“Negative teacher Zetsubou-sensei tries to teach despair to his eccentric, abnormal class 2-F students.”
Zoku Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
俗・さよなら絶望先生
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Synopsis
Negative teacher Zetsubou-sensei tries to teach despair to his eccentric, abnormal class 2-F students.
More crazy antics abound as Nozomu Itoshiki (a.k.a Zetsubou-sensei), who is the worlds most negative person, tries to teach class 2-F about how life is filled with despair and darkness. A harder task than it first may seem, with his students being far from ordinary themselves, including the likes of the most positive girl he has ever met, his very own stalker, a foreign exchange student with split personalities and a perfectionist acting class president, due to the fact the real class president can't be seen by anyone, among others. (Source: ANN)
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What 5 viewers settled on.
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σ 1.02 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↓ 1.40
Running avg · May 2008 → Jul 2023
- 8 “A hysterically intelligent yet deliberately stupid gag comedy whose unconventional Shaft direction perfectly complements its eccentric cast and self-mocking soundtrack. Japanese viewers reap extra...”
- 8 “Zoku Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei excels as a satirical comedy that brilliantly skewers everyday behavior while addressing serious societal issues, with its unique cast of characters providing the...”
- 7 “The dark comedy and social commentary remain strong points, with the bizarre art style continuing to experiment in interesting ways. However, this season suffers from excessive random humor that...”
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- Format 13 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 59m all episodes
- Aired Jan 2008 – Mar 2008 Winter 2008
- Source Tv media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-2887 catalog
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- Starchild Records Producer
- Omnibus Promotion Producer