What should be a raucous action-comedy can quickly become an obnoxious headache that constantly smirks at its reliance on stock tropes
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Classroom for Heroes Anime Review
Classroom for Heroes takes its time fleshing out the magical hero school cast but the plot seems to suffer as a result.
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Everything about it is undermined by how poorly it treats its female lead.
Classroom For Heroes #08 — Judgement Day
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Classroom for Heroes #09 — Hostage Taking
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Classroom For Heroes #12 — Random BS, Go!
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Classroom For Heroes #05 — Harassing the Local Birds
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Classroom For Heroes #07 — Obligatory Hot Springs Episode
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Classroom of Heroes #04 — Speed Dieting
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