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Classroom of the Elite Season 3 Opening Theme Lyrics

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Chou wa mada tori ni narezu
Chigiresou na hane wo yurasu
Shita wo dashi toki wo matta
Kakehiki no sekai e
Youkoso

Kumo ga nagarete seni wo matotta
Chiribameta kigou wa anaguramu
Saigishin to shinai no aida
Sono shihaisha wa dare?

Sensen fukoku sensen ugoku
Shinsan kibou na sutoratejii
Taizen to kyouda no tawabure
Hatan e no oovaachua

Shiroi ningyou geki
Kyomukan no ruupu bannou sainou wa kyuukutsu
"tsugou no ii tama ni naru to omotta no kai?"

Saewataru kiryaku itsu datte kodoku
Shouri ka haiboku ka jitsuryoku shugi
Kyokuron munou na ningen ga agaita nara
Unmei wa kawaru
Suuji joushiki kutsugaeshite
Hikari no saki e ikou

Zugzwang Du-Ra-ta-ta
Odore mainaa piisu
Zugzwang Ra-ta-ta-ta
Kono tenohira de
Zugzwang Du-Ra-ta-ta
Shirokuro bijon haiagatte mae e

[Full Version Continues]

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Uita kamen no sukima ni
Yabou wo nosete kimi ni ima uso wo haita

Senren sareta seiren nanka
Ryuutou kotou no ikie sa
Shuumatsu no toki wa chikaku
Zangai wo kazoe

"nee, kore de ii no kai?"
Mayoi no furiko shousan hanron no suikou
Itsu no ma ni ka hitorashii jinsei da

Kako to mirai shudan wo erande sugiru hibi wo
Bokura wa tabibito to shite ikita
Chikyuu tte heya odoru geemu no saki

Happii endo wa gisei wo tomonau
Hoshii yume nara subete ubae
Shuu wa ko ni masari ko wa shuu ni natta
Unmei wo kaero
Suuji joushiki kutsugaeshite
Hikari no saki e ikou

Zugzwang Du-Ra-ta-ta
Odore mainaa piisu
Zugzwang Ra-ta-ta-ta
Kono tenohira de
Zugzwang Du-Ra-ta-ta
Shirokuro bijon haiagatte mae e
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[Official Translation]

Still unable to become a bird
The butterfly flaps its wings Almost breaking off
I waited, tongue sticking out
Welcome to the world of gamesmanship

The clouds flowed by I took on a fighting spirit
The symbols are strewn as in an anagram
Between skepticism and affection
Who is the ruler?

War is declared, frontlines move
Ingenious scheme and strategy
Fearlessness and cowardice in jest
Overture to the collapse

A play of white puppets
A sense of emptiness loops Versatility is constraining
"Did you think you'd be A convenient bullet?"

A brilliant maneuver, always alone
Victory or defeat, meritocratic
With struggle, an incompetent human's
Destiny can change
Just defy the numbers and common wisdom
And let's go beyond the light

Zugzwang du-ra-ta-ta
Dance, minor piece
Zugzwang ra-ta-ta-ta
In the palm of my hand
Zugzwang du-ra-ta-ta
Black-and-white vision Crawl up and come forward

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[Full Version Continues]

Through the cracks of your mask
With ambition, I told you a lie

A refined clean image
Is live bait for a battle of rivalries
The end is approaching
Count the carcasses

"Hey, is this all right?"
The pendulum swings Revisions based on mixed reception
Without realizing it You're living like a decent human being

Past and future Days passed as we chose the means
And we lived as travelers
In a room called Earth Beyond the dancing game

Sacrifice accompanies happy endings
If it's the dream you want Then seize everything
The collective defeated the individual The individual became a collective
Change your destiny
Just defy the numbers and common wisdom
And let's go beyond the light

