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 (3,843 votes)
Episode average: 8.2 ↑ +0.5 vs IMDb
Seasons: 3
Language: JA
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 3 seasons indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (2018)

7.82 avg 13 episodes 7.3 → 7.4 23 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Eraser/Day Duty/Funny Face/One Hundred Yen	7.3	237
2	Calligraphy Class/Changing Uniforms/English Translation/Pool	7.5	201
3	Coffee/Empty Can/Soda/Muscle Training/Dubbing/Umbrella	7.6	189
4	Cleaning Duty/Kickover/Cold/Tailing	7.4	187
5	Studying for the Test/Test/Test Results/Bookstore/Shelter from the Rain	7.6	182
6	Two Riding the Same Bike/First Day of the Summer Holidays/Wit Test/Free Research/Water Tap	7.8	179
7	Shopping/Swimsuit/Ocean/Room	8.2	183
8	Typhoon/Marathon/Flank/Regret	7.7	178
9	Cell Phone/Horror/Photo	7.8	178
10	Comparing Heights/Fear of Coldness/Invitation/Choose One from Two	8.0	179
11	Cat/Preference/Portrait/Divination/Critical	8.7	204
12	Letter/First Day of School/Seating Arrangement	8.7	214
13	OVA: Water Slide	7.4	121

Season 2 (2019)

8.26 avg 12 episodes 7.7 → 9.3

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Textbook/Hypnosis/Waking Up/Skipping Stones	7.7	190
2	Ice/Appearance/Bangs/Valentine's Day	7.8	181
3	April Fools Day/Blossom Watching/Forms of Address/New School Year	8.0	173
4	Arm Wrestling/Grown-Up/Bitter Taste/Bicycle	7.7	174
5	Questions/Eyebrows/After School/Happy Birthday/Sneeze	8.0	174
6	Revenge/Dodgeball/Buy and Eat/Date	8.1	174
7	Camping Trip	8.7	204
8	Storage Closet/Nurse's Office/Lottery	7.8	169
9	Acchi Muite Hoi/Talents/Worries/Messages	8.6	182
10	Eye Drops/Scoop/Hide and Seek/Treasure Hunting	8.4	181
11	Steps/Fireworks/Souvenirs/Promises	9.0	227
12	Summerfestival	9.3	272

Season 3 (2022)

8.52 avg 12 episodes 8.2 → 9.3 23 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Grip Strength Thingy/Tan/New Semester	8.2	217
2	Presence/Presence, Continued/Desk Check/Library Duty/Sunset	8.3	200
3	Fan/Bewilder Ball/Cat Rescue/Rain	8.2	188
4	Uniform Change/Winter Uniform/Lunch/UFO/Night	8.1	188
5	Dislikes/Gyoza/Audition/Fishing	8.4	190
6	School Cultural Festival	9.5	317
7	On a Walk/Left at School/Santa Claus?/Knitting	7.9	172
8	Side Trip Part 1/Side Trip Part 2/Side Trip Part 3/Side Trip Part 4/Renting DVDs	8.0	169
9	Christmas	9.2	216
10	First Shrine Visit/Snowman/New Years/Advice	8.2	161
11	February 14th	8.9	203
12	March 14th	9.3	238

Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san (2018)

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