Tonari no Seki-kun Episode 14
What They Say:
Class is in session at a certain high school. While the teacher isn’t looking, a boy named Seki-kun is playing games by himself on his desk, while the girl who sits next to him, Yokoi-san, observes (or interferes or participates). Each time, Seki-kun’s games reach unimaginable levels… And this time the game is…
The Review:
Content: (please note that content portions of a review may contain spoilers)
While we got to spend some time at the pool with the characters in the last episode, this one takes us to lunch period where it’s going to get weird to be sure. With the way Seki exists, having him eat his food like he’s a giant creature eating smaller ones definitely has some humor to it, especially as Yokoi wonders if she’s imagining it at first. It’s not overly dramatic, but with him having a whole box of the little sliced guys that he can basically spearfish and devour, it plays to the minds of many boys (and a few of Seki’s age) who are trying to find some level of power and control in their lives, even for humor’s sake. Of course, Seki has to give himself a nemesis even while playing like this and that means one of the octopuses has to have a weapon and some adornments, which is basically just some additional tasty goodness for him.
In Summary:
Seki continues to be a master of wasting time and he does it in a way that certainly brings back a lot of memories of what my friends and I used to get up to in school at different times, though not during class itself for the most part. This focus on lunch definitely works better than the previous episode with the pool and it’s fun seeing how the other girls are trying to figure out Yokoi a bit as she’s continually distracted by Seki, which is completely understandable considering the things he does but also her rather vivid imagination.
Grade: B-
Streamed By: Crunchyroll
Review Equipment:
Sony KDL70R550A 70″ LED 1080P HDTV, Apple TV via HDMI set to 1080p, Onkyo TX-SR605 Receiver and Panasonic SB-TP20S Multi-Channel Speaker System With 100-Watt Subwoofer.