Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei - Preface - Zetsubo Girls Collection

Information of Anime

This show is about some of the girls from Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei TV show.

Storyline (CONTAINS SPOILERS)

Below is a summary of the storyline I've seen.  This section does contain some spoilers.  If you haven't seen the series yet & don't want to be spoiled, skip this section.  If you want to know the story & want to see how I viewed it, read on.

This special is not only a recap, but more like a repeat of the first episode.  There is nothing new & doesn't cover all the girls from the series.  Only the main ones.

My Personal Review

Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei -Preface - Zetsubo Girls Collection was nothing but a repeat of the first episode.  I think it was as TV special, but it wasn't.

Animation

The exact same as the TV show.  The character designs are a bit plain & normal.  They aren't very appealling to me personally, but they are okay.  The clothing is pretty plain as well, but they are kind of stylish.  They aren't really fancy, just normal.

The colours are very dull with very little to none brightness.  It creates a manga feel to the show.  Also, they sort of make the characters look flat as in one dimensional.

The backgrounds are very interesting.  In fact, some of the jokes are on the background.  One good example is the classroom where there are jokes written on the blackboards & the posters & signs on the walls.  Problem with this is that there is too much there & the transitions move pretty fast.  So, unless you pause the show, it can be very hard to get most of the jokes.  Plus, I think the series creator's head appears a lot in the show in an attempt to put some humour to the show.

The animation flow is pretty smooth.  It's got a mixture of realistic & silly stuff for comedy.  It was hard to spot out any missing frames or noticeable cycles in the show.  This may be because of the way the show is actually animated as it tends to do a lot of jump around.

Sound       

The sound effects are pretty good & clean.  Lots of silly sounds for those funny moments.

The seiyuus are pretty good.  They portray their characters very well.

The music is a mixture of pop & rock music.  I didn't like them much, but they set the show's mood very well to give it some life.

Story

Just the same as the first episode from the first season.  Nothing new added.

Overall Conclusion

Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei - Preface - Zetsubo Girls Collection isn't what the title is really.  It's more of a repeat of the first episode. In fact, I think it is the first episode.  I was disappointed by it thinking it was something new.  If you have seen the first season already, don't bother watching this unless you want a refresher or something.

Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei - Preface - Zetsubo Girls Collection gets a grade of 3/10. It's nothing but the first episode of season one renamed to something else.

Last updated on February 19, 2008