A new trailer and key visual for the Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube anime reboot have been released, revealing additional cast members and staff details ahead of its planned July 2025 premiere. The latest preview plunges viewers into Domori Elementary School, where Meisuke “Nube” Nueno battles supernatural threats. The Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube manga series, serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump from 1993 to 1999, follows Nube, a teacher who is also a skilled exorcist protecting the town from supernatural dangers with the power of a demon sealed in his left hand.
New Cast Members Announced
The Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube reboot has announced the following new cast members:
- Hiroshi Tateno voiced by Ryoko Shiraishi
- Kyoko Inaba voiced by Aya Suzaki
- Miki Hosokawa voiced by Tomoyo Kurosawa
- Katsuya Kimura voiced by Ryota Iwasaki
- Makoto Kurita voiced by Shiho Kokido
- Ritsuko Takahashi voiced by Aya Endo
- Yukime voiced by Ai Kakuma
- Kyosuke Tamamo voiced by Toshiyuki Morikawa, reprising his role from the 1996-1997 TV anime.
Ryotaro Okiayu is also reprising his role as Meisuke “Nube” Nueno.
Key Staff Members
Yasuyuki Oishi is directing the new Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube anime at Studio KAI. The key staff members include:
- Director: Yasuyuki Oishi
- Series Composition: Yoshiki Okusa
- Character Designer: Yuu Yoshiyama
- Music: Evan Call (Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End)
- Assistant Director: Fumito Yamada
- Assistant Character Designer: Atsuko Takahashi
- Prop Designer: Eriko Ito
- Yokai Designers: Hironori Tanaka, Kijimaru
- Action director: Takahiro Kagami (Bucchigiri?! character designer)
- Screen designer: Hitoshi Tamura (Natsume’s Book of Friends Season 7)
A Look Back at Hell Teacher Nube
Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube, written by Sho Makura and illustrated by Takeshi Okano, ran in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump from 1993 to 1999. The manga series has sold over 29 million copies. The manga was previously adapted into a 49-episode anime television series by Toei Animation that aired on TV Asahi from April 1996 to August 1997, along with three movies and three OVAs. In 2014, a ten-episode live-action drama aired on Nippon TV.
The story follows Meisuke Nueno, aka Nube, a teacher at Domori Elementary School who protects his students from evil spirits and monsters with his demon hand. The series blends elements of Japanese mythology and folklore with school ghost stories and urban legends.
Conclusion
With a new trailer, key visual, and additional cast and staff announcements, the Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube anime reboot is shaping up to be a highly anticipated series for fans of the original manga and anime. The series is set to premiere in July 2025.
