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The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.

Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan斉木楠雄のΨ難

2016 · TV Short · 120 eps Finished

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What is The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. about?

The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. is a short-form TV anime of 120 episodes animated by J.C.STAFF, adapted from a manga. It aired from July 4, 2016 to December 26, 2016. AniList classifies it as comedy, slice of life and supernatural.

To the average person, psychic abilities might seem a blessing; for Kusuo Saiki, however, this couldn't be further from the truth. Gifted with a wide assortment of supernatural abilities ranging from telepathy to x-ray vision, he finds this so-called blessing to be nothing but a curse. As all the inconveniences his powers cause constantly pile up, all Kusuo aims for is an ordinary, hassle-free life—a life where ignorance is bliss.

Unfortunately, the life of a psychic is far from quiet. Though Kusuo tries to stay out of the spotlight by keeping his powers a secret from his classmates, he ends up inadvertently attracting the attention of many odd characters, such as the empty-headed Riki Nendou and the delusional Shun Kaidou. Forced to deal with the craziness of the people around him, Kusuo comes to learn that the ordinary life he has been striving for is a lot more difficult to achieve than expected.

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Themes AniList users associate with it: Super Power, Surreal Comedy, Satire, Episodic, Parody, Meta, School, Urban, Asexual, Male Protagonist.

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Main characters

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  • Kusuo Saiki 斉木楠雄

    Main character

    Kusuo Saiki has an extremely uncaring, neutral personality. As a gifted psychic that can do anything he wants, he has long stopped caring about the world; however, he has shown to be extremely cautious, as he often runs from Nendou, the only person he fears and is prone to immediately teleporting to faraway places…

    Japanese voice: Hiroshi Kamiya

  • Riki Nendou 燃堂力

    Main character

    Nendo has a simple way of thinking, but because of it, Saiki is unable to read his mind. Because Saiki is unable to detect Nendo's presence, Nendo is the only person who is able to sneak up on Saiki and making him think he will someday be a dangerous foe.

    Japanese voice: Daisuke Ono

  • Kokomi Teruhashi 照橋心美

    Main character

    Kokomi Teruhashi is a student in Kusuo's class, considered very attractive by both women and men, who often stop and stare upon seeing her.

    Japanese voice: Ai Kayano

  • Shun Kaidou 海藤瞬

    Main character

    Shun is a young man who considers himself to be the "Jet-Black Wing", a lone hero fighting against the evil organization Dark Reunion. He also believes his powers stem from a dark being living within his arm. To his friends and peers, including Saiki, he's simply an immature kid playing a game that only he understands.

    Japanese voice: Nobunaga Shimazaki

Supporting characters

  • Reita Toritsuka 鳥束零太

    Supporting character

    Another psychic and one of two people outside of Saiki's family to know of his abilities. He has the ability to see spirits and is haunted by the ghost of Nendou's late father, but is only interested in using his ability to attract girls.

    Japanese voice: Natsuki Hanae

  • Kineshi Hairo 灰呂杵志

    Supporting character

    An overly hot-blooded, energetic, passionate student who enjoys sports and is constantly trying to get other people motivated. He is also Saiki's class representative, but due to his nature, he is well-trusted by his classmates.

    Japanese voice: Satoshi Hino

  • Aren Kuboyasu 窪谷須亜蓮

    Supporting character

    Kuboyasu in his previous school wore the typical delinquent clothes. He sported a pompadour hairstyle, and wore a modified school uniform with his pants looking more like an over-sized skirt.

    Japanese voice: Yoshimasa Hosoya

  • Kuniharu Saiki 斉木國春

    Supporting character

    Kuniharu Saiki is the father of Kusuo and Kusuke and the husband of Kurumi.

    Japanese voice: Mitsuo Iwata

  • Kurumi Saiki 斉木久留美

    Supporting character

    Kurumi Saiki is Saiki's lovely mother.

    Japanese voice: Rikako Aikawa

  • Chiyo Yumehara 夢原知予

    Supporting character

    A romantic and dreamy girl who easily falls in love with boys. She originally has a crush on Kusuo and tried her best to appeal to Kusuo. Kusuo in turn rejected her as hard as he could with his PSI powers. Kusuo even went as far as hooking her up with someone else but the relationship abruptly failed.

    Japanese voice: Yukari Tamura

  • Chisato Mera 目良千里

    Supporting character

    Chisato Mera is a classmate of Kusuo's. She works part time in Cafe Mami as a waitress.

    Japanese voice: Maaya Uchida

  • Kusuke Saiki 斉木空助

    Supporting character

    Kusuke is Kusuo's older brother and a super genius who likes to invent machines/devices. Kusuke is prideful and competitive when it comes to Kusuo. He would have done anything to win against him when they were kids, but he would always lose against his little brother.

    Japanese voice: Kenji Nojima

  • Anpu アンプ

    Supporting character

    Anpu shows up a couple of times and is also part of the “everyone else loves me so why doesn’t Saiki” brigade. After being saved by Kusuo, he starts to visit his house to make Kusuo pet him. He once got Kusuo (disguised as Sai) to aid him in trying to woo a female cat Pushi.

    Japanese voice: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka

  • Kazuya Ikemi 池見華寿弥

    Supporting character

    He was first introduced as Michael (Mr. Ike) by Uryoku when Kusuo runs into them performing a street show. After failing their act, Ike wasn't given the money he was promised because they didn't earn anything from passersby. He continued to be Uryoku's assistant afterwards. Despite appearances, he is still in his 30s

    Japanese voice: Motomu Kiyokawa

  • Kouta Nakanishi 中西 宏太

    Supporting character

    He's a homeless magician that first appeared playing tricks in the street with his partner Michael. Basically Chouno goes in and out of being a homeless failure and a semi-successful magician. Saiki ends up helping him out every once and a while just on a whim, but doesn’t think very highly of him.

    Japanese voice: Shoutarou Morikubo

  • Makoto Teruhashi 照橋信

    Supporting character

    A top idol and Kokomi's older brother. He has a serious sister complex and hates it when Saiki is near her. (Source: Wikipedia)

    Japanese voice: Tomoaki Maeno

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