kkkkk no início nem repara tanto só que agora tá insuportável, enfim a obra respira

[Shiro · Rating 4 out of 5]

This volume was more focused on the special exam but also the things around so it was pretty balanced. And there was a moment i was super excited. That is Ayanokoji smiling without realizing with Horikita in a cafe. That was pretty interesting huh? Maybe he is healing bit by bit and maybe he will experience emotions. It also looks like his dissatisfaction with Kei is growing and it looks like he is planning to end it soon. And he is getting closer and closer to Ichinose and she is changing bit by bit. It was also interesting to see Sakyanagi regarding Kamuro as a friend and being sad about her expulsion. Well im curious about the next volumes and now thst ryuenn won the exam, the rankings will be definitely strange so what will happen with Horikitas class?

[The Real Gio · Rating 5 out of 5]

Volume stupendo. Finalmente un esame con un format geniale che ti tiene incollato al volume. Lo scontro tra Arisu e Ryuen non delude, così come l’amministrazione delle rispettive classi da parte di Horikita e Ichinose durante l’esame. Tutti e 4 i leader si dimostrano personaggi scritti incredibilmente. Il risultato dell’’esame è scioccante e rivelatorio per il personaggio di Arisu. Il confronto di quest’ultima con Hashimoto è stupendo, così come l'evoluzione caratteriale di Ichinose. Inoltre, nell’ultimo dialogo con Arisu si iniziano a intravedere i piani del protagonista per il futuro. Nel complesso un volume eccezionale.

[Secre · Rating 3 out of 5]

Out of all the Classroom of the Elite light novels, this one felt like a bit of a snooze fest for me. Nothing particularly interesting happens, and there’s not much going on with Ayanokoji. It felt a little underwhelming overall, and the special exam was honestly dull and came off as pretty generic.

[Miguel Fr · Rating 3 out of 5]

Está bastante bien por muchos motivos, pero la parte clave es un poco demasiado predecible y aburrida

[slugbiscuit · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was pretty good despite the special exam not being very interesting in itself. We got to see more POVs than usual and I didn’t predict the results. Looking forward to seeing how year 2 ends.

[Eddy Celin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Once again, I blitzed this series in one sitting. This series just caresses my brain so perfectly.

[Kristin ✨ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Second half half was quite strong but I didn't make up for the overall impression for me.

[Viszed (II) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Estamos en la recta final del segundo año, por lo que la "Charla entre estudiantes y maestros" para hablar del futuro de los estudiantes comianza a planificarse, y todo lo que tenga que ver con Ayanokouji, su futuro y su familia es de mi interés.

Este volumen gira en torno al "Examen Especial de Supervivencia y Eliminación", el cual es una especie de concurso de preguntas, que no solo se centra en lo academico, sino también con temas variados de actualidad, entretenimiento, etc, en el que solo habra un eliminado de la clase que quede al final del tablero.

Todo la historia de Mii buscando al que le llevo la comida cuando estubo ausente, me parecio tedioso, lo unico rescatable fue esa charla que tuvo Ayanokouji con Kouenji, aunque tampoco fue a ningún lado relevante.

Ayanokouji aconsejando a Horikita, y ella indagando sobre su pasado, esa fue una buena escena; lo cual concluyo con este momento épico "Aunque no era nada significativo, la sensación de que nuestras mentes se unieran era extrañamente divertida.", y aunque lo niegue todos sabemos que es la primera vez que sonrie genuinamente, Horikita lo logro, que Ayanokouji mostrara sentimientos genuinos, fuera de cualquier calculo; lo que no logro Kei en todo este tiempo, lo consiguio Horikita.

Ichinose se descontrolo con su amor hacia Ayanokouji, pero esto solo hace que la historia se ponga más interesante, lo de atacar a Kei en el examen especial me hizo alucinar, pero luego las disculpas y la revelación de que todo fue una estragia con Ryuuen y que Horikita sabia, arruino la escena.

Que genial este examen, pense que ver a Ayanokouji contestar bien todo me emocionaria, pero el verlo fallar en temas tan simples de la vida, fue más emocionante, su talon de aquiles, su Kriptonita, me habria gustado ver la opinión de todos sobre esta caida estrepitosa de Ayanokouji.

Sakayanagi termino como la perdedora del examen especial, debido a traición de Hashimoto, logrando Ryuuen el objetivo de destrozar a Sakayanagi con la expulsion de Kamuro.

[Kai · Rating 2 out of 5]

A couple of flashes of solid concepts here, especially relating to Koenji and Arisu, but other than that, the aspects that have made this story so good in the past are still absent. The exam was fine but honestly it felt as though Kinugasa’s retrospective explanations were just weak in this volume. I understand the point in focusing on the important characters surrounding Koji but another volume where he does practically nothing was definitely disappointing to me, especially because no one fills the space that he leaves. I think the new spin on Ichinose as this more cunning character that retains a strong set of values is interesting, but the potential ‘flaws’ that can inevitably arise with her narrowing her scope to only ensure her own class avoids expulsion, would need much more exploration and probably a character like Ayanokoji or even Ryuen to act as the foil to her new mindset in order for her to develop well. Hashimoto has the potential for goat status off this volume, he’s the most consistent ‘minor’ character in terms of identity so far and he’s actually doing something interesting in the plot which is much appreciated.

[WiLL · Rating 5 out of 5]

No me esperaba para nada la expulsión de Kamuro. Además, también tengo que decir que ha sido una escena muy potente en lo que respecta al desarrollo del personaje de Sakayanagi, el ver como se ha arrepentido de haberla expulsado porque al final la había llegado a considerar como su amiga era algo que no me esperaba de ella, pero que ha sido también muy interesante de leer. Tengo muchas ganas de ver cómo intentará compensar el "error" que ha supuesto la expulsión de Kamuro para ella.

[Dow · Rating 5 out of 5]

this one was surprisingly good! the special exam was simple but the strategies playing out in real time with all the reactions were really exciting. gotta wait another few months for vol 11!!

[Nick · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fairly exciting class battle about answering trivia questions. A lot of characterization for Ichinose, Kouenji, Ryuen, and Sakayanagi at the end.