My Neighbor Seki ( と な り の 関 く ん Tonari no Seki-kun ) is a Japanese manga whose author and illustrator is Takuma Morishige. The plot tells the story of a girl named Rumi Yokoi, who is trying to attract attention in the classroom and her classmate named Toshihaki Seki, who each time begins to get seriously involved in the next game and quickly forgets about it. The manga was originally released in one chapter in 2010 and began its regular release from the November edition of Comic Flapper in 2010. Manga is also published in the United States [1] . Based on the manga, Shin-Ei Animation released OVA series along with a limited edition of the fifth volume of the manga on January 4, 2014. From January to May 2014, an anime series was released and includes 21 episodes.
| Tonari no seki-kun | |
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| と な り の 関 く ん (My neighbor Seki) | |
| Genre / Theme | comedy , school, daily routine |
| Manga | |
| Author | Takuma Morishige |
| Publisher | Media factory |
| Published in | Comic flapper |
| Lecture hall | seinen |
| Publication | 2010 - present |
| Tomov | 9 |
| Ova | |
| Producer | Yuji Muto |
| Studio | Shin-ei animation |
| Date of issue | January 4, 2014 |
| Duration | 8 minutes |
| Series | 2 |
| Anime series | |
| Producer | Yuji Muto |
| Studio | Shin-ei animation |
| TV network | TV Tokyo , AT-X |
| Premiere screening | January 6, 2014 - May 26, 2014 |
| Series | 21 |
Characters
Rumi Yokoi ( 横 井 る み Yokoi Rumi ) is the main character of the story and acts as a storyteller. She is constantly trying to attract attention in the classroom, but each time she is distracted by the tricks of her schoolmate named Seki. She either tries to prevent Seki from getting into a new hobby by sabotaging, or joins his game herself, but even in this situation, she creates new problems for Seki.
- Seiyu : Kana Hanazawa [2]
Toshinari Seki ( 関 俊 成 Seki Toshinari ) is a classmate of Rumi, a quiet and mysterious teenager who is only involved in playing various board games on his desk or making something. Usually, a curious Rumi intervenes in his affairs, which often creates problems for Seki. If Seki is distracted, then he will no longer be able to concentrate on the object of hobby. Then, in a fit of anger, Seki can even break her toys. He has no friends, and among other classmates does not show any oddities.
- Seiyu: Hiro Shimono [2]
Sakurako Goto ( 後 藤 桜 子 Goto: Sakurako ) is a classmate of Rumi and Seki, sitting next to them. Later becomes a friend of Rumi. She also believes that Rumi and Seki are in love with each other.
- Seiyu: Satomi Sato [2]
Tomoka Hashino ( 橋 野 友 香 Hashino Tomoka ) , a classmate of Rumi and Seki, wears glasses.
- Seiyu: Kokoro Kikuchi [2]
Akiyasu Uzawa ( 宇 沢 明康 Uzawa Akiyasu ) is a classmate of Rumi and Seki who always gets bored and often interferes with Seki's hobbies.
- Seiyu: Minoru Shiraishi [2]
Takahiro Maeda ( 前 田 高 広 Maeda Takahiro ) is Seki's classmate who sits right in front of him. Due to its impressive size, it blocks Seki, which is why teachers never notice what Seki does.
- Seiyu: Shigayuki Susaki [2]
Yu Nakama ( Jap. 仲 間 由 宇 Nakama Yu:) - Rumi's classmate and her friend
- Seiyu: Mami Sitara [2]
Media
Manga
The author and illustrator of the manga is Takuma Moritsuge, the manga was originally released as a one-shot in August 2010 by Media Factory in the magazine Comic Flapper and in November of that year began its permanent release. The first tankobon was released on April 23, 2011 [3] , six volumes were released on July 23, 2014 [4] [5] . The manga was licensed for release in the United States [6] under the name My Neighbor Seki . The manga issue began in January 2015, each volume is released with an interval of 2-3 months [1] .
