My Neighbor Seki, Vol. 6

Tonari no Seki-kun #6

by Takuma Morishige

School Day Shenanigans

Seki's complicated games manage to distract Rumi... even when he's absent from school. Not only does Seki try to literally rewrite history, he performs surgery (on stuffed animals), and brings live creatures to cooking class. Meanwhile, Rumi focuses on saving the Earth itself.

Genres: Manga, Humor, Young Adult, Graphic Novels, School, Slice Of Life, Japan

166 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2014

About the author

MORISHIGE Takuma: 森繁拓真

Older sister is the mangaka Akiko Higashimura.

Reviews

[Raquelle Element · Rating 5 out of 5]

There's a full colored drawing of the robot family!

[Perla Villa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Seki's sister is so cute, I'm happy she makes an appearance at his school.

[Alice · Rating 3 out of 5]

*3 or more is good for comics, manga or graphic novels. I never really know how to rate some of these. There are some where I'm totally in love, know automatically it is a 5 star, but then some I am just not sure about in the first couple volumes.*

I love the series as a whole. Sometimes cute, sometimes funny, but just not as fun as the first few were.

[Katt Hansen · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely love how Seki can be distracting even when he's not there! Also, we get another bit with Jun, who is always adorable. This is still a lot of fun and never seems to grow old.

[Spaghett · Rating 4 out of 5]

(Read in Japanese)

Another strong volume in a strong series, and I think reading-wise this was the easiest volume for me. Seki managing to distract Yokoi while not even being there was a highlight, along with an escalating paper airplane war and Yokoi having a near existential crisis about the proper way to fix stuffed animals.

It's been about 2 or 3 months since I last read Seki, so I'm hoping the ease of reading this volume is a sign of improvement, though the games in this one were at least related to more normal topics which may have helped as well. I appreciated that the author's notes at the end are in proper type this time around rather than handwritten scribbles which have been difficult to catch onto.

[Travis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Came back to this series after some time away; not that there is real heavy continuity or a major story line to follow anyway. That said, it did feel like in this volume there was maybe a slight shift in their dynamic: initially, Rumi was primarily interested in stopping Seki, or interfering in relatively stealthy ways, but it feels like there is more direct interaction between them in this volume.

[Raechel · Rating 4 out of 5]

This volume continues with Seki's adventures of how to goof off in class with guest appearances. Poor Yokoi does her best to still study and pay attention during lectures. The secondary characters are excellent additions for the pair.

[Blake Harris · Rating 5 out of 5]

High School girl saves the earth by flicking her eraser. BEST MANGA EVER.

[Chris · Rating 3 out of 5]

Seki is still naughty.

[Caity McPhe · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked the battle between brother and sister. I think a battle with his family would be awesome!

[Sarah T. · Rating 5 out of 5]

My FAVORITE volume so far!!!

[Pata · Rating 5 out of 5]

Quiero más de Jun, por favor.

[Valeria NM · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was honestly my favorite volume so far. The older sibling pettiness was so on point that I felt genuinely called out 😂.

[Shin Donghae · Rating 4 out of 5]

Harus diakui serial ini cukup istimewa tetapi di atas semua itu sangat inventif.

[Eva · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read with Metta, age 12.
This book had gorgeous spa Seki. Very silly.

[Evelyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[📖Moon Book Eater🍽️ · Rating 4 out of 5]

This series is so silly, I love it so much. It’s just so out there and funny.

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

Giggled so hard at this one that my niece immediately downloaded the first vol

[R · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love his little sister!! This volume is another hilarious installment! I hope I'll get to watch the anime someday!

[LG (A Library Girl's Familiar Diversions) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Seki continues to goof off, and Yokoi continues to watch him and occasionally try to thwart him. In this volume, Yokoi has to borrow Seki's Social Studies textbook and learns that he edited it to tell the story of a master thief. Also, Seki mends stuffed animals (by cannibalizing a less-cute one), creates a foosball table out of his desk, sets up an ant farm in his bag, creates an airstrip for paper airplanes in the corner of the classroom, practises good table manners, and brings his sister to class. Oh, and there's a fake bomb and an Earth made out of eraser shavings.

There are zero new developments as far as characters and character relationships go. Goto still thinks Yokoi is under Seki's thrall, and Seki's sister still desperately wants to play with him while he resists and ignores her.

My favorite thing in this volume was the edited textbook. It was really cleverly done and something that I could imagine a bored kid doing in real life.

(Original review posted on A Library Girl's Familiar Diversions.)

[Allybopolis · Rating 4 out of 5]

5 stars out of 10

[Judyth · Rating 3 out of 5]

~3.5/5

I do enjoy this series quite a bit, though it’s more of a fun one-off to pick up for a little fun reading. There’s not an overall plot to follow. It’s a reprieve, really.

Seki is causing more and more trouble to Rumi, as she keeps getting caught up in the game that at this point she’s barely paying attention to class either. I enjoy the ongoing jokes and themes, like the robot family that Rumi is protective of. Rumi’s friend in class is still believing they’re having a love affair, and is even worried that Seki is bad for Rumi. Seki’s sister visits class, and Rumi tries helping, while we get to see how similar the siblings really are.

I don’t really have much to say about each volume of this series. It’s fun and easy, what you should be looking for when you pick it up.

[Read more at my blog, Geeky Reading!]

[Jason · Rating 3 out of 5]

There seemed to be less to distinguish this particular volume, but it's still tons of fun. I'm honestly surprised what seemed to be a couple-volume gimmick has been drawn out so successfully... Morishige's gonna run out of ideas eventually, though.

[Bethany · Rating 3 out of 5]

Overall it's still funny, but I'm getting a bit bored. It's the same formula over and over again. Seki plays, Yokoi has a fit and then gets caught up in Seki's world and the cycle continues. I'll finish the series but I hope it grabs my attention again.

[Biondy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Buset, nomor limanya terbit September 2014, nomor enamnya Februari 2016 :')

Seki banyak jadi "orang jahat"-nya di sini. Mulai dari dokter korup sampai perusak lingkungan :)).

[nidah05 (SleepDreamWrite) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another good volume. Series keeps getting more interesting and adorable with each volume. And love that the covers for each volume has something to do with the story.

[Op · Rating 2 out of 5]

Nggak tahu karena momennya nggak pas ato gimana. Tapi ini lebih ngebosenin.

[Erin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Seki is still at it and keeping my laughing. Always a good thing.

[Melainebooks · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cette série est vraiment spéciale mais surtout très inventive.

[♡Faith♡ · Rating 4 out of 5]

seki-tastic !!

where do takuma get all the ideas for seki ?

it's a laugh 😃