Kotokoto - Ko to Kotou - Recommendations

• TV (24 eps)
• 2015

Junichiro Kagami is on his sister’s last nerve. Despite his genius and scientific accomplishments, he’s spent most of his adult life cooped up inside, surrounded by anime and manga, working on trivial things like a blog. But now, it’s time for him to get a real job! His reason for being such a bum? He suffers from ‘YD’: a debilitating illness that means he can only do things he yearns to do. Tired of this lame excuse, his sister gets him a job doing something he’d never expect—teaching! Teaching is the last thing Kagami yearns to do, at least until he comes across the various problems his students face outside of the classroom. Between their quirky dreams, serious attitude problems, and surprising secrets, Junichiro is definitely in for some far-out lessons. What he teaches these kids will be beyond the books!

• Other (14 eps)
• 2017

Male nursery teacher "T-sensei" shares the often comedic experiences of his life taking care of children.

• TV (13 eps)
• 2004

Is it is possible to lead the yakuza and be a high school teacher at the same time? Kuniko has always dreamed of being a teacher, but as the heir of the Oedo Group it isn't easy to do. Her task is made even more difficult because her school would fire her if they found out about her criminal activities.She has to pretend to be an ordinary teacher while fighting off rival yakuza, winning the respect of delinquent students and keeping her family business away from the school. This becomes even harder when her smartest and most curious student begins to find her very... "interesting".

• TV (13 eps)
• 2009

Continuing to exist in a perpetual state of despair, Nozomu Itoshiki is still trying to teach his students that the world is never as good as it seems. From discussing the ridiculous hold that superstitions have on mankind and people’s hidden switches, to society’s refusal to accept more than one outstanding talent in any given individual, no topic is safe from the Itoshiki treatment! Forever becoming caught up in his students’ momentum, this time Itoshiki-sensei finds himself joining a group travelling to Hokkaido on a journey of self-discovery, acquiring his very own body double and getting lost in a city of dicey third choices.

• Web (4 eps)
• 2023

Nasa is asked by his junior high teacher to hold a class in an all-girls high school. The students end up seeking Nasa's advice about their love problems. On the other hand, Tsukasa pretends to be cool, but is actually nervous knowing that Nasa is surrounded by young high school girls.

• OVA (2 eps)
• 2009 - 2010

Plunged into despair by the most seemingly-trivial occurrences, the ever-negative Itoshiki sensei continues to teach his class the unhappy ways of the world. After witnessing the dangers of vacillation as various demonstrations descend into little more than hesitancy and petty debate, the depressed teacher unwillingly falls prey to it himself. Throwing in the manipulative and pretentious nature of books, museums and society in general, it certainly seems like a carefree and happy life is impossible for the miserable Itoshiki.

• TV
• 2024

After running away from his very first teaching job, Haruaki Abe is not sure if he's cut out to be a teacher. He's cowardly, easily bullied, and has an unhealthy fetish for sailor uniforms. When he gets a new job offer to teach at a high school located on a remote island, he is determined to start fresh and be the best educator he can be - until he learns that his new place of employment is actually a school for youkai! Will Abe-sensei be able to handle a classroom full of rambunctious, supernatural mischief-makers? Or will the students of Hyakki Academy drive their timid teacher to an early grave?

• TV (12 eps)
• 2010

Tsuchida has just started working at the Hanamaru Kindergaten, and, as the first and only male teacher at the school, he’s particularly nervous. Unfortunately his first day doesn’t go quite as smoothly as planned as not only does Tsuchida turn up late, but then a small girl named Anzu claims that he hit on her in front of all the parents! Though he manages to initially clear up the misunderstanding, at the beginning of his second day, Anzu proclaims that she will be his bride and that her mother, Tsuchida’s senior in high school, is supporting them all the way! Now as Tsuchida attempts to become the best teacher he can be, he must also try and quell the rumors that he is dating Anzu, and maybe win the heart of the beautiful and kind, yet ultimately clueless, Yamamoto-sensei…

• TV (12 eps)
• 2014

When calligrapher Sei "Seishuu" Handa becomes so enraged at a judge's critique of his work that he actually punches the old man, his father decides that Sei needs to reflect on his behavior and sends him to a remote island to live. Far from the modern conveniences of the city, the moody artist must adapt to his rural environment and his quirky but well-intentioned neighbors. How can he focus on his art when his appliances frequently don't work, his neighbors keep bothering him, and the neighborhood children have turned his house into a secret base?

• Other
• 2025

A sloppily worn lab coat, lifeless eyes just like a dead fish's. He's the most un-teacher-like high school teacher, Sakata Ginpachi. The class he's in charge of, 3Z, is filled with 'intensive' students who have created a horrifying amusement park.