This
Thursday, July 25, the production team of the new anime Hell Teacher:
Jigoku Sensei Cloud announced that voice actress Hiroko Kiso will
play Teke Teke, a famous figure of Japanese urban folklore. The
character will make his appearance in episode 6, scheduled to air on
August 6.
A
legendary comeback with a stellar cast
The anime,
based on the manga by Shō Makura and Takeshi Okano,
premiered on July 2 with a special one-hour episode
through TV Asahi's new "IM Animation W" block. Since
then, the episodes have been broadcast weekly every Tuesday at 16:45
(UTC+2). The series will feature two cours (seasons),
with the second part scheduled for January 2026.
The main cast includes:
- Ryōtarō Okiayu as Meisuke Nueno,
aka "Cloud", the master exorcist
- Ryōko
Shiraishi as Hiroshi Tateno
- Aya
Suzaki as Kyoko Inaba
- Tomoyo
Kurosawa as Miki Hosokawa
- Ryōta
Iwasaki as Katsuya Kimura
- Shiho
Kokido as Makoto Kurita
- Aya
Endō as Ritsuko Takahashi
- Ai
Kakuma as Yukime
- Toshiyuki
Morikawa as Kyosuke Tamamo
- Yū Kobayashi as the anatomical model
- Takaya Kuroda as the monster Hatamonba
High-level
production
The series
is directed by Yasuyuki Ōishi (Stars Align) at Studio
KAI, with Fumito Yamada serving as assistant
director. The main script is by Yoshiki Ōkusa, while the character
design is done by Yū Yoshiyama. The music is composed by Evan
Call, known for his work on Violet Evergarden and My
Happy Marriage. The opening theme "P0WER-AkuryoTaisan-" is
performed by SKS- ZIGZAG, and the closing theme "Sunflower"
is performed by the group Chilli Beans.
Where to
watch Hell Teacher Cloud
The series
is available on Netflix for territories in Asia (excluding
Japan and China), as well as on the It's Anime YouTube channel
in select areas such as the US and Canada. In Latin America, Anime
Onegai has the broadcasting rights. It is also available on regional
platforms such as aniverse (DACH zone) and Anime
Generation (Italy), and on MOD and Hami Video in
Taiwan.
A
classic that never dies
The
original manga, published between 1993 and 1999 in Weekly Shonen Jump,
has more than 29 million copies in circulation. His impact led him
to inspire an anime series (1996-1997), three films,
an OVA series, and a live-action adaptation in 2014.
Now, with this new remake, Cloud is once again facing the darkest
mysteries that haunt his students.
