According to the rating of shikimori (manga and anime encyclopedia) "Monster at a neighboring desk" takes 5th place among romantic series. Brains Base Studio presented to the audience one season, consisting of 13 colorful series, the release of which was completed in 2012. Manga "Monster at a neighboring desk" was published in 2008-2013. Anime and manga genre: romance, everyday life, comedy, school. Target audience: girls 12-18 years old. The manga has a more specific ending, the stories of the characters are described better. Nevertheless, after watching the anime "Monster at a neighboring desk", you can form an opinion about each hero, as their characters are fully disclosed. The story of Shizuku and Haru is the central love story and, accordingly, the storyline. It is interesting that among the characters of "Monster at a neighboring desk" there are no pronounced antagonists.
Shizuku Mizutani
Main character. A diligent student, all of whose efforts are aimed at being the first in the ranking of the school and building a successful future. This is primarily due to her desire to be like a mother who makes a lot of money, while her father’s business has burned out more than five times. Since childhood, she is very cold, not showing sympathy, even then she was more pleased with tasks than communicating with her peers. At school, Shizuku was nicknamed "dry ice," but that didn't hurt her either. She changes because of falling in love, although the girl’s temperament and love of learning remain the same. Of the positive qualities of Mizutani, justice, determination, honesty, and the ability to understand another person can be distinguished. Its psychological type is Kuder (i.e., it so rarely shows feelings that it is not difficult to doubt their existence).
Haru Yoshida
The main character, he is a monster at a neighboring desk. At the very beginning of the anime, we only learn about this character that he got into a fight on the very first day of the school year and did not appear at school anymore. As we learn later, Haru is a naive and sweet guy, although if pissed off, he can do anything. He loves animals, and especially his rooster, which he carries around everywhere after returning to school. Haru is very jealous, but at times indecisive. He sincerely talks about everything that excites him. Since for almost three years he practically did not communicate with people while skipping high school, Yoshida is wild and cannot control her emotions. Despite this, he is smart, easily grasps new knowledge, good in mathematics.
Asako Natsume
Minor character "Monster at a neighboring desk." A sweet and emotional girl who completely lives on the web with her thoughts. She has many friends there, but in her heart she still feels lonely. Natsume is poorly trained, this is the reason for her meeting with the main characters. True, later, Asako sincerely wants to see his close friend in Shizuku, which, given the character of Mizutani, is a somewhat utopian desire. Asako really does not like to laugh at and make fun of someone, she has bad memories of high school. For Natsume, female friendship was always important, but everyone hated her, because due to her attractive appearance and her good-natured nature, the girl was too popular among the guys. Asako, athletic and fun, has a blog where she often exposes her life brighter than it really is.
Sohei Sasahara
Minor character. Familiar with Haru since high school, they went to the same baseball team. It gets along very well with Natsume, they can always be seen together. Sasahara is a friendly, sociable, kind guy. She is very afraid that Haru will drop out of school again. More often helps others than building their own relationships. Although he is cheerful and good-natured, it can often be quite serious.
Chizuru Oshima
Minor character in the anime "Monster at a neighboring desk." Shy and shy, unable to communicate with people, afraid to be intrusive. It is a class leader, but only because he wears glasses. A lot of work is always hanging on her, she can’t refuse to do that. Nevertheless, this girl always has her own opinion, although it is difficult for her to overcome the internal psychological threshold in order to express it. Haru saves her from the mockery of schoolchildren, over time, Oshima falls in love with him. Knowing that he loves Shizuku, the girl does not interfere in their ambiguous relationship, and sometimes helps Har to pull herself together and make peace with Shizuku. Oshima is a little pessimistic and uncertain about the future, so Haru often calls her "grim."
Kenji Yamaguchi
Minor character. At the beginning of the anime, he acts as a member of a criminal gang. Then it turns out that in fact he and his friends are children from wealthy families who simply have nothing to dispel boredom. Unlike his fellow comrades, Yamaguchi is very smart, always sees the whole problem, a good connoisseur of human relations. He is well acquainted with Haru, because the younger Yoshida considers Yamaguchi to be his friend. Their relationship deteriorates when Shizuku opens her eyes to Haru. Yamaguchi later falls in love with Shizuku, for which he is very angry with himself. Confident and proud, he never doubts his own superiority over the people around him.
Yuzan yoshida
Minor character "Monster at a neighboring desk." The elder brother Haru, at the appearance of which the younger immediately runs away. Talkative, popular with girls, very fond of sweets, especially donuts. He says that Haru doesn't like him that much because of his brother’s complex. The younger Yoshida stubbornly denies this. Haru says that Yuzan is very cunning, and you never know what to expect from him. As it turns out later, he came to transfer Haru at the request of his father to another academy, which is closer to home. Having met Shizuku, the older brother changes his mind, noting that she has a good influence on Haru.
Mitsuyoshi Misawa
Minor character "Monster at a neighboring desk." The owner of the game center. Looks after Haru, many think that he is his father. In fact, Misawa is Haru's cousin and is very similar in appearance to Haru and Yuzan. They don’t like it, so Misawa never takes off his glasses. He smokes a lot. Very charismatic, cool guy. This is probably why Natsume falls in love with him. He does not want to meet her because of the age difference, but does not change his warm attitude towards Asako after her confession, saying that he feels lonely when she does not look at his game center.