The winter 2018 anime series Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san, aka Teasing Master Takagi-san, did pretty well last year and now it looks like a second season is officially coming. We got word earlier this week from original creator Soichiro Yamamoto when he tweeted something a little cryptic about how there’ll be a new projected related to the property soon that’s in the works for this year. The new issue of Monthly Shonen Sunday, where the property is serialized, is coming out this Saturday and an early scan within it has confirmed that a second anime season is in the works. With Yamamoto saying for this year, we’ve got some good stuff to look forward to.
1/11 Update: The arrival of the magazine has confirmed that the main cast and staff are all returning to the project and the same anime studio.
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.
Yen Press is releasing the manga in North America while Funimation brought out the first season of the series.
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?
[Source: ANN]
