History YMMV / SayonaraZetsubouSensei

** Many fans find the more subdued Kudou to be much better to the depressive Nozomu than the cheerful Kafuka because Nozomu and Kudou's personalities mesh well together, despite rarely interacting in-series. It has the most doujin count along with the most fanart count for a pairing. Not bad for a series primarily filled with girls. And it looks like SHAFT are after picking up on it too, including some [[http://static.zerochan.net/Sayonara.Zetsubou.Sensei.full.438943.jpg official]] [[http://static.zerochan.net/Sayonara.Zetsubou.Sensei.full.84097.jpg art]] [[http://static.zerochan.net/Kino.Kuniya.full.18385.jpg with]] [[http://static.zerochan.net/Sayonara.Zetsubou.Sensei.full.999934.jpg teasing]] that wasn't present in the original manga.
*** After several changes happened in the manga he started to appear much more, coincidentally ramping up the HoYay between him and Nozomu. He even started appearing more than some of the girls. Played for laughs, of course, until...
*** ...The author decided to ThrowTheDogABone to the fans, by revealing that Kudou [[spoiler: has feelings for Nozomu because of the blood transfusion he received from Kafuka, thus becoming part of Nozomu's harem in the end.]]

** Many fans find the more subdued Kudou to be much better to the depressive Nozomu than the cheerful Kafuka because Nozomu and Kudou's personalities mesh well together, despite rarely interacting in-series. It has the most doujin count along with the most fanart count for a pairing. Not bad for a series primarily filled with girls. And it looks like SHAFT are after picking up on it too, including some [[http://static.zerochan.net/Sayonara.Zetsubou.Sensei.full.438943.jpg official]] [[http://static.zerochan.net/Sayonara.Zetsubou.Sensei.full.84097.jpg art]] [[http://static.zerochan.net/Kino.Kuniya.full.18385.jpg with]] [[http://static.zerochan.net/Sayonara.Zetsubou.Sensei.full.999934.jpg teasing]] that wasn't present in the original manga. And it seems that the authour decided to ThrowTheDogABone to the fans, by revealing that Kudou [[spoiler: has feelings for Nozomu because of the blood transfusion he received from Kafuka, thus becoming part of Nozomu's harem in the end.]]

** Many fans find the more subdued Kudou to be a much better to the depressive Nozomu than the cheerful Kafuka because Nozomu and Kudou's personalities mesh well together, despite rarely interacting in-series. It has the most doujin count along with the most fanart count for a pairing. Not bad for a series primarily filled with girls. And it looks like SHAFT are after picking up on it too, including some official art with teasing that wasn't present in the original manga. And it seems that the authour decided to ThrowTheDogABone to the fans, by revealing that Kudou [[spoiler: has feelings for Nozomu because of the blood transfusion he received from Kafuka, thus becoming part of Nozomu's harem in the end.]]

Also, Joker and Reika, despite the fact that the two times they've actually interacted, in episode 23 and 43, they were fighting against each other, with Joker being as creepy as he always was.

** Nozomu/Kafuka gained, after revealing that she was DeadAllAlong.

* HoYay: Every time fanservice occurs, all of male students give attention to the girl in the fanservice scene, save Jun Kudo, who is generally reading. Maybe he is really concentrated on reading it... but some of the official art makes it hard to believe that, especially art like [[http://lh4.ggpht.com/-907lEoePV9s/SeoLYSkkfXI/AAAAAAAAELM/gT3e1MF1Uks/zetsubouboys15.jpg this]]. Not to mention [[spoiler: Kafuka can possess him too because of the blood transfusion he received from her. It's hinted that Jun was the incarnation of Kafuka that Nozomu consumated their marriage with.]] Fujiyoshi would approve.

* AwesomeMusic: The soundtrack varies between hauntingly beautiful orchestral pieces as season main themes, great piano minuets for Nozomu, and the rather light, silly fare used for the rest of the show.

