Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei – 02

Posted by Shin

Oh man, this is easily my most favorite show this season so far. It would seem at the beginning of each episode, the Pink Supervisor will attempt to take his own life(as usual) only to be stopped(only to worsen things) by Fuura and then utters that one hypocritical line.

Then the show will be over and I'd have nothing to watch. ;_;

In a way, this show is a twisted and demented harem show (to put it simply) where each and everyone of the girls have some sort of weird characteristic, ranging from ever-so-positive Fuura, the shy but extremely moe hikkikomori Komori, obsessive compulsive Kitsu to stalker Tsunetsuki.

SO MOE I'M GONNA DIE!

At first glance, it would seem that our Pink Supervisor will deal with each of these girls and their distinct personalities in his callous, empathetic nature, which ironically works, and bonds them together in some way, albeit with funny results. Another great thing about this show is Fuura and her inane logic as to explain the dysfunctional personalities of some of the girls. For example, refusing to acknowledge the fact Komori is indeed a shut-in, Fuura simply states that she is actually a demon and prevents her from leaving her room while Tsunetsuki's stalking behavior is justified as "pure love" ORZ

UR DOING IT WRONG!

I don't think so, Tim.

As it was the previous episode, the show is laden with subtle references to other shows, be it Death Note, Code Geass or even Lucky Star, which makes the show more enjoyable (I'm a sucker for in show references)

ZOMG KONNA-CHAN!!111

What else can I say? I love this show, but I'm going to go watch Lucky Star now. Shin out.

Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei – 01

Posted by Shin

What you get if Satou-kun of Welcome to the NHK was a teacher who's gloomier than usual and is on the verge of suicide. The show starts off with our protagonist, Nozomu Itoshiki, attempting suicide by hanging himself in a park only to be saved by Kafuka Fuura, a happy-go-lucky high school girl who can see only the positive things in life. So, a chanced meeting that should have never occured then?

Tried and tested.

And so, she manages to talk him out of it(for the time being anyway) and from the preceding conversation, their vastly contrasting personalities show as Fuura names him the Pink Supervisor and shares her past experiences about her parents which is nothing short of amusing(in a gloomy way)

So he was hanging himself because he was...

We later find out he turns out to be a homeroom teacher at her school, and we're given an insight of how he acts around his students, spreading his gloominess and hopelessness about. We also discover the origins behind the show's unfortunate title.

And you thought you had an awful name.

That pretty much concludes the first episode, although they managed to include some fanservice shots in between.

Most annoying form of censorship since Cover Crows from Air Gear. Instant boner-killer. :@

A pretty good show judging from the first episode, with its dark sense of humor akin to NHK and stylized animation. Episode 2 is out as I post this(I usually get hold off 1 or 2 episodes before I start a new series) so I guess I'll stop now and start watching. Shin out.