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Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei S3E5 — Back Scratch / The Adventures of A, Leap, and B / The Dropper in the Rye

Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei•Season 3•Episode 5

Back Scratch / The Adventures of A, Leap, and B / The Dropper in the Rye

Aug 2, 200925 min

Whilst complaining about how people use poetic words that make you skeptical about them, Nozomu gets thrown into a card game by Rin in which excessive writing is applied to their names. As Chiri complains about the leap seconds added at the new year, Nozomu

Directed byToshikatsu Tokoro

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Seasons3

Season 3 Episodes13

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Cast10

Hiroshi Kamiya

Hiroshi Kamiya

Nozomu Itoshiki (voice)

Ai Nonaka

Ai Nonaka

Kafuka Fuura (voice)

Marina Inoue

Marina Inoue

Chiri Kitsu (voice)

Asuka Tanii

Asuka Tanii

Kiri Komori (voice)

Yuko Goto

Yuko Goto

Abiru Kobushi (voice)

Asami Sanada

Asami Sanada

Matoi Tsunetsuki (voice)

Yu Kobayashi

Yu Kobayashi

Kaere Kimura (voice)

Miyuki Sawashiro

Miyuki Sawashiro

Tarou 'Maria' Sekiutsu (voice)

Ryoko Shintani

Ryoko Shintani

Nami Hitou (voice)

Miyu Matsuki

Miyu Matsuki

Harumi Fujiyoshi (voice)

Crew2

I

Ichizo Kobayashi

Animation Director

T

Toshikatsu Tokoro

Director

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Episode Summary

"Back Scratch / The Adventures of A, Leap, and B / The Dropper in the Rye" is episode 5 of Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei season 3. Directed by Toshikatsu Tokoro, it aired on August 2, 2009.

Next: E6 · The Measles of Madison County / Polygon in the Evening / The Dropper in the Rye Part 2 Best of Season 3