With the North American plans for Tanaka-kun is Always Listless set for January 2018, Madman Entertainment is getting into things a bit earlier than usual with it as the Australian distributor has set their date for it. The bilingual release is getting done up as a DVD-only title with a planned March 7th, 2018 release priced at $49.95. It’s listed as a three-disc release with extras including the clean opening and closings, the Japanese promos, and the shorts.
Based on the webmanga from Nozomi Uda, the anime was directed by Shinya Kawatsura working off of scripts from Akemi Omode. Haruko Iizuka served as the character designer and it was animated by Silver Link.
The cast includes Kensho Ono as Tanaka, Yoshimasa Hosoya as Oota, Natsumi Takamori as Miyano, Kotori Koiwai as Shiraishi, Ayaka Suwa as Echizen, Aoi Yuuki as Rino Tanaka, Nao Touyama as Saya Oota, Kazuyuki Okitsu as Shimura and Yuuichi Iguchi as Katou.
The series is based on the manga from Uda that began in Gangan Online back in the summer of 2013.
Plot concept: Sighing, leaning on his elbows, sleepy eyes. Tanaka-kun is a boy that basically doesn’t try but isn’t disliked. This is a laid-back youth comedy about Tanaka-kun and the quiet Oota who can’t leave him alone.