My Neighbor Seki: Volume 4

My Neighbor Seki is a collection of short stories that revolve around two classmates who sit at the back of their high school homeroom. In each chapter Seki devises a new way to kill time in his school desk, to best avoid boredom. And along the way, he ends up distracting the girl who sits next to him, Rumi; whose mind goes wild as Seki pushes the limits of his disobedience! This critically-acclaimed comic has sold over 1m copies in Japan, and the hugely popular weekly series can be viewed on Anime Network and crunchyroll.com .

Publisher: Vertical Comics

Published: United States, 1 September 2015

Format: Paperback, 176 pages

Age Range: 15+

Other Information: Illustrated

Dimensions: 19.1 x 12.5 x 1.3 centimeters (0.36 kg)

Writer: Takuma Morishige

About the AuthorTakuma Morishige was born in Miyazaki prefecture back in 1978. A professional comic artist, he earned an engineering degree from the University of Hiroshima. While Morishige has been working as a comic artist since 2001, he is best known for his work on My Neighbor Seki and for being the brother to the award-winning comic artist Akiko Higashimura. Morishige even appears as a character in Higashimura's autobiographical comic "Himawari..." In 2000 Morishige's debut project, Life Arts, was a finalist selection for the Chiba Tetsuya Comic Award. He would then turn his attention towards manga creation full-time in 2001. He has since developed six series, most of them being comedies.

Reviews"My Neighbor Seki continues to succeed as a wholly enjoyable comedy series. [...] Morishige's dedication to conveying both the lengths Seki goes to in screwing around and how irresistibly obnoxious-yet-intriguing Yokoi finds it is admirable." - Otaku USA