Tonari no Seki-kun
となりの関くん
Synopsis
All Rumi Yokoi wants to do is focus during school, but she is constantly distracted by Toshinari Seki, her neighboring classmate. Paying attention during class is the least of Seki's worries, as he obsesses over intricate setups created using an assortment of items, from an elaborate domino course on his desk to a treacherous war played out with shogi pieces. Yokoi desperately attempts to focus in class, only to be repeatedly sucked into his intriguing eccentricities; however, they always seem to end up with her getting in trouble with their teacher. Fortunately, lessons will never be dull with Seki's antics around! [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Characters
Staff

Araki, Motomichi
Producer

Beniya, Yoshikazu
Producer

Shimizu, Mika
Producer

Yanagimura, Tsutomu
Producer

Mutou, Yuuji
Director, Episode Director, Storyboard

Urakami, Yasuyuki
Sound Director

Kuramoto, Hotaka
Episode Director

Maruyama, Yuusuke
Episode Director

Okada, Kenjirou
Episode Director

Kodera, Katsuyuki
Storyboard

Hanazawa, Kana
Theme Song Performance

Nakamura, Hiroshi
Theme Song Arrangement, Theme Song Composition, Music

Dan, Yuusuke
Planning

Fujimoto, Michiko
Editing

Hiraoka, Toshisuke
Planning

Kawai, Shinji
Art Director

Kohira, Hajime
Animation Director, Key Animation

Matsumoto, Hiroshi
Planning

Mizuki, Ichirou
Inserted Song Performance

Morishige, Takuma
Original Creator

Nakaba, Yumiko
Editing

Nomura, Miori
In-Between Animation

Oikawa, Hiroshi
Key Animation

Oomame, Kazuhiro
Animation Director

Ootake, Masae
Character Design
Opening & Ending Themes
Openings
- "Meiwaku Spectacle (迷惑スペクタクル)" by Kana Hanazawa
Endings
- 1: "Set Them Free" by Akira Jimbo (神保 彰) (eps 1-9, 11-21)
- 2: "Set Them Free 〜Another Version〜" by Akira Jimbo (神保 彰) (eps 10)
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