The origin of the work and exhibition
Ijiranaid, Nagatoro-san (イジらないで) means "Don't Play With Me Miss Nagatoro", also known as 774. It is a Japanese web manga written and illustrated by Nanashi. The webmanga started airing in November 2017 on Magazine Poket (webmanga app). The webmanga went on to be produced by Telecom Animation Film and had its first season on the air from April to July 2021.
Webmangas are works produced for non-profit internet, usually these works are produced by anonymous people. The webmangas are usually posted on anime forums, there those interested can comment, debate and talk about the manga released over there.
This practice began in the 2000s with the so-called fanfics or unofficial stories of existing anime and manga, An example is Dragon Ball NX, which is an unofficial continuation of the saga, created by fans. But nowadays it is possible to launch original stories that are attractive to the public as is the case of Nagatoro.
The premiere took place on April 11, 2021 on the Tokyo MX channel and other channels. The first season has twelve episodes and ended on June 26, 2021. On October 23, 2021, during a special in-person event for the anime, it was announced the second season, with no release date.
Nagatoro's Plot
The adapted anime is a mix of romance and comedy. The protagonist Hayase Nagatoro bully with Senpai (not her real name, but as soon as Nagatoro calls him), she is a first year high school girl. She actually secretly harbors feelings for Senpai.
Senpai, on the other hand, is a shy boy who avoids social contact with other people as much as possible. He is a lonely boy and not even his family is mentioned. Senpai despite being the complete opposite of Nagatoro, he ends up getting involved and getting used to her jokes and even becoming friends.
Nagatoro is popular at school, part of the 'nice kids' group, member of the swim club, wrestlers and very athletic. Her friends are Gamo-chan, Yoshi and Sakura. Maki Gamou or Gamo-chan is a high school student and Nagatoro's best friend. Gamo-chan is a confident, popular, driven and quite aggressive girl and the leader of the 'nice boys' group.