My Neighbor Seki

Takuma Morishige’s My Neighbor Seki (2015–2018, Vertical) is a gently absurd ten-issue comedy about a classroom daydreamer whose elaborate, silent distractions—from building miniature cities to staging tiny dramas—drive his seatmate to quiet, exasperated observation. Morishige’s precise, expressive art turns each desk into a stage for a one-sided rivalry that’s never mean, just irresistibly curious. This series captures the universal, relatable magic of being utterly absorbed in your own small world, right under a teacher’s nose.