Zugzwang du-ra-ta-ta
Dance, minor piece
Zugzwang ra-ta-ta-ta
In the palm of my hand
Zugzwang du-ra-ta-ta
Black-and-white vision Crawl up and come forward
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(ちょう)(いま)(とり)になれず
()()れそうな(はね)()らす
(した)()(とき)()った
()()きの世界(せかい)
ようこそ

(くも)(なが)れて戦意(せんい)(まと)った
()りばめた記号(きごう)はアナグラム
猜疑(さいぎ)(しん)親愛(しんあい)のあいだ
その支配(しはい)(しゃ)(だれ)

宣戦(せんせん)布告(ふこく) 戦線(せんせん)(うご)
神算(しんさん)鬼謀(きぼう)なストラテジィ
泰然(たいぜん)怯懦(きょうだ)のたわぶれ
破綻(はたん)への序曲(オーヴァーチュア)

(しろ)人形(にんぎょう)(げき)
虚無(きょむ)(かん)のループ 万能(ばんのう)才能(さいのう)窮屈(きゅうくつ)
都合(つごう)のいい弾丸(たま)になると(おも)ったのかい?」

()(わた)機略(きりゃく) いつだって孤独(こどく)
勝利(しょうり)敗北(はいぼく)か 実力(じつりょく)主義(しゅぎ)
極論(きょくろん)無能(むのう)な 人間(にんげん)足掻(あが)いたなら
運命(うんめい)()わる
数字(すうじ)常識(じょうしき) (くつがえ)して
(ひかり)(さき)へいこう

Zugzwang Du-Ra-ta-ta
(おど)れマイナーピース
Zugzwang Ra-ta-ta-ta
この(てのひら)
Zugzwang Du-Ra-ta-ta
白黒(しろくろ)ビジョン ()()がって(まえ)

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()いた仮面(かめん)隙間(すきま)
野望(やぼう)()せて キミに(いま)(うそ)をハいた

洗練(せんれん)された清廉(せいれん)なんか
(りゅう)(あが)()(とう)()()
終末(しゅうまつ)のトキは(ちか)
残骸(ざんがい)をかぞえ

「ねえ、これでいいのかい?」
(まよ)いの()() 賞賛(しょうさん)反論(はんろん)推敲(すいこう)
いつのまにか ヒトらしい人生(じんせい)

過去(かこ)未来(みらい) 手段(しゅだん)(えら)んで()ぎる日々(ひび)
(ぼく)らは 旅人(たびびと)として()きた
地球(ちきゅう)って部屋(へや) (おど)るゲームの(さき)

ハッピーエンドは犠牲(ぎせい)(ともな)
()しい(ゆめ)なら (すべ)(うば)
(しゅう)()(まさ)り ()(しゅう)になった
運命(うんめい)()えろ
数字(すうじ)常識(じょうしき) (くつがえ)して
(ひかり)(さき)へいこう

Zugzwang Du-Ra-ta-ta
(おど)れマイナーピース
Zugzwang Ra-ta-ta-ta
この(てのひら)
Zugzwang Du-Ra-ta-ta
白黒(しろくろ)ビジョン ()()がって(まえ)
[ Correct these Lyrics ]

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Chou wa mada tori ni narezu
Chigiresou na hane wo yurasu
Shita wo dashi toki wo matta
Kakehiki no sekai e
Youkoso

Kumo ga nagarete seni wo matotta
Chiribameta kigou wa anaguramu
Saigishin to shinai no aida
Sono shihaisha wa dare?

Sensen fukoku sensen ugoku
Shinsan kibou na sutoratejii
Taizen to kyouda no tawabure
Hatan e no oovaachua

Shiroi ningyou geki
Kyomukan no ruupu bannou sainou wa kyuukutsu
"tsugou no ii tama ni naru to omotta no kai?"

