A Misanthrope Teaches a Class for Demi-Humans

A Misanthrope Teaches a Class for Demi-Humans
First light novel volume cover
人外教室の人間嫌い教師
(Jingai Kyōshitsu no Ningen-girai Kyōshi)
Genre
Light novel
Written byNatsume Kurusu
Illustrated bySai Izumi
Published byMedia Factory
English publisher
ImprintMF Bunko J
Original runFebruary 25, 2022 – present
Volumes4
Manga
Written byNatsume Kurusu
Illustrated byAtsu Benino
Published byKadokawa Shoten
English publisher
  • NA: Yen Press
ImprintKadokawa Comics A
MagazineMonthly Shōnen Ace
Original runAugust 25, 2022 – July 26, 2025
Volumes4
Anime television series
Directed byAkira Iwanaga
Produced by
  • Shuuhei Yamamoto
  • Taku Ootake
  • Keisuke Toshima
  • Ken Yagou
  • Yuuta Kawamura
  • Makoto Nagaoka
Written byKatsuhiko Takayama
Music byMakoto Miyazaki
StudioAsread
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkANN (ABC, TV Asahi), AT-X
Original run January 11, 2026 – present
Episodes5

A Misanthrope Teaches a Class for Demi-Humans (Japanese: 人外教室の人間嫌い教師, Hepburn: Jingai Kyōshitsu no Ningen-girai Kyōshi) is a Japanese light novel series written by Natsume Kurusu and illustrated by Sai Izumi. It began publication under Media Factory's MF Bunko J imprint in February 2022. A manga adaptation illustrated by Atsu Benino was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Ace from August 2022 to July 2025. An anime television series adaptation produced by Asread premiered in January 2026.

Plot

Rei Hitoma, a reclusive man nearing thirty, has withdrawn from society after traumatic experiences dealing with human relationships. Seeking a quiet change of pace, he accepts a teaching position at a secluded all-girls school, only to discover that the institution's purpose is to educate demi-humans who wish to become fully human. Despite his aversion to people, Rei is tasked with instructing students who admire humans more than anyone else.

Rei's class consists of a mermaid, Kyōka Minazuki; a werewolf, Isaki Ōgami; a rabbit demi-human, Sui Usami; and a bird demi-human, Tobari Haneda. As their teacher, Rei introduces them to human behavior, emotions, and social norms while learning the reasons each student desires humanity and what they hope to achieve by becoming human.

Characters

Rei Hitoma (人間 零, Hitoma Rei)
Voiced by: Toshiki Masuda[2] (Japanese); Gerard Caster[3] (English)
Kyōka Minazuki (水月 鏡花, Minazuki Kyōka)
Voiced by: Sora Amamiya[2] (Japanese); Kelly Greenshield[3] (English)
Isaki Ōgami (尾々守 一咲, Ōgami Isaki)
Voiced by: Saori Ōnishi[2] (Japanese); Veronica Laux[3] (English)
Sui Usami (右左美 彗, Usami Sui)
Voiced by: Maria Naganawa[2] (Japanese); Emily Neves[3] (English)
Tobari Haneda (羽根田 トバリ, Haneda Tobari)
Voiced by: Rui Tanabe[2] (Japanese); Kristen McGuire[3] (English)
Karin Ryuzaki (龍崎カリン, Ryuzaki Karin)
Voiced by: Manami Numakura[4]
Machi Nezu (根津万智, Nezu Machi)
Voiced by: Misato Fukuen[4]
Neneko Kurosawa (黒澤寧々子, Kurosawa Neneko)
Voiced by: Reina Ueda[4]
Aoi Wakaba (若葉葵, Wakaba Aoi)
Voiced by: Yui Ishikawa[4]
Maki Okonogi (小此鬼マキ, Okonogi Maki)
Voiced by: Yui Horie[4]
Mirai Haruna (春名未来, Haruna Mirai)
Voiced by: Honoka Inoue[5]
Shirō Karasuma (烏丸四郎, Karasuma Shirō)
Voiced by: Kazuhiko Inoue[5] (Japanese); Mark Stoddard[3] (English)
Satoru Hoshino (星野 悟, Hoshino Satoru)
Voiced by: Makoto Ishii[5] (Japanese); Ethan Gallardo[3] (English)
Yuki Saotome (早乙女 雪, Saotome Yuki)
Voiced by: Ai Kayano[5] (Japanese); Molly Zhang[3] (English)

