Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Nozomu Itoshiki is a high school teacher so pessimistic that even the smallest of misfortunes can send him into a pit of raging despair; some of these "catastrophes" even lead to suicide attempts. Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei is a satirical slice-of-life comedy set in the modern day, covering various aspects of Japanese life and culture through Nozomu and his interactions with his students: Kiri Komori, a recluse who refuses to leave the school; Abiru Kobushi, an enigma who frequently arrives to class with severe and mysterious injuries; the hyper-optimistic Kafuuka Fuura, Nozomu's polar opposite; and several other unusual girls, all of whom are just as eccentric as their teacher.

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Series details

• Title: Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Comedy, Anime
• Premiere date: 2007-07-07
• Final broadcast date listed: 2012-01-31
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Kids Station
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 19605
• IMDb ID: tt1169193
• TVDB ID: 80327

Cast and credited roles

• Ai Nonaka — Kafuka Fuura
• Hiroshi Kamiya — Nozomu Itoshiki

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2007-07-07; final listed air date 2007-09-23; episode order: 12.
• Season 2: premiered 2008-01-05; final listed air date 2009-02-17; episode order: 13.
• Season 3: premiered 2009-07-05; final listed air date 2012-01-31; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.