Review of The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.

Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan was an awesome series. It is one of the best comedy anime till now. The art in this anime is amazing. The story is also amazing. This is a very underrated show. It deserves way much more. Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan is the story of Saiki Kusuo, a teenage kid who was born with all kinds of psychic powers. We get a glimpse of Saiki’s talent and potential early on in the show when we see a 1-month-old baby Saiki taking his first steps… in midair!! In kindergarten, Saiki became famous for being unbeatable at the rock, paper, scissors, defeating both childrenand adults since he always knew what his opponents would choose, even when they cheated.

However, life with that kind of psychic powers is not as glamorous as anyone would believe. Due to his abilities to read minds, for example, he cannot be surprised at a surprise party. It’s also very easy for Saiki to get whatever he wants using his abilities, which makes it impossible for him to be excited about anything at all. His X-ray vision also makes it really hard for him to appreciate a girl’s beauty or a cat’s cuteness since he sees both the outside and the inside at the same time. Saiki teaches us, in the most hilarious ways of course, how his psychic powers are more of a curse than a gift, and how he has lost something in exchange for each one of his abilities.

For these reasons, Saiki attempts to live an ordinary life hiding his powers and trying not to draw too much attention on himself. Obviously, poor Saiki won’t be able to keep a low profile so easily. An endless set of stereotyped, bizarre and unbelievably funny characters join forces to make Saiki’s life the funniest living hell. The story is good and Saiki’s powers are awesome, but what takes the prize are the performances of all those hilarious characters that surround Saiki and the ridiculous situations they put him into. Having psychic powers was never so funny.