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First thoughts after watching Classroom of the Elite Season 4 Episode 12
I am a light novel reader for this series and this note includes a spoiler. I watched the Classroom of the Elite, COTE, season 4, episode 12. This episode was about 2 things. First, the Nanase finally lured Ayanokoji into a place where nobody is there and started fighting against him. When I watched in English Dub, it's a little bit hard to understand when she tried to behave like.. what is his name? Eiichiro? But fighting scene was a good that Ayanokoji is as expectedly overwhelming her. I still don't feel this scene and the motivation of Nanase doesn't really make sense, but she is 15 or 16 so make sense that she wants to put someone for her anger.
June 20, 2026
First thoughts after watching Classroom of the Elite Season 4 Episode 11
I am a light novel reader for this series and this note includes a spoiler. I watched the Classroom of the Elite, COTE, season 4, episode 11. Overall, finally a story started getting interested in. The episode started from the scene that alarms were going off without stopping and then Ayanokoji, Nanase, Ike, and others found out they're from Komiya's one. They knocked out and was unconscious, and they found out they were falled from the cliff, but Shinohara wasn't there who was supposed to be the same group as Komiya. Then after that, Ike tried to find and found out Shinohara above the cliff, who hid because she saw somebody kicked Komiya and pushed them down, and she was scared, which is actually pretty scary if you're only one person out there in a dark, and someone would kick you but you don't know why they do. Then teachers somehow didn't believe Shinohara and they sent two students away from the exam.
June 20, 2026
Brain dump after watching Classroom of the Elite Season 4 Episode 10
I am a light novel reader for this series and this note includes a spoiler. I watched the Classroom of the Elite, COTE, season 4, episode 9. First of all, this episode showed that Ayanokoji cannot become a weeb. That's most important thing in the episode. Throughput this episode, it's good to see the animation of what's happening in this exam, especially it's hard to think what happens. Some history quiz or the anime quiz on the beginning is obvious, but the scene where Nanase took a rest was just on a few rocks without any water in a forest, for example. Why didn't find a place to drink water there. Also, it was great that Sudo didn't believe Nanase as he saw what she had done.
June 18, 2026
Brain dump after watching Classroom of the Elite Season 4 Episode 9
I am a light novel reader for this series and this note includes a spoiler. I watched the Classroom of the Elite, COTE, season 4, episode 9. I may already remember scenes incorrectly throughout this series, or maybe an anime changed the original script. For example, there was a short scene of Nanase's past. How did Ayanokoji involve with someone outside of Whiteroom? Or maybe did this scene try to show Nanase was actually related to the Whiteroom? Also, somehow, Horikita knew that Ayanokoji and Kushida had a deal so he needs to give points. I remembered this was far later than this episode is, so I'm not really sure the intent is here.
June 16, 2026
Brain dump after watching Classroom of the Elite Season 4 Episode 8
I am a light novel reader for this series and this note includes a spoiler. I watched the Classroom of the Elite, COTE, season 4, episode 8. This episode is all for preprations for the next exam. Actually, I noticed there are a lot of characters point of views in one episode, but it's kinda natural as the next exam is going to be long. I completely forgot, that Katsuragi met Ryuen and joined with his class in this episode. I thought it was when Yahiko got expelled on the end of 1st year.
June 15, 2026
Brain dump after watching Oshi no Ko season 3 episode 11
I am a manga reader for this series and this note includes a spoiler. I watched the Oshi no Ko episode 11 on the season 3, as English Dub. The early part of this episode was something I really wanted to watch throughout this series, but I didn't expect there was a plot for Miyako in the season 3, too. The entire resolution between Ruby and Aqua was longer than the manga, or at least that's what I thought. The surprise and emotional talks and the animations of Ruby were worth, especially the setup before that scene increased the sympathy of her pain and grief. Honestly, she's so tough as she wa swamped and also shocked experiences. Watching Tendoji in anime was twice as bad as in the manga, and her husband not taking care of Sarina honestly were worse than her.
June 10, 2026
Watching Classroom of the Elite Season 4 Episode 7
I am a light novel reader for this series and this note includes a spoiler. I watched the Classroom of the Elite, COTE, season 4, episode 7. It was on the April til the episode 5, and on the episode 7, it got on July. I felt this season skipped a volume from the light novel, but I don't remember what it was even if it was. Anyhow, in this episode, it's mostly about how 1st grade prepared next exam in an island. I think there were 2 main characters in this episode, Yagami and Housen, and they were contrary. Housen is obviously the main from the 1st year grade but Yagami also tried to group the 1st year together to fight against other years. At least from the acting and character design, he looks smart, kind, and thoughtful person.
June 10, 2026
Watching Classroom of the Elite Season 4 Episode 6
I am a light novel reader for this series and this note includes a spoiler. I watched the Classroom of the Elite, COTE, season 4, episode 6. In the end of the last episode, Chabashira taught them there will be next exam, and it was going to be the biggest exam. This episode is whole about that preparation before that exam. Koenji may have a problem but he isn't worried at all and planned to do something. Ike had a crash on Shinohara but he couldn't ask her to join to a group on the next exam and she somehow joined with guys in the class B. Ike was actually pretty good at surviving in an island, which he showed in the last year, so that's why Ayanokoji cared him in this episode. Matsushita sneaked Ayanokoji and tried to ask him to be a group, too. This guy is smart and evaluates a person appropriately.
June 9, 2026
Watching Classroom of the Elite Season 4 Episode 5
I am a light novel reader for this series and this note includes a spoiler. I watched the Classroom of the Elite, COTE, season 4, episode 5. I was satisfied with the scene which Yukimura got mad at Ayanokoji because of his math exam result. I thought this was skipped, but it was obviously important such that other classmates also started noticing how good Ayanokoji is. Other than that, this episode isn't that important just watching some cute behaviors of some characters. This is the 1st episode in Season 4 that Ayanokoji and Ichinose talked and she obviously likes him and Karuizawa took care of Ayanokoji because he has a damage on his left hand. Interesting part was that he asked a question to Karuizawa whether he dates with someone who he isn't attracted to. Karuizawa didn't answer, but obviously, the answer for us is yes. He's exactly the type of person who takes advantage of whatever.
June 8, 2026
Watching Classroom of the Elite Season 4 Episode 4
I am a light novel reader for this series I watched the Classroom of the Elite, COTE, season 4, episode 4. This episode was one of the episodes I was waiting for in this season the most. Turned out that it was a little bit too fast after Ayanokoji found out what was Housen up to. I expected Horikita was more like in a panic when he got a knife in his left hand and also Sudo was almost shocked, and also they needed to take care of its bleeding. These entire reactions were removed and I felt they were too calm down even though they were just high school students in that school, except maybe Housen only. His reaction was good and maybe a director or producer thought that was enough? Also, I remembered he would say that he couldn't understand how Ayanokoji was so good before stabbing his knife, and that was one phrase I liked.
June 7, 2026