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Tonari no Seki-kun: The Master of Killing Time on IMDB
First Aired: January 6th, 2014
Status: Ended
Network: TV Tokyo
Summary: In the middle of class at a certain school, Rumi Yokoi, a diligent student, has her in-class life turned upside down when her desk mate Toshinari Seki begins to play by himself at his desk in class. Although Rumi is irked by Toshinari's distracting yet intricate playtime, she finds herself being drawn into his interesting hobby. Never being able to focus, Rumi observes Seki's stunning ways of slacking off in class.
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# of Episodes: 21
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Season 1
Episode 1: Dominos
Air Date: January 6th, 2014
Summary: Yokoi-san is trying her best to listen in class, but she can't help but watch as Seki-kun is lining up erasers next to her. Seki-kun! Are those dominoes?!
Episode 2: Shogi (1)
Air Date: January 13rd, 2014
Summary: Yokoi-san is trying to pay attention as usual. And then Seki-kun starts playing shogi next to her and it turns into something rather unexpected.
Episode 3: Desk Polishing
Air Date: January 20th, 2014
Summary: Seki-kun starts shining his desk during class. Amazed at the effect of his work, Yokoi-san finds herself being dragged into his want to shine more desks.
Episode 4: Go
Air Date: January 27th, 2014
Summary: Seki-kun starts playing Go on his desk. Yokoi-san tries to ignore this since she doesn't know the rules, but this yet again turns into something rather unexpected.
Episode 5: Eraser Stamp
Air Date: February 3rd, 2014
Summary: During science class, Seki's attempts at constructing a hanko stamp from his eraser are hindered by his laid-back classmate, Akiyasu Uzawa.
Episode 6: Disaster Drill
Air Date: February 10th, 2014
Summary: Whilst participating in a disaster drill, Rumi notices that a robot family that Seki has brought into class is taking the drill more seriously than Seki himself, prompting her to take responsibility for them.
Episode 7: Note Passing
Air Date: February 10th, 2014
Summary: Seki creates an elaborate post office system for passing notes around the class; with many protocols that prevent Rumi from giving him a note of her own.
Episode 8: Shogi (2)
Air Date: February 24th, 2014
Summary: Seki crafts another shogi tale, this time depicting a princess who marries a pawn but is soon kidnapped.
Episode 9: Knitting
Air Date: March 3rd, 2014
Summary: As Seki knits in class, Rumi watches him as an expert, but is surprised by some of his maneuvers as well as the final product.
Episode 10: Golf
Air Date: March 10th, 2014
Summary: During art class, Seki plays a miniature-sized game of golf on his worn-out desk, whilst Rumi's classmate, Sakurako Gotō, misinterprets the interactions between Rumi and Seki as romantic gestures.
Episode 11: Mountain Climbing
Air Date: March 17th, 2014
Summary: Rumi watches in harrowing anticipation as Seki has a group of miniature bears do a mountain climbing expedition on the back of their classmate, Takahiro Maeda.
Episode 12: RC Car
Air Date: March 24th, 2014
Summary: Seki studies a set of driving rules, takes a written driving test, and then makes a driving course on his desk for a remote-controlled car, which he takes very seriously.
Episode 13: Pool
Air Date: March 31st, 2014
Summary: During water safety lessons, Rumi once again becomes invested in the diligence of the robot family, becoming panicked when the child robot is thrown into the pool by Uzawa.
Episode 14: Lunch
Air Date: April 7th, 2014
Summary: During lunch break, Rumi is a little disturbed by the manner in which Seki eats the octopus weiners he made for his lunch.
Episode 15: Paper Sumo
Air Date: April 14th, 2014
Summary: Whilst Rumi is off school with a cold, Goto observes Seki as he plays a game of paper sumo involving a robot opponent, assuming he had a fight with Rumi.
Episode 16: Shogi vs. Chess
Air Date: April 21st, 2014
Summary: As the class watches an instructional video, Seki plays a game of "Shogi vs. Chess" in the dark, with Rumi eager to help the shogi pieces as they struggle against the black chess pieces hidden in the darkness.
Episode 17: Fukuwarai
Air Date: April 28th, 2014
Summary: Seki puts on a blindfold and plays a game of fukuwarai, which soon evolves into a twisting story about family life.
Episode 18: Magic
Air Date: May 5th, 2014
Summary: With their desks pushed together in order to share a printout, Rumi attempts to ignore Seki as he performs some card tricks, hoping to prompt a reaction from her.
Episode 19: Glasses
Air Date: May 12nd, 2014
Summary: Seki brings various pairs of glasses to see which pair looks the best on him.
Episode 20: Flipbook
Air Date: May 19th, 2014
Summary: Seki draws a flip book comic in his textbook, which he even records sound effects to, leaving Rumi curious about the finished result.
Episode 21: Bag Inspection
Air Date: May 26th, 2014
Summary: Rumi learns of a surprise belongings inspection, believing it to be the perfect chance for Seki to get busted. However, she becomes concerned about the robot family, especially when Seki seems to make no attempts to hide them properly.
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