Tonari no Seki-kun ep 20

My first reaction at the beginning of this episode was shock: Seki-kun is studying!  But of course he wouldn't do anything as mundane as that...

Yokoi is critical again of wasting time - so she wastes her time examining what her neighbour is doing. How does she square this with herself? She is very much aware of her fascination with Seki-kun and his pass times. Is her criticism directed at him or at herself? Or is she trying to find an excuse for herself: at least she recognises that he is wasting time in class?

As always Seki comes prepared with everything he needs, including some serious looking headphones. 

Yokoi hides her curiosity from both her friends and from Seki. How much of this could be because of growing feelings for Seki?

At the end of this episodestill don't get to hear his voice :) but we have learnt more about him.

Tonari no Seki-kun ep 19

I love this series. Couldn't give up my 10 minutes of joy even to marathon Bleach.  This episode continued the development of the relationship between Yokoi and Seki we saw last week.  Yokoi has now fully entered into Seki-kun's world, and openly (or as openly as possible in the middle of class) participates. Seki is accepting her participation without question too. But why did Yokoi expect him to wear the glasses afterwards? Surely she should have known this was just another way to pass the time? 

Tonari no Seki-kun ep 18

Go Seki-kun! This is the first episode where Seki is actively looking for Yokoi's participation in his game.  Is this pay-back for all those occasions when she has forced her scenario to play out rather than his? She puts up a good fight and tries to ignore him as much as possible, but Seki gets her to crumble eventually.  I really enjoyed the interplay between her inner dialogue and the sounds Seki was making. Perhaps not the most laugh out loud episode of the series, but a good one nonetheless for how it advances the relationship between the characters.