Audience reviews
20 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
katexirasaku
Story progresses nowhere aside from romanticizing bullying throughout roughly a natural year in the japanese school system. It goes on and on and on, edging the viewer on Nishikata ever getting back at Takagi, but it never happens. The most interesting storyline is the three side-character girls'.
If you feel like spending 12 standard 23min. episodes watching a schoolboy be bullied by a classmate schoolgirl with zero consequence, or even remorse on her part, with absolutely no change in the dynamic, then by all means enjoy. If you want to see some progression Nagatoro has the same "getting his attention by throwing rocks at him" basic premise, but it unlike this one, characters evolve.
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I cannot fathom why anyone would watch the first season of this anime and think anything other than how the man female is a cruel bully. I would use her name, but after seeing the first season I honeslty can't remember any of the characters names. The anime follows a pattern; main girl tricks/pranks/makes fun of the main boy in the series, the boy feels anxious/emberassed/mad about what she does, he tries to get back at her and constantly fails, boy gets in trouble. Not only does this unfold for the main characters, but the writer also does this with his audiance as he makes you believe that maybe the girl (who clearly likes the boy) is finally doing something nice for the boy only to go through the entire series laughing at you when you realize that each nice thing she does literally ends…
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A story that is in a constant state between irritating and boring, Takagi-San is far from the light hearted slice of life rom com its commonly referred to as.
The moment I found Takagi an unredeemable character is when Nishikata is studying for a test in the library. You see Nishikata stay longer and put in more effort than the other male students. Takagi joins Nishikata while he's studying, he momentarily opens up to her despite all of the 'teasing' she has done at his expense. He states that his parents want to see him score in the top 50 in his class and he doesn't want to let them down so that's why he's staying longer to study compared to the other students. For the smallest amount of time you're led to believe that Takagi genuinely cares about Nishikata as she helps him study, corre…
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What started out as a decently cute slice of life school comedy just dredged on and on with no progress to neither the story, as if there actually were one, nor the characters.
The two main characters are exactly the same in the last episodes as the first, and the side characters play no important roll in anything other than as a break in the extremely repetitive formula that the whole show is built around.
The male lead has the same reaction to EVERYTHING the female lead says, and it happens repeatedly in every episode, and every episode is basically the same thing with a different background, if different at all.
If you enjoy the type of humour presented here you might have a giggle from watching an episode or two, but if you actually find anything of value in the rest I can't see what…
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I watched this expecting a nice lighthearted slice-of-life comedy to fill a gap between some serious and gory animes to keep my Chi in balance.
I was treated to 12 episodes of student with full mental faculties bullying and manipulating a clearly special needs child. (Has no impulse control, has no control over the volume of his voice and incapable of recognizing basic causal relation.) That's the premise for 12 24 min episodes. If that sounds like something you enjoy, Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san provides.
I hope that teachers in Japan don't actually use their mentally challenged students with no volume control as target practice for throwing chalk. That's a legitimate thought that came across my mind as I watched this.
It wouldn't be so bad if the story actually progressed somewhere,…
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Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san is an anime equivalent of Tom & Jerry. Just without the slapstick humour and even a glimpse of hope for Tom to not only ever emerge victorious, but even get the upper hand for a brief moment. This is a very "hardcore" slice-of-life series, with no plot and no real conflict, since any possibility of friction is denied by a single, indisputable rule: Takagi-san always wins.
The plot is as simple, as they come. A boy named Nishikata constantly ends as the victim of his female classmate's, eponymous Takagi's, "teasing". Bulk of the runtime is dedicated to Nishikata trying to one-up his opponent by carefully analyzing all his options and eventual outcomes, and without fail, always making the worst possible decision, thus ending as butt of Takagi's jokes. There are n…
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Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san or in English, Teasing Master Takagi-san, is a show that faithfully adapted its source material into an anime, but unfortunately that's all it does. If you want to watch a cute show where two middle schoolers constantly pull childish pranks on each other, but one side wins every time, then you'll enjoy this anime. As for me, I constantly found my self begging for this show to give me more to chew in. The main two leads Takagi and Nishikata are both adorable to watch don't get me wrong, it's just disappointing that that all this show has to to offer in each episode is the question of "How will Takagi make Nishikata look like an idiot today?" There's also a B story where the show follows 3 female classmates of Takagi and Nikshikata, but it's undoubtedly the dulles…
Read at the sourceSeregosa
I can see why this anime would be amusing to some people, it does have a lot of teasing and a main character that isn't treated like a human being as he is mentally abused over and over again, some people can't get enough of doormat mcs.
