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Tonari no Seki-kun: The Master of Killing Time

  • TV-14
  • 2014
  • 1 season
  • Animation, Comedy
  • 7.5

In the middle of class at a certain school, Rumi Yokoi, a diligent student, has her in-class life turned upside down when her desk mate Toshinari Seki begins to play by himself at his desk in class. Although Rumi is irked by Toshinari's distracting yet intricate playtime, she finds herself being drawn into his interesting hobby. Never being able to focus, Rumi observes Seki's stunning ways of slacking off in class.

Episodes

21 episodes
  1. 1Dominos

    7 minJan 6, 2014

    Yokoi-san is trying her best to listen in class, but she can't help but watch as Seki-kun is lining up erasers next to her. Seki-kun! Are those dominoes?!

  2. 2Shogi (1)

    7 minJan 13, 2014

    Yokoi-san is trying to pay attention as usual. And then Seki-kun starts playing shogi next to her and it turns into something rather unexpected.

  3. 3Desk Polishing

    7 minJan 20, 2014

    Seki-kun starts shining his desk during class. Amazed at the effect of his work, Yokoi-san finds herself being dragged into his want to shine more desks.

  4. 4Go

    7 minJan 27, 2014

    Seki-kun starts playing Go on his desk. Yokoi-san tries to ignore this since she doesn't know the rules, but this yet again turns into something rather unexpected.

  5. 5Eraser Stamp

    7 minFeb 3, 2014

    During science class, Seki's attempts at constructing a hanko stamp from his eraser are hindered by his laid-back classmate, Akiyasu Uzawa.

  6. 6Disaster Drill

    7 minFeb 10, 2014

    Whilst participating in a disaster drill, Rumi notices that a robot family that Seki has brought into class is taking the drill more seriously than Seki himself, prompting her to take responsibility for them.

  7. 7Note Passing

    7 minFeb 10, 2014

    Seki creates an elaborate post office system for passing notes around the class; with many protocols that prevent Rumi from giving him a note of her own.

  8. 8Shogi (2)

    7 minFeb 24, 2014

    Seki crafts another shogi tale, this time depicting a princess who marries a pawn but is soon kidnapped.

  9. 9Knitting

    7 minMar 3, 2014

    As Seki knits in class, Rumi watches him as an expert, but is surprised by some of his maneuvers as well as the final product.

  10. 10Golf

    7 minMar 10, 2014

    During art class, Seki plays a miniature-sized game of golf on his worn-out desk, whilst Rumi's classmate, Sakurako Gotō, misinterprets the interactions between Rumi and Seki as romantic gestures.

  11. 11Mountain Climbing

    7 minMar 17, 2014

    Rumi watches in harrowing anticipation as Seki has a group of miniature bears do a mountain climbing expedition on the back of their classmate, Takahiro Maeda.

  12. 12RC Car

    7 minMar 24, 2014

    Seki studies a set of driving rules, takes a written driving test, and then makes a driving course on his desk for a remote-controlled car, which he takes very seriously.

  13. 13Pool

    7 minMar 31, 2014

    During water safety lessons, Rumi once again becomes invested in the diligence of the robot family, becoming panicked when the child robot is thrown into the pool by Uzawa.

  14. 14Lunch

    7 minApr 7, 2014

    During lunch break, Rumi is a little disturbed by the manner in which Seki eats the octopus weiners he made for his lunch.

  15. 15Paper Sumo

    7 minApr 14, 2014

    Whilst Rumi is off school with a cold, Goto observes Seki as he plays a game of paper sumo involving a robot opponent, assuming he had a fight with Rumi.

  16. 16Shogi vs. Chess

    7 minApr 21, 2014

    As the class watches an instructional video, Seki plays a game of "Shogi vs. Chess" in the dark, with Rumi eager to help the shogi pieces as they struggle against the black chess pieces hidden in the darkness.

  17. 17Fukuwarai

    7 minApr 28, 2014

    Seki puts on a blindfold and plays a game of fukuwarai, which soon evolves into a twisting story about family life.

  18. 18Magic

    7 minMay 5, 2014

    With their desks pushed together in order to share a printout, Rumi attempts to ignore Seki as he performs some card tricks, hoping to prompt a reaction from her.

  19. 19Glasses

    7 minMay 12, 2014

    Seki brings various pairs of glasses to see which pair looks the best on him.

  20. 20Flipbook

    7 minMay 19, 2014

    Seki draws a flip book comic in his textbook, which he even records sound effects to, leaving Rumi curious about the finished result.

  21. 21Bag Inspection

    7 minMay 26, 2014

    Rumi learns of a surprise belongings inspection, believing it to be the perfect chance for Seki to get busted. However, she becomes concerned about the robot family, especially when Seki seems to make no attempts to hide them properly.

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Series cast

Hiro ShimonoToshinari Seki (voice)21 episodes
Kana HanazawaRumi Yokoi (voice)21 episodes
Koji YusaTani-sensei (voice)7 episodes
Cocoro KikuchiTomoka Hashino (voice)7 episodes
Tetsuo SakaguchiNarration (voice)6 episodes
Mami ShitaraYu Nakamura (voice)4 episodes
Jiro SaitoAdachi-sensei (voice)4 episodes
Katsuya ShojiMale Student A (voice)4 episodes
Satomi SatoSakurako Goto (voice)3 episodes
Tomoaki IkedaScience Teacher (voice)3 episodes
Minoru ShiraishiAkiyasu Uzawa (voice)2 episodes
Shigeyuki SusakiTakahiro Maeda (voice)2 episodes
Shin GotoJapanese Teacher (voice)2 episodes
Yuka KeichoRobot Mother (voice)2 episodes
Jin YamanoiArt Teacher (voice)2 episodes
Atsushi KisaichiMathematics Teacher (voice)2 episodes
Shunji KanemuneMale Student B (voice)2 episodes
Kanji ObanaGold General (voice)1 episode

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