If you liked
No Game No Life
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...then you might like
Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e
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Is it only me, or these two is pretty similar? Maybe the music in Youkoso just remind me of NGNL. But i think the main premise is pretty similar. About an underdog, a group at the bottom of the list, trying to do what everyone said impossible and trying to becoma the number one despite their flaw. They usually achieve this through using cuninngnes, which we didn't realize until the climax where (usually) the protagonist explain something ordinary in the previous one, or two episode which became something crucial to determine the winner. They also use a loophole, or the wording in a certain rules to take full advantage of it. While NGNL is an isekai, fantasy anime with magic and stuff going on, Youkoso have a real world setting, with no magical power whatsoever.
If you liked
Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei
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...then you might like
Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e
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I'm surprised not many people make this recommendation. Its basically almost like the same series with the same premise, with almost the same MC. The Main Character is a student from a prestigious school, but unfortunately, they're assigned to the class that is meant for the worst student because of their bad entrance exam, either because a loophole in the entrance exam/purposefully failed. As the show progress, we realize that the main protagonist is actually secretly a genius. Both of their personality is almost completely the same: emotionally detached and cunning. Both of their origin story is pretty similar too, with quite a few differences. And the way the protagonist wins through an unorthodox, cunning way that showcases their geniuses is pretty similar too. While Mahouka is more about science-magic, Classroom of the Elite is about a power play between each class. I guarantee if you like Mahouka/Classroom of the Elite, you'll like the other too. For Classroom of the Elite viewer, you'll enjoy Mahouka, unless you're pretty disturbed my the mild-incest undertone Mahouka.