Classroom of the Elite Season 3 made its global debut on January 3, 2023. The series was initially scheduled to be released in 2023 but was later pushed to 2024 due to “various circumstances." The third installment is all set to adapt the remaining five volumes from Volume 8 to Volume 11.5, completing the Year 1 arc of Shogo Kinugasa’s original light novel series.Classroom of the Elite Season 3 will run for 13 episodes from January 3 to March 27, 2024, with the episodes releasing weekly on Wednesdays. Yoshihito Nishouji will be directing the third installment, with Kishi and Hashimoto returning as chief directors.Yasushi Shigenobu and Hayato Kazano will be penning the scripts, while Morita will be working on the character designs. Kana Hashiguchi and Masaru Yokoyama will be composing the music.How many episodes will there be in Classroom of the Elite Season 3As mentioned above, Classroom of the Elite Season 3 is slated for 13-episode run and will be the last season to complete the adaptation of the Year One arc. Each episode will have a runtime of 24 minutes.Below is the complete release schedule for Classroom of the Elite Season 3:EpisodesTitleDateEpisode 1The Strongest Principle of Growth Lies in the Human ChoiceJanuary 3, 2024Episode 2TBAJanuary 10, 2024Episode 3TBAJanuary 17, 2024Episode 4TBAJanuary 24, 2024Episode 5TBAJanuary 31, 2024Episode 6TBAFebruary 7, 2024Episode 7TBAFebruary 14, 2024Episode 8TBAFebruary 21, 2024Episode 9TBAFebruary 28, 2024Episode 10TBAMarch 6, 2024Episode 11TBAMarch 13, 2024Episode 12TBAMarch 20, 2024Episode 13TBAMarch 27, 2024Plot summaryClassroom of the Elite centers on Advanced Nurturing High School, a cutthroat institution, where students navigate intense competition and intricate relationships, having just one motto engraved in their hearts: "survival of the fittest." Here’s how Crunchyroll describes the series:"Kiyotaka Ayanokoji has just enrolled at Tokyo Koudo Ikusei Senior High School, where it's said that 100% of students go on to college or find employment. But he ends up in Class 1-D, which is full of all the school's problem children."It continues:"What's more, every month, the school awards students points with a cash value of 100,000 yen, and the classes employ a laissez-faire policy in which talking, sleeping, and even sabotage are permitted during class. One month later, Ayanokoji, Horikita, and the students of Class D learn the truth of the system in place within their school…"Classroom of the Elite Season 3 castCast members from the previous two seasons have returned to reprise their respective roles once again. Below is the complete list of the pivotal characters and the cast members of Classroom of the Elite season 3:Shouya Chiba as Kiyotaka AyanokoujiSoma Saito as Miyabi NagumoRina Hidaka as Alice SakayanagiAyana Taketatsu as Kei KaruizawaYurika Kubo as Kikyou KushidaAkari Kitou as Suzune HorikitaYuichiro Umehara as Manabu HorikitaRina Satou as Sae ChabashiraRyota Ohsaka as Yōsuke HirataSatoshi Hino as Kōhei KatsuragiShunsuke Kawabe as Hideo SotomuraToshiki Iwasawa as Rokusuke KōenjiAyane Sakura as Masumi KamuroM.A.O as Airi SakuraMasaaki Mizunaka as Kakeru RyūenMikako Komatsu as Mio IbukiMutsuki Iwanaka as Haruki YamauchiNao Tōyama as Honami IchinoseWhere to watch Classroom of the Elite Season 3Like the previous two seasons, Crunchyroll has once again secured the licensing rights for Classroom of the Elite Season 3, solidifying its status as a beloved franchise on the platform. All the latest episodes of the third installment will be available to stream on Crunchyroll in both English subbed and dubbed formats including the preceding seasons.Other streaming giants, like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Hulu, have also made the series available, although in limited regions.Stay tuned for more news and updates on Classroom of the Elite anime and light novel series as 2024 progresses.