Karakai Jōzu no Takagi-san

***Karakai Jōzu no Takagi-san*** (からかい上手の高木さん, Literally meaning "Teasing Master Takagi-*san*, Skilled Teaser Takagi-*san*") is a Japanese manga series by Sōichirō Yamamoto. It began serialization in Shogakukan's *shōnen* manga magazine supplement *Monthly Shōnen Sunday Mini* in 2013, and it moved to the main *Monthly Shōnen Sunday* magazine in July 2016.

An anime television series adaptation by Shin-Ei Animation premiered in January 2018 and ended on March 26, 2018. An OVA was released on July 12, 2018. A second season was later announced, and premiered on July 7, 2019 and ended on September 22, 2019. On September 1, 2021, a third season and subsequent movie was announced, with the anime set to premier in January 2022 and the movie premiering in 2022.

A Karakai Jōzu no Takagi-san (Live action) adaptation of the manga series was announced in March 2023 and it is set to be released in March 2024 on Netflix first before its airing on TBS channel block programming Drama Stream.

## 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?

## Main Characters

* **Takagi**, a middle school student in the same class as Nishikata, a boy she constantly teases and secretly has feelings for.
* **Nishikata**, a middle school student who constantly gets teased by his classmate Takagi. Has a crush on her, but refuses to admit it, since he finds her more of a frenemy than a love interest.

## Releases

As of January 2024, the **Karakai Jōzu no Takagi-san** manga has been collected into 20 tankōbon volumes in Japan.

~ *Main Article*: Chapters and Volumes ~

## Chapter Gallery

Chapter 1Chapter 2Chapter 3Chapter 4Chapter 5Chapter 6Chapter 7Chapter 8Chapter 9Chapter 10Chapter 11Chapter 12Chapter 13Chapter 14Chapter 15Chapter 16Chapter 17Chapter 18Chapter 19Chapter 20Chapter 21Chapter 22Chapter 23Chapter 24Chapter 25Chapter 26Chapter 27Chapter 28Chapter 29Chapter 30Chapter 31Chapter 32Chapter 33Chapter 34Chapter 35Chapter 36Chapter 37Chapter 38Chapter 39Chapter 40Chapter 41Chapter 42Chapter 43Chapter 44Chapter 45Chapter 46Chapter 47Chapter 48Chapter 49Chapter 50Chapter 51Chapter 52Chapter 53Chapter 54Chapter 55Chapter 56Chapter 57Chapter 58Chapter 59Chapter 60Chapter 61Chapter 62Chapter 63Chapter 64Chapter 65Chapter 66Chapter 67Chapter 68Chapter 69Chapter 70Chapter 71Chapter 72Chapter 73Chapter 74Chapter 75Chapter 76Chapter 77Chapter 78Chapter 79Chapter 80Chapter 81Chapter 82Chapter 83Chapter 84Chapter 85Chapter 86Chapter 87Chapter 88Chapter 89Chapter 90Chapter 91Chapter 92Chapter 93Chapter 94Chapter 95Chapter 96Chapter 97Chapter 98Chapter 99Chapter 100Chapter 101Chapter 102Chapter 103Chapter 104Chapter 105Chapter 106Chapter 107Chapter 108Chapter 109Chapter 110Chapter 111Chapter 112Chapter 113Chapter 114Chapter 115Chapter 116Chapter 117Chapter 118Chapter 119Chapter 120Chapter 121Chapter 122Chapter 123Chapter 124Chapter 125Chapter 126Chapter 127Chapter 128Chapter 129Chapter 130Chapter 131Chapter 132Chapter 133Chapter 134Chapter 135Chapter 136Chapter 137Chapter 138Chapter 139Chapter 140Chapter 141Chapter 142Chapter 143Chapter 144Chapter 145Chapter 146Chapter 147Chapter 148Chapter 149Chapter 150Chapter 151Chapter 152Chapter 153Chapter 154Chapter 155Chapter 156Chapter 157Chapter 158Chapter 159Chapter 160Chapter 161Chapter 162Chapter 163Chapter 164Chapter 165Chapter 166Chapter 167Chapter 168Chapter 169Chapter 170Chapter 171Chapter 172Chapter 173Chapter 174Chapter 175Chapter 176Chapter 177

## Reception

The manga was nominated for the 10th Manga Taishō awards in January 2017.

By December 2016, the manga had over 1 million copies in print. By February 2018, that number had increased to 4 million copies. As of February 2, 2019, the manga has 6 million copies in print.

In 2020, *Teasing Master Takagi-san* won the 66th Shogakukan Manga Award in the *shōnen* category.

## External Links

* *Karakai Jōzu no Takagi-san* on *Gessan*

## References

1. ↑ 10th Manga Taisho Awards Nominates 13 Titles
2. ↑ "Karakai Jōzu no Takagi-san" Celebrates 1 Million Copies Milestone with New Year's Art
3. ↑ "Teasing Master Takagi-san" Manga Has 4 Million Copies in Print
4. ↑ Roundup of Newly Revealed Print Counts for Manga, Light Novel Series
5. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shogakukan\_Manga\_Award