Ultimate Otaku Teacher
| Ultimate Otaku Teacher | |
 Cover of volume 1 featuring main characters Jun'ichirō and Suzune Kagami | |
| 電波教師 (Denpa Kyōshi) | |
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| Manga | |
| Written by | Takeshi Azuma |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Imprint | Shōnen Sunday Comics |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Sunday |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | November 2, 2011 – present |
| Volumes | 24 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Masato Sato |
| Written by | Atsushi Maekawa |
| Music by | Ryuuichi Takada (Monaca) |
| Studio | A-1 Pictures |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | NNS (ytv) |
| English network | |
| Original run | April 4, 2015 – September 26, 2015 |
| Episodes | 24 |
Ultimate Otaku Teacher (Japanese: 電波教師, Hepburn: Denpa Kyōshi, lit. "Electromagnetic-wave Teacher"[a]), subtitled He Is a Ultimate Teacher, is a 2011 Japanese manga series, written and illustrated by Takeshi Azuma.[1] Two short anime clips, serving as promotion for the manga have been released, and an anime television series is in production, all of them by A-1 Pictures.[1][2]
Plot
The story follows Jun'ichirō Kagami, whose sister Suzune is angry at him because of his complete disinterest in the real world. As Jun'ichirō is interested in nothing but anime, manga and games, Suzune forces him to go on a job as a physics teacher substitute at the same high school from which he graduated. Jun'ichirō proves himself a capable and hardworking teacher who comes with unorthodox methods based on the seemingly useless knowledge he obtained as an otaku to teach and motivate his students.
Characters
Main characters
- Jun'ichirō Kagami (鑑 純一郎, Kagami Jun'ichirō)
- Voiced by: Daisuke Ono (Drama CD), Hiroshi Kamiya (anime) (Japanese); Anthony Bowling (English)[3][4]
- A 24-year-old hardcore otaku who spends his days at home working to improve his anime blog until he is forced by his sister to become a teacher at his alma mater. Jun'ichirō is a physics major who published a paper that caused a huge turmoil at the scientific world when he was just 17. It proposed a theory to create a teleportation device in the same fashion of Doraemon's "Anywhere Door". Despite being ridiculed by academics, all efforts to disprove the theory so far have failed, although it may take centuries for mankind to develop the technology necessary to assemble it.
- Despite being scouted to work at the most important research centers in the world, Jun'ichirō claims to suffer from a disease called "YD" that "only lets him do what he yearns to do", thus he declined all of their offers. However, after spending a few weeks working as a teacher, he is convinced by Koyomi Hiiragi to work at her school. Since then, Jun'ichirō splits his time between making use of his unusual methods to reform stray students and focusing on his hobbies and sometimes finding a way to integrate one into the other, usually through the use of competitive video games. He also has a habit of giving nicknames to the people he meets over the course of his teaching adventures.
- Suzune Kagami (鑑 純音, Kagami Suzune)
- Voiced by: Kana Asumi (Drama CD), Rena Matsui (anime) (Japanese); Mikaela Krantz (English)[4][5]
- Jun'ichirō's younger sister who is always angry at her brother's antics. Her hobby is batting practice, and she is the only person whom Jun'ichirō really fears. She is also responsible for all the family's finances and forbids Jun'ichirō from buying anything without her approval. Despite all the trouble he causes her, Suzune is very fond of him and wants to take care of him forever. She has a habit of hitting others, usually Jun'ichirō, with her bat when she's angry or upset with them.
Higashi Shinmei High School
- Minako Kanō (叶美奈子, Kanō Minako)
- Voiced by: Sora Amamiya (anime) (Japanese); Sarah Wiedenheft (English)[4][6]
- A former delinquent leader of the Black Oracle gang who hated the world, because of its non-existence of heroes. However, after a bit of inspiration from Jun'ichirō, where he tells her over an online chat-channel, “If there are no heroes, become one yourself,” she decides to reinvent herself as a voice-actress. Jun'ichirō nicknames her "Face-Punch" (顔面パンチ, Ganmen-panchi).
- Miho Kitō (鬼頭 ミホ, Kitō Miho)
- Voiced by: Yuiko Tatsumi (Japanese); Jamie Marchi (English)
- Another delinquent from the Black Oracle gang who bullies Kanō in an attempt to get her to return to her delinquent ways. After receiving a “bullying lesson” from Junichirou however, she ends up befriending Kanoe and decides to follow her example; wishing to become a famous chef in the future. Jun'ichirō nicknames her "Wicked Blondie".
