Denpa Kyoushi (Ultimate Otaku Teacher)

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English: Ultimate Otaku Teacher

Synonyms: He Is an Ultimate Teacher

Japanese: 電波教師

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Type: TV

Episodes: 24

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Apr 4, 2015 to Sep 26, 2015

Premiered: Spring 2015

Broadcast: Saturdays at 17:30 (JST)

Producers: Yomiuri Telecasting, Shogakukan

Licensors: Funimation

Studios: A-1 Pictures

Source: Manga

Genres: Comedy, Romance, School, Shounen

Duration: 23 min. per ep.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 6.98¹ (scored by 39,567 users)

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Ranked: #3742²

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Popularity: #975

Members: 100,074

Favorites: 246

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Junichirou Kagami is a young published physicist, a genius, and a hopeless otaku. At the mercy of YD, a self-diagnosed illness which causes him to only be able to do what he "Yearns to Do," Junichirou foregoes his scientific career to maintain and improve his anime blog. However, when he gets hired as a high school physics teacher; his sister Suzune, no longer willing to tolerate his NEET lifestyle, forces him to take the position.

Despite the fact that Junichirou has no motivation to teach the standard curriculum, he may still have something of value to teach his students outside of academics. With his class in tow, Junichirou embarks on an unlikely journey filled with life lessons such as acceptance of others, how to make lasting friends, and what it means to live a better life by doing what you yearn to do.

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Kagami, Junichirou

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Kamiya, Hiroshi
Japanese

Kagami, Suzune

Main

Matsui, Rena
Japanese

Araki, Koutarou

Supporting

Toyosaki, Aki
Japanese

Hiiragi, Koyomi

Supporting

Mimori, Suzuko
Japanese

Tanaka, Sachiko

Supporting

Sakura, Ayane
Japanese

Shikishima, Kiriko

Supporting

Tadokoro, Azusa
Japanese

Kuramochi, Madoka

Supporting

Ichimichi, Mao
Japanese

Chinami, Kanan

Supporting

Hidaka, Rina
Japanese

Kanou, Minako

Supporting

Amamiya, Sora
Japanese

Mukyou, Reiko

Supporting

Hanazawa, Kana
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Satou, Masato

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TrySail

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Sphere

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9nine

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#1: "Youthful Dreamer" by TrySail (eps 1-12)
#2: "vivid brilliant door!" by Sphere (eps 13-24)

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#1: "DREAMIN'" by Tokyo Performance Doll (eps 1-12)
#2: "MY ONLY ONE" by 9nine (eps 13-24)

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May 17, 2015

24 of 24 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 5

RiverRode (All reviews)

92 people found this review helpful

I had actually read a little bit of the Denpa Kyoushi manga before the anime was announced. I had only finished the first two volumes, but I was excited for the adaptation none the less. So, was my excitement well placed? Let's break it down and find out:

Story - 6
Kagami Junichirou is an otaku NEET with a bad case of YD, meaning that he can only do that which he Yearns to Do. His younger sister isn’t satisfied with that, so she forces him to take a job as a teacher. Unsurprisingly, Kagami is unenthusiastic about teaching, but if any of his students have an issue that he finds amusing, then he decides to help them out. That's the basic premise, and unfortunately, the show doesn't really go beyond it. For the most part, each episode introduces a new student, and then Kagami fixes whatever problems they had with some wacky solution. Every episode follows this same formula, so it doesn’t take long for watching the show to become tedious, especially since an overarching story is near-nonexistent.

Art - 6
A-1 Pictures is one of the bigger animation studios. They animate several shows each season, and for both halves of Denpa Kyoushi, they were working on three other animes besides it. However, it looks like they couldn’t quite handle that many at once, since they clearly cut costs for this show’s art, which just does not look good. It lacks a distinctive style, and most colors lack any gradients, so everything just looks flat and lifeless.

