Sayonara Zetsub? Sensei Episode 11
“Um, I Wouldn’t Do That. Isn’t There an EP?”
“Are, Ikenai yo. Gensaku ga Aru ja nai ka ne” (??????????????????) Y?ji Terajima September 16, 2007
Sayonara Zetsub? Sensei Episode 10
“You Must Bake the Raw Yatsuhashi”
“Nama-yatsuhashi o Yakaneba Naranu” (????????????) Masashi Asaki September 8, 2007
Sayonara Zetsub? Sensei Episode 9
“The Evening Primroses on Fuji are Mistaken”
“Fuji ni Tsukimis? wa Machigatte iru” (?????????????) Yukari Takenami September 1, 2007
Nozomu notices a few members of the class playing a “spot the differences” game. Nozomu tells them that it is important to spot mistakes, and he instructs the class in how life is filled with mistakes. He asks the class to identify mistakes in their lives, after pointing out several of his own. After Nozomu contradicts himself, saying that a mistake was the correct action, Kafuka reasons that if a mistake comes to light, it is correct, resulting in many people approaching her, confessing their mistakes, making them correct.
Sayonara Zetsub? Sensei Episode 8
“I’m a Social Outcast by Fate”
“Watashi wa Shukumeiteki ni Hikagemono de Aru” (????????????) Hiromu Arakawa August 25, 2007
This episode begins with Usui Kagerou lamenting about how he never gets noticed by anyone, when he nearly gets run over by a truck who does not notice him. He runs into Nozomu in the shadows, who begins to talk about how some people are destined to be overshadowed by others, no matter how hard they work. After several humorous examples to illustrate his point, Kafuka brings up the merits of being in the shadows. Meanwhile, Usui continues to be unnoticed by everyone.
Sayonara Zetsub? Sensei Episode 7
“One Morning, When Gregor Samsa Awoke, He was Carrying a Portable Shrine”
“Aru Asa, Gureg?ru Zamuza ga Me o Samasu to Mikoshi o Katsuide ita” (????????????????????????????) Rumiko Takahashi August 18, 2007
This episode begins with Fujiyoshi bumping into Nozomu while she is on her way to make copies of her doujinshi for Comiket. Through a misunderstanding in which Nozomu thinks of doujinshi in the literary sense rather than in the manga/anime sense (see Doujin), Nozomu ends up going to Comiket to sell his doujin literature with mixed results. At Comiket, Chiri reads Fujiyoshi’s yaoi doujinshi and admonishes her for not adhering to the yonkoma manga format, which she feels is the only one that is acceptable. Chiri forces Fujiyoshi to rewrite her manga in yonkoma format, while following the Kishotenketsu structure.
Sayonara Zetsub? Sensei Episode 6
“Leap Before You Look”
“Miau Mae ni Tobe” (???????) Kazutoshi Soyama August 11, 2007
Kafuka comes down with a cold during the summer and has to go see the doctor, Mikoto Itoshiki, who happens to be Nozomu’s brother. Later, Chiri and Kafuka find out from Mikoto that Nozomu has gone back to his hometown in Kuraizawa for an arranged marriage. One way or another, the girls somehow all end up arriving at Kuraizawa, where they are taken to the Itoshiki residence by Tokita. Here they find out that the Itoshiki tradition for arranged marriages simply involves both parties exchanging eye contact.
Sayonara Zetsub? Sensei Episode 5
“Removing Stains and Toxins”
“Shimi to Doku Dashi” (??????) Shimoku Kio August 4, 2007
On physical examination day, many of the girls are feeling stress about their weight, measurements and fitness. Nozumu distracts them by deciding to judge the “social worth” of students so that they will know whether they are living “above their station”.
Sayonara Zetsub? Sensei Episode 4
“From Elbow to Knee”
“Hiji ni mo Makezu Hiza ni mo Makezu” (???????????????) Hideo Nishimoto July 28, 2007
Chie dispatches Nozomu to investigate rumors that the invariably injured Abiru Kobushi is suffering from domestic violence. He pursues Abiru’s father while he shops, causing him a great deal of inconvenience, before discovering Abiru’s obsession with pulling the tails of dangerous animals.
Sayonara Zetsub? Sensei Episode 3
“Come Flying Past That Country”
“Sono Kuni o Tobikoete Koi” (???????????) Kouji Seo July 21, 2007
This episode is a pastiche of parodies about foreigners and Japanese attitudes concerning them. A foreign student named Kaere Kimura transfers into the class. Nozomu initially hopes to use her to bring up the class average; his attitude subsequently shifts to horror at the thought of an obnoxious ‘returnee’ that corrects his English, then fear that she will sue him for sexual harassment. Kimura is a blonde girl with multiple personality disorder stemming from cultural identity confusion (Kaere: foreign; Kaede: Japanese).
Sayonara Zetsub? Sensei Episode 2
“At the End of the Tunnel It Was White”
“Tonneru o Nukeru to Shirokatta” (?????????????) Akimine Kamijyo July 14, 2007
After confiding in his latest despairs to Ms. Arai, she asks Nozomu to visit one of his students who hasn’t shown up to school — Kiri Komori, a hikikomori. When he arrives at her house, he meets Kafuka, who joins him in his attempt to reform Kiri, even though her attitude causes her to misunderstand (and complicate) the situation. In the end Kiri goes to school but decides to be a hikimori there.
