Description

Tanaka-kun and Ohta-kun. Tanaka Kyoji is a very listless teenager who can fall asleep anywhere, and even whilst awake appears exhausted. His chronic sleepiness means his best friend Ohta looks after him and frequently carries him from place to place. Tanaka notes that Ohta is actually a very caring person ideal for marriage. Tanaka’s sleepiness is such he considers it a philosophical approach to life, confusing his classmates as he seemingly puts great amounts of effort into being as lazy as possible. On one of his “double listless days” while sleepier than normal Ohta notices he is so listless Tanaka loses his appetite, despite clearly being hungry, and manages a sudden outburst despite the increased listlessness. With help from classmates Shimura and Kato, Ohta determines Tanaka is in love. However, it soon becomes clear Tanaka’s odd behaviour is actually his listless reaction to a cavity, so Ohta carries him to the dentist. When Tanaka lays out a plan to avoid cavities in the future just to avoid the effort of making it to the dentist Ohta decides to fully support Tanaka’s listless life.