Yowayowa Sensei

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 (anime) (Japanese); Bryson Baugus (English)

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 (PV, anime) (Japanese); Karlii Hoch (English)

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 (Japanese); Juliet Simmons (English)

Akihito's classmate who is a gyaru. Although the two went to the same elementary school, they are initially not close. However, she actually has had feelings for Akihito all this time. She later becomes co-class representative along with Akihito.

Akemi Abikura (阿比倉 朱美, Abikura Akemi)

Voiced by: Mai Nakahara (Japanese); Ellen Elise Evans (English)

Akihito's older sister who works as a nurse. She is very protective of Akihito.

Yuki Yukishita (雪下 祐樹, Yukishita Yūki)

Voiced by: Yū Sasahara (Japanese); Brittney Karbowski (English)

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 (Japanese); Katelyn Barr (English)

A third-year student with an interest in photography. She is very attached to Hiyori.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Kamio Fukuchi, Yowayowa Sensei began serialization in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine on November 16, 2022. The series has been compiled into eighteen tankōbon volumes as of June 2026. To promote the release of the seventh volume, a promotional video was released on YouTube featuring Marika Kōno as the voice of Hiyori. A collaboration with cosplayer Enako featuring her cosplaying the character Mizuki was released in June 2024.

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on December 4, 2024. It was 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. The series aired from April 11 to June 27, 2026, on AT-X and other channels. 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.

Sentai Filmworks licensed the series in North America for streaming on Hidive. Medialink licensed the series for streaming on Ani-One Asia's YouTube channel. Hidive announced the series would receive an English dub, which premiered on June 24, 2026.