In this small-scale classroom comedy inspired by Japanese comics, Takagi is a self-assured, winsome schoolgirl who constantly springs little tricks and mind-games upon classmate Nishikata (barely related plot tangents involve a few other female students), who in turn fantasizes almost obsessively about playing his own pranks on Takagi to get revenge. But Nishikata always fails—Wile E. Coyote style—due to his own self-consciousness and lack of guile. Of course, the irony is that despite his being a secret follower of a shojo manga and anime series about "unrequited love," Nishikata seems incapable of realizing that Takagi has a crush on him, or that her continual teasing is fond flirtation. How their relationship evolves drives this cute series that features gentle humor. Presenting all 12 episodes from 2018 in a dual-language Blu-ray edition, rated TV-14, this is recommended. (C. Cassady)
Teasing Master Takagi-San: The Complete Series
(2018) 2 discs. 300 min. Blu-ray: $64.99. Funimation (avail. from most distributors). Volume 34, Issue 5
Teasing Master Takagi-San: The Complete Series
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