Zoku Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei (Season 2)

More crazy antics abound as Nozomu Itoshiki (a.k.a Zetsubou-sensei), who is the worlds most negative person, tries to teach class 2-F about how life is filled with despair and darkness. A harder task than it first may seem, with his students being far from ordinary themselves, including the likes of the most positive girl he has ever met, his very own stalker, a foreign exchange student with split personalities and a perfectionist acting class president, due to the fact the real class president can't be seen by anyone, among others.

  • Poster for #1 Look, the Baron's Reckless Remark / There are a Lot of Problems in This Class So Please Be Aware of That

    #1 Look, the Baron's Reckless Remark / There are a Lot of Problems in This Class So Please Be Aware of That (Episode 1)

    Air date: 2008-01-06

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: Nozomu Itoshiki, a direct marketing businessman, is chased by a mysterious religious group called "Hamasho" (the nickname of Shōgo Hamada).

  • Poster for #2 Forelocks Yet To Be Opened / Adornment At Tiffany's / Rouse Up, O Old Men of the Old Age

    #2 Forelocks Yet To Be Opened / Adornment At Tiffany's / Rouse Up, O Old Men of the Old Age (Episode 2)

    Air date: 2008-01-13

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: The first part of this episode is supposed to follow this storyline from a chapter of the Zetsubō Sensei manga. It depicts two stories running simultaneously; the same screen is used but the audio track tells one story, and the (Japanese) subtitles tell the second story.

  • Poster for #3 Seventeen Years Old Don't You Want To Grab Your Wrinkles? / Duty and Soldiers / Don't Say it so Casually! Melos Stood and Retorted Furiously

    #3 Seventeen Years Old Don't You Want To Grab Your Wrinkles? / Duty and Soldiers / Don't Say it so Casually! Melos Stood and Retorted Furiously (Episode 3)

    Air date: 2008-01-20

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: Harumi Fujiyoshi is listening to a Zetsubō Sensei radio show at home while working on her yaoi dōjinshi. The radio show is actually derived from a chapter of the Zetsubō Sensei manga, which portrays Japanese people's indifference to their ages and introduces a new character, Manami Ōkusa, who is a married high school student. In the second part of the episode, Nozomu criticizes the society where individuals are compelled to serve their 'duties' to meet other people's expectations.

  • Poster for #4 An Artist By the Roadside / I Have Mostly Read Shameful Books / The Inconspicuous Summer

    #4 An Artist By the Roadside / I Have Mostly Read Shameful Books / The Inconspicuous Summer (Episode 4)

    Air date: 2008-01-27

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: Nozomu Itoshiki and his students enjoy the festival of Tanabata and talk about instances where people pay more attention to the trivial details of many objects rather than the main subjects.

  • Poster for #5 Team Play / I Always Called That Person A Leftover / The Other Side of an Act of Kindness

    #5 Team Play / I Always Called That Person A Leftover / The Other Side of an Act of Kindness (Episode 5)

    Air date: 2008-02-03

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: While a sports competition is being held outside the school, Nozomu Itoshiki would like to have a 'cultural' sports competition with his students.

  • Poster for #6 Thou Shalt Not Know / The Story of Hoichi the Dreamless / Private Stealth

    #6 Thou Shalt Not Know / The Story of Hoichi the Dreamless / Private Stealth (Episode 6)

    Air date: 2008-02-10

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: It's time to hand out grades, but Nozomu Itoshiki hands out completely censored report cards to his students, because he understands that the majority of students does not want to be notified of their grades.

  • Poster for #7 The Cat That Was Told a Million Times / Little Red Riding Hood Sleeps. Be Careful / The Tsugaru Correspondence Education

    #7 The Cat That Was Told a Million Times / Little Red Riding Hood Sleeps. Be Careful / The Tsugaru Correspondence Education (Episode 7)

    Air date: 2008-02-17

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: Nozomu Itoshiki hands out an application for his pension in a government office, but an employee makes fun of Nozomu's name.

  • Poster for #8 Spynapple Pudding / When The Fruit of Exposure is Ripened / A Half of the Criminal Investigation Report

    #8 Spynapple Pudding / When The Fruit of Exposure is Ripened / A Half of the Criminal Investigation Report (Episode 8)

    Air date: 2008-02-24

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: When Nozomu Itoshiki tries to take photographs of his nephew and Kafuka Fuura in the public swimming pool, he is accused of being a spy by another woman.

  • Poster for #9 A Couple is Better than a Single / The Byway to Oku

    #9 A Couple is Better than a Single / The Byway to Oku (Episode 9)

    Air date: 2008-03-02

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: When everyone's mind isn't functioning well after the New Year, Maria decides to tackle them in a manzai fashion.

  • Poster for #10 Deteriorating Stream / A Fool`s Adequacy / The First-time Condition

    #10 Deteriorating Stream / A Fool`s Adequacy / The First-time Condition (Episode 10)

    Air date: 2008-03-09

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: Nozomu Itoshiki watches a live baseball game and is reminded of a fact that many baseball stadiums intentionally reduce the flight range of baseball to make the game more enjoyable to watch.

  • Poster for #11 12 Dark Despair Women / On this Month, on this Night, the Moon shall be Clouded by my Tears

    #11 12 Dark Despair Women / On this Month, on this Night, the Moon shall be Clouded by my Tears (Episode 11)

    Air date: 2008-03-16

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: Detective Nozomu Itoshiki, parodying Kousuke Kindaichi, is called upon by an investigator Jinroku to cooperate with the serial murder case, which took place in Sakebu Itoshiki's mansion.

  • Poster for #12 The Glory of Landing / Role of a Certain Woman / Pororokka Came Riding a Wave

    #12 The Glory of Landing / Role of a Certain Woman / Pororokka Came Riding a Wave (Episode 12)

    Air date: 2008-03-23

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: Nozomu Itoshiki teaches his students to get themselves used to summer vacation gradually as he believes that a sudden change of state is unhealthy for everyone.

  • Poster for #13 Dismissal of Myohonji in Kamakura / The Voice of Daidouji Shinsuke / Under the Assumption of Siblings

    #13 Dismissal of Myohonji in Kamakura / The Voice of Daidouji Shinsuke / Under the Assumption of Siblings (Episode 13)

    Air date: 2008-03-30

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: After dismissed from the school as a demon, Nozomu Itoshiki wonders where the devils will end up once they are dismissed from everyone.

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