Sayonara Zetsubō Sensei

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Anime

First series

The anime series first aired in Japan on July 7 2007 on TV Kanagawa and contains twelve episodes. Directed by Akiyuki Shinbo and animated by Shaft, the anime embellishes the story with abundant references to popular culture, mainly through the seemingly random thoughts that appear written on the chalkboard in classroom scenes (much like the series "Pani Poni Dash!" and "Negima!?", also produced by Shaft and Shinbo). The anime is somewhat of a personal triumph for the often self-defeating Kumeta, as his previous manga have never been animated — most recently, his earlier work "Katte ni Kaizo" was scheduled for an anime release but was canceled before it aired. Each episode ends with a still image drawn by one of the manga artists associated with Kōji Kumeta.

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Music

;Opening themes
#Nihongo|"All Twisted Up Inside"|人として軸がぶれている|Hito to shite Jiku ga Burete iru by Kenji Ohtsuki featuring Ai Nonaka, Marina Inoue, Yū Kobayashi, Miyuki Sawashiro and Ryōko Shintani (episodes 1–9, 12)
#Nihongo|"Overbearing Dance, Yeah"|強引niマイYeah～|Gōin ni Mai Yeah~ by Ai Nonaka, Marina Inoue, Yū Kobayashi, and Ryōko Shintani (episodes 10–11)

;Ending theme
#Nihongo|"Unparalleled Beauty"|絶世美人|Zessei Bijin by Ai Nonaka, Marina Inoue, Yū Kobayashi, and Ryōko Shintani

For the first three episodes, the opening animation consists of slides of text with the characters' names and the production staff. It also changes slightly, with each episode's opening having a special message roughly halfway through. The second opening animation, used in episodes four to nine, features a running Nozomu and several of the girls in various yuri and bondage poses. Episode ten debuted a third credits sequence, with a new song, and a note: "The opening was not changed because of complaints." The opening animation then changed back to the original title card sequence in the last episode.

econd series

In October 2007, "Shōnen Magazine" announced that a second season of the anime would air in January 2008. [cite web | url = http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-10-09/sayonara-zetsubo-sensei's-2nd-season-in-2008-confirmed | title = "Sayonara Zetsubō Sensei's" 2nd Season in 2008 Confirmed | date = 2007-10-09 | accessdate = 2007-12-10] The second season is titled Nihongo|"(Zoku) Sayonara Zetsubō Sensei"|【俗・】さよなら絶望先生 and began airing on January 5 2008. There are thirteen episodes. The title of the second season is a pun as the kanji Nihongo2|俗 is a mark used in dictionaries to indicate slang or a vulgarity, and has the same pronunciation as Nihongo2|続, which means 'to continue'.

Music

;Opening theme
#Nihongo|"Daydream Rumba"|空想ルンバ|Kūsō Runba by Kenji Ōtsuki featuring Ai Nonaka, Marina Inoue, Yū Kobayashi, Miyuki Sawashiro and Ryōko Shintani
#Nihongo|"Lily Cure Go Go!"|リリキュアGOGO！|Ririkyua GOGO! by Ai Nonaka, Marina Inoue and Ryōko Shintani (episode 7);Ending themes
#Nihongo|"Romance Romanesque"|恋路ロマネスク|Koiji Romanesuku by Asuka Tanii, Asami Sanada, Miyuki Sawashiro, Yuko Goto and Miyu Matsuki (episodes 1–4)
#Nihongo|"Marionette"|マリオネット|Marionetto by Rolly featuring Asuka Tanii, Asami Sanada, Yuko Goto and Miyu Matsuki (episodes 5–12)
#Nihongo|"Omamori"|オマモリ|Omamori by Ai Nonaka, Marina Inoue, Yu Kobayashi and Ryoko Shintani (episode 13)For the first and second episodes, just like the first season, the opening animation consists of slides of text with the characters' names and the production staff. This opening sequence features picture postcards sent from viewers. The second opening animation began use in the third episode and features Nozomu freefalling from the sky in a parody of "Eureka Seven", alongside various still images of anatomical muscle and skeletal figures based on "Kaitai Shinsho", and featured fake film deterioration effects that were exaggerated throughout the season. There is no opening in the fourth and eleventh episode. The third opening sequence, "Lyricure Go Go!", was used in episode seven, and features Kafuka, Chiri and Meru in magical girl style. In the twelfth episode, the second opening animation was partially colorised, and the thirteenth episode used a full color version. The initial ending theme, "Romance Romanesque", was used from the first to fourth episode; the accompanying animation features idealised versions of the characters in a josei art style similar to that of Kiyo Kūjō or Aubrey Beardsley. The second ending theme, "Marionette", was used from the fifth to the twelfth episodes and the third ending theme, "Omamori", in the thirteenth episode; the accompanying animation is done in the style of Mike Mignola, in reference to "Hellboy".

