Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei (2007)

1 - Goodbye, Zetsubo Sensei

Kafuka Fuura is cheerily walking to school one April morning when she suddenly spots a man trying to hang himself in a fit of despair. Kafuka manages to use her weight to snap the rope, thus saving his life. Nozomu Itoshiki, the man, eventually cannot take anymore of the girls ridiculous ramblings,

2 - When I Came Out Of The Tunnel It Was White

After confiding in his latest despairs to Ms. Arai, she asks Nozomu to visit one of his students who hasnt shown up to school — Kiri Komori, a hikikomori. In the end Kiri goes to school but decides to be a hikimori there. The next day, Nozomu notes that another of his students, Matoi Tsunetsuki, did

3 - Go Fly Over That Country

This episode is a pastiche of parodies about foreigners and Japanese attitudes concerning them. A foreign student named Kaere Kimura transfers into the class. Kimura is a blonde girl with multiple personality disorder stemming from cultural identity confusion. Nozumu prevents her from committing sui

4 - From Elbow to Knee

Chie dispatches Nozomu to investigate rumors that the invariably injured Abiru Kobushi is suffering from domestic violence. He pursues Abirus father while he shops, causing him a great deal of inconvenience, before discovering Abirus obsession with pulling the tails of dangerous animals. The latter

5 - Removing Toxins and Stains

On physical examination day, many of the girls are feeling stress about their weight, measurements and fitness. Nozumu distracts them by deciding to judge the social worth of students so that they will know whether they are living above their station. Kitsu seizes on this idea, scolding everyone who

6 - Leap Before You Look

Kafuka comes down with a cold during the summer and has to go see the doctor, Mikoto Itoshiki, who happens to be Nozomus brother. Later, Chiri and Kafuka find out from Mikoto that Nozomu has gone back to his hometown in Kuraizawa for an arranged marriage. One way or another, the girls somehow all en

7 - One Morning, When Gregor Samsa Awoke, He was Carrying a Portable Shrine

This episode begins with Fujiyoshi bumping into Nozomu while she is on her way to make copies of her doujinshi. Through a misunderstanding, Nozomu ends up going to Comiket to sell his doujin literature with mixed results. At Comiket, Chiri reads Fujiyoshis yaoi doujinshi. On the way back from Comike

8 - I'm a Social Outcast by Fate

This episode begins with Usui Kagerou lamenting about how he never gets noticed by anyone, when he nearly gets run over by a truck who does not notice him. He runs into Nozomu in the shadows, who begins to talk about how some people are destined to be overshadowed by others, no matter how hard they

9 - The Evening Primroses on Fuji are Wrong

Nozomu notices a few members of the class playing a spot the differences game. Nozomu tells them that it is important to spot mistakes and he instructs the class in how life is filled with mistakes. He asks the class to identify mistakes in their lives after pointing out several of his own. After No

10 - You Mustn't Burn the Raw Yatsuhashi

The episode begins with Nozomu announcing there will be a cultural festival, which he decides to not participate and explains that they are not cultured people, believing that they will grow to be bad people if they do pretend they are. The second part of the episode starts with the class taking a f

11 - That's Impossible Isn't There an Original

The girls are watching a particularly awful movie. Outside, they meet with the director, who defends himself by saying that he is just following the original story. Chasing him, they arrive at roads that are used by many people to escape or to shift blame from their mistakes. In the second part, Noz

12 - What an Incredible Bother!

The first part of this episode introduces Ai Kaga, a girl who always takes blame for everything, even though it is not her fault. Nozomu takes the class to a guilt scramble to explain that history has led to the guilt complex such as Kagas becoming the Japanese mentality. After being overcome with g