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
Sep 11, 2026, 05:10 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 is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 16 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-updated probability 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 | Aug 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 1,805 | Aug 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 82,059 | Aug 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 7.93 | Aug 29, 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 | 2,892 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 78 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 24 | Aug 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 56 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 1 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 375 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 31,463 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 1,139 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 78.71 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 302 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 159,053 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 369,572 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 155,695 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 8.16 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 34,682 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 30 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 22,034 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | bd sales avg | JP | 10,100 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga circulation | JP | 5,000,000 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga latest volume sales | JP | 66,500 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga volume trend pct | JP | 21.13 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 301.5 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 30 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 8.26 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | entry likes | GLOBAL | 241 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 43 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 346 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 88 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch added 30d | GLOBAL | 4.29 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 477 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 126,634 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 113,302 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 7,738,476 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 20 | Aug 6, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 6, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 6, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 6, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 6, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.42 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 52,128 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 78.4 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 76 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 12.94 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 45 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 2 | Aug 12, 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 | 892 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 27,698 | Sep 10, 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 |