Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san
Teasing Master Takagi-san
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Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san

Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Skilled Teaser Takagi-san
Japanese: からかい上手の高木さん
English: Teasing Master Takagi-san
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Information

Type: Manga
Volumes: 20
Chapters: 182
Status: Finished
Published: Jun 12, 2012 to Oct 12, 2023
Genres: Award Winning Award Winning, Comedy Comedy, Slice of Life Slice of Life
Themes: Iyashikei Iyashikei, Love Status Quo Love Status Quo, School School
Demographic: Shounen Shounen
Serialization: Gessan
Authors: Yamamoto, Souichirou (Story & Art)

Statistics

Score: 8.091 (scored by 2961729,617 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #6072
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #199
Members: 80,671
Favorites: 3,012

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Volumes: /20
Chapters: /182

Synopsis

With a smirk, the mischievous middle school boy Nishikata glances over at Takagi, the girl seated next to him in class. He has just devised a master plan to finally get back at her for all the merciless teasing inflicted upon him. As he is about to set his plan into motion, Takagi intervenes with a single comment that halts Nishikata right in his tracks. She had turned the tables on him yet again.

"If you blush, you lose." That has been the unwritten rule set between the two ever since they encountered one another in middle school. Day after day, loss after loss, Nishikata strives to see Takagi red with embarrassment, but his futile attempts are only met by further ridicule. Beyond this vicious cycle of trying to outwit one another, will their relationship ever evolve?

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Background

Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san won the 66th Shogakukan Manga Award in the Shounen category in 2021, along with Chainsaw Man.

The series has been published in English as Teasing Master Takagi-san by Yen Press since July 24, 2018. It has also been released in Argentina as La Maestra de las Bromas, Takagi-san by Panini Comics, and in Spain as Takagi-san, Experta en Bromas Pesadas by Editorial Ivrea since April 2, 2019.

Characters

Takagi
Main
Nishikata
Main
Hibino, Mina
Supporting
Nishikata, Chii
Supporting
Kimura
Supporting
Tsukimoto, Sanae
Supporting
Houjou
Supporting
Tenkawa, Yukari
Supporting
Mano
Supporting
Tanabe-sensei
Supporting

Reviews

Nov 7, 2023
So, finally this manga has come to an end. If you are not acquainted with it, this is a slice-of-life romcom that follows the daily lives of middle school students Takagi and Nishikata. Takagi is a master at teasing and pranking Nishikata, who always plans to beat her at her own game but ends up outwitted and embarrassed himself. Then repeat next chapter. It's episodic, so you can even read the chapters out of order, it won't make any difference. This manga has become very recognizable over its long run, and maybe even inspired other stories like Nagatoro.

Despite their constant antics, Takagi and Nishikata have ...
Dec 14, 2024
This manga is very wholesome, sweet, innocent and adorable.

It is weldrawn and almost episodic in nature. So embracing the slow plot progression.
I enjoyed reading this as the chemistry between Nishikata and Takagi is enjoyable and well established.

I cannot imagine reading this again, as it is just good vibes and nothing is challenging the reader. No drama, no "after the confession", no showdowns with friends or family and no real plot. But sometimes, wholesome slice of life is all that you need.

I recommend this, and I respect the manga for what it does. But I cannot imagine buying 20 tankobons of just you ...
Nov 7, 2023
Mixed Feelings
This series is a hard one to review because it was always intended to be a light read. There are no deep themes, or plot twists, it’s just something you’re supposed to read on your commute once a week and give you a “Aw, how cute” feeling.

That being said, it still felt like it was milked way beyond appeal.

Story: Almost every chapter follows the same routine. Nishitaka wants to defeat Takagi-san and they play some “game”, he loses, and perhaps there is some hint of romance between them. Occasionally we follow other characters, but they usually just are their own couples with their own routine ...

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