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| - 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. An original video animation DVD was bundled with the limited edition fifth manga volume released on January 4, 2014. The series was released on DVD in two parts on May 28, 2014, with each disc with a bonus episode. The opening theme is "Meiwaku Spectacle" (迷惑スペクタクル, Meiwaku Supekutakuru, "N (en)
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| - Seki puts on a blindfold and plays a game of fukuwarai, which soon evolves into a twisting story about family life. (en)
- During a hiking trip, Rumi's group comes across various signs pertaining to a medieval quest left behind by Seki when he was younger, which prove embarrassing for him now. (en)
- Taking out a set of Go pieces, Seki arranges them into pictures involving a bear and a rabbit. (en)
- Whilst participating in a disaster drill, Rumi notices that a robot family that Seki has brought into class is taking the drill more seriously than Seki himself, prompting her to take responsibility for them. (en)
- Seki brings various pairs of glasses to see which pair looks the best on him. (en)
- During art class, Seki plays a miniature-sized game of golf on his worn-out desk, whilst Rumi's classmate, Sakurako Gotō, misinterprets the interactions between Rumi and Seki as romantic gestures. (en)
- Seki creates an elaborate post office system for passing notes around the class; with many protocols that prevent Rumi from giving him a note of her own. (en)
- Seki crafts another shogi tale, this time depicting a princess who marries a pawn but is soon kidnapped. (en)
- With their desks pushed together in order to share a printout, Rumi attempts to ignore Seki as he performs some card tricks, hoping to prompt a reaction from her. (en)
- Rumi learns of a surprise belongings inspection, believing it to be the perfect chance for Seki to get busted. However, she becomes concerned about the robot family, especially when Seki seems to make no attempts to hide them properly. (en)
- During science class, Seki's attempts at constructing a hanko stamp from his eraser are hindered by his laid-back classmate, Akiyasu Uzawa. (en)
- Seki plays an abnormal game of shogi, depicting a melodramatic story of loyalty and betrayal that Rumi cannot help but get invested and which she tries to intervene. (en)
- On a snowy day, Seki makes a snow rabbit and sticks it in the middle of a frozen pond with the intention of sinking it, prompting Rumi to try and protect it from him. (en)
- During water safety lessons, Rumi once again becomes invested in the diligence of the robot family, becoming panicked when the child robot is thrown into the pool by Uzawa. (en)
- Whilst Rumi is off school with a cold, Goto observes Seki as he plays a game of paper sumo involving a robot opponent, assuming he had a fight with Rumi. (en)
- Seki draws a flip book comic in his textbook, which he even records sound effects to, leaving Rumi curious about the finished result. (en)
- Seki obsessively polishes up his desk, achieving a mirror-like shine, and seeks more things to polish from Rumi. (en)
- As the class watches an instructional video, Seki plays a game of "Shogi vs. Chess" in the dark, with Rumi eager to help the shogi pieces as they struggle against the black chess pieces hidden in the darkness. (en)
- Seki studies a set of driving rules, takes a written driving test, and then makes a driving course on his desk for a remote-controlled car, which he takes very seriously. (en)
- During lunch break, Rumi is a little disturbed by the manner in which Seki eats the octopus weiners he made for his lunch. (en)
- Rumi watches in harrowing anticipation as Seki has a group of miniature bears do a mountain climbing expedition on the back of their classmate, Takahiro Maeda. (en)
- As Seki knits in class, Rumi watches him as an expert, but is surprised by some of his maneuvers as well as the final product. (en)
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