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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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3.8 / 5

6th January 2014 - 26th May 2014
Producer
Tsutomu Yanagimura
Top Cast
Hiro ShimonoKana Hanazawa
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Dominos
6th January 2014

Episode 1

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?!

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Shogi (1)
13th January 2014

Episode 2

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.

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Desk Polishing
20th January 2014

Episode 3

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.

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Go
27th January 2014

Episode 4

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.

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Eraser Stamp
3rd February 2014

Episode 5

During science class, Seki's attempts at constructing a hanko stamp from his eraser are hindered by his laid-back classmate, Akiyasu Uzawa.

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Disaster Drill
10th February 2014

Episode 6

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.

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Note Passing
10th February 2014

Episode 7

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.

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Shogi (2)
24th February 2014

Episode 8

Seki crafts another shogi tale, this time depicting a princess who marries a pawn but is soon kidnapped.

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Knitting
3rd March 2014

Episode 9

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.

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Golf
10th March 2014

Episode 10

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.

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Mountain Climbing
17th March 2014

Episode 11

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.

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RC Car
24th March 2014

Episode 12

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.

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Pool
31st March 2014

Episode 13

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.

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Lunch
7th April 2014

Episode 14

During lunch break, Rumi is a little disturbed by the manner in which Seki eats the octopus weiners he made for his lunch.

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Paper Sumo
14th April 2014

Episode 15

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.

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Shogi vs. Chess
21st April 2014

Episode 16

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.

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Fukuwarai
28th April 2014

Episode 17

Seki puts on a blindfold and plays a game of fukuwarai, which soon evolves into a twisting story about family life.

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Magic
5th May 2014

Episode 18

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.

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Glasses
12th May 2014

Episode 19

Seki brings various pairs of glasses to see which pair looks the best on him.

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Flipbook
19th May 2014

Episode 20

Seki draws a flip book comic in his textbook, which he even records sound effects to, leaving Rumi curious about the finished result.

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Bag Inspection
26th May 2014

Episode 21

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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