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Jan 28, 2013 8:03 AM

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Jan 2012
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Love the dark humour, I laughed when Fuura said that her father often tried to make himself taller but it felt so wrong xD
Feb 26, 2013 2:57 AM

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Aug 2012
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Hmm... I liked this anime :] I think I already hooked
Feb 26, 2013 5:46 AM

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Dec 2012
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Thank God a friend of mine told me to watch this anime !
At first I thought dark humor didn't fit my taste, but this is incredible.
Loved that part when a character cleans the ears with a cotton swab and says that she could get addicted to it forever xD
Mar 8, 2013 9:28 AM

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May 2012
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Well that sure was rather original concept of character and story! It's quite interesting actually, lets see what this story has to offer us!

Also quite interesting take on art!
May 3, 2013 2:07 PM
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May 2013
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It's just so weird... Weird, I should tell that it's pure madness! But with great black humor and really original characters. I knew taht this anime doesn't have plot in fact, so I'm not really suprised. And art side of this anime is also good. Nothing special for me, but good. Oh, and censorship! That guy...

I love part about dad and mum who wanted to grow:) It was awesome!
May 28, 2013 10:00 AM

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Feb 2011
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Art is different , not that I don't like it.
Jun 10, 2013 6:14 AM

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Oct 2012
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Lol, that's weird way to censor something
Momoiro Kakarichou! * gives 50 yen
That ☆!! Must I said it's parody anime of school&comedy genre XD
Also, there's a meaning behind all this characters' names.. So creative
Uh guys, what's a Pororocoian?

And that's the real Queen of Yandere
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Jun 14, 2013 5:13 AM

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Sep 2012
77
the same style as Bakemonogatari and the same voice actor as Araragi!! Kamiya Hiroshi <3 love it!!
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Jun 22, 2013 7:40 AM

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Feb 2013
606
The teacher is crazy
How the hell did he get the job
Jun 30, 2013 7:24 AM
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Mar 2012
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The humor is still kind of weak and I already want to kill that girl. I'll stick for a while.
Aug 25, 2013 4:36 AM

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Sep 2012
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Great OP, i love the way they make it funny with the perfect ost for it


jnw93 said:
The teacher is crazy
How the hell did he get the job

That's what i wondering too.
Nov 11, 2013 4:54 AM
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Nov 2013
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I just started watching this show and i don't get it :/ the humor (where is it?) is why i started watching it in the first place. leaving that aside i couldn't even feel the despair in the sensei. i'll watch another episode or so i guess but this one was a disappointment :(
Mar 27, 2014 12:46 AM

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Mar 2012
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Seems interesting, let's see where it goes.
Apr 15, 2014 4:40 AM

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Jul 2013
567
haha, laughed harder than i should, ima keep watching this
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Jun 21, 2014 10:23 AM

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My reaction to this episode was like that of the student counselor's. The teacher seems like he's going to be a pain (hopefully not). And like others have said, how did he get the job and why does he still have it?
Jul 9, 2014 7:14 AM
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Apr 2014
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I'm way late to this T.T But this was simply awesome. Took me a while to read everything on the blackboard, but it was totally worth it. My favourites were "North Korean refugee =/= loser" and "This world is actually Second Life", I was laughing so hard at those. The little texts above the blackboard were great too: "Sane men will never accomplish anything" is so legit.

The 'censorship' (guessing the face is the director of the show) made me rofl together with the little animation they showed two times, and the fact that one of the characters is named Kafka (even if it's just a pen name) and that they used a quote from Stendhal makes this instawin. I'm not completely captivated by the humour yet, and some of those notes on the board didn't make any sense (although thats probably just me), but I'll be sure to finish this.
"Though mountains crack, and ice will thaw

Though walls will fall, to tooth and claw

Though stars will fade, and shadow spread

On the heights we stood, with iron red.


And as they died, they killed the dead.
Oct 7, 2014 1:21 PM

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Oct 2012
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i feel like i would have liked this episode more if it weren't for fuura. she annoys me. i like the rest of the characters though. :)
Oct 8, 2014 10:42 PM

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Aug 2014
139
The humor makes me feel wrong for laughing but that's good. Also art is really unique and pretty.
Feb 25, 2015 4:57 PM

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Nice start, I really liked Kafuka, she is very positive lol
Feb 26, 2015 6:04 AM

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Apr 2013
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Love the Art, the OP is good too.
Apr 13, 2015 3:40 AM

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Mar 2015
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I decided to watch this show because the MC suicide scene...hahaha XD

One of the funny part is Fuura thinks that suicide is for getting taller....haha XD

Interesting thing is that the teacher naming sense....For those who can understand Kanji can understand the author sense of humor...Itoshiki Nozomu wrote in Kanji vertically is just his name but when it wrote in horizontally and place the Kanji letter together, it can read as "Despair/Zetsubou". LOL XD
The Author is genius. XDD

Bfffttt :< (nosebleed)
Fan Service hot spring time!!! Ohh Yeahh /// u ///

Isn't the teacher teaching a bad influence to students? How did he become teacher anyway? And how did he survived until now that he keeps despairing all the way?
Jul 6, 2015 4:44 PM

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Aug 2014
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It was kind of funny, I liked some of the jokes
The chalkboard writings were interesting
Nov 21, 2015 6:28 AM

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Jan 2012
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lol what kind of censorship is that, dat face.

