English Dub Review: TenPuru: No One Can Live on Loneliness “How Shall I Make You Take Responsibility?”

Overview

Tsukuyo’s classmates suspect that she has a boyfriend after seeing her and Akagami together in public. Akagami’s doting attempts to get her involved in the archery club again fan the flames of gossip…

Our Take

Rumors spread Tsukuyo has a boyfriend after classmates see her with Akemitsu. Akemitsu visits with her forgotten bento, so she hides him in the infirmary, then when her friends almost see him hides him under the blanket with his face in her breasts. He overhears Tsukuyo recently quit the archery club. It transpires Tsukuyo started archery to be close to Yuzuki but quit when Yuzuki quit, though Akemitsu suspects she wants to start again. Tsukuyo admits she enjoys archery but felt guilty enjoying herself while Yuzuki had to quit over worrying about the temple. Akemitsu shows her Yuzuki still practices in private but is terrible at archery which is the real reason she quit, not the temple.

With no reason to feel guilty Tsukuyo considers re-joining her club. She asks why Akemitsu keeps helping her and he admits he is sympathetic as his family circumstances also stopped him from doing what he wanted with his life. Tsukuyo reveals during the infirmary incident he left a hickey on her breast and so gets revenge by writing “Perv-gami” on his face. The next day she deliberately forgets her bento, then when Akemitsu delivers it she tells her friends he is not her boyfriend, but he is part of her family. Akemitsu is glad to see her smiling as she rejoins the archery club.

Overall, this was unexpectedly wholesome. I especially like the part when Tsukuyo intentionally forgot her lunch again and showed that she isn’t afraid of letting other people see them together now. Beautiful circle on that part is a nice development for Tsukuyo as a character. And It’s a change of pace to be outside the temple and in a school setting now. But I’m eager to see where their relationship will lead next…