Tales of the Tendo Family
Japanese manga series
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Tales of the Tendo Family (天堂家物語, Tendō-ke Monogatari) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ken Saito. It was serialized in Hakusensha's shōjo manga magazine LaLa DX between August 2014 and August 2017, and was later transferred to LaLa in December 2017.
- NA: One Peace Books
| Tales of the Tendo Family | |
First tankōbon volume cover | |
| 天堂家物語 (Tendō-ke Monogatari) | |
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| Genre | Historical, romance[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Ken Saito |
| Published by | Hakusensha |
| English publisher |
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| Imprint | Hana to Yume Comics |
| Magazine | |
| Original run | August 9, 2014 – present |
| Volumes | 17 |
Synopsis
A young orphan saves Ran Hōjō, a girl her own age destined for an arranged marriage, from drowning. After learning the girl's story and the pain that drove her to attempt suicide, she decides to pretend to be Ran and marry in her place. Her husband, Masato Tendo, however, is a cold and seemingly ruthless man, and both he and his family seem to be hiding terrible secrets.
Characters
- Ran (らん)
- Voiced by: Rie Takahashi (voice drama)[2]
- Masato Tendo (天堂雅人, Tendō Masato)
- Voiced by: Kaito Ishikawa (drama CD, voice drama)[2]
- Tachibana (立花)
- Voiced by: Shin-ichiro Miki (voice drama)[2]
- Ran Hōjō (鳳城蘭, Hōjō Ran)
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by Ken Saito, Tales of the Tendo Family was initially serialized in Hakusensha's shōjo manga magazine LaLa DX from August 9, 2014, to August 10, 2017.[3][4] The series was later transferred to Hakusensha's LaLa magazine on December 22, 2017.[5] The series' chapters have been collected into seventeen tankōbon volumes as of March 2026.[6] The series is licensed by One Peace Books for English publication.[7]
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | North American release date | North American ISBN | ||
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| 1 | August 5, 2015[8] | 978-4-59-221053-5 | April 9, 2024[9] | 978-1-64-273324-2 | ||
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| 2 | April 5, 2016[10] | 978-4-59-221054-2 | June 25, 2024[11] | 978-1-64-273328-0 | ||
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| 3 | April 5, 2017[12] | 978-4-59-221055-9 | August 27, 2024[13] | 978-1-64-273393-8 | ||
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| 4 | December 5, 2017[14] | 978-4-59-221095-5 | October 22, 2024[15] | 978-1-64-273394-5 | ||
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| 5 | September 5, 2018[16] | 978-4-59-221136-5 | March 25, 2025[17] | 978-1-64-273454-6 | ||
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| 6 | June 5, 2019[18] | 978-4-59-221137-2 | May 20, 2025[19] | 978-1-64-273455-3 | ||
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| 7 | April 3, 2020[20] | 978-4-59-221138-9 | March 17, 2026[21] | 978-1-64-273504-8 | ||
| 8 | October 5, 2020[22] | 978-4-59-221139-6 | — | — | ||
| 9 | April 5, 2021[23] | 978-4-59-221140-2 | — | — | ||
| 10 | October 5, 2021[24][25] | 978-4-59-221246-1 978-4-59-210625-8 (SE) | — | — | ||
| 11 | May 2, 2022[26] | 978-4-59-221247-8 | — | — | ||
| 12 | November 4, 2022[27] | 978-4-59-221248-5 | — | — | ||
| 13 | June 5, 2023[28][29] | 978-4-59-221249-2 978-4-59-221250-8 (SE) | — | — | ||
| 14 | February 5, 2024[30] | 978-4-59-222144-9 | — | — | ||
| 15 | September 5, 2024[31] | 978-4-59-222145-6 | — | — | ||
| 16 | July 4, 2025[32] | 978-4-592-22276-7 | — | — | ||
| 17 | March 5, 2026[6][33] | 978-4-592-22277-4 978-4-592-22280-4 (SE) | — | — | ||
Other media
A drama CD consisting of male characters from other series published in the LaLa magazine was released in the October 2018 issue of the magazine on August 24, 2018. It featured the voice of Kaito Ishikawa as Masato Tendo.[34]
A voice drama adaptation was released in the November 2021 issue of LaLa magazine on September 24, 2021. It featured Ishikawa reprising his role as Masato Tendo, with Rie Takahashi and Shin-ichiro Miki cast as Ran and Tachibana, respectively.[2]
Reception
By October 2022, the series had over 2 million copies in circulation in both physical and electronic releases.[35]
See also
- Kawaii Hito, another manga series by the same author