There was some ridiculous pink-haired boy with freaky horn-like antennas sticking of his head. So naturally, I overlooked it, and ended up watching something else at the time. A few months later, a friend recommended “Sakamoto” as something light-hearted and funny to watch. I loved it - it was a show that didn’t take itself too seriously, but still clearly put some thought into its comedy sketches. Then, when that same friend recommended Saik K, I had to take his advice and watch an episode. I was hooked immediately.
The premise of show lend it the ability to be a most masterful comedy. Saiki Kusou has ridiculous physic capabilities (telepathy, teleportation, insane strength, …. the list is practically never-ending). Yet, he is just enrolled in a regular Japanese high school, and he spends his days trying to hide his powers. He navigates through his array of friends, family, and new acquaintances - all with ridiculously personalities. There’s never a dull moment, each episode is packed and entertaining.
Most importantly, you follows his raw thoughts as opposed to pedestrian, scripted anime conversation. You never actually get to hear him speak, and that for me was perhaps the best part of the show. When you watch any other anime, you deduce the personality of the various characters through your interpretation of conversation. But with Saik K, you deduce each situation through the medium of Saiki's thoughts. Since he’s incredibly smart (and even lazy!), there is a fun, unique spin on the slice of life genre giving it hints of self-deprecation, intellectualism, and raw comedic relief.
His relentless pursuit of a quiet and average lifestyle is a relatively novel concept, and I’m definitely gonna rewatch the whole thing before Season 3 airs.
