The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. Season 2 - The daily life of a psychic and a series of misfortunes The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. is a TV anime series based on the popular manga by Shuichi Aso. The second season, which aired on TV Tokyo from January 17 to June 27, 2018, has a deeper story and more appealing characters. This anime comically depicts the psychic Kusuo Saiki, who desires an ordinary life but gets caught up in the unique people around him and faces one disaster after another. ■ Public Media TV anime series ■ Original Media comics ■ Broadcast period January 17, 2018 - June 27, 2018
1:35～ ■Broadcasting station TV Tokyo ■Frequencies half an hour ■ Number of Episodes Episode 24 ■Original Story Aso Shuichi ■ Director Hiroaki Sakurai ■ Production Animation production: EGG FIRM, JCSTAFF ■Works © Shuichi Aso/Shueisha, PK Academy 2 ■ Story Saiki Kusuo is a psychic. He hates being noticed, loves a quiet life and coffee jelly, and wishes to live an ordinary life, but for some reason, he is surrounded by people with their own quirks. A year has passed since the surprise party for Kusuo's birthday that Nendo and his friends organized... no, a week has passed, and he thought he had finally returned to his usual peaceful daily life, but...? Saiki Kusuo's psi-problems, or rather, disasters, are still continuing!? ■Cast・Saiki Kusuo/Kamiya Hiroshi・Nendou Riki/Ono Daisuke・Kaido Shun/Shimazaki Nobunaga・Hairo Kineshi/Hino Satoshi・Toritsuka Reita/Hanae Natsuki・Teruhashi Kokomi/Meino Ai・Yumehara Chiyo/Tamura Yukari・Mera Chisato/Uchida Maaya・Kuboya Su Aren/Hosoda Yoshimasa・Teruhashi Makoto (Six Spirits)/Maeno Tomoaki・Chono Uryoku/Morikubo Shoutarou・Saiki Kuniharu/Iwata Mitsuo・Saiki Kurumi/Aikawa Rikako・Saiki Kumagoro/Yamamoto Koichi・Saiki Kumi/Tanaka Rie・Saiki Kusuke/Nojima Kenji・Saitora Metoshi/Matsukaze Masaya・Akechi Touma/Kaji Yuki・Aibutsu Mikoto/Kitamura Eri・Rashida Imai/M.A.O
・Koriki No. 2/Mikako Komatsu ・Hiroshi Sato/Kensho Ono ■ Main staff・Director: Koumei Sakurai ・Character design: Masayuki Otochi ・Animation production: EGG FIRM×JCSTAFF
・Production: Shogakukan Shueisha Productions ・Production: PK Gakuen 2 ■ Main Characters・Saiki Kusuo is a high school student with a distinctive appearance, pink hair, a mysterious device on his head, and green-lensed glasses. He has a variety of psychic powers, including telepathy, psychokinesis, x-ray vision, precognition, teleportation, and clairvoyance. Due to an experience in his childhood, he has come to avoid using his psychic powers in front of others, and lives at a reasonable distance from those around him so that others don't know about it. He loves sweets, especially coffee jelly. He also hates bugs.
・Nendou Riki has a delinquent-like appearance and is careless in his speech and actions, so he is avoided in class. He is known as a mysterious idiot and usually acts without thinking, so he is a rare person whose thoughts Kusuo cannot read. He calls Kusuo "partner" and often invites him out for ramen, but Kusuo finds him annoying. However, he does not realize this himself... He is a kind person who is loyal and considerate of his friends, and puts others first and helps the weak. His childhood dream was to be a carpenter.
Kaito Shun is an acknowledged chuunibyou. He calls himself the Jet Black Wing and fights for the secret society "Dark Reunion". He is an outsider in his class because he always tries to stand out by speaking exaggerated lines without reading the atmosphere. He is a shy person and often has trouble maintaining his chuunibyou character. He is also often deceived because of his pure-hearted personality, but on the other hand, his sense of justice sometimes makes him risk his life to help others. He is not good at sports because of his slender body, but he is somewhat good at studying due to his parents' influence.
・Hairo Kineshi's class representative. A refreshing, passionate boy who puts all his effort into whatever he does. His earnest and honest attitude makes him popular with his classmates, but sometimes his excessive belief in guts can be overbearing. He is a leader in the class, excelling in both academics and sports and being friendly to everyone. He considers Nondo, who has incredible physical abilities, to be his rival. He is a member of the tennis club. He tends to show off in everything he does.
・Reita Toritsuka A psychic full of worldly desires who has been able to see and talk to ghosts since he was a child. In order to master his psychic powers and live life as he pleases, he applies to become Kusuo's apprentice. He's not bad looking, but he acts true to his own desires, which tends to put people off him. He's a clear-eyed jerk who loves girls. His first love was Miyo-chan (a ghost).
