Add to My List Add to Favorites Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei, Goodbye Teacher Despair, SZS Japanese: さよなら絶望先生 English: Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei More titles InformationType: TV Episodes: 12 Status: Finished Airing Aired: Jul 8, 2007 to Sep 23, 2007 Premiered: Summer 2007 Broadcast: Unknown Producers: Starchild Records, Omnibus Promotion Licensors: Nozomi Entertainment, Media Blasters Studios: Shaft Source: Manga Genre: Comedy Themes: Gag Humor, Parody, School Demographic: Shounen Duration: 24 min. per ep. Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity) StatisticsScore: 7.851 (scored by 130,021 users) 1 indicates a weighted score. Ranked: #9242 2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #709 Members: 352,261 Favorites: 4,693 Available AtResources |
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Jul 2, 2009 kurodayuchi Recommended 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 Open Gift Report
Jun 5, 2008 kiriska Recommended 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 Open Gift Report
Oct 6, 2007 dollie_mixtures Recommended Preliminary (7/12 eps) Normally I'd wait until I've seen all of a series before voicing my opinion, here I'm making an exception. Once in a while comes an anime that pushes all the right buttons for me; Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei does just that. It starts with the music: more to my taste, a little harder than your usual cutsy jpop. I often find myself skipping past the opening songs, I hardly ever watch the ending credits and quickly move onto the next episode; here, the music with the animation creates an awesome visual I watch each and every time. I'm sure it's partially due to the style of the ... Read more Open Gift Report
Oct 23, 2008 Splitter Recommended I'm in despair! This anime with such a plot that could have been expanded in so many directions has left me in despair! And so begins this disillusioning review of Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei. The series is a comedy, blending dark humor with otaku references and some slapstick. It's a very eccentric blend of various comedic styles so it comes off as a novelty and wears off just as fast. The first few episodes are uproariously funny, but once the novelty of the setting wears off there's nowhere for the series to go. Keeping to an episodic structure, no one grows and nothing changes. A good ... Read more Open Gift Report
May 29, 2017 totalbodyworkout Not Recommended Funny One of several outstanding displays of the raw creative talent possessed by the individuals at Shaft, but irrecoverably marred by the all-too-common, subculturally sanctioned sickness on display by the creators. Shaft anime drives me absolutely bonkers because their work was and is some of the most unique and engrossing animation that I've ever seen, but it's so often wasted on indulging the petty whims of the creators, which can range from boring and rapidly dated non sequiturs from internet culture to the revolting but widely tolerated pedophilia typical in otaku culture. SZS will take you on marvelous journeys replete with interesting samples from the history ... Read more Open Gift Report
Dec 27, 2007 Master10K Recommended Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei is a Psychological, Slice of Life, Comedy about an extremely cynical teacher trying to spread his feelings and views of despair onto his students. Every episode is usually split up two as each part gives us incite into another one of the students, which means that every episode is different from the last. Seeing all the problems with Japanese culture laid out in front of you, just to make fun of it is not original however this anime is able to do it in such a unique way. With plenty of parodies and random moments, this anime is hard not to laugh ... Read more Open Gift Report
Jan 24, 2009 amade0 Not Recommended Preliminary (5/12 eps) There's good anime, and then there's crap anime, this one being the latter. I went into this anime expecting something quick, enjoyable, and funny, seeing that all the previous reviews gave it high ratings and some of the similar recommendations included stuff like 'Welcome to the NHK' *which also involves subjects like the hikikomori and is meant to be comedy*. However, I quickly realized this anime would not be one of those fun watches. I forced myself through 5 episodes before I dropped it. The second I started watching this anime felt like my I.Q. dropped 10 points. STORY: There is no story. Its completely pointless. ... Read more Open Gift Report
Jul 19, 2013 albinochocolate Recommended "Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei" is as insane and addictive as it is deeply unorthodox. The usage of: silhouetted characters, extremely polar opposites in terms of the two main characters, constant cuts to text, and a bald, glasses-wearing man for censorship are definitive proof of this. As soon as it starts it already flaunts its relentless and ridiculously funny sense of humor. A strange premise along with a non-traditional visual approach not only make it intriguing but refreshing as well. The premise is blatantly and pleasurably off-kilter like everything else in this anime. An incredibly negative and pessimistic person, Itoshiki Nozomu, and an incredibly positive and ... Read more Open Gift Report
Aug 9, 2010 Alinhje Mixed Feelings I can see why most people liked this anime, but it’s not my cup of tea. Art (7/10): The art is very good at first, the surroundings were drawn in a way that I felt like it could be real. However other animations are also introduced, I liked some of them, I really disliked others. There’s also this bald guy popping up every now and then. I guess ... Read more Open Gift Report
Sep 20, 2013 BlindPenguin Recommended Depression is often times (well, always) a serious topic. Suicide is almost a taboo in our modern society. Along with these, there are a whole slew of social problems that we see around us. These topics should always be handled delicately, because many people would be offended if they weren't. "Sayonara, Zetsubou Sensei" takes this sentiment with a grain of salt. Our lead character, Itoshiki Nozomu, is a depressed, suicidal teacher who always views things in the most negative light. His class, sadly enough, has more problems than he does; the students range from a hikkikomori to a balding boy who ... Read more Open Gift Report
