Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei, Goodbye Teacher Despair, SZS, Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei, さよなら絶望先生
Itoshiki Nozomu is always in despair! Even simple things like paying for the toll on the subway can send him to a despair so deep only attempted suicide is the answer. How Strange is it then, that he should be the teacher of a High School Class filled with students with even more emotional problems than his. This great Comedy will leave you in anything but 'Despair' as you meet each of his students and watch their wacky adventures.
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:21 AM
Announcement status
Official announcement records with supporting citations.
Official announcement logged Jan 1, 2008, 12:00 AM.
Franchise timeline
Review every Courcast-tracked season for this series and jump between entries.
Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei
Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
2007ViewingConfirmedSayonara Zetsubou Sensei: Nyankin no Kirisuto
2012(×﹏×)Zan Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
2009ConfirmedZan Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei Bangaichi
2009ConfirmedGoku Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
2008ConfirmedZoku Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei
Zoku Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
2008Confirmed
Courcast score breakdown
CourScore weighs signals for an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore measures renewal signals out of 100. It is not a calibrated probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 8 hours ago
Top reasons
- Strong renewal expectation - Strong signals suggest renewal is expected.
Source runway looks healthy for a continuation.
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei getting a new season?
- Yes - Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei has an officially confirmed continuation. See the Announcement Status section above for the full details and citations.
- Will Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei be renewed?
- Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei has already been confirmed for a new entry - it has cleared the renewal hurdle. See the Announcement Status section for the source citation.
- What is Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei's renewal probability?
- Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei's CourScore is 100 as of the latest update. CourScore is Courcast's proprietary metric that aggregates over a dozen renewal signals - from source-material runway to social buzz - into a single daily signal score out of 100.
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 76 | Oct 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 1,751 | Oct 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 83,067 | Oct 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 7.93 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 13 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 225 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 10,908 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 2,933 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 78 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 25 | Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | momentum log ratio | GLOBAL | -1.14 | Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 1 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 375 | Oct 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 31,478 | Oct 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 1,142 | Oct 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 78.71 | Oct 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 302 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 159,205 | Oct 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 370,078 | Oct 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 155,981 | Oct 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 8.15 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 34,884 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 30 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 22,071 | Oct 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | bd sales avg | JP | 10,100 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga circulation | JP | 5,000,000 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga latest volume sales | JP | 66,500 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga volume trend pct | JP | 21.13 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 301.5 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 30 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 8.26 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | entry likes | GLOBAL | 258 | Oct 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 43 | Oct 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 376 | Oct 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 88 | Oct 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch added 30d | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 507 | Oct 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 132,242 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 116,387 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 7,757,839 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 6 | Oct 1, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 6, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 1, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 8 | Oct 1, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 1, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 1, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.42 | Oct 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 52,285 | Oct 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 78.4 | Oct 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 76 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 23.54 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 45 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 100 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 897 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 27,965 | Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 20,721 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 20,721 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |