The Disastrous Life of Saiki K

Season 3: Dec 28, 2018

Season 4: Dec 30, 2019

***The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.*** is a Japanese gagmanga series written and illustrated by Shūichi Asō. It began serialization in Shueisha's *Weekly Shōnen Jump* in June 2012. An anime television series adaptation aired from July 2016 to December 2018. A live-action film directed by Yuichi Fukuda and starring Kento Yamazaki at Columbia Pictures (Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan) and Asmik Ace was released in October 2017. A six episode sequel anime series entitled *The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.: Reawakened*, premiered on Netflix in December 2019.

## Plot/Synopsis:

### **Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan (Season 1):**

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.

### **Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan 2 (Season 2):**

The disastrous life of the gifted psychic Kusuo Saiki continues, despite his utmost effort to live an ordinary life. Although he has certainly grown accustomed to dealing with his troublesome friends—who are his biggest hurdle to achieving a peaceful life—he still has a long way to go. Also joining the usual oddballs are a few new faces whose shenanigans add to Saiki's misery, making his dreams of a hassle-free life a distant fantasy.

### **Saiki Kusuo no Psi Nan 3 (Season 3)**

Adaptation of the final chapters of the *Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan* manga.

### **Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan: Ψ-shidou-hen (Season 4)**

Kusuo Saiki is a high school student who possesses a wide range of psychic abilities. While many may believe these abilities to be a gift, to Kusuo, they are a curse as he must fight strange odds in order to try to live a normal life. Forced to use his psychic powers to protect his secret or to make up for his father's incompetence at work, will Saiki eventually come to realize how his powers can actually help his friends and family?

## MAL info:

**Score:** (Season 1) 8.48 ;(Season 2) 8.52 ;(Season 3) 8.23; (Season 4) 8.18

**Ranked:** (Season 1) #101; (Season 2) #87;(Season 3) #277;(Season 4) #317

**Popularity:** (Season 1) #234; (Season 2) #459;(Season 3) #1427;(Season 4) #1588

**Studios:** J.C.Staff,  Egg Firm

**Source:** Manga

**Duration:** (Season 1) 5 min. per ep. ;(Season 2) 24 min. per ep; (Season 3) 50 min; (Season 4) 22 min. per ep

**Rating:** PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

**Producers:** TV Tokyo,  Shogakukan Productions,  Pony Canyon,  Nippon Columbia,  KlockWorx,  Asmik Ace, Bandai Namco Entertainment,  Shueisha, Toy's Factory,  Dear Stage inc.

## Characters:

* **Kusuo Saiki:** (Main) Saiki has an extremely uncaring 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 far away places upon spotting an insect. Saiki has a sweet tooth, so he loves sweets, especially Coffee Jelly. Fourteen days after his birth, Kusuo uttered his first word without moving his mouth and 1 month after birth he took his first step in midair. At the age of 1 was the first time Kusuo has voluntarily used his abilities, when his mother said they were out of mirin, Kusuo teleported away and returned with several bottles of mirin. Saiki is a gifted psychic. Having obtained his powers since birth, the first signs of Saiki's powers came from when he was able to hear the voices of his parents and he subsequently telepathically spoke back to them. Two months later, he demonstrated the ability to walk in the air. Saiki has stated that in three days, he can wipe out humanity. The full extent of all of his abilities is unknown.
* **Riki Nendo:** (Main) 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. Nendo believes he is a friend of Saiki, but this is definitely not the case as Saiki despises Nendo. Saiki would often compare Nendo to a bug, as bugs are one of the few animals that Saiki cannot read the minds of.
* **Shun Kaido:** (Main) Shun Kaidou has chuunibyou, meaning that he believes that he is very different from the usual crowd. When Kaidou first saw Saiki 's solitary personality, he became a "friend" of Saiki and began to follow him around, much to Saiki's annoyance. Kaidou believes that he is the only person who can take on the "Dark Reunion," an evil group that is actually a fabrication in Kaidou's mind due to his chuunibyou. Despite his overconfident personality, Kaidou has expressed many attributes that say otherwise, such as hiding in the toilet and his inability to swim.
* **Kineshi Hairo:** (Main) 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.
* **Kokomi Teruhashi:** (Main) A self-proclaimed beautiful girl who is part of Saiki's class. She acts modest in public as that increases her appeal, but secretly loves the attention that is lavished upon her and all the favors that the guys are willing to do for her. She has the favor of the gods when it comes to events of chance. When Saiki does not treat her like that and even ignores her, she becomes obsessed with making him react or show admiration, like saying "Oh wow" (おっふ, *Offu*) at her. She has a fan club called the Kokomins.
* **Aren Kuboyasu:** (Main) Aren started his high school debut as a normal high school boy to rid himself of his delinquent past. But despite trying to be polite when hanging out with other people, there are times when he lose control and reverts back to being the delinquent he used to be. Despite his violent nature as a delinquent, Aren has a keen sense of friendship, loyalty, as well as the will to protect the weak. Aren, with the strong physical fortitude he gained from being a delinquent, has protected many of his fellow classmates from the local bullies.His name is an anagram of "clairvoyance."
* **Chisato Mera:** (Supporting) A glasses-wearing classmate of Saiki's who works multiple jobs to make ends meet, including part-time at a cafe that Saiki frequents. A running gag is that she craves free food, and binge eats whenever she can
* **Reita Toritsuka:** (Supporting) 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.
* **Chiyo Yumehara:** (Supporting) Saiki's classmate who has a romanticized perspective on relationships despite having a history of poor choices of boyfriends. She has short brown hair and wears a hairband. After failing to attract Saiki with her romantic comedy manga-like encounters, she dates the sweet-talking Takeru, but breaks up with him after she realizes he uses the same pick-up lines and other annoying habits.
* **Metori Saiko:** (Supporting) A rich and smug descendant of the top-notch Saiko Conglomerate who later transfers to PK Academy, ends up falling in love with Kokomi, who declines his offer because she still likes Saiki. At first, he resents Saiki but later just kind of hangs around and tries to make people jealous of how rich and great he is.
* **Mikoto Aiura:** (Supporting) A *gyaru* with lime-blonde hair, tan skin, and big breasts who transfers to Saiki's class. She is a fortune teller who can read the future and determine someone's love compatibility, often accompanied with spontaneous gestures and movements that she makes up to get her in the mood. Saiki realizes her powers are for real after she accurately assesses his classmates. She, Saiki and Toritsuka constitute a "psychic trio" (anime: PK Academy Psychic Kids), much to Saiki's dismay.
* **Kusuke Saiki:** (Supporting) Kusuo's older brother. He is a super genius who invents devices and machines, but lacks psychic abilities and thus always loses in any sort of competition with his brother. When he was 14, he moved to England where he has been a doctoral candidate at Cambridge University. He invents a "telepathy canceler" so that Kusuo cannot read his thoughts. After graduating from university, he moves in with his grandparents.

## Official sites:

https://myanimelist.net/anime/33255/Saiki\_Kusuo\_no\_Ψ-nan

https://myanimelist.net/anime/34612/Saiki\_Kusuo\_no\_Ψ-nan\_2

https://myanimelist.net/anime/38249/Saiki\_Kusuo\_no\_Ψ-nan\_\_Kanketsu-hen

https://myanimelist.net/anime/40542/Saiki\_Kusuo\_no\_Ψ-nan\_\_Ψ-shidou-hen

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List\_of\_The\_Disastrous\_Life\_of\_Saiki\_K.\_characters#PK\_Academy