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Jul 24, 2008 8:54 AM

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That certainly didn't leave me in despair.

Edit: LOL. Surprised no one noticed the Pani Poni Dash character in the background.
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Aug 18, 2008 11:44 AM

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I nearly died with laughter. This kind of humour is right up my street!
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Aug 20, 2008 10:53 PM

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Awesome Art
Awesome Characters
Awesome Music
Awesome Censorship
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Aug 28, 2008 7:20 PM

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That was hard work trying to read the subs and read what was on the black board @_@

Anyway, strange show, but I like it so far. Great animation by SHAFT!
Dec 26, 2008 7:05 PM

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this show is awesome, but the best part about it is the Opening song. i rarely pay attention to opening songs but this one got my attention quick.
Jan 24, 2009 8:18 AM

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The best part of this episode was the bit at the end explaining the ironic use of names, which had cool music too. The series itself seems okay, not great. I'm guessing this is going to get clever and interesting and some point, especially due to the Kafka reference.
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Feb 2, 2009 11:12 PM

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What did I just watch? My brain has exploded from the crazy. I have high expectations for this series.

The ending theme was just awesome. <3

BEGINNER
Feb 19, 2009 5:07 AM
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Loving it. I see Zetsubou as a bishie in despair xD
Well anyways I absolutely loved the comedy! I didn't get some most of the comments on the board though -.-
Mar 26, 2009 11:09 PM

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I immediately recognized Kafuka's voice right away, at first I thought it was Aya Hirano's voice but then I looked it up... good ol' Ai Nonaka. AH IT WAS FUKO'S VOICE I WAS HEARING MY HEAD!

Srsly this is my new favourite show.

Elite Squad's bad teenage moustaches was just itself an epic lol... start to finish, the whole XD


Awesome art. Awesome humor. Awesome characters. Awesome fucking show. (and its only the first episode)
Apr 15, 2009 3:42 PM

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Not was I was expecting, but that's usually a good start.
Apr 16, 2009 4:29 PM

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I thought it was pretty okay, I'll keep watching though. I love the animation.
Apr 18, 2009 9:09 PM

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Really Interesting,
will keep watching. XD
Apr 28, 2009 7:43 AM
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that was freakin' hillarious
May 27, 2009 5:08 PM

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Very funny first episode the spa scene was hillarious.

Jun 11, 2009 7:43 AM

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May 2008
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I wish I started watching this sooner. :D

This is a good show. Poor Mr Pink Supervisor


Jul 8, 2009 12:21 PM

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Jul 2008
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actually this is my 2nd time watching this. i dropped it actually but now i am catching it up and think its a great show. maybe i wasnt matured enough when i watch this who knows ^^ but this was totally funny and and i will see through all season :3


Jul 20, 2009 1:30 AM
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What...
Is...
This...
CRACK?!

Haha, wow, this reminded me so much of Excel Saga with its off-the-wall humor and its almost frenetic pace (at least they're not talking like Excel Saga, haha).

Like it has already been said, The art is gorgeously detailed. I agree with someone who said it looked like a cross between xxxHoLiC and Gankutsuoh. It really took the finer aspects of both and then infused even more detail into it. It also reminds me of the visual style of Mononoke, especially the ending theme animation.

I will definitely try to keep watching this, even though I think it's more an appeal to my insanity than for actual enjoyment, haha.
Sep 21, 2009 10:45 AM

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LOL @ all the virgins who can't appreciate the silly humor of a real guy's face pasted over the nudity in an obviously joking manner. "OH NOEZ I CAN'T SEE TEH ANIMU BOOBIEZ."
Oct 3, 2009 9:41 AM

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antitype said:
LOL @ all the virgins who can't appreciate the silly humor of a real guy's face pasted over the nudity in an obviously joking manner. "OH NOEZ I CAN'T SEE TEH ANIMU BOOBIEZ."


^^

also, that scene with the girl and sensei at the start, where the girl was talking fondly about how her father and mother tried on many occasions to make themselves taller was prolly about the funniest things i've heard in a while in anime :P
Oct 4, 2009 2:37 AM

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You can write my name like Olg@))
Nov 14, 2009 4:32 AM

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awesome :D

its just liek bakemonogatari))

+ the humor is good xD
Dec 16, 2009 1:09 PM
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not sure what to think of this, have to wait and see
Jan 5, 2010 4:02 AM

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That was decent i guess, unique art though..not fully grasping whats going on yet but i'll watch a few more episodes see if i get into it more. Some bits were funny
Jan 9, 2010 11:17 AM

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did anyone notice this:



Kouji Kumeta is SZS' mangaka. Seems like he rly rly wanted to get into Shogakukan heh.
Jan 24, 2010 10:50 AM

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Okay, I found it little unique from other Anime and somewhat hilarious because of Mr. Despair back there, lol. It's like the same style as Bakemonogatari. They show these images and different kinds of colors. Very unique and kind of abstract indeed.