・Teruhashi Kokomi A perfect beautiful girl with a beautiful appearance that makes everyone who passes by turn their heads. She is affable to everyone, so she is loved by most of the opposite sex. She spares no effort to be seen as a "perfect beautiful girl." Any man who meets her can't help but say "Ohhh!?"... The ultimate, absolute, most lovable girl.
Yumehara Chiyo: A dreamy and romantic girl. She has a tendency to change her mind and has had romantic experiences with many male students in the past. She has a dark past in which she ran a website for her own novel in which she was the main character for three years in junior high school (now closed). A relatively normal(?) girl who likes love stories.
・Mera Chisato A poor girl who is Kusuo's classmate. She works multiple part-time jobs to support her family in place of her missing father. She has a weakness for food because she eats frugally every day. Her staple foods are bean sprouts and bread crusts. She is a clumsy girl with big breasts. If you look closely, you'll see that there is a lens in only one of her glasses.
・Kuboyasu Aren A serious-minded boy with glasses who transferred to Kusuo's class. His true identity is a former delinquent who was once the leader of a team called "Esper". As both his parents were former delinquents, he naturally rebelled and had long napes. When he transferred schools, he decided to graduate from being a delinquent, and here he is today. His old nicknames were "The Deadly Weapon of Carnage", "Demon Slayer Kuboyasu", and "Neck-screw Aren".
・Teruhashi Shin (Six Divine Powers)
Kokomi's older brother. He is so handsome that even Kokomi acknowledges him, and is active in the entertainment industry as Rokushintsu, a young top idol actor. He is friendly and popular with both men and women. However, in reality he is an extreme sister complex and will not tolerate any man who gets close to his sister. He is a pervert whose dream is to become his sister's husband. He is starring in the live-action version of "Sukoyaka Sentai Specializer."
・Chono Uryoku A unique young illusionist. He was suddenly fired from a certain top publishing company, became unemployed, and his wife got fed up with him and divorced him. He ran out of his savings, was kicked out of his house and became homeless. When he lost everything, he decided to become an illusionist. His catchphrase is "Amazing!" His real name is Nakanishi Kota. He looks up to Kusuo as his mentor.
・Saiki Kuniharu Kusuo's father. He is careless and sloppy, and is often found crying to Kusuo, which is why many people find him annoying. He is a good-for-nothing office worker who is good at licking his boss' shoes. He and Kurumi are usually a carefree lovey-dovey couple, so when Kusuo was born with psychic powers, he adapted and continued to raise him at home as a normal child. His occupation is manga editor. His special skill is flattering his boss.
・Saiki Kurumi Kusuo's mother. She has a very calm and gentle personality. She loves her husband and children very much. Her influence is the main reason why Kusuo did not grow up to be the kind of person who would misuse his powers. She is also extremely naive, which makes her an easy prey for scammers. On the rare occasions when she loses her temper, she can be very scary, so much so that even Kusuo, who has the strongest powers, feels a little scared of her. Her occupation is a full-time housewife. Her dream is world peace.
Kumagorou Saiki Kusuo's grandfather. A tsundere grandpa. Even though he is old, he has an extremely tsundere constitution, and the range between tsun and dere is huge. However, he is only tsun towards his daughter's husband, Kuniharu. He does not know about Kusuo's psychic powers.
・Kumi Saiki Kusuo's grandmother. A cool grandma. She looks so young that it makes you wonder if she's been injected with something. At the same time, she is also young on the inside, as she is sensitive to gal slang and wants to use it as soon as she learns it. Like her grandfather, she is unaware of Kusuo's psychic powers.
Saiki Kusuo's older brother and a genius inventor with an IQ of 218. He was a genius who was able to speak at one month old, but due to his inferiority complex that his younger brother was a psychic with even greater powers than a genius, he ran away from home and went to London to study. He has an intense complex about his "younger brother" and talking about him is strictly forbidden. What are his feelings for his younger brother hidden behind this?
・Saitora Meto The third transfer student after Toritsuka and Kuboyasu. He is the heir to the Saitora financial group, and is very proud and egocentric. His secretary arranges everything he wants, and he believes that anything can be solved with money. He likes to bathe in stacks of bills, but apparently the corners of the bills rub against his skin and he is constantly getting cuts. When he faces a situation that cannot be solved with money, will a change occur in him...?
Akechi Touma A transfer student who transfers to the protagonist, Saiki Kusuo's class.
A character who speaks an enormous amount of lines, making the voice actors cry.
Did you know Saiki is a psychic?
・Aibori Mikoto: A busty gal who transfers to Saiki Kusuo's class.
She speaks fluent gal language and has a very cheerful personality.
A psychic with the mysterious ability to tell people's fortunes, as well as read the aura emanating from people.
