Anime · MBS
Teasing Master Takagi-san
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Konomi Kohara
Mina Hibino (voice)
35 eps
Mao Ichimichi
Yukari Tenkawa (voice)
35 eps
Yui Ogura
Sanae Tsukimoto (voice)
35 eps
Yuma Uchida
Nakai (voice)
18 eps
Kotori Koiwai
Mano (voice)
17 eps
Nobuhiko Okamoto
Takao (voice)
27 eps
Fukushi Ochiai
Kimura (voice)
28 eps
Rie Takahashi
Takagi-san (voice)
40 eps
Yuki Kaji
Nishikata (voice)
40 eps
Sayaka Kikuchi
Tsukimoto-sensei (voice)
1 eps
Hochu Otsuka
Live Commentator (voice)
1 eps
Ryo Sugisaki
Referee (voice)
1 eps
Kazuki Ura
Student A (voice)
1 eps
Yuri Ise
Student B (voice)
1 eps
Takehiro Urao
Nakajima (voice)
1 eps
Masamu Ono
Araki (voice)
1 eps
Kouhei Yanagi
Igaguri (voice)
1 eps
Fuka Izumi
Schoolgirl B (voice)
1 eps
Emiri Suyama
Schoolgirl C (voice)
1 eps
Takahiro Ayase
Schoolboy (voice)
1 eps
Maya Enoyoshi
Ticket Collector (voice)
1 eps
Hayato Kimura
Man A (voice)
1 eps
Yohei Matsuoka
Man B (voice)
1 eps
Yukina Shuto
Woman (voice)
1 eps
Hazuki Ogino
Child (voice)
1 eps
Risa Kubota
Woman A (voice)
1 eps
Satoshi Inomata
Man A (voice)
1 eps
Yuu Ayase
Woman B (voice)
1 eps
Yukiya Matsui
Man B (voice)
1 eps
Rio Tsuchiya
Junior Schoolgirl (voice)
1 eps
Makoto Sahara
Soccer Player (voice)
1 eps
Asuna Tomari
Older Brother (voice)
1 eps
Kazumasa Nakamura
Clerk (voice)
1 eps
Mai Aizawa
Art Teacher (voice)
1 eps
Kouichi Souma
Mathematics Teacher (voice)
4 eps
Yuka Nukui
Middle School Girl A (voice)
3 eps
Takuma Nagatsuka
Hiroshi (voice)
2 eps
Miyuri Shimabukuro
Schoolgirl B (voice)
2 eps
Rina Tsukishiro
Schoolgirl A (voice)
2 eps
Ikuji Nose
Japanese Teacher (voice)
4 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Teasing Master Takagi-san actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Teasing Master Takagi-san reads strongest on Humour, Character Depth and Bingeability.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
The story
What it's about
"If you blush, you lose." Living by this principle, the middle schooler Nishikata gets constantly made fun of by his seat neighbor Takagi-san. With his pride shattered to pieces, he vows to turn the tables and get back at her some day. And so, he attempts to tease her day after day, only to find himself victim to Takagi-san's ridicule again sooner than later. Will he be able to make Takagi-san blush from embarrassment even once in the end?
The run
Seasons
3 seasons · 36 episodes.
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
20181 episode
Best episode · S00E01 Water Slide
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201812 episodes
8.7IMDbTeased constantly by classmate Takagi-san, middle-schooler Nishikata swears payback by trying (and failing) to give her a dose of her own medicine.
Best episode · S01E11 Cat / Taste / Portrait / Fortune Telling
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
201912 episodes
8.5IMDbNow in his second year of middle school, Nishikata still tries to outplay Takagi, but continues to fail miserably at his quest to get even.
Best episode · S02E12 Summer Festival
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
202212 episodes
8.6IMDbBest episode · S03E06 Culture Fest
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E11
Cat / Taste / Portrait / Fortune Telling
Nishikata really likes cats but doesn't want Takagi-san to know. But when he sees a very friendly cat, he can't help it. What is a guy to do?!
