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First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Nozomu Itoshiki |
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| Written by | Kōji Kumeta |
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| Published by | Kodansha |
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| Imprint | Shōnen Magazine Comics |
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| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Magazine |
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| Demographic | Shōnen |
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| Original run | April 27, 2005 – June 13, 2012 |
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| Volumes | 30 |
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| Directed by | |
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| Produced by | Atsushi Moriyama |
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| Written by | Kenichi Kanemaki |
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| Music by | Tomoki Hasegawa |
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| Studio | Shaft |
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| Licensed by | |
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| Original network | TVK, CTC, TV Saitama, Sun TV, Tokyo MX, TV Aichi, KBS, Kids Station |
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| Original run | July 7, 2007 – September 22, 2007 |
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| Episodes | 12 |
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| Directed by | |
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| Produced by | Atsushi Moriyama |
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| Written by | |
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| Music by | Tomoki Hasegawa |
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| Studio | Shaft |
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| Licensed by | |
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| Original network | TVK, CTC, TV Saitama, Sun TV, Tokyo MX, TV Aichi, KBS, BS11 Digital, Kids Station |
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| Original run | January 5, 2008 – March 29, 2008 |
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| Episodes | 13 |
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| Directed by | - Akiyuki Shinbo
- Naoyuki Tatsuwa
- Yukihiro Miyamoto
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| Produced by | - Atsushi Moriyama
- Hiroaki Morita
- Masayuki Haryu
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| Written by | |
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| Music by | Tomoki Hasegawa |
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| Studio | Shaft |
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| Released | October 17, 2008 – February 17, 2009 |
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| Runtime | 24–25 minutes |
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| Episodes | 3 |
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| Directed by | - Akiyuki Shinbo
- Naoyuki Tatsuwa
- Yukihiro Miyamoto
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| Produced by | Junnosuke Miyamoto |
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| Written by | |
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| Music by | Tomoki Hasegawa |
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| Studio | Shaft |
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| Licensed by | |
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| Original network | TVK, CTC, TV Saitama, Sun TV, Tokyo MX, TV Aichi, KBS, BS11 Digital |
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| Original run | July 4, 2009 – September 26, 2009 |
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| Episodes | 13 |
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| Directed by | - Akiyuki Shinbo
- Naoyuki Tatsuwa
- Yukihiro Miyamoto
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| Produced by | Junnosuke Miyamoto |
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| Written by | |
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| Music by | Tomoki Hasegawa |
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| Studio | Shaft |
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| Released | November 17, 2009 – February 17, 2010 |
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| Runtime | 26–28 minutes |
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| Episodes | 2 |
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| Directed by | - Akiyuki Shinbo
- Naoyuki Tatsuwa
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| Produced by | Junnosuke Miyamoto |
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| Written by | |
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| Music by | Tomoki Hasegawa |
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| Studio | Shaft |
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| Released | January 31, 2012 |
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| Runtime | 27 minutes |
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| Episodes | 1 |
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Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei (Japanese: さよなら絶望先生, Hepburn: Sayonara Zetsubō Sensei; lit. 'Goodbye, Mr. Despair') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kōji Kumeta. It was serialized in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine from April 2005 to June 2012, with its chapters collected in 30 tankōbon volumes. The series follows Nozomu Itoshiki, a teacher who takes all aspects of life, word, and culture in the most negative light possible. The series satirizes politics, media, and Japanese society.
The manga was adapted into three anime television series and two sets of original video animations (OVAs) animated by Shaft between 2007 and 2010.
The manga has had over 5 million copies in circulation. In 2007, Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei received the 31st Kodansha Manga Award for the shōnen category.