Series synopsis
Tanaka-kun Is Always Listless, also known as 田中くんはいつもけだるげ is a Japanese animation comedy television series that premiered on Tokyo MX on April 9, 2016. It ended on June 25, 2016. It stars Kensho Ono and Yoshimasa Hosoya.
A lethargic student dozes through class, activities and pretty much everything, frustrating his best friend but attracting the affections of others.
Premise
A lethargic student dozes through class, activities and pretty much everything, frustrating his best friend but attracting the affections of others.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Kensho Ono as Tanaka (voice)
- Yoshimasa Hosoya as Ohta (voice)
Guest cast
- Kotori Koiwai as Shiraishi (voice)
- Yuichi Iguchi as Kato (voice)
- Kazuyuki Okitsu as Shimura (voice)
- Masayuki Tanaka as Ishii-sensei (voice)
- Natsumi Takamori as Miyano (voice)
- Yoji Ueda as Washizuka-sensei (voice)
- Kentaro Kumagai as High School Boy A (voice)
- Ayaka Suwa as Echizen (voice)
- Takamichi Otsubo as Police Officer (voice)
- Kento Fujinuma as Bodyguard A (voice)
- Yu Kitada as Bodyguard B (voice)
- Miki Maruyama as High School Girl (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 54 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 42 | April 7, 2016 | December 22, 2016 |
| Season 1 | 12 | April 9, 2016 | June 25, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Day in the Life of Tanaka-kun | April 7, 2016 |
| 2 | Battle for Bread | April 10, 2016 |
| 3 | Tanaka's Thoughts | April 12, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Tanaka-kun and Ohta-kun On a very pleasant morning, Tanaka is taking a nap in the school courtyard. His classmate, Ohta, carries him to class, but Tanaka continues to sleep on his desk. Tanaka’s listlessness is nothing new to his classmates, so no one is surprised. But, the usually lazy Tanaka is willing to participate in PE. His goal is to train his body and prevent his limbs from going numb or injuring himself from being lazy all day. He teams up with Ohta to play badminton... |
April 9, 2016 |
| 2 |
Apprenticeship Application Tanaka will spare no effort to have a lazy day. He visits a temple before school to pray for a peaceful day, but Miyano, a girl from his class, asks him to make her his apprentice. Miyano explains she wants to be a listless mature woman, but not wanting any new friends, Tanaka declines. However, Miyano doesn’t relent and Tanaka eventually accepts if it’s only for a day. Miyano begins observing Tanaka and attempts to mimic his listlessness. |
April 16, 2016 |
| 3 |
Girl of Contrast, Echizen-san Too lazy to choose what to eat for lunch, Tanaka leaves it up to Ohta. Tanaka claims he can eat anything, but if the food requires some work, he’d rather give it to Ohta. With Ohta’s encouragement, Tanaka manages to eat by himself but needs to rest on the rooftop for eating too much. While they both relax, Ohta remembers what happened that morning. There was a letter of challenge inside Tanaka’s shoe cupboard. But, the peace-loving Tanaka has decided it didn’t happen... |
April 23, 2016 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Tokyo MX |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 9, 2016 |
| Last aired | June 25, 2016 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Saturday at 22:00:00 |