It has been revealed that the spin-off manga "Chuzenji Sensei's Monster Lectures: Because the Teacher Solves the Mystery," which depicts the events leading up to the popular novel "Night Parade of One Hundred Demons" by Kyogoku Natsuhiko, will be adapted into a TV anime in 2025. A teaser visual featuring Kyogokudou, also known as Chuzenji Akihiko, as a high school teacher, and the female student Kusakabe Kana has been released.
The manga, illustrated by Aki Shimizu and written by Hanzō Tamura, began serialization in 2019 in Shonen Magazine Edge (Kodansha, currently out of print) and moved to the web manga service Comic Days (Kodansha) in 2023. It is a prequel to the series, depicting the high school teacher days of Akihiko Nakazenji, otherwise known as Kyogokudō from the Hyakki Yagyo series, and follows female student Kana Kusakabe and Akihiko Nakazenji as they confront various incidents involving supernatural phenomena. Nine volumes of the comic have been released so far.
The anime will be directed by Chihiro Kumano, with animation composition and scriptwriting by Atsushi Oka, and character design by Masahiko Suzuki. It will be produced by 100studio.
Shimizu commented, "I can't believe it! Nakazenji Sensei is being made into an anime! I'm very honored! As a viewer, I'm really looking forward to it." Kyogoku said, "The man born from the string of letters I wrote has acquired a physical form through Aki Shimizu's magic, and now he moves and speaks. And he's young. I can't help but be amazed."
