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Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san (2018)

Animation · Comedy · Romance

"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?

IMDb rating
7.7 (3,687 votes)
Seasons
3
Streaming (US)
Crunchyroll · Hidive Amazon Channel
Language
JA
Type
TV series
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Seasons

Season 1 (2018)

7.90 avg 13 episodes 7.3 → 8.4 23 min avg

  • Slow burn
Ep 1: 7.3 · 218 votesEp 2: 7.5 · 185 votesEp 3: 7.6 · 173 votesEp 4: 7.4 · 170 votesEp 5: 7.6 · 167 votesEp 6: 7.8 · 164 votesEp 7: 8.2 · 168 votesEp 8: 7.7 · 163 votesEp 9: 7.8 · 163 votesEp 10: 8.0 · 164 votesEp 11: 8.7 · 188 votesEp 12: 8.7 · 197 votesEp 13: 8.4 · 107 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Eraser/Day Duty/Funny Face/One Hundred Yen7.3218
2Calligraphy Class/Changing Uniforms/English Translation/Pool7.5185
3Coffee/Empty Can/Soda/Muscle Training/Dubbing/Umbrella7.6173
4Cleaning Duty/Kickover/Cold/Tailing7.4170
5Studying for the Test/Test/Test Results/Bookstore/Shelter from the Rain7.6167
6Two Riding the Same Bike/First Day of the Summer Holidays/Wit Test/Free Research/Water Tap7.8164
7Shopping/Swimsuit/Ocean/Room8.2168
8Typhoon/Marathon/Flank/Regret7.7163
9Cell Phone/Horror/Photo7.8163
10Comparing Heights/Fear of Coldness/Invitation/Choose One from Two8.0164
11Cat/Preference/Portrait/Divination/Critical8.7188
12Letter/First Day of School/Seating Arrangement8.7197
13OVA: Water Slide8.4107

Season 2 (2019)

8.27 avg 12 episodes 7.7 → 9.3

  • Slow burn
  • Big finale
Ep 1: 7.7 · 175 votesEp 2: 7.8 · 166 votesEp 3: 8.0 · 158 votesEp 4: 7.8 · 159 votesEp 5: 8.0 · 160 votesEp 6: 8.1 · 160 votesEp 7: 8.7 · 191 votesEp 8: 7.8 · 155 votesEp 9: 8.6 · 168 votesEp 10: 8.4 · 166 votesEp 11: 9.0 · 208 votesEp 12: 9.3 · 251 votes
Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Textbook/Hypnosis/Waking Up/Skipping Stones7.7175
2Ice/Appearance/Bangs/Valentine's Day7.8166
3April Fools Day/Blossom Watching/Forms of Address/New School Year8.0158
4Arm Wrestling/Grown-Up/Bitter Taste/Bicycle7.8159
5Questions/Eyebrows/After School/Happy Birthday/Sneeze8.0160
6Revenge/Dodgeball/Buy and Eat/Date8.1160
7Camping Trip8.7191
8Storage Closet/Nurse's Office/Lottery7.8155
9Acchi Muite Hoi/Talents/Worries/Messages8.6168
10Eye Drops/Scoop/Hide and Seek/Treasure Hunting8.4166
11Steps/Fireworks/Souvenirs/Promises9.0208
12Summerfestival9.3251

Season 3 (2022)

8.52 avg 12 episodes 8.2 → 9.3

  • Rollercoaster
  • saved-best-for-last
Ep 1: 8.2 · 201 votesEp 2: 8.3 · 186 votesEp 3: 8.2 · 174 votesEp 4: 8.1 · 175 votesEp 5: 8.4 · 177 votesEp 6: 9.5 · 298 votesEp 7: 7.9 · 159 votesEp 8: 8.0 · 156 votesEp 9: 9.2 · 200 votesEp 10: 8.2 · 148 votesEp 11: 8.9 · 188 votesEp 12: 9.3 · 220 votes
Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Grip Strength Thingy/Tan/New Semester8.2201
2Presence/Presence, Continued/Desk Check/Library Duty/Sunset8.3186
3Fan/Bewilder Ball/Cat Rescue/Rain8.2174
4Uniform Change/Winter Uniform/Lunch/UFO/Night8.1175
5Dislikes/Gyoza/Audition/Fishing8.4177
6School Cultural Festival9.5298
7On a Walk/Left at School/Santa Claus?/Knitting7.9159
8Side Trip Part 1/Side Trip Part 2/Side Trip Part 3/Side Trip Part 4/Renting DVDs8.0156
9Christmas9.2200
10First Shrine Visit/Snowman/New Years/Advice8.2148
11February 14th8.9188
12March 14th9.3220

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