Trailer of live-action ‘Teasing Master Takagi-san’ gets fans intrigued ahead of its OTT premiere

The new trailer for the upcoming live-action adaptation of ‘Teasing Master Takagi-san’ teases fans with Nishikata and Takagi's budding friendship and teenage romance. With the glimpse of Takagi and Nishikata's palpable chemistry packed in scenes of banter and playful antics, the video is a delight for the fans.

With the first footage, one gets a peek into the perfect casting. Takagi will be essayed by Sōya Kurokawa, while Rui Tsukishima plays Nishikata, Takagi's friend and teenage crush. Further, the show has been helmed by Rikiya Imaizumi, while Tomoki Kanazawa and Hagimori have co-written the scripts.


Coming to the plot, ‘Teasing Master Takagi-san’ is the story of a middle schooler Nishikata, and his classmate Takagi. Every day they come up with new ideas to prank each other. None of them is ready to give up and tries to outrun the other with their tricks.


‘Teasing Master Takagi-san’ has been an anime fan favorite since it was released as an accompanying booklet to Gessan magazine in 2013. Their will-they-or won't-they relationship offers a popper slice of live rom-com to the audience. If we talk about the manga, it has over 12 million copies in circulation as of October 2023. Thereafter, it was adapted into a famous anime and later into a film.