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Japanese manga series and its adaptation(s)
My Senpai Is Annoying
(
先輩がうざい後輩の話
,
Senpai ga Uzai K?hai no Hanashi
,
transl.
"Story of a
K?hai
Annoyed by Her
Senpai
")
is a Japanese
romantic comedy
manga
series by Shiro Manta. It has been serialized online via
Ichijinsha
's
Comic POOL
digital manga magazine since 2017 and has been collected in twelve
tank?bon
volumes. The manga is licensed in North America by
Seven Seas Entertainment
. An
anime
television series adaptation produced by
Doga Kobo
aired from October to December 2021.
Plot
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Futaba Igarashi, a diminutive and scrappy office worker who is often mistaken for a child, constantly complains about her big and boisterous coworker, Harumi Takeda. However, it is clear to Futaba's friends and coworkers she secretly harbors feelings for Takeda she is struggling with.
Characters
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- Futaba Igarashi
(
五十嵐?葉
,
Igarashi Futaba
)
- Voiced by:
Haruka Shiraishi
[3]
(manga PV),
Tomori Kusunoki
[4]
(anime) (Japanese); Risa Mei
[5]
(English)
- Igarashi is a diminutive young woman with green hair and eyes. Due to her height, she is often mistaken for a child. She is constantly annoyed by her office senpai, Harumi Takeda, who is big, loud, and boisterous. Despite this, however, Igarashi harbors romantic feelings for Takeda, which she struggles to deal with despite it being obvious to everyone else.
- Harumi Takeda
(
武田晴海
,
Takeda Harumi
)
- Voiced by:
Takaya Kuroda
[3]
(manga PV),
Shunsuke Takeuchi
[4]
(anime) (Japanese);
Patrick Seitz
[5]
(English)
- Takeda is a boisterous office worker of great height. In the office, he is in charge of Igarashi and will go out of his way to help her and their other colleagues. His favorite hobby is teasing Igarashi by tousling her hair. While he has stated in the past he likes Igarashi, it is unclear if he harbors any romantic feelings for her. Despite this, he spends most of his time both in and out of the office with Igarashi.
- T?ko Sakurai
(
?井桃子
,
Sakurai T?ko
)
- Voiced by:
Atsumi Tanezaki
[6]
(manga PV),
Saori Hayami
[7]
(anime) (Japanese); Jennifer AuBuchon
[5]
(English)
- Sakurai is the most attractive woman in the office, and the object of affection for most of her male coworkers. Though gentle and polite, she does not return any of their advances, largely taking a romantic interest in Kazama because of his perceived lack thereof.
- S?ta Kazama
(
風間蒼太
,
Kazama S?ta
)
- Voiced by:
Taku Yashiro
[6]
(manga PV), Rei? Tsuchida
[7]
(anime) (Japanese); Mark Allen Jr.
[5]
(English)
- Kazama is a fellow coworker and a good friend of Takeda's. Though he is perpetually stoic, he is also somewhat of a
hikikomori
with a fondness for video games and women. A
running gag
features Kazama nonchalantly filming things around the office, particularly embarrassing moments for Igarashi, making him the primary target of her wrath. He has feelings for Sakurai, and may be the only person in the office genuinely interested in her, despite often ogling her breasts.
- Natsumi Kurobe
(
?部夏美
,
Kurobe Natsumi
)
- Voiced by:
Saori ?nishi
[8]
(manga PV), Reina Aoyama
[7]
(anime) (Japanese);
Erica Schroeder
(English)
- Kurobe is an athletic woman who is Igarashi's best friend. They have been friends since junior high, meeting on Futaba's first day at her
Tokyo
school.
- Y?to Sakurai
(
?井優人
,
Sakurai Y?to
)
- Voiced by:
Yui Horie
[7]
(Japanese);
Bryn Apprill
(English)
- Y?to is T?ko's timid younger brother.
- Mona Tsukishiro
(
月城モナ
,
Tsukishiro Mona
)
- Voiced by:
Aoi Koga
[7]
(Japanese);
Madeleine Morris
[5]
(English)
- Tsukishiro is a coworker of Igarashi's who has a Russian background. This is evident by her Russian expressions, her references to Siberia, and her love of vodka. She has a tendency to randomly appear next to people when they least expect it.
