Tying the Knot with an Amagami Sister

Tying the Knot with an Amagami Sister (甘神さんちの縁結び) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Marcey Naito. It was originally published as a one-shot in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine in December 2020, before beginning serialization in the same magazine in April 2021. An anime television series adaptation produced by Drive is set to premiere in October 2024.

Plot
The series follows Uryū Kamihate, a high school student who is aiming to pass the entrance exams to the Kyoto University's medical school. After living in an orphanage for much of his life following the death of his mother, he comes to live at Amagami Shrine, where the head priest asks him to marry one of his three granddaughters. Uryū and the Amagami sisters also have to contend with various issues, such as the shrine being in danger of closing down due to financial issues. Through flashforwards, it is implied that Uryū will eventually marry one of the sisters.

Characters

 * Uryū Kamihate (上終 瓜生)
 * A high school student aiming to enter Kyoto University's medical school. He was inspired to become a doctor after his mother's death. Despite being engrossed in studying most of the time, he managed to bond with the Amagami siblings despite their rough start and is destined to marry one of the siblings in order to continue the legacy of Amagami Shrine. He's very capable of doing household chores and cooking which the Amagami siblings adore very much. A frequent running gag of Uryu revolves around him getting caught in awkward situation where the Amagami siblings keep on chiding him for being a pervert.
 * A high school student aiming to enter Kyoto University's medical school. He was inspired to become a doctor after his mother's death. Despite being engrossed in studying most of the time, he managed to bond with the Amagami siblings despite their rough start and is destined to marry one of the siblings in order to continue the legacy of Amagami Shrine. He's very capable of doing household chores and cooking which the Amagami siblings adore very much. A frequent running gag of Uryu revolves around him getting caught in awkward situation where the Amagami siblings keep on chiding him for being a pervert.


 * Yae Amagami (甘神 夜重)
 * The eldest daughter and an art major at a university with a playful personality. It is later revealed that she was actually adopted into the Amagami family and that her real name is Reiko Ichijōji (一乗寺 澪子), having a crush on Uryū since their short encounter few years ago. Uryu's encouragement at the time led her to become more decisive and more carefree which allowed her to leave her dark childhood behind which helps shape her current personality.
 * The eldest daughter and an art major at a university with a playful personality. It is later revealed that she was actually adopted into the Amagami family and that her real name is Reiko Ichijōji (一乗寺 澪子), having a crush on Uryū since their short encounter few years ago. Uryu's encouragement at the time led her to become more decisive and more carefree which allowed her to leave her dark childhood behind which helps shape her current personality.


 * Yuna Amagami (甘神 夕奈)
 * The second sister with a tsundere personality. She excels academically despite having a poor command in English. She strives to preserve the legacy of the Amagami Shrine. She likes cats.
 * The second sister with a tsundere personality. She excels academically despite having a poor command in English. She strives to preserve the legacy of the Amagami Shrine. She likes cats.


 * Asahi Amagami (甘神 朝姫)
 * The youngest sister, who is a member of her school's track-and-field club. She is a mature middle school scholar despite her age. However, she has a complex about her small breasts. She fell in love with Uryū after the incident involving a time loop. It is later revealed that she too was adopted into the Amagami family and that she was born Miyuki Kiyomizu (清水 美雪).
 * The youngest sister, who is a member of her school's track-and-field club. She is a mature middle school scholar despite her age. However, she has a complex about her small breasts. She fell in love with Uryū after the incident involving a time loop. It is later revealed that she too was adopted into the Amagami family and that she was born Miyuki Kiyomizu (清水 美雪).


 * Chidori Amagami (甘神 千鳥)
 * The grandfather of the Amagami sisters and the chief priest of Amagami Shrine, who started caring for the sisters after the death of their mother.
 * The grandfather of the Amagami sisters and the chief priest of Amagami Shrine, who started caring for the sisters after the death of their mother.


 * Mahiru Anekōji (姉小路 舞昼)
 * A doctor and the dormitory mother at the orphanage where Uryū used to stay at. She was the one who encouraged Uryū to stay at the Amagami Shrine.
 * A doctor and the dormitory mother at the orphanage where Uryū used to stay at. She was the one who encouraged Uryū to stay at the Amagami Shrine.


 * Yomiko Tsukigami (月神 読子)
 * A senior priestess at the Tsukigami Shrine and a mentor to the Amagami sisters.


 * Shirahi Tsuruyama (鶴山 白日)
 * