Ultimate Otaku Teacher (Japanese: 電波教師, Hepburn: Denpa Kyōshi, lit. “Electromagnetic-wave Teacher”), subtitled He Is a Ultimate Teacher, is a Japanese manga series, written and illustrated by Takeshi Azuma. It was serialized in Shogakukan‘s Weekly Shōnen Sunday magazine from November 2011 to March 2017, with its chapters compiled in twenty-six tankōbon volumes.

A-1 Pictures produced two short anime clips, serving as promotion for the manga, and a 24-episode anime television series adaptation, which was broadcast on Yomiuri TV from April to September 2015. In North America, the series has been licensed by Funimation.

Plot

The story follows Junichiro Kagami, whose sister Suzune is angry at him because of his complete disinterest in the real world. As Junichiro 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. Junichiro 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.

Media

Manga

Ultimate Otaku Teacher is written and illustrated by Takeshi Azuma. It was serialized in Shogakukan‘s Weekly Shōnen Sunday magazine, from the 2011 49th issue, released on October 2, 2011, to the 2017 18th issue, released on March 29, 2017. Shogakukan compiled its chapters in twenty-six tankōbon volumes, released from March 16, 2012 to April 18, 2017.

Anime

Two short anime clips, serving as promotion for the manga have been released, and an anime television series was produced, all of them by A-1 Pictures. Masato Sato directed the series with scripts written by Atsushi Maekawa. Isao Sugimoto designed the characters and Ryuuichi Takada composed the music. The series aired from April 4 to September 26, 2015. From episodes 1 to 12, the first opening theme is “Youthful Dreamer” by TrySail, and the ending theme is “DREAMIN'” by Tokyo Performance Doll. From episodes 13 to 24, the second opening theme is “Vivid Brilliant door” by Sphere, and the ending theme is “MY ONLY ONE” by 9nine. Funimation has licensed the series in North America.

Ultimate Otaku Teacher
Cover of volume 1 featuring main characters Junichiro and Suzune Kagami
電波教師 (Denpa Kyōshi)
Genre	Comedy, slice of life
Manga
Written by	Takeshi Azuma
Published by	Shogakukan
Imprint	Shōnen Sunday Comics
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Sunday
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	November 2, 2011 – March 29, 2017
Volumes	26 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed by	Masato Sato
Written by	Atsushi Maekawa
Music by	Ryuuichi Takada (Monaca)
Studio	A-1 Pictures
Licensed by	AUS Madman Entertainment NA Funimation
Original network	NNS (ytv)
English network	US Funimation
Original run	April 4, 2015 – September 26, 2015
Episodes	24 (List of episodes)