"Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube" - the first new anime in 26 years - Ryotaro Okiayu talks about his battle scene with Toshiyuki Morikawa

A preview screening of the new anime version of the popular manga "Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube ", which was serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" (Shueisha), was held in Tokyo on June 7th, and Ryotaro Okiayu , who plays Meisuke Nueno(Nube ), made an appearance. This is the first time in about 26 years that a new anime version of " Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube" will be produced, since the OVA "Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube: The Greatest Battle in History! Zetsuki Raishuu!!" was released in 1999. The fact that Okiayu, who played the main character Nube in the TV anime, movie anime, and OVA broadcast from 1996 to 1997, will be reprising his role has also become a hot topic. Okiayu spoke about his feelings for Toshiyuki Morikawa, who will be reprising his role as Tamamo Kyosuke.

Tamamo is Nube's biggest rival, and he said about Morikawa, "We've co-starred in other works, and I've even cross-dressed at an event he hosted, so we have many connections, and I had no worries and had a lot of fun."

When the topic turned to the battle scene with Tamamo, he reflected on the recording, saying, "I also had a battle in the Heisei version, and I remember being exhausted every time. I was worried I would end up in ruins again...so it was a difficult recording, and I had to maintain my condition."

The advance screening featured a surprise appearance by the band "Shintenchi Kaibyaku Shudan-Zigzag," who perform the opening theme "P0WER-Banish Evil Spirits."

"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 young teacher, Meisuke Nueno(Nube), who is assigned to Domori Elementary School and solves a series of incidents with the power of the "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" 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 total number of copies of the series published is about 29 million.

The new anime will be broadcast on TV Asahi from 11:15 pm on July 2nd. The first episode will be a one-hour special, with two episodes broadcast consecutively, and subsequent episodes will be broadcast in TV Asahi's anime slot "IMAnimation W". It will be split into two seasons, with the second season starting in January 2026.