After a bad experience forced him out of teaching at a normal school, Haruaki Abe is ready to give it another try to fulfill his dream of being surrounded by cute school uniforms at Hyakki Academy.
Timid and overflowing with cowardice, Abe quickly reconsidered when he finds out Hyakki Academy is a school for yokai. As the only human, his rowdy students quickly hone in on his easily frightened nature, but it isn’t long before he finds his place as a teacher among the unruly group of young spirits.
A silly comedy, but still with that lovable soul of a teacher helping young students find their way. If you are looking for more anime recommendations A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School, head on down below.
Anime Like A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School
For Fans of Humans Among The Supernatural
Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun
Iruma Suzuki has had a tough life. His parents are irresponsible, so he must work to earn money to take care of himself. One day, he discovers that his parents have sold him to the demon, Sullivan.
Afraid at first, he relaxes when he discovers that the demon merely wants a grandchild. As Sullivan is the headmaster of the demon school Babyls, he enrolls Iruma.
However, Iruma soon discovers that as the grandchild of Sullivan, he is now expected to take the throne of Demon King.
Similarities Between A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School and Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun
- A human goes to a school for the supernatural
- School life comedy surrounding their weak “human-ness” compared to the supernatural is usually the plot.
- A very similar light-hearted, comedic take on storytelling
Differences Between A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School and Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun
- Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun follows a human student who is scared his demon classmates will discover he is a weak human. He isn’t just plain scard of yokai like Abe.
- Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun has occasional action to it, but it rarely leaves its light-hearted tone behind, even in battle.
- Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun has a larger, more eccentric cast that keeps on growing over its many seasons.
Elegant Yokai Apartment Life
After his parents died and he realized he was a burden to his relatives, Inaba Yuushgi decided to move into a dorm for high school.
Limited by his low funds, he ends up living in Monster House, a place with cheap rent that turns out to be an apartment complex where humans and the supernatural live together.
Similarities Between A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School and Elegant Yokai Apartment Life
- Human scared of yokai now spends a lot of time around yokai
- They grow to understand yokai more, sometimes realizing their very human natures and traits.
- Yokai are sometimes just misunderstood.
Differences Between A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School and Elegant Yokai Apartment Life
- Elegant Yokai Apartment Life is about a human moving into an apartment full of yokai because he is too poor to live elsewhere.
- Elegant Yokai Apartment Life is more slice of life rather than comedy. It is very focused on its character stories and exploring why humans don’t necessarily need to fear all spirits.
- Elegant Yokai Apartment Life is definitely less wacky and far more of a subdued, sometimes even melancholy story.
Rosario + Vampire
Due to his bad grades, Tsukune Aono was unable to get into any good high schools. However, at the last minute, he was accepted to Youkai Academy.
Unfortunately for him, it is a high school for werewolves, vampires, and other monsters.
With the help of a vampire and some other new girl friends that take a liking to him, Tsukune tries to hide his human status from his classmates.
Similarities Between A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School and Rosario + Vampire
- Human goes to yokai school
- The main character helps yokai work through their problems with the power of human empathy and understanding.
- Frequently lighter and comedic
Differences Between A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School and Rosario + Vampire
- Rosario + Vampire is a harem romance between a human boy and his female demon/yokai classmates.
- Rosario + Vampire, while often a romantic comedy, does have some action to it that it treats seriously.
- Rosario + Vampire has some ecchi comedy.
- The main character in Rosario + Vampire is afraid of being discovered as a human and eaten, but is otherwise not scared of yokai to the comical degree that Abe is.
Seton Academy – Join the Pack
Thanks to population decline, there are fewer humans left. Enter Mazama Jin, an animal hater who has enrolled in Seton Academy that is mostly anthropomorphic animal people.
He immediately falls in love the Hino Hitomi, the only other human female in class. Unfortunately, as he tries to become closer with her, he gets pulled into the various shenanigans of his classmates.
Similarities Between A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School and Seton Academy
- Human surrounded by non-humans
- Chaotic comedy surrounding the human being plagued by the non-humans around him
- Light-hearted school slice of life comedies with episodic plots
Differences Between A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School and Seton Academy
- Seton Academy follows a human boy who goes to a school of almost all anthropomorphic animal people, and hates it because he hates animals.
- “The joke” in Seton Academy is that he hates animal people, and is often mean to the one obsessively clinging to him. This is a distinctly different personality compared to friendly, frightened Abe.
- Seton Academy frequently uses ecchi comedy
- There is a bit of a romantic element in Seton Academy, but it is always comedy-focused first.
Actually, I Am
Completely on accident, average boy Asahi Kuromine discovers that Youko, the girl he has a crush on, is actually a vampire.
According to her father’s rules, she must now quit school, but since Asahi doesn’t want her to go, he agrees to keep her secret.
However, it turns out she won’t be the only supernatural being entering his life.
Similarities Between A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School and Actually, I Am
- Human that becomes surrounded by the supernatural
- Wacky school life comedy that rarely takes itself too seriously
- Kind main character that helps his supernatural peers with their problems.
Differences Between A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School and Actually, I Am
- Actually, I Am is a romance with harem elements that develop.
- While often focused on romance, Actually, I Am is still very dedicated to a wacky comedy similar to A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School.
- The main character isn’t scared of the supernatural in Actually, I Am.
For Fans of Weird Teachers at Weird Work
Interviews With Monster Girls
Although not completely common, Ajin, or demi-humans, have become a part of society. High school biology teacher Tetsuo Takahashi is increasingly interested in Ajin for research, but having never met one himself, he let it be.
He was going to give up until he found out that not only are three students in his school demi-humans, but a fellow teacher as well.
As he sets up interviews with them, Tetsuo finds out that they have both human and demi problems to overcome.
Similarities Between A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School and Interviews With Monster Girls
- Human teacher teaching supernatural students
- Comedic, episodic slice of school life plots.
- Yokai characters have very human problems and worries to work through
Differences Between A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School and Interviews With Monster Girls
- While Interviews With Monster Girls has plenty of comedy, it is definitely less energetic and a less wacky.
- The human teacher in Interviews With Monster Girls is intrigued by the supernatural, not scared of it. He is also a very mature, composed adult, unlike Abe.
- Interviews With Monster Girls focuses on a much more compact cast, thus it explores each character’s story more deeply.
Assassination Classroom
After the moon is mysteriously turned into a permanent crescent by an unknown calamity, the students of class 3-E at Kunogigaoka Middle School are presented with a daunting task – Assassinate the creature that blew up half the moon before the year’s end or die when the world is destroyed.
The creature in question, dubbed Koro-sensei by his class, is super fast, super strong, and by all respects, indestructible. However, while the students try and learn how to destroy him, they also learn that he is the best teacher that they have ever had.
Similarities Between A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School and Assassination Classroom
- Out-of-place teacher teaches rowdy problem students successfully
- The teacher’s hand’s-on teaching style of helping students work through their problems endears him to them
- Solid comedy, and the occasionally more poignant moment.
- Larger cast of students to utilize
Differences Between A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School and Assassination Classroom
- Assassination Classroom is about an alien destroying half the moon, becoming a teacher for delinquent students at a prestigious school, and challenging him to kill them before the year is out.
- As the kids are now training to be assassins, Assassination Classroom has a lot more action.
- A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School is school life comedy most of the time, Assassination Classroom is often silly, but takes itself more seriously overall with its frequent action and emotional character drama.
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