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SAYONARA ZETSUBOU SENSEI GN (2025)

"Teachers are supposed to inspire the younger generation to follow their dreams and achieve great things. However, our hero, Nozomu is not that teacher. Nozomu's probably the most depressive man in Japan - so depressive, in fact, that every little setback in life inspires yet another suicide attempt! But then why is being in Nozomu's class such a blast? Is it his quirky and endearing students? The bizarre adventures he leads them on? Or is there something after all to 'the Power of Negative Thinking'?"

"Teachers are supposed to inspire the younger generation to follow their dreams and achieve great things. However, Nozomu is not that teacher. Nozomu's probably the most depressive man in Japan - so depressive, in fact, that every little setback in life inspires yet another suicide attempt! But then why is being in Nozomu's class such a blast? Is it his quirky and endearing students? The bizarre adventures he leads them on? Or is there something after all to 'the Power of Negative Thinking'?"

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Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei Graphic Novel Volume 14

Issue #14

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Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei Graphic Novel Volume 14

Release: April 11, 2012
Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei Graphic Novel Volume 13

Issue #13

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Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei Graphic Novel Volume 13

Release: February 29, 2012
Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei Graphic Novel Volume 12

Issue #12

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Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei Graphic Novel Volume 12

Release: December 21, 2011
Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei Graphic Novel Volume 11

Issue #11

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Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei Graphic Novel Volume 11

Release: October 26, 2011
Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei Graphic Novel Volume 10

Issue #10

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Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei Graphic Novel Volume 10

Release: August 31, 2011
Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei Graphic Novel Volume 09

Issue #9

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Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei Graphic Novel Volume 09

Release: June 29, 2011
Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei Graphic Novel Volume 08

Issue #8

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Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei Graphic Novel Volume 08

Release: November 24, 2010
Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei Graphic Novel Volume 07

Issue #7

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Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei Graphic Novel Volume 07

Release: July 28, 2010
Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei Graphic Novel Volume 06

Issue #6

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Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei Graphic Novel Volume 06

Release: April 28, 2010
Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei Graphic Novel Volume 05

Issue #5

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Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei Graphic Novel Volume 05

Release: January 27, 2010
Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei Graphic Novel Volume 04

Issue #4

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Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei Graphic Novel Volume 04

Release: November 25, 2009
Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei Graphic Novel Volume 03

Issue #3

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Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei Graphic Novel Volume 03

Release: August 26, 2009
Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei Graphic Novel Volume 02

Issue #2

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Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei Graphic Novel Volume 02

Release: May 20, 2009

Reading Order

  1. Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei Graphic Novel Volume 02

    "(W/A) Koji Kumeta Meet the most melancholy high school teacher in Japan: Nozomu Itoshiki, whose fashion sense is strictly 19th century, whose personal goal is self-annihilation, and whose signature phrase is 'I'm in despair!' He's similar to Franz Kafka and Jean-Paul Sartre, if Kafka and Sartre had to deal with a classroom of lovesick students. And to make matters worse, Itoshiki's family wants him to get married. Forget the bride, here comes the gloom!"

  2. Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei Graphic Novel Volume 03

    "(W/A) Koji Kumeta One of Zetsubou-sensei's new students, a genius storyteller, can melt even her teacher's black heart. Meanwhile, Chiri, the obsessive-compulsive girl who longs to marry Zetsubou-sensei, is thrilled when the morose young man actually invites her somewhere. Has he asked Chiri out on a date, or is he planning a murder-suicide? Either option may involve flowers!"

  3. Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei Graphic Novel Volume 04

    "(W/A) Koji Kumeta The deliciously wicked satire continues as Zetsubou-sensei, beloved teacher to a classroom of students, continues to be called upon to offer advice to the youngsters in his charge - even though he's depressed and suicidal and shouldn't be giving any advice at all!"

  4. Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei Graphic Novel Volume 05

    "(W/A) Koji Kumeta The dark comedy continues as Zetsubou-sensei travels to a hot springs, only to find several of his students there in the bubbling pools, leading him into a tirade against the evils of detoxing."

  5. Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei Graphic Novel Volume 06

    "(W/A) Koji Kumeta This darkly-humorous fan-favorite series continues, as the world's most depressed teacher tries to kill himself in ever more elaborate fashions."

  6. Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei Graphic Novel Volume 07

    "(W/A) Koji Kumeta The fan-favorite black comedy continues as the suicidal Zetsubou-sensei makes more plans to end his life - if only he wasn't such a favorite teacher to his students!"

  7. Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei Graphic Novel Volume 08

    "(W/A) Koji Kumeta For readers of Genshiken and Mushishi, a new manga series with older teen appeal. The quirky, sarcastic, and deliciously witty comedy manga Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei is Heathers goes to Japan!"

  8. Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei Graphic Novel Volume 09

    "(W/A) Koji Kumeta Teachers are supposed to inspire the younger generation to follow their dreams and achieve great things. However, our hero, Nozomu is not that teacher. Nozomu's probably the most depressive man in Japan. So depressive, in fact, that every little setback in life inspires yet another suicide attempt! But then why is being in Nozomu's class such a blast? Is it his quirky and endearing students? The bizarre adventures he leads them on? Or is there something after all to 'the Power of Negative Thinking'?"

  9. Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei Graphic Novel Volume 10

    "(W/A) Koji Kumeta Teachers are supposed to inspire the younger generation to follow their dreams and achieve great things. However, our hero, Nozomu is not that teacher. Nozomu's probably the most depressive man in Japan - so depressive, in fact, that every little setback in life inspires yet another suicide attempt! But then why is being in Nozomu's class such a blast? Is it his quirky and endearing students? The bizarre adventures he leads them on? Or is there something after all to 'the Power of Negative Thinking'?"

  10. Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei Graphic Novel Volume 11

    "(W/A) Koji Kumeta Teachers are supposed to inspire the younger generation to follow their dreams and achieve great things. However, our hero, Nozomu is not that teacher. Nozomu's probably the most depressive man in Japan - so depressive, in fact, that every little setback in life inspires yet another suicide attempt! But then why is being in Nozomu's class such a blast? Is it his quirky and endearing students? The bizarre adventures he leads them on? Or is there something after all to 'the Power of Negative Thinking'?"

  11. Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei Graphic Novel Volume 12

    "Teachers are supposed to inspire the younger generation to follow their dreams and achieve great things. However, Nozomu is not that teacher. Nozomu's probably the most depressive man in Japan - so depressive, in fact, that every little setback in life inspires yet another suicide attempt! But then why is being in Nozomu's class such a blast? Is it his quirky and endearing students? The bizarre adventures he leads them on? Or is there something after all to 'the Power of Negative Thinking'?"

  12. Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei Graphic Novel Volume 13

    "Teachers are supposed to inspire the younger generation to follow their dreams and achieve great things. However, our hero, Nozomu is not that teacher. Nozomu's probably the most depressive man in Japan - so depressive, in fact, that every little setback in life inspires yet another suicide attempt! But then why is being in Nozomu's class such a blast? Is it his quirky and endearing students? The bizarre adventures he leads them on? Or is there something after all to 'the Power of Negative Thinking'?"

  13. Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei Graphic Novel Volume 14

    "Teachers are supposed to inspire the younger generation to follow their dreams and achieve great things. However, our hero, Nozomu is not that teacher. Nozomu's probably the most depressive man in Japan - so depressive, in fact, that every little setback in life inspires yet another suicide attempt! But then why is being in Nozomu's class such a blast? Is it his quirky and endearing students? The bizarre adventures he leads them on? Or is there something after all to 'the Power of Negative Thinking'?"