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Kateikyoshi no Kishi Knight desu.

Kateikyoshi no Kishi Knight desu.  ·  2026, Japan
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● Completed 🕑 2026

The story is a heartwarming comedy about "sparkling prince" private tutor Kishi Naito and the hot-headed delinquent, Takasugi Toru. Toru's mother, worried about her son's constant fighting and terrible test scores, hires…

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Kateikyoshi no Kishi Knight desu. is a riotous, heartwarming comedy that follows the unlikely bond between Takasugi Toru, a hot-headed high school delinquent with zero academic ambition, and his enigmatic private tutor, Kishi Naito—a dazzlingly handsome and impeccably mannered 'sparkling prince' who seems almost too perfect to be real. When Toru's exasperated mother hires Kishi to rein in her son's fighting and failing grades, the stage is set for a chaotic clash of personalities. But beneath the over-the-top slapstick and Toru's exaggerated inner monologues (complete with a hilariously squeaky narrative voice), a sincere and tender story unfolds. Kishi’s patient, unorthodox teaching methods gradually crack Toru’s tough facade, revealing a lonely teenager desperate for belief and direction. As Toru’s feelings evolve from annoyance to admiration—and perhaps something deeper—the series walks a delicate line between uproarious anime-style humor and genuinely moving coming-of-age moments. With its cast of lovable delinquent sidekicks and a poetic, moonlit confession (the famous 'tsuki ga kirei desu ne?' exchange), this miniseries is a quirky, endearing exploration of mentorship, self-discovery, and the quiet bloom of love that refuses to be labelled.

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