I recently learned that NEET stands for “Not in Employment, Education or Training.” I looked it up because it was referenced in Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei episode 9, and I had no idea what it meant.
Is that sad? It’s a little sad, isn’t it? 
// It took me a while, but I finally finished Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei a few days ago. The art was cool, I enjoyed the satire, etc. but to be honest, getting through the show felt a bit like a chore because there’s always so much going on, so much getting thrown at you. I felt like I should be absorbing a lot more of the show than I did, so I had a bit of the “guilt complex” going on there xD;; Which is kind of funny, since I had switched from the Zetsubou manga to the anime BECAUSE there was also so much going on in the manga. I found myself spending an inordinate amount of time squinting at the sea of ant-sized text on each page that I thought the anime might be slightly easier to take in. And of course, some of the more cultural-specific references don’t always translate over to English quite as well – manga or anime.
But for all my upfront ranting I really did enjoy Zetsubou-Sensei. It was completely random (I’m looking at you, random dude/director?-face that was pasted EVERYWHERE in the show) and extremely clever in concept, satire, and presentation. The stories with each of the students are always a lot of fun, and for some of the complexes I definitely found myself thinking, wow, that commentary was SPOT-ON in pointing out humans’ weird social kinks! And the art is really awesome. I’m glad that I’ve crossed this one off my to-watch list and can now put it on my to-wall list 
The only thing I regret is not feeling the urge to charge through the series like I did with, say, Gundam SEED.
I’m following one black comedy/social commentary with another social commentary that’s even darker – Welcome to the N.H.K. I’ve started with the manga and I think this is another series where I’d prefer to watch the anime… but for now I’m plowing through the manga, and my first impressions of N.H.K. is that it is completely depressing 
I’m going to have to add something more lighthearted to my watch/read list… any suggestions?
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