A new TV anime based on the popular manga "Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube", which was serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" (Shueisha), will be broadcast on TV Asahi from 11:15 pm on July 2nd. The first episode will be a one-hour special. This is the first time in about 26 years that a new anime version of "Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube" has been produced since the OVA "Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube: The Greatest Battle in History! Zetsuki Raijuu!!" was released in 1999. Ryotaro Okiayu , who played the main character Nube in the TV anime, movie anime, and OVA broadcast from 1996 to 1997, will continue to play the role, and Toshiyuki Morikawa, who played Tamamo Kyosuke, will also appear. After the first episode, it will be broadcast every Wednesday at 11:45 pm on TV Asahi's anime slot "IMAnimation W". It will be divided into two seasons, with the second season starting in January 2026.
"Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube" is a manga written by Makura Shou and illustrated by Okano Takeshi, which was serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" from 1993 to 1999. The story is about a psychic teacher, Meisuke Nueno(Nube), who is assigned to Domori Elementary School and solves a series of incidents with the power of a "demon hand" that resides in his left arm. The official sequel, "Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube NEO", was serialized in "Grand Jump" (same publisher) from 2014 to 2018, and "Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube S" was serialized in "Saikyō Jump" (same publisher) from 2018 to 2021. "Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube Kai" is currently being serialized in "Saikyō Jump" (same publisher), and "Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube PLUS" is currently being serialized in "Shonen Jump+" (same publisher). The series has sold a total of approximately 29 million copies.
In the first episode, "The 99-legged Bug,"Meisuke Nueno is newly appointed to Domori Elementary School. Although he has a somewhat unreliable side, he is in fact the only teacher in Japan with psychic powers. One day, something strange begins to happen to Hiro, a student in his class. Unable to control his anger, he becomes like a completely different person. His classmates are worried about Hiro. Sensing something strange, Nueno notices the presence of a monster lurking behind him.
◇Staff (titles omitted)
Director: Oishi Yasuyuki▽Assistant Director: Yamada Fumito▽Series Composition: Okusa Yoshiki▽Character Design: Yoshiyama Yu▽Sub-Character Design: Takahashi Atsuko▽Prop Design: Ito Ioriko▽Kai Design: Tanaka Hiroki, Kijimaru▽Action Director: Kagami Takahiro, Yoshiyama Yu▽Art Setting: Hirasawa Akihiro▽Art Director: Kasuga Minami▽Color Design: Noji Hirono▽3DCG Director: Kira Masanari▽Screen Design: Tamura Jin▽Director of Photography: Hiramoto Eiko▽Editing: Yoshitake Masato▽Sound Director: Nagura Yasushi▽Sound Effects: Morikawa Eiko, Sato Rio▽Sound Recording: Shiihara Misao▽Music: Evan Call▽Animation Production: Studio KAI
◇Cast (titles omitted)
Meisuke Nueno: Ryotaro Okiayu ▽Hiroshi Tatsuno: Ryoko Shiraishi▽Gouko Inaba: Aya Suzaki▽Miki Hosokawa: Ryota Iwasaki ▽Makoto Kurita: Shiho Kojomon▽Ritsuko Aya Endo: Ai Kakuma Endo▽Yukime: Ai Kakuma▽Kyousuke Tamamo: Toshiyuki Morikawa
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