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“Jesus and Buddha vacation in modern Japan, hilariously blending divinity with everyday Japanese life.”
Saint☆Young Men
聖☆おにいさん
7.85
1,280 rank · 28,985 readers · 488 favorites
Seinen
Award Winning
Comedy
Slice of Life
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Synopsis
Jesus and Buddha vacation in modern Japan, hilariously blending divinity with everyday Japanese life.
Saint☆Oniisan is slice-of-life or divine-life, tale of Jesus and Buddha as they try to experience the modern world, in this case, Japan. The manga places a funny twist on religion, attitudes, culture and customs in Japan through the eyes of Jesus and Buddha. You see Jesus and Buddha experiencing Asakusa, public baths, theme parks, and the internet. Throughout the manga, we get a little history of their divine greatness only to see their apparent insignificance in modern Japanese society. Suffice to say, before people can recognize that they're actually Jesus and Buddha, people think of them as someone who looks like Johnny Depp or a guy with a button on his forehead. For real.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 6 sampled reviews
8.3
/10
What 6 readers settled on.
83%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9
mode 9
σ 1.60
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.60 · some divergence
The polarity gap
4.0 pts
Recommenders 9.0 · others 5.0
Yes
No
Score over time
↓ 0.67
Running avg · Nov 2008 → Mar 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “I'm not a religious person, but I had learned Buddhism and Christianity. I think I can really enjoy the gag because I can see from both point of view. This series use gag by secretly use "miracle"...”
- 9 “Actually, as someone who considers himself a Christian theist, I thoroughly enjoy[ed] this series. 'Suspension of belief' is required, but this is the way for most books/movies regardless. Do I...”
- 8 “So, Jesus and Buddha move into an apartment together- ........ (You're still with me? Okay good. (*・ω・)ﾉ ) - After coming down from the heavens and to Tokyo for a vacation as tourists. That is the...”
Verbosity
Short · 50%
Medium · 33%
Long · 17%
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A Manga Publication
- Published Aug 2006 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M6252 catalog