Saewataru kiryaku itsu datte kodoku
Shouri ka haiboku ka jitsuryoku shugi
Kyokuron munou na ningen ga agaita nara
Unmei wa kawaru
Suuji joushiki kutsugaeshite
Hikari no saki e ikou

Zugzwang Du-Ra-ta-ta
Odore mainaa piisu
Zugzwang Ra-ta-ta-ta
Kono tenohira de
Zugzwang Du-Ra-ta-ta
Shirokuro bijon haiagatte mae e

[Full Version Continues]

Uita kamen no sukima ni
Yabou wo nosete kimi ni ima uso wo haita

Senren sareta seiren nanka
Ryuutou kotou no ikie sa
Shuumatsu no toki wa chikaku
Zangai wo kazoe

"nee, kore de ii no kai?"
Mayoi no furiko shousan hanron no suikou
Itsu no ma ni ka hitorashii jinsei da

Kako to mirai shudan wo erande sugiru hibi wo
Bokura wa tabibito to shite ikita
Chikyuu tte heya odoru geemu no saki

Happii endo wa gisei wo tomonau
Hoshii yume nara subete ubae
Shuu wa ko ni masari ko wa shuu ni natta
Unmei wo kaero
Suuji joushiki kutsugaeshite
Hikari no saki e ikou

Zugzwang Du-Ra-ta-ta
Odore mainaa piisu
Zugzwang Ra-ta-ta-ta
Kono tenohira de
Zugzwang Du-Ra-ta-ta
Shirokuro bijon haiagatte mae e
[ Correct these Lyrics ]
English
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[Official Translation]

Still unable to become a bird
The butterfly flaps its wings Almost breaking off
I waited, tongue sticking out
Welcome to the world of gamesmanship

The clouds flowed by I took on a fighting spirit
The symbols are strewn as in an anagram
Between skepticism and affection
Who is the ruler?

War is declared, frontlines move
Ingenious scheme and strategy
Fearlessness and cowardice in jest
Overture to the collapse

A play of white puppets
A sense of emptiness loops Versatility is constraining
"Did you think you'd be A convenient bullet?"

A brilliant maneuver, always alone
Victory or defeat, meritocratic
With struggle, an incompetent human's
Destiny can change
Just defy the numbers and common wisdom
And let's go beyond the light

Zugzwang du-ra-ta-ta
Dance, minor piece
Zugzwang ra-ta-ta-ta
In the palm of my hand
Zugzwang du-ra-ta-ta
Black-and-white vision Crawl up and come forward

[Full Version Continues]

Through the cracks of your mask
With ambition, I told you a lie

A refined clean image
Is live bait for a battle of rivalries
The end is approaching
Count the carcasses

"Hey, is this all right?"
The pendulum swings Revisions based on mixed reception
Without realizing it You're living like a decent human being

Past and future Days passed as we chose the means
And we lived as travelers
In a room called Earth Beyond the dancing game

Sacrifice accompanies happy endings
If it's the dream you want Then seize everything
The collective defeated the individual The individual became a collective
Change your destiny
Just defy the numbers and common wisdom
And let's go beyond the light

Zugzwang du-ra-ta-ta
Dance, minor piece
Zugzwang ra-ta-ta-ta
In the palm of my hand
Zugzwang du-ra-ta-ta
Black-and-white vision Crawl up and come forward
[ Correct these Lyrics ]
Kanji
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(ちょう)(いま)(とり)になれず
()()れそうな(はね)()らす
(した)()(とき)()った
()()きの世界(せかい)
ようこそ

(くも)(なが)れて戦意(せんい)(まと)った
()りばめた記号(きごう)はアナグラム
猜疑(さいぎ)(しん)親愛(しんあい)のあいだ
その支配(しはい)(しゃ)(だれ)

宣戦(せんせん)布告(ふこく) 戦線(せんせん)(うご)
神算(しんさん)鬼謀(きぼう)なストラテジィ
泰然(たいぜん)怯懦(きょうだ)のたわぶれ
破綻(はたん)への序曲(オーヴァーチュア)

