Audience reviews
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Dennis_King
Tanaka kun is Always Listless-and this may surprise you-is a comedy anime with a school setting as if there aren't a ton of garbage out there with the same premise. It's as if the industry that produced so many exciting and thought provocative animes is now a stagnant pool of shit and i blame YOU, the viewers, cause when an interesting anime appears if it hurts your feelings you take to twatter and cry internet tears of despair so we end up with crap like this one.
TIAL is about Tanaka, who is a lazy as fuck student who wants to do nothing but sleep. In his quest for total nothingness his loyal comrade Ohta is always there to carry him like those dogs Paris Hilton carries around, you know the ones that look like a dwarf devil with an attitude. Thankfully a petite blonde bitch comes into p…
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Tanaka Kun is by far, the best anime I've ever seen, for the following reasons.
Favorite bias aside, the MAIN reason I like this anime, is because of how much fun it is to observe the chemistry between Tanaka and Ohta.
Despite Tanaka basically living off of Ohta, it never ends up feeling like a one sided friendship because of how beautifully this anime manages to balance the amount of support Ohta offers to Tanaka as a friend. It also helps that most characters in this entire anime don't have even an iota of ill intent or selfishness.
Tanaka as a character is very interesting because we get to observe unique reactions from him for every new situation. Despite his laziness, the dude knows how to tackle a situation in more than one way. This allows me to be much more engaged to see what h…
Read at the sourceManonSquirrel
I honestly don't know why I love this anime so much, but I have to say this is one of my very favorite animes. The characters are adorable and the relationships in the show are just perfect. The thing I like about it most would have to be the timing. That might not make sense. What I mean by that is that there are times when the show just drags a moment out. The first, like, thirty seconds of the show you just watch Tanaka sleep. And Oota watches him sleep. When there is an awkward silence, you just sit there and feel it. I guess I'm not explaining it well, but it is hilarious. There isn't much of a plot to the show, but the whole time I'm watching it I have a grin on my face. I have now watched it in both dubbed and subbed and love it both ways. The art isn't the best, but the way the eye…
Read at the sourceKyuuketsukisama
I'll simply write, 'it's fabulous'! Tanaka kun wa itsumo kedaruge is the first slice of life anime that I watched, and I can say that this anime tuned my interest to the slice of life genre. Ah, what a theme, what a animation, beautifully molded characters, it's just awesome. This anime is and will always be my favorite (Please there be second season to this magnum opus.).
After only Tanaka kun, I turned towards school life anime. Introverts characters are always my idols (Tanaka being the king, followed by Oreki Houtarou). His laziness, dealing with various daily life situations, despite his laziness he's someone's crush (I'm so envious of him), ah the Shiraishi san (My first anime crush), brother sister relationship, these all small things makes the show very enjoyable. I salute to the a…
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"Well, of course, the inappropriate curiosity all boys have is present in me, but not enough so that it's worth the effort to act upon it."
- Tanaka
A simple, sweet, and refreshing comedy,with a straight-forward and simple plot line.It is a series that follows Tanaka listless adventures (or should I say nonadventures, really, I mean tanaka was like:"I don't want to be the main character of my own life.") with his amusing ensemble of adorable and lively friends.
There are no twists and turns with dramatic climaxes or anticipating cliff-hangers that make you pull out all your hair. None of those. It is a pretty calm anime with a lot of hilarious,”LOLs” and facepalm moments.
It is a very character-driven anime, and the characters have unique personality quirks which make their interactions…
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The slice of life anime from spring 2016 'Tanaka-kun Is Always Listless' was well-known for its cuteness and lax comedy. When I finally got around to see the first episode, I was excited because of its comedy. It was unique and something I hadn't seen before. Summer 2016 anime started, and I couldn't finish 'Tanaka-kun'. But I got around to it finally! And I'm so happy I watched it.
TANAKA IN THE RAIN PICTURE
It was so funny that Tanaka tried so hard to be lazy. This was ironic because trying is the polar opposite of being lazy. Tanaka was a walking contradiction. He continued to be funny with his efforts. Every episode had another challenge for him to conquer. Whether it was a girl clamoring to be his apprentice or a cultural festival. Tanaka's reactions to these challenges really made…
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Review: Tanaka-kun wa Itsumo Kedaruge
Story (6/10): I can't say there is much of a story in this anime. But all I can say is that Tanaka, being the person he is, spends his ordinary high school life being listness. (I know that may sound boring, but bear with me.) But anyways, along with his listlessness, the people who are around him make his life interesting which is worth the watch!