Media

Light novel

Written by Natsume Kurusu and illustrated by Sai Izumi, A Misanthrope Teaches a Class for Demi-Humans began publication under Media Factory's MF Bunko J light novel imprint on February 25, 2022.[6] Four volumes have been released as of February 25, 2025.[7] The series is licensed in English by Yen Press.[8]

No. Title Original release date North American release date
1Mr. Hitoma, Won't You Teach Us About Humans...?
Hitoma-sensei, Watashi-tachi ni Ningen o Oshiete Kuremasu ka......? (ヒトマ先生、私たちに人間を教えてくれますか......?)		February 25, 2022[9]
978-4-04-681095-3		October 31, 2023[1]
978-1-9753-7105-0
2Mr. Hitoma, Won't You Show Us the Light of Hope...?
Hitoma sensei, Watashi-tachi no Kibō o Mitsukete Kuremasu ka......? (ヒトマ先生、私たちの希望を見つけてくれますか......?)		August 25, 2022[10]
978-4-04-681579-8		March 19, 2024[11]
978-1-9753-7107-4
3Mr. Hitoma, Will You Walk with Us Toward the Future...?
Hitoma-sensei, Watashi-tachi to Mirai ni Susunde Kuremasu ka......? (ヒトマ先生、私たちと未来に進んでくれますか......?)		March 25, 2024[12]
978-4-04-681580-4		April 14, 2026[13]
979-8-8554-1080-8
4Mr. Hitoma, Will You Deliver Us Our Ideals...?
Hitoma-sensei, Watashi-tachi no Risō o Todokete Kuremasu ka......? (ヒトマ先生、私たちの理想を届けてくれますか......?)		February 25, 2025[7]
978-4-04-684560-3		—
5Mr. Hitoma, Can You Teach Me About Humans...?
Hitoma-sensei, Watashi ni Ningen o Oshiete kuremasu ka......? (ヒトマ先生、私に人間を教えてくれますか......?)		March 25, 2026[14]
978-4-04-684561-0		—

Manga

A manga adaptation illustrated by Atsu Benino was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Ace from August 25, 2022, to July 26, 2025.[15][16] The manga's chapters were compiled into four tankōbon volumes released from March 25, 2023, to September 26, 2025.[17][18]

On February 7, 2025, Yen Press announced that they had also licensed the manga for English publication, with the first volume releasing in July.[19]

No. Original release date Original ISBN North American release date North American ISBN
1March 25, 2023[17]978-4-04-113232-6July 22, 2025[20]979-8-8554-1240-6
2November 25, 2023[21]978-4-04-114359-9December 16, 2025[22]979-8-8554-1242-0
3July 25, 2024[23]978-4-04-115180-8June 23, 2026[24]979-8-8554-2309-9
4September 26, 2025[18]978-4-04-116407-5——

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on September 7, 2025. It is produced by Asread and directed by Akira Iwanaga, with series composition by Katsuhiko Takayama, characters designed by Maiko Okada, and music composed by Makoto Miyazaki. The series premiered on January 11, 2026, on the Animazing!!! programming block on all ANN affiliates, including ABC and TV Asahi, as well as AT-X.[2][25][5][a] The opening theme song is "Ningen" (ニンゲン; Human), performed by Masayoshi Ōishi, while the ending theme song is "Ningen Come True!" (人間カムトゥルー！, Ningen Kamu Turū!) performed by Sora Amamiya, Saori Ōnishi, Maria Naganawa, and Rui Tanabe as their respective characters.[4] Crunchyroll is streaming the series.[26]

