CLASSROOM FOR HEROES (Season 1)

Classroom for Heroes (Eiyuu Kyoushitsu, 2023) is a Japanese fantasy anime you can watch online on iFILM. It unfolds at Rosewood Academy, an elite school that trains teenagers into the heroes meant to protect humanity.

Earnest Flaming, the top-ranked student known as the Empress, is used to standing above everyone. Then she's told to mentor a new arrival. Blade transferred in with one modest goal — to finally make some friends — and acts like the most ordinary guy around. In a fight, though, he matches the Empress blow for blow, and that easy grin hides a secret. Sparring matches, everyday classroom life, and a cast of quirky classmates fill out the term.

Adapted from Shin Araki's light novels, it's a brisk blend of battle fantasy and school comedy that never takes itself too seriously. A solid fit for fans of magic-academy stories and secretly overpowered heroes in the My Hero Academia mold. Stream Classroom for Heroes (2023) online on iFILM.