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Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei
さよなら絶望先生
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Kafuka Fuura 
Nozomu Itoshiki 
Aoyama 
Mikoto Itoshiki 
Kiri Komori 
Kanako Oora 
Chie Arai 
Ai Kaga 
Jun Kudou 
Meru Otonashi The facts
- Status
- Finished
- Chapters
- 301
- Volumes
- 30
- First released
- 2005
- Country
- Japan
- Format
- manga
- Author
- Kouji Kumeta
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- 619
What it is about
Nozomu Itoshiki is depressed. Very depressed. He's certifiably suicidal, but he’s also the beloved schoolteacher of a class of unique students, each charming in her own way: The stalker. The shut-in. The obsessive-compulsive. The girl who comes to class every day with strange bruises. And Kafuka, the most optimistic girl in the world, who knows that every cloud has a silver lining. For all of them, it's a special time, when the right teacher can have a lasting positive effect on their lives. But is that teacher Itoshiki, a.k.a. Zetsubou-sensei, who just wants to find the perfect place to die? (Source: Kodansha USA)