Cipher Academy (Place)

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For an overall article visit: Cipher Academy.
For the manga visit: Cipher Academy.*

**Cipher Academy** (暗 (あん) 号 (ごう) 学 (がく) 園 (えん) , *Angō Gakuen*?) is the academy where soldiers are trained to be able to solve any kind of puzzle presented. **Cipher Academy** is the main location and where the series takes place.

## Overview

Cipher Academy is divided into two parts, the first part is known as the **Real Cipher Academy** and another part known as the **Virtual Cipher Academy**. The virtual one is also called **Digital Cipher Academy** and is known as a metaverse, to access the virtual part it is necessary to have one of the glasses created by Kogoe. The Cipher Academy Metaverse has B500 floors not counting the Ground floor.

## Background

The academy was founded by Nohime family.

## Ranks

Like a military academy, cipher academy has several ranks by which staff and students can be classified. These are:

* **Code Emperor** (暗 (あん) 号 (ごう) 皇 (こう) 帝 (てい) , *Angō Kōtei*?) is the highest rank granted in Cipher Academy, the **Code Emperor** would become the leader of the entire academy even more than the staff. As mentioned by Junko, it can be assumed that this rank can be granted to a student. Due to the absence of students of second and third year, the gradewide leader of first year serves as the unofficial **Code Emperor**.

**Iroha Irohazaka**
* **Academy General** (学 (がく) 園 (えん) 元 (げん) 帥 (すい) , *Gakuen Gensui*?) is the representative of the academy. The exact function of this rank is unknown. According to Junko, the winner of the gradewide tournament could also serve as the **Academy General**, that makes Iroha the Academy General.

**Iroha Irohazaka**
* **Academy Staff Officer** (学 (がく) 園 (えん) 幕 (ばく) 僚 (りょう) , *Gakuen Bakuryō*?) are the instructors of the academy students. This rank has the same position as the **Academy Adviser**.

**First Year:**

**Shibori Nikueda**1-A
**Kumomakka Kumorigumo**1-B
**Junko Ikusu**1-C
**Fubasami Hossawa**1-D
**Kabuki Kageboshi**1-E
**Cardano Kyurenkan**1-F
* **Academy Adviser** (学 (がく) 園 (えん) 参 (さん) 謀 (ぼう) , *Gakuen Sanbō*?) are the advisors of the academy, more information is unknown. This rank has the same position as the **Academy Staff Officer**.
* **Gradewide Leader** (学 (がく) 年 (ねん) 大 (たい) 将 (しょう) , *Gakunen Taishō*?) are the leaders of the students of a specific year, so it can be assumed that there are 3 leaders. Currently only one of them is known to exist.

**Iroha Irohazaka**First Year
* **Class Leading Private** (学 (がっ) 級 (きゅう) 兵 (へい) 長 (ちょう) , *Gakkyū Heichō*?) are the leaders of a specific year's class. Currently, the existence of all first-year class leaders is known.

**First Year:**

**Iroha Irohazaka**1-A
**Tonbo Rikukeito**1-B
**Invalides Yonakiuguisu**1-C
**Seppun Zakuroguchi**1-D
**Shitai Kubinashi**1-E
**Shakunage Hakanage**1-F
* **Student Soldier** (学 (がく) 生 (せい) 兵 (へい) , *Gakusei Hei*?) is the name given to all students at the academy.

*Visit: List of Characters* to see the list of students soldiers in more detail.
## Students

Currently only first-year students are known. These are divided into several classes.

