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“Anime about high schooler Kusuo Saiki whose supernatural powers bring daily misfortunes.”
Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan (ONA)
斉木楠雄のΨ難
7.2
3,646 rank · 47,145 viewers · 122 favorites
Comedy
School
Super Power
Shounen
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Synopsis
Anime about high schooler Kusuo Saiki whose supernatural powers bring daily misfortunes.
Anime adaptation of the Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan manga by Asou Shuichi, telling the story about a male high school student named Kusuo Saiki. He possesses supernatural powers that cause unfortunate events in his everyday life. (Source: ANN)
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Community consensus
Derived from 6 sampled reviews
5.2
/10
What 6 viewers settled on.
50%
recommend
Score distribution
median 5
mode 5
σ 1.46
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.46 · some divergence
The polarity gap
3.5 pts
Recommenders 7.0 · others 3.5
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Score over time
↓ 1.83
Running avg · Jun 2016 → Apr 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “Believe it or not, Saiki Kusuo no Ψ Nan had the most polarizing effect on me to date, and considering it is of a mere 16 minutes, that is quite something. Now this one is a pretty odd stand-alone...”
- 7 “An OVA (or ONA) that captures the essence of the work and represents its first attempt at adaptation. This special, in my view, functions much more as a "pilot project" than as a complete work in...”
- 4 “Well... I don't really know where to start... The saiki Kusuo no psi-nan ONA is clearly a very early anime adaptation of the manga, with the story, chatacters and the scenario being directly ripped...”
Verbosity
Short · 17%
Medium · 67%
Long · 17%
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- Format 1 × 16′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 16m all episodes
- Aired Aug 2013 – ongoing
- Source Ona media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-8054 catalog
Produced by
- Opera House Producer