- Yukino Kuribayashi (栗林 雪乃, Kuribayashi Yukino)
- Voiced by: Yumi Uchiyama (Japanese); Kristin Sutton (English)
- An anime original character, who's the class representative of Minako's class. A Meganekko who initially hates Kagami for not taking job seriously, until she came to know him better.
Hiiragi Academy
Icho Branch
- Koyomi Hiiragi (柊 暦, Hiiragi Koyomi)
- Voiced by: Suzuko Mimori (anime) (Japanese); Jād Saxton (English)[4][6]
- Koyomi is the chairman of Icho Academy. She believes that Japan is a country too boring by her standards, and her goal is to transform it into a more amusing place. She hires Jun'ichirō upon learning of his teaching methods, and always supports his schemes when they pique her interest, no matter how absurd they seem. Jun'ichirō nicknames her "Options" (オプション付き, Opushon-tsuki).
- Makina Momozono (桃園 マキナ, Momozono Makina)
- Voiced by: Yōko Hikasa (Drama CD), Saori Ōnishi (anime) (Japanese); Caitlin Glass (English)[6]
- Makina is the student council president and captain of the Kendo Club at Icho Academy who has the power to expel teachers who do not meet her standards. Despite that, she is usually dragged by Jun'ichirō to take part in his antics against her will much to her chagrin. Jun'ichirō nicknames her "Twintails" ( "Irregular Twintails" (変則ツインテール, Hensoku Tsuintēru) (In the English re-dub, she is called "Twin-tailed Weirdo")). She has a little brother named Kazuya, whom she practically raises by herself.
- Seijūrō Nanami (七海 征十郎, Nanami Seijūrō)
- Voiced by: Yoshimasa Hosoya (anime) (Japanese); Jarrod Greene (English)[6]
- Nanami is a large, aggressive boy who lost his reason in life after he is forced to quit baseball due to an injury. Thanks to Jun'ichirō, Nanami learns to like soccer and becomes a member of the Icho Academy soccer club. He is usually seen arguing with Makina, and encouraging Kōtarō. He is a previous member of Black Oracle. Due to his muscular and powerful build, Jun'ichirō nicknames him "Cyborg Human" (改造人間, Kaizō Ningen).
- Sachiko Tanaka (田中 さち子, Tanaka Sachiko)
- Voiced by: Marina Inoue (Drama CD), Ayane Sakura (anime) (Japanese); Apphia Yu (English)[6]
- Sachiko is a student who never appears at school until Jun'ichirō is tasked by Makina to bring her back to classes. He learns that she is one of his favorite manga writers, who wrote Shuumatsu Gakuen. Her works are signed under the pen name "Kisaki Tenjōin" (天上院 騎咲, Tenjōin Kisaki). Her nickname from Jun'ichirō is "Kisaki-sensei" (騎咲 先生 Kisaki-sensei).
- Kōtarō Araki (荒木 光太郎, Araki Kōtarō)
- Voiced by: Miyuki Sawashiro (Drama CD), Aki Toyosaki (anime) (Japanese); Tia Ballard (English)[6]
- Jun'ichirō's partner in the MMORPG "Ouroboros" under the name "Luce" (ルーチェ, Rūche). They did not know each others' true identities until Jun'ichirō learns that he is another of his absent students. Kōtarō loves crossdressing, and when dressed as a girl, even boys who know his secret usually skip a beat on seeing him, to the point that Koyomi forbids him from dressing as a boy when at school. He initially refuses to return to school over his fear of being rejected again, but after a heated duel with Jun'ichirō in which the latter sacrifices his own player account, he manages to gain the self-confidence to accept himself. Thanks to Jun'ichirō's encouragement, Kōtarō manages to have his friends accept him as he is and he returns to school.
- Kiriko Shikishima (式島 切子, Shikishima Kiriko)
- Voiced by: Azusa Tadokoro (anime)[6] (Japanese); Dawn M. Bennett (English)
- Kiriko works in a maid cafe named Heart-On-Heart, which Kagami visits frequently, but is forced to quit when Makina discovers it, as students from Icho are forbidden to have part-time jobs, until Jun'ichirō helps her to convince Makina to make an exception. Jun'ichirō nicknames her "Potatoes" (ポテト, Poteto) because she serves him french fries.