Dec 3, 2015 9:10 AM

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Sep 2014
556
That was interesting, I'm talking about the blackboard quotes.
The Episode was Nice. Creative Artstyle and Unique Presentation that's SHAFT for you.
May 4, 2016 2:01 PM

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Jul 2015
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What was the fake censorship face, the director ?

Anyway nice fist episode, nice animation Shaft doing Shaft, and good comedy !
Oct 7, 2016 2:43 PM

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Nov 2013
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How she just came up with the names for the trees and him was hilarious.

And apparently she pays him regularly.

"Thanks for the raise." That made me laugh really hard.
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Jan 22, 2017 12:58 AM

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This anime sure is bizarre but funny. It has dark humor, jokes about the industry and Japanese culture that might fly over the viewer's head so I understand why this isn't other people's cup of tea. Mt Shonen Magazine xD

Pink Devil, Pink CEO... Pink Supervisor! If I had a raise every time someone calls me a silly name, I'd be a little bit happy.

Nisemonogatari made toothbrushing a naughty activity and I see that ear-cleaning has a similar feel to it~

A suicidal pessimist and tragic optimist goes to school... I wonder what's the punchline.

Mr. Despair should go to the hot springs ta feel better. I know I would~ Albeit without that gag face :3

I'd like to list some of my despairs some day. Can't decide on just three lol.








Aug 9, 2018 5:37 AM

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Dec 2017
434
This show is insane! Really reminds me of SHAFT's classics such as PaniPoni Dash and Maria Holic
Jan 9, 2019 6:50 AM

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Jun 2015
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I decided to watch this anime for the first scene and I was not disappointed.
If you are going to disagree with me, don't bother talking to me. I will seriously hurt you!
Mar 2, 2019 2:38 AM

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Nov 2017
428
I expect great things from this show


Mar 14, 2019 7:53 PM

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Apr 2016
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I get the feeling this anime is going to be a wild ride. In a good way of course! Still, that strange, realistic man face really caught me off guard.
Apr 22, 2019 4:17 PM

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Jul 2014
396
A girl who can only see everything in a positive light/Super positive girl - 101 on how to create the most annoying character ever.
Jun 22, 2019 10:07 AM

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Jul 2016
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The directing and music is good, but the story/humor are uninteresting and trite. Showing fanservice right from the very start is a very bad idea, very distracting. Not a fan so far.
Jul 17, 2019 11:40 AM
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The Monogatari vibes were powerful, I miss Monogatari honestly. The jokes are all edgy, but still, I'm afraid I find them funny, haha. Hilarious episode.
Oct 2, 2019 1:28 AM

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May 2015
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MAEDAX face is one of the highlights. Gotta marathon this, I hope all episodes are as funny as the first one.
Dec 2, 2019 7:08 PM

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What the hell is this?

An acquired taste for sure, but something to get used to. I'll give it a few more episodes, hopefully it will grow on me.

May 18, 2020 4:39 PM

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Sep 2019
591
What is this shit! I fucking loved it. Hella interesting and enjoyable. Zetsubou-sensai aka Araragi-kun from Monogatari is exactly what I wanted from a character.
Jun 4, 2020 6:47 AM

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Ironic Comedy - Check
Dark Humor - Check
Teasing Fanservice - Check
Eccentric Characters - Check
Random Text Popups - Check
Weird Animation - Check

Ohh I am gonna like this one..good to get back to watching something made by shaft in their trademark style..

Reminded me a little of XXXHolic..


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But, all those who succeed have worked hard"
Jul 5, 2021 8:46 PM

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Apr 2020
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The first episode was so hilarious. I'm probably gonna like this anime a lot.
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Oct 17, 2021 3:03 PM

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Jan 2019
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Here I am, watching Zetsubou Sensei. It was a first episode just as I imagined it would be. A pessimistic and restless teacher, a hopeful and happy girl, and a very eccentric class. I'm certainly looking forward to the future.
Oct 24, 2021 2:29 AM

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Sep 2018
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Well, you can definitely tell it's Shaft. Not as brilliant and Shaftcentric as other anime I've seen from the studio, but still a good opening episode.
Jul 5, 2022 10:51 AM

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Feb 2020
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Good first episode. I enjoyed it.
Aug 28, 2022 3:07 PM

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Jan 2020
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I am a big Monogatari and SHAFT fanboy, so this was just another start of a show I most likely will love as well.

Thanks to my friend who forced me to watch it after a lot of attempts of recommending :)
Sep 3, 2022 9:18 PM
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Dec 2017
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really love this series quite a lot.

Jul 7, 2023 1:57 PM

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Jan 2020
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WHO THE HECK IS THAT GUY CENSORING THINGS
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May 13, 4:14 AM

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Jun 2022
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Simple Animation Would Have Been Nice
May 25, 5:21 AM
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Apr 2018
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Most negative teacher with the most positive students, of course things are crazy, the artistic direction is very impressive so far, even though I find it a bit too fast paced
Jul 14, 1:52 PM

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Dec 2022
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Interesting first episode
Jul 18, 9:31 PM
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Jun 2024
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the voice acting is so bad it's so funny
Oct 28, 6:42 AM

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Mar 2024
336
Watched this anime few years ago.
Its fun and have cool artstyle and also interesting bright characters and cute girls.
But the bad things here are a lot of local japanese jokes and sometimes there are disgusting moments.
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