Couldn't figure out anyway to search forums other than page-by-page.   Anyways,  Im looking for shows with a male lead who is a teacher, or mentor, or something in that sort of theme.  Preferably a decent human-being, not some jack-wagon.  Some kind of romance would be nice, but Im not terribly into the whole love triangle thing.  Maybe something with a little extra-ordinary (like in Kasuka na Kanojo, the male lead can see ghosts, and ghosts are a thing) would be nice, but thats not necessary. 

Thank you in advance for any help.

how about You Who Came from the Stars. He's an alien (with some ...powers) but at the same time a teacher as well:p it's extremely funny and very cute
I know a few dramas more or less like that! 

Gomen ne, seishun http://mydramalist.com/10860-gomenne-seishun male teacher!

Hi wa mata noboru http://mydramalist.com/2757-hi-wa-mata-noboru I liked the mentor/student thing in this one. (I'm pretty sure I wrote a review once but it's gone from the page!)

Koukou kyoushi 2003 http://mydramalist.com/790-kou-kou-kyoushi-2003 Male teacher/student - intense and kind of twisted story but sooo good. You don't have to like what the guy is doing to feel for him!

My rainy days http://mydramalist.com/764-my-rainy-days

Taisetsu na koto wa subete kimi ga oshiete kureta http://mydramalist.com/10-taisetsu-na-koto-wa-sube...

Beethoven Virus http://mydramalist.com/135-beethoven-virus The male lead looks like a complete jerk but you'll soon see that there's more beneath the surface; there's a mentor/student romance going on as well as a mentor/student love/hate bromance! (Don't be bothered by the rating, trust me, it's way better than that! I suspect it's under rated because some fangirls like the younger guy better.)

Koi http://mydramalist.com/8320-koi it's more about the romance (love triangle but it's a GOOD one!) than the mentor/student thing though, even though that's how it starts.

Valid Love http://mydramalist.com/10874-valid-love Romance, love triangle, the male lead is a teacher but most of the drama after the first two episodes is about their life years later. (So, maybe the weakest recommendation on this list) 

Dinner http://mydramalist.com/5998-dinner The male lead is a chef who comes to help a restaurant in trouble, he's like a grumpy knight in shining armour who saves the sweet princess (the romance is very subtle and between the lines though or perhaps only in my head...)

Galcir http://mydramalist.com/557-galcir kind of weird comedy, the lead acts sort of like an alien at times but he's not... but he's acting like a kind of mentor-figure to the silly girls. Maybe you won't like it, it's very much "only j-drama can be this silly!!!"




Thanks, I will get to work on these after my current show, thank you for all the help
Some other suggestions (all Japanese):
- Dragon Zakura
- Suzuki Sensei
- Yowakutemo Katemasu
Suzuki sensei is more realistic than the two others.
You may want to try Kazoku Game.  It's pretty unconventional and a bit bizarre (sort of like a psychological take on a Mary Poppins/Nanny McPhee type of story), but it's heartwarming at the same time.  There won't be much romance in it, but I didn't find myself missing it too much.
I don't know if you watch historical fantasies
- The Journey of flower (this one is really good, it's the forbidden love between the teacher and disciple thing, and it's full of magic)