TV Anime The Mononoke Lecture Logs of Chuzenji-sensei Set to Air in April 2025 with New Cast Announced
The upcoming TV anime Mononoke Lecture Record: Because Sensei Solves Mysteries (Chūzenji Sensei Mononoke Kōgi Roku: Sensei ga Nazo o Toite Shimau Kara), set to air in April 2025, has revealed its additional cast members.
Mononoke Lecture Record Key Visual ©Aki Shimizu,Natsuhiko Kyogoku,Hanzo Tamura,Kodansha/The Mononoke Lecture Logs of Chuzenji-sensei Production Committee ©A,N,H,K/CPC
Adapted from a spin-off manga by Aki Shimizu, based on Natsuhiko Kyogoku's celebrated Hyakki Yako Series, the anime serves as a prequel, exploring the high school teacher era of the enigmatic Kyogokudo. The series blends youthful drama with supernatural mysteries as it follows high school girl Kanna Kusakabe and her newly appointed Japanese literature teacher, Akihiko Chuzenji, as they unravel eerie incidents within their school.
The cast announcement introduces three key characters from the Hyakki Yako Series:
Shinnosuke Tachibana as Reijiro Enokizu, a dashing young man with an eyepatch and a deep connection to Chuzenji from their student days.
Shuya Nishiji as Takumi Sekiguchi, a socially anxious myxomycete researcher.
Takanori Hoshino as Shutaro Kiba, a local precinct police officer and Enokizu’s childhood friend.
Cast Comment
All three actors expressed their excitement and shared their thoughts:
■Shinnosuke Tachibana (Reijiro Enokizu)
When I knew the audition results that I would get to play Reijiro Enokizu, I was genuinely thrilled!
And... I’m really looking forward to seeing how the humor and fear of the original story will be brought to life in the anime.
Reijiro Enokizu ©Aki Shimizu,Natsuhiko Kyogoku,Hanzo Tamura,Kodansha/The Mononoke Lecture Logs of Chuzenji-sensei Production Committee ©A,N,H,K/CPC
■Shuya Nishiji (Takumi Sekiguchi)
Every character in the story is full of quirks and quite a handful, but during the recording sessions, hearing the performances of the cast brought these "troublesome" characters to life in a way that made them seem so endearing and lovable. Everyone is truly charming.
I’m excited to watch the broadcast!
Takumi Sekiguchi ©Aki Shimizu,Natsuhiko Kyogoku,Hanzo Tamura,Kodansha/The Mononoke Lecture Logs of Chuzenji-sensei Production Committee ©A,N,H,K/CPC
■Takanori Hoshino (Shutaro Kiba)
I’m Takanori Hoshino, and I’ll be playing the role of Shutaro Kiba!
Kiba is a dependable adult, a warm-hearted friend, and a character who I think will resonate with viewers, sharing in their surprises and reactions throughout the story.
He appears quite frequently, too! Please look forward to it!
Shutaro Kiba ©Aki Shimizu,Natsuhiko Kyogoku,Hanzo Tamura,Kodansha/The Mononoke Lecture Logs of Chuzenji-sensei Production Committee ©A,N,H,K/CPC
Introduction
School x Supernatural x Mystery
This story takes place before the exorcist Kyogokudo opened up a used bookstore...
Our setting is in Tokyo in 1948, just right after the war.
Kanna Kusakabe had just become a second-year at a high school when she met the new language teacher, Akihiko Chuzenji.
Mysterious supernatural things keep happening around Kanna. Once again today, Kanna is going to open the doors to the library prep room to seek help from the surly Chuzenji-sensei who is waiting inside.
A high school supernatural mystery featuring the unlikely duo between a teacher and a high school girl is about to begin!