Now, I don't really care much about that since I couldn't care less about a mc like this, whether he is abused to death or not, that's not why my score is fairly low. The jokes were pretty witty at times, I'll have to give it that and this is why the score isn't lower. A lot of kinda funny scenarios are added where she f*cks him silly mentally. Which honestly isn't hard with a mc like this.
However, while it's kinda interesting and amusing to see, this just DOESN'T work in anime format. I believe that it could be kinda good in manga format where you can…
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If you want to be blue balled figuratively by an anime like so many other slice of life/romances, then Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san is for you. The story is extremely one-track, with pretty much 0 development until near the end, and even then its not worth it. At best i would consider watching the first episode then the last two to save yourself the time on this.
Although the art style and the sound tracks and effects are decent enough, it doesnt come even close to make up for the lack of character development and story line. Making for a rather poor anime to enjoy.
You want to root for the main character to do LITERALLY ANYTHING, but he just acts dumb like most characters and is all shy and bashful. If you want to watch stupidity for 12 episodes then watch this.
Read at the sourceDante012
Funny show, but totally pointless. Don't be fooled, this is not a romantic comedy : it's a comedy with a very small pinch of romance.
STORY
It's about a boy and a girl in love with each other and teasing each other, and... that's all. Literally.
There is no development at all on the situation nor on the characters. Even in each episode there is no actual story, as each episode is only a set of several indepedent sketches.
That's why this show is pointless : there is nothing to learn from it, and nothing to expect from it.
That said, story is far from being everything in an anime! ART
I'm in love with the art style. It's smooth and it's beautiful.
That said I do regret that the environments are clichés. Sadly it's a recurring problem in japanimation : the environments often look alike. Fo…
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Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san, a sweet and funny anime, although very simple
Love is never as tender as when it awakens between two young people who have just stopped being children. In the case of Takagi, the female protagonist of Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san, her way of proving it is to mock the object of her affection without mercy.
This series of 12 episodes concluded a few weeks ago, leaving the door open to continue, although it is not necessary to do so. The mission is accomplished for Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san, created to satisfy manga fans (and its sequel or spin-offs). In addition, it captured the attention of many anime lovers who did not know about the original work.
However, despite how effective it is as entertainment and as a sweet demonstration of preadolescent love, it…
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Romance is usually a concept that is difficult for children to wrap their minds around. Sure, you might like someone, but how do you even approach that person? Even if you do manage to approach him or her, how do you make sure that you don’t make an utter fool of yourself? Most kids end up arriving at one answer – show your interest by teasing the target of your affection. Sure, the target may not take it all that well, but at least you get to interact with them because of it, right? Karakai Juzou no Takagi-san (henceforth abbreviated as ‘Takagi-san’) is an anime about one such girl, Takagi, who shows her interest in a boy, Nishikata, by teasing him.
Takagi-san follows an episodic format, with each episode containing 2-3 short stories about Takagi and Nishikata, and usually one story abou…
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TL;DR – A fun, comedy-driven show that gives me diabetes every episode. It knows exactly what it wants to do, how to go about doing it and then does it really well.
Basic breakdown below ⬎
== Impressions / Presentation: 7.5/10 ==
The basic formula involves Nishikata (the boy) trying to tease Takag (the girl), but fails and gets teased instead. Before you know it, you too are thinking: "What is Takagi scheming this time!?". It's not only a game for Nishikata, it's also a game for us, and this is how the show keeps the formula fresh and exciting. While there's nothing exceptional about the art and animation, the anime has been drawn with plenty of love and care. And it shows in the many character interactions in the show.
== Story: 7/10 ==
Every interaction Nishikata and Takagi sha…
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Do you want to know what school days love is 10 years back?
This is a story of 2 backbench kids or to be precise, a daily or slice of life of a boy named Nishikata who gets teased by his benchmate Takagi by playing mind games on him.
