Sayonara Zetsubou Senseiさよなら絶望先生 ; 絕望先生 ; Jue Wang Xian Sheng ; Sayonara Sad Sensei ; Sayonara Zetsubou-sensei ; Sayonara, Despair Sensei ; Sayonara, Sad Sensei ; So long, Mr. Despair ; Thầy giáo trẻ (Vietnam) ; The Power of Negative Thinking ; Hyvästi surullinen opettaja ; Sayonara monsieur Désespoir (French) ; Farväl, förtvivlade lärare (Swedish) ; Adeus, Professor Desepero (Português) ; ซาโยนาระคุณครูผู้สิ้นหวัง

Recipient of the 2007 Kodansha Manga Award, Shounen Category. Itoshiki Nozomu is the world's most negative person. To his way of thinking, there is no hope or meaning in this existence. Even the three kanji of his name become the two-kanji word zetsubou, "despair", when compressed. What an ironic twist of fate, then, that he becomes teacher to a class containing his precise opposite, the invincibly positive-minded Fuura Kafuka. (taken from animenewsnetwork) -Please note the first set of chapters have been removed at Entropy's request if you want to read please visit them <3