While still somewhat interesting, I found the second volume of Sayonara, Zetsubou Sensei, to be less as hilarious as I'd expected. Whereas in the first volume, where almost every chapter had me laughing at its dark humor; in this volume I found myself more puzzled than amused as some of the chapters would go for a more bizarre turn (with the Translation Notes to be of little use). In general, I found chapters that focused on characters (Fujiyoshi) or events (Miai) to be more interesting. Accordingly, chapters focusing on Sensei's explanation for the 'meaning of life' tended to find its welcome, worn short. ( )