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Sayonara Zetsubou-sensei
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Description
Recipient of the 2007 Kodansha Manga Award, Shounen Category.
This series that’s currently running in Shounen magazine is a dark comedy about a depressed teacher whose attempts to commit suicide are constantly foiled, and his 32 troubled students.
Type
Manga
Related Series
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Associated Names
さよなら絶望先生
絕望先生
Sayonara Sad Sensei
Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
Sayonara, Despair Sensei
Sayonara, Sad Sensei
So long, Mr. Despair
The Power of Negative Thinking
Groups Scanlating
Latest Release(s)
Status in Country of Origin
20 Volumes (Ongoing)
Completely Scanlated?
No
Anime Start/End Chapter
Starts at Vol 1, Chap 1
User Reviews
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User Rating
Average: 8.6 / 10.0 (212 votes) Bayesian Average: 8.46 / 10.0
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39% (82 votes) |
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21% (45 votes) |
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8% (16 votes) |
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Last Updated
January 30th 2010, 3:56am PST
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Year
2005
Original Publisher
Serialized In (magazine)
Licensed (in English)
Yes
English Publisher
Del Rey (4 Volumes - Ongoing)
Activity Stats (vs. other series)
Weekly Pos # 667  (+114) Monthly Pos # 1012 (+67) 3 Month Pos # 1429  (-394) 6 Month Pos # 1053 (-293)
List Stats
On 762 reading lists On 589 wish lists On 55 unfinished lists On 76 custom lists
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| Translation nonsense by artdjmaster on November 6th, 2009, 11:00am |
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I disagree with the user below, akari_mizunashi, because the Del Rey translation is excellent and it would be too tedious and frustrating for the translator to translate all those meaningless signs. The translator does her best by translating the most meaningful ones, but mentions at the back of the book that most signs are just your average street signs or that the references are too obscure.
I appreciate that the author decided to include so many references, but I am not gonna start criticizing the translator for not including even the most obscure ones I'm not gonna understand anyways (and I certainly do not need the street signs translated, ugh!). At least she keeps the important ones.
After all this, I really do appreciate my Del Rey editions on my shelf because each and every one is a job well done. Picky fans can just bite the dust. The Del Rey print editions are superb. |
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| Bad translation by akari_mizunashi on May 24th, 2009, 6:11pm |
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I've been in love with Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei and Itoshiki-sensei since the scanlations first came out. The terrible hidden side of Japanese culture and mindset had left me feeling frustrated (in despair, one might say), especially how it was depicted in manga. SZS completely indulged my frustration by parodying absolutely everything in the entire country, from xenophobia to pedophilia to the suicide culture to even the panty fetishes. It's dark and inside-jokey and fantastic.
So when I saw the first two volumes for sale at my local giant chain bookstore, I was really excited. I bought them immediately and was almost as immediately disappointed. Del Rey decided not to translate the all-important background-text jokes to, as they say, "respect the artist's integrity." Then they decided to randomly choose a few of these jokes to explain in the end notes, namely the ones that had to do with Ichigo 100% and Death Note (I'm guessing they publish those). It was really a waste of money, knowing that the official translation is lazier than the scanlators that do it for free.
So if you have any taste for well-done satire and dark humor, please, read the scanlations. Buy a copy of the original Japanese if you feel like spending money. Don't buy the Del Rey translation.
Rating: 9.5 / 10.0 |
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| 10/10 , great manga by flamehazexxx on July 19th, 2008, 7:16pm |
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| somone really needs to pick this up. its very funny and is one of my favorite mangas even though i usally only reade action mangas. this deffenetly gets a 10/10 im my book . |
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| Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei by NightSwan on February 27th, 2008, 11:57am |
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So so funny!
Really nice characters, and he art is likeable.
I'm not really into shounen, but this is really good!
Sensei's suicide attepmts are so funny to watch XD (ee, that's came out wierd..)
Rating: 8.5 / 10.0 |
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| Amazing by Nibelhim on January 4th, 2008, 9:41pm |
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The art work is very refreshing and simple. Very solid drawings that are beautifully made. The world is solid clear cut black and white because of the drawings and everything becomes seen as clear cut black and white. Each character is solidly themselves without and mixture of character.
Rating: 10 / 10.0 |
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| brilliant! by PoshSam on December 7th, 2007, 4:53am |
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this is the most amazing thing i've ever read!
yes,there is a lot of emo references around the place,but it is still a cool manga,especially the sensei,it's true,no matter how depressed you are,he will make you realize that he's more depressed,you will be cheered up again and again.
the characters are all good to read about aswell.
10 all the waaaay!
highly highly highly recommended!!! |
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| i will kill myself!! by burn on September 23rd, 2007, 10:31am |
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this manga/anime is so good! so good that i laughed till i peed in my pants.
i have peedin my pant. *so embarcing thing to say front of public!, THATS IT!, I AM GONNA KILL MYSELF!* |
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| Manga > Anime? by VegetaHolic on September 14th, 2007, 10:29pm |
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I love the anime, and just can't WAIT to read the manga  For whoever hasn't seen the anime yet, it's hilarious. XD Though I'm sure the manga is funnier |
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| nice style by Kohmaru on August 23rd, 2007, 9:23am |
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| well it's pretty funny manga- but it winds up seeming kinda preachy in places- this is one of the few instances where I actually prefer the anime (they anime has an awsome style and is really funny) |
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| nice.... by Elika on August 22nd, 2007, 2:23am |
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very different from other mangas that ive read... at first i thought it would be a dark once since it had themes of suicide, rape and death but it mostly gives a satricial different view on these topics in a way that the manga doesn't seem dark..it also helps that the girl has a extremely postitive view on life and that he doesn't :3...plus itoshiki reminds me of kyoya of ouran or watanuki of xxxHolic because of the artwork  ..fuura reminds me of haruhi of ouran or of saya from blood + ^^; |
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