Teasing Master Takagi-san is a popular manga series written by Yamamoto Souichirou and currently serialized in Gessan, published by Shogakukan. It was originally serialized in Gessan mini, a supplement to Gessan, from 2013, and when Yamamoto's "Fudatsuki no Kyouko-chan", which had been serialized in the magazine, ended in 2016, it was transferred to the magazine and serialized there instead. It became a hot topic for its cute pranks and heart-warming youthfulness that made viewers feel like they were back in their school days, and in 2018 it was made into a long-awaited anime. In this article, we will introduce the teasing that Takagi-san does that we would like to experience in Nishikata's place.
What is Teasing Master Takagi-san about?
Source: Teasing Master Takagi-san © Yamamoto Souichirou, Shogakukan / Teasing Master Takagi-san Production Committee
Takagi-san and Nishikata-kun are classmates in junior high school and sit next to each other in the same class. Takagi-san teases Nishikata in various ways almost every day, and Nishikata tries to think of various countermeasures to counter it, but in the end, he always ends up being teased according to Takagi-san's calculations. A special feeling slowly grows in the midst of this teasing. This is a new type of "teasing love comedy" that depicts the daily lives of these two.
Takagi-san Voiced by Takahashi Rie
Source: Teasing Master Takagi-san ©Yamamoto Souichirou, Shogakukan/Teasing Master Takagi-san Production Committee
The heroine and protagonist of this work. She has a crush on Nishikata, who sits next to her, and as one way of expressing her affection for him, she teases him in various ways every day, enjoying seeing his reactions. She is a very cute-looking junior high school girl with a good figure for her age. She is very smart, has excellent grades, and uses her intelligence to always read Nishikata one or two steps ahead, and whenever he retaliates, she hits him twice as hard. When she teases Nishikata, she has a very expressive face and shows a variety of smiles. By the way, just like Nishikata, his first name is completely unknown, so I hope it's not Takagi Yutaka (lol)
Teasing Part 1 Eraser
Source: Teasing Master Takagi-san © Yamamoto Souichirou, Shogakukan / Teasing Master Takagi-san Production Committee
It's a spell that says that if you write the name of someone you like, your love will come true, and it makes it seem like it's written about you, but when you actually look at it, it's not written at all. The triumphant smile on Takagi's face afterwards and the excitement of thinking that maybe your name is written on it are great. Plus, in Takagi's case, there's the surprise of her actually having her name written on the back, which would be irresistible in so many ways.
Teasing Part 2 - Bicycle
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Practicing riding with someone is pretty exciting, but Takagi-san also hints that she has ridden with another man in the past, and teases him by saying that the other man was more comfortable. If someone you like says something like that to you, you can't lose, right? There's no doubt that you'll be excited that you're the only one who can be close to Takagi-san. She's a real devilish girl. First of all, riding a bicycle with someone on it is not okay (lol)
Teasing Part 3: Confession
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Takagi-san suddenly confesses to Nishikata, saying she will tell him a secret. It's unfair, isn't it? If someone does that to you, you'll get excited even if you know it's a lie, but it also hints that it might not be a lie. If they whisper in your ear that they'll tell you a secret, and you like that secret, you'll get excited even if you're not Nishikata.
Teasing Part 4: Until the Bell Rings
Takagi-san is taking shelter from the rain and gets soaked, so she changes into her gym clothes, but for some reason they swap their gym clothes, which is just teasing, but it's crazy, isn't it? Takagi-san wears my gym clothes and I wear Takagi-san's gym clothes. If I did that, it would be a crime (lol). It's impossible in reality, so it's something to aspire to (lol). And at the end, they compete to see if the rain will stop, but in the end they lose, and Takagi-san says that since it's sunny, let's go out somewhere. I'm really impressed.
Teasing #5: Fun teasing
With a typhoon approaching, Nishikata is seen playing with the wind in a chuunibyou-like way, and Nishikata is imitated, but for some reason, it looks like he's having so much fun (lol). Takagi-san's chuunibyou feel is rare, and maybe it's just a sideways glance, but it's so endearing. I want to get excited and say, "Wind, blow!" together. Well, I'm sure all boys have fantasized about becoming a wind god in a strong wind, right? I don't think she'll say it out loud or strike a pose though (lol)
Teasing #6: Youthful?
He went out of his way to accompany Nishikata on his cleaning punishment, and when he saw his best friend's couple appear there, he looked envious and said that youth is great. When he asked why he joined him on the cleaning, he said it was because he wanted to have his youth. If he was told something like that, Nishikata would definitely think it wasn't a misunderstanding, and would mistakenly think that he definitely likes him, not that he might like him. Ah, I want to have my youth.
Teasing No. 7: This is it
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"Finally, she turned towards me" is it, this is definitely something you can't miss. When I was getting a little too teased and was sulking, I heard a lonely voice calling out to me, and when I turned around, she greeted me with the biggest smile. I would go crazy no matter if the teacher got angry with me or whatever. Even when I get teased, I'm able to forgive it and enjoy it because Takagi-san makes me look like I'm having fun with a smile.
Teasing No. 8: First Kiss
Source: Teasing Master Takagi-san ©Yamamoto Souichirou, Shogakukan/Teasing Master Takagi-san Production Committee
As usual, they're having a little contest, and if they succeed, they suddenly say they'll give him his first kiss. How can a middle school student make such a statement? Isn't he lying about his age? If a boy from the middle school was told something like this, any of them would be shocked and flustered. Takagi-san really is a scary girl. It's typical of Nishikata that he ends up failing in the end.
Takagi-san's teasing summary!
Source: Teasing Master Takagi-san © Yamamoto Souichirou, Shogakukan / Teasing Master Takagi-san Production Committee
So, I've introduced the teasing that Takagi-san did to Nishikata that I personally found fun and enviable. To be honest, if Takagi-san did that to me, I'd be jealous of everything in the story (lol). So, even though I didn't include them here, there are plenty more teasing moments I'm jealous of, so I hope you all find your favorites. Ah, I want to be reborn as Nishikata... Thank you for reading to the end.