・Imai Nashihoda
A first-year student at PK Academy. A pretty girl with twin tails, she is aware of how cute she is. She sees Kokomi Teruhashi as her rival and schemes to gain the title of "the most beautiful girl in the school."
・Koriki No. 2 A hamster who speaks in the Kansai dialect. He met Kusuo Saiki when he was lost.
Sato Hiroshi: A male student whose academic ability, athletic ability, height, weight, etc. are all average, and his way of thinking and family structure are also "average."
This makes her interested in Kusuo, who aspires to be "normal."
Will this overly "normal" character turn the people around him and even the events that unfold in his life into something "normal"...? ■Subtitle Episode 1: "Open!" "The usual" everyday life, Challenge! Christmas, The first day of the new year is the most important, Love game on the court, Troubles at the sweets buffet Episode 2: Experience 1, Experience 2, Experience 3, Osu! A love challenge, No fashion sense Episode 3: Troubles in the middle of winter, Visiting the home of the Tiger family, Come on over! Corland, Invincible defense, Congratulations on your graduation!
・Episode 4: The Troubles of Imai Rihoda, Deceive! Psi Prill Fool, Spring's Psi Ultimate Weapon, Re-Psicle! The Trash Collection Contest, The Ghost in the Music Room Who Broke Silence ・Episode 5: The Battle! Rihoda vs. Teruhashi, Ken's Gift, The Lost Hamster Speaks in Kansai Dialect, Wandering! Mini Psi Animals, The Troubles of Massage ・Episode 6: The Luxury Cruise of the Psi Tiger Group, Saiki Kusuo's Shipwreck 1, Saiki Kusuo's Shipwreck 2, Saiki Kusuo's Shipwreck 3, Saiki Kusuo's Shipwreck 4
Episode 7: Kusuo Saiki's Disaster 5, Kusuo Saiki's Disaster 6, Kusuo Saiki's Disaster 7, Refuse! PK Academy Newspaper Club, Farewell! Summer Vacation All Day, Episode 8: Super! A Terrible Transfer Student Appears!, Get Through the Aura!, The Circumstances of a Delicate Child, Psi Challenge! Time Leap, Kokomi Teruhashi's Trouble, Episode 9: Psychics Should Be Careful (Part 1), Psychics Should Be Careful (Part 2), Dream Psi Kick Circus (Part 1), Dream Psi Kick Circus (Part 2), I Pray for You to Live Well!!
Episode 10: Prevent the fraudster! The Ψki family assembles!! (Part 1), The Ψki family assembles!! (Part 2), Mad Ψentists from the countryside assemble! PK Academy ΨKickers Episode 11: Book, a bolt from the blue, Don't let your hidden Ψ power be discovered!, A battle between Ψ evils, A miraculous ordinary Ψ appears!, The library's Ψ troubles Episode 12: A thrilling Ψ declaration, An ally of the Ψ strong!?, Small but clever! The adventures of Koriki No. 2, Hiroshi Sato's misfortune, The Ψ is light Let me play, Episode 13 / Mera Chisato's Psi-party (Part 1), Mera Chisato's Psi-party (Part 2), The Silent Psi-borg incident, Gather! List of Psi-strong spots, Let's preface the Psi-final episode, Episode 14 / The Saitora clan's Psi-great trial, Psychic Psi-dokics, The Occult Club's Psi-scream Final Plan, Love Psi-point showdown, Master Ten Psi painter's painting class, Episode 15 / Let's build a baseball club! (Part 1), Let's build a baseball club! (Part 2), Let's eat wild Psi too! Yakiniku episode, Dad's Ψ job!?, Ψ promotion! Birthday present episode 16/If you're looking for a Ψ partner..., A Ψ high present for Ψ-love's sister, Psychic Ψ debut, Ψ tech warrior 100 yen man!, Secret Base Inn Ψ visit episode 17/Ψ visit! Five orders from brother, Ψ is also here! Let's go to the zoo, The Ψ troubles of a new manga artist, The Ψ troubles of the Kaito brothers, Image change Ψ girl episode 18/The Ψ transfer student! Akechi Touma, Still the Ψ transfer student, The Ψ troubles of digging sweet potatoes, Let's get the Ψ body of a mascot character in shape, The boring daily life of Ψ Tora Metori episode 19/The Ψ troubles of the class, PK School Culture Ψ 1, PK School Culture Ψ 2, PK School Culture Ψ 3, PK School Culture Ψ 4
・Episode 20/ΨImpersonate with the ability to sleep! (Part 1), Impersonate with the ability to sleep! (Part 2), Fully functional Ψ! The new mascot we're looking forward to, Ψ is coming up this year! New Year's Eve, ΨRent New Year's Day ・Episode 21/ΨVisit! Grandparents' Wanderings, Paying Back the Debt Ψ! Toritsuka Fasting Training, Misunderstandings Between Men and Women Ψ (Part 1), Misunderstandings Between Men and Women Ψ (Part 2), Post a Special Ψ!
