Ultimate Otaku Teacher (2015): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2015, Ultimate Otaku Teacher is an animation and comedy series.

What it’s about. Kagami Junichirou was known as a physics genius when he was a teenager, and he was even published in "Nature." However, after college, he suddenly lost all interest in science. As a NEET, he's devoted himself to his anime blog and nerdy collecting habits. He claims he has a serious illness called "I can't do anything I don't want to do." Desperate to get him to do something with his life, his little sister manages to get him a job teaching physics at his old high school. He's certainly an unconventional teacher, but he becomes fairly popular with the students. After helping a girl who's being ruthlessly bullied, Kagami finds that he actually likes teaching. Will he continue his career as a weird teacher? Will he go back into physics? Or will he end up back where he started?

Who’s in it. Ultimate Otaku Teacher stars Suzuko Mimori as Koyomi Hiiragi (voice), Hiroshi Kamiya as Junichirou Kagami (voice), Rena Matsui as Suzune Kagami (voice) and Aki Toyosaki as Araki Koutarou (voice), among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 8.0/10, Ultimate Otaku Teacher sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Ultimate Otaku Teacher page.

If you liked it. Fans of Ultimate Otaku Teacher tend to enjoy Rick and Morty, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Attack on Titan and Attack on Titan: No Regrets.