Teasing Master Takagi-san
Teasing Master Takagi-san (Japanese: からかい上手の高木さん, Hepburn: Karakai Jōzu no Takagi-san, lit. "Good at Teasing, Miss Takagi") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Sōichirō Yamamoto. The series features the daily life of Takagi, who loves to tease her classmate Nishikata, and Nishikata's failed attempts to get back at her. In North America, the manga is licensed by Yen Press.
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![]() Cover of the first tankōbon volume of Teasing Master Takagi-san, featuring Takagi (left) and Nishikata (right) | |
からかい上手の高木さん (Karakai Jōzu no Takagi-san) | |
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Manga | |
Written by | Sōichirō Yamamoto |
Published by | Shogakukan |
English publisher | |
Magazine |
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Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | June 12, 2013 – present |
Volumes | 17 |
Manga | |
Ashita wa Doyōbi | |
Written by | Sōichirō Yamamoto |
Published by | Shogakukan |
Magazine | Yomiuri Chūkōsei Shimbun |
Original run | November 2014 – November 2015 |
Volumes | 2 |
Manga | |
Koi ni Koisuru Yukari-chan | |
Written by | Sōichirō Yamamoto |
Illustrated by | Yūma Suzu |
Published by | Shogakukan |
Imprint | Gessan Shōnen Sunday Comics |
Magazine | Monthly Shōnen Sunday |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | July 12, 2017 – April 11, 2020 |
Volumes | 5 |
Manga | |
Karakai Jōzu no (Moto) Takagi-san | |
Written by | Sōichirō Yamamoto |
Illustrated by | Mifumi Inaba |
Published by | Shogakukan |
Imprint | Gessan Shōnen Sunday Comics |
Magazine | MangaONE |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | July 15, 2017 – present |
Volumes | 15 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Hiroaki Akagi |
Written by |
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Music by | Hiroaki Tsutsumi |
Studio | Shin-Ei Animation |
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Original network | |
English network | |
Original run | January 8, 2018 – March 26, 2022 |
Episodes | 36 + OVA |
Anime film | |
An anime television series by Shin-Ei Animation aired from January to March 2018. An original video animation (OVA) was released in July 2018. A second season aired from July to September 2019. A third season aired from January to March 2022, and a film is set to premiere in June.
In 2021, Teasing Master Takagi-san won the 66th Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōnen category.
Plot
Middle school students Nishikata and Takagi sit next to each other in class. Takagi enjoys teasing Nishikata with embarrassing pranks and jokes. In response, Nishikata creates plans to get his revenge, but he fails when she identifies his weaknesses and capitalizes on them. In some rare instances where Takagi loses the challenge, Nishikata does not feel like he really won. The setting is based on the town of Tonoshō in the Kagawa Prefecture.[3]
Characters
- Takagi (高木さん, Takagi-san)
- Voiced by: Rie Takahashi[4] (Japanese); Sarah Wiedenheft[2] (season 1), Kayli Mills[5] (season 2) (English)
- Takagi likes to pass time by teasing Nishikata; she enjoys his reactions to her pranks.Ch. 1 Early in the series, she tells Nishikata that she will reveal a secret: "I like you", but "that was a lie". However, it is revealed that the only part that was a lie was that it was a secret, hinting at the fact that she likes Nishikata more than friends.Ch. 9 When asked by her classmates if she and Nishikata are a couple, she denies it.Vol. 1 bonus
- Nishikata (西片くん, Nishikata-kun)
- Voiced by: Yuki Kaji[4] (Japanese); Aaron Dismuke[2] (season 1), Billy Kametz[5] (season 2) (English)
- Nishikata is Takagi's seatmate and the target of her teasing.Ch. 1 He is constantly thinking of ways to get back at her, but Takagi always takes advantage of the situation and thwarts his schemes. Nishikata refused to acknowledge that he might like Takagi as more than friends until later on in the series when he realized his feelings for Takagi.
