Yomawari Sensei

• Ja Kanji — 夜回り先生 • Genre — * Autobiographical • Drama

• Type — manga • Author — Osamu Mizutani • Illustrator — Seiki Tsuchida • Publisher — Shogakukan • Imprint — Ikki Comix • Magazine — Monthly Ikki • First — February 25, 2005 • Last — May 25, 2009 • Volumes — 9 + 2 extras

• Portal — yes Yomawari Sensei is a Japanese autobiographical manga series written by Osamu Mizutani and illustrated by Seiki Tsuchida. It was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Monthly Ikki from February 2005 to May 2009, with its chapters collected in nine tankōbon volumes. The manga is based on Mizutani's autobiographical book of the same title published in 2004.

Osamu Mizutani is a high school teacher working at a night school in Yokohama. By night, he seeks out vulnerable teenagers—runaways, recluses, and those struggling with drug addiction—who have been cast aside by society. Offering guidance and support, he walks alongside them in their darkest moments, earning him the nickname "The Night Patrol Teacher".

Written by Osamu Mizutani and illustrated by Seiki Tsuchida, Yomawari Sensei is based on Mizutani's autobiographical book of the same title, released by Sanctuary Publishing on February 10, 2004 (re-released by Shogakukan on March 6, 2009). A previous story, subtitled Blanco, was published in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Monthly Ikki on October 25, 2004; it was released as a collected volume on December 28, 2004. Yomawari Sensei was serialized in Monthly Ikki from February 25, 2005, to May 25, 2009. Shogakukan collected its chapters in nine tankōbon volumes, released from September 30, 2005, to January 30, 2009; an additional volume, subtitled Special Edition: I Can't Say Goodbye, was released on May 29, 2009. Tsuchida died of liver cirrhosis on April 24, 2012. An additional story of Yomawari Sensei, subtitled Hope Edition, was released on June 29, 2012; it contains three chapters of a planned four-chapter unfinished story, and contributions by other manga artists.