Third series

On July 8 2008, a third set of OVAs titled Nihongo|"Goku Sayonara Zetsubō Sensei"|獄・さよなら絶望先生 was announced to be made. The first and third volume will be bundled with the limited edition of volume fifteen and sixteen of the manga as a part of Kodansha's OAD Project and will be released respectively on October 17 2008 and February 17 2009.citeweb|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-07-08/sayonara-zetsubo-sensei-manga-to-bundle-2-anime-dvds|title="Sayonara Zetsubō Sensei" Manga to Bundle 2 Anime DVDs|publisher=Anime News Network|date=2008-07-08|accessdate=2008-07-09] The second volume will be released as an original video animation on December 10 2008.

oundtracks

First series

"Hito Toshite Jiku ga Bureteiru" is a single by Kenji Ohtsuki featuring Ai Nonaka, Marina Inoue, Yū Kobayashi, Miyuki Sawashiro, and Ryōko Shintani, which was used for the first opening theme of the first series of the anime adaptation. It also included "Gōin ni Mai Yeah", which was used for the second opening theme. It was first released in Japan on August 22,2007 and was published by King Records.

"Zessei Bijin" is a single by Ai Nonaka, Marina Inoue, Yū Kobayashi, and Ryōko Shintani, which was used for the first ending theme of the first series of the anime adaptation. It was first released in Japan on September 26,2007 and was published by King Records.

The "Sayonara Zetsubō Sensei Original Soundtrack" for the anime adaptation was first released in Japan on October 24, 2007 and was published by King Records. It contains music from the first series, composed by Tomoki Hasegawa, along with the two opening themes and an ending theme.

The "Sayonara Zetsubō Sensei Character Song Album" was first released in Japan on November 21,2007 and was published by King Records. It contains character songs sung by the voice actors of the main characters from the anime adapation.

econd series

"Kūsō Rumba" is a single by Kenji Ohtsuki featuring Ai Nonaka, Marina Inoue, Yū Kobayashi, Miyuki Sawashiro, and Ryōko Shintani, which was used for the first opening and ending themes of the second series of the anime adaptation. It was first released in Japan on January 23, 2008 and was published by King Records.

"Marionette" is a single by Rolly featuring Asuka Tanii, Asami Sanada, Yuko Goto and Miyu Matsuki, which was used for the second ending theme of the second series of the anime adaptation. It was first released in Japan on February 26, 2008 and was published by King Records.

The "Zoku Sayonara Zetsubō Sensei Original Soundtrack" for the anime adaptation was first released in Japan on March 26, 2008 and was published by King Records. It contains music from the second series, composed by Tomoki Hasegawa, along with the opening theme and the three ending themes.

The "Sayonara Zetsubō Sensei Best Album: Zetsubō Daisakkai" was first released in Japan on May 14, 2008 and was published by King Records. It contains all opening themes and ending themes from the first and second series along with a few character songs and three brand new songs.

Internet radio show

An Internet radio show titled Nihongo|"Sayonara Zetsubō Hōsō"|さよなら絶望放送 began airing on August 28 2007 on Animate TV. The show is hosted by Hiroshi Kamiya and Ryoko Shintani who played Nozomu Itoshiki and Nami Hitō respectively in the anime. Each episode containing several corners, starts with a mini drama between Nozomu and Nami and is followed by various corners on replying mail from listeners in several themes related to character's personality in "Sayonara Zetsubō Sensei". Occasionally, the show features special guests related to the show and the title of listener's corner changed to reflect that. The show is often shortened to "SZBH" because of the in-show call sign.

Even though "Sayonara Zetsubō Hōsō" is mainly used to promote "Sayonara Zetsubō Sensei", the show often replies to mail that has no direct relation to the series, such as the one that talks about Minami-ke. The show received mail at peak of 600 mails daily. There're two special episodes. The first special episode, Nihongo|"Tokimeki Nāmin Night"|ときめきナーミンナイト was aired on November 27 2007 features Ryoko Shintani as a host, with Hiroshi Kamiya as a guest. The second special episode, Nihongo|"Sayonara Zetsubō Hōsō Senshū Nyo"|さよなら絶望放送撰集・如 was aired on February 26 2008.

The first special CD of "Sayonara Zetsubō Hōsō" was released on January 23 2008 featuring Ai Nonaka who played Kafuka Fūra as a guest. The second CD was released on March 12 2008 featuring Asami Sanada and Miyu Matsuki who played Matoi Tsunetsuki and Harumi Fujiyoshi respectively in the anime as guests. Special radio event titled Nihongo|"Zoku Sayonara Zetsubō Hōsō~SZBH Kaizokuban"|賊・さよなら絶望放送～SZBH海賊盤 was held on March 18 2008 featuring Kobayashi Yu who played Kaere Kimura, Kenji Ōtsuki and Narasaki as guests. The third and fourth CDs have also been announced to be released on June 4 2008 and August 6 2008 respectively.

References

*citeweb|url=http://www.mainichi-msn.co.jp/entertainment/manga/review/news/20070905mog00m200008000c.html|title=Mainichi review of the anime|accessdate=2007-09-05|language=Japanese

External links

* [http://www.shonenmagazine.com/works/zetsubou/ Manga official website] jp icon
* [http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/zetsubou/top.html Anime first season official website] jp icon
* [http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/zetsubou2/ Anime second season official website] jp icon
* [http://zetsubou.kc.kodansha.co.jp/ Anime third season official website] jp icon
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