[Anime] Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei

a.f.k. displays excellent taste, again.

Since the success of Pani Poni Dash, SHAFT has been big on that style in subsequent productions (like Negima!?). I'm absolutely unfamiliar with the premise of Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, but darn it, SHAFT's style just works. Visually, the series is stunning and the constant chalkboard scribblings provide plenty of amusement. In what might have been a disappointing summer season (DOUJIN WORK WHAT HAPPENED) this is definitely a bright mark.

As an aside, I liked a.f.k.'s little explanation of the names at the end of episode 1. One of the things I dig about anime is that character naming can be so witty or interesting. You could try doing the same thing in English, but it tends to come up flat. Then again, maybe native Japanese speakers think the names are lame, but whatever.

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Originally Posted by Conan-the-3rd

I'm puting this show on notice here and now, they keep up with not only censorfagotry but censorfagotry that basicly shows the director having an inflated ego and this one is going stright into the recycle bin along with Hayate.

You've got like no sense of humor, dude.

If your need for gratuitous fanservice is just that pressing you may as well just watch porn.

o w8 mosaics nvm

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Conan-the-3rd

If they need to censor, for fucks sake do it in a mannor that doesn't look stupid. Indeed, Mosaic, lol.

So, what would be a method of censoring that doesn't look stupid to you? Random objects in the foreground that just happen to block the view? Girls with vacuums in their crotches so skirts remain firmly in place? Just not showing anything objectionable?

'Cuz really, you are the first person I know of to object so strongly to this sort of thing.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Air Gear had some pretty wild cover crow action going on, and people duly complained about how stupid it was. Girls Bravo was frequently dubbed "Mist Bravo" because the mist (their censor of choice) was often excessive. People complained about those because they were actually blocking legitimate content that would otherwise be shown (like on the DVD releases). For series like those where fanservice is actually part of the reason why people watch, blocking that kind of content is a real downer. Plus, their method looked pretty dumb.

On the other hand, Hayate the Combat Butler hardly takes itself seriously at all, and it's the same with its 'censors'. You think you'd catch on to that fact from the constant self-references and breaking of the 4th wall. Are you really missing anything from the 'CAN'T SHOW' dude popping up every once in a while? Do you honestly want to see Tama humping Hayate? There is of course a possibility that these censors might be removed on the DVD release, but... why? It'd probably end up less funny. In Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei's case, you might get some T&A shots, but... eh.

Furthermore, I don't like anime because it's "more adult". I like it because it's entertaining, and I'm sure that's the reason why most other people watch it too.

But humor is such a fickle thing, I guess.

In other news, episode 2 is out courtesy of a.f.k.
MAKE YOURSELF TALLER NOW

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Are you going to trademark that word or what?

I was speaking idiomatically.

I never heard "Girls Foggo" until now.

You go away.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

I love this series.

FELIPE NO

Originally Posted by surasshu

They function (more or less) as Tsukkomi characters, so I don't know if they'll get a mini-storyline dedicated to them. But yeah, why not.

Sup episode 4.

Brand spanking new OP animation, now with more bondage. Conclusion? Awesome.

Now that all the characters have been properly introduced, I guess the action will be picked up a notch. I'm a little disappointed the character introductions are done, though, since I find the character name explanations at the end fascinating.

SHAFT style rulz.

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