FREE SAYONARA, ZETSUBOU-SENSEI 12: THE POWER OF NEGATIVE THINKING PDF Koji Kumeta | 180 pages | 20 Dec 2011 | Kodansha America, Inc | 9781935429821 | English | New York, United States Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei, Volume 1 : Koji Kumeta : Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Zetsubou-Sensei 12: The Power of Negative Thinking to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. 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. Zetsubou-sensei, who just wants to find the perfect place to die? Get A Copy. Paperbackpages. Published February 24th by Del Rey first published January 1st More Details Original Title. Sayonara, Zetsubou- Sensei 1. Other Editions 6. Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Sayonara, Zetsubou-Senseiplease sign up. Be the first to ask a question about Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 3. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Sep 23, Alicia rated it really liked it Shelves: funnygraphic-novelsrealistic-fic Sayonara, manga. When my teens described this book, I got a little nervous about them choosing it for manga book club: "It's about this teacher who keeps trying to kill himself-- but in a funny way! It's obvious early on that Nozomu Itoshiki a. Zetsubou-Sensei doesn't actually want to die; he gets mad anytime someone accidentally makes his suicide attempts closer to successful. What he is is an over-the-top angst-ridden young adult more obsessed with the concept of death and despair tha When my teens described this book, I got a little nervous about them choosing it for manga book club: "It's about this teacher who keeps trying to kill himself-- but in a funny way! What he is is an over-the-top angst-ridden young adult more obsessed with the concept Sayonara death and despair than the Zetsubou-Sensei 12: The Power of Negative Thinking practice. His class is full of extreme misfits representing various stereotypes in manga and Japanese culture: the stalker girlfriend, the hot blonde transfer student from America, the poor but adorable illegal immigrant, etc. But rather than feeling cliched, the characters are a vehicle for satire-- mostly light-hearted, but always with a little bite. As the teacher and students interact, they usually manage to cancel out each other's quirks, or at least soften them. For readers old enough to appreciate satire, this could make for a very fun discussion. There Sayonara even 12 pages of notes in the back explaining various cultural references. I watched the anime for this ages ago with my best friend at the time, Sonia, and while I've owned volume 1 for years, I've never read it. I Sayonara revisit the series. As a young year old, this series was something I paid a lot of mind to. Aug 03, Neil rated it really liked it. A screwed-up teacher gives screwed-up lessons to a class full of screwed-up students. No one learns anything. It's like Dead Poets Society for nihilists. Aug 13, L. I read this manga over 10 years ago. I found it charming and sad. I liked the artwork very much. I'll probably pick this up again to reread in the near future and continue the series. After reading the Zetsubou-Sensei 12: The Power of Negative Thinking again, I am still fond of this story and I really liked the first season of the anime. Each student is a misfit that becomes part of the "classroom family" and finds acceptance while Zetsubou-sensei continues to imagine worse case scenarios that drive him to despair. Although I don't recomme I read this manga over 10 years ago. Although I don't Zetsubou-Sensei 12: The Power of Negative Thinking this manga for young children, middle schoolers will Sayonara the humor. Apr 05, Dominique "Eerie" Sobieska rated it it was amazing Shelves: mangaenglishnot-owned, author-japanpublisher-kodansha. Kafuka strolls in the park to find a man "trying to grow" hanging from a sakura tree. Itoshiki sensei is in for a world of trouble when becoming the homeroom teacher of class 2-H. Even so Sayonara most negative man in the world hoping to die has to teach to Kafuka, the most optimistic girl in the world Itoshiki tries to finds any excuses to final plunges into the arms of death. Too bad in never goes according to plan :P Kafuka strolls in the park to find a man "trying to grow" hanging from a sakura tree. Too bad in never goes according to plan :P Feb 13, Forthright. I picked this up because I find the art style appealingly retro, and the storytelling also has what I'll call This is gag manga, heavy on the gallows humor. Zetsubou translation: despair is a teacher whose students are as strange as he the shut-in, the stalker, the poison-pen emailer, etc. The primary contrast involves this pessimistic, hopeless young man and Zetsubou-Sensei 12: The Power of Negative Thinking of his students, who is overly chipper and manages to find or invent a bright side to every scenario. Over- I picked this up because I find the art style appealingly retro, and the storytelling also has what I'll call Over-the-top jokes, interrupted hangings, running gags, and a teacher who makes regular offers to his students to sign suicide pacts. All in good fun? I'll see how it goes. Aug 30, Paul Spence rated it really liked it. Despite its curious title "zetsubou" means "despair" and the ultra- pessimistic protagonist who keeps thinking about dying, "Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei" is a comedy. Yes, it is a comedy and not a usual one. My advice is, 1 Don't take anything in the comic too seriously; and 2 if you don't get some of its jokes, just skip them and read on. I am Japanese and after repeated reads I still don't get some of the comic's gags. Always depressed and thinking of dying that's what he says, anyway, and he has a guidebook for that purposeMr. Itoshiki is actually a good teacher, well, a much better teacher than Zetsubou-Sensei 12: The Power of Negative Thinking might imagine, for these unique mostly girl students in his class including Miss Kahuka her pennamethe most optimistic girl in the world, and the stalker student, a "shut-in" student, and a very shy student who keeps sending poisonous email, and The comic started in and has been serialized in "Weekly Shonen Magazine" since then. The unpredictable comedy is based on the characters' exaggeratedly eccentric behaviors, which often lead to unexpected and hilarious results, but the comedy also heavily relies on the parodies and pop culture references. As more than four years have elapsed since the first publication of the series, some of the gags are now obscure, hard to understand even for Japanese readers. Fortunately there are many jokes and the character-driven story never lets up Manga artist Koji Kumeta has created a very unique world in which old-fashioned Japanese culture such as kimono costumes and old wood school buildings co-exist with modern technologies like cell phones and pop culture references. His illustrations are meticulously drawn and not a single space is neglected. Sometimes jokes are crammed into such small spaces as TV screen or newspapers the Zetsubou-Sensei 12: The Power of Negative Thinking is casually watching. I was truly surprised at the decision of Del Ray to publish the English edition because their job must have been extremely a tough one. Though I disagree with some of the words they chose I think it is "National Team of Japan" not "Representative"English translation is very good as a whole. Del Ray's book has also a page translation notes explaining Sayonara of the obscure references to Japanese culture. I never met someone with a name like "Itoshiki," which is part of the comic's jokes. Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei: The Power of Negative Thinking Volume 1 by Koji Kumeta Cookies are used to provide, analyse and improve our services; provide chat tools; and show you relevant content on advertising. You can learn more about our use of cookies here. Are you happy to accept all cookies? Accept all Manage Cookies Cookie Preferences We use cookies and similar tools, including those used by approved third parties collectively, "cookies" for the purposes described below. 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