List of My Neighbor Seki episodes explained

My Neighbor Seki is an anime television series based on the manga series of the same name written and illustrated by Takuma Morishige. The anime is directed by Yūji Mutoh and produced by the animation studio Shin-Ei Animation. The series was broadcast in Japan on TV Tokyo on Sunday nights starting January 5, 2014, followed by a broadcast on AT-X Monday mornings; it was also simulcast by Crunchyroll as Tonari no Seki-kun: The Master of Killing Time. The series ran for 21 episodes of about 8 minutes each.[1] An original video animation DVD was bundled with the limited edition fifth manga volume released on January 4, 2014.[2] [3] [4] The series was released on DVD in two parts on May 28, 2014, with each disc with a bonus episode.[5] [6] [7] The opening theme is by Kana Hanazawa, and the ending theme is "Set Them Free" by Akira Jimbo.[2] [3] Sentai Filmworks acquired the license to the series on December 17, 2015;[8] the English dub of the series was released on DVD on July 7, 2020 with the episodes premiered on the HIDIVE streaming service on June 11, 2021.[9] [10]

Episode list

OVA episodes

Home release

(Japan, Region 2)
VolumeEpisodesDVD release dateRef
Episodes 1–10 + Special 1
Episodes 11–21 + Special 2

Notes and References

  1. Web site: First Impressions: Tonari no Seki-kun . Japanator . January 11, 2014 . Mead . Karen. March 31, 2014.
  2. Web site: Crunchyroll to Stream Tonari no Seki-kun Comedy Anime. Anime News Network. December 30, 2013. January 6, 2014.
  3. Web site: Crunchyroll Adds "Tonari no Seki-kun: The Master of Killing Time" Anime. Crunchyroll. December 31, 2013. December 31, 2019.
  4. Web site: となりの関くん ⑤ DVD付き限定版. Tonari no Seki-kun 5: limited edition bundled with DVD. Media Factory. January 6, 2013. Japanese.
  5. Web site: Tonari no Seki-Kun Part 1 of 2 Animation DVD . Japanese . Neowing . CDJapan . 2014-08-05.
  6. Web site: Tonari no Seki-Kun Part 2 of 2 Animation DVD . Japanese . Neowing . CDJapan . 2014-08-05.
  7. Web site: Kadokawa Sets Japanese 'Tonari no Seki-kun' Anime DVD Release . The Fandom Post . January 11, 2014 . January 11, 2020.
  8. Web site: Sentai Filmworks Licenses "Tonari no Seki-kun: The Master of Killing Time".
  9. Web site: Tonari no Seki-kun: The Master of Killing Time Complete Collection.
  10. Web site: Tonari no Seki-kun Dub Kills Time on HIDIVE.
  11. Although the broadcast premiere was posted to be Sunday, January 5, at 2:05, TV Tokyo uses an after-midnight programming schedule so that the first broadcast was listed at Sunday, January 5, at 26:05, which is Monday, January 6, at 2:05am. The AT-X broadcast premiered on January 6 at 11:00am.
    • Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20140107075113/http://www.t-sekikun.jp/onair/ . On Air . dead . 2014-01-07 . t-sekikun.jp (Tonari no Seki-kun anime official website) . Japanese . – announcement of original episode
    • Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20140315075321/http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp.e.ck.hp.transer.com/index/timetable/ . 2014-03-15 . dead . Week program: TV Tokyo . TV Tokyo . – TV Tokyo schedule, showing the episode running at 26:05