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“Lazy high schooler Tanaka strives for peaceful days with friend Oota's help despite constant disruptions.”
Tanaka-kun is Always Listless
田中くんはいつもけだるげ
7.8
1,136 rank · 511,321 viewers · 4,413 favorites
Slice of Life
Iyashikei
School
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Synopsis
Lazy high schooler Tanaka strives for peaceful days with friend Oota's help despite constant disruptions.
For high school student Tanaka, the act of being listless is a way of life. Known for his inattentiveness and ability to fall asleep anywhere, Tanaka prays that each day will be as uneventful as the last, seeking to preserve his lazy lifestyle however he can by avoiding situations that require him to exert himself. Along with his dependable friend Oota who helps him with tasks he is unable to accomplish, the lethargic teenager constantly deals with events that prevent him from experiencing the quiet and peaceful days he longs for.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 96 sampled reviews
8.2
/10
What 96 viewers settled on.
99%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 1.29
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.29 · some divergence
The polarity gap
5.4 pts
Recommenders 8.4 · others 3.0
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Score over time
↑ 1.19
Running avg · Jun 2016 → May 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “A really light show. Starting from the art, so clear and soft that gives off chill vibes, this anime will get you in the mood for a good nap. The story is pretty simple, but well realised, with...”
- 10 “echizen is best girl, i love the opening and the characters this is really enojoyable and good vibes tanakakun is reltable to me so that may be a reason but each epiosde was so chill it reminded me...”
- 8 “Tanaka kun is always Listless- 7.5/10 What a great show. The characters are quite interesting. They all have their quirks but not at all annoying. Usually with show's like these, there is always a...”
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Short · 33%
Medium · 49%
Long · 18%
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- Format 12 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 48m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2016 – Jun 2016 Spring 2016
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-10864 catalog
Produced by
- Bandai Visual Producer
- Dentsu Producer
- Frontier Works Producer
- Lantis Producer
- Shochiku Producer
- Mainichi Broadcasting System Producer
- Movic Producer
- Yahoo! Japan Producer
- Grooove Producer
Licensed by
- Sentai Filmworks Licensor