Episode 22: The choice of who to go home to is up to the question! The secrets of super idols, the role differentiation plan, making the extraordinary (part 1), making the extraordinary (part 2)
・Episode 23 / Unusual Past ΨWork 1, Unusual Past ΨWork 2, Unusual Past ΨWork 3, Unusual Past ΨWork 4, Unusual Past ΨWork 5
・Episode 24: See through the Ψ! The Trials of the Perfect Beautiful Girl, Investigate! The Ψ Kickers!, Ψ Troubles after the Break, Gather! The Memorable Character Ψ Appears (Part 1), Gather! The Memorable Character Ψ Appears (Part 2) ■ Theme songs and music・OP1
・Period: 1-12
・ΨRent Prisoner ・Lyrics: Tadanano Natsumi ・Music: Saiki Clubber ・Singer: Saiki Kusuo (Kamiya Hiroshi), Nendo Riki (Ono Daisuke), Kaito Shun (Shimazaki Nobunaga)
・OP2
・Period: 13-24
・Teageai Psychics ・Lyrics/Shigeyuki Harada ・Music/Shigeyuki Harada ・Singer/Shiggy Jr.
・ED1
・Period: 1-12
・Psi Discovery Legend!
Lyrics: NOBE
・Composition: Takashi Asano ・Song: Dempagumi.inc
・ED2
・Period: 13-24
・Duet? Please
Lyrics: Tadanano Natsumi Composition: Saiki Clubber Singer: Saiki Kusuo (Kamiya Hiroshi), Teruhashi Kokomi (Meino Ai), Aibu Mikoto (Kitamura Eri) ■ Evaluation and impressions The second season of "The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." maximizes the appeal of the original work, while deepening it further with the expressive power that only anime can offer. In particular, the comical scenes that utilize Saiki K.'s psychic powers and the dialogue between the unique characters are full of highlights. The story development is also ingenious, and there are many ingenious ideas to keep the viewers from getting bored. The animation was produced by EGG FIRM and JCSTAFF, who faithfully reproduced the visuals of the original work while paying attention to the details of the movements and expressions. In particular, the fusion of CG and hand-drawn animation in the scenes where Saiki Kusuo uses his psychic powers is stunning, creating a visual impact. The cast is also impressive, with Kamiya Hiroshi as Saiki Kusuo, who plays a calm and cool character with exquisite acting. In addition, Ono Daisuke as Nendo Riki and Shimazaki Nobunaga as Kaito Shun also shine with their acting that brings out the individuality of each character. In particular, Nendo Riki's "partner" remark and Kaito Shun's chuunibyou-like lines provide laughs for the audience. The theme songs are also perfect for the atmosphere of the anime, with the opening songs "Psi-Rent Prisoner" and "Oteage Psychics" and the ending songs "Psi-Discovery Den!" and "Duet? Shite Kuda Psi" capturing the hearts of viewers. In particular, Dempagumi.inc's "Psi-Discovery Den!" is a song that matches the taste of the anime, allowing you to enjoy the afterglow of the show after watching it. ■ Recommendation points The second season of "The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." is a comedy anime that depicts the daily life of the psychic Saiki K., and can be enjoyed by a wide range of people. In particular, the following points are recommended: 1. **Unique Characters**: The story woven by the unique characters, including Saiki Kusuo, provides laughter and emotion. In particular, Nendo Riki's "mysterious idiot" and Kaito Shun's chuunibyou character leave a strong impression on viewers. 2. **Comical psychic power scenes**: The scenes where Kusuo Saiki uses his psychic powers are visually interesting and make you laugh. In particular, the scenes where he uses telepathy and psychokinesis show off the expressiveness that is unique to anime. 3. **Ingenious story development**: Although the story depicts seemingly ordinary daily life, the misfortunes and incidents that occur one after another keep viewers entertained. Also, each episode has a different theme, which keeps viewers interested. 4. **Luxurious cast and theme song**: The gorgeous cast, including Hiroshi Kamiya, brings out the charm of the characters to the fullest. The theme song also fits the atmosphere of the anime perfectly, allowing you to enjoy the afterglow after watching it. 5. **Animation Quality**: The animation by EGG FIRM and JCSTAFF faithfully reproduces the visuals of the original work, and the attention to detail in the movements and expressions is superb. In particular, the fusion of CG and hand-drawn illustrations in the scenes using psychic powers is stunning. Conclusion The second season of "The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." is a comedy anime that depicts the daily life of the psychic Saiki K., and can be enjoyed by a wide range of people. It is full of many charms, including unique characters, comical psychic scenes, clever story development, a luxurious cast and theme song, and high-quality animation. Please watch it once and experience the fun. |
