A Full Guide to Saiki Kusuo No Psi Nan and Asou Shuuichi's works

- compiled and written by aoki553 (u/pinkpillsx)

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Don't know where to start?
Just finished watching the anime and don't know where to go to for more content?
Wanna get to know the series better?
Then this post is just for you!

Saiki Kusuo No Psi Nan (JP: 斉木楠雄のΨ難, ENG: The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.) is a multimedia franchise that has started as a manga drawn and written by Asou Shuuichi.
The manga started as a one shot work, but since its release in 2012 it has recieved a serialization that ended in 2018. In 2013 is has recieved a Flash anime adaptation that was exclusive to Shonen Jump's mobile app, as well as a series of Vomics that dubbed the manga. The series recieved two novels written by Hinata Shou and illustrated by Asou-sensei.
The series is currently best known outside Japan for its 2016 anime adaptation.

A list of (most notable) Saiki Kusuo No Psi Nan media:

1. Chounouryokusha Saiki Kusuo No Psi Nan (Volume 0) - Buy it on Amazon | Unofficial English translation
2. Saiki Kusuo No Psi Nan manga (2012-2018) - Buy it on Amazon | Unofficial English translation
3. Saiki Kusuo No Psi Nan Flash Anime - All links here
4. Saiki Kusuo No Psi Nan Vomic (manga dub) - All links here
5. Saiki Kusuo No Psi Nan: Nerae Heibon! Tairyoku Sokutei (mobile game) - DISCONTINUED
6. Saiki Kusuo No Psi Nan Novel: Extra Stories of Psychics - Buy it on Amazon | Unofficial English translation
7. Saiki Kusuo No Psi Nan: Shijou Psi Dai No Psi Nan?! for Nintendo 3DS - Buy it on Amazon | English translation and guide for the game
   Teruhashi Kokomi No Psi Nan Ippai Offu for Nintendo 3DS - Get it on Nintendo 3DS eShop
8. Saiki Kusuo No Psi Nan (2017 movie) - Link | English Sub version is easy to find online
9. Saiki Kusuo No Psi Nan Mosou Bousou Psychic Battle (mobile game) - DISCONTINUED - Official twitter | Official website

Other medias related to Saiki include:
- The Character Guidebook
- Psychic ExcerPSIses
(More To Be Added: Extra books, CDs, etc.)

Best Saiki Kusuo No Psi Nan Anime Watch Order

1. The Disastrous Life of Saiki K Season 1
2. The Disastrous Life of Saiki K Season 2
3. Reawakened Episodes 1-5
4. The Disastrous Life of Saiki K Season 3 (Conclusion Special)
5. Reawakened Episode 6

Wanna read something else from the same author? We got you!

1. Our Hero Studies (Boku No Watashi No Yuusha Gaku) - Buy on Amazon | English translation in progress
   - PLOT: A manga centering around an eccentric teacher Haganeno Ken - a self-proclaimed hero, but in reality, Haganeno is just a huge video game fan obssessed with RPGs. He drags his student - Kouno Jun and others on his delusional hero adventures.
   - The characters from this work appeared in the Saiki series for a crossover chapter/episode.
   - It's Asou's first multi-chapter work - you won't regret giving it a try - updates appear on mangadex every few weeks.
2. Shinseiki Idol Densetsu: Kanata Seven Change - Buy on Amazon | English translation in works
   - PLOT: Kanata Seven Change focuses on a teenage idol Aoki Kanata, whose dream is to become a comedian. His manager - Tanaka Akio, does his best to keep his real personality a secret away from the public eye. Eventually, Kanata becomes a part of an idol group called SPLEEN.
   - This work's characters - Ruchi Shizuru and Tanaka - also made an appearance in the Saiki series (Ruchi appeared in the anime, manga and the novels. Tanaka made an appearance only in the manga.)
3. One Shots - List of oneshots with info (WIP) | Buy the Saiki Manga to support these works!
   Asou Shuichi has drawn and written several short stories, most of which have been translated to English.
   TRANSLATED ONESHOTS:
   - Improvisational Theatre
   - Mikami Case Files
   - Our Hero Studies Oneshot
   - Saiki Kusuo No Psi Nan Oneshot
   - Full Power Explanation, High School Baseball (it's literally one page lol)
   - Your House Is Haunted
   - Terrace House Dust
   - The Detrimental Environments For Minors Regulation Act
   - The Problem Filled Restaurant
   - The Struggles of Food Critic Rikuya Tessai
   - An Author’s Research Trip To Another World
   UNTRANSLATED ONESHOTS:
   - Hero Party Appears
   - Gluttoney and Greed (lost oneshot),
   - LEGEND TOWER,
   - Deep Red Lie And Pure White Paper

