Papuwa

Ban Midou and Ginji Amano are the Get Backers. With a 99 percent success rate in returning lost or stolen property to its original owners, they will do anything for the right price. Midou and Ginji often get hired for seemingly ordinary jobs that turn out to be more difficult than they appear; and whether it’s finding a doll for a girl, retrieving a stolen rare violin or getting mixed up with the mob, they have many adventures with plenty of petty squabbles along the way!

Life is simply not worth living for down and out school teacher Itoshiki Nozomu. He has no hope of progress, no prospect of promotion, no chance at happiness… he is in despair! Even his name spells 'zetsubou' – 'despair', when compressed. But when the time comes to end it all, Itoshiki's attempted suicide on the first day of the new school year is foiled by relentlessly positive Fuura Kafuka. This saves Itoshiki long enough to meet his new class, and the quirky range of students under his care. Will Itoshiki Nozomu depress his students with his anguish? Or will Fuura show Zetsubou-sensei the joys of life and hope?

Lina and Gourry have traveled to a seaside town where the local specialty is octopus – but there’s a catch! Consuming the octopus has an unfortunate side effect: after eating the delicacy, you lose all language skills and are only able to speak the octopus tongue! Gourry soon comes down with the affliction, and none other than Lina herself is forced to save the day. Joining their ranks are Xellos, Zelgaldis and Amelia – who happen to wander into town at the same time – and a concerned local townsperson. Together, the gang will try to put a stop to the local malevolent octopus clan and restore the power of speech to the masses!