- Mina Hibino (日比野 ミナ, Hibino Mina)[6]
- Voiced by: Konomi Kohara[7] (Japanese); Leah Clark[2] (season 1), Cassandra Lee Morris[5] (season 2) (English)
- A childish girl with large eyebrows.
- Yukari Tenkawa (天川 ユカリ, Tenkawa Yukari)[6]
- Voiced by: M.A.O[7] (Japanese); Kristen McGuire[2] (season 1), Erika Harlacher[5] (season 2) (English)
- Mina and Sanae's friend. She wears glasses. Although she tries to maintain a semblance of maturity as class president, she regularly lets her classmates copy her answers so no one would fail.
- Sanae Tsukimoto (月本 サナエ, Tsukimoto Sanae)[6]
- Voiced by: Yui Ogura[7] (Japanese); Kristi Rothrock[2] (season 1), Sarah Anne Williams[5] (season 2) (English)
- Mina's best friend, unruffled and quietly amused by her antics. She, Mina, and Yukari hang out together as a trio. She has short dark hair.Ch. 54
- Nakai (中井)
- Voiced by: Yuma Uchida[7] (Japanese); Chris Thurman[2] (season 1), Zach Aguilar[5] (season 2) (English)
- Friend of Nishikata and classmate of both him and Takagi; he and Mano are a couple.
- Mano (真野)
- Voiced by: Kotori Koiwai[7] (Japanese); Jad Saxton[2] (season 1), Christine Marie Cabanos[5] (season 2) (English)
- Classmate of Nishikata and Takagi; she and Nakai are a couple. She has short dark hair with small pigtails.
- Takao (高尾)
- Voiced by: Nobuhiko Okamoto[7] (Japanese); Blake Shepard[2] (season 1), Kyle McCarley[5] (season 2) (English)
- One of Nishikata's close friends along with Kimura. He is a bespectacled boy with buck teeth.Ch. 2
- Kimura (木村)
- Voiced by: Fukushi Ochiai[7] (Japanese); Jerry Jewell[2] (season 1), Bryce Papenbrook[5] (season 2) (English)
- One of Nishikata's friends along with Takao.Ch. 2 He is an overweight boy who dislikes running.
- Mr. Tanabe (田辺先生, Tanabe-sensei)
- Voiced by: Hinata Tadokoro[7] (Japanese); Cris George[2] (season 1), Patrick Seitz[5] (season 2) (English)
- Tanabe is Nishikata and Takagi's no-nonsense homeroom teacher.Ch. 3
- Hamaguchi (浜口)
- Voiced by: Kōki Uchiyama[8] (Japanese); Johnny Yong Bosch[5] (English)
- One of Nishikata's friends. He tries to act mature in order to get Houjou to become interested in him.Ch. 41
- Houjou (北条さん, Hōjō-san)
- Voiced by: Aoi Yūki[8] (Japanese); Abby Trott[5] (English)
- Houjou is a classmate who is reputed to like mature people.Ch. 41
- Sumire Takagawa (鷹川すみれ, Takagawa Sumire)
- Voiced by: Madoka Asahina[9]
- Sumire is a close friend of Takagi with a distinctive ponytail. She shares with Takagi an enjoyment for long walks.
- Chi Nishikata (西片ちー, Nishikata Chi)
- Voiced by: Yume MiyamotoEp. 29 credits
- Chi is the daughter of Takagi and Nishikata according to the flashforward chapters of the main series.Ch. 36 The spinoff series Karakai Jōzu no (Moto) Takagi-san features Chi as a main character. While Chi usually joins her mother in her pranks on her father, she fails to outsmart Takagi herself.