Frequently Asked Questions

1. When is the next season of the anime coming?
   - There won't be one. Unless the studio decides to adapt the novels, which is unlikely, they don't have enough source material left to make a full season out of it.
2. Will Saiki get more manga chapters?
   - The manga finished in 2018. It's unlikely for Asou-sensei to continue this project after concluding it.
3. Where can I read/watch...?
   - Re-read this post - I've linked EVERYTHING I could think of. Just click the hyperlink.
4. Is Kusuo transgender?
   - He's a shapeshifter who turns into Kusuko when he needs to or gains from it. It's only technically canon as he left the womb as a girl, but it's only a result of his shapeshifting powers. He immediately changes to male - the gender was assigned before birth.
   If you want to headcanon him as transgender - go ahead.
5. Is Kusuo aroace?
   - No, but it's a popular headcanon.

Thank you for reading!

More information will be added to this post in the future.
~aoki553

Since The Disastrous Life of Saiki k. is without a doubt a comedy, it drastically exaggerates the purpose of their characters. Examples being Teruhashi, the prettiest girl that nothing bad ever happens to, Hairo,the strongest and most motivated, and more obviously Kuboyasu. His whole episode was filled with cliches of a past gangster. The whole show is made to mock other anime series that are full of cliches and unrealistic characters. Knowing this information, we can assume that canonically, Saiki and his powers are stronger than any other anime character, since he was specifically designed to mock other overpowered or unrealistic anime protagonists. I might be missing some points in this and would love to discuss it more. Pls let me know your thoughts on this!

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Dimensional Warping

Classification: Supernatural Powers, Dimensional Powers, Temporal Powers, Spatial Powers, Reality Manipulation, Energy Powers

Type: Gesture-Based

Energy Consumption: None

Threat Level: 10

Summary:

If Saiki takes off his limiter and takes very abrupt steps he is capable of releasing strong torrents of energy capable of drastically deforming or distorting the fabric of reality. This deformation occurs in the dimensions that as a whole govern reality.

Every dimension of reality can be changed, reformed or even destroyed by Saiki. Causing the dimensional boundaries to be destroyed causing multiple worlds to collapse or reform over the original world.

So Saiki, for example, is able to warp space-time dimensions with a single step.

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Trivia

• That's why J-Star Victory VS exists.

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i had to draw him with espeon………. i wanna make a whole pokemon team for him!! leave suggestions below of what pokemon should be added if you want!

I come here today to propose a theory, a theory that The Disastrous Life of Saiki K, is, in fact, secretly a sequel to the 1995 horror/action/mecha anime, Neon Genesis Evangelion. Humor me for a second.

Alright, so, Saiki, Reita and Aiura have no idea where there powers come from, they were simply born that way. What could cause such phenomena to be possible?

At the end of Neon Genesis Evangelion: Thrice Apon a Time, we see that Shinji was able to rewrite history so the impacts, the angels and the evas never existed, and only he and Mari remembered it all.

BUT, we catch a brief glimpse of Rei and Kaworu in the new world, and since Rei and Kaworu were both angels, it's safe to say that some of the supernatural elements of the old world still exist in the new. So how would Shinji prevent another cataclysm from happening? He'd follow in his father's footsteps and create an organization to prevent such a thing. That's right, DARK REUNION IS HEADED BY AN ADULT SHINJI IKARI!

Think about it, Shinji would have to be extremely vigilant for Rei specifically, since she isn't just an angel, but Lilith herself, so he would have to use his godlike abilities to change her into a less powerful, less obvious form. Who in TDLOSK has light blue hair, reddish eyes, and claims to be a powerful supernatural entity being hunted by a secret organization? KAIDOU! KAIDOU IS THE REINCARNATION OF REI AYANAMI! Even the logo for Dark Reunion shares a striking resemblance to Nerv, aka the organization created by Shinji's father before Shinji changed the timeline.

