The director for the live-action television series of Hiroyuki Nishimori’s gag comedy manga Kyou Kara Ore Wa!!
Nishimori’s manga ran in Shogakukan’s Zōkan Shonen Sunday and Weekly Shonen Sunday magazines from 1988 to 1997.
The manga inspired an original video anime series in 1992, and Toei released a V-Cinema direct-to-video live-action series inspired by the manga from 1992 to 1997.
The new series marked the first live-action adaptation for the manga in about 21 years.