The Mononoke Lecture Logs of Chuzenji-sensei: He Just Solves All the Mysteries

A shounen anime that masterfully blends mystery, historical atmosphere, and supernatural intrigue within a school setting. Based on the manga by Aki Shimizu and produced by 100studio, the series is directed by Chihiro Kumano with series composition by Atsushi Oka. Centered on Akihiko Chuuzenji and Kanna Kusakabe, this adaptation brings a distinctly atmospheric and genre-crossing experience to fans of historical mystery and the supernatural.

Set in Tokyo in 1948, in the uncertain years following the end of the war, The Mononoke Lecture Logs of Chuzenji-sensei: He Just Solves All the Mysteries follows Kanna Kusakabe, a second-year high school student navigating an era of quiet reconstruction. When a peculiar new language teacher named Akihiko Chuuzenji arrives at her school, Kanna finds herself drawn into a world far stranger than ordinary student life. Chuuzenji-sensei is notoriously difficult and unsociable, preferring to spend his days secluded in the library's prep room rather than mingling with others. Yet when unexplained supernatural occurrences begin to surface around Kanna with unsettling regularity, she has little choice but to seek out this gruff and reluctant teacher for answers. What unfolds is an unlikely partnership between a high school girl and her surly sensei, set against a postwar backdrop brimming with mystery and the uncanny.