Denpa Kyōshi
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| Denpa Kyōshi | |
 Cover of volume 1 featuring main characters Jun'ichirō and Suzune Kagami | |
| 電波教師 | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy, Romance, Slice of Life, Harem |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Takeshi Azuma |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Sunday |
| Original run | November 2, 2011 – ongoing |
| Volumes | 9 |
Denpa Kyōshi (電波教師, lit. "Electromagnetic-wave Teacher"[note 1]) is a 2011 Japanese manga series, written and illustrated by Takeshi Azuma.[1] The series began serialization in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday magazine, with the 2011 49th issue, published on October 2, 2011.[2] As of November 18, 2013, there have been 9 compiled volumes published.[3] Two short anime clips, produced by A-1 Pictures and serving as promotion for the manga have been released.[1][4]
Plot
The story follows Jun'ichirō Kagami, whose sister Suzune is angry at him because of his complete disinterest in the real world. As Jun'ichirō is interested in nothing but anime, manga and games, Suzune forces him to go on a job as a physics teacher substitute at the same high school from which he graduated. Jun'ichirō proves himself a capable and hardworking teacher who comes with unorthodox methods based on the seemingly useless knowledge he obtained as an otaku to teach and motivate his students.
Characters
Main characters
- Jun'ichirō Kagami (鑑 純一郎 Kagami Jun'ichirō)
- Voiced by: Daisuke Ono (promotion clips)
- The main character and a 24 year old hardcore otaku who spends his days at home working to improve his anime blog until he is forced by his sister to become a teacher at his alma mater. Jun'ichirō is a major in physics who published a paper that caused a huge turmoil at the scientific world when he was just 17 with a theory to create a teleportation device in the same fashion of Doraemon's "Anywhere Door", that despite ridiculed by academics, all efforts to disprove it have failed so far, although it may take centuries for mankind to develop the technology necessary to assemble it.
- Despite being scouted to work at the most important research centers in the world, Jun'ichirō claims to suffer from a disease that "only makes him do what he wants", thus he declined all of their offers. However, after spending a few weeks working as a teacher, he is convinced by Koyomi Hiiragi to work at her school. Since then, Jun'ichirō splits his time between making use of his unusual methods to reform stray students and focusing on his hobbies.
- Suzune Kagami (鑑 純音 Kagami Suzune)
- Voiced by: Kana Asumi (promotion clips)
- Jun'ichirō's younger sister who is always angry at her brother's antics. Her hobby is batting practice, and is the only person that Jun'ichirō really fears. She is also responsible for all the family's finances and forbids Jun'ichirō from buying anything without her approval. Despite all the trouble he causes her, Suzune is very fond of him and wants to take care of him forever.
Hiragi Academy
Icho Branch
- Koyomi Hiiragi (柊 暦 Hiiragi Koyomi)
- Koyomi is the chairman of Icho Academy. She believes that Japan is a country too boring by her standards, and her goal is to transform it into a more amusing place. She hires Jun'ichirō upon learning of his teaching methods, and always supports his schemes when they pique her interest, no matter how absurd they seem. Jun'ichirō nicknames her "Options" (オプション付き Opushon-tsuki).
- Makina Momozono (桃園 マキナ Momozono Makina)
- Makina is the student council president and captain of the Kendo Club at Icho Academy who has the power to expel teachers who do not meet her standards. Despite that, she is usually dragged by Jun'ichirō to take part in his antics against her will much to her chagrin. Jun'ichirō nicknames her "Irregular Twintails" (変則ツインテール Hensoku Tsuintēru).
- Seijūrō Nanami (七海 征十郎 Nanami Seijūrō)
- Nanami is a large, aggressive boy who lost his reason in life after he is forced to quit baseball due to an injury. Thanks to Jun'ichirō, Nanami learns to like soccer and becomes a member of the Icho Acedemy soccer club. He is usually seen arguing with Makina, and encouraging Kōtarō. Due to his muscular and powerful build, Jun'ichirō nicknames him "Robot" (改造人間 Kaizō Ningen).
- Sachiko Tanaka (田中 さち子 Tanaka Sachiko)
- Sachiko is a student who never appears at school until Jun'ichirō is tasked by Makina to bring her back to classes. He learns that she is one of his favourite manga writers, whose works are signed under the pen name "Kisaki Tenjōin" (天上院 騎咲 Tenjōin Kisaki).
- Kōtarō Araki (荒木 光太郎 Araki Kōtarō)
- Jun'ichirō's partner in the MMORPG "Ouroboros" under the name "Luce" (ルーチェ Rūche). They did not know each others' true identities until Jun'ichirō learns that he is another of his absent students. Kōtarō loves crossdressing, and when dressed as a girl, even boys who know his secret usually skip a beat on seeing him, to the point that Koyomi forbids him from dressing as a boy when at school. Thanks to Jun'ichirō's encouragement, Kōtarō manages to have his friends accept him as he is and he returns to school.
- Kiriko Shikishima (式島 切子 Shikishima Kiriko)
- Kiriko works in a maid cafe named Heart On Heart, which Kagami visits frequently, but is forced to quit when Makina discovers it, as students from Icho are forbidden to have part-time jobs, until Jun'ichirō helps her to convince Makina to make an exception. Jun'ichirō nicknames her "Fries" (ポテト Poteto) following an occasion in which she serves him french fries.
- Kanan Chinami (千波 花音 Chinami Kanan)
- Kanan is a girl who used to rarely speak, due to having a voice that sounds like an anime character, earning her the nickname "Anime Voice" (アニメっ娘 Animekko) from Jun'ichirō. He helps her overcome her fear of being ridiculed for this.
Main Branch
- Alice Hiiragi (柊 アリス Hiiragi Arisu)
- Koyomi's cousin and the Chairman of Hiiragi Academy's main branch. She runs her school as a prison where the students are forced to compete against each other with the least ranked ones suffering severe prejudice from their higher ranked peers and suffering risk of being expelled. Bent on stopping Alice's tyranny, Jun'ichirō bets his own freedom to challenge her, and she agrees to relenquish her post of chairman to him should he win. With this purpose, Jun'ichirō transfers to her school along with a team composed of Suzune, Makina, Sachiko, Kōtarō and Nanami with the task of defeating all other students and assimilate their groups in a period of three months. Jun'ichirō nicknames her as "Brioche Rolls", as her hairlocks look like such to him.
- Tomoya Tokisaka (時坂 朋也 Tokisaka Tomoya)
- Jun'ichirō's underclassman who worked as a teacher at several schools across the United States before transferring to the main branch. He is the homeroom teacher for the school's top ranked students and his skills at gaming are on par with him.
Notes
- ↑ "Electromagnetic-wave" (電波 denpa) is used in Japanese to refer to a person who acts bizarrely, such as extreme otaku, or holds odd beliefs, similar to the English term "tin foil hat".[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Denpa Kyōshi Manga's 2nd Anime Ad by A-1 Pictures Aired". Anime News Network. February 17, 2013. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
- ↑ "「超弩級少女」の東毅、新連載の主役はギークな高校教師" (in Japanese). Natalie.mu. October 2, 2011. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
- ↑ "電波教師 9 (少年サンデーコミックス)" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
- ↑ Green, Scott (October 3, 2012). "VIDEO: Anime "Denpa Kyoushi " Promo". Crunchyroll. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
External links
- Official website (Japanese)
- Denpa Kyōshi (manga) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
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