Review of Teasing Master Takagi-san

Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san has both good and boring episodes. Story: 5 Takagi's teasing and manipulation of Nishikata and his own attempts to tease her can be funny sometimes. But there are episodes where the humor falls flat. Furthermore, some of their escapades are more interesting than others (it was a struggle to pay attention during the first four or five episodes). Additionally, the side stories of the three other girls from Nishikata's class are particularly unengaging, and are mostly unrelated to Takagi's and Nishikata's own story. Near the end of the series, I just started skipping their segments because they were too boring. Art: 5 Why can't Nishikatahave big eyes like Takagi? It would make him more distinct as a character. With his tiny pupils and black hair, he looks like a stereotypical anime minor character.

Sound: 5
The music matches the overall tone of the series. The opening song is pleasant to hear, but not particularly distinguishable from any other anime song with a happy tune. The ending song wasn't memorable at all.

Character: 7
Takagi is a great character with an entertaining personality and a perceptive mind. Nishikata is pretty much her punching bag. He is determined to get revenge on her, but he has a tendency to overthink or worry how others will view him. The other three girls who get their own side story aren't that interesting. One's overenthusiastic, one's quirky and silent, and the third . . . can't even remember what she was like.

Enjoyment: 7
There were enough funny and cute moments between Takagi and Nishikata, particularly in the second half of the show, for the series to merit a 7.

Overall: 5
I think the series would have been better if it stopped having sides stories for the three other girls in Nishikata's class and focused the episodes entirely on Nishikata and Takagi's interactions. For the main story itself, it was okay. Sometimes it was funny, sometimes it wasn't. Sometimes the story engaged me, other times I could barely keep my attention on the screen. I think the second half is better than the first half of the series.