I find Mr. Despair hilarious. I kind of agree to him a little bit but I think he's wrong and that positive girl was right. This is what you get when you combine negative and positive together, lol

Also, what the fuck are those censor faces? Is he the one who drew this Anime? I find that so random, lol. Plus, when Mr. Despair sent out those surveys, he was like fill it up with your despairs, lol. Fuura wrote God, and two silly answers, lmfao.
Jan 26, 2010 2:01 AM

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LOLOL at the censoring. It's too funny

I'm a bandwagon whore

Ow. My Heart. <3
Jan 26, 2010 9:10 PM

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Haha pretty funny anime XD i freaking love the originality

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Apr 25, 2010 7:46 PM

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I surprisingly loved it, though usually I'm not that much into comedy.
But this is seriously awesome so far ^^
I probably regret this post by now.
Jun 23, 2010 3:16 PM

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haha that was pretty crazy, good stuff
Jul 4, 2010 4:04 AM

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Boring, bad, it's crap

Hehmmm Excuse I was in despair!

Actually I liked the first episode. Nozomu reminds me of myself.
Loved the thing on the chalkboard about abstinence lofl
Jul 10, 2010 5:45 PM

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That's rather a hilarious episode, remarks written on the chalkboard, [i[Pink supervisor as a nickname, having your name meaning Despair, when you're spending your life hopelessly attempting to die.

Yet getting saved by this girl who thinks that people hang themselves to get taller. Haha. I love it absolutely.

Kamiya-san did a great job voicing Nozomu. ♥
Aug 4, 2010 12:18 PM

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Man, how on earth did they come up with such a name? Unlucky in so many different mays and it means Mr. Despair sideways? This episode was utterly brilliant!
“Money can't buy dere”
Dec 16, 2010 1:28 PM

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Congrats 1st episode u've captured me. I know some people complained about the censorship face but i thought it was funny as shit
Jan 17, 2011 7:15 PM

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I'm watching this coz of Shaft.
And they didn't failed me. :D
Mar 2, 2011 9:53 AM

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Oct 2010
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hah, a interesting episode, a bit weird and quite funny.
Apr 17, 2011 6:59 PM

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Wow that was weird, but I really liked the art on this lol hope this series turn out to be good.
May 29, 2011 10:03 PM

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u know the relationship between ms.optimism and mr.dispair remind me a lt of haruhi and kyon, both the girls are kinda stupid but dream a lot while the guys are more realistic.
anyway weird 1st episode but i'm so interested. sensei looks really cool.


Jul 18, 2011 5:05 PM

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What a first episode~
Oct 12, 2011 12:40 AM

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That was pretty funny for the first episode =) The name pun was very good too...
Oct 27, 2011 2:14 AM

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This was an interesting first episode ~ Weird, yet funny and I'm definitely hooked already xDD I want to see what'll happen next!
Oct 30, 2011 9:01 PM

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well that was weird. anyway it really like the character designs, especially for the teacher. i thought that all the censorship with that guys head was done by the people who fansubbed the stream i was watching. but i'm glad to find that it wasn't. kinda interested to watch the next one. also, to me the teacher looks like an older version of Kimihiro Watanuki from XXXHolic.
Dec 28, 2011 8:17 AM

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Hmmmm didn't find it funny just yet. Definitely gonna continue to watch this tho
Jan 17, 2012 12:29 PM

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crap show just talking and bold rl guy in many many scenes wtf with it i dont watch anime for it.
Jan 23, 2012 3:55 PM

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yes, looks like this will be my favourite anime now!!!
Mar 31, 2012 6:36 AM

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LOL. What the hell did I just watch.

AND OMG. KAMIYA HIROSHI!!! <3

The ending song was nice.

I'm not sure if I should hate or love this series yet. I was expecting something very different (almost something like Natsume. o_o)i
Apr 9, 2012 12:17 PM

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Weird, yet funny at the same time. But~ I find Itoshiki a little attractive desu~ he's so cute~ <3
Jun 10, 2012 3:22 PM

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Ok...this is quite intriguing but so fucking depressing :l (I guess cynical is the best way to describe it).

but it's SHAFT so it's no wonder, still I'm expecting great things from it.
Aug 27, 2012 12:58 PM

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This is hilarious
Sep 23, 2012 6:19 AM
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I'm a fan of Bakemonogatari and Arakawa under the Bridge so I thought I'd give this a try. I can see the appeal but somehow I'm not finding it as funny as I should. I'm confident that it'll get better in the next couple of episodes.
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Jan 20, 2013 6:47 AM
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Pink Supervisor!
Now we have positive vs negative here XD
I wonder what will happen next...
Gonna watch this series. XD
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