Why the Hell Are You Here, Teacher!?: Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		1.5
Video		3.5
Audio		4.0
Extras		1.0
Overall		1.5

Why the Hell Are You Here, Teacher!?: Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie Review

Reviewed by Jeffrey Kauffman July 18, 2020

The facts that the recent death of Mary Kay Le Tourneau made national (and probably international) news, and that sites like Barstool Sports perhaps questionably “rate” teacher sex scandals, may give credence to the idea that there is an audience for fare like Why the Hell Are You Here, Teacher? That said, I admit up front that I am not among that demographic, though I should also add I'm in no way, shape or form a prude, lest anyone feel my reaction is based solely on the nonstop depictions of both naked women and sexually charged situations in this series. It's the context of the nudity and sex that I personally found problematic, if not repugnant, though of course individual tastes obviously vary. This kind of smarmy feeling outing is ecchi personified, in this case in the form of buxom, often scantily clad (if they’re clad at all, that is) female teachers who rather incredibly end up getting physical in one way or the other with their students. It’s obviously provocative, but what may make Why the Hell Are You Here, Teacher? even more provocative for some is the way that the anime tries to dress (or undress, as the case may be) everything in pretty tired, cliché ridden comedic tropes.

While this is a kind of quasi-shōnen with a large ensemble cast of students and teachers, the main focal couple is nerdy male student Ichiro Sato and curvaceous female teacher Kana Kojima. One of the conceits of the series is that every episode begins with Ichiro absolutely positive he's in some "secure" location, only to find out Kana is there, too, leading to Ichiro repeatedly screaming out the title of the anime. Episodes are cheekily titled as "First Period", "Second Period", and the like, and that may indicate that the stories tend to be vignette driven, often dealing with awkward or embarrassing situations various couples find themselves in. All of that would be fine and well, but Why the Hell Are You Here, Teacher? goes the "extra mile" (so to speak) by unashamedly partnering kids with teachers. If that's your personal cup of tea, this show will probably provide decent titillation and a few passing laughs.

Why the Hell Are You Here, Teacher!?: Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

Why the Hell Are You Hear, Teacher? is presented on Blu-ray courtesy of Sentai Filmworks with an AVC encoded 1080p transfer in 1.78:1. This is a somewhat variable looking presentation that at its best offers secure line detail and a nice accounting of its widely variant palette. Kind of curiously, though, certain moments are considerably less sharp and a few isolated moments almost look like upscaled material (I'm only saying it looks like upscaled material, not that it is), in terms of what comes close to stair stepping on some line detail. Primaries pop quite vividly, but some of the more suggestive material is evidently intentionally hazy looking and almost monochromatic at times.

Why the Hell Are You Here, Teacher!?: Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

Why the Hell Are You Here, Teacher? features DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 in either Japanese (with forced English subtitles) or English (without any subtitles being accessible). The Japanese track sounded slightly hotter to my ears, but otherwise in terms of score and effects, the general mixes are more or less the same. The voice work will of course be a matter of taste, but fidelity is fine on both tracks, and I noticed no issues with regard to damage, dropouts, or distortion.

Why the Hell Are You Here, Teacher!?: Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

• Clean Opening Animations (1080p; 6:08)


• Clean Closing Animations (1080p; 14:10)

Additionally, Disc Credits and Trailers for other Sentai Filmworks releases are included.

Why the Hell Are You Here, Teacher!?: Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

I'm sure there's probably some devoted fan of this subgenre of anime who is absolutely irate that I'm too stupid to "get" this show, and I'm perfectly willing to admit there are probably folks out there who may get a kick out of it, however seemingly tasteless it may come off as to others. Even aside from the kind of "eww" aspect of teachers bedding students, though, the comedy in this anime just pretty much completely failed to register with me. Video encounters a few iffy moments, but audio is fine, for those considering a purchase.