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Please Teacher!

Original title: Onegai Teacher
  • TV Series
  • 2002
  • TV-MA
  • 25m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
1.3K
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Please Teacher! (2002)
JapaneseAnimeAnimationComedyRomanceSci-Fi

An alien who becomes a teacher, and a student start a relationship and have to keep it all secret.An alien who becomes a teacher, and a student start a relationship and have to keep it all secret.An alien who becomes a teacher, and a student start a relationship and have to keep it all secret.

  • Stars
    • Tomokazu Sugita
    • Sôichirô Hoshi
    • Kikuko Inoue
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    1.3K
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    • Stars
      • Tomokazu Sugita
      • Sôichirô Hoshi
      • Kikuko Inoue
    • 27User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
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  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Tomokazu Sugita
    Tomokazu Sugita
    • Masaomi Yamada
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    Sôichirô Hoshi
    • Kei Kusanagi
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    Kikuko Inoue
    Kikuko Inoue
    • Mizuho Kazami
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    Ayako Kawasumi
    Ayako Kawasumi
    • Koishi Herikawa
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    Sayaka Ôhara
    • Kaede Misumi
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    • Matagu Shidoh
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    • Ichigo Morino
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    Naoya Uchida
    • Minoru Edajima
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    Rei Sakuma
    • Konoha Edajima
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    Dave Wittenberg
    Dave Wittenberg
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    petekrug17

    Strange but entertaining

    The story, I guess, takes place in the mid-twenty first century. The teacher, who is probably in her mid-twenties, tells us that her parents met in 2009. The thing is, things don't look like they've advanced much since today.

    Anyway, the plot revolves around Kei, a high school student whose body suffers from what he calls stand-stills, where he blacks out without warning when under stress. Once he blacked out and remained in a coma for three years, during which time his body for some strange reason ceased to age, so he is three years younger than he should be. His parents are dead, so he lives with his aunt and uncle.

    One day while out at a lake a beautiful woman from another planet is beamed down to earth. Kei thinks it's a dream, but the next day the woman, who calls herself Mizuho, takes over for his class, as his old teacher quit (or so his class is told). Kei soon finds out she really is an alien, and promises to keep it a secret. But then things take a turn for the stranger when, after the two are accidentally locked in an outdoor shed together and are found by the principal, Kei, in order to prevent Mizuho from being fired, tells the principal they are married (because he is 18, after all, or rather he should be). The aunt and uncle decide to make it official, and soon a marriage certificate has been signed, the rings have been exchanged, and the aunt and uncle have moved Kei's things into Mizuho's apartment.

    All this happens in just the first four episodes. (No, really, I'm serious.) I've only seen the first DVD so far, so I think I may watch the rest to see how it plays out.
    harrower459

    My favorite..

    A heartfelt, heartwarming, heart wrenching, frustrating, sweet love story about two people who are thrust into marriage and learn to love each other and eventually fall head over heals for each other. When Kei a normal high school student, who dreams of finding the girl of his dreams, Kei finds out that his new teacher Kazami Mizohu is an alien from outer space who lands on earth to study humans for the Galaxy Federation. To keep her secret he marries her and from there on its nothing but tests to their love for one another. Over all a wonderful story, with fantastic art and incredible music throughout. if you haven't seen Onegai Teacher I highly recommend it and urge you if you to make it TOP PRIORITY!
    8PeterGriffinLives

    Boy Meets Alien

    Kei Kusanagi is a 15-year-old student with a secret: he's actually 18. He suffers from a disease that puts him into a state of suspended animation when he's stressed, and once put him out for 3 years (there is some scientific validity to this: it's called cryptobiosis, and while there's no historical record of a human entering this state, Kei is supposed to be the very first case). Kei hides his disease from his friends, for fear of becoming emotionally isolated. One night, while he is meditating at the lake, he sees a disturbance in the water that is actually a cloaked spacecraft landing. Light flickers nearby, and Kei watches as an angelic-looking alien visitor materializes on the shore.

    The next day, he discovers that the visitor, Mizuho Kazami, is posing as a teacher at his school, and has also moved in next door to where he lives. Kei is the only person with the knowledge of who Mizuho really is, and she needs to speak to him about that privately, which leads to the two of them being caught in a compromising situation (she teleports them into a school equipment shed, where they are discovered). Kei's uncle, trying to help, suggests that Mizuho and Kei are married. This leads to an actual marriage (since the principal IS going to check out such an outrageous claim). The rest of the series deals with their relationship, the effect that keeping it a secret has on Kei's friendships, and the very real feelings that he and Mizuho begin to develop for each other.

    The series isn't perfect. There is a somewhat jarring moment in the first episode where Mizuho goes from competent interstellar explorer to shy new teacher rather abruptly, and there are some awkward lines of dialogue, but these are small flaws in an otherwise well-made, very touching show.
    papa_sqwat

    Newcomers to Anime/Manga

    This is a great anime, especially for unexperienced people to the anime/manga world. The storyline is as such, the main character, Mihuzo Kazami, is an alien sent from the galactic federation to observe earth, but poses as a teacher to blend in. She's half-human, father was an earthling, and super sexy. Kei Kusanagi, a student in the school with strange debilitating illness that renders him in a standstill, discovers her secret and is discovered with her by his principal. His disease causes him to blackout from stress and once was in a coma for 3 years, causing him to be 18 but to look 15 because for some reason his body did not age during his coma. He is the worlds only case, or is he? In order to save his sensei he declares that they are married as a cover up, to his principal, but his friends are the ones that the secret will be most unknown. They actually do marry to save the career of Mihuzo. A series of events take place with Kei and Mihuzo dealing with love, loss, jealousy, and of course, some comedic "suggestive" scenes. A word of advice for those new to anime, don't try watching all 12 episodes at once, it can really mess you up, believe me! But, then again, it truly is awesome.
    10moparornocar8808

    Please Teacher

    I have watched this series, and I totally agree with the other guy. This is a very powerful and emotional story. I would encourage anyone, anime lovers or not, to at least check this one out. I would really love to see Bandai bring out another season or 20...as long as they are as good as the first...I was quite sad to see the story end, and am also left with a feeling of emptiness, (and I'm a 27yo guy) ha ha. This is a slightly sexually oriented show and is intended for more mature audience, however there a couple scenes were blurred\censored, I don't feel that is necessary, as it is art...hand animated drawings, not real images that these MATURE folks are viewing, I mean, whats the point in drawing it if you are just going to censor it back out? but thats just my opinion...anyway Great Series, A+, ***** Buy it, Watch it, Love it

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    • Trivia
      Some commercials for the show in Japan featured an early version of the opening theme, "Shooting Star", playing in the background. This version of the song has never been released.
    • Goofs
      In the beginning, Kei hits Marie which is the interface of the spacecraft. When this happens, the ship is out of control. At the moment when this happens, Kazami requests to be teleported to the bridge, but she doesn't use the phrase "This is a Priority One", as this is the phrase that carries the action.
    • Quotes

      [repeated line]

      Mizuho Kazami: This is a priority one!

    • Connections
      Followed by Please Twins! (2003)
    • Soundtracks
      Shooting Star
      Opening Theme

      Performed by KOTOKO

      Music by Shinji Orito

      Lyrics by KOTOKO

      Arranged by Kazuya Takase

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    • Release date
      • January 10, 2002 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Languages
      • Japanese
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Onegai Teacher
    • Production companies
      • Bandai Visual Company
      • Daume
      • Genco
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    • Runtime
      • 25m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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