Jan 2, 2008 tigger89 Recommended This anime starts off as a pretty straightforward humor/harem anime. The episode is divided into two sections, and each section introduces a student who has a strange personality quirk, such as always being optimistic, or only communicating via text message. This was okay to get to know the characters, but by the end of the second episode I was wondering if this was all the series was going to be. Luckily, around episode 4 or 5, it broke out of that mold. It still kept the two section format, but instead of simply introducing characters one per section, it would just place them ... Read more Open Gift Report
Jun 17, 2011 Simonian Recommended "Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei" opens with a teenage girl happily walking in a small forest of cherry trees. Suddenly however she stumbles upon a horrifying sight - a young man hanging himself on one of the trees. Now that's SZS in a nutshell. I could easily end this review with those 2 sentences and it would still be a detailed and informative review. However, I think that even though SZS lacks a real story, it still deserves a decent and elongated review because, if it had a good background story - it would have been a masterpiece. SZS is a slice of life anime, so the ... Read more Open Gift Report
Apr 19, 2013 River_Cloud Recommended Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei is RANDOM, DENSE, COMPLEX, SIMPLE and over-all RIDICULOUS! [I mean it] SZS is full of gags and random jokes. It includes long and short "debates" and discussions over a particular topic. The topic can be very interesting or very dumb, making some good points or useless talk. It's full of ups and downs and everywhere in between. It's all talk and no action. But smart talk. Read more Open Gift Report
Jan 5, 2010 DMDetonator Mixed Feelings Im sure there are lots of people who would enjoy an anime such as this and unfortunately I am not one of those people. There are always people who feel like dying and would go so far as to write a note or go to the top of the building or prepare to hang themselves. These people usually aren't serious, those who are, are first of all cowards and stupid. They believe that it takes courage to die however, they are wrong... It takes courage to live. Now after sharing that with you let me say that this anime was rather boring for me. I king of ... Read more Open Gift Report
Oct 13, 2023 whoppler Recommended This piece of media is a treasure, and it should be seen by anyone and everyone. I don't know about you, and most definitely, you don't know about me yet, but SZS makes us feel the same things. It gives us relief, enjoyment, and a spontaneous sense of euphoria. It accomplishes this marvelously. This anime is just art, pure art. I'm not just talking about the way every episode has a thought-provoking narrative, or the characters, or the still frames of creator-made artwork that are scattered throughout the episodes, or the portrayal of such good characters and feelings that just defies all translation and jumps ... Read more Open Gift Report
Apr 6, 2010 leingodf8 Recommended Writing a review for the Zetsubou series, is like writing about MC Escher's stairs. The concept is cool, the art pulls you in, and every time you look at it, there's something new you didn't quite catch the first time.... But you have absolutely no idea why it was made, or what the hell is going on. Zetsubou is one hell of a wild ride, mixing so many thoughts and ideas you always knew about, but never questioned. It pushes boundaries, and creates an experience most viewers wont soon forget. Now, if your looking for a deep plot with involving characters and a decent conclusion, then ... Read more Open Gift Report
Jun 9, 2015 Haneken2086 Recommended SAYONARA ZETSUBO SENSEI tells the story of a depressed teacher named Nozomu Itoshiki (whose name means "beyond hope" or "despair"), who leads a class of students who are just as mentally disordered as he is. There's a perfectionist schoolgirl who hacks at everything she deems imperfect, a mute girl who only spews abuse through her phone, a stalker fixated on her beloved teacher... and the most dangerous of them all, the cute but psychotic girl who sees everything in an optimistic but insane manner, which ultimately boomerangs on Itoshiki and almost always lands him in trouble. This show has a simple enjoyable premise and some interesting ... Read more Open Gift Report
Mar 11, 2009 Dellano Recommended Well, I'm not a native speaker and this is my first review here. So please forgive me if I make any mistakes . ^¬^ Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei is by far the most interesting series I've seen in a while. It really brakes the whatever we may call "normal anime patterns" in a very original way. Starting with the story, which does not exist, not in a normal way. The following episode has nothing to do with the previous one. Sometimes, even the second part of the anime, doesn't seen to follow the first one, but every slice of the story can really gets ... Read more Open Gift Report
Nov 27, 2009 ringoo4 Recommended Don't call me biased reviewer, I tends to be really cocky on series. This review might be find else where, since I can't just write different review all over again, in different forum. Remember, I only use same username for all the forum, (Goo4) so please don't freakin tell me that it is copied. ----- ZETSUBOU SHITA!! Everyone should have shouted this at least once in their life. But there is someone who has gone into extreme, and even tries to suicide himself for ridiculous reasons. The anime, Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei (aka. SZS), is considered to be the most random anime in existence. You cannot predict how ... Read more Open Gift Report
Jul 1, 2008 nx6 Recommended Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei is about a depressed teacher who would like nothing more than to die, but whose attempts are usually foiled by his students, who all seem to have social quirks of their own. The series starts with Zetsubo trying to hang himself from a cherry tree when he is interrupted by a girl optimistic enough to be his polar opposite. After escaping a conversation with what he sees as an annoyingly bubbly person, he arrives at his classroom the next day and realizes the girl is one of his own students. Zetsubo's full name when written horizontally reads as "despair" and as the ... Read more Open Gift Report More Reviews |
