Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei
Also known as さよなら絶望先生 | Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
7.6/10
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#1057
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Synopsis
Itoshiki Nozomu is always in despair! Even simple things like paying for the toll on the subway can send him to a despair so deep only attempted suicide is the answer. How Strange is it then, that he should be the teacher of a High School Class filled with students with even more emotional problems than his. This great Comedy will leave you in anything but 'Despair' as you meet each of his students and watch their wacky adventures.
Production Notes
Media Blasters initially held the license to Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, but dropped it in 2010 without any DVD/Blu-ray release. It remained unlicensed until Anime Expo 2019 when Nozomi Entertainment announced they had licensed the series.
Cast Highlights
Fuura, Kafuka
Main
Voice: Nonaka, Ai (Japanese)
Itoshiki, Nozomu
Main
Voice: Kamiya, Hiroshi (Japanese)
Arai, Chie
Supporting
Voice: Yajima, Akiko (Japanese)
Fujiyoshi, Harumi
Supporting
Voice: Matsuki, Miyu (Japanese)
Hitou, Nami
Supporting
Voice: Shintani, Ryouko (Japanese)
Itoshiki, Majiru
Supporting
Voice: Yajima, Akiko (Japanese)
Itoshiki, Rin
Supporting
Voice: Yajima, Akiko (Japanese)
Itoshiki, Mikoto
Supporting
Voice: Kamiya, Hiroshi (Japanese)
Core Staff
Kubota, Mitsutoshi
Producer
Moriyama, Atsushi
Producer
Miyamoto, Junnosuke
Assistant Producer
Shinbou, Akiyuki
Director
Kameyama, Toshiki
Sound Director
Iimura, Masayuki
Episode Director
Theme Songs
Openings
1: "Hito toshite Jiku ga Bureteiru (人として軸がぶれている)" by Kenji Ohtsuki feat. Ai Nonaka, Marina Inoue, Yu Kobayashi, Miyuki Sawashiro & Ryoko Shintani (eps 1-9, 12)
2: "Gouin ni Mai Yeah~" by Ai Nonaka, Marina Inoue, Yu Kobayashi, Miyuki Sawashiro & Ryoko Shintani (eps 10-11)
Endings
"Zessei Bijin (絶世美人)" by Ai Nonaka, Marina Inoue, Yu Kobayashi & Ryoko Shintani
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Recent Episodes
Episode 1
Goodbye, Mr. Despair
Episode 2
When I Came Out Of The Tunnel It Was White
Episode 3
Go Fly Over That Country
Episode 4
Not Losing to Elbows, Not Losing to Knees
Episode 5
Measuring Social Standing
Episode 6
Leap before You Lock Eyes
Episode 7
As Gregor Samsa Awoke One Morning, He Found Himself on a Portable Shrine.
Episode 8
I'm Predestined to Be in the Shadows, (I am fated to be an outcast)
Quick Facts
Ranking And Reach
Title Variants
English title
Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei
Romaji title
Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
Japanese title
さよなら絶望先生
Synonyms
Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei, Goodbye Teacher Despair, SZS
Production Team
Main studio
Shaft
Producers
Starchild Records, Omnibus Promotion
Licensors
Nozomi Entertainment, Media Blasters
Japanese title
さよなら絶望先生