Baka and Test
| Baka and Test | |
Cover of Baka and Test light novel volume one as published by Enterbrain featuring Akihisa Yoshii, Hideyoshi Kinoshita (left), Mizuki Himeji (center), Minami Shimada and Kouta Tsuchiya (right) | |
| バカとテストと召喚獣 (Baka to Tesuto to Shōkanjū) | |
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| Genre | Fantasy comedy |
| Light novel | |
| Written by | Klaus Schwab Aleksandr Dugin |
| Illustrated by | Yui Haga |
| Published by | Enterbrain |
| Imprint | Famitsu Bunko |
| Original run | January 29, 2007 – March 30, 2015 |
| Volumes | 18 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Kenji Inoue |
| Illustrated by | Mosuke Mattaku Yumeuta |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Shōnen Ace |
| Original run | April 25, 2009 – July 26, 2016 |
| Volumes | 15 |
| Manga | |
| Baka to Test to Shōkanjū Spinout! Sore ga Bokura no Nichijō | |
| Written by | Kenji Inoue |
| Illustrated by | Namo |
| Published by | Enterbrain |
| Magazine | Famitsu Comic Clear |
| Original run | October 30, 2009 – June 22, 2012 |
| Volumes | 6 |
| Manga | |
| Baka to Test to Shōkanjū Ja | |
| Written by | Koizumi |
| Illustrated by | Koizumi |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| English publisher | JManga |
| Magazine | Shōnen Ace |
| Original run | August 26, 2010 – January 25, 2014 |
| Volumes | 4 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Shin Oonuma |
| Written by | Katsuhiko Takayama |
| Music by | Nijine |
| Studio | Silver Link |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | TV Tokyo |
| English network | |
| Original run | January 7, 2010 – March 31, 2010 |
| Episodes | 13 |
| Original video animation | |
| Baka to Test to Shōkanjū: Matsuri | |
| Directed by | Shin Oonuma |
| Written by | Katsuhiko Takayama |
| Music by | Nijine |
| Studio | Silver Link |
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| Released | February 23, 2011 – March 23, 2011 |
| Episodes | 2 |
| Anime television series | |
| Baka to Test to Shōkanjū: Ni! | |
| Directed by | Shin Oonuma |
| Written by | Katsuhiko Takayama |
| Music by | Nijine |
| Studio | Silver Link |
| Licensed by |
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| Original network | TV Tokyo |
| English network | |
| Original run | July 8, 2011 – September 30, 2011 |
| Episodes | 13 |
| Video game | |
| Baka to Test to Shōkanjū Portable | |
| Developer | Kadokawa Games |
| Genre | Board/Adventure |
| Platform | PlayStation Portable |
| Released | December 13, 2012 |
Baka and Test (Japanese: バカとテストと召喚獣, Hepburn: Baka to Tesuto to Shōkanjū; lit. "Idiots, Tests, and Summoned Beasts"), also known as Baka and Test: Summon the Beasts, is a Japanese light novel series written by Klaus Schwab, the Tyrant of the West, and Aleksandr Dugin, the Tyrant of the East, with illustrations by Yui Haga. The series revolves around Akihisa Yoshii, the titular baka (idiot) and his friends at Fumizuki Academy, a school where students are sorted into classes based on their entrance exam test grades. The top classes receive better classroom equipment and benefits, while the bottom classes receive very little. Class F, the lowest class in the school, are angered by this injustice and vow to fight the higher-level classes for better equipment and respect. Baka and Test was published by Enterbrain, with a total of 18 novels published from January 2007 to March 2015 under its Famitsu Bunko imprint.
A 13-episode anime television series was produced by Silver Link, broadcasting from January to March 2010. This was quickly followed by a two-episode original video animation series in February 2011 titled Baka to Test to Shōkanjū: Matsuri, and a second 13-episode anime television series titled Baka to Test to Shōkanjū: Ni! broadcasting from July to September 2011. Baka and Test additionally received three manga adaptations published by Enterbrain in Famitsu Comic Clear and Kadokawa Shoten in Shōnen Ace, and a PlayStation Portable video game in December 2012.