List of Manga Chapters
| No. | Japanese (original) | English | ||
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| Publication Date | ISBN | Publication Date | ISBN | |
| one | April 23, 2011 [3] | ISBN 978-4-8401-3791-1 | January 13, 2015 [7] | ISBN 978-1-9391-3096-9 |
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| 2 | November 22, 2011 [8] | ISBN 978-4-8401-4065-2 | April 14, 2015 [9] | ISBN 978-1-9391-3097-6 |
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| 3 | July 23, 2012 [10] | ISBN 978-4-8401-4701-9 | July 14, 2015 [11] | ISBN 978-1-9412-2048-1 |
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| four | April 6, 2013 [12] | ISBN 978-4-8401-5046-0 | - | ISBN - |
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| five | January 4, 2014 Guide [13] | ISBN 978-4-0406-6240-4 | - | ISBN - |
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| 6 | July 23, 2014 [4] | ISBN 978-4-0406-6819-2 | - | ISBN - |
Anime
The anime series consisting of 21 episodes was released by Shin-Ei Animation, directed by Yuji Muto. The series was broadcast in Japan from January 5 to May 25, 2014, and was also officially released on the American Crunchyroll website called Tonari no Seki-kun: The Master of Killing Time. Along with the fifth volume of the manga, a limited edition was released, which included a DVD edition with the first two OVA series [5] [14] . The series was also released on DVD in two parts on May 28, 2014, a bonus series [15] [16] was available in each disc. The opening song for the anime “Meiwaku Spectacle” ( Japanese 迷惑 ス ペ ク タ ク ル Meiwaku Supekutakuru ) is performed by Kana Hanazawa , and the ending “Set Them Free” is played by Akira Jimbo [14] . Akifumi Tada composed the music for the anime.
Criticism and Popularity
As of January 2014, over two million copies of manga were sold in Japan [13] . Manga was also nominated for the Taisho Manga Award ( Japanese マ ン ガ 大 賞 ) in 2012 [17] .
Karen Mead, a critic of Japanator, appreciated the work of the protagonist, who is enthusiastically engaged in his own affairs, but the other characters turned out to be not so interesting. She also noted that the series are too long, which creates a tense atmosphere, as the plot can easily fit in 3-4 minutes [18] . Richard Eisenbase, a critic at Kotaku, called the anime simple but very entertaining [19] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Our latest license has been revealed ... Takuma ... (inaccessible link) . Vertical Tumblr (January 24, 2014). Date of treatment March 27, 2014. Archived December 27, 2014.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 キ ャ ラ ク タ ー ｜ ア ニ メ 「と な り の 関 く ん」 (Japanese) (unopened) ? . Shin-Ei Animation . Date of treatment August 4, 2014.
- ↑ 1 2 と な り の 関 く ん 1 . Media Factory . Date of treatment March 25, 2014.
- ↑ 1 2 と な り の 関 く ん 6 (Japanese) . Media Factory . Date of treatment August 5, 2014.
- ↑ 1 2 と な り の 関 く ん ⑤ DVD 付 き 限定 版 (Japanese) . Media Factory . Date of treatment January 6, 2013.
- ↑ Vertical Licenses Tonari no Seki-kun School Comedy Manga . Anime News Network (January 24, 2014). Date of treatment March 17, 2014.
- ↑ My Neighbor Seki, 1 . Amazon.com Date of treatment December 27, 2014.
- ↑ と な り の 関 く ん 2 . Media Factory . Date of treatment March 25, 2014.
- ↑ My Neighbor Seki, 2 . Amazon.com Date of treatment December 27, 2014.
- ↑ と な り の 関 く ん 3 . Media Factory . Date of treatment March 25, 2014.
- ↑ My Neighbor Seki, 3 . Amazon.com Date of treatment December 27, 2014.
- ↑ と な り の 関 く ん 4 . Media Factory . Date of treatment March 25, 2014.
- ↑ 1 2 と な り の 関 く ん ⑤ (Japanese) . Media Factory . Date of treatment March 25, 2014.
- ↑ 1 2 Crunchyroll to Stream Tonari no Seki-kun Comedy Anime . Anime News Network (December 30, 2013). Date of treatment January 6, 2014.
- ↑ Tonari no Seki-Kun Part 1 of 2 Animation DVD (Japanese) . CDJapan . Neowing. Date of treatment August 5, 2014.
- ↑ Tonari no Seki-Kun Part 2 of 2 Animation DVD (Japanese) . CDJapan . Neowing. Date of treatment August 5, 2014.
- ↑ 15 Titles Nominated for 5th Manga Taisho Awards . Anime News Network (January 16, 2012). Date of treatment April 2, 2013.
- ↑ Mead, Karen. First Impressions: Tonari no Seki-kun . Japanator (January 11, 2014). Date of treatment March 31, 2014.
- ↑ Eisenbeis, Richard. The Five Anime of Winter 2014 You Should Be Watching . Kotaku (February 18, 2014). Date of treatment March 31, 2014.
Links
- Anime "Tonari no Seki-kun OVA" in the encyclopedia of Anime News Network
- Anime “Tonari no Seki-kun” in the Anime News Network Encyclopedia
- Anime "Tonari no Seki-kun" in the AniDB database