#asou shuuichi

[asoublog]

2024 New Year's Illustrations!

"I know it's late, but Happy New Year!

I hope I can show you something this year, and I will do my best!

I feel like I say this every year.

I don't have any illustrations to upload yet, so for now, I'll just put up some colored papers I was asked to draw at my parents' house! 💦"

source: shu1aso

[sai-birthdays]

Welcome to Ψ Birthdays!

About Ψ Birthdays...

This blog is inspired by @aso_tan on Twitter.

Its purpose is to post updates on character birthdays from Saiki Kusuo no Ψ Nan and other works created by Asou Shuuichi.

You can expect a queued post every year on 9:00am (Japan Time - UTC+9:00) with a character who celebrates their birthday that day!

Every month I'll post a list of characters celebrating birthdays that month, too! Note: This blog is only for characters with confirmed birthdays... :(

>> The Official Certified Ψ Birthdays List™

Why does this blog exist?

The original AsoTan Twitter hasn't updated since April 2023 due to Twitter removing its free API which made the bot stop working after a decade. It was a japanese account, kept alive by the japanese fandom. I've always wanted to start something like this in English, so here it is!

I'm looking forward to celebrating with you!

Thank you for your support! 🎂🎉

- Alex (@aoki553)

[aoki553]

he replied to my fanart yesterday

i love this man sm

[thecrowperson]

Kaidou manga panels I like: (pt 137)

Popularity Contest: feat. Saiki

Part 2: feat. Saiki, Nendou, and Toritsuka

From: vol 7 ch 73

And here's the official popularity rankings in case you were wondering:

there you go

[saotome-michi]

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I can’t believe this video exists. It’s a discussion between not two, not three, but FOUR mangakas who’ve had works serialized in Weekly Shounen Jump, as well as in Jump SQ and Jump+; Shinohara Kenta (Sket Dance, Kanata no Astra, Witch Watch), Asou Shuuichi (Boku no Watashi no Yuusha Gaku, Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan), Aimoto Shou (Hokenshitsu no Shinigami, Kemono Jihen), and Ooishi Kouji (Inumarudashi, Tomatoypoo no Lycopene).

It is SO rare for something like this to be recorded on video and uploaded on Youtube. Ooishi, who seems to be the organizer, mentions in the beginning that they’re doing this without the editorial department’s permission. They don’t talk about anything scandalous (there’s even one part where they start talking about the Jump Survey results and get a bunch of interference and they joke that it’s the editors jamming their feed), but also this video is part 2/3, it’s been a year since and part 3 still hasn’t been uploaded, which makes me wonder if the editors found out and forbid him from continuing this... (though in that case, this video should’ve been deleted)

Some funny things in the video:

Asou is married to an idol. Meanwhile, Shinohara Kenta’s wife and Yabuki Kentarou’s (the mangaka of Black Cat and the artist of To Love-Ru) wife are sisters?! Making them brother-in-laws

Around 10 years ago, Ooishi, Asou, and Aimoto went to a coffee shop. Since Ooishi was the senpai of the group, he paid the bill, which somehow totaled to more than 10,000 yen (about $100) despite them only having consumed coffee. Now that both Asou and Aimoto have become successful, Asou with Saiki K. and Aimoto with Kemono Jihen, Ooishi jokes that they should pay him back. Shinohara asks how did the bill get so expensive. Aimoto replies that it really was just regular coffee, no more than 500 yen per cup ($5), but that she by herself had drank around 8000 yen ($80) worth of coffee which like... girl... 0-0 that’s around 16 cups

From 2009 - 2010, all four of them had serializations in Weekly Shounen Jump. Shinohara mentions that he doesn’t really have memories from the time he was working on Sket Dance (because he was in a “strange” frame of mind, probably meaning he was so focused on making sure Sket Dance wasn’t canceled that he blocked out everything else)

Aimoto asks if they remember the survey results. Shinohara says that he remembers the results for his own manga, but not others. Aimoto says the same. Ooishi then asks them what’s the best survey ranking they ever got. Shinohara asks if they’re allowed to reveal that, which then leads to everyone wondering if they can. Ooishi says that since they’re talking about really old results it should be fine. Aimoto starts talking about it, but then there’s so much interference you can’t tell what she’s saying, causing Ooishi to joke that the editors are jamming their feed. Everyone laughs and decides to change the subject.

