Series synopsis
TenPuru, also known as てんぷる is a Japanese animation comedy television series that premiered on Tokyo MX on July 9, 2023. It ended on September 24, 2023. It stars Masayuki Akasaka, Aimi, Yu Serizawa and Nanami Yamashita.
"I know! I'll become a monk!" Akagami Akemitsu has spent his days and nights absorbed in studying and part-time work in an effort to distance himself from his family, which is notorious as a household of philanderers. One day, he falls in love at first sight with a girl named Aoba Yuzuki, and suddenly he's constantly drowning in worldly desires. Hoping to fight back against his genes and live a more stoic life, he enters a temple... only to find out that it's a convent filled with gorgeous girls ...
Premise
"I know! I'll become a monk!" Akagami Akemitsu has spent his days and nights absorbed in studying and part-time work in an effort to distance himself from his family, which is notorious as a household of philanderers. One day, he falls in love at first sight with a girl named Aoba Yuzuki, and suddenly he's constantly drowning in worldly desires. Hoping to fight back against his genes and live a more stoic life, he enters a temple... only to find out that it's a convent filled with gorgeous girls! So begins a new rom-com about the temple life of three adorable triplets and two beautiful freeloaders!
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Masayuki Akasaka as Akemitsu Akagami (voice)
- Aimi as Yuzuki Aoba (voice)
- Yu Serizawa as Tsukuyo Aoba (voice)
- Nanami Yamashita as Kurage Aoba (voice)
- Madoka Asahina as Mia Christoph (voice)
- Sumire Uesaka as Kagura Baldwin (voice)
- Chiaki Takahashi as Kiki (voice)
- Chika Anzai as Nyagosuke (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 14 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 2 | October 25, 2023 | November 22, 2023 |
| Season 1 | 12 | July 9, 2023 | September 24, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
No Way, Why Is It So Big... After Kagura has the Baldwin family send her some special incense, all the residents of the Mikazuki Temple suddenly wake up the next morning in someone else's body! But while some immediately panic, others enjoy it. |
October 25, 2023 |
| 2 |
You Mustn't Touch That... Akemitsu suddenly finds himself at the altar with a bride, whom he can't recognize because of her veil. Just as things get serious, someone suddenly appears to disrupt the wedding... |
November 22, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
You'll Repay Us With Your Body! After being abandoned at a young age by a womanizing father, Akagami Akemitsu is determined to live a single life. However, after slipping up and becoming enamored with the opposite sex, he decides to renounce the secular world and become a monk. |
July 9, 2023 |
| 2 |
Being Pervy Isn't a Bad Thing Akagami Akemitsu begins to settle into his new life as a servant to the women of Mikazuki Temple. However, not everyone is thrilled to have him. Tsukuyo and some of the others plot to frame him and have him kicked out. |
July 16, 2023 |
| 3 |
I'll Castrate You Mia and Akemitsu are left at the temple to settle their dispute with a duel. When that goes terribly awry, they're forced to reconcile in other ways. Mia, Akemitsu, and Kagura get intimate with some new penance practices. |
July 23, 2023 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Tokyo MX |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 9, 2023 |
| Last aired | September 24, 2023 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Saturday at 01:30:00 |