Jigoku Sensei Nube (2025) Episode 13 Discussion

Never watched original. Heard there was a lot of fanservice. Not sure I need it here lol, but it’s not like I enjoyed a reboot anyway.

After first episodes I thought it's some oldschool action shounen with horror vibes. Well, not really. Mostly light-hearted horror stories with kids. And since I didn’t like the cast of students, anime never really hooked me. 5/10. Hope, s2 will be more action-packed.

Oh, and the ending song is cool.

One of the most whatever remakes I've seen lately. All those changes they made, especially the first few and some of the last few episodes didn't feel like Nube at all. There were some fine episodes here and there, but nothing beyond that.

Well, if Nube seems different physically, he's still the guy we came to know at heart.

Honestly, this finale felt slightly disappointing for me since it's what you'd expect for a fight and mystery. It's been building up to this point. All the drama aside, I'm glad they still had all his students appear and support him in their own ways. Next cour/part airs in January 2026, can't wait!

One of the most whatever remakes I've seen lately. All those changes they made, especially the first few and some of the last few episodes didn't feel like Nube at all. There were some fine episodes here and there, but nothing beyond that.

It's hard to say how much of the ecchi was removed; from the episodes that were, it was possible to insert them in a couple of moments, but nothing more, but the horror elements stand out on the positive side, one episode with Tamamo, so far a rating of 10, but that's on the condition that the second part does not disappoint.

This episode covers Chp 54 of the manga.

Also the old school building is new to this remake, it was not in the OG manga or 96 anime.

ED. Chp 54 was covered in the 96 anime, updated for correction.

@ShiroAlex I mean, even the original probably didn't want to try and adapt some of them, because it would've been too risque even for Japanese TV intended for junior high/high school audiences. There's several that really lean into sexualizing Ritsuko, plus a recurring mermaid youkai that's just naked from the waist up, plus one called Nenekogappa. And the less we say about the ones that emphasize Miki's 11 year old bust, the better

I enjoyed it.

Wish it had a central plot that was developing throughout the season. You have a guy with a demon embedded in his hand that gives him supernatural powers. Naturally, I want to know how that happened. I guess that is coming in season 2, maybe. I wasn't familiar with the original manga or show, so I wasn't aware that it was very heavy on monster of the week type of storytelling. Some of the stories were solid. Others were kind of flat. I think there were too many of the "monsters are misunderstood" type of stories (like the good-luck girl or the umbrella). I'm hoping for something a little bit darker in season 2. My other nitpick is the animation. Not exactly a looker. Hopefully they could improve on that aspect of the show. Anyway, I liked the Nube character and the concept of a teacher protecting his students from the occult so that kept me watching. Will definitely watch season 2.

I did watch the orginal, but that was many years ago, so I don't really remember much, but I like this "remake" too. I am glad there will be S2, looking forward to it

@holdingnothing It seems that the original also had changes compared to the manga, and this concerns not only the drawings, but also the plot of the episodes, so even then the adaptations did not repeat everything exactly, although there was less censorship.

@ShiroAlex Yeah, the final episode is more a clip show apparently, but if we compare the original to what was done here, there are some episodes completely new, some that adapt old episodes in a different way and some that expand on or modify aspects from the original, like Tamamo's introduction not having anything to do with Hiroshi's 99 Leg Bug infestation, but they incorporated it so he could be more involved, even if it was primarily for the 2 episodes prior to this.

Izuna wasn't introduced yet, though I feel like she'll have to show up next season unless she's that unessential for the major plot points with Nube's Demon Hand. But I feel like it's going to be less episodic as this one kind of was, since it's hard to say Makoto was that essential at all, while Hiroshi, Kyouko, Miki and Katsuya all contributed and have connections to Nube that are solidly established.

Teketeke, the Akira future invention tablet, the umbrella one and maybe one more are original, not adapted in the original anime; several were, which has purpose for how this season's final episode plays out, like Hatamonba and Miki's Rokurokubi. There wasn't a major thread throughout in the original, there's maybe one episode that really addresses Nube's Demon Hand backstory and the final episode of remake S1 is similar to an episode in the original, at least in the whole human-face tumor possession.

@holdingnothing I'm looking forward to Izuna's appearance, but the problem with all such works is the huge number of volumes, and only 12 episodes, several seasons. True, the monster-of-the-week formula, or rather the yokai-of-the-week, saves the day here, but the adaptation of the main storyline is where the problems arise, or they just forget about it, although it seems like the remake of Urusei Yatsura tried, but the main plot in this part turned out not bad, but not perfect.

@ShiroAlex I feel like it's easier to point to the main plot in this than Urusei Yatsura, heck, even Ranma 1/2 can get lost in the weeds at times, since it's kind of just Takakashi-sensei recycling a formula with some variations. A will they won't they rom com with action/adventure elements, sci fi, supernatural, etc. She's done other stuff, of course, like the Mermaid Saga limited series or even One Pound Gospel. But in serialization, she really seems to work on a model that is rarely as sustainable as she's made it. Maybe it also helps that she's stayed in one magazine for serialization, so the audience is a perfect fit

@holdingnothing In principle I agree, and the second season Nube will show whether attention will be paid to the main story or not.

I thought that this is not the last episode... Need the continuation of the story...

What goes around comes around. In a way the perfect episode to end the cour. We also got a glimpse in future yokais. Curious about the girl from Nube short flashback.

Enjoyed this and very much looking forward to second cour.

@holdingnothing I'm looking forward to Izuna's appearance, but the problem with all such works is the huge number of volumes, and only 12 episodes, several seasons. True, the monster-of-the-week formula, or rather the yokai-of-the-week, saves the day here, but the adaptation of the main storyline is where the problems arise, or they just forget about it, although it seems like the remake of Urusei Yatsura tried, but the main plot in this part turned out not bad, but not perfect.

@poemofdevil The original also cut down things and left it unclear about his backstory, though I think they might've at least given some explanation behind the Oni No Te, but the manga probably still hadn't gotten to the backstory that comes up or had done it while the anime was running. Lot of episodic disconnected stuff in the original, but this at least tended to do about...1/2 episodes that are new stuff, but there are several repeated, including Hatamonba, plus the Tamamo episodes and Remugyo.

The Teketeke is new, plus the Hyakki Yakou one and the Akira chapter, since they did the one from the manga where he first appears and he's haunted by a yokai that screws up his projects in general (which is hilarious when it seems like his projects tend to screw up anyway)

@ShiroAlex they might cut down some chapters and focus on the most important part of the chapters like Nube's hand history, Tamamo slowly dying and Yukime's arc more to focus more on Yukime x Nube.

What was the point of this remake?