* {{Woolseyism}}: One scene in the series is based around portable shrines used in festivals as an analogy for hype. Certain fansubs change this to more-relatable-to-Western-audiences comparisons to things being put on pedestals and jumping on bandwagons (though it still works with the portable shrine imagery).
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-> ''I'm in despair! Debatable elements about this series have left me in despair!''
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* {{Woolseyism}}: One scene in the series is based around portable shrines used in festivals as an analogy for hype. Certain fansubs change this to more-relatable-to-Western-audiences comparisons to things being put on pedestals and jumping on bandwagons (though it still works with the portable shrine imagery).

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: [[WidgetSeries Being the series it is]], there is a lot in the anime. One memorable moment in particular during Matoi's story in season 1, where she runs off from Arai's office, it suddenly switches to... [[MindScrew whatever that was]].

* EnsembleDarkhorse - Chiri gets an awful lot of fan art dedicated to her, and [[SpotlightStealingSquad she seems to get more screen/panel time]] than any of the other Despair Girls except maybe Kafuka (who's probably closer to a main character since she's explicitly Nozomu's foil). I guess people like their {{Yandere}} [[KnifeNut Knife]]/[[ShovelStrike Shovel nuts]]?

* FanNickname - The Despair Girls, for Nozomu's UnwantedHarem.

* HilariousInHindsight: In response to the [[LightNovel/{{Durarara}} Shizuo and Izaya]] pairing, Ryogo Narita, the author of {{LightNovel/Durarara}}, said that he couldn't say anything because he likes to ship Harumi and Chiri. One chapter shows that Harumi is indeed a Shizuo/Izaya fan. Although it's difficult to say which came first without a proper time reference.
* HellIsThatNoise: episode 4, when Meru "speaks."
* HollywoodPudgy: Not nearly as much as Nami, but Abiru sometimes complains about her weight. Despite the fact that she gives Keare a run for her money when it comes to fanservice...infact, she's probably got one of the bigger fandoms among the girls, Kafuka and Keare also having quite big fandoms (one for being...Kafuka, and the other for the obvious).

** Zetsubou-Sensei [[{{Gundam00}} is in]] [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsZ Super Robot Wars!]]

** As far as the anime, if various comments within ''Zan'' and the ''No Man's Land/Bangaichi'' OVA are any indication, Japanese fans are saying this about ''Zan'', specifically how the animation quality has dropped rather noticeably and it lacks Shaft's trademark quirks that were so prominent in the first two seasons. THEMAnime Reviews complained that the pacing of Zan is lacking what made them fall in love with the series in the first place.

* TheUntwist: People seem to make a big deal about [[spoiler: Kafuka's real name being An Akagi.]] The series kind of gave it away in numerous scenes.

*** [[spoiler:Then the whole class end up wanting to protect her. Even Chiri. Sometimes.]]

* {{Woolseyism}}: One scene in the series is based around portable shrines used in festivals as an analogy for hype. Certain fansubs change this to more-relatable-to-Western-audiences comparisons to things being put on pedestals and jumping on bandwagons (though it still works with the portable shrine imagery.)

* {{Woolseyism}}: One scene in the series is based around portable shrines used in festivals as an analogy for mass media and hype. Certain fansubs change this to more-relatable-to-Western-audiences comparisons to things being put on pedestals and jumping on bandwagons (though it still works with the portable shrine imagery.)

* {{Woolseyism}}: One scene in the series is based around portable shrines used in festivals as an analogy for hype. Certain fansubs change this to more-relatable-to-Western-audiences comparisons to things being put on pedestals and jumping on bandwagons (though it still works with the portable shrine imagery.)

* {{Woolseyism}}: One scene in the series is based around portable shrines used in festivals as an analogy for people getting obsessed with things only because the media tells them they should. Certain fansubs change this to more-relatable-to-Western-audiences comparisons to things being put on pedestals and jumping on bandwagons (though it still works with the portable shrine imagery.)

