Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei episode 6

Itoshiki boldly proclaims that he will go missing during the summer break. As he marches out, it seems that Kafuka has a slight cold. She visits the local clinic for a check-up and discovers that the doctor there is in fact Mikoto Itoshiki, Nozomu’s older brother. She puts the characters in his name together to find out that his name means Dr. Death (Zetsumei-sensei), sending him into a fit. After calming down, Mikoto asks why Kafuka has come to the clinic, and it seems that the cold has passed. She happily skips away, further aggravating him.

She runs into Chiri-chan on the street who reveals a note from Itoshiki-sensei that he has seriously gone missing. Kafuka decides that no one she knows could ever go missing and that he has simply returned to his hometown. The two go back to the clinic to ask about their teacher’s whereabouts. Mikoto tells them that his younger brother has returned home to deal with his arranged marriage interviews.

Fate gathers all of the girls together at the train station as they begin their quest to find Spock Itoshiki-sensei. As soon as the girls disembark at Itoshiki’s hometown they are quickly greeted by the Itoshiki family’s butler, Tokita, who is there at the request of Dr. Death. To their surprise, they see their teacher walking by the side of the road in very casual summer attire.

Back at the Itoshiki mansion the girls learn about the Itoshiki family tree. They meet his younger sister Rin, who as per the quota goes ballistic once the girls analyze the meaning of her name. Chiri inquires about the arranged marriage, and Tokita obliges by revealing the true nature of the matter. From midnight to noon, he will be forced to marry anyone who he makes eye contact with. The girls also find out that they will also be participating in the marriage ritual.

As the ritual begins, Itoshiki masterfully avoids making eye contact with everyone that gets in his way. His luck runs out when he runs into a multi-eyed monster but it is voided because it’s a monster after all. The marriage ritual ends with Itoshiki coming out unscathed and everyone takes the train back to the city together.

All of those movie reference cuts really eluded me. While this wasn’t Sayonara’s funniest episode it was still good. Itoshiki seems to take great pride in his repertoire of useless skills like avoiding eye contact with people. Coming soon to a blog near you, the Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei episode 7 write-up.

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