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The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.

2016 · TV Series · TV-14 · 23 min · ★ 8.3 · 82% critics

ComedySci-Fi & FantasyDramaAnimeSupernatural

A quiet high schooler tries to keep extraordinary psychic abilities under wraps, hoping for an ordinary life. But everyday school situations and the people around him constantly pull him into awkward, funny problems that make staying unnoticed nearly impossible.

Based on The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.

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Details
Original title
斉木楠雄のΨ難
Years
2016–2018
Release date
2016-07-11
Network
TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, TV Aichi, TVh, TVQ, TSC
Language
Japanese
Rated
TV-14
Runtime
23 min
Max quality
HD
Critic score
82/100
TMDB rating
8.3/10 (371 votes)
About

You’ll likely enjoy this if you want fast, deadpan, sitcom-like comedy about everyday chaos with a superpowered twist; Not for you if you need a strong ongoing plot or dislike rapid-fire gags like in Shaman King.

Pros: nonstop laugh-out-loud humor; quick, bingeable episodes; lovable oddball classmates | Cons: light on overarching story; jokes can feel nonstop; humor may not click

Themes

  • telepathy
  • satire
  • parody
  • based on manga
  • psychic
  • super power
  • shounen
  • anime
  • japanese high school
  • supernatural power

Cast & crew

Directed by Shinpei Nagai, Makoto Sokuza

Episodes2 seasons · 48 episodes

Season 124 episodes
  • S1E1The Disastrous Life of a Psychic + The Worst of the Worst?! Riki Nendou + Shun Kaidou, AKA The Jet-Black Wings + Intelligent and Beautiful! Kokomi Teruhashi23m
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  • S1E2Hot-Blooded! Dodgeball! + Reach Him! Sign of Love + Saiki Family Home Renovation?! Drastic Makeover!! + Deceive! Mind Control23m
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  • S1E3A Genius Magician?! Uryoku Chouno + Second Encounter (on TV)! Uryoku Chouno + How Shady! Dark Reunion! + Beachside Summer Story + A New School Term Starts! The Melancholy of Nendou23m
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  • S1E4Please Make Me Your Apprentice! + Psychic Medium in the Class Next Door + Kineshi Hairo, in Search of Lumber + Home Alone Disaster + Crisis in Three-Month Relationship23m
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  • S1E5Escape Using an Invincible Suit of Camouflage! + Get Fired Up! PK Academy Sports Day + Don’t Catch Fire! Safety Drill!23m
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  • S1E6Enticing Premium Quality Coffee Jello + In Order to Avoid Misfortunes... + Teruhashi’s Biggest Trial + The Disastrous Life of the Psychic Medium Reita Toritsuka + Stop the Killer Domino Effect!23m
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  • S1E7Reign of the Small King + Frolic! Silent Night + Noisy New Year's23m
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  • S1E8The Scariest! Mr. Matsuzaki + Chocolate Festival + Absolutely the Worst! Nendou’s Father + Totally Trusting! Kurumi Saiki + Telepathy Silencer23m
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  • S1E9The Superstar Returns! + Cast the Die! An Upset in the Finals + Second Encounter (for Real This Time)! Uryoku Chouno + Mera’s Money Situation23m
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  • S1E10Reignited! Physical Fitness Test! + Little Love Story + The Latest Crappy Game! Olfana’s Story + Welcome Home! Mama + The Best Way of Confessing Love?! Spirit-Summoning Technique23m
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  • S1E11Jump! Cyborg Cider-Man No. 2 + Industry-Leading, Top-Ranking Company?! Father’s Job + Cider-Man No. 2 vs. The Lemonade Fiend + Kusuo Saiki’s Holiday + Kusuo Saiki’s Woman Troubles23m
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  • S1E12Okinawa School Trip (Part 1)23m
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  • S1E13Okinawa School Trip (Part 2)23m
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  • S1E14’Sup Homies!! Outsider + A Transfer Student: The First Encounters + Mr. and Mrs. Nendou Together! + Reviving Café Mami! + Guilty or Not Guilty?! A Theft Case23m
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  • S1E15Which Idea Will Be Picked?! School Festival Planning + Sing! Reita’s Recital! + PK Academy School Festival23m
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  • S1E16The Perfect Pretty Girl vs. the Super Stubborn Guy + Psychic Santa Claus + Let’s Go Buy the Latest Electronics! + New Year’s Cycle23m
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  • S1E17Kaidou's Suspicion + No Intervention Needed?! Nendou vs. Kaidou + The Worst Part-Timer + Fierce Run! Runners Psi!23m
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  • S1E18Teruhashi's Second Visit to the Saiki Residence + It's a Piece of Cake! The Straw Millionaire + Transformation! Super Size + He Should Repeat the Grade + Max Excitement! Karaoke Party23m
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  • S1E19Hurray! Tsundere Grandpa + Hip, Hip, Hurray! Tsundere Grandpa + Welcome to the Farthest Amusement Park! + See You Again! Saying Goodbye to the Grandparents + Congratulations on the Video Game Release! Kunio Saitou's Horror Stories23m
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  • S1E20Toritsuka's Plan to Get Popular + The PK Occult Club + The Worst Cooks + Kokomins Trial + The Disastrous ___th Episode of the Anime23m
