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Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei

2007–2009 · 3 seasons

A rapid-fire barrage of wordplay and bleak jokes that rewards close attention and punishes anyone looking away for a second.

Created by: Masayuki Iimura, Tomoyuki Itamura
Genres: Animation, Comedy
Starring: Hiroshi Kamiya, Ai Nonaka, Marina Inoue

Overview: A teacher takes all aspects of life, word and culture in the most negative light possible.
How it feels: Absurd, satirical, dark and cynical. Brisk and demanding.
About: Obsession, isolation, madness, identity
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Created by: Masayuki Iimura, Tomoyuki Itamura
Genres: Animation, Comedy
Starring: Hiroshi Kamiya, Ai Nonaka, Marina Inoue

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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
isolation
madness
identity
media
Places: school
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	2
Humour	8
Realism	4
Romance	2
Tension	3
Darkness	6
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	4

Cast

Hiroshi KamiyaNozomu Itoshiki (voice)
Ai NonakaKafuka Fuura (voice)
Marina InoueChiri Kitsu (voice)
Asuka TaniiKiri Komori (voice)
Yuko GotoAbiru Kobushi (voice)
Asami SanadaMatoi Tsunetsuki (voice)
Yu KobayashiKaere Kimura (voice)
Miyuki SawashiroTarou 'Maria' Sekiutsu (voice)
Ryoko ShintaniNami Hitou (voice)
Miyu MatsukiHarumi Fujiyoshi (voice)
Kosaku MaedaMaeda-kun (voice) / Cleaner (voice)
Akiko YajimaChie Arai (voice) / Rin Itoshiki (voice)
Takahiro MizushimaJun Kudou (voice) / Instructor (voice) / Otaku B (voice)
Yoji UedaKagerou Usui (voice) / Director A (voice) / Tokita (voice)
Keiichiro EndoOtaku C (voice)

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Genres: animation, comedy
Created by: Masayuki Iimura, Tomoyuki Itamura, Yukihiro Miyamoto, Yusuke Kamata
Written by: Katsuhiko Takayama, Kenichi Kanemaki
Starring: Hiroshi Kamiya, Ai Nonaka, Marina Inoue, Asuka Tanii, Yuko Goto, Asami Sanada, Yu Kobayashi, Miyuki Sawashiro
Length: 3 seasons, 38 episodes, 25 min each
Network: tvk
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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