Tanaka-kun is Always Listless | |
Cover of the first volume featuring main character, Tanaka.
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田中くんはいつもけだるげ (Tanaka-kun wa Itsumo Kedaruge) |
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Genre | Slice of life, Comedy |
Manga | |
Written by | Nozomi Uda |
Published by | Square Enix |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Magazine | Gangan Online |
Original run | April 26, 2014 – present |
Volumes | 5 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Shin'ya Kawatsura |
Written by | Akemi Omode |
Music by | Hiromi Mizutani |
Studio | Silver Link |
Licensed by | |
Original network | Tokyo MX, MBS, HTV, TVA, BS11 |
Original run | April 9, 2016 – June 25, 2016 |
Episodes | 12 |
Original video animation | |
Directed by | Shin'ya Kawatsura |
Written by | Akemi Omode |
Music by | Hiromi Mizutani |
Studio | Silver Link |
Released | June 24, 2016 – July 22, 2016 |
Episodes | 2 |
Tanaka-kun is Always Listless (田中くんはいつもけだるげ Tanaka-kun wa Itsumo Kedaruge?) is an ongoing Japanese slice of life comedy shōnen web manga series written and illustrated by Nozomi Uda. It's published by Square Enix, with serialization on Gangan Online website and with five volumes released as of November 2015[update]. An anime adaptation by Silver Link began airing on April 9, 2016.
An anime television series adaptation by Silver Link began airing on April 9, 2016 on Tokyo MX and MBS. The anime is directed by Shin'ya Kawatsura and written by Akemi Omode. The character designs are handled by Haruko Iizuka and the music is composed by Hiromi Mizutani. The opening theme is "Utatane Sunshine" (うたたねサンシャイン) by Unlimited tone and the ending theme is "BON-BON" by CooRie. The first and second home video release volumes will bundle an OVA each, which are scheduled for release on June 24, 2016 and July 22, 2016, respectively.
Volume 2 reached the 32nd place on the weekly Oricon manga charts and, as of July 27, 2014, had sold 37,291 copies; volume 3 reached the 16th place and, as of November 30, 2014, had sold 63,079 copies. It was tied at 17th place on the 2015 Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Top 20 Manga for Female Readers survey. It was also placed 4th on Zenkoku Shotenin ga Eranda Osusume Comic 2015.