It still kept the two section format, but instead of simply introducing characters one per section, it would just place them in a situation. My only real complaint is that there was little to no continuity between episodes. Many of them could have been viewed in any order(except for the early ones introducing characters) without missing anything. This put me off for the first half of the series, but by episode 7 or 8 the unique sense of humor this series has began to grow on me.
You'll find yourself reaching for the pause button fairly often, to stop and read the funny text written on the blackboard, on the wall, and other crazy places. The writing often contains references to other anime and manga, or crazy off-the-wall statements that you can't help but burst out laughing at. Even if, like me, you need to pay attention to dialogue the first time you watch an episode, you'll find yourself watching it a second time to make sure that you don't miss any of the hilarious text. I believe that's what gives Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei its charm.
I would reccomend you watch this if you like strange humor, but not if you're sensitive to humor around things like student-teacher lesbian suggestions, or a panty shot character. Also, for a while in the middle of the series, the opening credits contained bondage pictures involving the students. Don't be too put off by that though, as the majority of the humor in the series doesn't revolve around sex. I'm not a huge fan of just for laughs anime, and I still enjoyed this. I'll definitely be coming back for season 2.