### Class 1-A

It's the first class of the first-year, they specialize in solving puzzles.
*See: Class 1-A for more information and students list.*

### Class 1-B

It's the second class of the first year, they specialize in codes that are confusing and extremely random.
*See: Class 1-B for more information and students list.*

### Class 1-C

It's the third class of the first year, they specialize in mind reading and precognition.
*See: Class 1-C for more information and students list.*

### Class 1-D

It's the fourth class of the first year, they specialize in decoding codes written by dying comrades.
*See: Class 1-D for more information and students list.*

### Class 1-E

It's the fifth class of the first year, they specialize in infiltration and disguise.
*See: Class 1-E for more information and students list.*

### Class 1-F

It's the sixth class of the first year, they specialize in torture.
*See: Class 1-F for more information and students list.*

### Class 1-M

It's a special class of the first year.
*See: Class 1-M for more information and students list.*

## Locations

### Real Cipher Academy

* **Cherry Blossom Garden** (桜 (さくら) の園 (その) , *Sakura no Sono*?): It's a limited place outside the academy, in this place there is a garden of modified Cherry Blossoms which bloom all year round. This place serves as a meeting for the Class Leading Privates.

### Digital Cipher Academy

As mentioned previously, the digital part of the academy has 500 floors.

There are three types of floors in the metaverse.

1. The **Normal Floors** (ノーマルフロア, *Nōmaru Furoa*?) in which you have to solve the code to exit.
2. The **Dangerous Floors** (デンジャラス, *Denjarasu Furoa*?) which, like the normal ones, have to be solved to exit, however, depending on the level, there will be a penalty if the floor is not passed, the penalties can be be from death, go to prison or be banned from the metaverse.
3. The **Bonus-stage Floors** (ボーナスステージフロア, *Bōnasu Sutēji Furoa*?) which contain secret passages that allow you to move between floors to advance faster.

Below is a list of the floors known so far (they are listed from smallest to largest):

* **Class 1-M** (１年 (ねん) Ｍ (エム) 組 (ぐみ) , *Ichi-nen Emu Gumi*?) is located on the **Ground Floor** (G (グランド) フロア, *Gurando Furoa*?) of the metaverse. It's the *"physical"* 1-M class, which is located in the metaverse, this consists of an introduction to the digital part of the academy.

* **Air Raid Shelter Floor** (防 (ぼう) 空 (くう) 壕 (ごう) フロア, *Bōkūgō Furoa*?) is located in the **B1** (地 (ち) 下 (か) １階 (かい) , *Chika 1 Kai*?) of the metaverse. It's a maze of narrow corridors, the codes are hidden in the walls of the corridors these codes indicate the place where the final challenge of the floor is located, which is a bomb that must be deactivated ahead of time.

* **Motor Pool Floor** (モータープールフロア, *Mōtāpūru Furoa*?) is located on **B2** (地 (ち) 下 (か) ２階 (かい) , *Chika 2 Kai*?) of the metaverse. It's a parking lot where there are several parked cars, to escape from the place you must find the code on the vehicle license plates.

* **Freezer Floor** (冷 (れい) 凍 (とう) 庫 (こ) フロア, *Reitōko Furoa*?) is located on **B3** (地 (ち) 下 (か) ３階 (かい) , *Chika 3 Kai*?) of the metaverse. It consists of a floor full of freezers where the hidden code is found inside the freezers.

* **Kendo Dojo Floor** (剣 (けん) 道 (どう) 場 (じょう) フロア, *Kendō-jō Furoa*?) is located on **B4** (地 (ち) 下 (か) ４階 (かい) , *Chika 4 Kai*?) of the metaverse. It consists of a Kendo dojo.

* **Engine Room Floor** (エンジンルームフロア, *Enjinerūmu Furoa*?) is located on **B5** (地 (ち) 下 (か) ５階 (かい) , *Chika 5 Kai*?) of the metaverse. It consists of a room full of engines.

* **B6** (地 (ち) 下 (か) ６階 (かい) , *Chika 6 Kai*?) is an unnamed room located in the metaverse. It consists of a boxing ring.

* **B7** (地 (ち) 下 (か) ７階 (かい) , *Chika 7 Kai*?) is an unnamed room located in the metaverse. It consists of a room full of camping materials.

* **B8** (地 (ち) 下 (か) ８階 (かい) , *Chika 8 Kai*?) is an unnamed room located in the metaverse. It consists of a movie theater.

* **B9** (地 (ち) 下 (か) ９階 (かい) , *Chika 9 Kai*?) is an unnamed room located in the metaverse. It consists of a room full of photo booths.

