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Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei

Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei

Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei, Goodbye Teacher Despair, SZS
Japanese: さよなら絶望先生

Information

Type: TV
Episodes: 12
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Jul 7, 2007 to Sep 23, 2007
Producers: Shaft
Genres: Comedy, Parody, School
Duration: 24 min. per episode
Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
L represents licensing company

Statistics

Score: 8.231 (scored by 39475 users)
Ranked: #2452
Popularity: #78
Members: 71,065
Favorites: 2,171
1 indicates a weighted score
2 based on the top anime page.

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comedy despair parody school slice of life

Synopsis

Itoshiki Nozomu is always in despair! Even simple things like paying for the toll on the subway can send him to a despair so deep only attempted suicide is the answer. How Strange is it then, that he should be the teacher of a High School Class filled with students with even more emotional problems than his. This great Comedy will leave you in anything but 'Despair' as you meet each of his students and watch their wacky adventures.

Related Anime

Adaptation: Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
Sequel: Zoku Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
Summary: Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei Jo: Zetsubou Shoujo Senshuu
Other: Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei Special

Characters & Voice Actors

Fuura, Kafuka
Fuura, Kafuka
Main
Nonaka, Ai
Japanese
Nonaka, Ai
Itoshiki, Nozomu
Itoshiki, Nozomu
Main
Kamiya, Hiroshi
Japanese
Kamiya, Hiroshi
Kotonon
Kotonon
Supporting
Sawashiro, Miyuki
Japanese
Sawashiro, Miyuki
Jinroku
Jinroku
Supporting
Ueda, Youji
Japanese
Ueda, Youji

Staff

Shinbou, Akiyuki
Director
Kameyama, Toshiki
Sound Director
Itamura, Tomoyuki
Episode Director, Key Animation
Miyamoto, Yukihiro
Episode Director



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Jul 2, 2009
kurodayuchi
We all have times when we wish we were dead, although we don’t always mean it.

Well, I present you Itoshiki Nozomu. He’s the world’s most pessimistic person and always carries around a rope when things turn badly (by the way, when you write his name horizontally, you will get Zetsubou – despair). Right in the first episode we see Itoshiki hanging himself in some cherry trees and his imminent death is only stopped by Fuura Kafuka, his unequal: the world’s most optimistic person. This is what sets things off and from here on in we will make a journey through current Japan’s society, through read more
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Jun 5, 2008
kiriska
Despair! I am in it.

STORY - Story? What story? This is a slice-of-life series and it is based entirely around hilarious character shenanigans, though if you ever see characters like this in your life, I'd be a little worried. Still, there are a few reoccurring themes revolving around anime and otaku snark and satire of Japanese lifestyle, culture, politics, media, literature, etc. They also frequently make fun of themselves, which is incredibly amusing. It's all amazingly well done and highly entertaining, I assure you. A bit of warning through, if you try and pause to read every single thing written in the background for scenes, read more
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Recommendations

Comedies by SHAFT with the same voice actors.
Both Includes a lot of references of greats animes..So Funny

Opening Theme

#1: "Hito toshite Jiku ga Bureteiru (人として軸がぶれている)" by Kenji Ohtsuki feat. Ai Nonaka, Marina Inoue, Yu Kobayashi, Miyuki Sawashiro & Ryoko Shintani (eps 1-9, 12)
#2: "Gouin ni Mai Yeah~" by Ai Nonaka, Marina Inoue, Yu Kobayashi, Miyuki Sawashiro & Ryoko Shintani (eps 10-11)

Ending Theme

"Zessei Bijin (絶世美人)" by Ai Nonaka, Marina Inoue, Yu Kobayashi & Ryoko Shintani

Recent News

Media Blasters Acquires Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei 1st Season ( 1 2 )
dtshyk
27 replies by Deagle_zero »»
05-27-11, 12:17 AM
New OVA of Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei Announced [Update] ( 1 2 3 )
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55 replies by fivey »»
10-17-09, 4:32 AM

Recent Forum Discussion

Poll: Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei Episode 2 Discussion ( 1 2 3 4 5 ... Last Page )
cyruz
123 replies by NateXsama »»
05-03-12, 4:28 AM
The bi-directional writing system has left me in despair!
9thDream
7 replies by 9thDream »»
05-02-12, 2:03 PM

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