Media
Manga
Teasing Master Takagi-san is written by Sōichirō Yamamoto. The series began serialization in Shogakukan's shōnen manga magazine supplement Monthly Shōnen Sunday Mini on June 12, 2013,[10] and it moved to the main Monthly Shōnen Sunday magazine on July 12, 2016.[11] As of January 2022, it has been collected in seventeen tankōbon volumes.[12] In November 2017, Yen Press announced the acquisition of the manga for an English release in North America.[13]
A spin-off manga series, titled Ashita wa Doyōbi (あしたは土曜日, lit. "Tomorrow is Saturday"), was serialized in the newspaper Yomiuri Chūkōsei Shimbun from November 2014 to November 2015, and was collected into two tankōbon volumes.[14] It was also adapted within the Karakai Jōzu no Takagi-san adaptation in 2018.[7]
A second spin-off manga series, titled Koi ni Koisuru Yukari-chan (恋に恋するユカリちゃん, lit. "Yukari-chan in Love with Love"), was serialized in Monthly Shōnen Sunday from July 12, 2017 to April 11, 2020, and was collected into five tankōbon volumes.[15][16][17][18]
A third spin-off, titled Karakai Jōzu no (Moto) Takagi-san (からかい上手の(元)高木さん, lit. "Teasing Master (Former) Takagi-san"), featuring an adult Takagi, now married to Nishikata, and their daughter, Chi, started in MangaONE app on July 15, 2017.[15][16] It has been collected into fifteen tankōbon volumes.[19]
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No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN | ||
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1 | June 12, 2014[20] | 978-4-09-125015-5 | July 24, 2018[21] | 978-1-975-35330-8 | ||
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Nishikata tries to surprise his seat-mate Takagi with a jack-in-the-box, but it backfires. Takagi gets Nishikata speculating whether the eraser she borrows from him has the name of her crush on it. Takagi has Nishikata guess why she is sitting out from swimming class. Nishikata tries to come up with the perfect silly face gesture that will make Takagi laugh in class. Takagi notices Nishikata has been exercising more, but it is because Nishikata punishes himself with ten pushups per tease. After getting teased about an indirect kiss from a drink can, Nishikata hurls the can across the street but it surprisingly lands in the trash bin. He then challenges Takagi on whether she can do that. Nishikata has class helper duties and suspects Takagi is hiding there to surprise him. Nishikata learns that Takagi forgot her umbrella, but Takagi turns it to a "sweetheart umbrella" sharing situation. Nishikata tries to use a retort on Takagi that he learned from a romantic comedy show. Takagi catches Nishikata secretly buying a rom-com manga. In the bonus chapter, Takagi's classmates ask if Takagi and Nishikata are a couple. | ||||||
2 | November 12, 2014[22] | 978-4-09-125527-3 | October 30, 2018[23] | 978-1-975-35366-7 | ||
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When Takagi and Nishikata wait out a rain storm, Takagi borrows Nishikata's gym shirt. Nishikata is studying in the library when Takagi joins him. They try to guess each other's test scores. Nishikata finds a letter in his book and wonders it is a love letter from Takagi. For disrupting class too much, Nishikata has to clean the science room; Takagi joins and wagers with rock-paper-scissors on who cleans which parts of the room. With summer break starting, Takagi wants Nishikata to "ride double", that is, bike with her sitting on the back. Takagi challenges Nishikata in arm wrestling. During a sleepy study hall, Nishikata tries to catch Takagi napping to play a prank on her. In the side story, Nishikata sends Takagi a note with fine print. In a bonus story, Mano and Nakai interact. | ||||||
3 | December 11, 2015[24] | 978-4-09-126650-7 | January 22, 2019[25] | 978-1-975-35367-4 | ||
