My Senpai is Annoying

先輩がうざい後輩の話 (Senpai ga Uzai Kouhai no Hanashi)

7.5(177,353)

MAL Score

Ranked #2112

Popularity #728

Comedy
Romance
Adult Cast
Love Status Quo
Workplace

Episodes: 12
Duration: 23 min per ep
Aired: Oct 10, 2021 to Dec 26, 2021
Status: Finished Airing

Synopsis

At a trading company, saleswoman Futaba Igarashi has held her own for nearly two years, thanks in no small part to the support of her dependable senior coworker, Harumi Takeda. But with Igarashi’s petite stature, Takeda can’t resist ribbing her and treating her like a child—an attitude that keeps her perpetually irritated.

Even so, Takeda proves himself when it counts, stepping in whenever work problems arise and offering steady guidance. As their days at the office continue and they spend more time together, the bond between them begins to shift into something more than a straightforward coworker relationship.

Otaku Consensus

Doga Kobo and director Ryouta Itou deliver a polished workplace rom-com whose best asset is its adult-office texture: the comedy lands because the cast behaves like coworkers with routines, not teenagers transplanted into cubicles. Reviews and fan reactions consistently praise the brisk 12-episode pacing, warm ensemble chemistry, and accessible adaptation of Shiromanta’s material, while the main criticism is that its “Love Status Quo” approach keeps the central romantic tension safer and more static than viewers seeking decisive progression may prefer.

Why You Should Watch

Watch My Senpai is Annoying if you want a rom-com about working adults without melodramatic love triangles, fantasy gimmicks, or the school-festival machinery that drives so many anime romances. It scratches a similar itch to Wotakoi in its office-adult appeal, but with Doga Kobo’s brighter, more elastic comedy timing and a stronger emphasis on daily workplace rhythm. The hook is not “will they confess?” so much as watching professional pride, teasing, mentorship, and awkward affection collide in small, recognizable ways. Viewers who like tsundere reactions, urban slice-of-life pacing, and ensemble side banter will get the most out of it; viewers who need major romantic escalation every few episodes may find its status-quo comfort deliberately low-voltage.

Key Characters

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Futaba Igarashi
Futaba stands out because fan discussion often frames her as both a capable office worker and a sharp tsundere lead, with the comedy built around the gap between how seriously she takes herself and how others read her appearance.
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Harumi Takeda
Takeda is memorable as the dependable senior coworker whose loud, teasing presence can be genuinely useful or genuinely irritating depending on the moment, which gives the central dynamic more texture than simple flirtation.

What Makes It Stand Out

1
The series is a Doga Kobo production, and it fits the studio’s strength for expressive everyday comedy: reactions, body language, and timing do much of the romantic heavy lifting instead of dramatic set pieces.
2
Its 12-episode structure keeps the workplace setting active rather than using it as decoration, aligning with AniList’s high-confidence tags for Office Lady, Work, Office, and Primarily Adult Cast.
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The adaptation is built around an ensemble-comedy rhythm rather than a single-couple tunnel vision, a choice reflected in AniList’s Ensemble Cast tag and in reviews that single out the supporting character interactions as part of the show’s charm.
4
The show’s romance is deliberately categorized by a Love Status Quo theme, which explains both its comfort-food appeal and the common frustration from viewers who want faster romantic resolution.
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The visual pipeline includes dedicated prop design by Eri Nakajima alongside character design by Jikou Abe, a useful detail for a series where desks, office objects, and everyday urban spaces are part of the comedy’s lived-in texture.

Fun Facts & Trivia

Fun fact 1: My Senpai is Annoying aired as a completed 12-episode TV series from October 10, 2021 to December 26, 2021, placing it squarely in the Fall 2021 anime season.
Fun fact 2: The original creator is Shiromanta, with Kaito Suzuki credited for original work assistance, making the anime an adaptation with named support tied directly to the source material side.
Fun fact 3: The production’s core staff pairs Ryouta Itou as director with Yoshimi Narita on series composition, while Jikou Abe handled character design and Eri Nakajima handled prop design.
Fun fact 4: Its reception profile is solidly mainstream for a workplace rom-com: MAL lists a 7.52 score from 177,353 votes, while AniList records a 74/100 score and 2,078 favourites.
Fun fact 5: AniList’s tag distribution is unusually specific about its appeal: Office Lady at 96%, Primarily Adult Cast at 93%, Female Protagonist at 91%, Work at 90%, and Josei at 72% signal a romance-comedy audience beyond the usual school setting.