Japanese, Black Comedy about a class of people with mental disorders being counselled by a pessimistic, suicidal teacher. Edgy and meaningless. I can't even give points for inclusivity as none of the characters feel realistic. This wasn't funny, it was just weird and slightly disturbing. ( )

Sometimes japanese manga craziness can be fun...not so in this case.Especially with it making light of depression and sucide attempts. ( )

Graphic novel; adult/teen. ( )

Started out great, then devolved into "how weird can I make a student" chapters. ( )

A wickedly dark comedy where the main character is a high school teacher who is constantly in depression (the Mr. "Despair") as he comes with all the negatives and tragedies in life. Balancing this out is his classroom of eclectic students, each seeming with a personal disorder of their own, with the lead being a girl who is always cheerful and seeing things to the positive, even to the most absurd levels (think Pollyanna's 'glad game' except you also believe in extraterrestrials, spirits, and anything out of the ordinary).

The humor of this series is crazy to the extreme and can come out so fast and so sharp that alot of us would probably miss out on all the inside joke references, if it weren't for the translation notes in the end that goes for 11 pages (most of the time they're around 5).

The art might be somewhat on the simple side but somehow fits the theme of the book with its deep contrasts between light and dark. But when necessary, the frame can be filled to the brim with detail (all with its jokes).

A fun series to start, especially if one is into gallows humor. ( )