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Takagi and Nishikata explore an abandoned road tunnel for a test of courage. Nishikata tries to act cool like the television film character Dandy, then challenges Takagi to a game of asking questions. Nishikata and Takagi compare their heights. When the class changes seats, Nishikata wonders if he will still sit next to Takagi and whether he wants to. When Nishikata is distracted from answering the teacher's question, Takagi speculates whether it's because he's thinking too much of how to get back at her. Takagi and Nishikata compete in a back hip circle challenge on the chinup bar, but Takagi is wearing a skirt. Nishikata and Takagi try not to laugh but it might mean poking each other in a ticklish spot. In calligraphy class, Nishikata and Takagi have to pick a word to write out. Mina, Yukari, and Sanae follow Takagi and Nishikata and ponder what kind of relationship the two have. | ||||||
4 | October 12, 2016[26] | 978-4-09-127389-5 | April 23, 2019[27] | 978-1-975-35368-1 | ||
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After Takagi catches Nishikata tailing her, they walk to a water faucet at a park to clean off his scraped knee and cool their feet. Takagi visits Nishikata's room to help him with his homework. Takagi and Nishikata play the counting to 21 game. When Nishikata talks about his bad luck, Takagi shares that her love fortune says her current love will go well and asks if Nishikata has someone he likes. Takagi tries to get Nishikata to ask her to walk home together. Nishikata challenges Takagi to draw poker but he tries to cheat. After Nishikata struggles to pet a cat, Takagi does so without any problem. Nishikata gets a cell phone but struggles to ask Takagi for her cell phone contact info. Nishikata wants to take an embarrassing photo of Takagi. | ||||||
5 | February 10, 2017[28] | 978-4-09-127541-7 | July 23, 2019[29] | 978-1-975-35369-8 | ||
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Takagi, 10 years later, is looking over her middle school graduation album with her daughter Chi, and then catches Chi trying to sneak a snack from a basket. Takagi finds Nishikata at the bookstore and guesses that he bought a certain manga volume. Nishikata tries to turn that situation into a wager, but loses the challenge, and as a result, has to help Takagi pick out a swimsuit. Nishikata challenges Takagi during their classes' long-distance run. After Nishikata chooses between two weird drinks, he and Takagi ask a series of two-choice questions. Nishikata buys a coffee drink in order to appear to be mature. Takagi catches Nishikata acting goofy in the midst of typhoon winds. Nishikata tries to shock Takagi with a scary video. Nishikata looks forward to a good fortune day according to his horoscope. In the bonus, Takagi gives Nishikata chocolate for Valentine's Day. | ||||||
6 | August 10, 2017 [30] August 8, 2017 (SE)[31] | 978-4-09-127735-0 978-4-09-941894-6 (SE) | November 19, 2019[32] | 978-1-975-33170-2 | ||
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Nishikata and Takagi stop by a convenience store to have some cup noodle, but Nishikata struggles with saying they are not on a date when their classmates drop by. Nishikata challenges Takagi on who can get their rock to the vending machine with the fewest number of kicks. Nishikata and Takagi draw each other's portraits for art class. At the water park, Mano shares with Takagi how she wants to ride the water slide with Nakai, while Nishikata learns that Nakai has been putting that off because it is too embarrassing. Nishikata and Takagi meet up and follow Mano and Nakai who go down the slide together. Nishikata and Takagi follow a treasure hunting map. Nishikata plans to scare Takagi with a new jack-in-a-box but notices Takagi is not teasing him as usual. Takagi uses eye drops on Nishikata. In the bonus, Yukari suspects Nishikata and Takagi are kissing, and asks Houjou to confirm. | ||||||
