![]() ![]() Thus, Nozomu asks Kino and Kudo to give more appropriate names for various books by holding a book-titling competition. Nozomu thinks that many books should change their titles so that they accurately reflect the content of the book as many books betray the readers' trusts by having inaccurate title. In the third part of the episode, the students are worrying about the dropping interest of book-reading among students. A number of Nozomu's students ends up doing improper conducts as they don't expect themselves to appear in front of the audience. ![]() Meanwhile Nozomu points that many Japanese put efforts into various activities despite being aware there won't be any reward for their action. In the second part of the episode, a warning of earthquake disaster is published by the Ministry of Prediction, which makes every characters except Chiri very lazy as they believe they are not going to make appearance in the magazine. As a typical shōnen manga puts emphasis on the character's development throughout the story, Nozomu asks his students to appeal the audience by showing off development of their immaturity. Chiri argues that Nozomu's visit was pointless, but Nozomu points out that most Japanese people take the process more seriously rather than its result. Don't buy the Del Rey translation.Nozomu is paying a visit to Chiri's house after going through various scenes, but his home visit abruptly ends when he reaches Chiri's house. Buy a copy of the original Japanese if you feel like spending money. So if you have any taste for well-done satire and dark humor, please, read the scanlations. It was really a waste of money, knowing that the official translation is lazier than the scanlators that do it for free. Del Rey decided not to translate the all-important background-text jokes to, as they say, "respect the artist's integrity." Then they decided to randomly choose a few of these jokes to explain in the end notes, namely the ones that had to do with Ichigo 100% and Death Note (I'm guessing they publish those). I bought them immediately and was almost as immediately disappointed. So when I saw the first two volumes for sale at my local giant chain bookstore, I was really excited. It's dark and inside-jokey and fantastic. SZS completely indulged my frustration by parodying absolutely everything in the entire country, from xenophobia to pedophilia to the suicide culture to even the panty fetishes. The terrible hidden side of Japanese culture and mindset had left me feeling frustrated (in despair, one might say), especially how it was depicted in manga. I've been in love with Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei and Itoshiki-sensei since the scanlations first came out. So, if you love stylized art, Oscar-Wildean humour, and if you are interested in learning a little bit about Japanese social and literary history, pick it up! So does it appeal to my emotions? My sense of intrigue? Strangely, it is a very compelling read, and the characters, although mostly one-dimensional, all seem to thrive and glow as they make their humorous commentary on social issues. It isn't plot driven it isn't character development driven. It certainly isn't comprehensive, and it's from one man's perspective, but as far as introductions, it's a lot more approachable than a history tome of heavy, serious documentation.Īs for the story, it isn't like anything I've read before. I was inspired to go off and researched quite a few of the references separately. It was a challenging title to translate I'm impressed. I especially enjoyed the Japanese literary references explaining each chapter title. So far, I've read the first three volumes put out by Del-Rey and they've done a serious attempt to convey some of the sharp satire that Kumeta-sensei's wicked wit delivers. I adore the stylized 1920s-esque art deco art! There are lots of silhouettes, solid shapes and simple lines, but it ends up being quite swirly, sophisticated, and expressive. ![]()
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