Episodes

No.Title [27][28]Directed by [27]Written by [27]Storyboarded by [27]Original release date [29][a]
1"The Misanthrope and the Fateful Classroom"
Transliteration: "Ningen-girai to Kaigō no Kyōshitsu" (Japanese: 人間嫌いと邂逅の教室)		Kaito AsakuraKatsuhiko TakayamaKaito AsakuraJanuary 11, 2026 (2026-01-11)
Fed up with society, misanthrope Rei Hitoma begins teaching at Shiranui Girls Academy in the mountains. Math teacher Hoshino, science teacher Saotome and Principal Karasuma explain Shiranui is actually a school for demi-humans planning to become human. As such the academy needed a human teacher to prepare them for human society. The academy operates on a points system where acting human is rewarded with points and only those with enough points are allowed to graduate and become human. His class consists of Bird-girl Haneda who wants to be a human musician, Rabbit-girl Usami who wants to repay a human who was kind to her, Mermaid Minazuki who wants to gain legs and become a dancer, and Werewolf Ohgami who doesn't like having a wolf personality and wants to stay human permanently. Hitoma explains he hates humans who are mostly selfish liars, but the girls insist there is a lot to admire about humans. The girls decide to have lunch with Hitoma but Minazuki panics when the lunch contains fish, and Hitoma almost chokes trying to eat it as quickly as possible, but the girls praise him for being considerate of Minazuki's phobia.
2"The Misanthrope and the Fleeting Crown of Bubbles"
UnknownUnknownTBAJanuary 18, 2026 (2026-01-18)
Hitoma is given a magic ring and warned not to take it off or the spell will erase his memories of demi-humans until he puts it on again. The girls are happy as it is the one day a week the school serves demi-human food instead of human food. During gym class Haneda shouts at Minazuki who, despite wanting to be a human dancer, is the worst dancer of the class. Minazuki insists all she needs is determination and a love for dancing. Hitoma is amazed by her attitude, with Minazuki explaining she had to learn to be strong. As Poseidon's heir Minazuki was expected to become Queen of the Ocean, so it angered her parents she decided to become human. She also has great motivation to succeed since mermaids who try and fail to become human are turned into sea foam. Ohgami confesses she might become wild. Hitoma misidentifies this as arousal and rejects the idea of a student/teacher relationship. However, the next day when it is full moon Ohgami gains her werewolf personality; a loud, outgoing gyaru who decides to discover what kind of woman Hitoma likes. Elsewhere, another female werewolf regrets she must be imprisoned every full moon due to her unusual transformations.
3"The Misanthrope and the Lonely Castle Under the Full Moon"
TBATBATBAJanuary 25, 2026 (2026-01-25)
As Hitoma won’t see her for another month he asks gyaru-Ohgami why she wants to disappear. She explains Ohgami has grown to hate her, but since she loves Ohgami she has decided to grant her wish by disappearing. After she leaves flashbacks show the female werewolf was Ohgami as a child and that she is actually a reverse werewolf; Ohgami is actually the wolf personality most of the time except for the full moon when she turns into gyaru-Ohgami who is actually the human. For this, her family would imprison her during full moon, causing Ohgami to resent gyaru-Ohgami. To end Ohgami’s suffering gyaru-Ohgami decided it was best to let Ohgami be a wolf full time. Ohgami stops coming to school for two weeks, worrying everyone. Hitoma stays late for paperwork and catches Ohgami sneaking into the classroom. She reveals because she and gyaru-Ohgami share sight/sound memories but not emotional memory gyaru-Ohgami mistakenly thinks she hates her, when in fact Ohgami hates herself and wants to let gyaru-Ohgami be human all the time. Hitoma explains humans are always quick to jump to conclusions, which must include gyaru-Ohgami, so if she wants gyaru-Ohgami to understand she needs to say it out loud so gyaru-Ohgami hears it through their sight/sound memory. Ohgami confesses out loud that she loves gyaru-Ohgami. That night at home she begins an exchange diary so they can pass messages once a month. She also admits that now they both want to become human and will be working together to see if it is possible.
4"The Misanthrope and the Angel's Comet"
TBATBATBAFebruary 1, 2026 (2026-02-01)
