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“Yokoi tries to study while Seki creates elaborate desk distractions, landing her in trouble.”
Tonari no Seki-kun: The Master of Killing Time
となりの関くん
7.52
2,044 rank · 255,239 viewers · 706 favorites
Comedy
School
Seinen
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Synopsis
Yokoi tries to study while Seki creates elaborate desk distractions, landing her in trouble.
All Rumi Yokoi wants to do is focus during school, but she is constantly distracted by Toshinari Seki, her neighboring classmate. Paying attention during class is the least of Seki's worries, as he obsesses over intricate setups created using an assortment of items, from an elaborate domino course on his desk to a treacherous war played out with shogi pieces. Yokoi desperately attempts to focus in class, only to be repeatedly sucked into his intriguing eccentricities; however, they always seem to end up with her getting in trouble with their teacher. Fortunately, lessons will never be dull with Seki's antics around!
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Community consensus
Derived from 42 sampled reviews
8.2
/10
What 42 viewers settled on.
97%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 1.43
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.43 · some divergence
The polarity gap
3.5 pts
Recommenders 8.5 · others 5.0
Yes
No
Score over time
↓ 0.83
Running avg · Mar 2014 → Apr 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “Tonari no Seki-kun proves you don’t need high-budget gloss to deliver pure enjoyment: 21 brisk episodes, a great OP/ED, and irresistibly likable characters shine through resourceful animation. Kana...”
- 9 “The electric chemistry between the two main classmates makes this show endlessly enjoyable, with every episode delivering fun reactive-to-proactive interactions that I can't adequately describe....”
- 10 “Story - 9/10 Art - 10/10 Sound - 9/10 Character - 9/10 Enjoyment - 10/10 Tonari no Seki-kun is a outstanding anime. I couldn't stop laughing watching the 1st episode at least. I like the 1st...”
Verbosity
Short · 40%
Medium · 40%
Long · 19%
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A Tv Production · Winter 2014
Shin-Ei Animation.
in association with
Starchild Records · Media Factory
- Format 21 × 7′ eps × min
- Total runtime 2h 27m all episodes
- Aired Jan 2014 – May 2014 Winter 2014
- Source Tv media type
- Rated G All Ages
- Ref. BS-7800 catalog
Produced by
- Starchild Records Producer
- Media Factory Producer
Licensed by
- Sentai Filmworks Licensor