Asou asks if they read comments from readers. Shinohara and Ooishi say that they do. Shinohara says that for a mystery story like Kanata no Astra, he would get nervous before reading the comments, because he was always afraid that someone would figure out the mystery and reveal it to everyone else. Asou says that for gag mangas, a lot of the comments were tsukkomi rebuttals to the jokes.

Ooishi asks about everyone’s method on choosing character names, as he feels this is something he’s bad at. Aimoto says that recently she was told, in order for her characters’ names to be easily searchable on the internet, she shouldn’t pick out names that are commonly used. Asou remarks that that’s how he chose his pen name, by finding something that wasn’t already used on the internet.

On that note, while Asou Shuuichi and Aimoto Shou are both pen names, Shinohara Kenta and Ooishi Kouji use their real names, something that they both regret now. They remark that their generation of Jump mangaka didn’t really use pen names. Shinohara says that whenever he gets a package delivered from Shueisha, he gets worried that the delivery person would find out his identity and address, so now he has a “pen name” just for package delivery. Ooishi says that he uses a different name for haircuts and food delivery, and that when the hairstylist asks about his occupation, he just says that he works at home remotely.

All four remark that signing stuff for fans is hard, because they can’t just write their names they also have to draw something, and they feel a lot of pressure to make sure that drawing is good for the fan. Shinohara comments that although the requests make him very happy, he also gets worried because he’s slow at drawing. Whenever he watches videos of Kubo-sensei drawing (Kubo as in Kubo Tite, the mangaka of Bleach), he’s in awe because he produces such wonderful drawings so quickly and without sketching a rough draft or any guidelines.

Ooishi asks them when did they decide on their autograph, recounting that Hamada Kousuke (mangaka of Hanebado!) already had his autograph ready when working as an assistant at 19 years old. Shinohara says that he only decided on his after Sket Dance got serialized. Ooishi comments that he hesitated thinking about his autograph because there was always the possibility that his manga wouldn’t succeed, which Shinohara readily agrees with, stating that with Jump, the risk of cancellation always loomed overhead.

Ooishi asks when did they decide to be a mangaka. Asou and Ooishi decided around the age of 20. (Aimoto does not state exactly when, but given that she debuted at 19, probably at least a year before then.) Shinohara is the outlier who decided at 28/9, after quitting his job at a video game company. He submitted works for the Jump 12 Outstanding Rookie Manga Award and did not win, but he was a finalist. After that he debuted in Akamaru Jump with “Red Panda Puppet Show”, which Asou says he found really entertaining. Aimoto was also writing for Akamaru at around the same time, her debut work “Hanasaka Hime”, which Shinohara says he remembers very well, because the art was so good. Ooishi says that she was probably the youngest person to have debuted, but Aimoto says that she thinks Yabuki (Black Cat and To Love-ru Mangaka) was the youngest, because he debuted at the age of 18. Shinohara laughs and remarks that he must be the oldest and Yabuki the youngest. They have a funny relationship where Yabuki is his senpai even though he’s the “younger brother” (remember, they’re brother-in-laws lol) 

Shinohara mentions that when he visits his wife’s family home for the new year, Yabuki is also there. Ooishi jokes, presenting a To Love-Ru scenario where Yabuki’s in the bath and Shinohara enters the room. Shinohara finishes the joke saying, “I slide on a bar of soap and then, ossan on ossan, we bash our crotches together.”

[oratokyosaigunda]

Saiki Kusuo no PSI Nan series banner

[transmasccofee]

honestly one of my fav things that isn’t ever talked about with Kusuo is that he is honestly when you actually examine him, a pretty normal teenager. He’s insecure, he cares a lot about his mom and is scared of making her mad, he gets invested in other peoples drama, he dislikes PE, he hates being spoiled for things, he has an embarrassing crush that his friends judge him for, he has an awkward relationship with his dad and fights with his brother, he wants to be protected.

Like underneath all the unfamiliar stuff, he is honestly Just Some Guy.

[ciderjacks]

do you know how humiliating it is to get baited by a fictional straight couple. At least with gay ships I can be like oh well homophobia ynow. With straight ships I’m like well they absolutely could’ve done this and just chose not to. Alright. I hope I get shot.

