And this Anime is slowly threating the place NHK ni Youkoso has in my heart... ...NHK will always be special to me...But Zetsubou Sensei is a seriously strong contender to that place... To giv u an idea of how good Zetsubou Sensei is...For example, NHK ni Youkoso features a Hikikomori, Zetsubou Sensei features a guy who is highly pessimistic, depressive and suicidal... ...Which is of course Itoshiki Nozomu aka Zetsubou Sensei... ...
Thats not all! There is also Misaki-Chan's(NHK ni Youkoso) counterpart, Fuura Kafuka (Btw thats not her real name... No idea wats hers real name...) a girl who is highly optimistic, cheerful and definitely non-suicidal...She is everything that Itoshiki Sensei isnt... ...
Aside from these two extreme personalities there is ,so far, Otonashi Meru (Her first name is a play of the word "mail" While her last name means "silent" in Japanese) who can only communicate via SMS which she uses to hurl abuses, Kitsu Chiri (Her name comes from the Japanese word Kicchiri which means "Correctly" a overly perfect perfectionist, a Kimura Kaere (Her first name comes from the word "kaere" which means "go back" in Japanese, a reference to her youth when kids used to shout "Kaere Kimura!", "Go back Kimura!" in Japanese at her because she is a caucasian. Name also comes from Japanese Idol Kimura Kaela) a caucasian ,or maybe mixed blood since her name is in Japanese, returnee with dual personalities, Tsunetsuki Matoi (When rearranged as Tsune Tsukimatoi it means "Always following" in Japanese) a stalker, Sekiutsu Maria Tarou (Her name shortens to "Seki uttarou" which means "I'll sell my name" in Japanese) an illegal immigrant who bought her name and identity from another student and Komori Kiri (No one confirmed this but I noticed that when her name is arranged wif the first name first, Kiri Komori, merge the two words and u swap some syllables and u get hikikomori) Zetsubou Sensei's very own hikikomori... ..
And these are jus SOME of the female students... I haven even touch on the males and Itoshiki Sensei's relatives who have yet to appear in the Anime... ...It seems like this series brings together all the extremes of society and place them together... ... They range from hikikomori (Komori Kiri) to Yaoi fangirls(Fujiyoshi Harumi, Fujiyoshi meaning "Yaoi fangirls" and Harumi being the previous Comiket location)...I jus cant wait till the next weird character gets introduced... ...
Another thing about the series is its unusual art style... ...It reminds me of pop art and sometimes even surrealism... ...Others hav commented that its weird or special...But I choose to view it as unique... ...The music is also special but not so much that it has nvr been encountered b4... ...Its use of music is pretty much like NHK's... ...The atmosphere the music creates sometimes clashes wif the atmosphere of the visual being shown and it creates a hilarious effect... ...
To giv a sample of how the series is like... Here are some snippets from the first ep... ...
A very small degree of hope is sufficient to cause the birth of love.-Stendhal (1783-1842 French)
I hav no idea who Stendhal is but if not for this quote being the first thing to appear in the first ep there would be close to no clue that this series will hav romance in it... ...But since this quote appeared, its almost confirmed to hav a romantic ending of sorts... ...Although it might not be the Kafuka (Optimistic girl)...For now it looks like Matoi (Stalker girl) might be the one... ...
Itoshiki Sensei's first attempt at his own life in the series... ...
She then saves him by using her weight to snap the rope -.- AND she insists that he was only trying to make himself grow taller lol!
A "man" who can only see everything in a negative light
A "girl" who can only see everything in a positive light
Based on the (hilarious)chaos that came after the meeting...I, too, hav doubts about whether the meeting was meant to happen lol.
The were several references to Negima! and/or Negima!? in the show...Some ppl even compared the two and/or three shows...But as far as I'm concerned, the similarities end at the at fact that both shows features a class... ...Itoshiki Sensei's class is not even females only (Albeit the show focuses more on the girls). The show only uses Negima! and/or Negima!? for parodies...Thats all... ...
On the other hand...There is a strong similarity between Zetsubou Sensei and NHK...Both hav less than normal adult male leads with younger female leads that will more or less save them from their erroneous ways... ...Although while Kafuka is the direct opposite of Itoshiki Sensei...Misaki-Chan wasnt exactly the opposite of Satou... ...
But one fact, other than the similarity of the plot of the two shows, made me feel that Zetsubou Sensei is trying to go head on wif NHK or at least ride NHK's popularity, is that the singer of the ending for NHK ni Youkoso, Odoru Akachan Ningen (Dancing Baby Humans) is the same as the one who sang the opening of Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, Hitotoshite Jiku ga Bureteiru (Damn Twisted Person)... ... Lol it might jus be me as Ōtsuki Kenji(The singer duh) is a pretty famous guy in Otaku circles so it might hav jus been a coincidence....Or is it?
Either way...Its Shaft vs GONZO...I cant say which studio wins in this battle as Zetsubou Sensei has yet to finish airing, but based on track records...My money's on GONZO... ...
I hav no idea who Stendhal is but if not for this quote being the first thing to appear in the first ep there would be close to no clue that this series will hav romance in it... ...But since this quote appeared, its almost confirmed to hav a romantic ending of sorts... ...Although it might not be the Kafuka (Optimistic girl)...For now it looks like Matoi (Stalker girl) might be the one... ...
Itoshiki Sensei's first attempt at his own life in the series... ...
She then saves him by using her weight to snap the rope -.- AND she insists that he was only trying to make himself grow taller lol!
A "man" who can only see everything in a negative light
A "girl" who can only see everything in a positive light
Based on the (hilarious)chaos that came after the meeting...I, too, hav doubts about whether the meeting was meant to happen lol.The were several references to Negima! and/or Negima!? in the show...Some ppl even compared the two and/or three shows...But as far as I'm concerned, the similarities end at the at fact that both shows features a class... ...Itoshiki Sensei's class is not even females only (Albeit the show focuses more on the girls). The show only uses Negima! and/or Negima!? for parodies...Thats all... ...
On the other hand...There is a strong similarity between Zetsubou Sensei and NHK...Both hav less than normal adult male leads with younger female leads that will more or less save them from their erroneous ways... ...Although while Kafuka is the direct opposite of Itoshiki Sensei...Misaki-Chan wasnt exactly the opposite of Satou... ...
But one fact, other than the similarity of the plot of the two shows, made me feel that Zetsubou Sensei is trying to go head on wif NHK or at least ride NHK's popularity, is that the singer of the ending for NHK ni Youkoso, Odoru Akachan Ningen (Dancing Baby Humans) is the same as the one who sang the opening of Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, Hitotoshite Jiku ga Bureteiru (Damn Twisted Person)... ... Lol it might jus be me as Ōtsuki Kenji(The singer duh) is a pretty famous guy in Otaku circles so it might hav jus been a coincidence....Or is it?
Either way...Its Shaft vs GONZO...I cant say which studio wins in this battle as Zetsubou Sensei has yet to finish airing, but based on track records...My money's on GONZO... ...
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Ive seen this around alot...never watched it though...seems interesting givin the title goodbye despaired teacher...but of course that dosnt roll of the tounge as wel now dosnt it.
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