Tsuruko no Ongaeshi
Tsuruko Returns the Favor
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Tsuruko no Ongaeshi

Alternative Titles

Japanese: 鶴子の恩返し
English: Tsuruko Returns the Favor
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Type: Manga
Volumes: Unknown
Chapters: Unknown
Status: Publishing
Published: Aug 25, 2023 to ?
Genre: Comedy Comedy
Theme: School School
Demographic: Shounen Shounen
Serialization: Shounen Jump+
Authors: Yokoyama, Hidari (Story & Art)

Statistics

Score: 6.451 (scored by 461461 users)
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Ranked: #169212
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #11083
Members: 1,656
Favorites: 2

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Synopsis

Nekokado is an extremely straight-laced high school teacher who has lived alone since the death of his sister. But one day, he discovers a photo of her in a maid costume. He goes to a concept café in order to investigate his sister's secret, but there he meets a girl named Tsuruko...?!

(Source: MANGA Plus)

Background

Tsuruko no Ongaeshi has been published digitally as an English silumpub as Tsuruko Returns the Favor through MANGA Plus.

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Reviews

Oct 19, 2023
Preliminary (8/? eps)
7.4/10


Japan loves making age gap mangas, and for the most part, they’ve been good, probably due to the fear of creating an absolute illegal monstrosity of a manga that no incompetent writer wants to undertake the task. That thought aside, in typical age gap romcom fashion, there are well-written characters stern in their mindset while also having a somewhat basic plot line with a few tweaks here and there.

To an extent, the manga is relatively unique due to it relying on the classic misunderstandings of characters to drive the plot or create comedic elements; there’s also a somewhat sub but main plot of mystery, ...
Apr 19, 2024
Mixed Feelings
Preliminary (19/? eps)
Despite the ethical concerns that comes with student-teacher relationships (that are strangely normalised and highly employed in Japanese media) I quite enjoyed this manga's premise: the central mystery of what the main character's sister was doing in the concept maid cafe store and whether she was 'happy' despite sacrificing much of her youth for her younger brother's education. I especially think the interactions between the two main leads and their misunderstandings are quite fun to read and quite funny as well. I also really like the main character and his more melancholic backstory and how it ties in with the premise.

Still... the problem for ...

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