Classroom for Heroes

Classroom for Heroes
First light novel volume cover
英雄教室
(Eiyū Kyōshitsu)
GenreFantasy, slice of life[1]
Light novel
Written byShin Araki
Illustrated byHaruyuki Morisawa
Published byShueisha
English publisher
ImprintDash X Bunko
DemographicMale
Original runJanuary 2015 – present
Volumes14 (List of volumes)
Manga
Eiyū Kyōshitsu: Honoo no Empress
Written byShin Araki
Illustrated byTakashi Minakuchi
Published byShueisha
MagazineUltra Jump
DemographicSeinen
Original runFebruary 2015 – August 2015
Volumes1
Manga
Hero Classroom
Written byShin Araki
Illustrated byKoara Kishida
Published bySquare Enix
English publisher
  • NA: Comikey
MagazineMonthly Shōnen Gangan
DemographicShōnen
Original runSeptember 12, 2016 – present
Volumes17 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed byKeiichiro Kawaguchi
Produced by
  • Yasutaka Kimura
  • Yoshinori Hasegawa
  • Rei Torii
  • Yuuki Tezuka
  • Mayumi Watanabe
  • Ereka Wang
Written byNaoki Hayashi
Music byKōtarō Nakagawa
StudioActas
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkTokyo MX, Sun TV, KBS Kyoto, BS11
Original run July 9, 2023 – September 24, 2023
Episodes12 (List of episodes)
icon Anime and manga portal

Classroom for Heroes (英雄教室, Eiyū Kyōshitsu) is a Japanese fantasy light novel series written by Shin Araki and illustrated by Haruyuki Morisawa. Shueisha have published fourteen volumes since January 2015 under their Dash X Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Takashi Minakuchi titled Eiyū Kyōshitsu: Honoo no Empress was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Ultra Jump between February and August 2015 and was collected in a single tankōbon volume. A second manga adaptation with art by Koara Kishida titled as the light novel has been serialized via Square Enix's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Gangan since September 2016. It has been collected in seventeen tankōbon volumes. The light novel is licensed by Yen Press. The second manga is licensed digitally in North America by Comikey under the title Hero Classroom. An anime television series adaptation by Actas aired from July to September 2023.

Plot

A long time ago, a hero defeated a demon lord who was terrorizing the world, and then created Rosewood Academy to train future heroes. In the present, Arnest Flaming is the top student of the academy, earning the nickname "Empress of Flames". One day, Arnest is irritated when she meets Blade, a carefree slacker of a transfer student who is roughly equal to her in power and fighting skills. The king asks her to supervise Blade and show him around the academy. Thus begins the students' quest to become true heroes.

Characters

Blade (ブレイド, Bureido)
Voiced by: Nobunaga Shimazaki (drama CD), Reiji Kawashima[2] (anime)
Earnest Flaming (アーネスト・フレイミング, Ānesuto Fureimingu)
Voiced by: Mikako Komatsu (drama CD), Misuzu Yamada[2] (anime)
Sophie (ソフィ, Sofi)
Voiced by: Nao Tōyama[2] (anime)
Cú Chulainn (クーフーリン, Kūfūrin)
Voiced by: Hina Kino[2] (anime)
Claire (クレア, Kurea)
Voiced by: Eri Yukimura[3] (anime)
Yessica (イェシカ, Yeshika)
Voiced by: Haruka Shiraishi[3] (anime)
Maria (マリア) / Mao (マオ)
Voiced by: Sarah Emi Bridcutt[3] (anime)
Iona (イオナ)
Voiced by: Aya Uchida[3] (anime)
Clay (クレイ, Kurei)
Voiced by: Shūichi Uchida[3] (anime)
Kassim (カシム, Kashimu)
Voiced by: Tomohiro Ōno[3] (anime)
Leonard (レナード, Renādo)
Voiced by: Tomohito Takatsuka[3] (anime)
Eliza (イライザ, Iraiza)
Voiced by: Konomi Kohara[3] (anime)
King Gilgamesh Soulmaker (ギルガメッシュ, Girugamesshu)
Voiced by: Rikiya Koyama[3] (anime)
Asmodeus (アスモデウス, Asumodeusu)
Voiced by: Tetsu Inada[3] (anime)
Une (アン, An)
Voiced by: Kanna Nakamura[4]
Deux (ドゥ, Du)
Voiced by: Natsumi Takamori[4]
Trois (トロワ, Torowa)
Voiced by: Yoshino Aoyama[4]
Quatre (カトル, Katoru)
Voiced by: Saya Aizawa[4]
Cinque (サンク, Sanku)
Voiced by: Nene Hieda[4]

Media

Light novel

During their panel at New York Comic Con 2023, Yen Press announced that they licensed the light novel.[5]

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 January 23, 2015[6]978-4-08-631022-2March 19, 2024[7]978-1-97-537868-4
2 May 22, 2015[8]978-4-08-631045-1——
3 September 25, 2015[9]978-4-08-631069-7——
4 January 22, 2016[10]978-4-08-631095-6——
5 May 25, 2016[11]978-4-08-631113-7——
6 September 21, 2016[12]978-4-08-631138-0——
7 January 25, 2017[13]978-4-08-631166-3——
8 May 25, 2017[14]978-4-08-631185-4——
9 September 22, 2017[15]978-4-08-631203-5——
10 January 25, 2018[16]978-4-08-631223-3——
11 July 25, 2018[17]978-4-08-631250-9——
12 September 24, 2021[18]978-4-08-631432-9——
13 July 22, 2022[19]978-4-08-631479-4——
14 June 23, 2023[20]978-4-08-631510-4——

Manga

A manga adaptation with art by Takashi Minakuchi titled Eiyū Kyōshitsu: Honoo no Empress (英雄教室─炎の女帝, Eiyū Kyōshitsu: Honō no Enpuresu, "Classroom for Heroes: Empress of Flame") was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Ultra Jump between February and August 2015 and was collected in a single tankōbon volume.

