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written and illustrated by Pikachi Ōi. ''Our Teachers Are Dating!'' was serialized in

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's yuri manga magazine

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from 2018 to 2021 and was collected into four bound volumes. It was licensed for an English-language release by

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in 2019.

Plot

Azuka Hayama and Saki Terano, who fell in love for the first time as teachers, have just begun dating. They both have little experience with romantic relationships however with the help of their fellow teachers and students around them, they gradually deepened their relationship.

Characters

; : The home-room teacher in charge of class 1-A. Her main subject is physical education. Hayama's usual personality is serious and stiff, but in front of Terano, she sometimes shows a stubborn side. ; : Deputy home-room teacher for class 1-A. Her main subject is biology. Due to her small physique, she is often mistaken for a student or child when she is with Hayama. ; : A colleague of Hayama and Terano. Her main subject is Japanese. Ryota is excited to learn about Hayama and Terano's new relationship and aims to support them. ; : A colleague of Hayama and Terano. Her main subject is English. Miyazawa is often trying to find out how Hayama and Terano's relationship is progressing.

Media

Manga

''Our Teachers Are Dating!'' was licensed for an English-language release by Seven Seas Entertainment in 2019 as ''The Gym Teacher and School Nurse are Dating!'' but changed the title to its current name before the release of the first volume was released.

Reception

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gave the first volume an overall B grade, praising how the "yuri aspect is handled so matter-of-factly that it is a non-factor in the story" though noting that the character development outside of how the protagonists relate to each other is weak. Erica Friedman of

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also praised the series for showing Hayama and Terano's relationship being supported by all those around them without being up that they are both women, noting that "what we read this book and following volumes for is the sheer joy Hayama-sensei and Terano-sensei take in one another’s company."

References

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* {{Comic Yuri Hime, state=expanded 2018 manga 2010s LGBTQ literature 2021 comics endings Ichijinsha manga Seven Seas Entertainment titles Teaching anime and manga Yuri (genre) anime and manga 2018 LGBTQ-related literary works