Tanaka-kun Is Always Listless
Tanaka-kun Is Always Listless
TV Series
7.4
2016 1 Seasons

Tanaka-kun Is Always Listless

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Storyline

A lethargic student dozes through class, activities and pretty much everything, frustrating his best friend but attracting the affections of others.

Episodes

Specials

Specials

42 Episodes Aired 2016

No overview available for this season.

A Day in the Life of Tanaka-kun
1 min
E1

A Day in the Life of Tanaka-kun

Apr 07, 2016

Battle for Bread
1 min
E2

Battle for Bread

Apr 10, 2016

Tanaka's Thoughts
1 min
E3

Tanaka's Thoughts

Apr 12, 2016

Dream
1 min
E4

Dream

Apr 15, 2016

Mail
1 min
E5

Mail

Apr 19, 2016

Tea with a Straw
1 min
E6

Tea with a Straw

Apr 21, 2016

Under Construction
1 min
E7

Under Construction

Apr 25, 2016

Games
1 min
E8

Games

Apr 28, 2016

Cup Noodles
1 min
E9

Cup Noodles

Apr 30, 2016

Ice Cream
1 min
E10

Ice Cream

May 04, 2016

Corn Soup
1 min
E11

Corn Soup

May 06, 2016

Tanaka's Route Search
1 min
E12

Tanaka's Route Search

May 08, 2016

New Carrying Methods
1 min
E13

New Carrying Methods

May 12, 2016

Massage
1 min
E14

Massage

May 17, 2016

Sheep
1 min
E15

Sheep

May 19, 2016

Remote Control
1 min
E16

Remote Control

May 23, 2016

Magic Hand
1 min
E17

Magic Hand

May 25, 2016

Pudding
1 min
E18

Pudding

May 28, 2016

Trolley
1 min
E19

Trolley

Jun 01, 2016

Message
1 min
E20

Message

Jun 03, 2016

Tag
1 min
E21

Tag

Jun 06, 2016

Typhoon
1 min
E22

Typhoon

Jun 07, 2016

Clean Up
1 min
E23

Clean Up

Jun 09, 2016

Weight Training
1 min
E24

Weight Training

Jun 11, 2016

Girl Power
1 min
E25

Girl Power

Jun 13, 2016

Tea Stalk
1 min
E26

Tea Stalk

Jun 15, 2016

Stride
1 min
E27

Stride

Jun 17, 2016

Toilet
1 min
E28

Toilet

Jun 20, 2016

Softball
1 min
E29

Softball

Jun 21, 2016

Dream
1 min
E30

Dream

Jun 24, 2016

Sixth Sense
1 min
E31

Sixth Sense

Jun 25, 2016

Skirt Length
1 min
E32

Skirt Length

Jun 27, 2016

Gum
1 min
E33

Gum

Jun 28, 2016

Concept
1 min
E34

Concept

Jun 29, 2016

Deep Breathing
1 min
E35

Deep Breathing

Jul 01, 2016

Tanaka vs. Ohta, Battles Without Honor and Humanity
4 min
E36

Tanaka vs. Ohta, Battles Without Honor and Humanity

Jun 24, 2016

Is Being Small a Good Thing?
5 min
E37

Is Being Small a Good Thing?

Jul 22, 2016

Ohta-kun's Recipe for Happiness
5 min
E38

Ohta-kun's Recipe for Happiness

Aug 26, 2016

Shiraishi-san, Palm Reader of Love
4 min
E39

Shiraishi-san, Palm Reader of Love

Sep 27, 2016

The Fateful Showdown with Echizen
4 min
E40

The Fateful Showdown with Echizen

Oct 26, 2016

Saionji and the Incomprehensible Customers
5 min
E41

Saionji and the Incomprehensible Customers

Nov 25, 2016

The Ohta Family Cooking Lecture
6 min
E42

The Ohta Family Cooking Lecture

Dec 22, 2016

Season 1

Season 1

12 Episodes Aired 2016

No overview available for this season.

Tanaka-kun and Ohta-kun
24 min
E1

Tanaka-kun and Ohta-kun

Apr 09, 2016

On a very pleasant morning, Tanaka is taking a nap in the school courtyard. His classmate, Ohta, carries him to class, but Tanaka continues to sleep on his desk. Tanaka’s listlessness is nothing new to his classmates, so no one is surprised. But, the usually lazy Tanaka is willing to participate in PE. His goal is to train his body and prevent his limbs from going numb or injuring himself from being lazy all day. He teams up with Ohta to play badminton...

Apprenticeship Application
24 min
E2

Apprenticeship Application

Apr 16, 2016

Tanaka will spare no effort to have a lazy day. He visits a temple before school to pray for a peaceful day, but Miyano, a girl from his class, asks him to make her his apprentice. Miyano explains she wants to be a listless mature woman, but not wanting any new friends, Tanaka declines. However, Miyano doesn’t relent and Tanaka eventually accepts if it’s only for a day. Miyano begins observing Tanaka and attempts to mimic his listlessness.

Girl of Contrast, Echizen-san
24 min
E3

Girl of Contrast, Echizen-san

Apr 23, 2016

Too lazy to choose what to eat for lunch, Tanaka leaves it up to Ohta. Tanaka claims he can eat anything, but if the food requires some work, he’d rather give it to Ohta. With Ohta’s encouragement, Tanaka manages to eat by himself but needs to rest on the rooftop for eating too much. While they both relax, Ohta remembers what happened that morning. There was a letter of challenge inside Tanaka’s shoe cupboard. But, the peace-loving Tanaka has decided it didn’t happen...

