Classroom for Heroes

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 fifteen 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 twenty 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.

Classroom for Heroes
First light novel volume cover, featuring (from left to right) Blade and Earnest Flaming
英雄教室 (Eiyū Kyōshitsu)
Genre	Fantasy, slice of life[1]
Light novel
Written by	Shin Araki
Illustrated by	Haruyuki Morisawa
Published by	Shueisha
English publisher	NA: Yen Press
Imprint	Dash X Bunko
Original run	January 2015 – present
Volumes	15
Manga
Eiyū Kyōshitsu: Honoo no Empress
Written by	Shin Araki
Illustrated by	Takashi Minakuchi
Published by	Shueisha
Magazine	Ultra Jump
Original run	February 2015 – August 2015
Volumes	1
Manga
Hero Classroom
Written by	Shin Araki
Illustrated by	Koara Kishida
Published by	Square Enix
English publisher	NA: Comikey
Magazine	Monthly Shōnen Gangan
Original run	September 12, 2016 – present
Volumes	20
Anime television series
Directed by	Keiichiro Kawaguchi
Produced by	Yasutaka Kimura Yoshinori Hasegawa Rei Torii Yuuki Tezuka Mayumi Watanabe Ereka Wang
Written by	Naoki Hayashi
Music by	Kōtarō Nakagawa
Studio	Actas
Licensed by	Crunchyroll
Original network	Tokyo MX, Sun TV, KBS Kyoto, BS11
Original run	July 9, 2023 – September 24, 2023
Episodes	12

Plot

A long time ago, a hero defeated a demon lord who was terrorizing the world, and then Rosewood Academy was created to train future heroes. In the present, Earnest Flaming is the top student of the academy, earning the nickname "Empress of Flames". One day, Earnest 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/Clade (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 Maxwell (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]

Cinq (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 had licensed the light novel.^[5]

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	English release date	English ISBN
1	January 23, 2015[6]	978-4-08-631022-2	March 19, 2024[7]	978-1-97-537868-4
2	May 22, 2015[8]	978-4-08-631045-1	July 23, 2024[9]	978-1-97-537870-7
3	September 25, 2015[10]	978-4-08-631069-7	November 19, 2024[11]	978-1-97-537872-1
4	January 22, 2016[12]	978-4-08-631095-6	May 20, 2025[13]	978-1-97-537874-5
5	May 25, 2016[14]	978-4-08-631113-7	December 9, 2025[15]	978-1-97-537876-9
6	September 21, 2016[16]	978-4-08-631138-0	—	—
7	January 25, 2017[17]	978-4-08-631166-3	—	—
8	May 25, 2017[18]	978-4-08-631185-4	—	—
9	September 22, 2017[19]	978-4-08-631203-5	—	—
10	January 25, 2018[20]	978-4-08-631223-3	—	—
11	July 25, 2018[21]	978-4-08-631250-9	—	—
12	September 24, 2021[22]	978-4-08-631432-9	—	—
13	July 22, 2022[23]	978-4-08-631479-4	—	—
14	June 23, 2023[24]	978-4-08-631510-4	—	—
15	December 22, 2023[25]	978-4-08-631534-0	—	—

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[26]	978-4-08-890299-9

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.^[27] It has been collected in twenty tankōbon volumes. The second manga adaptation is licensed digitally in North America by Comikey under the title Hero Classroom.^[28]

No.	Release date	ISBN
1	January 25, 2017[29]	978-4-7575-5229-6
2	July 22, 2017[30]	978-4-7575-5406-1
3	January 22, 2018[31]	978-4-7575-5585-3
4	May 25, 2018[32]	978-4-7575-5717-8
5	November 22, 2018[33]	978-4-7575-5909-7
6	March 22, 2019[34]	978-4-7575-6050-5
7	September 12, 2019[35]	978-4-7575-6283-7
8	February 12, 2020[36]	978-4-7575-6496-1
9	June 12, 2020[37]	978-4-7575-6678-1
10	October 12, 2020[38]	978-4-7575-6893-8
11	February 12, 2021[39]	978-4-7575-7087-0
12	June 11, 2021[40]	978-4-7575-7314-7
13	October 12, 2021[41]	978-4-7575-7524-0
14	March 11, 2022[42]	978-4-7575-7805-0
15	August 10, 2022[43]	978-4-7575-8073-2
16	June 12, 2023[44]	978-4-7575-8607-9
17	July 12, 2023[45]	978-4-7575-8657-4
18	September 12, 2023[46]	978-4-7575-8783-0
19	April 12, 2024[47]	978-4-7575-9147-9
20	October 10, 2024[48]	978-4-7575-9466-1
21	May 12, 2025[49]	978-4-7575-9845-4

