<p>He is the mangaka's assistant, Maeda-kun. </p>

<p>From the TVTropes page <a href="http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Manga/SayonaraZetsubouSensei">Manga: Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei</a>:</p>

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  <p>Fan Disservice: Some fanservice scenes can be a little awkward when they're censored by the face of Maeda-kun, Koji Kumeta's assistant, who sometimes is even facepalming disapprovingly. Shame on you.</p>
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2013-02-28T13:16:24.840Z
Found the answer in a number of blog posts on the topic. Quoted TVTropes page above. Let me see if I can find a more reliable source.
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<p>He is <a href="http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%89%8D%E7%94%B0%E5%90%9B">Kosaku Maeda</a>, and his nickname  is MAEDAX, he was the voice actor for several minor parts in the show (including playing himself, credited as MAEDAX) and also worked on the manga. </p>

<p><a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=67112">Here is his picture on Anime news network</a>.</p>

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<p>Throughout <strong>Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei</strong>, there's a picture (not animated) of a bald man's face that appears randomly (often as a censor). Who is he and what is his relation to the show (or their creators)? Does he randomly appear in other Studio SHAFT shows?</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/Nt54j.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/r32po.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></p>

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Who is this man whose face appears randomly?
# Who is this man whose face appears randomly?
Posted by: username_0 on 2013-02-28
Throughout **Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei**, there's a picture (not animated) of a bald man's face that appears randomly (often as a censor). Who is he and what is his relation to the show (or their creators)? Does he randomly appear in other Studio SHAFT shows?

![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/Nt54j.jpg)

![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/r32po.jpg)
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## 2 answers
### Answer by username_2 on 2013-02-28. Score: 12 | Accepted answer
He is [Kosaku Maeda](http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%89%8D%E7%94%B0%E5%90%9B), and his nickname is MAEDAX, he was the voice actor for several minor parts in the show (including playing himself, credited as MAEDAX) and also worked on the manga.

[Here is his picture on Anime news network](http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=67112).
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### Answer by username_1 on 2013-02-28. Score: 14
He is the mangaka's assistant, Maeda-kun.

From the TVTropes page [Manga: Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Manga/SayonaraZetsubouSensei):

> Fan Disservice: Some fanservice scenes can be a little awkward when they're censored by the face of Maeda-kun, Koji Kumeta's assistant, who sometimes is even facepalming disapprovingly. Shame on you.
> **Comments:**
> **username_1** (2013-02-28): Found the answer in a number of blog posts on the topic. Quoted TVTropes page above. Let me see if I can find a more reliable source.  
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