Tonari no Seki-kun: The Master of Killing Time — Season 1

Aired 6 January 2014 • 7 min

Yokoi-san is trying her best to listen in class, but she can't help but watch as Seki-kun is lining up erasers next to her. Seki-kun! Are those dominoes?!

Aired 13 January 2014 • 7 min

Yokoi-san is trying to pay attention as usual. And then Seki-kun starts playing shogi next to her and it turns into something rather unexpected.

Aired 20 January 2014 • 7 min

Seki-kun starts shining his desk during class. Amazed at the effect of his work, Yokoi-san finds herself being dragged into his want to shine more desks.

Aired 27 January 2014 • 7 min

Seki-kun starts playing Go on his desk. Yokoi-san tries to ignore this since she doesn't know the rules, but this yet again turns into something rather unexpected.

Aired 3 February 2014 • 7 min

During science class, Seki's attempts at constructing a hanko stamp from his eraser are hindered by his laid-back classmate, Akiyasu Uzawa.

Aired 10 February 2014 • 7 min

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.

Aired 10 February 2014 • 7 min

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.

Aired 24 February 2014 • 7 min

Seki crafts another shogi tale, this time depicting a princess who marries a pawn but is soon kidnapped.

Aired 3 March 2014 • 7 min

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.

Aired 10 March 2014 • 7 min

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.

Aired 17 March 2014 • 7 min

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.

Aired 24 March 2014 • 7 min

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.

Aired 31 March 2014 • 7 min

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.

Aired 7 April 2014 • 7 min

During lunch break, Rumi is a little disturbed by the manner in which Seki eats the octopus weiners he made for his lunch.

Aired 14 April 2014 • 7 min

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.

Aired 21 April 2014 • 7 min

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.

Aired 28 April 2014 • 7 min

Seki puts on a blindfold and plays a game of fukuwarai, which soon evolves into a twisting story about family life.

Aired 5 May 2014 • 7 min

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.

Aired 12 May 2014 • 7 min

Seki brings various pairs of glasses to see which pair looks the best on him.

Aired 19 May 2014 • 7 min

Seki draws a flip book comic in his textbook, which he even records sound effects to, leaving Rumi curious about the finished result.

Aired 26 May 2014 • 7 min

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.