Teasing Master Takagi-san
Karakai Jōzu no Takagi-san | |
からかい上手の高木さん | |
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Genre | Romantic comedy, slice of life[1] |
Manga | |
Written by | Sōichirō Yamamoto |
Published by | Shogakukan |
English publisher | |
Magazine | Monthly Shōnen Sunday |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | 2013 – present |
Volumes | 9 |
Manga | |
Ashita wa Doyōbi | |
Written by | Sōichirō Yamamoto |
Published by | Shogakukan |
Magazine | Yomiuri Chuukousei Shinbun |
Original run | November 2014 – November 2015 |
Volumes | 2 |
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 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Hiroaki Akagi |
Written by | Michiko Yokote |
Music by | Hiroaki Tsutsumi |
Studio | Shin-Ei Animation |
Licensed by | (Worldwide rights outside of Asia)[3] Funimation |
Original network | Tokyo MX, ytv, BS11 |
English network | |
Original run | January 8, 2018 – March 26, 2018 |
Episodes | 12 + OVA |
Karakai Jozu no Takagi-san (からかい上手の高木さん, lit. "Good at Teasing, Miss Takagi ") is a Japanese manga series 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. An anime television series adaptation by Shin-Ei Animation aired from January 8 to March 26, 2018.
An OVA is confirmed for July 12, 2018 to coincide with the release of the 9th volume of the manga.[4]
An English adaption of the manga was released on July 24, 2018 under the title Teasing Master Takagi-san.
Characters
- Nishikata (西片くん, Nishikata-kun)
- Voiced by: Yūki Kaji[5] (Japanese); Aaron Dismuke (English)[1]
- Nishikata is the middle school classmate of Takagi, who loves to tease him and make him blush. He plans on getting back at her, but Takagi always takes advantage of the situation and thwarts him. Nishikata, in some ways, likes Takagi but is oblivious to that fact.
- Takagi (高木さん, Takagi-san)
- Voiced by: Rie Takahashi[5] (Japanese); Sarah Wiedenheft (English)[1]
- Takagi likes to pass time alongside Nishikata, teasing him; she loves him and enjoys his reactions to her pranks.
- Sanae (サナエ)
- Voiced by: Yui Ogura[6] (Japanese); Kristi Rothrock (English)[1]
- Yukari (ユカリ)
- Voiced by: M.A.O[6] (Japanese); Kristen McGuire (English)[1]
- Mina (ミナ)
- Voiced by: Konomi Kohara[6] (Japanese); Leah Clark (English)[1]
- Nakai (中井)
- Voiced by: Yuuma Uchida[6] (Japanese); Chris Thurman (English)[1]
- Friend of Nishikata and classmate of both him and Takagi; is in love with Mano.
- Mano (真野)
- Voiced by: Kotori Koiwai[6] (Japanese); Jad Saxton (English)[1]
- Classmate of Nishikata and Takagi and believed friend of them both, though she doesn't interact with them much until the OVA; is in love with Nakai.
- Takao (高尾)
- Voiced by: Nobuhiko Okamoto[6] (Japanese); Blake Shepard (English)[1]
- Kimura (木村)
- Voiced by: Fukushi Ochiai[6] (Japanese); Jerry Jewell (English)[1]
- Mr. Tanabe (田辺先生, Tanabe-sensei)
- Voiced by: Hinata Tadokoro[6] (Japanese); Cris George (English)[1]
- The teacher of Nishikata and Takagi's English Translation class.
Media
Manga
The manga is written by Sōichirō Yamamoto. The series began serialization in Shogakukan's shōnen manga magazine supplement Monthly Shōnen Sunday Mini in 2013, and it moved to the main Monthly Shōnen Sunday magazine in July 2016. It has been collected in eight tankōbon volumes. The manga was nominated for the 10th Manga Taishō awards in January 2017.[7] 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 Chuukousei Shinbun between November 2014 and November 2015, and was collected in two tankōbon volumes. It was also adapted within the Karakai Jōzu no Takagi-san adaptation in 2018.[6]
A third series 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 with Nishikata, and their daughter, Chi, debuted in 2017.
Yen Press announced that the first volume of the English version would be available on July 24, 2018.
Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced in the August issue of Shogakukan's Monthly Shōnen Sunday magazine.[8] The series is directed by Hiroaki Akagi at Shin-Ei Animation with scripts written by Michiko Yokote and character designs by Aya Takano, and aired from January 8[5] to March 26, 2018. Crunchyroll simulcasted the series, while Funimation is streaming the series with an English dub.[9] The series ran 12 episodes.[10] The opening song titled "Iwanai Kedo ne" by Yuiko Ōhara. The first ending song titled "Kimagure Romantic" sung by Rie Takahashi (ep 1-2), the second ending song titled "AM11:00" by Rie Takahashi (ep 3-4), the third ending song titled "Jitensha"[Bicycle] by Rie Takahashi (ep 5-6), the fourth ending song titled "Kaze Fukeba Koi" by Rie Takahashi (ep 7-8), the fifth ending song titled "Chiisana Koi no Uta" by Rie Takahashi (ep 9-10), the sixth ending song titled "Ai Uta" by Rie Takahashi (ep 11), the seventh ending song titled "Deatta Koro no Yō ni" by Rie Takahashi (ep 12). An OVA was announced to be given with the 9th volume of the manga in July.[11]
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Reception
In December 2016, the manga had over 1 million copies in print.[13] By February 2018, that number had increased to 4 million copies in print.[14]
Notes
- ^ All English titles are taken from Crunchyroll.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Karakai Jozu no Takagi English Cast & Crew". www.funimation.com. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
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- ^ a b c "Karakai Jōzu no Takagi-san Anime Reveals Promo Video, Cast, Staff, Visual, January Debut". Anime News Network. October 6, 2017. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Ashita wa Doyōbi Schoolgirl Manga Gets Anime 'Within' Karakai Jōzu no Takagi-san TV Anime". Anime News Network. November 8, 2017. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
- ^ "10th Manga Taisho Awards Nominates 13 Titles". Anime News Network. January 23, 2017. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
- ^ "Karakai Jōzu no Takagi-san Manga Gets TV Anime in 2018". Anime News Network. July 7, 2017. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
- ^ "Crunchyroll, Funimation to Stream Karakai Jozu no Takagi-San, Dagashi Kashi 2 Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
- ^ "Karakai Jōzu no Takagi-san Anime Listed with 12 episodes". Anime News Network. January 9, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
- ^ "Karakai Jōzu no Takagi-san Manga Gets Original Video Anime With Swimsuit Teased". Anime News Network. March 26, 2018. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
- ^ ストーりー (in Japanese). Retrieved April 22, 2018.
- ^ ""Karakai Jōzu no Takagi-san" Celebrates 1 Million Copies Milestone with New Year's Art". Crunchyroll. December 30, 2016.
- ^ "Teasing Master Takagi-san Manga Has 4 Millioni Copies in Print". Anime News Network. February 9, 2018. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
External links
- Teasing Master Takagi-san (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Teasing Master Takagi-san (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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