(しろ)人形(にんぎょう)(げき)
虚無(きょむ)(かん)のループ 万能(ばんのう)才能(さいのう)窮屈(きゅうくつ)
都合(つごう)のいい弾丸(たま)になると(おも)ったのかい?」

()(わた)機略(きりゃく) いつだって孤独(こどく)
勝利(しょうり)敗北(はいぼく)か 実力(じつりょく)主義(しゅぎ)
極論(きょくろん)無能(むのう)な 人間(にんげん)足掻(あが)いたなら
運命(うんめい)()わる
数字(すうじ)常識(じょうしき) (くつがえ)して
(ひかり)(さき)へいこう

Zugzwang Du-Ra-ta-ta
(おど)れマイナーピース
Zugzwang Ra-ta-ta-ta
この(てのひら)
Zugzwang Du-Ra-ta-ta
白黒(しろくろ)ビジョン ()()がって(まえ)

[この先はFULLバージョンのみ]

()いた仮面(かめん)隙間(すきま)
野望(やぼう)()せて キミに(いま)(うそ)をハいた

洗練(せんれん)された清廉(せいれん)なんか
(りゅう)(あが)()(とう)()()
終末(しゅうまつ)のトキは(ちか)
残骸(ざんがい)をかぞえ

「ねえ、これでいいのかい?」
(まよ)いの()() 賞賛(しょうさん)反論(はんろん)推敲(すいこう)
いつのまにか ヒトらしい人生(じんせい)

過去(かこ)未来(みらい) 手段(しゅだん)(えら)んで()ぎる日々(ひび)
(ぼく)らは 旅人(たびびと)として()きた
地球(ちきゅう)って部屋(へや) (おど)るゲームの(さき)

ハッピーエンドは犠牲(ぎせい)(ともな)
()しい(ゆめ)なら (すべ)(うば)
(しゅう)()(まさ)り ()(しゅう)になった
運命(うんめい)()えろ
数字(すうじ)常識(じょうしき) (くつがえ)して
(ひかり)(さき)へいこう

Zugzwang Du-Ra-ta-ta
(おど)れマイナーピース
Zugzwang Ra-ta-ta-ta
この(てのひら)
Zugzwang Du-Ra-ta-ta
白黒(しろくろ)ビジョン ()()がって(まえ)
[ Correct these Lyrics ]
Writer: Zaq
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group



Japanese Title: マイナーピース
Description: Season 3 Opening Theme
From Anime: Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e (ようこそ実力至上主義の教室へ)
From Season: Winter 2024
Performed by: ZAQ
Lyrics by: ZAQ
Composed by: ZAQ
Arranged by: ZAQ
Released: 2024

[Correct Info]


Japanese Title: ようこそ実力至上主義の教室へ
English Title: Classroom of the Elite
Also Known As:
  • Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e (TV)
  • Classroom of the Elite II
  • Classroom of the Elite III
Original Release Date:
  • Season 3: January 3rd, 2024
  • Season 2: July 4th, 2022
  • Season 1: July 12th, 2017
Released: 2017

[Correct Info]

Koudo Ikusei Senior High School appears to be a utopia on the surface, offering students unparalleled freedom and boasting a high rank in Japan. However, the harsh reality reveals a less-than-ideal situation. The student body is divided into four classes - A through D - each ranked according to merit, with only the top classes enjoying preferential treatment.

Kiyotaka Ayanokouji finds himself in Class D, the category for the school's perceived underachievers. There, he encounters the reserved Suzune Horikita, who believes she landed in Class D by mistake and aspires to climb to Class A, and the seemingly friendly class idol Kikyou Kushida, whose goal is to forge numerous friendships.

While class assignments are permanent, class rankings are not; lower-ranked students have the opportunity to rise by outperforming those in higher classes. Furthermore, Class D operates without restrictions on the methods students can employ to advance. In the competitive environment of this cutthroat school, can they overcome the challenges and ascend to the pinnacle?

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