Principal Karasume informs Hitoma and Usami that Kizaki, the elderly human Usami wants to become human for, is likely to die soon. Karasume offers to take Usami to visit, but only in her natural form. Usami rejects this as she wasn't a real rabbit, but a rabbit doll, so if she visits Kizaki as a doll she won't be able to communicate her feelings. Despite the potential punishment Hitoma agrees to secretly take Usami himself by holding her hand outside the barrier so his ring protects them both. At the hospital he offers Usami his ring so she can see Kizaki privately, having taken a sleeping pill to keep himself inside the hospital while his memory is temporarily erased. Usami has an emotional reunion with Kizaki and hopes once she becomes human in a year they can live together. Kizaki reveals this is impossible as she will likely die in a month. Usami regrets all her work to become human, but Kizaki convinces her there are other good reasons to become human. Usami decides she wants to become a human doctor. They return to school where Karasuma gives Karasuma a three month wage cut, suspends Usami for a week and deducts 150 of her points. Usami insists Hitoma work harder to teach her so she can become a doctor.
5"The Misanthrope and Tobari's Hymn"
TBATBATBAFebruary 8, 2026 (2026-02-08)
After spilling soy sauce Hitoma accidentally cleans it up using Mr Hoshino's expensive handkerchief; a gift from his wife. With Haneda's help Hitoma apologises to Hoshino, who isn't mad as he is happy to have the handkerchief back which he lost a week ago. Hitoma is confused by Haneda as her school records are all sealed. Haneda becomes ill and is sent to Nurse Karasuma who is not surprised as Haneda usually becomes ill for the same reason once a year. Hitoma asks about Haneda's favourite music and is embarrassed to learn she currently watches music videos made by him on social media. She jokes that he is inconsiderate which unexpectedly upsets him due to a past incident. He explains that at his previous school he tried to mediate a fight between two female students, accidentally making things worse. One girl decided to transfer schools but also accused Hitoma of hitting her, leading to losing his job. Haneda advises that he is a different person than he used to be and they are all grateful he is there. She takes him to the roof and takes him flying. He is grateful she made him feel better but is forced to deduct points for unhuman-like behaviour, making her laugh. He asks to hear her singing, which is overheard by the other girls in the dormitories.
6"The Misanthrope and the Light of Dawn"
TBATBATBAFebruary 15, 2026 (2026-02-15)
Ohgami and gyaru-Ohgami decide they wish to eventually separate into two separate humans. Final assignments approach so Minazuki is tasked with locating one of the Director’s Gems, Usami to collect autograph of every student and teacher, Haneda to write a new sports anthem and Ohgami to write a 20,000 word story. Haneda finishes her song by the end of January. Usami struggles as many first-year demi-humans cannot maintain human forms, so she is having to teach them to write. Ohgami finishes her story in the first week of February and by the second week Usami collects all her autographs. Minazuki insists on finishing her assignment herself, upsetting Usami as Minazuki never asks for help. On the third week gyaru-Ohgami appears and tricks Minazuki into explaining the clues. Gyaru-Ohgami realises the clues refer to a hiragana exercise they all did as first years. Minazuki realises it is alright to ask for help and apologises to Usami. The hiragana leads them to more clues referring to a romantic confession. The next day Ohgami returns and explains she wrote her story about a confession under a cherry tree. There, Minazuki finds a box containing one of the school’s magic rings. The Principal congratulates them for finishing their assignments. Minazuki insists her points be shared equally with the others. After calculating their points and achievements for the year the Principal announces one person has the requirements to become human; Minazuki.

Reception

The series was ranked seventh in the tankōbon category in the 2022 Next Light Novel Awards.[30]

Notes

  1. ^ a b ABC and TV Asahi listed the series premiere on January 10 at 26:00, which is effectively January 11 at 2:00 a.m. JST, though AT-X has the earliest release on January 11.

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