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The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.
Start here. Twenty-four episodes, each made of five five-minute shorts; sites that list 120 episodes are counting the shorts.
5 titles
Updated Oct 4, 2026
The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. Watch Order (2026 Guide)
Kusuo Saiki was born with every psychic power imaginable, from telepathy to X-ray vision, and all he wants is to get through high school unnoticed. His classmates make that impossible: a delusional self-styled hero, a simple-minded would-be best friend and the school idol who cannot understand why he ignores her keep dragging him into trouble.
Recommended Order
Quick answer
- The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.
- The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. Season 2
- The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.: Conclusion
- The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.: Reawakened
Plus 1 optional extra.
4 titles · 55 episodes · ~23 hours
Watch the two TV seasons, then the Conclusion special, then Reawakened. The first season is 24 episodes built from 120 five-minute shorts, so the larger episode count some sites show is the same material. The 2013 Flash anime is an optional extra.
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The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. Season 2
Continues straight on from the first season. Twenty-four episodes.
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The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.: Conclusion
A one-hour finale in two parts that adapts the manga's closing chapters from Weekly Shonen Jump. Often listed as Season 3.
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The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.: Reawakened
Six episodes made for Netflix, adapting manga stories the earlier seasons had not covered plus the 4-panel and epilogue chapters.
⚠ Episodes 1 to 5 are set between Season 2 and the Conclusion; episode 6 continues from the end of the Conclusion.
Optional Extras
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Saiki Kusuo no Psi-nan (2013 Flash Anime)
A Flash-animated short of about 16 minutes, made three years before the TV series as a separate adaptation of the manga.
⚠ Released in August 2013 only through the Jump LIVE app in Japan.
Why This Order
Start with the first season. It was broadcast in Japan in 2016 as 120 five-minute shorts, five each week, and each week's five were also packaged as one regular-length episode. That is why some sites list 120 episodes and others list 24: it is the same season, and the 24-episode version is how it is normally streamed.
Season 2 follows with 24 regular episodes and the same cast. The Conclusion special, a one-hour finale first shown on December 28, 2018, adapts the manga's closing chapters from Weekly Shonen Jump and comes next. Some services label it Season 3.
Reawakened goes last. Its first five episodes are stories set between Season 2 and the Conclusion that the earlier anime had not covered, and its sixth episode continues from the end of the Conclusion. The six episodes cannot be split across the list, and the sixth follows on from the special, so the whole series is placed after it.
The 2013 Flash anime is a short made three years before the TV series and released only through the Jump LIVE app in Japan. It is a separate, earlier adaptation of the manga and is listed for completeness.
How Many Episodes and Seasons Does The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. Have?
The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. has 2 seasons and 2 other entries in the main run — 55 episodes altogether.
Main Run
| Title | Type | Episodes | Aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. | TV Series | 24 episodes | July 2016 |
| The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. Season 2 | TV Series | 24 episodes | January 2018 |
| The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.: Conclusion | Special | 1 episode | December 2018 |
| The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.: Reawakened | ONA | 6 episodes | December 2019 |
Optional Extras
| Title | Type | Episodes | Aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saiki Kusuo no Psi-nan (2013 Flash Anime) | ONA | 1 episode | August 2013 |
4 titles · 55 episodes · ~23 hours
Source Material
Manga
Completed
The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.
The anime adapts Shuichi Aso's manga, which ran in Weekly Shonen Jump from 2012 to 2018 and is complete at 26 volumes. The Conclusion special adapts the closing chapters and Reawakened adapts the 4-panel and epilogue chapters that followed, so the anime reaches the manga's ending and there is no point to continue reading from.
The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. Watch Order FAQ
What is the correct order to watch Saiki K.?
Watch Season 1, then Season 2, then the Conclusion special, then Reawakened. The 2013 Flash anime is a separate short and is optional.
Where should I start with The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.?
Start with the first season from 2016. It introduces Saiki, his powers and the whole cast, and everything after it assumes you know them.
Does Saiki K. Season 1 have 120 episodes or 24?
Both counts describe the same season. It aired in Japan from July 2016 as 120 five-minute shorts, five per week, with each week's shorts also combined into one regular-length episode. Netflix shows it as 24 episodes, and this page counts it the same way.
Is the Conclusion special Season 3?
Some services and databases label it Season 3, but it is a one-hour special in two parts, first shown on December 28, 2018. It adapts the manga's closing chapters from Weekly Shonen Jump. Reawakened is a separate six-episode series released a year later.
Do I need to watch Reawakened, and should it come before or after the Conclusion?
Watch it after the Conclusion. Reawakened is six episodes released on Netflix on December 30, 2019. Episodes 1 to 5 adapt stories set between Season 2 and the Conclusion, and episode 6 continues from the end of the Conclusion. It also adapts the manga's 4-panel and epilogue chapters, so it is where the anime actually ends.
Do I need to watch the 2013 Saiki K. Flash anime?
No. It is a short of about 16 minutes released in August 2013 through the Jump LIVE app in Japan, three years before the TV series. It is a separate adaptation of the manga, not a prequel.
Is the Saiki K. live-action movie part of the anime?
No. The live-action film opened in Japan in October 2017, directed by Yuichi Fukuda with Kento Yamazaki as Saiki. It is its own adaptation of the manga and is not needed for the anime.
How long does it take to watch Saiki K.?
About 23 hours for the main run: roughly 10 hours for Season 1, 9.5 hours for Season 2, about an hour for the Conclusion and a little over 2 hours for Reawakened.
Is there an English dub?
Partly. Season 1 has an English dub produced by Funimation, with Jerry Jewell as Saiki. Season 2 and the Conclusion special have no English dub. Reawakened has a new dub recorded at VSI Los Angeles with a completely different cast, with Kyle McCarley as Saiki, so the voices change between Season 1 and Reawakened.
Are there any filler episodes?
There is no filler list for Saiki K. The series is made of short, self-contained gag stories adapted from the manga, so there is no ongoing plot for filler to interrupt.
Where can I watch Saiki K.?
Netflix has all of it in the United States: Season 1, Season 2, the Conclusion special and Reawakened. No other subscription service carries it there. Availability varies by country.
Is Saiki K. finished, and will there be another season?
The manga by Shuichi Aso is finished. It ran in Weekly Shonen Jump from May 14, 2012 to February 26, 2018, continued briefly as a 4-panel series and two Jump GIGA chapters, and ended on July 26, 2018 at 26 volumes. The anime has reached that ending, with Reawakened in December 2019 as the latest release. No new season has been announced.
Where do I start the manga after the anime?
There is no point to pick up from: the Conclusion special and Reawakened take the anime to the end of the manga, which runs 26 volumes.