7 | December 12, 2017 [33] December 8, 2017 (SE)[34] | 978-4-09-128062-6 978-4-09-943002-3 (SE) | January 21, 2020[35] | 978-1-975-35938-6 | ||
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In a flashback, Nishikata is late for the first day of middle school, and this sets up his encounter with Takagi. Nishikata and Takagi challenge each other on who can score more points on their physical fitness tests. Nishikata gets Takagi a box of candy as a souvenir hoping to trick her into eating one and finding that it is sour, but Takagi really appreciates his gift. Nishikata tries to hypnotize Takagi using a swinging coin, and it seems to put her into a trance. Nishikata wants to eat a sweet rice cake but Takagi gets him to wager that in a challenge. Nishikata doesn't want to show Takagi his T-shirt. When Nishikata's classmate wins a small prize at a lottery, Takagi asks Nishikata what he would do if he won the jackpot. When Nishikata forgets his textbook, so Takagi offers to share hers, but Nishikata runs around the school in search for another copy. Nishikata wants to sneak up to Takagi on his bike but is caught. They talk about summer homework and Takagi offers to do theirs together. | ||||||
8 | February 9, 2018 [36] February 7, 2018 (SE)[37] | 978-4-09-128152-4 978-4-09-943003-0 (SE) | April 21, 2020[38] | 978-1-975-35939-3 | ||
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Nishikata wonders if he will get any chocolate from girls for Valentine's Day, especially Takagi. Mano struggles to give Nakai her chocolate gift especially when their P.E. teacher is confiscating the gifts of anyone who does so. Nishikata pretends to be bad at playing kendama and then challenges Takagi to try it. Nishikata tries to guess why Takagi left her bike at home. When Takagi treats Nishikata's wound at the nurse's office, they play a game where Nishikata must not say "ouch". Nishikata tries to trick Takagi into believing they are locked inside the gym shed. Nishikata and Takagi challenge each other on who can make the better snowman. Nishikata and Takagi have a challenge on who can carry the biggest block of ice on their way to school without breaking it. Nishikata and Takagi challenge each other on stone skipping. In the bonus, Takagi gives Nishikata chocolate for Valentine's Day. | ||||||
9 | June 12, 2018 [39][40] | 978-4-09-128330-6 978-4-09-943016-0 (SE) | August 18, 2020[41] | 978-1-97-535940-9 | ||
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Nishikata and Takagi only have enough money to buy one drink; they have a challenge over whether Nishikata would be embarrassed over having an indirect kiss. The kids talk about whether their sneezes means someone is talking about them. Nishikata and Takagi play hide and seek but then they notice Hamaguchi and Houjou arriving and sitting together. With the last school day of the year, Nishikata and Takagi talk about gifts, and then have a challenge about whoever makes the other person happier wins. Nishikata and Takagi send each other text messages. Nishikata and Takagi challenge each other on how many steps it would take to walk to a telephone pole far away. Nishikata challenges Takagi to find what is different about his appearance. Nishikata and Takagi play one-on-one dodgeball. In the bonus manga, Takagi gives Nishikata another gift. | ||||||
10 | February 12, 2019[42][43] | 978-4-09-128860-8 978-4-09-943042-9 (SE) | November 24, 2020[44] | 978-1-97-535941-6 | ||
