Five new cast members and the main theme songs have been revealed for the upcoming A Misanthrope Teaches a Class for Demi-Humans TV anime series. The anime is scheduled to begin broadcasting in Japan in January 2026.
The new cast members joining the series include:
- • Manami Numakura as Karin Ryuzaki
- • Misato Fukuen as Machi Nezu
- • Reina Ueda as Neneko Kurosawa
- • Yui Ishikawa as Aoi Wakaba
- • Yui Horie as Maki Okonogi
They join a main voice cast that stars:
- • Toshiki Masuda as Rei Hitoma
- • Sora Amamiya as Kyoka Minazuki
- • Saori Onishi as Isaki Ohgami
- • Maria Naganawa as Sui Usami
- • Rui Tanabe as Tobari Haneda
Meanwhile, the anime’s opening theme is “Ningen” by Masayoshi Oishi, while the ending theme is “Ningen Come True,” performed by Amamiya, Onishi, Naganawa, and Tanabe as their respective characters Kyoka, Isaki, Sui, and Tobari.
The original light novel series is written by Nijisanji VTuber Natsume Kurusu and illustrated by Sai Izumi (both are given the original character designer credit). It was published by Media Factory’s MF Bunko J imprint on February 25, 2022 and has released four volumes as of February 2025.
A manga adaptation by Atsu Benino was published from August 2022 to July 2025.
Yen Press licensed the A Misanthrope Teaches a Class for Demi-Human light novel series and manga for English release. It describes the main synopsis of the light novels as:
I’m Rei Hitoma, a self-professed misanthrope thanks to some past trauma. Just when I thought my new teaching job in the mountains would provide a chill, rejuvenating environment, it turns out that this school is actually for demi-humans who want to become full-fledged human beings! There’s a mermaid, a werewolf, a rabbit, and a bird…all of whom are now my charges. It’s my duty to teach them about humankind—and maybe in the process, I’ll learn a few things myself. This isn’t an alternate world or a case of reincarnation. It’s just the story of a teacher at a somewhat peculiar school and his students who are striving to become human.
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