- Directed by Masato Sato
- Written by Touko Machida
S01E09
Cell Phone / Horror / Photo
Nishikata receives his first cell phone and can't wait to play tricks on Takagi-san. He sends her a scary video to frighten her, but it doesn't quite work. As usual, Takagi-san has the upper hand when it comes to teasing...
- Directed by Naoki Murata
- Written by Michiko Yokote
S01E07
Shopping / Swimsuit / Ocean / Room
Nishikata is at the mall to buy the latest volume of "100% Unrequited Love" when he runs into Takagi-san. She wants Nishikata to help her pick out a bathing suit, but Nishikata is too embarrassed to be seen with her. Suddenly, Nishikata hears a familiar voice...
- Directed by Hiroyuki Oshima, Takeshi Ushigusa
- Written by Fumi Tsubota
S01E10
Who’s Taller? / I Hate the Cold / Invitation / Two-Choice Question
Takagi-san and Nishikata compare heights to see if Nishikata did indeed grow. But as always, her method is unusual and Nishikata can't help but wonder... Meanwhile, Yukari is curious about the two because they're always hanging out together. Are Takagi-san and Nishikata going out?
- Directed by Shinya Une
- Written by Fumi Tsubota
S01E06
Tandem Riding / First Day of Summer Vacation / Test of Courage / Summer Science Project / Water Tap
Nishikata is so happy summer vacation is starting, but Takagi-san doesn't seem that excited. She suggests they should practice tandem riding during vacation. When Nishikata agrees, she finally seems enthusiastic about summer vacation.
- Directed by Shinya Une
- Written by Touko Machida
S01E12
Letter / First Day of School / Seating Arrangement
The class has been secretly writing love letters to one another, which confuses Nishikata when he discovers one in his textbook. He assumes Takagi is responsible yet refuses to directly ask her.
- Directed by Shigeru Fukase
- Written by Michiko Yokote
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S03E10
First Shrine Visit / Snowman / New Year's / Advice
- Directed by Marie Watanabe
- Written by Kanichi Kato
S03E08
Side Trip Part 1 / Side Trip Part 2 / Side Trip Part 3 / Side Trip Part 4 / Renting DVDs
- Directed by Naoki Murata
- Written by Aki Itami
S03E07
On a Walk / Left at School / Santa Claus? / Knitting
- Directed by Park Gyeong-sun
- Written by Aki Itami
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Yoshihiro Furusawa
Executive producer
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Koji Wakiya
Executive producer
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Ken Amano
Executive producer
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Atsushi Ariyoshi
Executive producer
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Tsutomu Aihara
Executive producer
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Hiroyasu Shinohara
Executive producer
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Kozo Ohara
Executive producer
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Hazumu Kakinoki
Executive producer
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Tatsunobu Sato
Executive producer
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Takayuki Oshima
Executive producer
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Sayaka Kanbe
Executive producer
Nobumasa Sawabe
Executive producer
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Tetsuya Endo
Executive producer
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Akito Takahashi
Executive producer
Fumi Tsubota
Writer
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Hiroko Fukuda
Writer
Touko Machida
Writer
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Kanichi Kato
Writer
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Michiko Yokote
Writer
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Aki Itami
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Masaya SaitoProducer
- Yoshihiro FurusawaExecutive Producer
- Koji WakiyaExecutive Producer
- Yuhei UenoProducer
- Ken AmanoExecutive Producer
- Atsushi AriyoshiExecutive Producer
Writing
- Fumi TsubotaWriter
- Hiroko FukudaWriter
- Touko MachidaWriter
- Kanichi KatoWriter
- Michiko YokoteWriter
- Aki ItamiWriter
Direction
- Juria MatsumuraDirector
- Hiroyuki OshimaDirector
- Shinya UneDirector
- Hiroki ImamuraDirector
- Daiji SuzukiDirector
- Kazuhiro OhmameDirector
Cinematography
- Masato MakinoDirector of Photography
Music
- Hiroaki TsutsumiOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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