- Kanan Chinami (千波 花音, Chinami Kanan)
- Voiced by: Rina Hidaka (anime)[6] (Japanese); Monica Rial[7] (English)
- Kanan is a friend of Suzune's, who Suzune wanted Jun'ichirō to help her with physics. She was a girl who used to rarely speak due to having a voice that sounds like an anime character, earning her the nickname "Anime Voice" (アニメっ娘, Animekko) from Jun'ichirō. She used her cell phone to communicate before Jun'ichirō helped her overcome her fear of being ridiculed for her voice.
- Madoka Kuramachi (蔵持 円, Kuramachi Madoka)
- Voiced by: Mao Ichimichi (M·A·O)[8] (Japanese); Alexis Tipton (English)
- She is the treasurer of Icho Academy's student council, thanks to her ability to see the value in almost anything. She is also the daughter of a family who owns a gaming company known as KMC, and that she has been forced into a political marriage between her company and another trying to buy her out. Jun'ichirō nicknames her ("Little Miss Money."(少しのミスお金 Sukoshi no misu okane) (In the english re-dub, she is called "Money Bags"))
- Moemi Kushinada (櫛名田 萌美, Kushinada Moemi)
- Voiced by: Shiina Natsukawa[8] (Japanese); Leah Clark (English)
- Taki’s primary idol opponent of the Familin Ranger Brothers Squadron event, getting a perfect score, but is defeated by Nagaru (substituting for Taki) who also sung a perfect score; resulting in Nagaru’s victory due to a tie always going to the reigning champion. It is later revealed that Moemi is actually a student of Icho Academy when Jun'ichirō comes across her during Icho Academy’s training-camp at the beach. Her nickname is "Wild Dollar".
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- A boasting freshman student and an old friend of Madoka. He holds a grudge against the people of the main campus for not accepting him as a student, and does everything he can to be one of the students Jun'ichirō chooses for the SS group war against the main campus; even garnering enough votes to be the number one candidate initially. Despite having done everything perfectly however, he failed to leave a unique impression on the students voting and ended up not getting chosen. His nickname is "Loser Flag".
Main Branch
- Alice Hiiragi (柊 アリス, Hiiragi Arisu)
- Koyomi's cousin and the Chairman of Hiragi Academy's main branch. She runs her school as a prison where the students are forced to compete against each other with the least ranked ones suffering severe prejudice from their higher ranked peers and suffering risk of being expelled. Bent on stopping Alice's tyranny, Jun'ichirō bets his own freedom to challenge her, and she agrees to relinquish her post of chairman to him should he win. With this purpose, Jun'ichirō transfers to her school along with a team composed of Suzune, Makina, Sachiko, Kōtarō and Nanami with the task of defeating all other students and assimilate their groups in a period of three months. Jun'ichirō nicknames her as "Brioche Rolls", as her hairlocks look like such to him. Once Jun'ichirō wins the bet, she refuses to give up, and he allows her to remain the chairman with the condition of looking for a way to make the school a fun place for everyone, promising to have a rematch against her once she does it.
- Tomoya Tokisaka (時坂 朋也, Tokisaka Tomoya)
- Jun'ichirō's underclassman who worked as a teacher at several schools across the United States before transferring to the main branch. He is the homeroom teacher for the school's top ranked students and his skills at gaming are on par with him. He ends up being Jun'ichirō's last opponent in the group war, becoming the final victor upon defeating him.
- Reiko Mukyou (無響 零子, Mukyou Reiko)
- Voiced by: Kana Hanazawa[8] (Japanese); Lindsay Seidel (English)
- A short, first-year, genius girl who has the unique ability to do anything as long as she has seen it accomplished just once. She also has a rough time telling people apart; having to rely on smell and taste to differentiate people from one another. Jun'ichirō first met Reiko when she arrived at KEC as a one-day intern; set-up by Koyomi to give Reiko a taste of Jun'ichirō’s “interesting” hobbies. She reappears later on hiding in Jun'ichirō’s classroom from Shirakawa Nami who had been looking for Reiko to drag back to the main campus.
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- A third-year student, and reporter, nicknamed the “Teacher Killer,” of the Newspaper Club. Kichou writes her articles based solely upon half-truths and exaggerations regarding certain teachers that catch her eye which, as a result, causes most of the teachers she writes about to leave the school. Due to her newswriting skills, Jun'ichirō has decided to call her "Blogs Girl." Jun'ichirō defeats her by broadcasting his life throughout the internet, and then offering himself to work as a maid for whoever is the winner of a quiz about himself, shocking her, and the entire country.