Sound - 7
Sound quality is one of the few things that improved as Denpa Kyoushi went on. The opening and ending themes for the first half weren’t that memorable, but the themes for the second half better fit the vibe of the show, and were all around better. The voice acting also improved. It’s not that it was bad at first, but it was initially dragged down by Matsui Rena, who voiced Kagami’s sister. This was her first role, and she terrible at first, but she became more experienced over the course of the series, and was fine by the end.

Characters - 5
Denpa Kyoushi’s cast can be broken up into two sections: Kagami and everyone else. I honestly don’t know which is worse. In the beginning, Kagami seemed interesting despite his flaws, but as time went on, he began to fall apart. He’s unbelievably good at various skills for no particular reason, and often acts overly smug and obnoxious. But when he’s not donning his plot armor, he’s complaining about how he doesn’t want to do anything, and his rants about YD quickly grow tiresome. His personality is awful in just about every way, but at least he has one. On the other hand, the rest of the cast is completely lifeless. Each student only plays a major role in the episode where they’re introduced, so there’s really no time to have any sort of depth established. Then, once their moment in the spotlight is over, they’re either whisked off to the sidelines, or off the stage altogether. It’s true that most of them do stick around after their initial appearance, but usually they’ll be left with only a shred of their personality, and be used for plot convenience more than anything else. So, between a lead with a terrible personality and a supporting cast with no personality, characters were easily Denpa Kyoushi’s weakest area.

Enjoyment - 5
At first, the series really was fun to watch. Kagami’s solutions to problems were fairly creative, and there was still the possibility of an overarching plot. But as the series dragged on, it only got worse. There was no greater story to be found, and Kagami’s plans began to lose their appeal. They became less unique and more contrived, especially when gaming is involved. Honestly, the enjoyment value of this series would have been higher if the series were only 12 episodes, because the length of the show really killed it.

Overall - 5
In conclusion, I can’t recommend watching Denpa Kyoushi. If the concept interests you, you should instead watch Great Teacher Onizuka or Kami Nomi zo Shiru Sekai, which have similar premises but better execution. But if you absolutely insist on watching this, I’d say jump out at the halfway point. That’s essentially where the series peaks, and everything after that is really nothing new.

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Sep 26, 2015

24 of 24 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 2

PyraXadon (All reviews)

53 people found this review helpful

You know, adaptations of a manga or LN are supposed to be good experiences. You get to see your favorite characters animated and voiced right before your eyes, and even watch a couple of your favorite scenes, which is always a little treat for fans of the show. However, there are times when you get those adaptions that you just...want to forget, permanently.

Story: The story of Denpa Kyoushi follows the tale of a man named Kagami Junichiro. As an otaku who is lazy as all hell, his policy in life is the concept of "YD" or "Yearn to do", where he only read more

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Oct 3, 2015

24 of 24 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 10

Jun98 (All reviews)

23 people found this review helpful

Now this series was very VERY interesting to watch.
Thanks to the series I now have a new acronym I use now.

Short Summary:
Kagami Junichirou was known as a physics genius when has was a teenager, even being published in "Nature".
However after college, he suddenly lost all interest in science and became a NEET. He devoted himself to his anime blog and collecting merchandises.
As somewhat of an excuse he claims to have a serious illness called "YD" which stands for "Yearn to Do" meaning that he can't do anything he doesn't want to do.
Worried about her brother's future, her little sister manages to get him a read more

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Aug 9, 2016

24 of 24 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 10

PromiseAnime (All reviews)

7 people found this review helpful

One of the best anime,which I yearn to watch.
This anime totally changed my life and perspective of viewing the world.It inspires me to do something new.
This Anime is similar to Welcome TO NHK
Junichiro Kazami was known as a physics prodigy back when he was in high school, but now in his post-college years he's got a major case of YD – he claims he can only do something that he “yearns to do.”Junichiro Kagami, a NEET who used to be a theoretical physics prodigy (but only because he wanted to prove an Anywhere Door was possible), but would now rather spend his time fiddling away read more

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