The winter 2018 anime series Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san, aka Skilled Teaser Takagi-san, is waiting on some important news in Japan next month while North American fans are getting ready for the home video release. Funimation is bringing out the set on February 19th,2019 as a bilingual DVD/BD combo set. It’s priced at $64.98 and comes with a digital copy and on-disc extras of just trailers.
Hiroaki Akagi directed the first season based on the series composition by Michiko Yokote. Aya Takano adapted the character designs with Takuji Mogi serving as the chief animation director with Natsuko Kondou at Shin-Ei Animation. The manga currently runs in Gessan magazine after moving there from Gessan Mini where it kicked off back in 2012. There are nine volumes out so far.
The Japanese cast includes Rie Takahashi as Takagi-san, Yuki Kaji as Nishikata, Rie Takahashi as Takagi-san, Konomi Kohara as Mina, M.A.O as Yukari, Yui Ogura as Sanae, Yūma Uchida as Nakai, Kotori Koiwai as Mano, Nobuhiko Okamoto as Takao, Fukushi Ochiai as Kimura, and Hinata Tadokoro as Tanabe-sensei.
The English language dub was directed by Jeremy Inman based on the scripts by Matt Shipman. The English cast includes Aaron Dismuke as Nishikata, Sarah Wiedenheft as Takagi, Blake Shepard as Takao, Chris Thurman as Nakai, Cris George as Tanabe, Jerry Jewell as Kimura, Kristen McGuire as Yukari, Kristi Rothrock as Sanae, and Leah Clark as Mina.
Plot Concept: Tired of being mercilessly teased by his classmate Takagi, Nishikata vows to get back at the girl that’s made him blush countless times. After all, if you blush, you lose! But getting vengeance isn’t so easy when every attempt blows up in his face. Will Nishikata ever make Takagi blush, or will he gain something more fulfilling from his bumbling attempts?
