| 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 | |
| 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 |
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| Magazine | Monthly Shōnen Gangan |
| Original run | September 12, 2016 – present |
| Volumes | 21 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Keiichiro Kawaguchi |
| Produced by |
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| 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 |
 Anime and manga portal | |
Classroom for Heroes (英雄教室,Eiyū Kyōshitsu) is a Japanesefantasylight 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. Amanga adaptation with art by Takashi Minakuchi titledEiyū Kyōshitsu: Honoo no Empress was serialized in Shueisha'sseinen manga magazineUltra Jump between February and August 2015 and was collected in a singletankōbon volume. A second manga adaptation with art by Koara Kishida titled as the light novel has been serialized viaSquare Enix'sshōnen manga magazineMonthly Shōnen Gangan since September 2016. It has been collected in twenty-onetankōbon volumes. The light novel is licensed byYen Press. The second manga is licensed digitally in North America by Comikey under the titleHero Classroom. Ananime television series adaptation byActas aired from July to September 2023.
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.
During their panel atNew 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 | April 14, 2026[17] | 978-1-97-537878-3 |
| 7 | January 25, 2017[18] | 978-4-08-631166-3 | — | — |
| 8 | May 25, 2017[19] | 978-4-08-631185-4 | — | — |
| 9 | September 22, 2017[20] | 978-4-08-631203-5 | — | — |
| 10 | January 25, 2018[21] | 978-4-08-631223-3 | — | — |
| 11 | July 25, 2018[22] | 978-4-08-631250-9 | — | — |
| 12 | September 24, 2021[23] | 978-4-08-631432-9 | — | — |
| 13 | July 22, 2022[24] | 978-4-08-631479-4 | — | — |
| 14 | June 23, 2023[25] | 978-4-08-631510-4 | — | — |
| 15 | December 22, 2023[26] | 978-4-08-631534-0 | — | — |
Amanga adaptation with art by Takashi Minakuchi titledEiyū 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'sseinen manga magazineUltra Jump between February and August 2015 and was collected in a singletankōbon volume.
| No. | Release date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 18, 2015[27] | 978-4-08-890299-9 |
A second manga adaptation with art by Koara Kishida titled as the light novel began serialization inSquare Enix'sMonthly Shōnen Gangan magazine on September 12, 2016.[28] It has been collected in twenty-onetankōbon volumes. The second manga adaptation is licensed digitally in North America by Comikey under the titleHero Classroom.[29]
| No. | Release date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 25, 2017[30] | 978-4-7575-5229-6 |
| 2 | July 22, 2017[31] | 978-4-7575-5406-1 |
| 3 | January 22, 2018[32] | 978-4-7575-5585-3 |
| 4 | May 25, 2018[33] | 978-4-7575-5717-8 |
| 5 | November 22, 2018[34] | 978-4-7575-5909-7 |
| 6 | March 22, 2019[35] | 978-4-7575-6050-5 |
| 7 | September 12, 2019[36] | 978-4-7575-6283-7 |
| 8 | February 12, 2020[37] | 978-4-7575-6496-1 |
| 9 | June 12, 2020[38] | 978-4-7575-6678-1 |
| 10 | October 12, 2020[39] | 978-4-7575-6893-8 |
| 11 | February 12, 2021[40] | 978-4-7575-7087-0 |
| 12 | June 11, 2021[41] | 978-4-7575-7314-7 |
| 13 | October 12, 2021[42] | 978-4-7575-7524-0 |
| 14 | March 11, 2022[43] | 978-4-7575-7805-0 |
| 15 | August 10, 2022[44] | 978-4-7575-8073-2 |
| 16 | June 12, 2023[45] | 978-4-7575-8607-9 |
| 17 | July 12, 2023[46] | 978-4-7575-8657-4 |
| 18 | September 12, 2023[47] | 978-4-7575-8783-0 |
| 19 | April 12, 2024[48] | 978-4-7575-9147-9 |
| 20 | October 10, 2024[49] | 978-4-7575-9466-1 |
| 21 | May 12, 2025[50] | 978-4-7575-9845-4 |
| 22 | November 12, 2025[51] | 978-4-3010-0161-4 |
Ananime television series adaptation was announced on the twelfth volume of the light novel on September 24, 2021.[1] It is produced byActas and directed byKeiichiro Kawaguchi, with Naoki Hayashi writing the scripts, Kōsuke Kawamura designing the characters, andKōtarō Nakagawa composing the music. It aired from July 9 to September 24, 2023, onTokyo MX and other networks.[52][53] The opening theme song is "Bravery? Naturally?" byVTuber Kaede Higuchi, while the ending theme song is "Another Self" byAkane Kumada.[54]Crunchyroll streamed the series.[55]
| No. | Title [56][57] | Directed by [56] | Written by [56] | Storyboarded by [56] | Original release date [58] |
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| 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) |
