| Kusuo Saiki | |
| Series: | The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. |
| First: | Special One-Shot: The DiPSIster of Psychic Saiki Kusuo |
| Creator: | Asō Shūichi |
| Voice: | Hiroshi Kamiya (TV anime) (Japanese) Jerry Jewell (Season 1) (English) Kyle McCarley (Reawakened) (English) |
| Full Name: | Kusuo Saiki |
| Alias: | Kusuko Saiki (as a female) Kuriko Saiki (as a female) Sai (as a cat) |
| Gender: | Varies; usually male |
| Occupation: | Student |
| Lbl24: | Age |
| Data24: | 15 (volume 0) 16 (start of series) 17 (end of series) |
is a fictional character and the protagonist in the Japanese manga series The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. created by Asō Shūichi. He is a high school student at PK Academy and possesses psychic abilities.[1]
The first appearance of Kusuo Saiki was in the one-shot manga Special One-Shot: The DiPSIster of Psychic Saiki Kusuo, published August 16, 2010.[2]
Kusuo Saiki typically has pink hair, of which he was born with, wears green glasses, and has two antenna-like "limiters" in his head. Saiki wears his glasses to stop his power of turning people into stone and wears his limiters to limit his psychic powers.
Saiki, despite his extraordinary powers, is reserved, wishes to be left alone, and level-headed.[3] He shows little-to-no emotion due to his psychic powers. His favorite food is sweets, especially coffee jelly; Saiki also has an extreme fear of bugs, such as cockroaches. Despite Saiki's wish to be left alone, he has many friends, including Riki Nendo, Kaido Shun, Kokomi Teruhashi, and Aiura Mikoto. Saiki's catchphrase,, translates to "good grief" or "what a pain."
Despite both of his parents being normal people, Saiki has numerous psychic powers and special abilities.[4]
The power to view objects or people anywhere. Saiki must cross his eyes in order to use it.
The power to disguise other people. For example, in Chapter 59, he disguises Reita Toritsuka to appear as Kokomi Teruhashi.
The power to turn himself invisible for ten minutes. If touched, he becomes visible again.
The power to bring about energy just by thinking.
The power to know what other people are thinking. Saiki can also use telepathy to talk to people without speaking aloud. He can not read the minds of tiny lifeforms or people of low intelligence.
The power to transport himself to other places.
Kusuo Saiki most notably appears in the manga The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. and its anime adaptation, but also appears in other media, such as the Netflix exclusive anime The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.: Reawakened, the live-action adaptation of the manga Psychic Kusuo, crossover fighting game J-Stars Victory VS,[5] and a cameo in Assassination Classroom.
"Ch." is shortened form for chapter and refers to a chapter number of The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. manga. "OS Ch." refers to a chapter in the one-shot version of The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.