Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei 2: The Power of Negative Thinking [Paperback]

Koji Kumeta (Author)

Book Description

Series: Sayonara Zetsubou-Sensei | Publication Date: May 19, 2009

TEACHER OF DARKNESS

Meet the most melancholy high school teacher in Japan: Nozomu Itoshiki, whose fashion sense is strictly nineteenth-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 had to deal with a classroom of short-skirted, lovesick students. And to make matters worse, Itoshiki’s family wants him to get married. Forget the bride, here comes the gloom!

The first translated work by Japan’s most savage satirist, Koji Kumeta!
Includes special extras after the story!

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 16 and up
  
• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Del Rey (May 19, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0345510232
• ISBN-13: 978-0345510235
• Product Dimensions: 5 x 0.6 x 7.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #783,362 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Bleak and Beautifully Illustrated Comedic Manga, September 20, 2010

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This review is from: Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei 2: The Power of Negative Thinking (Paperback)

may have way too may cultural references for the average manga reader but Sayonara, Zetsybou-Sensei v2 continues its smart, sharp and morbidly funny story telling. the writing in clever and humor biting and very different than any other humor titles i have read. its a comedic slice of life from a passive aggressive manic depressive's point of view.

4.0 out of 5 stars Read bit by bit, not gulp by gulp, November 8, 2009

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This review is from: Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei 2: The Power of Negative Thinking (Paperback)

Reading this manga was both fun & a bit exhausting. While I'll admit it- the manga is very cute & hilarious, it's also a bit overwhelming when you read the entire volume at once.

Like previous volumes, each chapter in this volume can pretty much be read individually. (Although I wouldn't recommend reading it until you've had a chance to get used to each character.) The chapters in this volume include a bit about a guy named Perry who has an obsession about opening things as well as a chapter that has Zetsubou-Sensei returning home for an arranged marriage ceremony that's far from what his students would expect.

As I said above, this manga is best appreciated in small doses. The humor is great, but after a while it can sort of drag because the series never really lets up on the pacing. Still, the characters are nice & I really couldn't help but chuckle at many of the stories. (I dare anyone to read the Perry chapter & not laugh at least once. It's almost impossible for the average reader of manga like this.)

If you liked the previous volume, you're sure to like this manga. If you haven't really been that enchanted by it, I recommend taking a look at it first at your local bookstore before buying it. If you haven't read it at all, I recommend getting the first volume before getting this one due to the sheer amount of character introductions. You can read it without getting incredibly lost, but the introductions really make many of the characters in this series!