Jigoku Sensei Nube (2025) Episode 2 Discussion

Back to back episodes aired today.

Nube is just fearless. He didn't back down at all and fought that wolf guy like a badass. Pretty strightforward episode with action. I do expect some of his students to get more highlight soon but all eyes are on Nube right now.

Okay no yeah, they’re definitely changing things here… like drastically. I remember this Kyousuke guy from the few episodes I watched back then, but I swear he did not show up as early as no episode two like what the actual hell??? I guess this pretty much confirms they’re not just trying to modernize the series, but also shift the entire tone. They’re stripping out what made the original the show, mainly the comedy, and turning it into something way more serious instead. Just… great.

Also, forgot to mention it last episode, but the aesthetics in this show are actually kinda ass. The overall art direction and color scripting are so bland that I’m starting to understand why the show only looks visually solid in certain scenes. But whatever, our boy Hiroshi has bigger things to deal with than just the visuals of his show because… uh, did his head just come off??? I know it wasn’t actually him, but STILL... WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK.

Then Kyousuke transforms into his fox form to do what he came here for: take Hiroshi’s skull and destroy the human world. Which ofc, leads to a big fight between our boy Nube and Kyousuke, where, naturally, Nube takes the dub, with a little help from Hiroshi and Kyouko. This whole episode honestly made me realize that, while it’s nowhere near a faithful adaptation, one thing’s for sure: this more serious tone they are absolutely nailing. And honestly, it kind of works better than the OG’s comedy ever did.

So uh, yeah sure, why not… fuck it, let’s go. I was tired of those OG episodic adaptations anyway, so I’m all for this xD

Oh man that’s a really good OP and ED, definitely a big fan of those, especially Chilli Beans’ ED, the visuals go really well with it.

And I can’t deny I would have liked more of a horror focus but I am liking the action so far, the way Tamamo fought with illusions was cool and I liked the collaborative effort from Nube and his students to defeat Tamamo, but I’m guessing bro isn’t down for the count yet. But damn it was very messed up that he wanted Hiroshi’s skull to become a perfect human, I’m honestly not sure how he could be more human that he already seemed but I guess it wasn’t good enough for Tamamo lol.

And hearing folks talk about there being no fanservice yet, it’s unfortunate but I guess that’s a reason to check out the original once this ends, I can already tell I’m really going to want to lol. But yeah this was a nice two episode premiere, I like what I’ve seen so far, once again I’m hoping for some more horror but I’m down to see Nube going up against some crazy ghouls too, I’m also looking forward to seeing what each student is about, as well as the beautiful babe Ritsuko Sensei, she caught my eye right away lol.

I really liked the first 2 episodes. Pacing caught me off guard tho, wasn't expecting to see Tamamo this early on lol.
I agree that the overall art direction feels bland in some scenes, specially for the kids.

Btw I really like the overall ost, it almost feels movie like.

violence/blood/decapitation ✅✅✅

fanservice ❌❌❌


of course.... smh....

@EcchiGodMamster pretty good decision from the staff. I just need more gore on this remake, idc about the fanservice

@MackyCortezzz just remember that once fan service is totally dead, the rest of the world will all come and cheer as all forms of violence becomes censored. It's the logical next step.

Okay no yeah, they’re definitely changing things here… like drastically. I remember this Kyousuke guy from the few episodes I watched back then, but I swear he did not show up as early as no episode two like what the actual hell??? I guess this pretty much confirms they’re not just trying to modernize the series, but also shift the entire tone. They’re stripping out what made the original the show, mainly the comedy, and turning it into something way more serious instead. Just… great.

Also, forgot to mention it last episode, but the aesthetics in this show are actually kinda ass. The overall art direction and color scripting are so bland that I’m starting to understand why the show only looks visually solid in certain scenes. But whatever, our boy Hiroshi has bigger things to deal with than just the visuals of his show because… uh, did his head just come off??? I know it wasn’t actually him, but STILL... WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK.

Then Kyousuke transforms into his fox form to do what he came here for: take Hiroshi’s skull and destroy the human world. Which ofc, leads to a big fight between our boy Nube and Kyousuke, where, naturally, Nube takes the dub, with a little help from Hiroshi and Kyouko. This whole episode honestly made me realize that, while it’s nowhere near a faithful adaptation, one thing’s for sure: this more serious tone they are absolutely nailing. And honestly, it kind of works better than the OG’s comedy ever did.

So uh, yeah sure, why not… fuck it, let’s go. I was tired of those OG episodic adaptations anyway, so I’m all for this xD

They really rearranged and changed a lot just to cram in as much action as possible at the very beginning. I expected this shift toward a more action-heavy shounen style long before the remake started airing, and it’s not a change I welcome. While Nube always had its fair share of action, it was never really the core of the series.

The staff talked a lot about making a “modern” version of Nube, and they sure did. Everyone has smartphones, classes are done using tablets, and there are e-scooters on the streets. But was there really a need to modernize it in the first place? Is it because the staff think younger viewers would be turned off by anything even slightly old-fashioned? Maybe they’re not wrong, but I don’t think the modern era lends itself to horror elements as well as older settings do. Then again, if they’re turning this into a hot-blooded action anime, I guess it doesn’t matter.

There’s been no fanservice so far (and I doubt there will be any in this remake), but I’m really puzzled by Ritsuko-sensei’s outfit change. Sure, her old outfit was quite revealing, but it was also iconic. It’s a real shame they felt the need to change it, and so drastically. It doesn’t even retain a semblance of the original design.

I moderately enjoyed it, but it simply didn't feel like Jigoku Sensei Nube.

@TheColonel76 Skimming over the manga, it feels pretty different in several ways, but maybe they're trying to give more depth to Tamamo, since he feels kind of flat from his general introduction, even when he shows up again, it becomes a whole deal with a fish youkai and its eggs with a limited time situation to defeat it by sunset.

Assuming they're doing 2 cour of 12-13 episodes a piece, it may be severely truncated, but the original is also able to be promoted indirectly, which was 49 episodes, this would be shorter, but quality over quantity

i dont understand why the rating is so low this anime is damn good and deserver atleast a rating of 8.30+, just because it is a remake of an old school anime doesnt mean it should get unnecessary hate if its good, please pump its rating guys

@holdingnothing You may be right, I have no idea how Tamamo is in the source or the OG anime to compare but I’ll take your word for it. And yeah quality over quantity is gonna be what they have to go for here with much less episodes.

Well, I did expected them to went with Urusei Yatsura remake route, but they have skipped far more stuffs than I thought they would so far. I honestly didn't expect Tamamo to already shown up in the first episode, let alone adapted Nube vs Tamamo fight this early.


Considering the amount of gore these two episodes has shown so far, I wonder if they have the guts to adapt the serial child murderer "A" chapters this time since the 1996 anime skipped it because it's too violence to air on TV back then lol.

I'm guessing they decided to pack some of the later story arcs in the first few episodes to try and hook people early

Back to back episodes aired today.

Nube is just fearless. He didn't back down at all and fought that wolf guy like a badass. Pretty strightforward episode with action. I do expect some of his students to get more highlight soon but all eyes are on Nube right now.