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ぴたテン [Pita Ten] #4
Pita Ten, Vol. 04
On a Wing and a Prayer...
Kotarou and his classmates take the middle-school entrance exams while Misha takes her own angelic test in order to earn her wings. If she is able to ace the test, she will finally be able to prove to Kotarou that she is indeed an angel. meanwhile, as Ten-chan makes a play for Shia's affections, he discovers that Kotarou also has the hots for her!
Kotarou and his classmates take the middle-school entrance exams while Misha takes her own angelic test in order to earn her wings. If she is able to ace the test, she will finally be able to prove to Kotarou that she is indeed an angel. meanwhile, as Ten-chan makes a play for Shia's affections, he discovers that Kotarou also has the hots for her!
195 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2001
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About the author
Koge-Donbo*
96 books102 followersKoge-Donbo (or Koge-Donbo*) is the pen name of a Japanese manga artist. Koge-Donbo* started her career soon after college as a doujinshi artist. She got the idea of a unique pen-name, Koge-Donbo* from Akira Toriyama's pet cat. She made her first official US appearance at Otakon 2004 in Baltimore, MD as a Guest of Honor.
She's known best as the author of Pita-Ten, Kamichama Karin, and Kamichama Karin Chu series.
She's known best as the author of Pita-Ten, Kamichama Karin, and Kamichama Karin Chu series.
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October 28, 2025
Review for the complete series
Pita Ten was one of my first manga and one I still love to this day. I was a little taken aback when I realised there are quite a few negative reviews floating around for this series - after a reread ad mulling it over, I think I can see why. Some of it seems to come down to the English translation which I personally haven't read so I can't comment. But Koge-Donbo has quite a particular style, both art and story telling, which mixes certain elements together that don't often appeal to the same readers, and I find this shows particularly strong in Pita Ten.
This story around Kotaru and the angel Misha who moves in next door has all the signs of being a cutesy manga. The characters are in their early teens, the plot and especially Misha appear quite silly and even random and the distinct but cute art plays right into that. But Koge-Donbo often likes to blend over the top cute content with silly humour and darker underlining themes. While all the going ons in this series may start off seeming silly and without direction, it's actually a bittersweet tale of realising one's own dreams rather than relying on others.
You have to get about half way through the series before the more serious themes start to surface, and some readers might have already been put off by the silliness before they reach that point. Had I read this manga now for the first time, I might have felt the same. Although I still think that this is quite a niche manga that might not appeal to all, I do think that one needs a little patience with it for it to unfold its messages and potential.
One thing that I did notice during my reread is that I think the story would have benefited a lot had the characters been a tad older. Even a year old two older would have helped, at least I think some of the more serious themes - especially around love and loss - feel less impactful purely based on the fact that the characters are just barely teenagers.
Despite its flaws, I very much enjoy Pita Ten and it's more than nostalgia that lets it keep a place in my heart. It is both sweet and bittersweet and I wouldn't expect anything else from Koge-Donbo.
January 5, 2024
Here it is, the worst volume of the series.
Unfortunately I don’t know if this is be cause of the translation or not but the cutesy speech has increased to the point it’s happening every single line and it’s becoming insufferable. The other characters may be elementary schoolers but Misha talks like an infant.
Misha has also backslid from where she was in the first volume: she herself needs to be happy in order to make others happy, and now she states she is only becoming an Angel to make Kotarou happy.
…….. and this is where the story loses me. Sure we can say that Misha doesn’t really get what she’s doing, but why did the author choose to have her strip naked in front of the elementary schooler?? And her fully developed naked body with her baby voice is just too much for me. Also if the stripping is ostensibly to show off her wings why does she not have her back to him?
Just skip this volume entirely.
Unfortunately I don’t know if this is be cause of the translation or not but the cutesy speech has increased to the point it’s happening every single line and it’s becoming insufferable. The other characters may be elementary schoolers but Misha talks like an infant.
Misha has also backslid from where she was in the first volume: she herself needs to be happy in order to make others happy, and now she states she is only becoming an Angel to make Kotarou happy.
…….. and this is where the story loses me. Sure we can say that Misha doesn’t really get what she’s doing, but why did the author choose to have her strip naked in front of the elementary schooler?? And her fully developed naked body with her baby voice is just too much for me. Also if the stripping is ostensibly to show off her wings why does she not have her back to him?
Just skip this volume entirely.
December 2, 2020
This was a cute manga and has cute art/characters but that’s about it! The story was crappy and confusing 🤯😁❤️
April 27, 2014
Well, I enjoyed this one more than the other two that I had read...As I said I bought 1-4# in a pack but annoyingly they screwed up my collection and sent me two #2s...I don't feel like skipping out one book was that bad or that I missed on that much.
My usual complaint still stands but there was less of Misha in this volume or perhaps she was a little dulled down which I guess she was at one point in a chapter...
There is a new character called Shino who pretty much just turned up with no real back story as to why. I'm wondering if this will be explained later in the series or you're just left hanging. It's just so unexplained.
Of course there is drama happening for all the other characters in the story...Some of it possibly interesting but I don't think I'll continue on with the series unless I can get it at a dramatically cheap price.
My usual complaint still stands but there was less of Misha in this volume or perhaps she was a little dulled down which I guess she was at one point in a chapter...
There is a new character called Shino who pretty much just turned up with no real back story as to why. I'm wondering if this will be explained later in the series or you're just left hanging. It's just so unexplained.
Of course there is drama happening for all the other characters in the story...Some of it possibly interesting but I don't think I'll continue on with the series unless I can get it at a dramatically cheap price.
June 15, 2013
To tell the truth this was my favourite out of the four Pita-Tens that I have read. However I do not plan on buying anymore anytime soon.
Having never read number 4 before and the long struggle I had with the previous series I read this manga was a lot of fun. It builds a lot more upon the characters and also adds new ones. I am not sure if it is due to having read 4 of them or the better charcter development but I can now remember character names without a struggle or a look at what they have attached to their heads.
Having never read number 4 before and the long struggle I had with the previous series I read this manga was a lot of fun. It builds a lot more upon the characters and also adds new ones. I am not sure if it is due to having read 4 of them or the better charcter development but I can now remember character names without a struggle or a look at what they have attached to their heads.
January 7, 2009
fabulous i loved it as much as the rest of the books
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November 22, 2016
not for me, read it because of an ex-gf
December 9, 2013
I hope there's more explanation coming as to why Shino has come to live with Kotarou....intriguing development. All this and wings too!
November 13, 2019
Good god Misha-san is so annoying. Kotarou gets an addition to his family and she is adorable. We get more of a peek into Ten-chan's life, see the real reason he doesn't go to cram school. It's sad.
February 6, 2013
love this book lol amazing i mean i can't get my eyes off it lol
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