No. Release date ISBN
1 September 18, 2015[21]9784088902999

A second manga adaptation with art by Koara Kishida titled as the light novel began serialization in Square Enix's Monthly Shōnen Gangan magazine on September 12, 2016.[22] It has been collected in seventeen tankōbon volumes. The second manga adaptation is licensed digitally in North America by Comikey under the title Hero Classroom.[23]

No. Release date ISBN
1 January 25, 2017[24]9784757552296
2 July 22, 2017[25]9784757554061
3 January 22, 2018[26]9784757555853
4 May 25, 2018[27]9784757557178
5 November 22, 2018[28]9784757559097
6 March 22, 2019[29]9784757560505
7 September 12, 2019[30]9784757562837
8 February 12, 2020[31]9784757564961
9 June 12, 2020[32]9784757566781
10 October 12, 2020[33]9784757568938
11 February 12, 2021[34]9784757570870
12 June 11, 2021[35]9784757573147
13 October 12, 2021[36]9784757575240
14 March 11, 2022[37]9784757578050
15 August 10, 2022[38]9784757580732
16 June 12, 2023[39]9784757586079
17 July 12, 2023[40]9784757586574
18 September 12, 2023[41]9784757587830

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on the twelfth volume of the light novel on September 24, 2021.[1] It is produced by Actas and directed by Keiichiro Kawaguchi, with Naoki Hayashi writing the scripts, Kōsuke Kawamura designing the characters, and Kōtarō Nakagawa composing the music. It aired from July 9 to September 24, 2023, on Tokyo MX and other networks.[42][43] The opening theme song is "Bravery? Naturally?" by VTuber Kaede Higuchi, while the ending theme song is "Another Self" by Akane Kumada.[44] Crunchyroll licensed the series.[45]

No.Title [46][47]Directed by [46]Written by [46]Storyboarded by [46]Original air date [48]
1"Earnest"
Transcription: "Ānesuto" (Japanese: アーネスト)		Keiichiro KawaguchiNaoki HayashiKeiichiro KawaguchiJuly 9, 2023 (2023-07-09)
2"Sophie"
Transcription: "Sofi" (Japanese: ソフィ)		Hideaki NakanoNaoki HayashiHideaki NakanoJuly 16, 2023 (2023-07-16)
3"Cu Chulainn"
Transcription: "Kūfūrin" (Japanese: クーフーリン)		Takahiko ShiraiNaoki HayashiJun TakadaJuly 23, 2023 (2023-07-23)
4"The Rosewood Academy Training Exercise"
Transcription: "Rōzuuddo Gakuen no Kunren" (Japanese: ローズウッド学園の訓練)		Hiroaki KudōNaoki HayashiHiroyuki ShimazuJuly 30, 2023 (2023-07-30)
5"The Demon King's Daughter"
Transcription: "Maō no Musume" (Japanese: 魔王の娘)		Masakazu YoshimotoNaoki HayashiKeiichiro Kawaguchi
Jun Takada		August 6, 2023 (2023-08-06)
6"The General and the Sacred Bird"
Transcription: "Shōgun to Kaichō" (Japanese: 将軍と怪鳥)		Hiroaki Kudō
Hideaki Nakano		Naoki HayashiHiroyuki ShimazuAugust 13, 2023 (2023-08-13)
7"The Springtime of Life at Rosewood Academy"
Transcription: "Rōzuuddo Gakuen no Seishun" (Japanese: ローズウッド学園の青春)		Kōsuke ShimotoriNaoki HayashiHideaki NakanoAugust 20, 2023 (2023-08-20)
8"Less Than Human"
Transcription: "Ningen Miman" (Japanese: 人間未満)		Takahiko ShiraiNaoki HayashiTakahiko ShiraiAugust 27, 2023 (2023-08-27)
9"The Superorganism Suppression Committee"
Transcription: "Chōseibutsu Tōbatsu Iinkai" (Japanese: 超生物討伐委員会)		Satoshi SagaNaoki HayashiHideaki NakanoSeptember 3, 2023 (2023-09-03)
10"I'm Looking for Something Tastier than Me"
Transcription: "Ore yori Umai Mono ni Ai ni Iku" (Japanese: 俺よりうまいものに遭いに行く)		Hiroaki KudōNaoki HayashiNaoki ŌhiraSeptember 10, 2023 (2023-09-10)
11"The Sophie Series (Part 1)"
Transcription: "Sofi Shirīzu (Zenpen)" (Japanese: ソフィシリーズ（前編）)		Masakazu YoshimotoNaoki HayashiNaoki ŌhiraSeptember 17, 2023 (2023-09-17)
12"The Sophie Series (Part 2)"
Transcription: "Sofi Shirīzu (Kōhen)" (Japanese: ソフィシリーズ（後編）)		Hideaki NakanoNaoki HayashiKeiichiro KawaguchiSeptember 24, 2023 (2023-09-24)

See also

  • GJ Club—another light novel series by the same author

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