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An alternate reality shows Takagi always losing to Nishikata, including playing the 21 game. Nishikata tries to sneak a vertical message to Takagi, but she catches it immediately. Nishikata challenges Takagi to pet a neighborhood dog. Nishikata wonders if cookies taste better if they're made by someone you like, and plays Takagi for a chance to do that. For April Fools' Day, Nishikata tries to trick Takagi at the candy store when Takagi asks Nishikata not to lie anymore for the day. Nishikata and Takagi compete in another sports test including a grip strength test. Nishikata and Takagi compete in a fishing contest. Takagi guesses what is inside Nishikata's box without tearing the box or using tools. After Tsukimoto refers to Kimura without honorifics, Nishikata wonders if he can use that on Takagi. The bonus manga has another case where Takagi is going to give Nishikata a chocolate gift. | ||||||
11 | July 4, 2019[45][46] | 978-4-09-943054-2 978-4-09-129287-2 (SE) | June 1, 2021[47] | 978-1-97-532493-3 | ||
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After realizing they are wearing different season school uniforms, Nishikata and Takagi have a contest where if Takagi says that it's cold she loses. They practice conducting bag inspections on each other. They have a "made you look" contest. Takagi has Nishikata guess why she called him out today, otherwise she can poke at his sunburned body. They have a contest on who can move an eraser farther using a hand fan. They challenge on who would flinch from eating a piece of candy that is either sweet or spicy. When the two of them are assigned to the library committee, Takagi has them choose books for each other to read. Takagi does some crochet and invites Nishikata to try. Mano asks Takagi for advice on how to get Nakai to ask her to walk home with her; Takagi suggests making him jealous by talking with another guy so Mano tries it with Nishikata. The bonus is another story where Takagi gives Nishikata chocolate. | ||||||
12 | December 12, 2019[48] | 978-4-09-129526-2 | December 14, 2021[49] | 978-1-97-532494-0 | ||
13 | March 12, 2020[50][51] | 978-4-09-850034-5 978-4-09-943065-8 (SE) | January 18, 2022[52] | 978-1-97-532495-7 | ||
14 | August 12, 2020[53] | 978-4-09-850210-3 | March 29, 2022[54] | 978-1-97-533359-1 | ||
15 | February 12, 2021[55][56] | 978-4-09-850449-7 978-4-09-943082-5 (SE) | July 19, 2022[57] | 978-1-97-534674-4 | ||
16 | September 10, 2021[58] | 978-4-09-850691-0 | — | — | ||
17 | January 12, 2022[59] | 978-4-09-850848-8 | — | — |
Tomorrow is Saturday
No. | Release date | ISBN |
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1 | November 12, 2015[60] | 978-4-09-126659-0 |
2 | February 12, 2016[61] | 978-4-09-126660-6 |
Teasing Master (Former) Takagi-san
No. | Release date | ISBN |
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1 | December 12, 2017[62] | 978-4-09-128070-1 |
2 | February 9, 2018[63] | 978-4-09-127675-9 |
3 | July 12, 2018[64] | 978-4-09-128402-0 |
4 | February 12, 2019[65] | 978-4-09-128875-2 |
5 | March 12, 2019[66] | 978-4-09-129085-4 |
6 | July 4, 2019[67] | 978-4-09-129286-5 |
7 | November 12, 2019[68] | 978-4-09-129465-4 |
8 | January 10, 2020[69] | 978-4-09-129570-5 |
9 | August 12, 2020[70] | 978-4-09-850212-7 |
10 | August 12, 2020[71] | 978-4-09-850216-5 |
11 | February 12, 2021[72] | 978-4-09-850450-3 |
12 | September 10, 2021[73] | 978-4-09-850692-7 |
13 | November 12, 2021[74] | 978-4-09-850796-2 |
14 | January 12, 2022[75] | 978-4-09-850847-1 |
15 | February 10, 2022[76] | 978-4-09-850849-5 |
Koi ni Koisuru Yukari-chan
No. | Release date | ISBN |
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1 | February 9, 2018[77] | 978-4-09-128187-6 |
2 | July 12, 2018[78] | 978-4-09-128403-7 |
3 | February 12, 2019[79] | 978-4-09-128876-9 |
4 | December 12, 2019[80] | 978-4-09-129528-6 |
5 | August 12, 2020[81] | 978-4-09-850214-1 |
Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced in the August 2017 issue of Shogakukan's Monthly Shōnen Sunday magazine.[82] The series was directed by Hiroaki Akagi at Shin-Ei Animation, with scripts written by Michiko Yokote and character designs by Aya Takano. It aired from January 8 to March 26, 2018 on Tokyo MX and other channels.[4][83]
