Jigoku Sensei Nube (2025)

In Doumori, an imbalance of spiritual forces threatens to plunge the small city into complete chaos. Thankfully, for the students of Doumori Elementary School, new teacher and exorcist Meisuke "Nube" Nueno is determined to prevent the malignant spirits—known as youkai—from accomplishing their evil deeds.

The first student who catches Nube's attention is transfer student Hiroshi Tateno, who displays inexplicable outbursts of anger, often lashing out at his classmates. When they find out that Hiroshi is possessed by a youkai, Nube manages to free his student thanks to the demonic power sealed in his left hand. However, a youkai hiding behind the appearance of doctor Kyousuke Tamano bursts onto the scene and quickly abducts Hiroshi.

Helped by his student Kyouko Inaba and his expertise in the occult, Nube quickly uncovers Kyousuke's sinister plans. Rushing to Hiroshi's rescue, Nube will show once more that he will stop at nothing to protect his beloved students against all supernatural threats.

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Nueno, Meisuke Main

Okiayu, Ryoutarou Japanese

Hosokawa, Miki Main

Kurosawa, Tomoyo Japanese

Inaba, Kyouko Main

Suzaki, Aya Japanese

Tateno, Hiroshi Main

Shiraishi, Ryouko Japanese

Kurita, Makoto Main

Kokido, Shiho Japanese

Kimura, Katsuya Main

Iwasaki, Ryouta Japanese

Yukime Supporting

Kakuma, Ai Japanese

Tamamo, Kyousuke Supporting

Morikawa, Toshiyuki Japanese

Takahashi, Ritsuko Supporting

Endou, Aya Japanese

Principal Supporting

Kawazu, Yasuhiko Japanese

Nishizawa, Nobutaka Producer

Katou, Yuina Assistant Producer

Ooishi, Yasuyuki Director

Nagura, Yasushi Sound Director

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May 18, 2026

ImDaMisterL

Recommended

The perfect anime to just sit back and relax after a long day. This is mindless fun, so don't expect complex characters or a deep plot! It's one of those "monster of the week" shows that have somewhat of a plot tying them together but are mostly just for us to enjoy the events and the characters.

The main character, Nube, is very easy to like and is immediately charming. The students all grow on you as well, each having their little quirks, so you'll likely have a favorite for sure.

Kyouko and Hiroshi are the classic due of protagonists, kinda reminding you of Ash and Misty ... in their dynamic. Good friends that want to help their exorcist teacher out.

Miki is a trope I usually dislike, that being of the somewhat bratty kid, but she's helpful and has enough times where she means well that I can't find myself entirely disliking her.

Katsuya was probably my favorite, with his streetsmarts and big brother vibe. Great design as well! I never watched the original, and going by the pictures alone their designs did look better, but they're not bad in the modernized version as well, even if they're simpler.

Makoto is probably the most annoying one, as he's constantly scared about everything he sees, and we don't get to see much of him either. But maybe that's a good thing.

Nube's tease ship with Ritsuko is cute as well. Their dynamic is fun and you end up cheering for them to work out!

My only grievance is the plot with the yuki-onna. That was a bit weird, seeing as she was a young kid when they met and now she wants to marry him. The anime could've gone without that. Maybe it would have worked better if they were both kids?

Aside from that, the stories are fun and the animation is surprisingly good. I definitely recommend watching it if you just want something simple to pass the time.

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Oct 11, 2025

Chamin99

Mixed Feelings

(Spanish review on my list)

Many years ago, when watching anime on YouTube was possible, I watched this anime with my brother, and I remember quite enjoying the ghost stories and the adventures of Professor Nube, a kind, financially strapped guy with no luck in love.

Today, nearly 15 years later, with more than 800 animes watched, they're now ghost stories that have been seen multiple times, with cliché characters and episodic situations from an anime adapted to fit our times.

The anime isn't bad, but it's not particularly special either. It's a time-wasting series that tries to teach you values ​​with each episode and make you a ... better person, but with a much younger target audience (shonen). For you, a 30-year-old otaku who's been watching anime your whole life, it won't carry any weight and won't provide you with anything more than run-of-the-mill entertainment about ghost stories and children learning Japanese values.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Sep 24, 2025

Chuy_diazz

Not Recommended

This is a modernized shell of that '90s classic.

I didn't watch the original series, but there's no denying it's a classic, even today. Thinking it would be treated like a classic and that they'd do a good job, I decided to give it a chance. In the end, they just gave me a reimagining of the story, with no defined plot and flat, charisma-free characters. You could have titled this "My Poor Teacher vs. the Neighborhood Demons," and I would have enjoyed it more.
The first two episodes are an introduction to Nube's world. It shows you Nube in his dual roles as teacher and exorcist, ... his relationship with the students, the main "villain," and what fights are like in this world. What happens in those two episodes is completely thrown out the window in the other 11 episodes and they start telling stories no one asked for. Nube, in his role as a teacher, is comic relief about how he's always short on money, but beyond that, Nube has no depth. As an exorcist, your job is simply to hit something with your hand and explain to the demon on duty. This becomes repetitive by the middle of the season and tiresome by the end. The students are flatter than the earth in the mind of a flat-earther. None of them develop, explore, or have anything to contribute.
They're just there to be magnets for the demons that Nube will have to exorcise. If you replace them with plants, the story ends up benefiting. The "Villain" appears at the beginning and leaves, saying "I'll be back," and when he does, he ends up being more like Nube's boyfriend than her rival. I don't mind them being boyfriend and girlfriend, I mind that their romance wasn't developed on screen. That was the last good thing they had, and they decided not to exploit it. The fights went on sabbatical. They don't exist, they don't exist, it's just running from the demon the entire episode, and at the end, Nube will arrive to deliver a slap capable of exorcising even the most stubborn demon. There are no fights, no rituals, no chants, no tools, no strategies, just exorcising slaps.

The idea of ​​a remake is to allow the original story to be known by new audiences with a technological update on the technical side. If you're going to use a '90s classic to talk to me about being eco-friendly, the importance of trash, and the power of friendship, you didn't need to tarnish the name of a franchise when you could have just as easily created a new one and ruined it with this terrible level of production.

Reviewer’s Rating: 3

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