Zoku Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
Alt titles: Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei 2
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Nozomu Itoshiki is in despair… again! Condemned a traitor to a religious cult he'd never joined, Nozomu finds himself pursued far-and-wide by its mutated, fanatical worshippers. In his final escape-turned-suicide-attempt, he plunges headlong into the oceanic depths. Sometime later he is discovered - beached, naked, and unconscious -by the unbearably cheery Fuura Kafuka, who drags him to her all-girl high school for care. To his dismay, he is instantly appointed teacher to Kafuka, and her class of extraordinary misfits. What ensues is an unending series of schizophrenic absurdities, beginning with the re-introduction of Nozomu's troubled students; and their problems - tail fetishes, stalking, closet-hiding – quickly become his problems. Thus the grand question arises: will Nozomu finally succeed in ending his life, or will his students beat him to it?
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Welcome to the NHK!
Alt titles: NHK ni Youkoso!
- TV (24 eps)
- 2006
Tatsuhiro Sato is a university dropout and a "hikikomori" – a person suffering from social withdrawal. To Sato’s dismay, his self-imposed exile from the world is rudely interrupted when a mysterious girl knocks on his door. She has charged herself with the task of curing Sato of his hikikimori ways! Now, as new problems ranging from hentai games to internet suicide spring up, can Sato manage to overcome his hermit-like ways, or will the imaginary N.H.K conspiracy force him to remain a hikikomori forever?
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add recZoku Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei is a comedy that takes people's neuroses, quirks and habits and caricatures them to the extreme, covering all sorts of areas such as suicide and society's ills. Another anime that explores very similar subject matter, albeit with a much more grounded and mature plot and drama, is Welcome to the NHK. If you're looking for a more serious anime (but which still has plenty of comedy), that tackles very personal subjects (while mocking/critiquing otaku culture as a bonus), I highly recommend the excellent Welcome to the NHK.
Watching ZSZS, I realised that it would be a very difficult show to make a recommendation for. The visuals hit you hard, the audio is slick and constantly changing, anfd you never feel like you comfortably settle into part of the show. I don't think any other show can reach the strange heights of ZSZS...
However, Welcome to the NHK does its damndest to keep up. Although not as disprate and visually bizarrel, it does have an eclectic mix of genres that will appeal to the otaku viewer.
Both shows are aimed specifically at people who know some of the nuances of the Japanese culture, and will keep you laughing along the way.
Both of these series focus on characters who are socially dysfunctional. If you liked that aspect of Zoku Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, then you may also enjoy that about Welcome to the NHK. Also, even though NHK is generally more serious, both share a somewhat darker sense of humour.
Cromartie High School
Alt titles: Sakigake!! Cromartie Koukou
At Cromartie High, it’s tough being a delinquent -- a fact that do-gooder Takashi Kamiyama intimately understands. When he’s not engaging in contests of strength and rival gang wars, Kamiyama can also be found submitting punny jokes and planning his own rise to fame within the delinquents’ ranks, and that’s just the beginning! With friends like robotic Mechazawa, a giant gorilla, a hairy man from the 80s named Freddie and a clan of delinquents with mohawks that flow in the wind, how can anyone not enjoy high school?
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add recCromartie High School and Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei have similar kind of humour. Although Zetsubou sensei is in many ways more realistic and has more satire(there's some in cromartie too), they both share the variety of interesting and funny charachters.
Paniponi Dash!
- TV (26 eps)
- 2005
She’s smart, talented, and the newest teacher at Momotsuki Academy; but she’s also… 11 years old?! Named Becky Miyamoto, this pint-sized MIT prodigy wants nothing more than to be a respectable educator, but all her students do is treat her like an adorable child! With space aliens, a class full of stereotypes (and one girl who is normal!), and a quick temper standing in her way, Becky will try her best to shape the eager young minds of tomorrow before she hits puberty!
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Lucky Star
- TV (24 eps)
- 2007
- Spring 2007
In present day Japan, the life of a school girl is never dull. The easily-bored Konata never finds time to study because of her otaku habits, which frustrates hard-working Kagami to no end. On the other hand, laid-back Tsukasa always manages to go with the flow, while Miyuki is concerned with keeping her status as resident know-it-all. Join these four girls as they muse and meander their way through everyday events such as eating chocolate cones, doing homework, gaming, and trips to the beach galore.
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add recLucky Star and Zoku Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei are hilarious school-life comedies that often jeer at their target audience while entertainingly breaching the fourth wall. These shows achieve this outcome with a very well-defined cast of characters and unique art style. This style heartily supports the tone of both shows--Lucky, a saccharine, moe romp about four girls' seemingly uninteresting daily lives; Zoku, a more sarcastic and self-depreciating, yet equally upbeat view of a wacky high school class led by their manic depressive teacher.
Mahou Sensei Negima!
Alt titles: Negima!
- TV (26 eps)
- 2005
When the students of class 2-A at the all-girls Mahora Academy head back to school, they are expecting a new year as usual. What they get is a new homeroom teacher... who's 10 years old! As if being a genius isn't enough, Negima is a mage. As part of his training to be a Magister Magi, he must succeed at teaching - without anyone finding out he's a magician! Can Negi keep his talents a secret from the girls who just adore the cutest new addition to their academy? Through demon attacks, magical enemies, and English tests, Negi will put all his talents to the test to be the best teacher he can and achieve his goal of Magister Magi.