Shiraishi-san's Secret
24 min
E4

Shiraishi-san's Secret

Apr 30, 2016

Ohta arrives at school carrying Tanaka as usual. He runs in the hallway to avoid being tardy but almost runs into the Class President, Shiraishi. They avoid a collision, but Shiraishi drops the handouts needed for the Student Council Meeting. Feeling responsible, Ohta and Tanaka decide to help her remake them. After school, Shiraishi is the center of attention simply walking in the hallway. Not only is she intelligent and beautiful, but she’s also down to earth and everyone idolizes her. However, the perfect Shiraishi has a secret she can’t tell anyone...

Tanaka-kun's Day
24 min
E5

Tanaka-kun's Day

May 07, 2016

Tanaka wants to stop by the supermarket, which is quite rare. Ohta offers to help carry the groceries, but Tanaka says he needs help remembering what to buy. Tanaka’s sister asked him to buy something last night, but he has completely forgotten. The two walk around the store, trying to figure it out. “She wouldn’t ask me to buy frozen food, because I won’t get home quick enough.” “She wouldn’t ask me to buy something heavy, because I’d refuse.” They start narrowing down the possibilities, but Tanaka still can’t remember...

The Sick Tanaka-kun
24 min
E6

The Sick Tanaka-kun

May 14, 2016

Tanaka arrives to school soaking wet on a rainy day. He doesn’t like using the umbrella because it’s bothersome. He took an umbrella from home, but he never opened the umbrella since it wasn’t raining much. Even though the rain started getting heavy, he continued to walk without using the umbrella. As a result, he catches a cold. At school, Tanaka realizes he forgot his textbook, so he goes next door to ask Echizen to borrow hers. He tries asking her by writing it down since he’s unable to speak due to his sore throat...

Tanaka-kun's Valentine
24 min
E7

Tanaka-kun's Valentine

May 21, 2016

Today is Valentine’s Day. While girls and boys are excited, Tanaka, who’s not interested in Valentine’s at all, finds a box of chocolates inside his bag. Judging by the pretty box, it’s obvious the giver has feelings for him, but Tanaka feels despair just thinking about having to show gratitude or giving something in return. There’s no name on the attached message and only says “I’m watching you all the time.” Tanaka and Ohta try to figure out the culprit... i.e. the girl behind the chocolates.

Ohta-kun's Ordeal
24 min
E8

Ohta-kun's Ordeal

May 28, 2016

For the first time, Ohta is absent. Tanaka needs to deliver a worksheet to Ohta, but he doesn’t remember Ohta’s place because he’s always carried there. Being yelled by Echizen that he should know more about Ohta, Tanaka and Echizen head to Ohta’s house together. Ohta comes to school the next day, but he has a sprained ankle that will take a week to heal. While the classmates wonder who will be taking care of Tanaka, Tanaka claims he will be taking care of Ohta.

Welcome to Wac
24 min
E9

Welcome to Wac

Jun 04, 2016

Tanaka hasn’t really been in a fast food restaurant because he’s not a fan of the fast-paced atmosphere. But he tags along with Ohta to WcDonald’s (a.k.a. Wac) so Ohta can try the limited edition sweet. Contrary to Tanaka’s expectations, the service is great and no one cares if he’s being lazy in the restaurant. Delighted by the relaxing atmosphere, Tanaka even starts admiring a Wac’s employee. But, the employee is frightened at the lazy-looking and scary-looking high school boys...

Tanaka-kun's Summer
24 min
E10

Tanaka-kun's Summer

Jun 11, 2016

On a hot summer day, Ohta and Tanaka go to the public pool. Ohta wants to swim, while Tanaka simply wants to cool down in the pool because he can’t swim. Tanaka, who usually doesn’t move, gets a cramp during his stretch. Under Ohta’s supervision, Tanaka enjoys the pool with his water tube. However, two little kids pick on Tanaka and his water tube rips… Few days later, Miyano comes to ask Tanaka’s advice about wanting to wear a yukata for the upcoming firework show. Along with Shiraishi, the group decides to go to the kimono store...

Tanaka-kun's Cultural Festival
24 min
E11

Tanaka-kun's Cultural Festival

Jun 18, 2016

Tanaka’s class, 1-F, is going to do a haunted house for the Cultural Festival. While everyone is having fun assigning tasks, Tanaka hides his presence to avoid doing any of them. However, the only thing remaining for him to do was play the role of the ghost, the main attraction of the haunted house. Tanaka had zero motivation at first, but soon realizes people working on other tasks are much busier. With everyone’s hard work, the haunted house turns out to look like the real thing...

Tanaka-kun's Happiness
24 min
E12

Tanaka-kun's Happiness

Jun 25, 2016

To Tanaka, nothing is more important than having a peaceful life. He’ll spare no effort to be lazy and will try everything he can to secure the optimum location during the seating change. Attracted to Tanaka, Shiraishi hopes to be closer to him since she got to seat right next to him.

Series Info

Status

Ended

Seasons

1

Episodes

12

Language

ja

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