Series synopsis
Teasing Master Takagi-san, also known as からかい上手の高木さん is a Japanese animation comedy television series that premiered on TBS on April 2, 2024. It ended on May 21, 2024. It stars Rui Tsukishima, Soya Kurokawa, Yosuke Eguchi and Morinaga Rea.
"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?
Premise
"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?
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Rui Tsukishima as Takagi-san
- Soya Kurokawa as Nishikata
- Yosuke Eguchi as Mr. Tanabe
- Morinaga Rea as Mano
- Takuya Kawajiri as Nakai
- Hayase Ikoi as Hojo
- Nagahara Ryoto as Hamaguchi
- Ichimura Yuta as Takao
Supporting cast
- Satoshi Mizuno as Kimura
- Serizawa Rin as Hibino Mina
- Kikawa Merisa as Tenkawa Yukari
- Yoshizawa Rito as Tsukimoto Sanae
Episodes
This series spans 4 seasons with 33 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | July 11, 2018 | July 11, 2018 |
| Season 1 | 8 | April 2, 2024 | May 21, 2024 |
| Season 2 | 12 | July 7, 2019 | September 22, 2019 |
| Season 3 | 12 | January 8, 2022 | March 26, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Water Slide Special episode bundled with the 9th volume of the manga. |
July 11, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Middle schooler Nishikata is often teased by Takagi, the girl who sits next to him in class. One day, he decides to try teasing her back. |
April 2, 2024 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Nishikata notices that Takagi isn't riding her bike to school. When he asks her why, she jokingly tells him she wants to walk while holding his hand. |
April 9, 2024 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 While Takagi and Nishikata work in the school library during the lunch break, Takagi suddenly makes a comment that takes Nishikata by surprise. |
April 16, 2024 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Textbook / Hypnosis / Waking Up / Skipping Stones While sharing a textbook with Takagi after forgetting his own, Nishikata foolishly tries to pull off a word-prank. |
July 7, 2019 |
| 2 |
Ice / Appearance / Bangs / Valentine's Day With Valentine's Day upon them, Nishikata tries to hide the fact that he's hoping to get some chocolate from Takagi, but she sees right through him. |
July 14, 2019 |
| 3 |
April Fools' Day / Blossom Watching / Forms of Address / New School Year Nishikata tries to pull off a few pranks against Takagi on April Fools' Day, but she asks for a day free of tricks between them. |
July 21, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Grip Strength Thingy / Tan / New Semester Is it possible? Has Nishikata finally one-upped Takagi at long last? |
January 8, 2022 |
| 2 |
Presence / Presence, Continued / Desk Check / Library Duty / Sunset Sometimes, there isn’t any need for words. Other times, there are. And every so often, a relationship grows closer despite the teasing. |
January 15, 2022 |
| 3 |
Fan / Bewilder Ball / Cat Rescue / Rain Takagi, of all people, is the one to discover something embarrassing about Nishikata. |
January 22, 2022 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 2, 2024 |
| Last aired | May 21, 2024 |
| Runtime | 22 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Saturday at 23:30:00 |