TV / Summer 2007
Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
The story
Synopsis
Nozomu Itoshiki is an exceedingly gloomy high school teacher whose dramatic reactions turn everyday frustrations into darkly comic moments. The series is a satirical, slice of life comedy that skewers modern life and social quirks through classroom interactions and absurd situations. His students including a shut in who never leaves school, a perpetually ba…
Characters
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Nozomu Itoshiki
Main | Japanese VA: Kamiya, Hiroshi
Kafuka Fuura
Main | Japanese VA: Nonaka, Ai
Chiri Kitsu
Supporting | Japanese VA: Inoue, Marina
Kiri Komori
Supporting | Japanese VA: Tanii, Asuka
Matoi Tsunetsuki
Supporting | Japanese VA: Sanada, Asami
Nami Hitou
Supporting | Japanese VA: Shintani, Ryouko
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Staff
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Shinbou, Akiyuki
Director
Kumeta, Kouji
Key Animation, Principle Drawing, Original Creator
Kanemaki, Kenichi
Series Composition
Kubota, Mitsutoshi
Producer
Moriyama, Atsushi
Producer
Itou, Yoshiaki
Chief Animation Director, Key Animation
Latest Episodes
Recent episodes from Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei.
Episode 12: Really, That's Annoying!
Aired Sep 23, 2007
Episode 11: Hey, You Can't Do That! Isn't There an Original?
Aired Sep 16, 2007
Episode 10: A Cultured Man Was Waiting for the Rain to Stop under the Rashomon Gate
Aired Sep 8, 2007
Episode 9: Evening Primroses on Mt. Fuji Are a Mistake
Aired Sep 1, 2007
Episode 8: I'm Predestined to Be in the Shadows, (I am fated to be an outcast)
Aired Aug 25, 2007
Episode 7: As Gregor Samsa Awoke One Morning, He Found Himself on a Portable Shrine.
Aired Aug 19, 2007
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