Tales of the Tendo Family
Also recorded as Tendou-ke Monogatari
Tales of the Tendo Family
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• Name — Tales of the Tendo Family • Ja Kanji — 天堂家物語 • Ja Romaji — Tendō-ke Monogatari • Genre — Historical, romance
Key facts
Key facts
• Type — manga • Author — Ken Saito • Publisher — Hakusensha • Imprint — Hana to Yume Comics • Magazine — * LaLa DX • (August 9, 2014 – August 10, 2017) • LaLa • (December 22, 2017 – present) • First — August 9, 2014 • Volumes — 17 Tales of the Tendo Family 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.
Synopsis
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
Characters
• Ran • Rie Takahashi (voice drama) • Masato Tendo • Kaito Ishikawa (drama CD, voice drama) • Tachibana • Shin-ichiro Miki (voice drama) • Ran Hōjō
Manga
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. The series was later transferred to Hakusensha's LaLa magazine on December 22, 2017. The series' chapters have been collected into seventeen tankōbon volumes as of March 2026. The series is licensed by One Peace Books for English publication.
Other media
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. 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.
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By October 2022, the series had over 2 million copies in circulation in both physical and electronic releases.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q56349309: Tales of the Tendo Family
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- “Tales of the Tendo Family”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- 7.One Peace Books. Tales of the Tendo Family Volume 1. Barnes & Noble.
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