Almost every situation is kind of different, i.e unlike in some anime like 'Tonari no Seki-kun' where the situation is always in class but here in this anime we see diffferent scenarios from walking from home to school, doing homework, studying in library, summer holidays etc.
The main beauty of this anime is the presence of innocent love or crush between the kids, the tension in air and being careful not to hurt the other person (Nishikata with Takagi). That sort of attitude is missing these days.
Each and every episode is refreshing and gives you smile…
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"Ah, youth", a phrase that harkens back to a simpler time without adult responsibilities like taxes, work, or complicated interpersonal relationships, and everything can be summed up with having fun with friends or having an innocent crush on the girl sitting next to you. Ooo, I've been waiting for this one.
Story:
Our story starts between the two middle schoolers who sit next to each other in class, Nishikata and Takagi. It's become glaringly clear for Nishikata that Takagi enjoys seeing his flustered reactions and teasing him at every opportunity she can get, leading this boy down the rocky path to get back at this girl for all of the light torture he goes through, persevering day after day to get his first win unbeknownst to the fact that he has already stolen her heart.
Wholesome.…
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Sorry for the mistakes. English is not my first language
It's my first review.
Story: 4/10
The story is simple and uncompromising. This must be respected, but it will never justify not being good. Basically you have a kid who is constantly trolled for a girl and wants to change that, but it's always trolled again in the end. And this is repeated over, and over, and over, and over, and over again. The problem is not just having a formula but especially repeating 3 times per episode. It is extremely repetitive and rarely any moment of humor is creative. If romance is just a heap of random and predictable moments (with a few exceptions) that do not make much difference if they don't exist and is not going anywhere, so it's not a well-developed romance, and romantic or sensual insinuations ar…
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She teases him; he blushes and resolves not to let her tease him again.
Rinse and repeat every single episode. The anime is divided into a series of shorts each a few minutes long; there are normally about 4 or 5 per episode. Each is a small self-contained story about Takagi’s and Nishikata’s daily lives in and out of the classroom. This isn’t a plot-heavy series and it’s not meant to be. What it is meant to be, however, is a character-oriented series, and so that shall be my main focus.
Just to get the art and music out of the way: the art style is really cute. Huge heads, massive eyes (even by anime standards), high foreheads and relatively simple drawings altogether. It suits the characters and show style nicely without being too extravagant. The animation is done well, even if not mu…
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Life is like a game, if you play right, you’ll win. Well, that’s sounds like bullshit but life can feel like a game sometimes. You’re like a player in a world with others and to be successful, you need to play right. Now, what the hell does that have to do with a show like “Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san”?
To put it simply, this show feels like watching two players compete but not in the way you’d think. To me, Takagi and Nishikata are two characters that play with each other in life. However, it’s a little bit different than competition. Between the two, Takagi is always the one that stays ahead of the game. Think of Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner. In that show, the coyote attempts to catch the road runner but always comes up short. For this show, Takagi is always successful in defeatin…
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In the moment you encounter that special someone, everything else is rendered obsolete. In this encounter, the world around you, the people in your life, and the things they demand of you all lose meaning. Your attention belongs to that special someone and no other. Time itself ceases to move as your encounter unfolds; when that special someone carries on a conversation with you, it feels as if it’ll last forever. Your heart races, pulsating as if it’ll spring forth from your chest at any given time. Your nerves quiver, the butterflies fluttering freely inside your body. Your vision blurs and your face crimsons, the blood coursing through your head at an alarming rate. Clouded by a whirlwind of strange thoughts, emotions, and instincts, you react to this encounter in a completely different…
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Ah...the fun moments of middle school days, MORE SO when it comes towards the romantic aspect.
Needless to say, I was a HUGE fan of the manga series even before the anime adaptation was out, and remembering my thoughts of requesting this to have an anime, and what to say, my (and many fans)prayers are finally answered with this great adaptation of 2 comic series (the main series and the spin-off (Ashita wa Doyoubi) which focuses on the side characters Mina, Yukari, Sanae) and it truly delivered the one-to-one experience to a T.
Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san is a rom-com, a SoL on 2 very simple but playful characters: Nishikata (veteran CV KajiKaji) the playful boy who ALWAYS gets teased by the savage girl, Takagi (one of the best seiyuu CVs, Rie Takahashi, her voice is VERY noticeable and…
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