【Animation】《Tsuiraku JK to Haijin Kyōshi 》Live-Action Series Gets Sequel in June

The official Twitter account for the live-action series adaptation of sora’s 《Tsuiraku JK to Haijin Kyōshi 》manga revealed on Tuesday that the series is getting a sequel Tsuiraku JK to Haijin Kyōshi Lesson2 on June 18. The staff also revealed a short teaser and two key visuals.

Jets member Ryo Hashimoto returns to star as teacher Jin Haiba, while Akari Takaishi will reprise her role as student Mikoto Ochiai.Yuka Eda (Play it Cool, Guys) will direct the series. Natsuki Takahashi (Sayounara Konbanwa) will co-write the script with Ayumi Shimo (Lupin the 3rd Part 6).

The manga’s story begins right when high school student Mikoto Ochiai is attempting to take her own life by jumping off the school’s roof, but a teacher named Jin Haiba walks in on her and persuades her to stop, suggesting that she try a relationship with him before dying.

The manga creator sora launched the manga in Hakusensha‘s Hana to Yume magazine in July 2017, initially intended to be a short series, but eventually developing into a long-term serialization. This year’s seventh issue of Hakusensha‘s Hana to Yume magazine revealed in March the manga will end in five chapters.