[haveyoureadthismanga-poll]

[desitenya]

idk how to draw hip pant wrinkles im not looking at a man’s crotch for reference. gay af

[oceanwithouthermoon]

this image is called: shuuichi asou subtly breaking my fucking heart with one panel

[asoublog]

It's December 26th - Asou Shuuichi's birthday!

Let's celebrate Asou-sensei's birthday by continuing to support him next year!

Here's some fanart from his fans on Twitter!

[sai-birthdays]

The Official Certified Ψ Birthdays List™

If there's anything I missed or a character you'd like me to add, let me know!

January:

1.01 - Mineo Nobunaki (Saiki Kusuo No Ψ Nan) 6.01 - Kouno Jun (Our Hero Studies) 8.01 - Tadatsugu Takayuki (Mikami Case Files) 25.01 - Satou Hiroshi (Saiki Kusuo No Ψ Nan)

February:

14.02 - Rifuta Imu* (Saiki Kusuo No Ψ Nan) 22.02 - Saitou Marietta (Kanata Seven Change) 25.02 - Kouno Fukue (Our Hero Studies) 28.02 - Arisu Makino (Saiki Kusuo No Ψ Nan)

*Imu has two different birthdays in the manga and a later released guidebook, so she celebrates twice! The February ones comes from the guidebook, the April Date comes from the manga (likely outdated).

March:

2.03 - Hinoki Nozomi (Our Hero Studies) 3.03 - Kurusu Yayumi (Our Hero Studies) 3.03 - Daigo Domon (Kanata Seven Change) 4.03 - Teruhashi Makoto (Saiki Kusuo No Ψ Nan) 7.03 -Jaga Yokota (Saiki Kusuo No Ψ Nan) 3.10 - Kimura (Our Hero Studies) 24.03 - Saiki Kumi (Saiki Kusuo No Ψ Nan) 25.03 - Saiki Kumagoro (Saiki Kusuo No Ψ Nan)

April:

10.04 - Shinoda Takeru (Saiki Kusuo No Ψ Nan) 12.04 - Takahashi (Saiki Kusuo No Ψ Nan) 12.04 - Koriki No.2 (Saiki Kusuo No Ψ Nan) 13.04 - Imu Rifuta (Saiki Kusuo No Ψ Nan) 15.04 - Mera Chisato (Saiki Kusuo No Ψ Nan) 24.04 - Mikami Aiko (Saiki Kusuo No Ψ Nan)

May:

5.05 - Ikari Keinosuke (Kanata Seven Change) 9.05 - Nendou Riki (Saiki Kusuo No Ψ Nan) 13.05 - Saiki Kuniharu (Saiki Kusuo No Ψ Nan) 14.05 - Saiki Kurumi (Saiki Kusuo No Ψ Nan) 19.05 - Kongou Tsuyoshi (Saiki Kusuo No Ψ Nan) 24.05 - Yoshida (Our Hero Studies)

June:

6.06 - Iridatsu Yuuta (Saiki Kusuo No Ψ Nan) 8.06 - Oono Ishio (Our Hero Studies) 10.06 - Haganeno Ken (Our Hero Studies) 10.06 - Yarizaki Hideo (Our Hero Studies) 14.06 - Kouki Sawakita (Saiki Kusuo No Ψ Nan) 16.06 - Saiki Kuusuke (Saiki Kusuo No Ψ Nan) 18.06 - Hairo Kineshi (Saiki Kusuo No Ψ Nan) 19.06 - Zolbe (Saiki Kusuo No Ψ Nan) 27.06 - Nakanishi Kouta / Chouno Uryoku (Saiki Kusuo No Ψ Nan)

July:

7.07 - Kanata Aoki (Kanata Seven Change) 7.07 - Ruchi Shizuru (Kanata Seven Change) 7.07 - Holy Lance Academy Headmaster (Our Hero Studies) 12.07 - Cafe Mami Manager (Saiki Kusuo No Ψ Nan) 29.07 - Nakanishi Shinya (Saiki Kusuo No Ψ Nan)

August:

6.08 - Teruhashi Kokomi (Saiki Kusuo No Ψ Nan) 16.08 - Saiki Kusuo (Saiki Kusuo No Ψ Nan) 24.08 - Shuuji Murata (Saiki Kusuo No Ψ Nan) 28.08 - Suzumiya Hii (Saiki Kusuo No Ψ Nan)

