Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube

Plot

Dōmori Elementary School appears ordinary until supernatural disturbances—often targeting a student from Class 5-3—force teacher Meisuke Nueno (Nube) into action. Using his Demon's Hand or other spiritual abilities, he resolves each incident, sometimes through combat, negotiation, or appeasement. Though largely episodic, the series features recurring antagonists and later introduces longer story arcs. Each case concludes with restored normalcy and a lesson learned.

Media

Manga

Main article: List of Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube chapters{{!}}List of ''Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube'' chapters

Written by and illustrated by Takeshi Okano, Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube was serialized in Shueisha's ja manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from August 24, 1993, to May 11, 1999. Shueisha collected its 276 chapters in 31 ja volumes, released from January 11, 1994, to September 3, 1999.

Spin-offs and other series

Main article: Reibaishi Izuna

A spin-off story focused on Izuna Hazuki, the ja-girl, titled Reibaishi Izuna: The Spiritual Medium, was serialized in ** and Super Jump from 2007 to 2011. It was followed by Reibaishi Izuna: Ascension, published in Grand Jump and Grand Jump Premium from 2011 to 2016.

A one-shot chapter, , was published in Grand Jump on April 2, 2014. A sequel to the original series, , started in Grand Jump Premium on May 28, 2014. It was transferred to Grand Jump on July 16 of the same year. Jigoku Sensei Nūbē Neo was simultaneously serialized in Shueisha's ja manga magazine Saikyō Jump from August 5, 2016, to June 1, 2018. The series finished on December 5, 2018. Shueisha collected its chapters in seventeen ja volumes, released from October 3, 2014, to January 4, 2019.

Another series, , was serialized in Saikyō Jump from August 3, 2018, to April 1, 2021. It is a sequel to Jigoku Sensei Nūbē Neo. Shueisha collected its chapters in four ja volumes, released from March 4, 2019, to June 4, 2021.

Another series by Makura and Okano, titled , started in Saikyō Jump on May 2, 2025.

Another series by Makura and Okano, titled Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube Plus, was serialized on the Shōnen Jump+ digital platform from May 14 to June 25, 2025; Shueisha collected its chapters in one ja volume, released on July 4 of the same year. The manga was published in English on the Manga Plus digital service.

Anime

Main article: List of Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube episodes{{!}}List of ''Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube'' episodes

1996 series

A 49-episode anime television series adaptation, produced by Toei Animation, was broadcast on TV Asahi between April 13, 1996, and August 7, 1997. The opening theme is "Bari Bari Saikyou no. 1", performed by Feel So Bad. The first ending theme is "Mienai Chikara: Invisible One", performed by B'z, and the second ending is "Spirit, performed by Pamelah.

2025 series

In July 2024, a new anime television series adaptation was announced. It is produced by Studio Kai and directed by Yasuyuki Ōishi, with Yoshiki Ōkusa handling series composition, Yū Yoshiyama designing the characters, and Evan Call composing the music. The series, airing in split-cours, aired its first cours from July 2 to September 24, 2025, and the second cours premiered on January 7, 2026, on the brand new IMAnimation W programming block on TV Asahi and its affiliates. For the first cours, the opening theme song is "P0WER-AkuryoTaisan-", performed by Shintenchi Kaibyaku Shudan: Zigzag, while the ending theme song is "Sunflower", performed by Chilli Beans. For the second cours, the opening theme song is "Erase", performed by the Oral Cigarettes, while the ending theme song is "Magical", performed by .

Remow licensed the series for streaming on the "It's Anime" YouTube channel in selected territories, including North America alongside other platforms, such as Netflix in Asian territories (except China).

Films

Three movies have been released. The first movie Jigoku Sensei Nūbē was released on July 6, 1996. A second anime film titled, Jigoku Sensei Nūbē: Gozen 0 toki Nūbē Shisu, premiered on March 8, 1997. The third anime film titled Jigoku Sensei Nūbē: Kyoufu no Natsu Yasumi! Asashi no Uni no Gensetsu premiered on July 12, 1997.

Original video animations

Three original video animations (OVAs) were released. The first OVA Kessen! Yōjin no jutsu VS kabeo was released in June 1998. The second OVA Nazonazo nana fushigi BUKIMI chan was released in July 1998. The third OVA Shijō saidai no gekisen! Zekki raishū!! was released in May 1999.

Video games

A video game was released by Bandai for the PlayStation on May 16, 1997. Nube and Yukime became support characters in the 2006 Nintendo DS game Jump Ultimate Stars, with Hiroshi and Kyoko as help characters. Nūbē later appeared as a playable character in the 2014 PlayStation 3/PlayStation Vita game J-Stars Victory VS.

Drama

A ten-episode television drama adaptation was broadcast on Nippon TV from October 11 to December 13, 2014. The cast includes Ryuhei Maruyama as Nūbē, Mirei Kiritani as Ritsuko Takahashi, Mokomichi Hayami as Kyōsuke Tamamo, Mizuki Yamamoto as Izuna Hazuki, Hideki Takahashi as Mugenkai Jikū and Kang Ji-young as Yukime.

Reception

By December 2014, the manga had 24 million copies in circulation. By August 2023, the manga (including its spin-offs) had over 28 million copies in circulation; over 29 million copies in circulation by July 2024; and over 31 million copies in circulation by December 2025.

Notes

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