Syougo Kinugasa

The cutthroat school drama light novels that inspired an anime! Students of the prestigious Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing High School are given remarkable freedom—if they can win, barter, or save enough points to work their way up the ranks! Ayanokouji Kiyotaka has landed at the bottom in the scorned Class D, where he meets Horikita Suzune, who’s determined to rise up the ladder to Class A. Can they beat the system in a school where cutthroat competition is the name of the game?

NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK As Ayanokouji and his classmates begin their second year at the Advanced Nurturing High School, they’re greeted by a fresh gauntlet of exams and a fresh batch of rather unique first-year students. They’ll have to get to know each other quickly, because the first special exam pairs the first-years with the second-years on a written test—with only the second-years facing expulsion if their team performs poorly! Worse yet? It seems one of the new first-years is also from the White Room. Can Ayanokouji avoid expulsion while sussing out the identity of this hidden foe?

Ayanokouji’s relationship with Karuizawa deepens, while the aftershock of his perfect mathematics score ripples through the school. Horikita asks to join the student council, and is accepted by Nagumo. And summer vacation brings with it no rest, but another special exam–a reprise of the earlier deserted island test. Except this time, it’ll be a battle royale with all three grade levels duking it out against each other!

Having survived their final exams, Ayanokouji and the others are looking forward to an idyllic school-sponsored summer vacation aboard a cruise ship. But nothing is ever quite as it seems with the Tokyo Advanced Nurturing High School, and the cruise turns out to be the cover for a series of special tests! What grueling new challenges await them out at sea?!

Tensions are high as the students of the Advanced Nurturing High School enter the second week of this special exam taking place on an uninhabited island. Students from all grades are getting ready to make their final moves, and so is Acting Principal Tsukishiro. Who will come out on top? And who will be packing their bags to leave the island–and the school?

SUMMER VACATION ON THE OPEN SEAS The exam is over and the students’ summer break has started aboard a luxury cruise ship! Unfortunately, it’s not all fun in the sun. Ryuuen is on the hunt for the person that attacked Kinoshita and Komiya on the island, and for some reason, the entire third-year class seems to be watching Ayanokouji very, very closely… Can everyone enjoy their vacation despite the rough waters ahead?

ON THE EDGE OF EXPULSION Students of the prestigious Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing High School are given remarkable freedom—if they can win, barter, or save enough points to work their way up the ranks! Ayanokouji Kiyotaka landed at the bottom of this cutthroat school’s hierarchy in the scorned Class D, and thanks to their terrible performance, they’ve found their supply of points completely cut off. Without points, the school’s luxurious amenities are out of reach, and things could get even worse. If any member of the class fails out of the program, it could mean dire consequences for everyone else! Together with Horikita and Kushida, can Ayanokouji figure out a way to keep his class’s worst students from bombing out?

CRIME AND PUNISHMENT Students of the prestigious Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing High School are given remarkable freedom—if they can win, barter, or save enough points to work their way up the ranks! After getting in a fight with students from Class C, Sudou is on the verge of expulsion. Ayanokouji and Horikita may have found a witness in Class D’s Sakura, but she’s reluctant to make waves and get involved. And even if she did, would anyone trust the word of a Class D student? Meanwhile, Ayanokouji and the others discover additional ways to earn points outside of test scores. But will it be enough to buy their way out of Class D? Or is the system truly rigged against them?

CLASS WARFARE Students of the prestigious Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing High School are given remarkable freedom—if they can win, barter, or save enough points to work their way up the ranks! For summer break, the first-years are sent on a luxury cruise to a remote tropical island. And as the students learn, it’s yet another of the school’s bizarre tests. All four classes will spend a week competing against each other for resources, and the results could drastically change their rankings. Class D has nothing to lose and everything to gain, but if they want to win, they’ll have to work together—and stay one step ahead of their opportunistic rivals!