Level Up in Extraordinary School! A List of Anime about Competition in School that Must Be on Your Watchlist

CLASSROOM OF THE ELITE (2017) An anime about competition in a school set in Koudo Ikusei High School, where students are given total freedom but classified within a strict class system. Kiyotaka Ayanokouji, a quiet student from class D (the lowest), becomes involved in complex competition between classes along with Suzune Horikita and Kikyou Kushida. They must survive in a system that demands academic achievement, social skills, and strategy to move up to higher classes. Streaming: Crunchyroll, Netflix

KAKEGURUI (2017) An anime about competition in a school set in Hyakkaou Academy, an elite school with a hierarchy based on gambling. Yumeko Jabami, a transfer student obsessed with gambling, disrupts the school system with her daring high-risk decisions. Students compete in various gambling games that wager money and even their lives. Streaming: Netflix

FOOD WARS! (2015) An anime about competition in a school that focuses on Yukihira Souma, a talented young chef who enters Totsuki Culinary Academy. At this elite school, students compete in cooking matches called Shokugeki with their reputation and positions at stake. Souma must prove himself against other talented chefs to reach the top of the academy. Streaming: Crunchyroll, Netflix

ASSASSINATION CLASSROOM (2015) An anime about competition in a school that tells the story of class 3-E at Kunugigaoka Junior High School, the lowest class tasked with the mission to kill their teacher - a mysterious super-powered being named Koro-sensei. In addition to learning to be assassins, they also compete with other top classes to prove that they aren't as bad as people think. Streaming: Netflix, Hulu

THE IRREGULAR AT MAGIC HIGH SCHOOL (2014) An anime about competition at a school set in First High School, a modern magic school with a discriminatory system between Blooms and Weeds. Tatsuya Shiba, considered a talentless student, hides his true power while protecting his sister Miyuki. They face various political conflicts and competition among talented students. Streaming: Crunchyroll, Netflix

BATTLE GAME IN 5 SECONDS (2021) An anime about competition at school that tells the story of Akira Shiroyanagi, a genius student trapped in a mysterious experiment. The participants are given unique powers and forced to fight in five-second battles. They must use their strategies and special abilities to survive in this deadly competition. Streaming: Crunchyroll

MASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLES (2023) An anime about competition in a school that follows Mash Burnedead, a young man without magic in a world that prioritizes magical power. Relying on his physical strength, he enters the Easton Magic Academy to compete with elite wizards. Mash proves that muscles can defeat magic in every challenge he faces. Streaming: Crunchyroll, Netflix That’s the list of school competition anime you can watch. There are still many more anime recommendations that you can find out by reading articles on kapanlagi.com. Because, if not now, when?