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The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Hiroshi Kamiya
Saiki Kusuo (voice)
48 eps
Ai Kayano
Teruhashi Kokomi (voice)
48 eps
Maaya Uchida
Mera Chisato (voice)
48 eps
Yoshimasa Hosoya
Kuboyasu Aren (voice)
48 eps
Nobunaga Shimazaki
Kaidou Shun (voice)
48 eps
Yuki Kaji
Akechi Touma (voice)
48 eps
Masaya Matsukaze
Saiko Metori (voice)
48 eps
Daisuke Ono
Nendou Riki (voice)
48 eps
Yukari Tamura
Yumehara Chiyo (voice)
48 eps
Haruka Tomatsu
Kusuko (voice)
48 eps
Natsuki Hanae
Toritsuka Reita (voice)
48 eps
Mao Ichimichi
Rifuta Imu (voice)
48 eps
Satoshi Hino
Hairo Kineshi (voice)
48 eps
Eri Kitamura
Aiura Mikoto (voice)
48 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. reads strongest on World Building, Spectacle and Humour.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
The story
What it's about
High school sophomore Kusuo Saiki swore as a child that he would keep his psychic talents hidden, but his abilities still make his life difficult.
The run
Seasons
2 seasons · 48 episodes.
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
20183 episodes
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201624 episodes
7.8IMDbBest episode · S01E01 The Disastrous Life of a Psychic + The Worst of the Worst?! Riki Nendou + Shun Kaidou, AKA The Jet-Black Wings + Intelligent and Beautiful! Kokomi Teruhashi
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
201824 episodes
8.0IMDbBest episode · S02E01 Restarting! Everyday Life, “As Usual” + Another Christmas Challenge! + First Experiences of the Year Are Important + Courtside Love Game + Dessert Buffet Disaster
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
The Disastrous Life of a Psychic + The Worst of the Worst?! Riki Nendou + Shun Kaidou, AKA The Jet-Black Wings + Intelligent and Beautiful! Kokomi Teruhashi
Kusuo Saiki thought he could have an easy life despite his psychic abilities, but his sophomore year of high school quickly proves him wrong.
- Directed by Makoto Sokuza
- Written by Michiko Yokote
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S00E01
Everyone's Different Future Plans
S00E03
Incorrect please remove. Ep 3 does not exist
S00E02
Planning Out Specifics for the Trip
S02E24
Trial of the Perfect Beautiful Girl + Make Your Investigation, Psykickers! + Disaster Back from the Holidays + Remembering the Cast
S02E23
Facing an Unusual Past
S02E22
Choosing the Best Person to Walk Home With + Details Wanted! The Super Idol's Secret + Division of Labor + Facing the Unexpected
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Sayako MuramatsuProducer
Writing
- Atsushi TakayamaWriter
- Michiko YokoteWriter
- Kohei UrushibaraWriter
- Hiroko KanasugiWriter
Direction
- Shinpei NagaiDirector
- Warurou SuzukiDirector
- Makoto SokuzaDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- NetflixStreaming
- Apple TV StoreBuy
- Netflix Standard with AdsStreaming
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