Season 2
13 episodes · 2022
The second season of Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e. Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing High School seems like a paradise, but in reality, it is an extreme meritocracy. In the class of underachievers, Kiyotaka has begun working with Suzune, who seeks to ascend higher. After a survival test on an uninhabited island, they get to enjoy a luxury liner, but a new class-scrambling test will begin. (Source: Anime News Network)
E01Remember to keep a clear head in difficult times.
★5.8With the island test over, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka and the others are enjoying their summer vacation on a luxury liner. Suddenly, they're interrupted by a new special test. Ayanokoji is called into the same room as Karuizawa Kei and others, where they learn that this test isn't strictly along class lines...
E02There are two main human sins from which all the others derive: impatience and indolence.
★6.6With Day 1 of the "thinking" test over, Ayanokoji is talking to Hirata and the others about a way to break out of the stalemate when he receives a message on his phone from an irritated Horikita. Meanwhile, noticing something strange about Karuizawa's behavior, he seeks information from Horikita, but...
E03The greatest souls are capable of the greatest vices as well as of the greatest virtues.
★7.4Karuizawa is pushed to her breaking point by the girls of Class C. Ayanokoji watches impassively, but Yukimura flies to her aid, unable to bear it. Noticing Karuizawa's abnormal levels of fear, Ayanokoji seems to get an idea...
E04The material has to be created.
★7.1At the start of the second term, preparations for the sports festival begin. The students are nervous about the fact that performance in the events will affect their written tests, and even more pressure is added by the unique team breakdowns and freedom given to the students to decide who takes part in what event.
E05Every failure is a step to success.
★6.7Ayanokoji brings Kushida, whom he suspects of being a traitor, to observe the other classes alongside Horikita. When the day of the festival arrives, Team Red pulls into the lead with great performances by Horikita and Sudo, but Ayanokoji merely watches with disinterest...
E06Adversity is the first path to truth.
★7.6As the sports festival comes down to the wire, Horikita must deal with Sudo, as well as Ryuen's threat.
E07To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection.
★7.3Class D prepares to face their next major challenge, a test called "Paper Shuffle" where the price of failure is expulsion.
E08The wound is at her heart.
★7.4Horikita decides to use Paper Shuffle to settle matters with Kushida, and Ayanokoji finds himself caught in the middle.
E09If you make a mistake and do not correct it, this is called a mistake.
★7.7As the day of the Paper Shuffle draws near, the plans of the various forces in play collide.
E10People, often deceived by an illusive good, desire their own ruin.
★7.7Ayanokoji receives a visit from outside the school, and learns more about the conditions of his stay.
E11A man who cannot command himself will always be a slave.
★8Karuizawa, whose cooperative relationship with Ayakoji has ended abruptly, cannot hide her embarrassment at the complete loss of contact with him. As Class D discusses their plans for the future, Ryuen and the other members of Class C appear overbearing.
E12Force without wisdom falls of its own weight.
★8.8Ayanokoji makes his final decision on how to deal with Ryuen and the Class C threat.
E13The worst enemy you can meet will always be yourself.
★8.1The aftermath of the gymnasium incident plays out as Christmas brings romance to the school.