The new OP for Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei is great. I love all the new images - girls in BDSM poses, psychotic Nozomu, budha statues, pregnant Fuura and the whole egg and sperm thing at the end. All really crazy stuff that oddly fits in with the dark humor of SZS. And the song is really becoming addicting to me. I can hardly wait till the full single is released (I have it looping on youtube right now).

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In only four episodes SZS shows itself to be the best show of the summer season, rivaled perhaps only by Potemayo. Introducing a new student an episode so far has worked well, mostly because these kids are so damn crazy. There’s Kaere the gaijin who, as Meru accurately described, is a panty flashing character. Not that I mind. I like how she embodies all the irrational, negative stereotypes of foreigners, especially the willingness to sue, which is actually kind of true. Abiru, the hawt bandage girl, is a tail obsessed furry, though still hawt. And the aptly named Meru is a female Anonymous (even though there are no women on the internet). Nozomu is still the best character, with his episodic “despair” speeches. I laughed so hard when he cried “the internet has left me in despair!” just seemed like a true thing. Need subs for ep. 5 now, and that full OP single. I think the fact that this show is only twelve episodes is leaving me in despair.

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only SZS can boast a panty shot character with multiple personalities