I just watched the first episode of the newly airing anime series Jingai Kyoushitsu no Ningengirai Kyoushi (人外教室の人間嫌い教師). It is adapted from a light novel of the same name written by Natsume Kurusu and illustrated by Sai Izumi, which currently has four volumes and is still ongoing.

The story follows Rei Hitoma, a reclusive man nearing thirty who, after an unspecified event, completely stopped interacting with society. While lazing at home, he found an interesting job opening for a teacher at an all-girls high school. Although reluctant, he decided to apply interested by the weird wording in the job posting.

Her sharp tongue was definitely the highlight of the episode.

*looks away* What are you talking about?

The issue is that once he arrives, he realizes the school is not for humans, but for Demi-humans trying to transform into humans. Rei is tasked with teaching these students, who aspire to become human, how to behave like them, despite the fact that Rei himself hates humans altogether.

In this first episode, we mainly get an introduction to the school and the students who will be under Rei's care:

• Haneda Tobari: A bull-headed shrike who want to become human to play music
• Usami Sui: A rabbit that want to become human to repay the kindness she received from one.
• Kyoka Minazuki: A mermaid who want to become human to be able to dance
• Isaki Ohgami: A werewolf who want to become human to stop alternating between her two forms

I think more characters will be added later, as I spotted a few others in the opening sequence.

The girls are extremely cute (I quite like the sharp tongue of Sui), and Rei seems to be a fairly standard protagonist. The scene with them eating and showing off their weaknesses was cute, but surely they cannot base the entire series around this, especially considering this was adapted from a novel rather than a manga.

My guess is that each girl has some sort of trauma that will need to be faced together with Rei. It reminds me of Interviews with Monster Girls, which aired nine years ago, but with a more magical setting rather than one where they are already integrated into society as something normal.

I mean, your forehead is distracting me?

She does look very angelic. She looks human though?

I am a bit wary about Rei's past, though. They are making a big deal about this event being the cause of his alienation from society and his hatred of humans. This works fine as a setting, but it could backfire if, once revealed, it turns out to be something minor that does not justify such a reaction.

Also, I am curious if they will ever explain what happens when a girl graduates. Does she become a human while keeping her memories intact, or is she reset to become a human without those memories? If the former is true, then there must be many people in the world who know about the whole magical "turn-to-human" business.

The main four girls in action.

Can I retire yet? Teaching is hard!

I look forward to continuing this series, and I am honestly thinking of getting the light novel once the anime finishes airing.