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.^[50][51] The opening theme song is "Bravery? Naturally?" by VTuber Kaede Higuchi, while the ending theme song is "Another Self" by Akane Kumada.^[52] Crunchyroll streamed the series.^[53]

No.	Title [54][55]	Directed by [54]	Written by [54]	Storyboarded by [54]	Original release date [56]
1	"Earnest" Transliteration: "Ānesuto" (Japanese: アーネスト)	Keiichiro Kawaguchi	Naoki Hayashi	Keiichiro Kawaguchi	July 9, 2023 (2023-07-09)
2	"Sophie" Transliteration: "Sofi" (Japanese: ソフィ)	Hideaki Nakano	Naoki Hayashi	Hideaki Nakano	July 16, 2023 (2023-07-16)
3	"Cu Chulainn" Transliteration: "Kūfūrin" (Japanese: クーフーリン)	Takahiko Shirai	Naoki Hayashi	Jun Takada	July 23, 2023 (2023-07-23)
4	"The Rosewood Academy Training Exercise" Transliteration: "Rōzuuddo Gakuen no Kunren" (Japanese: ローズウッド学園の訓練)	Hiroaki Kudō	Naoki Hayashi	Hiroyuki Shimazu	July 30, 2023 (2023-07-30)
5	"The Demon King's Daughter" Transliteration: "Maō no Musume" (Japanese: 魔王の娘)	Masakazu Yoshimoto	Naoki Hayashi	Keiichiro Kawaguchi Jun Takada	August 6, 2023 (2023-08-06)
6	"The General and the Sacred Bird" Transliteration: "Shōgun to Kaichō" (Japanese: 将軍と怪鳥)	Hiroaki Kudō Hideaki Nakano	Naoki Hayashi	Hiroyuki Shimazu	August 13, 2023 (2023-08-13)
7	"The Springtime of Life at Rosewood Academy" Transliteration: "Rōzuuddo Gakuen no Seishun" (Japanese: ローズウッド学園の青春)	Kōsuke Shimotori	Naoki Hayashi	Hideaki Nakano	August 20, 2023 (2023-08-20)
8	"Less Than Human" Transliteration: "Ningen Miman" (Japanese: 人間未満)	Takahiko Shirai	Naoki Hayashi	Takahiko Shirai	August 27, 2023 (2023-08-27)
9	"The Superorganism Suppression Committee" Transliteration: "Chōseibutsu Tōbatsu Iinkai" (Japanese: 超生物討伐委員会)	Satoshi Saga	Naoki Hayashi	Hideaki Nakano	September 3, 2023 (2023-09-03)
10	"I'm Looking for Something Tastier than Me" Transliteration: "Ore yori Umai Mono ni Ai ni Iku" (Japanese: 俺よりうまいものに遭いに行く)	Hiroaki Kudō	Naoki Hayashi	Naoki Ōhira	September 10, 2023 (2023-09-10)
11	"The Sophie Series (Part 1)" Transliteration: "Sofi Shirīzu (Zenpen)" (Japanese: ソフィシリーズ（前編）)	Masakazu Yoshimoto	Naoki Hayashi	Naoki Ōhira	September 17, 2023 (2023-09-17)
12	"The Sophie Series (Part 2)" Transliteration: "Sofi Shirīzu (Kōhen)" (Japanese: ソフィシリーズ（後編）)	Hideaki Nakano	Naoki Hayashi	Keiichiro Kawaguchi	September 24, 2023 (2023-09-24)

See also

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