Art (8/10): I can't say too much about the art. As the source of this anime came from a 4-koma manga, I expected worse. But, I can quite say the art presented in this anime was fun to look at since this was made by Silver Link., the ones who made Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu and Kokoro Connect.
Sound (9/10): Let's start off that the opening going into this anime is extremely catchy. Definitely pleasant to…
Read at the sourceKuroKagami
Tanaka-kun wa Itsumo Kedaruge starts off as a really charming, relaxing but a little bit disappointing anime. I really enjoyed most of the jokes presented in early episodes but sadly the anime starts falling on the same clichés as a lot of slice of life animes.
One thing I really loved about this anime was the art and animation: it was lovely and relaxing. None o the characters seem poorly drawn or generic, and you'll probably like them in the end.
Music is really cute and always goes according to the situation. The ending song is also one of my favorites. As for the characters, I really enjoyed watching everyone of them. Oota is probably my favorite characters, since he acts very mature and is always taking care of Tanaka. Most of the characters are likeable and their personalities shi…
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Tanaka-kun wa Itsumo Kedaruge (to be shorten as TwIK) and Natsume Yuujinchou will be the two anime I have no idea how and why it would attract me, someone who likes fantasy and action over calming stories. While Natsume Yuujinchou has fantasy in it, but TwIK is a school life anime that features something that would happen in real life by the eyes of a listless person name Tanaka-kun.
There is not much of a plot progression apart of Tanaka-kun having to face more and more things that requires energy to do. Well, he once said he didn't want to be a main character, and sadly he is now. It's a simple comedy anime designed to make the viewers laugh and feel calm, away from the rowdiness of action-packed and psychological anime.
The characters does not grow in any way, apart of several female…
Read at the sourceDarmaiad
Tanaka-kun is a high-school, slice of life anime based off an ongoing 2013 manga. Its central theme lie with the titular character's proclivity to laziness. Of course, said proclivity is taken to the extreme; Tanaka wants only to be left alone to nap. 24/7 if possible. The rest of the class had to accept this and nobody thinks it is weird when the muscular Ohta, Tanaka's best friend and enabler, carries his listless corpse to class (or even back home).
So far the premise seems mildly interesting at best and that is the reason I almost skipped that one. Thankfully, the terrible shows of this season forced me to give more chances than I usually do. After watching just first episode I was hooked; the calm pace was relaxing and the jokes plenty.
Our main duo is supported by a cast of quirky…
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It’s a shame that an anime like Tanaka-kun wa Itsumo Kedaruge is getting overshadowed by many so many anime this season, and some of those anime pale in comparison to what Tanaka-kun has to offer. This series is one of the many slice-of-life anime that’s airing this season, but this is the best slice-of-life of the season. It’s relaxing, relatable, and most importantly, fun. With an immensely loveable cast of characters, this series manages to be both sweet and funny. The only flaws in this series is the general flaw a slice-of-life anime brings – a lack of a main story. Other than that, Tanaka-kun proves that even without a story, as long as you have great characters, you’ll succeed.
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The premise of Tanaka-kun is quite simple. Our protagonist, Tanaka, is the most listless charac…
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It's so far so good atm. And holy shit, i feel like im listening to an ASMR video whenever Tanaka talks man lol. And yo, dont forgot about that amazing jazzy, chilling, great vocals and melodic OST man. If i watch one of these episodes in a nice, calm and chilling park, alienated from other humans aside from myself. I would fall asleep right immediately lmao.
Incidentally, the synopsis of this would be, the daily lives of a high school student name "Tanaka". Who have a natural talent for being listlessness, with his friend Ohta who's the opposite. And because he's the kind of a good person in nature; he usually helps Tanaka out, taking care of him due to the adverse effect that it has on Tanaka's high school lives for having the attribute of listlessness and indulging it, because "it fee…
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Tanaka-kun is Always Listless is a show I didn’t expect to like a lot. Initially, the show didn’t really click with me because it just felt so dull and boring. The refreshing art was the only redeeming factor I saw. I asked to myself, “How can a show about a listless individual be of any good?” I didn’t want to see every episode to be just Tanaka lazing around and ramble on how it feels nice to be listless. There must be more to the premise than this. But as a person who upholds the “no dropping” rule, I kept watching if it gets better or worse. A few episodes later, it ended up shattering my initial impression. I misinterpreted the premise of the show. It’s not about simply promoting listlessness, it’s about how others react to it. The main theme is listlessness and the show does a good j…
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Out of nowhere, Tanaka-kun wa Itsumo Kedaruge appeared and surprised everyone.
