Classroom for Heroes

Classroom for Heroes (英雄教室) 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 eighteen 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, 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)


 * Earnest Flaming (アーネスト・フレイミング)


 * Sophie (ソフィ)


 * Cú Chulainn (クーフーリン)


 * Claire (クレア)


 * Yessica (イェシカ)


 * Maria (マリア) / Mao (マオ)


 * Iona (イオナ)


 * Clay (クレイ)


 * Kassim (カシム)


 * Leonard (レナード)


 * Eliza (イライザ)


 * King Gilgamesh Soulmaker (ギルガメッシュ)


 * Asmodeus (アスモデウス)


 * Une (アン)


 * Deux (ドゥ)


 * Trois (トロワ)


 * Quatre (カトル)


 * Cinque (サンク)

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

Manga
A manga adaptation with art by Takashi Minakuchi titled Eiyū Kyōshitsu: Honoo no Empress (英雄教室─炎の女帝) 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 began serialization in Square Enix's Monthly Shōnen Gangan magazine on September 12, 2016. It has been collected in eighteen tankōbon volumes. The second manga adaptation is licensed digitally in North America by Comikey under the title Hero Classroom.

Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced on the twelfth volume of the light novel on September 24, 2021. 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. The opening theme song is "Bravery? Naturally?" by VTuber Kaede Higuchi, while the ending theme song is "Another Self" by Akane Kumada. Crunchyroll licensed the series.