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  • S1E21Here Comes the Mad Scientist + Run for It! A Battle of Wits + Please at Least Be Quiet in the Art Museum23m
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  • S1E22Summer Break! The Occult Club Training Camp + The Tennis Club Training Camp + Clinical Testing Job + License Training Camp + A Date with Teruhashi23m
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  • S1E23The Heir to a Conglomerate Makes His Appearance + Tsundere Grandpa Returns! + Holding a Halloween Party + The Saiko Family's Unbeatable Financial Power23m
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  • S1E24Talent Blossoms?! Melancholy of a Popular Magician + An Exercise in Runaway Delusion + Break-time Disaster + Crushed! Surprise Party23m
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Season 224 episodes
  • S2E1Restarting! Everyday Life, “As Usual” + Another Christmas Challenge! + First Experiences of the Year Are Important + Courtside Love Game + Dessert Buffet Disaster23m
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  • S2E2Firsthand Science Fiction + 'Sup! Love Challenge + Fashion Sense out of Stock23m
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  • S2E3Midwinter Disaster + The Saiko Conglomerate Home Visit + Come On Over to Saiko Land! + Invincible Disaster Prevention Measures + Congratulations on Your Graduation!23m
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  • S2E4The Disastrous Life of Imu Rifuta + April Fools' Deceit! + Spring's Ultimate Weapon + Recycle! Trash Cleanup Competition + Cutting Through the Silence, the Ghost in the Music Room23m
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  • S2E5Rematch! Rifuta vs Teruhashi + Gifts of the Magi + The Lost Hamster with a Kansai Dialect + The Transient Miniature Animal + Massage Disaster23m
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  • S2E6The Saiko Conglomerate's Luxurious Cruise + The Shipwreck of Saiki K. (Part 1)23m
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  • S2E7The Shipwreck of Saiki K. (Part 2) + The PK Academy Press Club Guillotine + Farewell! The Last Day of Summer Break23m
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  • S2E8A Totally Bad News Transfer Student Appears! + Escape the Aural Sight! + The Circumstances of Delicate Children + Another Time Leap Challenge! + The Disastrous Life of Kokomi Teruhashi23m
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  • S2E9Psychics Should Exercise Extreme Caution + The Psychic Circus of Dreams + Hope You Get Well Soon!23m
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  • S2E10Preventing a Scam! + The Saiki Family Reunion! + The Rural Mad Scientist + PK Academy Psykickers Assemble!23m
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  • S2E11An Ugly Bolt Out of the Blue + Conceal Your Hidden Power! + A Fight Between the Two Worst People + A Miraculously Average Guy Appears! + Disaster in the Library Room23m
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  • S2E12A Strong Declaration of Friendship + The Best Wing Girl!? + The Adventures of Riki Jr. No. 2, Small and Smart + The Disastrous Life of Hiroshi Satou + Trim a Bit off the Sides23m
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  • S2E13Chisato Mera's Reunion + An Abnormality with Silent Cyborg + The Ultimate Spot Claimers + Preface to the Final Episode23m
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  • S2E14The Saiko Family's Greatest Trial + Psychic Sidekicks + The Occult Club's Final Scream Scheme + Love Score Showdown + The Master Artist's Classroom23m
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  • S2E15Rebuilding the Baseball Team! + Eat Your Vegetables Too! The Yakiniku Epilogue + Dad's New Job!? + Birthday Present Demands23m
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  • S2E16If You're Looking for a Boyfriend... + The Best Present for a Beloved Sister + The Spirit Medium Debuts Again + The High Tech Soldier, 100 Yen Man! + Inside the Secret Base23m
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  • S2E17He's Back! The Brother's Five Directives + Let's Go to the Zoo! + The Disastrous Work of a New Manga Author + The Disastrous Lives of the Kaidou Brothers + A Girl's Makeover23m
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  • S2E18Touma Akechi, the Transfer Student Who Never Shuts Up + The Transfer Student's Still Talking! + Sweet Potato Digging Disaster + Putting the Mascot Characters in Order + Metori Saiko's Listless Days23m
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  • S2E19Class Disaster + PK Academy Cultural Festival23m
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  • S2E20Impersonation via Hypnosis + High Expectations on the New, Fully Functional Mascot + This Year's the Last Time! New Year's Eve + Silent New Year's23m
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  • S2E21Chronicles of the Grandparents' Travels + Returning the Favor, Toritsuka's Ascetic Fasting + A Misunderstanding Between Opposite Sex Friends + A Big Scoop!23m
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  • S2E22Choosing the Best Person to Walk Home With + Details Wanted! The Super Idol's Secret + Division of Labor + Facing the Unexpected23m
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  • S2E23Facing an Unusual Past23m
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  • S2E24Trial of the Perfect Beautiful Girl + Make Your Investigation, Psykickers! + Disaster Back from the Holidays + Remembering the Cast23m
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