* **Ballroom Floor** (ボールルームフロア, *Bōrurūmu Furoa*?) is located on **B10** (地 (ち) 下 (か) １０階 (かい) , *Chika 10 Kai*?) of the metaverse. It consists of a ballroom.

* **Bouldering Floor** (ボルダリングフロア, *Borudaringu Furoa*?) is located on **B19** (地 (ち) 下 (か) １９階 (かい) , *Chika 19 Kai*?) of the metaverse. It consists of a room where there's a rock wall which must be climbed.

* **Library Floor** (図 (と) 書 (しょ) 館 (かん) フロア, *Toshokan Furoa*?) is located on **B26** (地 (ち) 下 (か) ２６階 (かい) , *Chika 26 Kai*?) of the metaverse. It consists of a library where there are hallways full of books.

* **Mahjong Parlor Floor** (雀 (じゃん) 荘 (そう) フロア, *Jansō Furoa*?) is located on **B44** (地 (ち) 下 (か) ４４階 (かい) , *Chika 44 Kai*?) of the metaverse. It consists of a room to play mahjong, on this floor there is a mahjong game called **Marshall Mahjong** which is a 4-player game, unlike traditional mahjong in Marshall Mahjong the tiles with the Japanese syllables from a to n are used, there are three types in katakana, hiragana and kanji. The player with the fewest points is banned from the metaverse.

* **Planetarium Floor** (プラネタリウムフロア, *Puranetariumu Furoa*?) is located on **B50** (地 (ち) 下 (か) ５０階 (かい) , *Chika 50 Kai*?) of the metaverse. It consists of a planetarium.

* **Submarine Floor** (潜 (せん) 水 (すい) 艦 (かん) フロア, *Sensuikan Furoa*?) is located on **B67** (地 (ち) 下 (か) ６７階 (かい) , *Chika 67 Kai*?) of the metaverse. It consists of a room similar to a submarine where there are two exits.

* **Karaoke Room Floor** (カラオケルームフロア, *Karaokerūmu Furoa*?) is located on **B80** (地 (ち) 下 (か) ８０階 (かい) , *Chika 80 Kai*?) of the metaverse. It consists of a karaoke room.

* **Overnight Train Floor** (階 (かい) 寝 (しん) 台 (だい) 列 (れっ) 車 (しゃ) フロア, *Kaishindai Ressha Furoa*?) is located on **B99** (地 (ち) 下 (か) ９９階 (かい) , *Chika 90 Kai*?) of the metaverse. It consists of a night train which has tables, in some of these tables it is possible to find the code to solve.

* **Interrogation Room Floor** (取 (とり) 調 (しらべ) 室 (しつ) フロア, *Torishirabeshitsu Furoa*?) is located on **B100** (地 (ち) 下 (か) １００階 (かい) , *Chika 100 Kai*?) of the metaverse. It consists of an interrogation room where those accused of their crimes are interrogated by Akuai and Iiai. To pass this floor, one of those involved must be found guilty of the specific crime.

* **Greenhouse Floor** (ビニールハウスフロア, *Binīruhausu Furoa*?) is located on **B102** (地 (ち) 下 (か) １０２階 (かい) , *Chika 102 Kai*?) of the metaverse. It consists of a garden full of flowers, to leave the floor it is necessary to solve the code hidden in the flowers in the garden.

* **Aquarium Floor** (水 (すい) 族 (ぞく) 館 (かん) フロア, *Suizokukan Furoa*?) is located on **B150** (地 (ち) 下 (か) １５０階 (かい) , *Chika 150 Kai*?) of the metaverse. It consists of an aquarium.

* **Department Store Floor** (百 (ひゃっ) 貨 (か) 店 (てん) フロア, *Hyakkaten Furoa*?) is located on **B160** (地 (ち) 下 (か) １６０階 (かい) , *Chika 160 Kai*?) of the metaverse. It consists of a department store.