Yes, it's another school SoL comedy like hundred of others, so, what makes it so good? It's simple, it completely succeeds in what I think is the key aspect for this type of anime: the characters.
In anime like Tanaka-kun, it's expected to see little to no character development during the whole story, so it's a must to make them likeable and fun to watch, and just from the first episode, with the fantastic interactions between the two protagonists, Tanaka (incredibly lazy, just wants to live calmly and without troubles) and Oota (always taking care of Tanaka, that includes, for example carrying him from one place to another, yes, I'm serious), I was already impressed for how much I enjoyed watching them just d…
Read at the sourceKuoisoji
Wow. This anime. One of the anime I was hype for when I was looking through the Spring anime season page in MAL. The anime that led me to think differently about life and this world. Sadly, over already. However, I will always follow this kind of anime with a review obviously!
Overall, this anime was pretty much an ideal for me. This anime was much more than what I expected when I was looking through the spring anime page.
Personally, what I look for in slice of life and comedy anime like this are how the characters develop over time (What I will get to see in the character in the anime), how the characters effect the story of it, and how the art makes up the style of the anime. Mostly, it revolves around the match of the art, character and the story. And this anime, was the ONE anime t…
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Tanaka-kun is the first anime Ive finished where I was actually genuinely surprised at the rating upon finishing the show.
The show's premise is simple: The main character is lazy. That's it. That is where all the gags, all the humor, and the entire anime is focused on. Every episode is predictable to the point where the show becomes boring rather than entertaining- and the only reason I kept watching was for the supporting characters. Contrary to the main character- the supporting characters were interesting to watch on screen and they were believable as real highschool characters.
While yes all the memes about "lol Tanaka is my spirit animal xD" Or "Wow this show is totes me_irl" can appeal to a certain demographic- it will not appeal to everyone and certainly doesn't appeal to me. T…
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*yawns*
TL:DR: This is a good series. Watch it.
For those of you who want to know as to why I say what I said above, here's the long version that probably took far too much time and energy to write, for a great series that only has a lack of energy.
Story: Tanaka-kun lives a life of listlessness. Due to his body being essentially non-functional in the way of physical activity, Tanaka's life revolves around sleeping in class, enjoying the quiet part of life, and having his buddy Ohta carry him over his shoulder because Tanaka just simply is unable to move himself sometimes on account of his lifestyle. That's...pretty much it.
The main plotline of the story is simply put "Tanaka doing things while other people invade his listless life." As simple as the story looks, Tanaka-kun is a sl…
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This is an anime that was FULL of potential. I started it without many expectations, but the first two or three episodes managed to raise them, and make me think of this as the possible gem of the season.
From summaries and reviews, one might be thinking Tanaka-kun defies mainstream narrative clichés, and that the overall product tends towards a certain general calm feeling.
The truth is: Tanaka-kun had the potential to be that. It had the potential to tell an entertaining, relaxing, non-stereotypical story, while having an upbeat general tone and characters.
Then it became... something else. There were a lot of harem hints, and a lot of moe that didn't really add anything of value to the story, and also a lot (A LOT) of unnecessary emphasis on the romantic feelings from one of the cha…
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While scrolling down the Spring 2016 anime list I encountered Tanaka-kun is Always Listless. It seemed like an anime with no presence and no one would've cared about it.
I was wrong.
The anime is actually really good overall and people started noticing it because it was actually good. I feel this is really underrated because of the unusual synopsis and such.
The story is about Tanaka and his friends around him, basically like the usual high school girl with the conflicts with the outside connections between the main MCs. This is the lowest point because, it is extraordinary in a way but the plot didn't really get to me. The story is cute though so it's okay.
The art backgrounds were very beautiful in my opinion. Character designs were unique in a way. I really liked the art for Tanaka-…
Read at the sourceMaz
We've all felt it at one point during our lives; that lethargy that grips us and doesn't let go, leaving us in a bumbling state where our basic motor functions just don't want to cooperate. The very prospect of moving makes us groan, and every surface suddenly becomes a veritable pillow. Our thoughts drift off into space, and daydreams abound. Whether you're taken in the middle of a class, trying to be productive in an office, or are simply kicking back in the garden with a beverage in hand, a state of listlessness has surely came about at least once. It is the antithesis of productivity, yet one can do little in the face of it, for it laughs at those who try to escape its grasp, denying any and all attempts to break free. Once caught, the only course of action is to accept one's fate and…
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