Crunchyroll simulcasted the series, while Funimation streamed the series with an English dub.[84][85] The series ran 12 episodes.[86] The opening theme is "Iwanai Kedo ne." (言わないけどね。) performed by Yuiko Ōhara.[83] For the ending themes, Rie Takahashi performed covers of previously-existing songs: "Kimagure Romantic" (気まぐれロマンティック) by Ikimonogakari (episodes 1–2),[87] "AM11:00" by HY (ep. 3–4),[87] "Bicycle" (自転車, Jitensha) by Judy and Mary (ep. 5–6),[88] "Kaze Fukeba Koi" (風吹けば恋) by Chatmonchy (ep. 7–8),[89] "Chiisana Koi no Uta" (小さな恋のうた) by Mongol800 (ep. 9–10),[90] "Ai Uta" (愛唄) by Greeeen (ep. 11),[91] and "Deatta Koro no Yō ni" (出逢った頃のように) by Every Little Thing (ep. 12).[92] An OVA episode was bundled with the manga's ninth volume, which was released on July 12, 2018.[93]
On January 10, 2019, it was announced that the series would receive a second season; the staff and cast reprised their respective roles.[94] It aired from July 7 to September 22, 2019 on Tokyo MX and other channels, with episodes being exclusively streamed on Netflix in Japan; a worldwide release on Netflix took place on December 6.[95][8][96] The opening theme for the second season is "Zero Centimeters" (ゼロセンチメートル, Zero Senchimētoru) performed by Yuiko Ōhara.[97] Like the first season, the ending themes consist of covers by Rie Takahashi: "Kanade" (奏(かなで)) by Sukima Switch (ep. 1),[98] "Konayuki" (粉雪) by Remioromen (ep. 2),[99] "Kiseki" (キセキ) by Greeeen (ep. 3–4),[100] "Arigatō" (ありがとう) by Ikimono-gakari (ep. 5–6),[101] "STARS" by Mika Nakashima (ep. 7),[102] "Anata ni" (あなたに) by Mongol800 (ep. 8–9),[103] "Iwanai Kedo ne." by Ōhara (ep. 10–11),[104] and "Yasashii Kimochi" (やさしい気持ち) by Chara (ep. 12).[105] Ōhara also performed the insert song for episode 12, which is "Kimi to Hikari" (君と光).[106]
A third season and a film were officially announced in September 2021 after they were first teased with the release of the sixteenth volume of the manga.[107][108] The third season aired on the Super Animeism block on MBS and TBS, and other networks from January 8 to March 26, 2022. The opening theme is "Straight Ahead" (まっすぐ, Massugu) performed by Yuiko Ōhara.[109] Like the first two seasons, the ending themes consist of covers by Rie Takahashi: "Yume de Aetara" (夢で逢えたら) by Eiichi Ohtaki (ep. 1),[110] "Over Drive" by Judy and Mary (ep. 2–3),[111] "Himawari no Yakusoku" (ひまわりの約束) by Motohiro Hata (ep. 4–5),[112] "Gakuen Tengoku" (学園天国) by Finger 5 (ep. 6),[113] "Joyful" (じょいふる) by Ikimonogakari (ep. 7–8),[114] "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" (サンタが町にやってくる) (ep. 9),[115] "Snow Magic Fantasy" (スノーマジックファンタジー) by Sekai no Owari (ep. 10–11),[116] and "Hana" (花) by Orange Range (ep. 12).[117] Muse Communication secured the distribution rights for the third season in Southeast Asia.[118] On December 28, 2021, Sentai Filmworks announced it had acquired the rights to the third season and the film for worldwide distribution excluding Asia, and is streaming it on HIDIVE.[119]
The film features returning staff members from the third season of the anime series. It will premiere in Japan on June 10, 2022.[120]
Reception
By December 2016, the manga had over 1 million copies in print.[122] By February 2018, that number had increased to 4 million copies.[123] As of August 2021, the manga has 10 million copies in print.[124]
The manga was nominated for the 10th Manga Taishō awards in 2017.[125] In 2021, along with Chainsaw Man, Teasing Master Takagi-san won the 66th Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōnen category.[126][127][128]
Notes
- "Side Story: Seat Change" was originally published as a one-shot in Gessan magazine's July 2012 issue
Works cited
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External links
- Anime official website (in Japanese)
- Teasing Master Takagi-san (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia