Chuuzenji-sensei Mononoke Kougiroku: Sensei ga Nazo wo Hodoite Shimau kara.
Duração: 23 min per ep
Gênero: Mystery, Supernatural
Estudio: 100studio
Sinopse:
For the erudite man of letters Akihiko Chuuzenji, all mysteries of the world can be solved by cold reason. After he becomes a Japanese teacher at Tokyo Metropolitan Mitogawa High School, he encounters Kanna Kusakabe, a bubbly young girl whose desire to help others often lands her in trouble. When Kanna learns that one of her classmates has been cursed to death by a ghost, she decides to investigate the school building at night, only to find that the supposed ghost was actually Akihiko. Unwilling to disclose to the other students the existence of a hidden room filled with forbidden books where he is working, Akihito decides to spread the rumor that Kanna has exorcised the ghost by herself.
At the great dismay of Kanna, she is now viewed as an expert in the occult by her fellow classmates, who force her to investigate several paranormal-looking events. However, she can rely on the help of her teacher Akihiko who, despite his difficult character, is determined to demonstrate to the world the prevalence of reason over superstition.
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Comentários
Jozuwa-_-
This show really suffered from a misrepresentation of synopsis, making it seem like the protagonist, Chuuzenji-sensei, will be some kind of cold detective that would take on serious supernatural cases, when in actuality, he's just mostly gonna be in his hidden room, figuring out supernatural school rumors that will be brought to his attention by Kanna, the active deuteragonist who would actually be the lead of the show. By the time it was clear that this is simply more of a folklore storytelling in the form of mystery, it was too late-- it already seemed like a show that missed its mark. There's been a mixof simple matters and some serious cases the MCs ended up handling, but it wasn't really until halfway through it that the 'folklore' aspect really caught on, making the initial cases the MCs handled during the first half seem so... usual, or at most, something that could be- or SHOULD BE- handled by the local authorities instead of the shut-in teacher and klutz student duo.
Characters (5/10) - Kanna (adorably) dominated the screentime, Chuuzenji-sensei was brooding in his secret room, his hyper eccentric 'husbando' best friend is fun but barely necessary, and his sister decided to be best girl way too late in the game.
Music (7/10): OP and ED, just like Kanna, is so fittingly adorable to what lighthearted vibe of the show.
Art (6/10): Very low quality for this era, but good for me because I have 2000s era bias :P
With all that being said, Kanna's adorable personality alone made this show such a good vibe and easy to watch. For that, the wholesomeness, and the lighthearted fun, I'll appreciate it... still a 5/10 show for me though xD
Watch it if you're a kind, happy soul who doesn't set expectations to the shows you watch.
kirA_-_
I’m putting this under “mixed feelings” because how much you enjoy this anime depends heavily on what you expect from it. If you check the “related” section, you’ll see Mouryou no Hako, a 2008 anime by Madhouse. It’s an adaptation of the second novel in the Hyakki Yakō series a dark, atmospheric supernatural mystery series written by Natsuhiko Kyōgoku. That anime (which I liked its 7.5-8 ) was gloomy, complex, and definitely not for everyone. It can be confusing and the ending may not satisfy everyone, but it had a strong supernatural detective vibe which I appreciate. So why am I bringing that up? Because thisanime Chūzenji-sensei Mononoke Kōgiroku is a prequel to the Hyakki Yakō series. It shows a younger Akihiko Chūzenji (aka Kyōgokudō), working as a school teacher before he becomes a bookseller/detective. Other male characters like Kiba, Enokizu, and Tatsumi appear too — they’re all present in the original novels and Mouryou no Hako. The only new addition here is Kanna, who exists only in this series.
Before getting into the anime itself, it’s worth noting that this manga/anime wasn’t written by Kyōgoku. It’s written and illustrated by Aki Shimizu, who previously drew the manga adaptation of Mouryou no Hako. As far as I know, Kyōgoku did approve this project, so it’s considered canon even if it doesn’t feel like it.
Disclaimer: I’ve only watched the anime and read the manga for Mouryou no Hako I haven’t read the original novels.
Because it wasn’t what I expected at all. It’s light. It tries to be funny(unsuccessfully). It’s unserious. The mysteries are boring. And worst of all? The characters feel completely one-dimensional and barely resemble their original counterparts. I can describe each character in one sentence — which is a terrible sign for a mystery show. In contrast, the original characters were layered, ambiguous, and genuinely interesting.
Kiba: A musclehead police officer who’s kind of dumb.
Tatsumi: Introverted and anti-social (this one’s a complete 180° if he didn’t have the same name, I wouldn’t even know who he’s supposed to be).
Chūzenji: Just a grumpy teacher. (Again: who tf is this?)
Enokizu: The only one who kind of resembles his original self a bit weird, still a private detective.
They’ve all been flattened into anime clichés. They’re no longer intriguing or complicated they’re just dull and lifeless. In Mouryou no Hako, I was worried about them, second-guessing their motives. They felt real. Here? 1969 version of scooby doo has better written characters and mysteries and Kanna? She’s just there so the mystery has someone to funnel it toward Chūzenji. That’s it. No deeper purpose.
The anime is set in 1948, in a post-war school where weird, “supernatural” events keep happening. Kanna, a second-year student, teams up with Chūzenji, who helps her solve these cases but only under the condition that she pretends she solved them and never mentions his name. That’s the entire premise.
It could have worked but the mysteries are insultingly easy. If you’ve read any mystery or watched any detective story, you’ll guess what’s going on in the first 10 minutes and you’ll be right. Even if you’re not into mystery, you’ll still figure it out. That’s how basic it is. The mysteries aren’t entertaining. They don’t make you think. There’s no suspense or tension. And most of them wrap up in one episode (1.5 max). Out of the entire 12-episode run, I’d say only 2 episodes had remotely decent mysteries.
Even if I ignore the original novels, I’d still call this an okay-at-best anime. For viewers who have no idea what Mouryou no Hako is, it’ll come across as just another forgettable mystery anime. And for fans like me who liked the original this’ll feel like a frustrating attempt to be something it’s not. The only group I can see really liking this is people who want a slice-of-life mystery with zero tension or complexity something you can just put on and vibe with it
I’m giving it a 4/10, and I do admit that my review is heavily biased because of ı like the original source and characters . Maybe if I hadn’t known the source, I’d have liked it a little more. Try it if you’re curious but if the first 2–3 episodes don’t grab you, don’t bother continuing. It never changes.
Bonus nitpick: I don’t like the character designs either. They’re too bright and bubbly for me I like my mystery anime with darker tones (which is apparently illegal in 2025).
And again its in mixed feeling because this review is biased and I advise people to try it.
bossunhimeswitch
I really enjoyed this anime. It was one of my favorites of its cour. The characters and the mysteries were inviting. I also liked how it was set at the end of the 1940's and so there were still lingering effects of World War II in the psyches of the characters which I think lent an extra layer to what could have been a run of the mill school ghost story story in other time periods. I would love to see another season. If you enjoy historical fiction, ghost stories, and a solid platonic mentor-mentee relationship, then you'll likely enjoy this anime. If you wantthings to dig a bit deeper, be a bit grittier, or for there to be more than just tales happening, then this might not be the anime you're looking for.
olokinprime
This show is based on a manga by Aki Shimizu, based on the Natsuhiko Kyogoku’s “Hyakki Yakou” novel series of which the author also adapted most of the series into manga. "Chuuzenji-sensei Mononoke Kougiroku: Sensei ga Nazo wo Hodoite Shimau kara" is a prequel to those novels, chronicling the post war years the main character spent as a high school teacher after serving in the army during the war. The prequel is a watered-down version of the novel stories, with less dangerous stakes, and more of a slice of a life bent to the stories. This is intentional because this series was serialized in a shounenmagazine, a more accessible gateway to the “Hyakki Yakou” novels. An original addition to this story is Kanna the high school student who serves as P.O.V. character for those new to Natsuhiko Kyogoku’s characters.
The episodes are mostly standalone stories and sometimes two are adapted in one episode. The milieu is a coed high school, so the stories mostly revolve around Kanna's schoolmates and immediate neighborhood. The mysteries themselves hint of a supernatural origin but are resolved with a succinct explanation by Chuuzenji-sensei. I think mysteries without murder, which contrast with the “Hyakki Yakou” novels that has plenty of it, is an underrated genre.
The weakness of this show is the visual element. The animation is average, and the backgrounds are pretty basic. It doesn't even have that Showa era vibe I associate with shows and movies set in the period. However, it does make the most of its limitations to produce an interesting show that I follow week in and out while it was broadcasting. In fact, I was considering giving this a 6 but I think the last episode was solid enough to push it to 7. It was my favorite episode of the bunch.
I recommend this show for fans Natsuhiko Kyogoku and Aki Shimizu who hunger for more content from these authors. I discovered the “Hyakki Yakou” manga adaptation because of this show, and I find myself wanting more because the manga was never translated officially to English. Some of the novels have English translations, but that's it. Having this anime was like a welcome rain after a long drought. These mystery stories are good, but there are other anime mystery shows with high school protagonists with better production values.
Salvatierra21
we have a Spin-Off Mouryou no Hako that brings us a shonen plot since we will see as protagonist the student Kusakabe, Kanna who will become assistant to the new teacher Chuuzenji, Akihiko in solving the different local supernatural stories to preserve their tranquility in their work plus one or another police case that intertwines with the supernatural story, I like that it remains from the time and does not adapt to the present if not it would make sense since they are based more on the historical context that the plot is set in Tokyo in 1948 they may be easy and unattractive casesbut for the people of that time those mysteries were terrifying and fascinating, I like how they solve the cases, a realistic tone is seen in the handling of characters here you will see teenagers being teenagers and adults being adults the most exaggerated thing you will see in the anime is its comedy, for example the people who commit crimes will appear as villains from classic cartoons and all the teacher's friends all their personalities will be comical since the plot wants you to have a good time without Stress you out
Some people might not like the tone of the series. They might want something more serious with smarter cases and characters with more charismatic personalities. After watching this series, I recommend watching the main series, Mouryou no Hako.
patkarunungan
'There are no mysterious things in the world.' — Chuuzenji-sensei Chuuzenji-sensei's catchphrase reminds you of Detective Conan's catchphrase: 'There is only one truth.' 'The Mononoke Lecture Logs of Chūzenji-sensei: He Just Solves All the Mysteries' is a mystery show (and sometimes a detective show). It is set in post-war Japan, and it shows how certain mysteries are not mysteries at all. The titular character is Chuuzenji Akihiko, and he has the brain to solve each mystery. But in this anime, he is not the face of solving mysteries. It's the high school student, Kusakabe Kanna, who got involved in Chuuzenji-sensei's affairs. In order to protect Chuuzenji-sensei's secret library,Kanna had to live by the rumour that was spread that she exorcised the ghosts in the school library, earning her the reputation of being a paranormal detective.
§ Let's start with the negatives
Its animation is constrained by financial limitations, leading to limited production values. It has that one instance where blood was spilt, and it made you think of a PowerPoint animation. That instance is rare. Other than that, it is mostly acceptable. This anime doesn't really require high-quality animation. (But if it did have good animation, I would have rated this as equal to the mystery with great visuals called Shoushimin: How to Become Ordinary.)
It is episodic. As such, you don't have the urge to binge the anime. It works well for a weekly watch when it was airing, and it can work as something you can watch for 12 separate days, or if you want to be faster, 3 different seatings — watch one episode in one sitting, then watch another anime.
§ Things I am neutral about
The character design is not pretty, but it's good. One would not watch this anime to find a waifu, and in my opinion, it's not a bad thing.
Brown is this anime's dominant colour motif, and this signals an æsthetics of something vintage, old, or nostalgic. This makes sense as the anime takes place a few years after the end of World War II.
'The Mononoke Lecture Logs of Chūzenji-sensei' is part of Kyōgoku Natsuhiko's mystery story. In fact, I read that it's the prequel to the series, Kyōgokudō (京極堂) Series. Some would even claim that this is weak in relation to his other novels involving Chuuzenji-sensei. I don't know if it's that true, as I have to read or watch them. Regardless, I like this anime by itself, and anyone who does might consider related media — manga and novels.
A quick look at Wikipedia tells us that the first entry of the Kyōgokudō (京極堂) Series has a live action adaptation called Ubume no Natsu (姑獲鳥の夏) aka Summer of the Ubume. If this is chronologically next to 'The Mononoke Lecture Logs of Chūzenji-sensei,' it may make sense that people who liked this anime watch this next.
The second entry of Kyōgokudō (京極堂) Series is Mōryō no Hako (魍魎の匣; "Box of Spirits and Goblins"). It has both live-action and anime adaptations. The anime adaptation was made by Madhouse and directed by Nakamura Ryōsuke. There's not much from him as the main director, but he is involved in great anime as staff, great anime such as Death Note, Your Lie in April, Made in Abyss, Monster, and Hajime no Ippo.
§ What I like most
§§ The western cartoon Scooby-Doo, which was targeted to 6–12 years olds, seems to be doing the same thing as this anime, that the ghosts in question are not really ghosts. Add to that is the wacky humour.
In contrast, this anime has some level of seriousness. Despite being published as shounen in Shōnen Magazine Edge and later in Comic Days, its tone makes one think that it is actually seinen.
§§ I love Chuuzenji Akihiko the most, even if he is quite unlikable. He sees things rationally. Even if many people think that the mysteries have supernatural causes, he dismisses them as nothing mysterious, hence his catchphrase, 'There are no mysterious things in the world.'
This catchphrase echoes one of the key teachings in Lucretius as he expounds on Epicurean philosophy: that the weather and other atmospheric phenomena, which to primitive men were regarded as signs of the anger of the gods and should be feared, actually have natural causes.
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"For, just as children tremble and fear everything in blinding darkness, so we even in daylight sometimes dread things that are no more terrible than the imaginary dangers that cause children to quake in the dark. This terrifying darkness that enshrouds the mind must be dispelled not by the sun's rays and the dazzling darts of day, but by study of the superficial aspect and underlying principle of nature."
— Lucretius, Book II of 'On the Nature of Things' translated by Martin Ferguson Smith
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I believe that Chuuzenji-sensei has done a great job akin to that of Epicurus, who had done away with superstition that leads to the fear of death, and in turn leads to having an unhappy life instead of living life to the fullest. Chuuzenji-sensei is actually battling against the tendency of the Japanese to be superstitious.
"Belief in ghosts, demons and spirits has been deep-rooted in Japanese folklore throughout history. It is entwined with mythology and superstition derived from Japanese Shinto, as well as Buddhism and Taoism brought to Japan from China and India."
— Norman A. Rubin in the article "Ghosts, Demons and Spirits in Japanese Lore" https://www.asianart.com/articles/rubin/
Even a cursory perusal of articles such as Rubin's as well as 'Ghosts from the Past: The Fortune of Hyaku Monogatari in Post-Meiji Japan' and 'Traversing the Natural, Supernatural, and Paranormal: Yōkai in Postwar Japan' would leave you with the impression that such superstition is ingrained in the Japanese psyche despite all the technological advancements.
§§ Kanna and Chuuzenji-sensei have a similar dynamic to that of Houshou Reiko and her butler, Kageyama, who is the titular Dinner Table Detective. But the dynamic is better here because of the absence of the insufferable Kazamatsuri Kyouichirou.
Even though Kanna did not like being placed in the role of a paranormal detective, and she often suffers from Chuuzenji-sensei's scolding, I can see something beneficial from such an arrangement. It's akin to mentorship and enculturation to a tradition, which in this case is rationality. Just as the goddess Athena in the form of Mentor, for which the word mentor came to be, has called Odysseus's son Telemachus to man up and find the whereabouts of his father, Chuuzenji-sensei is somehow, perhaps unconscious on his part, inculcating in Kanna the values of rationality and other related virtues.
§ Conclusion
Even though it's not a pretty anime visually, this underrated anime pleases the Epicurean part of me. If not for its bland visuals, I would have rated this as equal to Shoushimin.
NOTA BENE: A grade of 7 out of 10 means that I find this anime is very good and two notches above average. I enjoyed watching it.
It is a high score because it is two notches above average. It's not mid or average unlike the misconception of so many people in this site.
My enjoyment spectrum lies from 4 to 10. If I have scored an anime below 4, I actively dislike it.
KANLen09
The Mononoke Lecture Logs of Chuzenji-sensei: He Just Solves All the Mysteries — Yup, you're reading it right: the show's plot is right in the naming itself. In literature, they say that “the simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them,” as summed up by The Alchemist author Paulo Coelho. And in fact, history is ever so more poignant in our world than ever before, exploring the past to make do with what the present brings to form the future ahead of us. It's this notion of thinking that is even more prevalent in the supernatural mystery side ofthings, of detective stories and the like. And what better place than in Japan would you get resurging tales of Japanese folklore, which always seem to resonate in the minds of its people? This is where you'll find acclaimed author Aki Shimizu writing her own interpretation of the folklore, one of which is in the form of this show — Chuuzenji-sensei Mononoke Kougiroku: Sensei ga Nazo wo Hodoite Shimau kara. a.k.a The Mononoke Lecture Logs of Chuzenji-sensei: He Just Solves All the Mysteries, based off of legendary writer Natsuhiko Kyogoku's Rozen Kreuz Series novels (of which Madhouse's adaptation of Fall 2008's Mouryou no Hako a.k.a Box of Goblins, is one of them).
In fact, I would say that this show actually parallels more towards the famed mystery author's piece of Ubume no Natsu a.k.a The Summer of the Ubume, based off of the Kyogokudo series. In a rather chill-pill-like way, Aki Shimizu opted to change things quite a fair bit by featuring its MC, atheist onmyoji Akihiko "Kyogokudo" Chuuzenji, in a mid-20th-century Tokyo rendition of a supernatural mystery that's based in the culture of 1948, as a teacher in a school setting where mysteries do occur, and he's the only one who, because of his knowledge of the supernatural mysteries, can make sense of all of the "nonsense" that's happening around the school. The POV also changes to the ordinary student of 2nd year, Kanna Kusakabe, who, along with her classmates, regularly encounters the supernatural mysteries that are happening around them for no apparent reason. So then, within the sleight hand of a hidden room within the school building, lies Chuuzenji-sensei, lying in wait, or the elusive young girl, ready to hear her annoyances and be the one who "He Just Solves All the Mysteries".
If there is one thing about Aki Shimizu herself, it is that she KNOWS how to draw beautiful works of art, as she was the main contributor for a fair few games, the most significant of which is for 2002's Gensou Suikoden III: Unmei no Keishousha a.k.a Suikoden III: The Successor of Fate, as well as her own interpretation of the game's story itself. However, when it comes to her writing, as is evident from her own original story of 2003's Qwan, it's not the best, and honestly, the sum of her artwork alone can be passed off as being worth more than the things she writes. And Chuuzenji literally suffers from bad writing so much that it's no wonder it wasn't labelled as a detective-esque show, alright. I mean, to have supernatural mysteries that range in a similar vein to other detective/mystery stories (the most prominent of which is Kamonohashi Ron no Kindan Suiri a.k.a Ron Kamonohashi's Forbidden Deductions), but just written so simply and not at all complex, it shows that the story element was to take a backseat for the other aspects of the anime to shine.
And if there is one area the show definitely has its guns on, it's the characters. For one, Akihiko Chuuzenji himself is quite the stern, no-nonsense languages teacher that keeps to his books and doesn't want to get into all sorts of trouble, let alone the girl of Kanna Kusakabe that always finds a way to threaten his peace in the comfort of the abandoned schoolhouse where he can find solace. Both teacher and student can do well at the things they do, even the mysteries themselves, where Chuuzenji is rather reluctant to help Kanna until she gets all the clues, and then he does the problem-solving for her, but reality is often the opposite, as is depicted from the title itself. Sadly, apart from the central two, the other characters are all come-and-go, from just not being developed much (like Kanna's classmates) to less screentime being given to them (like Reijiro Enokizu and Shutaro Kiba), and it is the one aspect the show fails as a whole.
And if you think that the problems don't end there, oh no, we're not done yet. The production from 100studio, being the 2nd work of the rather small studio and its very first individual in-house work, just does not impress. Sure, for basic animation, it does the job alright, but there is nothing that you're going to notice that looks remotely good in any form. It's not a show to coin the word "flashy," but if it's worth watching in its serviceable form, then it's all that will do.
Honestly, HoneyWorks feat. Kaf are given the short end of the stick for performing the show's OP, which I feel is just too overcomposed for its own good. It was a legit surprise hearing the HoneyWorks name here at all, but Kaf deserves a lot better than something like this. As for Sizuk's ED, it's fine and all, but you can tell that by the end of the show itself, a visual circular slideshow is all you get, because there's nothing quintessentially noteworthy about the anime overall.
I don't blame Crunchyroll for missing the license to this at all, but it would've benefited if the executives were lenient enough to give this a wider release, since worse shows than this also get licensed by the corporate monopoly entity either way. But then again, Chuuzenji-sensei is a show where you can cast the "detective" name out of the window easily, because it's just not done service by letting its audience have the time and capability to help harness speculations for future episodes. Instead, it solves its cases by the end of the episodes themselves, limiting any form of interaction that the audience could've had to build discussions at all.
What's a detective show when the mysteries are too easy and simplified and have no quality build-up at all? You'll get something like this, the Grimms Notes version of a mystery that doesn't excite, hype, or thrill anyone at all. For better or worse, this detracts from the reputation of a "detective" show.