* **Trick Mansion Floor** (絡 (から) 繰 (くり) 屋 (や) 敷 (しき) フロア, *Karakuri Yashiki Furoa*?) is located on **B175** (地 (ち) 下 (か) １７５階 (かい) , *Chika 175 Kai*?) of the metaverse. It consists of a mansion full of traps, to get out you must solve a puzzle where the tatami mats must be moved in a specific order.

* **Kitchen Floor** (厨 (ちゅう) 房 (ぼう) フロア, *Chūbō Furoa*?) is located on **B180** (地 (ち) 下 (か) １８０階 (かい) , *Chika 180 Kai*?) of the metaverse. It consists of a kitchen room, to escape from the floor you must cook any food.

* **Go Hall Floor** (碁 (ご) 会 (かい) 所 (じょ) フロア, *Go Kaijo Furoa*?) is located on **B197** (地 (ち) 下 (か) １９７階 (かい) , *Chika 197 Kai*?) of the metaverse.

* **Sewer Floor** (下 (げ) 水 (すい) 道 (どう) フロア, *Gesuidō Furoa*?) is located on **B199** (地 (ち) 下 (か) １９９階 (かい) , *Chika 197 Kai*?) of the metaverse.

* **Casino Hall Floor** (カジノホールフロア, *Kajinohōru Furoa*?) is located on **B200** (地 (ち) 下 (か) ２００階 (かい) , *Chika 200 Kai*?) of the metaverse. It consists of a casino where you can place bets and play various games. This floor is where the code battle between Yugata and Shitai takes place.

* **Exchange Floor** (両替所 (エクスチェンジ) フロア, *Ekusuchenji Furoa*?) is located on **B213** (地 (ち) 下 (か) ２１３階 (かい) , *Chika 213 Kai*?) of the metaverse.

* **Presidential Jet Floor** (大 (だい) 統 (とう) 領 (りょう) 専 (せん) 用 (よう) 機 (き) フロア, *Daitōryō Senyōki Furoa*?) is located on **B242** (地 (ち) 下 (か) ２４２階 (かい) , *Chika 242 Kai*?) of the metaverse.

* **B249** (地 (ち) 下 (か) ２４９階 (かい) , *Chika 249 Kai*?) is an unnamed floor mentioned by Yukako.

* **Court of Law Floor** (法 (ほう) 廷 (てい) フロア, *Hōtei Furoa*?) is located on **B250** (地 (ち) 下 (か) ２５０階 (かい) , *Chika 250 Kai*?) of the metaverse. It consists of a court where the accused's past crimes are judged. In this room it is necessary to have several witnesses to testify in favor of the accused. To escape from this floor it is necessary for the judge to recognize the accused as innocent so that they can continue advancing, otherwise the accused will pass the door of punishment where they will be executed.

* **Round Table Floor** (円 (えん) 卓 (たく) フロア, *Entaku Furoa*?) is located on **B499** (地 (ち) 下 (か) ４９９階 (かい) , *Chika 499 Kai*?) of the metaverse. It's consists a table where people who have managed to pass all the rooms in the multiverse meet. This room has two doors so if more than two people reach the room they must eliminate each other.

* **Morgue Floor** (死体置場 (モルグ) フロア, *Morugu Furoa*?) is located on **B500** (地 (ち) 下 (か) ５００階 (かい) , *Chika 500 Kai*?) of the metaverse. It's the final floor of the metaverse and consists of a morgue where the last two people must compete to access the 50 billion morgue.

* **Prison Floor** (刑 (けい) 務 (む) 所 (しょ) フロア, *Keimusho Furoa*?) is located on **B???** (地 (ち) 下 (か) ???階 (かい) , *Chika ??? Kai*?) of the metaverse. It consists of a prison where prisoners spend their sentence which depends on the crime committed.

* **Bowling Room Floor** (フロア, *Furoa*?) is located on unknown level of the metaverse.

## Gallery

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## Trivia

* According to Junko, there aren't any second or third year students.

## References

*Cipher Academy* Manga: Chapter 25 (Page 9).
*Cipher Academy* Manga: Chapter 25 (Page 9).
*Cipher Academy* Manga: Chapter 25 (Page 4).