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- An emotionless student and the personification of Alice’s prison ideal for the main campus; brain-washed to follow every command Alice forces upon her. She first meets Jun'ichirō when she shows him a photograph of Mukyou Reiko; trying to find the run-away to bring back to the main campus. After being defeated by Reiko in a basketball match, she realizes she enjoys playing an "interesting" game, softening her attitude towards Reiko. She's nicknamed "Machine Girl".
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- A love-sick student, nicknamed the "Unrequited Love-Warrior," who claims to suffer from a “deadly” disease, resulting in her “to die if one does not love.” The disease allows Subaru to become stronger depending on how much unrequited love she is currently experiencing. Subaru has a very complex form of synesthesia, which allows her to feel other people’s thoughts, feelings, colors and tastes. She sets her eyes on Jun'ichirō after witnessing his declaration to become the Hiragi Academy’s principal. Her nickname is "KS Girl".
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- A large and intimidating “shark-tooth” student and the leader of Team Titan. He first appears before Nami and Reiko’s Team White Princess; having switched places with their original opponent to force White Princess into becoming their followers after beating them into submission through a soccer game. Half way through the game however, it comes to a halt as Nami decides to make Team White Princess part of Jun'ichirō’s group; setting the stage for Jun'ichirō to battle Team Titan for the second half of the soccer game. After he and his team become part of Jun'ichirō's group, unexpectedly becoming the key player in a seduction match against Team Legend. His nickname is "Football Brat"
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- A freshman member of Team White Princess who was forced to play a soccer game against Team Titan, but ends up as part of Jun'ichirō’s group after Nami made team White Princess his child. When Jun'ichirō and his students are transferred to the E-rank dormitory, Narasawa acts as the guide that shows them around the dorm, and later that night, Narasawa has a heart-to-heart talk with Jun'ichirō when the later joins him on the dorm’s roof. His nickname is "Decohead".
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- A glass-wearing freshman member of Team White Princess who was forced to play a soccer game against Team Titan, but ends up as part of Jun'ichirō’s group after Nami made team White Princess his child.
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- The leader of Team Noble Garden whose forte is gardening. Uekusa and her team tends to farm fields as the food suppliers for the E-rank dormitory, and go about teaching Jun'ichirō and company on how to become an accomplished farmer. Her nickname is "Komatsu Girl".
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- A Team Blue Corps student who looks down on those who don’t work hard for game matches. He appears before students of the E-rank dormitory with a candle and gas canister; trying to burn the food harvest of the recently expelled, Team Noble Garden. Jun'ichirō however, steps in moments before he could burn the product and challenges Daiki to revoke Noble Garden’s expulsion, defeating him in a water polo match.
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- A game-loving third-year student. He is the leader of Team Blue Corps, and is one who considers himself to be a huge fan of Jun'ichirō. He first appears alongside Tendou as they watch, from afar, Jun'ichirō’s group defeating Team Titan in soccer; looking forward to Blue Corps’ eventual encounter with the teacher. His nickname is "Self-Proclaimed Fan".
Other characters
- Tim Bernards Lynn (ティム・バーナーズ・リン, Timu Bānāzu Rin)
- Voiced by: Ayahi Takagaki[8] (Japanese); Colleen Clinkenbeard (English)
- A past colleague of Jun'ichirō who created and directs CERM, a Physics Particle Research Laboratory established in Geneva, Switzerland, in an attempt to disprove Jun'ichirō’s theory on creating a teleportation device.
- Yamato Toune (刀祢 大和, Toune Yamato)
- Voiced by: Aya Hirano[8] (Japanese); Mallorie Rodak (English)
- A former student from the same high-school class as Jun'ichirō. In the past, Yamato was the only member of the school’s science club until Jun'ichirō decided to join it to learn how to make a Dokodemo Door; and ended up being taught physics by Yamato in the process.
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- Voiced by: Daisuke Namikawa (Japanese); [8]Eric Vale (English)
- CEO of the largest game company in the world, Activision Frigate and Madoka’s political fiancé.
- Kazuya Momozono (桃園 一也, Momozono Kazuya)
- Voiced by: Tomoko Tsuzuki[8] (Japanese); Terri Doty (English)
- The younger brother of Makina Momozono.
- Matome Nishikujou (西九条 まとめ, Nishikujou Matome)
- Voiced by: Risa Taneda[8] (Japanese); Kristi Kang (English)
- A ghost haunting one of Hiragi Academy's training camps, and loves to read manga to pass the time. She is given the nickname "Ghost Artist" due to her ambition of wanting to create her own manga. Matome encounters Jun'ichirō when he stumbles upon her atop a stack of manga in the training camp’s library, and asks him to help her “pass” on to the afterlife to which Jun'ichirō deduces that it has something to do with the manga Matome had been reading all this time.
