Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun (となりの怪物くん lit. The Monster Seated Next to Me) is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Robico. The anime adaptation is being produced by Brain’s Base (Natsume Yūjinchō Mawaru Penguindrum) under the direction of Hiro Kaburaki (鏑木 ひろ) who is known for his work for Kimi ni Todoke (君に届け). The 13-episode series will begin airing in Japan from 2012/10/02 on TV Tokyo (株式会社テレビ東京).

The romantic comedy centers around Mizutani Shizuku, a girl who has absolutely no interests except for school and her plans for the future. A boy named Yoshida would be seated next to her in class, but he has been constantly absent for one reason or another since the first day of school. By chance, she is sent to deliver class printouts to him, and that leads Yoshida to believe they are friends.

A great news for a shoujo-romance lovers! plus that’s a pretty sexy cast and staff. One of my favorite anime studios along with the director of one of my favorite shoujo anime? I’m a happy camper right now. I won’t be reading any of the upcoming chapters of both manga to avoid spoiling myself.

Main Characters

Mizutani Shizuki [水谷雫] voiced by Tomatsu Haruka [戸松遥]
Yoshida Haru [吉田春] voiced by Suzuki Tatsuhisa [鈴木達央]
Natsume Asako [夏目あさ子] voiced by Tanezaki Atsumi [種崎敦美]
Sasahara Sohei [佐々原宗平] voiced by Ohsaka Ryota [逢坂良太]
Yamaguchi Kenji [山口賢二] voiced by Terashima Takuma [寺島拓篤]
Oshima Chizuru [大島千づる] voiced by Hanazawa Kana [花澤香菜]

Take a look at all the character bios on the official site.

PV released in December 2011, April and June 2012. If it was eaten, try this search query on YouTube.


The opening theme “Q&A Recital! (Q&Aリサイタル!)” will be sung by Haruka Tomatsu whereas the ending theme “White Wishes” will be by 9nine.