Teasing Master Takagi-san

Middle schooler Nishikata has had it with his classmate Takagi--the chronic teaser who sits nearby. Day in and day out, she comes after him with every sort of trick or...

Hearing the word couple is enough to get Nishikata flustered, especially when he and Takagi-san keep getting mistaken for one...(It's gotta be another ploy!) With summer still in the air,...

Hearing the word couple is enough to get Nishikata flustered, especially when he and Takagi-san keep getting mistaken for one...(It's gotta be another ploy!) With summer still in the air,...

Hangouts with Takagi-san never go smoothly-not when she teases you for thinking about naughty stuff or when your entire class is convinced you're dating her! Both are embarrassing enough for...

Takagi-san might've won every single prank-off since the beginning of time, but Nishikata's not throwing in the towel yet! All he needs to do is to come up with an...

Nishikata's already got his hands full with Takagi-san's mind-boggling tricks, but now even his buddies are plotting against him! (I mean, why else would they be shipping him with his...

No one could've warned Nishikata of the trial by pranks that would dominate his middle school career. So far, he's had to ride tandem with his sworn enemy/prankster Takagi-san and...

Roses are red, violets are blue, what's a middle schooler gotta do to win a prank-off or two? As Valentine's Day takes over the school, Nishikata finds himself struggling to...

Christmas is just around the corner, and Nishikata isn't about to go home for the holidays without a prank! Especially not after Takagi-san appears in his dream and dominates every...

The day of the sports tests has arrived once more, and this time, Nishikata is determined to achieve victory over Takagi-san for sure! After last year's disappointing defeat, he's spent...

Nishikata and Takagi-san are embroiled in a battle over winter clothes! While Takagi-san insists she's not cold in her summer outfit, Nishikata can practically see her shivering! Determined to make...

Although the new school year threatens to separate Nishikata and Takagi-san into different classes, one thing remains certain—their continual series of contests will go on! Second-year Nishikata is not the...

Even without making a sound, Takagi-san proves to be a formidable opponent! But her near-clairvoyant teasing won’t discourage Nishikata. With a surefire Rock, Paper, Scissors strategy and some divine help,...

By his third year of middle school, Nishikata is a veteran of competitions and of losing, but he is resolved to win against Takagi-san in the new year. However, there...

To beat Takagi-san, Nishikata must think like Takagi-san, and that means everything has contest potential. From a teacher’s proposal to Setsubun, anything is fair game— except for 100% Unrequited. Although,...

The secret ingredient is teasing! Nishikata and Takagi-san's series of contests continues around the school through cooking and cleaning, so when Takagi-san asks him to meet her around back—wait, she couldn't...

Their shared secret…is teasing! Nishikata and Takagi-san revisit the best parts of childhood as they set up a secret base and face off against each other in back-to-back challenges! And...

As their contests continue, Takagi-san is always one step ahead no matter what Nishikata schemes up beforehand. But he won’t back down―Nishikata will compete against Takagi-san forever if that’s what...

Finally, Nishikata has done it! He’s devised a contest he can’t possibly lose just in time for Takagi-san’s birthday―if he can go through with it. But why shouldn’t he? After...

A little over two years have passed since that fateful first day of middle school when Takagi and Nishikata sat next to each other. Their final summer vacation of middle...