Tanaka-kun is Always Listless
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File:Tanaka-kun wa Itsumo Kedaruge vol 1 cover.jpg
Cover of the first volume featuring main character, Tanaka.
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田中くんはいつもけだるげ (Tanaka-kun wa Itsumo Kedaruge) |
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Genre | Slice of life, Comedy |
Manga | |
Written by | Nozomi Uda |
Published by | Square Enix |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Magazine | Gangan Online |
Original run | April 26, 2014 – present |
Volumes | 3 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Shinya Kawamo |
Written by | Akemi Omode |
Music by | Hiromi Mizutani |
Studio | Silver Link |
Licensed by | |
Network | Tokyo MX, MBS, HTV, TVA, BS11 |
Original run | April 9, 2016 – present |
Episodes | 12 |
Original video animation | |
Studio | Silver Link |
Released | June 24, 2016 – July 22, 2016 |
Episodes | 2 |
Tanaka-kun is Always Listless (田中くんはいつもけだるげ Tanaka-kun wa Itsumo Kedaruge?) is an ongoing Japanese slice of life comedy shōnen web manga series written and illustrated by Nozomi Uda. It's published by Square Enix, with serialization on Gangan Online website and with three volumes released so far.[1] An anime adaptation by Silver Link began airing on April 9, 2016.
Contents
Characters
- Tanaka (田中)
- Voiced by: Kenshō Ono
- A listless student who is always dozing and acts exhausted when awake. He can sleep in almost any location, but prefers to be outside when he does so. His uncaring, sleepy nature forces Ohta to carry him to and from multiple locations quite often. Despite his general lack of enthusiasm, he shows on multiple occasions that he doesn't see friendship as bothersome, most specifically when Shiraishi pleaded with him to let her be his friend, he simply responded "I thought we already were." However, he does find the prospect of Miyano being his "apprentice" to be more trouble than it's worth.
- Ohta (太田 Ōta)
- Voiced by: Yoshimasa Hosoya
- A tall and stoic student, who is very reliable and is often looking after Tanaka. Tanaka states that because of Ohta's caring nature, he sees Ohta as the perfect candidate for marriage. He states on multiple occasions that he admires Tanaka's ability to be listless in any given situation, but also feels that Tanaka's personality causes him to miss out on things like romance and love.
- Miyano (宮野)
- Voiced by: Natsumi Takamori
- Tanaka's classmate with short stature. She admires Tanaka for his listlessness. She knows about Shiraishi's crush on Tanaka, and vows to support her in her quest for love. She constantly proclaims herself to be Tanaka's apprentice in listlessness, however he constantly decries her.
- Shiraishi (白石)
- Voiced by: Kotori Koiwai
- A beautiful and intelligent student, she is very popular among both males and females. After Tanaka recognizes her when she isn't putting effort into her appearance (a short running theme in the show is that she looks completely different when she dresses herself more comfortably), she develops a crush on Tanaka, believing that he is able to see her for who she is regardless of how she looks. (In reality, he was able to discern her in both forms of dress due to her bust size.)
- Echizen (越前)
- Voiced by: Ayaka Suwa
- Ohta's childhood friend. She loves Miyano as a friend and affectionately calls her Myaano (みゃーの). But as her romantic feelings go by a misunderstood note in episode 6, she is revealed to have feelings for her male childhood friend Ohta.
- Rino Tanaka (田中莉乃)
- Voiced by: Aoi Yūki
- Tanaka's sister. She is a middle school student who is the manager of the Ballet Club of her school. She expresses a dislike towards Ohta, brought about by Ohta and Tanaka's close relationship, and sometimes gets jealous. She has a crush on her older brother, Tanaka.
- Saya (早夜)
- Voiced by: Nao Tōyama
- Ohta's sister, who goes to same school as Rino. She is a shy person with an unusually small voice. She belongs to the Ballet Club.
- Shimura (志村)
- Voiced by: Kazuyuki Okitsu
- Tanaka's classmate. He is cool and intelligent, but has a weakness for girls. He looks so different when not wearing eyeglasses that he cannot be recognized.
- Katō (加藤)
- Voiced by: Yūichi Iguchi
- Tanaka's classmate. He is good at sports and loves soccer.
- Sora Miyano (宮野空良 Miyano Sora)
- Miyano's brother.
- Washizuka-sensei (鷲塚先生 Washizuka-sensei)
- Voiced by: Yōji Ueda
- A school teacher who teaches math on Tanaka's class.
- Saionji (西園寺)
- A 20-year old college student who works on different part-time jobs like the hamburger shop WcDonalds.
Media
Manga
Anime
An anime television series adaptation by Silver Link began airing on April 9, 2016 on Tokyo MX and MBS.[5] The anime is directed by Shinya Kawamo and written by Akemi Omode. The character designs are handled by Haruko Iizuka and the music is composed by Hiromi Mizutani. The opening theme is "Utatane Sunshine" (うたたねサンシャイン) by Unlimited tone and the ending theme is "BON-BON" by CooRie.[6] The first and second home video release volumes will bundle an OVA each, which are scheduled for release on June 24, 2016 and July 22, 2016, respectively.[7]
Episode list
No. | Title | Original air date |
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1 | "Tanaka-kun and Ohta-kun" "Tanaka-kun to Ōta-kun" (田中くんと太田くん) |
April 9, 2016 |
2 | "Apprenticeship Application" "Deshiiri shigan" (弟子入り志願) |
April 16, 2016 |
3 | "Girl of Contrast, Echize-san" "Gyappu shōjo Echizen-san" (ギャップ少女越前さん) |
April 23, 2016 |
4 | "Shiraishi-san's Secret" "Shiraishi-san no himitsu" (白石さんの秘密) |
April 30, 2016 |
5 | "Tanaka-kun's Day" "Tanaka-kun no nichijō" (田中くんの日常) |
May 7, 2016 |
6 | "The Sick Tanaka-kun" "Kazehiki Tanaka-kun" (風邪ひき田中くん) |
May 14, 2016 |
7 | "Tanaka-kun's Valentine" "Tanaka-kun no Barentain" (田中くんのバレンタイン) |
May 21, 2016 |
8 | "Ohta-kun's Ordeal" "Ōta-kun no junan" (太田くんの受難) |
May 28, 2016 |
9 | "Welcome to Wac" "Wakku e yōkoso" (ワックへようこそ) |
June 4, 2016 |
Reception
Manga
Volume 2 reached the 32nd place on the weekly Oricon manga charts and, as of July 27, 2014, had sold 37,291 copies;[8] volume 3 reached the 16th place and, as of November 30, 2014, had sold 63,079 copies.[9] It was tied at 17th place on the 2015 Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Top 20 Manga for Female Readers survey.[10] It was also placed 4th on Zenkoku Shotenin ga Eranda Osusume Comic 2015.[11]
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External links
- Official website (Japanese)
- Anime official website (Japanese)
- Tanaka-kun is Always Listless (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Tanaka-kun is Always Listless (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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