TANAKA-KUN WA ITSUMO KEDARUGE

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MANGA ComedyTanaka-kun wa Itsumo Kedaruge
SPECIAL ComedyTanaka-kun wa Itsumo Kedaruge Tokuten
ONA ComedyTanaka-kun wa Kyou mo Kedaruge

REVIEWS

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  R2R

  78/100
  Embrace your laziness.

  https://anilist.co/anime/21495/Tanakakun-is-Always-Listless/ [](https://anilist.co/anime/21495/Tanakakun-is-Always-Listless/)

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  "Tanaka-kun is Always Listless" is about Tanaka-kun... being... listless.... All the time? I don't know why I even explained that since it's pretty clear, but there are few other things that also happens while he's being listless.
  "Tanaka" is the embodiment of laziness. Think of every trait you know about a lazy person, Tanaka has it. He's lazy, introverted and don't even care to do even the basic humans needs like eating. All he ever does and wants, is a peaceful lazy life where no-one & nothing can interrupt him from his listlessness. But alas, that's just a pipe dream since he always has his friend "Ohta" by his side. Ohta carries him around to school, Ohta helps him to eat hard-to-eat foods like fish, Ohta takes him to the doctor when he's sick, Ohta's strong, reliable, caring; to keep it in the words of Tanaka himself:

  [](https://anilist.co/anime/21495/Tanakakun-is-Always-Listless/)

  Apart from Ohta, there are other people who makes his life more miserable for him. They are:

  1. "Myano". She is a cute & energetic chibi character whom you've probably seen in gifs like these;

     [](https://anilist.co/anime/21495/Tanakakun-is-Always-Listless/)

     Myano mistakens Tanaka's listeness & calmness with maturity and admires him. Myano wants to be a mature woman to become a worthy companion for the one she loves.

  2. Then there's "Echizen" or cutely put "Ecchan". Ecchan is a delinquent, a rowdy tomboy who likes cute things, Ohta's childhood friend and (spoiler alert), is the one Myano's talking about. After finding that Myano admires Tanaka, Ecchan goes out her way and challenges him to prove his worth of being an "admirable" man, which as you can tell doesn't end the way she thinks.

  3. And then there's "Shiraishi", the class rep and school idol. I think those words suffices her character but there's little more to her than just that. And by the end of her character episode, she ends up falling for Tanaka.

  And there are other characters like, his little sister Rino (How do you think he can live without someone else?) and his other classmates who are aware of Tanaka's lazy life-style.

  There are many things to write about the Anime like; the warm color pallet, cute art-style, gorgeous backgrounds, soothing OSTs and just the overall relaxing feel the show carries but what's really unique about the show is "Tanaka", our MC. Tanaka is pretty much the projection of our laziness, he highlights all the pointless problems lazy people will face; like not able to eat snacks just because they can't stretch their hand to grab them on table, sleeping while ignoring their own hunger etc, which is pretty accurate even if it's for comedic effects. He's a character who's deemed to fail as protagonist but what makes his character likeable, is how he's self aware of himself and this really shows during his conversations with other characters, whether it be comedic or serious. He doesn't have a character development but he has some level of character depth and understanding about his own flaws and about everyone around him.

  The one and only big drawback this Anime has, is the romantic subplot between Shiraishi and Tanaka. The cute romantic relationship Shiraishi tries to build between herself and Tanaka comes in the way of the calm and relaxing theme of the show. It's cute and is definitely entertaining to watch but this romance is trying to build character growth (or development), that is forced on both the characters which feels a lot like nuisance than a cute romance. Not to mention, the Anime ended without any clear resolution of the romance and just stopped (A "Go read the Manga" ending).

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  Summary

  This is a relaxing Anime with so much feel goodness that helps you just chill and might even make you fall asleep, as that's the aim of an Iyashieki Anime but suffers with unnecessary romance.

  And finally, what I want to say is;

  BE LAZY. LIVE CRAZY Bye Bye~ [](https://anilist.co/anime/21495/Tanakakun-is-Always-Listless/)
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  successfulnoodle

  74/100
  A shiftless life is hard work (spoiler free)

  In most animes, if a character is lazy then they usually have some extraordinary dormant power and only get involved when things get "serious". In contrast to this, Tanaka-kun is Always Listless explores a character who simply wants to avoid having to put forth any effort, ever. Packed into a light slice of life framework, Tanaka-kun presents a character who plays out the indolent fantasies in the back of our minds, all while being quite ordinary.

  What makes Tanaka-kun worth watching is that he has not given up on life. His lackadaisical lifestyle is a choice, rather than a resignation. As such, the comedy revolves around Tanaka-kun's daily efforts, (though for someone who would prefer to be sedentary, he is surprisingly hard-working). A main character whose only goal is having an uneventful, slothful life, however, is not on his own very interesting. Enter Oota, Miyano, Shiraishi, and Echizen. Much of the anime revolves not around Tanaka-kun's lethargy, but around his participation, typically unwillingly, in their conflicts and antics. At the same time it shows how the characters slowly adapt to and support him in his torpid state.

  A show like this cannot afford to be languid, though. It finds itself in a difficult situation: Amidst the hypersaturation of one-off, episodic, slice of life, comedy animes it is hard to stand out. Tanaka-kun succeeds in two areas: 1. It keeps a narrow focus and 2. The characters are not one dimensional. There are no moments in the show where you forget the theme, they simply won't let you forget. Even when a side character gets an arc, Tanaka-kun is always there being languorous. Despite this, by the end of the twelve episodes Tanaka-kun and all of the supporting characters have each made actual progress over who they were at the start of the series.

  Tanaka-kun is, however, not able to completely overcome its genre. It rests alongside shows like: Sakamoto Desu Ga?, Handa-kun, and Clean Freak Aoyama-kun. And, while it certainly is the best rated of these shows, at its peak it still tends to unambitiously depend on the same tropes. Remove the main character's unique attribute and suddenly you have an ordinary and mediocre slice of life series. Along with this, it lacks any other special or outstanding elements. The animation is simple, the voice acting is average, and the story is the minimum required for an anime in this genre.

  In the end, Tanaka-kun is definitely worth adding to your list. It is the perfect laid back anime to watch when you are feeling lethargic. You may even find yourself wanting to rewatch it once in a while. Don't set your expectations too high, sit back, relax, and enjoy it. Overall this anime is a 7.4/10.

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