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Posted by Tom:
Onegai Teacher

   First, let me apologize for the limited reviewing/blogging. I had to
   present an important paper at school, and I'm also moving to Virginia
   tomorrow, so my anime-watching schedule has become extremely limited.

   Anyway, on to Onegai Teacher. This is a series about a random loser
   guy who winds up married to his homeroom teacher, who happens to be a
   space alien. Kei, the guy, is also prone to coming to a standstill, a
   condition in which he is in a coma for (potentially) years at a time,
   without aging. Add in an interesting supporting cast of mundane
   students and alien relatives, and you get a decent show.

   The basic story revolves around Kei (the guy) and Mizuho (his
   teacher), and what sort of relationship they can enter into after
   being forced into a marriage in the second episode. This is
   complicated by the other students (one of whom has a crush on Kei),
   Mizuho's family (her sister Maho loves to mess with them) and Kei's
   tendency to fall into a standstill when life goes rough. So it's
   always a case of two steps forward, 2 3/4 steps back.

   Anyway, I'll call Onegai Teacher a good series. It's not great like
   it's sequel, but I liked it quite a bit, and I'm looking forward to
   the just-announced third series.