Tanaka-kun Is Always Listless

• Name — Tanaka-kun Is Always Listless • Ja Kanji — 田中くんはいつもけだるげ • Ja Romaji — Tanaka-kun wa Itsumo Kedaruge • Genre — Slice of life

• Type — manga • Author — Nozomi Uda • Publisher — Square Enix • Magazine — Gangan Online • First — July 25, 2013 • Last — July 25, 2019 • Volumes — 13

• Type — tv series • Director — Shinya Kawatsura • Writer — Akemi Omode • Music — Hiromi Mizutani • Studio — Silver Link • Network — Tokyo MX, MBS, HTV, TVA, BS11 • First — April 9, 2016 • Last — June 25, 2016 • Episodes — 12

• Type — ova • Director — Shinya Kawatsura • Writer — Akemi Omode • Music — Hiromi Mizutani • Studio — Silver Link • First — June 24, 2016 • Last — July 22, 2016 • Episodes — 7 Tanaka-kun Is Always Listless is a Japanese slice of life shōnen web manga series written and illustrated by Nozomi Uda. It was published by Square Enix, being serialized on the Gangan Online website from July 2013 to July 2019. Thirteen volumes have been released As of 2019 9. An anime adaptation by Silver Link aired from April 9 to June 25, 2016.

• Tanaka: • Tanaka is listless student who is always dozing and acts exhausted when awake. He can sleep in almost any location, but prefers to be outside when he does so. His uncaring, sleepy nature forces Ohta to carry him to and from multiple locations quite often. Despite his general lack of enthusiasm, he shows on multiple occasions that he does not see friendship as bothersome, most specifically when Shiraishi pleaded with him to let her be his friend, he simply responded "I thought we already were." However, he finds the prospect of Miyano being his "apprentice" to be more trouble than it is worth. Despite being lazy, he is shown to score high in tests and is relatively strong as he threw a badminton racquet. • Ohta: • Ota is a tall and stoic student, who is reliable and often looking after Tanaka. Tanaka states that because of Ohta's caring nature, he sees Ohta as the perfect candidate for marriage. He states on multiple occasions that he admires Tanaka's ability to be listless in any given situation, but also feels that Tanaka's personality causes him to miss out on things like romance and love. • Miyano: • Miyano is Tanaka's classmate with short stature who admires Tanaka for his listless personality. She knows about Shiraishi's crush on Tanaka, and vows to support her in her quest for love, though Tanaka does not reciprocate her feelings. She constantly proclaims herself to be Tanaka's apprentice in listlessness, however he constantly decries her. • Echizen: • Ohta's short-tempered childhood friend who dresses and acts like a delinquent. She is Miyano's best friend and affectionately calls her "Myaano." Despite her tomboyish manner, Echizen adores cute things, to the point where she refuses to eat sweets shaped like cute animals. • Shiraishi: • A beautiful and intelligent student, she is very popular among both males and females. After Tanaka recognizes her when she isn't putting effort into her appearance (a short running theme in the show is that she looks completely different when she dresses herself more comfortably), she falls in love with Tanaka, believing that he is able to see her for who she is regardless of how she looks. (In reality, he was able to discern her in both forms of dress due to her bust size.) Tanaka, however, doesn't seem to reciprocate her feelings at all. • Rino Tanaka • Brittney Karbowski • Tanaka's sister. She is a middle school student who is the manager of the Volleyball Club of her school. She expresses a dislike towards Ohta, brought about by Ohta and Tanaka's close relationship, and sometimes gets jealous. She has a crush on her older brother, Tanaka. • Saya Ohta: • Ohta's sister, who goes to same school as Rino. She is a shy person with an unusually small voice. She belongs to the Volleyball Club. In comparison to her brother's taller and heavier build, she states that Tanaka seems "prince-like" due to his pale, more slender features. • Shimura: • Tanaka's classmate. He is cool and intelligent, but has a weakness for girls. He looks so different when not wearing eyeglasses that he cannot be recognized. • Katō: • Tanaka's classmate. He is good at sports and loves soccer. • Yoshitaka Voiced by: Haruka Nagamine (Japanese); Flecknoe Maggie (English). Alternate name: Ophelia Cox. One of Shiraishi's best friends. Her nickname is "Kitchan. A tall, boyish female student with short black hair, she was born on April 24th, 164 centimeters tall, and has type O blood. Together with Miyoshi, she supports Shiraishi's love life. • Saionji Voiced by: Murakawa Rie (Japanese); Neves Emily (English) A college student with different part-time jobs.

An anime television series adaptation by Silver Link aired from April 9 to June 25, 2016, on Tokyo MX and MBS. The anime was directed by Shinya Kawatsura and written by Akemi Omode. The character designs were handled by Haruko Iizuka and the music was composed by Hiromi Mizutani. The opening theme is "Utatane Sunshine" by Unlimited Tone, while the ending theme is "Bonbon" by CooRie. The first and second home video release volumes bundled an OVA each, which were released on June 24 and July 22, 2016, respectively.