More is better when it comes to Tonari no Seki-kun.The only bad thing about this OVA is that it confirms for me that the TV adaptation of Tonari no Seki-kun would be even better if it were 12 [...]
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Let’s waste some time, shall we? In spite of my adolescent delusions I still want to… My experience with the Tonari no Seki-kun manga is similar to Scamp’s chronicles of burning through it in a span [...]
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Context is everything I suppose - and Tonari no Seki-kun is looking a lot better than it did a week ago.Tonari no Seki-kun – 02 Since Tonari no Seki-kun is looking like the best [...]
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「将棋」 (Shougi) "Shogi" Continuing on from its strong showing last week, this short anime brings to life something I would normally find super boring.
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Adapting the original “となりの関くん” manga by Takuma Morishige in anime form, “Tonari no Seki-kun” looks like it will to be one of the better comedies this winter season. The story is all about school girl [...]
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Anime Herald Anime Herald - We'll talk nerdy to you.Tonari no Seki-kun is a short-form comedy that made its début in the Winter 2014 anime season. The series is told from the perspective of high [...]
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This has to be the easiest money of Shimono Hiro's career.I haven't blogged any short anime that I can remember, not beyond the first episode anyway.  There have been some I've really liked - [...]
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Another evening, another couple of shows to sample.  Up next is Tonari no Seki-kun and Nobunaga The Fool. Tonari no Seki-kun – The Master of Killing Time First of the seasons shorts then, and it is [...]
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Studio: Shin-Ei Animation Genres: Comedy, Slice of Life Episodes: 44 (?) x 10 minutes OP: ”Meiwaku Spectacle” by Kana Hanazawa ED: ”Set Them Free” by Akira Jimbo Summary: In the middle of class at a [...]
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  I got a good impression watching this anime. Eve […]
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「ドミノ」 (Domino) "Domino" With only 10 minutes to tell its story, Tonari no Seki-kun did a great job at capturing the essence of what made the manga such a joy to read.
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I read the first chapter for the Tonari no Seki-kun manga (re-named by Crunchyroll to ‘Master of Killing Time’, which is a way better name so I’m going to call it that from now on) when doing research [...]
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The first episode of this series of shorts features Yokoi (voiced by Kanazawa Hana) watching in despair as Seki plays dominoes with loads of his erasers in the middle of class. There’s not really much [...]
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Volumes: 3 (ongoing) Prior to writing my season preview, I like to read the first chapter of the manga that are being adapted to anime to get a feel for them. Tonari no Seki-kun is being made into an anime this winter season, so as per usual I checked out the manga. The chapters are […]
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According to the obi strip found on the manga, an anime adaptation of Morishige Takuma’s school-comedy series, 「Tonari no Seki-kun」 (となりの関くん), has been green-lit for production. *Synopsis: The boy who sits next to Yokoi in class, Seki-kun, is always up to something at his desk. He manages to somehow play very elaborate games without attracting [...]
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