Sayonara Zetsubō Sensei

Sayonara, Zetsubō Sensei (English: So Long, Mr. Despair) is a Japanese 2007 television comedic anime based on the manga of the same name. The story is about suicidal high school teacher Nozomu Itoshiki and his students, most of whom display a variety of extreme personality quirks.

Anime first season

Episode 1

(In the beaming spring day, Kafuka stopped Nozomu from suicide forcibly)

Nozomu: What if I had died!?

Kafuka: Eh?

Nozomu: Oh?

Nozomu: Once again, I didn't die... Why did you stop me?

Kafuka: You just said "What if I had died?"

Nozomu: I am a man whose life is worth nothing.

Kafuka: You didn't intend to die, right?

Nozomu: What are you talking about!? I was fully prepared to die!

Kafuka: Of course not!

(Nozomu despairs of a world which solves everything with money)

Nozomu: I'm in despair! This money-grubbing world has left me in despair!

Caption

A "man" who can only see things in a negative light.

A "girl" who can only see things in a positive light.

A meeting that was never meant to happen.

(Nozomu is introducing himself to his students. Nozomu says that the stroke number of his name is unlucky)

Kafuka: Since stroke number is a Japanese thing, writing your name horizontally would eliminate the problem.

Nozomu: Horizontally... W-Wait a second! Anything but that!

(When his name 糸色望 is written horizontally, it resembles "DESPAIR" 絶望 in Kanji)

Kafuka: Mr. Despair!

Nozomu: Don't squeeze them together!

Episode 2

(Nozomu is telling a stalker student that true deep love is commiting suicide together)

Nozomu: The meaning of love is found through death!

Matoi: Oh...

Nozomu: If you truly love each other, then die together. Red lead, sleeping pills, and a will, along with other items. This is my travel kit, which I always carry on me. I'll leave it here.

Matoi: (The ultimate form of love... You love one another so much that you wish to die together?)

Nozomu: Tsunetsuki-san. If you'd like, I'll die with you whenever you want. Then bon voyage.

Matoi: (That was a confession of love)

(An accident in the infirmary, a massive misunderstanding, and more girl trouble for Nozomu...)

Chiri: As a man and a woman, now that it's come to this, we have no choice. Please do a proper job of it.

Nozomu: A proper job?

Chiri: Properly register me as a family member! Properly meet with my parents!

Episode 4

(Nozomu is communicating with a shy student who can only talk through e-mail)

Nozomu: "Hello." Send.

Meru: Mail. Mail. Mail. Mail. Mail. Mail.

Piroriparopirirora (onomatopoeia of Meru's mail)

Nozomu: Looks like I got a reply. Let's see. Uh...

"Moron You're annoying Don't wear it creepy-looking kimono"

Nozomu: Wha- There must be some kind of mistake, right?

Meru: Mail. Mail.

Piroriparopirirora

"Me Right here The person in front you. Damn four-eyes."

Nozomu: She's abusive in her e-mails!? People like you badmouth me on the Internet! But then they behave properly in person, so I can't get mad at them! You no longer get preferential treatment!

I'm in despair! The Internet has left me in despair!

(Meru's abusive e-mails sweep through the class)

"You're just a panty shot character Show your panties already Flash"

Kaere: I'll sue!

(Kafuka is sending messages somewhere)

Kafuka: This is Earth, this is Earth. Is everyone doing well?

Really? Planet Pororoca is currently experiencing a spring that comes once every fourteen years.

The fields are covered with next life grass and raw meat flowers for a year,

shaky grasshoppers and dream-colored stink bugs and dark scarabs have gathered for an insect conference!

Nozomu: Where are your messages being sent!?

Episode 10

(Chiri is delivering a gag)

Chiri: This is where the contest parts.

Anime second season (Zoku Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei)

Episode 1

Chiri: You're probably surprised. This class is full of troublemakers with a teacher like that. But I'm relieved that you're normal.

Nami: Normal!?

Normal, normal, normal... Normal is never meant in a good way!

Episode 2

Kafuka: Everybody in this class belongs to Sensei, so you have no chance.

Nozomu: Don't make me sound like a bad person!

Episode 7

(Zetsubou sensei drawing song)

Jun: Zetsubou sensei drawing song, let's begin!

Chiri: Let's sing along and draw properly.

A tulip has fallen sideways due to the wind

Lightning Flash!

Rain pours down

The rain leaks through the cracks and makes two round puddles

Let's go fishing, it's a fishing hook

We made some dried fish with what we caught

It's Zetsubou sensei!

Jun: Did you all draw well?

Jun & Chiri: Bye bye!

Episode 23

Taro Aso- Apparently a politician