“Violent teen joins tea club, breaks heirloom teacup, and must repay debt with his body.”
Tea for Two
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Synopsis
Violent teen joins tea club, breaks heirloom teacup, and must repay debt with his body.
Hotheaded and temperamental Madoka Tokumaru cannot seem to stop himself from breaking things with his brute strength. Fed up with Madoka's attitude, his younger sister, Nagomi, forces him to join the Tea Club to learn general etiquette and a sense of composure. Leading the club is the mature and handsome Kazuma Hasune, who is reluctant to take Madoka in as an apprentice. Likewise, Madoka is unable to grasp the nuances of a traditional tea ceremony, nor is he fond of Hasune's intense personality. While working at a club event, Madoka witnesses a theft in the club room. Realizing the thieves stole a priceless teacup that belonged to Hasune's late grandfather, Madoka goes on the offense to retrieve it. Though he manages to come out of the incident relatively unscathed, the cup nonetheless breaks in his possession. Having no means of compensating Hasune, the Tea Club head proposes an alternative form of payment—Madoka's body.
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Community consensus
Derived from 2 sampled reviews
What 2 readers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.00 · split reception
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↓ 2.00
Running avg · Apr 2012 → Jul 2021
- 9 “This is just delightful! This is sweet, sexy, charming, and just a lovely read. The story follows Hatsune (a heir to a tea master), and Tokumaru (a not so smart jock). This is the story of their...”
- 5 “[THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS] It is so difficult for me to truly explain how I feel about this series, especially without spoilers, so please keep that in mind while reading this review....”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 17 × 4 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 16m approx
- Published Jan 2003 – Jan 2006
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M0803 catalog