- Futaba's grandfather
(
おじいちゃん
,
Oj?-chan
)
- Voiced by:
Akio ?tsuka
[9]
(Japanese);
R. Bruce Elliott
(English)
- Igarashi's grandfather who raised her until she was 13, after which she moved to Tokyo. Though he supports her desire for independence, he is overprotective of his granddaughter and often goes to great lengths to make sure she is okay, including being adamant against her dating. Though they butt heads, he and Takeda have a lot in common, sharing the same hobbies and physical prowess. He rides a motorcycle.
- Department Chief
(
部長
,
Buch?
)
- Voiced by:
Yutaka Aoyama
[9]
(Japanese); Kenny James
[5]
(English)
- He is the department chief who is kind and supportive.
- Oishi
(
大石
,
?ishi
)
- Voiced by: Y?ta Odagaki
[9]
(Japanese); Austin Sisk
[5]
(English)
- Oishi is one of Kazama's two best work friends. He tends to be timid and self-deprecating.
- Hijikata
(
土方
)
- Voiced by:
Takayuki Kond?
[9]
(Japanese); Luis Bermudez
[5]
(English)
- Hijikata is the other of Kazama's two best work friends. He has a massive crush on Sakurai, which she is oblivious to due to her feelings for Kazama.
Media
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Manga
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The manga series began serialization via
Ichijinsha
's
Comic POOL
web magazine in 2017.
Seven Seas Entertainment
holds the license to publish the manga in English in North America.
[10]
Volumes
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No.
|
Original release date
|
Original ISBN
|
English release date
|
English ISBN
|
1
| March 28, 2018
[11]
| 978-4-75-800981-2
| May 26, 2020 (digital)
July 7, 2020 (print)
[12]
| 978-1-64505-531-0
|
2
| September 10, 2018
[13]
| 978-4-75-800997-3
| September 22, 2020
[14]
| 978-1-64505-536-5
|
3
| February 25, 2019
[15]
| 978-4-75-802026-8
| November 3, 2020
[16]
| 978-1-64505-777-2
|
4
| September 25, 2019
[17]
| 978-4-75-802051-0
| February 16, 2021
[18]
| 978-1-64505-965-3
|
5
| July 2, 2020
[19]
| 978-4-75-802093-0
| July 27, 2021
[20]
| 978-1-64827-253-0
|
6
| November 25, 2020
[21]
| 978-4-75-802175-3
| November 30, 2021
[22]
| 978-1-64827-351-3
|
7
| April 28, 2021
[23]
| 978-4-75-802230-9
| April 19, 2022
[24]
| 978-1-63858-211-3
|
8
| September 28, 2021
[25]
| 978-4-75-802292-7
| July 19, 2022
[26]
| 978-1-63858-357-8
|
9
| May 25, 2022
[27]
| 978-4-75-802385-6
| January 3, 2023
[28]
| 978-1-63858-856-6
|
10
| December 26, 2022
[29]
| 978-4-75-802469-3
| July 18, 2023
[30]
| 978-1-68579-521-4
|
11
| July 25, 2023
[31]
| 978-4-75-802552-2
| January 30, 2024
[32]
| 979-8-88843-256-3
|
12
| May 24, 2024
[33]
| 978-4-75-802673-4
| ?
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Anime
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On July 1, 2020, an
anime
television series adaptation produced by
Doga Kobo
was announced.
[1]
The series was directed by Ryota Itoh, with Yoshimi Narita overseeing the series' scripts, Shigemitsu Abe designing the characters, and
Hiroaki Tsutsumi
composing the series' music.
[34]
It aired from October 10 to December 26, 2021 on
Tokyo MX
,
BS11
,
GYT
,
HTB
,
Animax
, and TUF.
[4]
[a]
Tomori Kusunoki
,
Saori Hayami
, Reina Aoyama, and
Aoi Koga
performed the opening theme "Annoying! San-san Week!", while
Yui Horie
performed the ending theme "Niji ga Kakaru made no Hanashi" ("The Story Across the Rainbow").
[36]
Funimation
licensed the series outside of Asia.
[37]
Muse Communication
has licensed this series in South Asia and Southeast Asia.
[38]
They licensed the series to
Animax Asia
for TV broadcasts.
[39]
Episodes
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Reception
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In 2018, the series won the fourth
Next Manga Award
in the web manga category.
[43]
Notes
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- ^
a
b
Tokyo MX listed the series premiere at 25:00 on October 9, 2021, which is effectively 1:00 a.m.
JST
on October 10.
[35]
- ^
All English titles are taken from
Funimation
.
[41]
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.
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.
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2021
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September 17,
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[My Senpai Is Annoying] (in Japanese).
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[
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.
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.
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[
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.
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2021
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2021
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.
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.
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