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- Voiced by: Satsumi Matsuda (Japanese); Bryn Apprill (English) (Nagare) & Voiced by: Risae Matsuda (Japanese); Felecia Angelle (English) (Taki) [8]
- They are 15-year-old twins. Jun'ichirō meets the first twin, Taki, at a game arcade during summer vacation. Here, Taki invites Jun'ichirō to play in the arcade with her as a thank you for getting Momozono, who was trying to send her home, off her tail, but are interrupted when a group of thugs appear in the area. However, it turns out that these delinquents are actually all friends of Taki, and that she is the established leader of their gang, Black Oracle Neo; reformed from Kanou’s original Black Oracle gang.
- The second twin, Nagare, turns out to be the idol singer of a group known as 5th Queens where she later calls up Jun'ichirō to meet him personally; asking him to get Taki out of the gang. Taki's nickname is "Leader", Nagare's nickname is "Idol-Sis".
- Minami Kitayama (北山 みなみ, Kitayama Minami)
- Voiced by: Akemi Kanda (Japanese); Megan Emerick (English)
- The chief maid of the Heart-On-Heart café.
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- Kasane was Jun'ichirō's childhood friend and it was hinted that they were even closer than that. She always had a sick condition since childhood and died when she turned 17, but Jun'ichirō claims that he is responsible for her death as well.
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- Kasane's younger sister who appears before Jun'ichirō intending to kill him in order to avenge her, as she holds him responsible for her death. She puts a bracelet on the teacher's wrist that can't be removed unless he clears a series of games she prepares to him, and will inject a deadly poison on him should he fails. In preparation for her revenge, she studied not only Jun'ichirō's profile, but those regarding all his students and friends.
Media
Manga
The series began serialization in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday magazine, with the 2011 49th issue, published on October 2, 2011.[9] As of November 18, 2016, there have been twenty-four compiled volumes published.[10]
Anime
Opening Theme "Youthful Dreamer" by TrySail (episodes 1-12)
Ending Theme "DREAMIN" by Tokyo Performance Doll (episodes 1-12)
Opening Theme "Vivid Brilliant door" by Sphere (episodes 13-24)
Ending Theme "MY ONLY ONE" by 9nine (episodes 13-24)
Episode list
| No. | Title | Original air date | English air date |
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Notes
- ^ "Electromagnetic-wave" (電波, denpa), is used in Japanese to refer to a person who acts bizarrely, such as extreme otaku, or holds odd beliefs, similar to the English term "tin foil hat".[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Denpa Kyōshi Manga's 2nd Anime Ad by A-1 Pictures Aired". Anime News Network. February 17, 2013. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
- ^ Green, Scott (October 3, 2012). "VIDEO: Anime "Denpa Kyoushi " Promo". Crunchyroll. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
- ^ "Hiroshi Kamiya Leads Denpa Kyōshi TV Anime's Cast". Anime News Network. February 16, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
- ^ a b c d Justin Rojas (June 5, 2015). "Broadcast Dub English Cast Announcements At A-Kon 26". Retrieved June 6, 2015.
- ^ "Denpa Kyōshi Anime Casts SKE48 Idol Rena Matsui as Suzune". Anime News Network. March 2, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Sora Amamiya, Aki Toyosaki, Suzuko Mimori, More Join Denpa Kyōshi". Anime News Network. February 17, 2015. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
- ^ @johnalmoete7324 (July 18, 2015). "@Kyleiciousness I think I recognize Kanan! It's gotta be the undeniable squeak of @Rialisms ! #UltimateOtakuTeacher" (Tweet). Retrieved July 20, 2015 – via Twitter.
Monica Rial [@Rialisms] (July 18, 2015). "That's me!" (Tweet). Retrieved July 20, 2015 – via Twitter. - ^ a b c d e f g h i "Ultimate Otaku Teacher Casts Daisuke Namikawa, Mao Ichimichi., Ayahi Takagaki". Anime News Network. June 9, 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
- ^ 「超弩級少女」の東毅、新連載の主役はギークな高校教師 (in Japanese). Natalie.mu. October 2, 2011. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
- ^ 電波教師 24 (少年サンデーコミックス) (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
External links
- Official website Template:Ja icon
- Ultimate Otaku Teacher (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
