About the author

Tomoyo Shunsaku is an author about whom limited public information is available; the library holds 17 of the author's works. The best-known representative work is the Classroom of the Elite series, including the complete 12-volume main story, volumes 8, 9, 10 and 11, volumes 1 and 5 of the "Second Year" arc, and the third side-story volume. These works are generally classified under foreign literature, social science and young adult literature. The series is set on a school campus and builds its narrative around competition, rules and strategy among the characters, giving it a distinct young adult feel while touching on topics with a social-science dimension, such as group relations and institutional operation. The style emphasizes suspense and psychological portrayal, with a strong sense of plotting in how the story unfolds. Because details such as dates of birth and death, nationality and English name remain unclear, this introduction is based only on the works and categories held in the library.

Written (17)

Welcome to the Classroom of the Elite: Year 2, Volume 5 cover
Rating 4.0
Welcome to the Classroom of the Elite: Year 2, Volume 5 衣笠彰梧 / 知世俊作 / 徐奕 People's Literature Publishing House · 2025 As soon as the second semester began, the school announced that a sports festival and a cultural festival would be held. Just as the students of Advan…
Welcome to the Classroom of the Elite: Year 2, Volume 6 cover
Rating 3.1
Welcome to the Classroom of the Elite: Year 2, Volume 6 衣笠彰梧 / 知世俊作 / 徐奕 People's Literature Publishing House · 2025 The cost of the unanimous special exam was too great, and Ayano's class is now fractured. Kushida, Hasebe, and Wang Meiyu have been absent from class …
Welcome to the Classroom of the Elite: Second Year Arc 1 cover
Rating 3.9
Welcome to the Classroom of the Elite: Second Year Arc 1 衣笠彰梧 / 知世俊作 / 金刀 People's Literature Publishing House · 2024 Ayanokoji's Class D welcomes a second spring at the Advanced Nurturing High School. Awaiting them are not only exams but a new crop of first-years bur…
Welcome to the Classroom of the Elite: Second Year Arc (3) cover
Rating 3.8
Welcome to the Classroom of the Elite: Second Year Arc (3) 衣笠彰梧 / 金刀 / 知世俊作 People's Literature Publishing House · 2024 “If Yaku ever sets his sights on you… it could spell real trouble. Ayanokoji, one more is one more—find a team now, while you still can—” Set on a des…
Welcome to the Classroom of the Elite: Second Year Arc 4 cover
Rating 3.8
Welcome to the Classroom of the Elite: Second Year Arc 4 衣笠彰梧 / 知世俊作 / 刘品原 People's Literature Publishing House · 2024 "Considering that the one standing before me is merely a second-year high school student, I'll admit it—you are nothing short of a supreme masterpiece…
Welcome to the Classroom of the Elite: Second Year Arc (2) cover
Rating 3.8
Welcome to the Classroom of the Elite: Second Year Arc (2) 衣笠彰梧 / 金刀 / 知世俊作 People's Literature Publishing House · 2024 All grades must take part in the uninhabited island survival exam. Its preliminary skirmish—the talent scramble—officially begins! Ayanokoji successfu…
Welcome to the Classroom of the Elite: Second Year Arc Side Story 1 cover
Rating 3.7
Welcome to the Classroom of the Elite: Second Year Arc Side Story 1 衣笠彰梧 / 知世俊作 / 刘品原 People's Literature Publishing House · 2024 “I think it's time everyone knew about me and Kiyotaka.” After a string of incidents, the deserted island test has finally come to an end. The long-aw…
Classroom of the Elite 11 cover
Rating 4.1
Classroom of the Elite 11 衣笠彰梧 / 知世俊作 / 新鲜 People's Literature Publishing House · 2023 The turmoil from the first round of expulsions has yet to die down when every class is notified of the final special exam of the first year—a test of …
Classroom of the Elite: Side Story 3 cover
Rating 3.9
Classroom of the Elite: Side Story 3 衣笠彰梧 / 知世俊作 / 新鲜 People's Literature Publishing House · 2023 Despite interference from the school, no one in Class C was expelled in the first-year final assessment, and everyone thus welcomed the last event of …
Welcome to the Classroom of the Elite (Complete 12 Volumes) cover
Rating 4.2
Welcome to the Classroom of the Elite (Complete 12 Volumes) 衣笠彰梧 / 新鲜 / 虎虎 / 知世俊作 People's Literature Publishing House · 2021 Syougo Kinugasa × Tomoseshunsaku: the hit duo reunites! The original novel behind the anime Classroom of the Elite. The story continues from Volume 4 …
Welcome to the Classroom of the Elite 8 cover
Rating 4.0
Welcome to the Classroom of the Elite 8 衣笠彰梧 / 新鲜 / 知世俊作 People's Literature Publishing House · 2021 Third semester begins, and every student at Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing High School is taken to a campus deep in the mountains. The special …
Welcome to the Classroom of the Elite 9 cover
Rating 4.0
Welcome to the Classroom of the Elite 9 衣笠彰梧 / 新鲜 / 知世俊作 People's Literature Publishing House · 2021 As Sakayanagi Arisu had declared to Ayanokōji, she began her campaign to crush Ichinose. Rumors about Ichinose's past—fighting, theft, robbery, drug u…
Welcome to the Classroom of the Elite 10 cover
Rating 4.0
Welcome to the Classroom of the Elite 10 衣笠彰梧 / 新鲜 / 知世俊作 People's Literature Publishing House · 2021 As Sakayanagi Arisu had declared to Ayanokōji, she began her campaign to crush Ichinose. Rumors about Ichinose's past—fighting, theft, robbery, drug u…
Welcome to the Classroom of the Supremacy of Ability, Volumes 1–7 + Side Stories 1 & 2 cover
Rating 3.9
Welcome to the Classroom of the Supremacy of Ability, Volumes 1–7 + Side Stories 1 & 2 衣笠彰梧 / 知世俊作 / 新鲜 / 虎虎 People's Literature Publishing House · 2021 Syougo Kinugasa × Tomoseshunsaku: the popular duo joins forces once again! The original novel of the anime Classroom of the Elite. The anime's continu…
Welcome to the Classroom of the Supremacy of Ability 7 cover
Rating 3.8
Welcome to the Classroom of the Supremacy of Ability 7 衣笠彰梧 / 知世俊作 / 新鲜 People's Literature Publishing House · 2021 Mid-December, and the second semester is drawing to a close. To identify X, the shadowy figure manipulating Class D from behind the scenes, Ryūen of C…
Welcome to the Classroom of the Supremacy of Ability: Side Story 1 cover
Rating 3.7
Welcome to the Classroom of the Supremacy of Ability: Side Story 1 衣笠彰梧 / 知世俊作 / 新鲜 People's Literature Publishing House · 2021 The turbulent summer special exam has finally come to a close, and the students of Advanced Nurturing High School are at last on true summer break—tho…
Welcome to the Classroom of the Supremacy of Ability: Side Story 2 cover
Rating 3.7
Welcome to the Classroom of the Supremacy of Ability: Side Story 2 衣笠彰梧 / 知世俊作 / 新鲜 People's Literature Publishing House · 2021 In this side story, Kei Karuizawa, with Ayanokōji's help, frees herself from the curses of her past and gradually develops special feelings for him. H…

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