Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei Concepts

A popular comicstrip format in Japan, usually used for gag comic strips. Consists of four equal-sized panels depicting a sequence going from top to bottom.

A marriage that is arraigned through a meeting and interview process or between families. Many times, the participants may have never even met one another.

What is anime without the over-sexualization of women's breasts?

A Butler is a male servant. Similar to a Maid. These people often tend to those of high social status.

Nearly every anime has a comedic moment here or there. Everyone likes to laugh.

Gatherings of fans featuring cosplay, exhibitor's halls, viewing rooms, and discussion panels. On this site you'll generally see mention of anime conventions.

Characters with serious long mental unstabilities. They're sometimes simply weird but recently they're portrayed as downright homicidiacs. Not to be confused with the Mentally Unstable where the character fights against it and usually wins.

A Doctor is a medical professional that works to the goal of curing illness in others.

Doujinshi is amateur-published manga, usually in a format similar to American floppy comics. Doujinshi is most commonly adult stories revolving around a pre-existing series, but also a lot of original works and non-adult materials.

Common visual conventions seen in manga and anime to convey emotions, often for comical effect.

Hikikomori are both an increasingly prominent archetype and an actual social phenomenon in Japan. The term refers to a certain type of person who becomes reclusive and withdraws from society at large.

A Masochist is a type of person who attains gratification out of physical or emotional pain. Abuse/Humiliation.

A Nurse is a regular hospital worker and Doctor's assistant. Assisting in the day to day care of patients, they can be male or female.

An Omake is extra content that is often added to the end of manga volumes and some anime episodes for comedic effect.

In Japanese, otaku means people who are obsessed over something. Usually, it is in reference to anime, manga, and video games. In the western world, the word is frequently designated to a fan of anime, manga, video games and/or Japanese culture.

Parody is a style of work that closely resembles or mocks preexisting material or genres for comedic effect.

A tradition seen in Japan every year in their school system. The students set up booths for activities or food stands.

Japans equivalent to a field day.

A anonymous follower and tab-keeper of another person or persons.

A Student is one who is enrolled or attends classes at a school, college, or university. A popular theme among many manga and animes.

Suicide is the act of taking ones own life through various means.

A Teacher is a type of person who is in charge of educating others in some form of higher learning or skill. The Japanese title is "Sensei".

A new student who comes from another school, they typically come from a mysterious background or they arrive to spark some changes in the story.