Sensei Kunshu

Sensei Kunshu
Cover of the Japanese version of volume 1, first released on November 25, 2013
センセイ君主
Genre	Romantic comedy[1]
Manga
Written by	Momoko Kōda
Published by	Shueisha
Imprint	Margaret Comics
Magazine	Bessatsu Margaret
Demographic	Shōjo
Original run	July 13, 2013 – June 13, 2017
Volumes	13
Live-action film
Directed by	Sho Tsukikawa
Written by	Erika Yoshida [ja]
Released	August 1, 2018 (2018-08-01)
Runtime	105 minutes

Sensei Kunshu (Japanese: センセイ君主, lit. "Teacher Monarch", alternatively titled My Teacher, My Love internationally for the live-action film^[2]) is a Japanese manga series by Momoko Kōda. Sensei Kunshu was serialized in the monthly shōjo manga magazine Bessatsu Margaret from July 13, 2013 to June 13, 2017. A live-action film adaptation of the same name was released on August 1, 2018.

Plot

Ayuha Samaru, a straightforward, hardworking high school student, falls in love with Yoshitaka Hiromitsu, who helps her out one day at a restaurant. The next day, she discovers that Mr. Hiromitsu is a new substitute teacher filling in for her homeroom teacher at school. Ayuha believes that she and Mr. Hiromitsu are destined to become lovers and decides to persistently pursue him romantically.

Characters

Ayuha Samaru (佐丸 あゆは, Samaru Ayuha)

Voiced by: Rumi Okubo (vomic); portrayed by: Minami Hamabe (film)^[1]

Yoshitaka Hiromitsu (弘光 由貴, Hiromitsu Yoshitaka)

Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe (vomic); portrayed by: Ryoma Takeuchi (film)^[1]

Mr. Hiromitsu is the older brother of Kosuke Hiromitsu, a character from Kouda's previous work, No Longer Heroine.^[1]

Kotake Sawada (澤田 虎竹, Sawada Kotake)

Voiced by: Atsushi Abe (vomic); portrayed by: Taiki Sato (film)

Media

Manga

Sensei Kunshu is written and illustrated by Momoko Kōda. It was serialized in the monthly shōjo manga magazine Bessatsu Margaret from the June 2013 issue released on July 13, 2013^[3] to the May 2017 issue released on June 13, 2017.^[4] The chapters were later released in 13 bound volumes by Shueisha under the Margaret Comics imprint.^[5]

During the series' run, Shueisha released a vomic (voice comic) starring Rumi Okubo and Junichi Suwabe.^[6]

No.	Japanese release date	Japanese ISBN
1	November 25, 2013 (2013-11-25)[7]	978-4-08-845133-6
2	March 25, 2014 (2014-03-25)[8]	978-4-08-845183-1
3	July 25, 2014 (2014-07-25)[9]	978-4-08-845242-5
4	November 25, 2014 (2014-11-25)[10]	978-4-08-845303-3
5	March 25, 2015 (2015-03-25)[11]	978-4-08-845363-7
6	June 25, 2015 (2015-06-25)[12]	978-4-08-845403-0
7	September 11, 2015 (2015-09-11)[13]	978-4-08-845449-8
8	December 25, 2015 (2015-12-25)[14]	978-4-08-845501-3
9	April 25, 2016 (2016-04-25)[15]	978-4-08-845556-3
10	August 25, 2016 (2016-08-25)[16]	978-4-08-845624-9
11	December 22, 2016 (2016-12-22)[17]	978-4-08-845684-3
12	April 25, 2017 (2017-04-25)[18]	978-4-08-845746-8
13	August 25, 2017 (2017-08-25)[19]	978-4-08-845133-6