* {{Woolseyism}}: One scene in the series is based around portable shrines used in festivals as an analogy for people getting obsessed with passing fads the media tells them is important. Certain fansubs change this to more-relatable-to-Western-audiences comparisons to things being put on pedestals and jumping on bandwagons.

** Poor Minami is stuck working several dozen part-time jobs to pay off her unfaithful husband's debts, and she just accepts it all. Aw...

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: Starting with Volume 5, the English edition of the manga goes from being translated by Jason Thompson to David Ury. There are now much fewer annotations for the references and cultural notes, and the wording of all the character's catchphrases has changed.
** It's definitely a mixed bag. Vol. 5 doesn't have nearly as many dense references, and a lot more of them are directly explained in the text; the really unfamiliar things are still explained. The original translation of Zetsubou-sensei's CatchPhrase wasn't exactly like what we're used to, but changing it to "I've lost faith in [whatever]" is a major downgrade. The new translation also downgrades Kafuka's blatant CloudCuckooLander-ness, although Chiri is still just as much of a psycho.
** As far as the anime, if various comments within ''Zan'' and the ''No Man's Land/Bangaichi'' OVA are any indication, Japanese fans are saying this about ''Zan'', specifically how the animation quality has dropped rather noticeably and it lacks Shaft's trademark quirks that were so prominent in the first two seasons.
** THEMAnime Reviews complained that the pacing of Zan is lacking what made them fall in love with the series in the first place.

** Zetsubou-Sensei [[{{Gundam00}} is in]] [[SuperRobotWarsZ Super Robot Wars!]]

* HoYay: Every time fanservice occurs, all of male students give attention to the girl in the fanservice scene, save Jun Kudo, who is generally reading. Maybe he is really concentrated on reading it... but some of the official art makes it hard to believe that, especially art like [[http://lh4.ggpht.com/-907lEoePV9s/SeoLYSkkfXI/AAAAAAAAELM/gT3e1MF1Uks/zetsubouboys15.jpg this]]. Not to mention [[spoiler: Kafuka can possess him too.]]
** To follow up on that, not only can [[spoiler: Kafuka do that, but due to receiving that blood transfusion, he's ''married to Nozomu'']]. Fujiyoshi would approve.

*** Also, ''Kurayami Shinjuu Soushisouai.''

* HilariousInHindsight: In response to the [[LightNovel/{{Durarara}} Shizuo and Izaya]] pairing, RyogoNarita says that he can't say anything because he likes to ship Harumi and Chiri. One chapter shows that Harumi is indeed a Shizuo/Izaya fan. Although it's difficult to say which came first without a proper time reference.

** Poor Minami is stuck working several dozen part-time jobs to pay off her unfaithful husband's debts, and she just accepts it all. Aw...
* HoYay: Every time that happens fansome service all male students give attention to the girl in the fanservice scene, everyone except Jun Kudo, who is reading his book. Maybe he is really concentrated on reading it.. but looking at some of the official art, the reason could be different, just look at [[http://static.zerochan.net/Sayonara.Zetsubou.Sensei.full.84097.jpg this]] and [[http://lh4.ggpht.com/-907lEoePV9s/SeoLYSkkfXI/AAAAAAAAELM/gT3e1MF1Uks/zetsubouboys15.jpg this]]. Not to mention [[spoiler: Kafuka can possess him too.]]

* HoYay: Every time that happens fansome service all male students give attention to the girl in the fanservice scene, everyone except Jun Kudo, who is reading his book. Maybe he is really concentrated on reading it.. but looking at some of the official art, the reason could be different, just look at [[http://static.zerochan.net/Sayonara.Zetsubou.Sensei.full.84097.jpg this]] and [[http://lh4.ggpht.com/-907lEoePV9s/SeoLYSkkfXI/AAAAAAAAELM/gT3e1MF1Uks/zetsubouboys15.jpg this]].

* HarsherInHindsight: The MagicalGirl opening may nowadays bring back [[NightmareFuel horrifying]] or [[TearJerker tear-jerker]] memories of ''PuellaMagiMadokaMagica''.