Yowayowa Sensei
Japanese manga series
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Yowayowa Sensei (よわよわ先生; lit. 'Weak-willed Teacher') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kamio Fukuchi. It began serialization in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine in November 2022 and has been compiled into seventeen tankōbon volumes as of April 2026. An anime television series adaptation produced by Brain's Base premiered in April 2026.
| Yowayowa Sensei | |
 First tankōbon volume cover | |
| よわよわ先生 (Yowayowa Sensei) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Romantic comedy[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Kamio Fukuchi |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| Imprint | Shōnen Magazine Comics |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Magazine |
| Original run | November 16, 2022 – present |
| Volumes | 17 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Hiroshi Ishiodori |
| Written by | Yoshifumi Fukushima |
| Music by |
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| Studio | Brain's Base |
| Licensed by | Sentai Filmworks |
| Original network | AT-X, Tokyo MX, BS11, ABC TV |
| Original run | April 11, 2026 – present |
| Episodes | 2 |
Plot
The series follows Akihito Abikura, a second-year high school student. His new homeroom teacher is Hiyori Hiwamura, an English teacher who recently graduated from university. Due to her shy personality, she does not make a good impression. Her use of a notebook full of sticky notes leads to rumors about her putting curses on the students, leading them to misunderstand her and refer to her as "Scary Teacher." Akihito realizes she is not scary at all, just misunderstood. After seeing her teach in an empty classroom with only a stuffed animal, he offers to help her overcome her shyness.
Characters
- Akihito Abikura (阿比倉 章人, Abikura Akihito)
- Voiced by: Kakeru Hatano[2] (anime)
- A second-year high school student under Hiyori. He decides to help Hiyori with her shyness after seeing her teaching a mock class and realizing that she is not actually scary, merely misunderstood. He offers to become class representative as part of helping her out. He often finds himself in lewd situations with Hiyori.
- Hiyori Hiwamura (鶸村 ひより, Hiwamura Hiyori)
- Voiced by: Marika Kōno[3][2] (PV, anime)
- An English teacher who just started her career after graduating from university. She becomes Akihito's homeroom teacher. Due to her extremely shy personality, students gain a negative perception of her, leading her to be nicknamed "Scary Teacher." She later moves next to Akihito's apartment to be closer to school. In order to gain confidence, she sometimes puts plush toys in a classroom and practices teaching with them.
- Mizuki Mukubayashi (椋林 瑞希, Mukubayashi Mizuki)
- Voiced by: Yurie Igoma[4]
- Akihito's classmate. Although the two went to the same elementary school, they are not close. She later becomes co-class representative along with Akihito.
- Akemi Abikura (阿比倉 朱美, Abikura Akemi)
- Voiced by: Mai Nakahara[4]
- Akihito's older sister who works as a nurse. She is very protective of Akihito.
- Yūki Yukishita (雪下 祐樹, Yukishita Yūki)
- Voiced by: Yū Sasahara[4]
- Akihito's classmate. She has a tomboyish personality and uses the masculine pronoun ore.
- Kaya Kuguri (九栗 香夜, Kuguri Kaya)
- Voiced by: Yūko Natsuyoshi[4]
- A third-year student with an interest in photography. She is very attached to Hiyori.
Media
Manga
Yowayowa Sensei is written and illustrated by Kamio Fukuchi. It began serialization in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine on November 16, 2022.[5] The series has been compiled into seventeen tankōbon volumes as of April 2026.[6] To promote the release of the seventh volume, a promotional video was released on YouTube featuring Marika Kōno as the voice of Hiyori.[3] A collaboration with cosplayer Enako featuring her cosplaying the character Mizuki was released in June 2024.[7]
| No. | Release date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 16, 2023[8] | 978-4-06-530996-4 |
| 2 | May 17, 2023[9] | 978-4-06-531600-9 |
| 3 | August 17, 2023[10] | 978-4-06-532609-1 |
| 4 | October 17, 2023[11] | 978-4-06-533158-3 |
| 5 | December 15, 2023[12] | 978-4-06-533890-2 |
| 6 | February 16, 2024[13] | 978-4-06-534563-4 |
| 7 | May 16, 2024[14] | 978-4-06-535510-7 |
| 8 | July 17, 2024[15] | 978-4-06-536138-2 |
| 9 | October 17, 2024[16] | 978-4-06-537129-9 |
| 10 | December 17, 2024[17] | 978-4-06-537770-3 |
| 11 | February 17, 2025[18] | 978-4-06-538417-6 |
| 12 | May 16, 2025[19] | 978-4-06-539354-3 |
| 13 | July 16, 2025[20] | 978-4-06-540085-2 |
| 14 | September 17, 2025[21] | 978-4-06-540698-4 |
| 15 | November 17, 2025[22] | 978-4-06-541556-6 |
| 16 | February 17, 2026[23] | 978-4-06-542627-2 |
| 17 | April 16, 2026[24] | 978-4-06-543320-1 |
| 18 | June 17, 2026[25] | 978-4-06-543906-7 |
Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced on December 4, 2024.[26] It will be produced by Brain's Base and directed by Hiroshi Ishiodori, with series composition handled by Yoshifumi Fukushima, characters designed by Naoki Aisaka, and music composed by Akifumi Tada and Rina Tayama.[27][2] The series premiered on April 11, 2026, on AT-X and other channels.[28] The opening theme song is "COMIT COMET" performed by Daoko, while the ending theme song is "Yowayowa Tsuyotsuyo Minimini Kowakowa" (わよわ つよつよ みにみに こわこわ) performed by Marika Kōno, Yurie Igoma and Yū Sasahara as their respective characters.[29] Sentai Filmworks licensed the series in North America for streaming on Hidive.[30] Medialink licensed the series for streaming on Ani-One Asia's YouTube channel.[31]
Episodes
| No. | Title [32] | Directed by [a] | Written by [a] | Storyboard by [a] | Original release date [33] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesson–1 | "Spooky Scary Sensei" Transliteration: "Kowa kowa sensei" (Japanese: こわこわ先生) | TBA | TBA | TBA | April 11, 2026 |
| Lesson–2 | "Weak and Wimpy After School" Transliteration: "Yowa Yowa no Hōkago" (Japanese: よわよわの放課後) | TBA | TBA | TBA | April 18, 2026 |
| Lesson–3 | "Communicating by Touch" Transliteration: "Momi Momi no Komyunikēshon" (Japanese: もみもみの コミュニケーション) | TBA | TBA | TBA | April 25, 2026 |
Notes
- Production staff information is taken from the ending credits of each episode.