Film

In January 2018, Bessatsu Margaret announced that a live-action film adaptation was green-lit,^[1] with a release date of August 1, 2018 later revealed in April of that year.^[5] The film is directed by Sho Tsukikawa and written by Erika Yoshida [ja], with a starring cast of Minami Hamabe as Ayuha and Ryoma Takeuchi as Mr. Hiromitsu.^[1] Exile and Fantastics member Taiki Sato, Rina Kawaei, Yua Shinkawa, and Riko Fukumoto were announced as additional cast members in March 2017.^[20][5] The film's theme song is a cover of "I Want You Back" performed by Twice.^[21][22][23] A second version of the music video featuring the cast of the film dancing with Twice was released on June 26, 2018.^[24] The film is also titled My Teacher, My Love for international markets.^[2]

The Blu-ray deluxe edition sold a cumulative total of 3,097 copies in its first week and debuted at #15 on the Oricon Weekly Blu-ray Charts.^[25] The DVD deluxe edition sold a cumulative total of 2,695 copies in its first week and debuted at #11 on the Oricon Weekly DVD Charts, while the regular edition debuted at #29 and sold 1,389 copies.^[26]

Reception

For the live-action film adaptation, Mark Schilling from The Japan Times gave the film 2 out of 5 stars, stating his discomfort at Ayuha and Mr. Hiromitsu's relationship as student and teacher. In his review, he noted that student-teacher romances with dim-witted heroines were still vastly common in Japan compared to the West. He also stated that Ayuha's character was far more realistic in the manga than the film.^[27]

See also

• No Longer Heroine, another manga series by Momoko Kōda.

References

1. Mateo, Alex (January 9, 2018). "Sensei Kunshu Romantic Comedy Manga Gets Live-Action Film". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on February 8, 2023. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
2. "My Teacher, My Love". Toho. Archived from the original on March 21, 2019. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
3. "幸田もも子新連載で「ヒロイン失格」弘光の兄が先生に" [Momoko Kouda's new series stars teacher, older brother of Hiromitsu from Heroine Shikkaku]. Natalie (in Japanese). July 13, 2013. Archived from the original on March 2, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
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6. "『センセイ君主』 集英社ヴォイスコミックステーション-VOMIC-". Shueisha (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
7. "センセイ君主 1". Shueisha (in Japanese). Retrieved March 1, 2020.
8. "センセイ君主 2". Shueisha (in Japanese). Retrieved March 1, 2020.
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13. "センセイ君主 7". Shueisha (in Japanese). Retrieved March 1, 2020.
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15. "センセイ君主 9". Shueisha (in Japanese). Retrieved March 1, 2020.
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17. "センセイ君主 11". Shueisha (in Japanese). Retrieved March 1, 2020.
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19. "センセイ君主 13". Shueisha (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
20. "映画「センセイ君主」に佐藤大樹、川栄李奈、新川優愛、福本莉子が出演". Natalie (in Japanese). March 19, 2018. Archived from the original on December 25, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
21. "竹内涼真×浜辺美波「センセイ君主」TWICE歌う主題歌MV公開". Natalie (in Japanese). June 15, 2018. Archived from the original on June 15, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
22. Herman, Tamar (June 14, 2018). "Twice Releases '50s Themed Music Video For Remake of Jackson 5's 'I Want You Back': Watch". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 15, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
23. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (June 7, 2018). "Live-Action Sensei Kunshu Film's Theme Song is TWICE's Cover of The Jackson 5 Song". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 2, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
24. "竹内涼真や浜辺美波がTWICEとダンス！「センセイ君主」コラボMV完成". Natalie (in Japanese). July 27, 2018. Archived from the original on July 10, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
25. Loo, Egan (February 5, 2019). "Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, January 28-February 3". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 2, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
26. Loo, Egan (February 5, 2019). "Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, January 28-February 3". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 18, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
27. Schilling, Mark (August 1, 2018). "'Sensei Kunshu': Looking for love in all the wrong places". The Japan Times. Archived from the original on October 27, 2020. Retrieved October 19, 2020.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Official movie website (in Japanese)