September:

2.09 - Kuboyasu Aren (Saiki Kusuo No Ψ Nan) 5.09 - Akechi Touma (Saiki Kusuo No Ψ Nan) 5.09 - Takeuchi Riki (Saiki Kusuo No Ψ Nan) 7.09 - Aiura Mikoto (Saiki Kusuo No Ψ Nan) 8.09 - Saiko Metori (Saiki Kusuo No Ψ Nan) 10.09 - Toritsuka Reita (Saiki Kusuo No Ψ Nan) 21.09 - Matsuzaki (Saiki Kusuo No Ψ Nan) 23.09 - Soul Shout (Saiki Kusuo No Ψ Nan) 26.09 - Kazuya Ikemi (Saiki Kusuo No Ψ Nan) 29.09 - Kase Hinako (Kanata Seven Change)

October:

3.10 - Kaidou Shun (Saiki Kusuo No Ψ Nan) 10.10 - Tanaka Akio (Kanata Seven Change) 14.10 - Mrs Kaidou (Saiki Kusuo No Ψ Nan) 24.10 - Madouichi Jou (Our Hero Studies) 24.10 - Nendou Midori 25.10 - Mikami Mei (Mikami Case Files)

November:

13.11 - Hitori Shuu (Our Hero Studies) 29.11 - Anpu (Saiki Kusuo No Ψ Nan)

December:

3.12 - Itano Yoriko (Saiki Kusuo No Ψ Nan) 4.12 - Watsuki Madoka (Our Hero Studies) 8.12 - Ibaraki Muchiko (Our Hero Studies) 26.12 - Asou Shuuichi-sensei

[aoki553]

A Full Guide To Saiki Kusuo No Psi Nan and Asou Shuuichi's Works

- compiled and written by aoki553

Disclaimer: This post contains links to unofficially translated media from the series. I do not support piracy. Please support it by buying the original work online and support the creator.

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., Abbreviations: 斉Ψ, SaiPsi) 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. It's currently best known outside Japan for its 2016 anime adaptation.

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

Chounouryokusha Saiki Kusuo No Psi Nan (Volume 0) - Buy it on Amazon | Unofficial English translation

Saiki Kusuo No Psi Nan manga (2012-2018) - Buy it on Amazon | Unofficial English translation

Saiki Kusuo No Psi Nan Flash Anime - All links here

Saiki Kusuo No Psi Nan Vomic (manga dub) - All links here

Saiki Kusuo No Psi Nan: Nerae Heibon! Tairyoku Sokutei (mobile game) - DISCONTINUED

Saiki Kusuo No Psi Nan Novel: Extra Stories of Psychics - Buy it on Amazon | Unofficial English translation

Saiki Kusuo No Psi Nan Anime (2016)

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

Saiki Kusuo No Psi Nan (2017 movie) - Link | English Sub version is easy to find online

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

The Disastrous Life of Saiki K Season 1

The Disastrous Life of Saiki K Season 2

Reawakened Episodes 1-5

The Disastrous Life of Saiki K Season 3 (Conclusion Special)

Reawakened Episode 6

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

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.

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.)

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. All oneshots that have recieved a translation have been linked to their MangaDex entry. 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

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.

Will Saiki get more manga chapters? - The manga finished in 2018. It's unlikely for Asou-sensei to continue this project after concluding it.

Where can I read/watch...? - Re-read this post - I've linked EVERYTHING I could think of. Just click the hyperlink.

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 though- go ahead.

Is Kusuo aroace? - Canonically no, but it's a popular headcanon.

Thank you for reading!

More information will be added to this post in the future. I hope you could find it somewhat useful :) ~aoki553

[thecrowperson]

Kaidou manga panels I like: (pt 136)

Posing for a Movie Poster: feat. Saiki, Teruhashi, Yumehara, Nendou, Kuriko, Hairo, Toritsuka, Takahashi, Asou, and some other guy who I should probably know but don't

From: vol 7 ch 73

[joshhere911]

There just isnt enough saiki k content

(26 volumes, 2 light novels, like 3 games, 3 seasons and a sequel season , live action movie, asou shuuichis twitter account, tumblr)