TenPuru
| Company type | Manga series |
|---|---|
| Industry | Manga, anime |
| Founded | September 1, 2018 |
| Founder | Kimitake Yoshioka |
| Products | Manga, anime television series |
| Parent | Kodansha (manga publisher) |
is a Japanese manga created by Kimitake Yoshioka, which has been serialized on Kodansha's digital platform Comic Days since September 2018. An anime adaptation consisting of 12 episodes, produced by Gekkou, was broadcast from July through September 2023.
Plot
Akemitsu Akagami, abandoned by his promiscuous father, worries about inheriting his lecherous tendencies. After developing feelings for Yuzuki Aoba, he decides to join Minazuki Temple as a monk to control his urges. However, he soon discovers the temple is actually a nunnery where his father has left a debt of ¥20 million. To settle this obligation, Akemitsu works at the temple while confronting various temptations posed by its inhabitants.
Characters
- Convinced he is doomed to follow in his womanizing father's footsteps, Akemitsu becomes a monk at the male-only Mikazuki Temple but finds that women also reside there. He takes on temple responsibilities due to the large debt his father left behind.
- A 17-year-old aspiring to be the chief priest of Mikazuki Temple. As the eldest of the Aoba sisters, she is engaged to the head priest of the main temple and faces the risk of the temple’s closure if she fails. She often finds herself in awkward predicaments involving Akemitsu.
- Yuzuki’s younger sister and a high school archer. Akemitsu may harbor feelings for her, though she does not reciprocate them.
- The youngest Aoba sibling attending junior high, possessing greater maturity. She frequently proposes marriage to Akemitsu, who consistently refuses. She feels insecure about her physical development compared to her older sisters.
- A foreign girl who, like Akemitsu, escaped from her family. Unaware of her biological father’s identity, she is accompanied by her close friend Kagura.
- Mia’s closest companion who followed her to Japan. While supporting Mia, Kagura secretly aims to promote Mia as a sex symbol in line with family expectations and attempts to seduce and eliminate Akemitsu.
- The temporary caretaker of Mikazuki Temple responsible for training Akemitsu, Yuzuki, and Mia as priests.
- Kurage’s pet cat.
- The head priestess of Ryukoku-Ji Temple and mother to Yuzuki, Tsukuyo, and Kurage Aoba.
Manga
TenPuru, written and illustrated by Kimitake Yoshioka, premiered on Kodansha's online platform Comic Days on September 1, 2018. Kodansha compiles the chapters into individual volumes, with the first volume released on July 5, 2019. As of April 7, 2025, thirteen volumes have been published.
In June 2020, BookWalker Global collaborated with Kodansha USA to launch an English digital release of the manga, debuting the first two volumes on July 14, 2020.
Anime
The anime television adaptation was announced in January 2023 and produced by Gekkou, with Kazuomi Koga directing. It aired from July 9 to September 24, 2023, across Tokyo MX and other channels. The opening theme song Bonnō Paradise was performed by Aimi, while the ending theme Oidemase! Mikadzuki Tera featured Aimi alongside Yu Serizawa, Nanami Yamashita, Madoka Asahina, and Sumire Uesaka performing as their respective characters.
Crunchyroll streamed the series internationally outside Asia. Meanwhile, Medialink secured licensing rights for the Asia-Pacific region and distributed it through its Ani-One Asia YouTube channel.
Episodes
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Reception
As of November 2021, the manga achieved over one million copies distributed.
See also
- Grand Blue Dreaming, another manga series illustrated by Kimitake Yoshioka