The student counselor. If one supplies an alternate reading for the first kanji in her surname, her name is read &quot;Niichie&quot;, a reference to Friedrich Nietzsche. She has an excellent figure and a large bust, which is admired by the local people during the swimming pool scene. She&#039;s often shown as a sadist rebuking various masochistic males, usually featured in the beginning of various episodes. Nozomu usually does anything she orders him to do (like getting Kiri Komori back to school) as he states her eyes are terrifying but he goes to her anytime he has one of his suicidal breakdowns brought on because of a random conspiracy theory.

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.

__Skills & Abilities:__ Certified nanny

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Akiko Yajima is a Japanese voice actress. Her best-known role is as the title character Shinnosuke Nohara in the long-running anime series Crayon Shin-chan. On June 29, 2018, Akiko Yajima retired from her role as Shinnosuke Nohara's voice actress, with the role succeeded by [Yumiko Kobayashi](https://anilist.co/staff/95539).

Non-anime roles:~!
• Alicia in "Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria" (VG)
• Anakin Skywalker in "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace"
• Annie Bars in "Tales of Rebirth" (VG)
• Ben Seaver (early childhood) in "Growing Pains" (live-action TV series)
• Charlie Brown in "Peanuts" (animated series and specials)
• Chobi in "Final Fantasy: Unlimited After 2" (drama CD)
• Chobi in "Final Fantasy: Unlimited Before" (drama CD)
• Gaspard in ".hack//G.U. Vol. 2: Kimi Omou Koe" (VG)
• Gaspard in ".hack//G.U. Vol. 3: Aruku you na Hayasa de" (VG)
• Gaspard in ".hack//G.U. Vol.1 Saitan" (VG)
• Matsuoka Kyouko in "Kirai ni Narisou" (Drama CD)
• Maya Amano in "Persona 2: Batsu" (VG)
• Niigi Gorgeous Blue in "Castle Shikigami 2" (VG)
• Spyro in "Spyro the Dragon" (VG)
• Teddy in "Full House" (live-action TV series)!~

Nozomu Itoshiki is depressed. Very depressed. He's certifiably suicidal, but he&rsquo;s also the beloved schoolteacher of a class of unique students, each charming in her own way: The stalker. The shut-in. The obsessive-compulsive. The girl who comes to class every day with strange bruises. And Kafuka, the most optimistic girl in the world, who knows that every cloud has a silver lining. For all of them, it's a special time, when the right teacher can have a lasting positive effect on their lives. But is that teacher Itoshiki, a.k.a. Zetsubou-sensei, who just wants to find the perfect place to die?
 
(Source: Kodansha USA)

More crazy antics abound as Nozomu Itoshiki, a.k.a Zetsubou-sensei, who is the worlds most negative person, tries to teach class 2-H about how life is filled with despair and darkness. A harder task than it first may seem, with his students being far from ordinary themselves, including the likes of the most positive girl he has ever met, his very own stalker, a foreign exchange student with split personalities and a perfectionist acting class president, due to the fact the real class president can't be seen by anyone, among others. 
(Source: Anime News Network)

Nozomu Itoshiki is still the bizarre teacher of the even stranger Class 2-H. He attempts to teach his students the negative aspects of the world and society, only to have each circumstance thrown at his face whenever he tries. With more students and friends than before, Zetsubo-sensei's life becomes harder and crazier than ever before. 
(Source: Anime News Network)

Despair follows Nozomu through a zombie invasion of bad ideas, the way people laugh at things they don't understand, going with the flow, and more in this sequel to Zan Sayonara Zetsubou-sensei. Also continues the use of numerous puns, inside jokes, and discussions through background text and signs. (Source: Anime News Network)

A special summary episode of the first season of Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, focusing on seven of the girls: Komori Kiri, Matoi Tsunetsuki, Kobushi Abiru, Kimura Kaere, Kitsu Chiri, Sekiuchi "Maria" Tarou, and Hitou Nami. 
Note: This entry also includes a 24-minute version, which aired on BS11.

A special summary episode of the second season of Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, focusing on the girls that were not introduced in the first Zetsubou Shoujo Senshuu: Otonashi Meru, Fujiyoshi Harumi, Kaga Ai, and Mitama Mayo.

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