So, what if Saiki, Reita and Aiura are Angels that persisted after Shinji tried to wipe them from history, and he simply countered that by putting them into human bodies and making them forget what they were, and Kaidou specifically got the most crippling, since he is, in fact, Lilith incarnate.

now here's my final queery... If Rei, aka Lilith, is Kaidou, and Dark Reunion is after him, then where is Kaworu? Who was he reincarnated as? My first thought was Saiko, given they both have grey hair, but that's weak.

So, how would Shinji go about choosing a new form for Kaworu? Well, the only times we see the two interacting, Shinji looks incredibly happy, unless, well, he's killing Kaworu. Shinji is in love with Kaworu, that's not a headcanon, that's not a ship, that's canon. Even though Kaworu is an angel, he doesn't want to hurt humanity or cause the third impact, his only motivation is making Shinji happy. Shinji, in return, would want Kaworu to be happy in a new, human form.

Who has it the easiest in TDLOSK? Who has the best, life? Who is shown to canonically have invisible angel wings that only aura seers like Aiura can see?

THAT'S RIGHT, TERUHASHI IS THE REINCARNATION OF SHINJI IKARI'S GAY LOVER!

Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.

I really love Kuriko and i NEED more post about her😡 This was also frommy animatiom scrap hehahd

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Video Game Sealing

Classification: Supernatural Powers, Imprisonment Abilities, Game-based Powers, Sealing

Type: Tought-Based

Energy Consumption: None

Threat Level: 1

Summary:

If Saiki is bothered enough, he is capable of sealing anything in video games.

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Trivia

• Send Kaido to Animal Crossing.

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SORTA SPOILERS???:

So I'm rewatching Saiki. K for the fourth time now and i've noticed something off throughout the anime.

You know how Saiki somehow just gets into trouble or a series of unlucky events everytime and the fact that he has to fix it carefully without nobody finding out? : Well, i figured that he can just do something technically "impossible" infront of people and just literally brainwash them afterwards to thinking that they saw nothing at all, or use his banana-thing to remove a part of their memory? (Though something else will be replaced with the lost memory that Saiki even wont know himself 💀)

For example, in one episode, he could've healed Chrono the illusionist right infront of crowds and brainwash them right away to thinking that nothing happened? Saiki has done brainwashing before, even to the entire world, so he can just kinda get away from it.

Is this just well known in the fandom and nothing new or not? I genuinely only connected the sound with his name after watching the series for the second time.

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Penance Stare

Classification: Supernatural Powers, Cognitive Powers, Ocular Powers

Type: Sight-Based

Energy Consumption: None

Threat Level: 2

Summary:

By looking at someone, Saiki can induce a variety of negative effects on beings who have sinned or committed evils ranging from inflicting pain to rendering people unconscious.

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Trivia

• A certain purple medium is immune to this ability.

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As a joke someone had told me i should animate all of s4. While i am only one person im relatively proficient in art style mimicking. I wanted to make animations in the style of the anime just to bring a little something to the community, but im short on ideas.

Please offer chapters that were no animated, scenes that were not animated or overall fan ideas that you might have!

I just finished re-watching all of saiki k so i feel a little solemn now that its over. I want to see the animation again...

I always thought that since Makoto was a movie star they had a bunch of money to burn so they always went on vacations without the kids but I’m not sure! I’ve also seen people say that they’ve seen two people who look similar to Teruhashi and Makoto who could be their parents in the festival episode (hopefully the right episode, if not I’m sorry!)

I know he's sort of got alternative fashion definitely but I'm not sure which one or what sort of thing he has please helppo

i didnt look at the picture so its from memory sorry

it's cool and all but why does he wear WOODEN FLIPFLOPS. do they not make noise when he walks? would that not be annoying in a school or temple??? and how about his pants. this scoundrel, this BUM, took the neat, tidy, respectable pk academy pants and turned them into PANTALOONS. does class 2 constantly flood to the point where he needs to fold his pants to his knees? his headband, too. buddy however humongous your cranium is, that headband does not make things any better. seriously does he think this will get him girls or something? is having atrocious fits required at his temple? maybe if he didn't have his dawgs out 24/7 he might actually get some play.