Classroom of the Elite Season 5 Gets Ultra Teaser Visual

Classroom of the Elite 5th Season has its first teaser visual. The anime's official X account revealed an ultra teaser visual on October 20, 2026, the birthday of both Kiyotaka Ayanokoji and Kakeru Ryuen. A release date has not been announced yet.

The 5th season was confirmed in June, right after the 4th season ended. Here's the new visual, what the tagline means, and what we know so far.

Classroom of the Elite Season 5 at a glance

• Announced: June 24, 2026

• New visual: ultra teaser visual, October 20, 2026

• Tagline: "Make a choice you won't regret"

• Release date: not announced

• Previous season: Year 2, 16 episodes (April to June 2026)

Classroom of the Elite Season 5 ultra teaser visual#

The visual shows no characters. Instead, it shows an empty classroom where the desks and chairs lie toppled and piled on top of each other. Sunlight cuts through the windows on the left, and the board at the front is cracked.

Down the middle runs the Japanese tagline, which translates to "Make a choice you won't regret." The official X post shared the visual with that same line.

When does Classroom of the Elite Season 5 come out?#

There is no release date or release window yet. The staff, the studio and the story arc for the new season have not been announced either.

Production was confirmed on June 24, 2026, the day the 4th season aired its final episode. The official site marked the news with a new illustration drawn by the anime staff. For other confirmed shows without a date yet, see our upcoming anime list.

Classroom of the Elite Season 4 recap#

Season 4, Classroom of the Elite: Year 2, premiered on April 1, 2026 with a 90-minute block of episodes 1 to 4. It ran for 16 episodes and covered the first semester of the characters' second year.

Noriyuki Nomata directed the season at Lerche, with series scripts by Yasushi Shigenobu and character designs by Maki Kono. Eir Aoi performed the opening theme "MONSTER," and ZAQ performed the ending theme "Liar Veil."

The season also introduced the first-year students, including Tsubasa Nanase, Kazuomi Hosen and Ichika Amasawa. According to Anime News Network, Crunchyroll streamed it as it aired, along with an English dub. Catch up on our Season 4 anime page.

Classroom of the Elite main cast#

The 4th season kept the main cast from the earlier seasons:

• Kiyotaka Ayanokoji: Shoya Chiba

• Suzune Horikita: Akari Kito

• Kei Karuizawa: Ayana Taketatsu

• Kikyo Kushida: Yurika Kubo

• Kakeru Ryuen: Masaaki Mizunaka

• Honami Ichinose: Nao Toyama

• Arisu Sakayanagi: Rina Hidaka

The cast for the 5th season has not been confirmed yet.

The Classroom of the Elite light novels#

The anime adapts Shogo Kinugasa's light novel series, illustrated by Shunsaku Tomose and published by Kadokawa under MF Bunko J. The series has passed 10.8 million copies in circulation. Seasons 2 and 3 adapted the full first-year arc, and Season 4 began the second-year arc.

The second-year story also has a manga adaptation, Classroom of the Elite: Year 2.

For official updates, follow the official site and the official X account. You can also track the anime on our Classroom of the Elite 5th Season anime page.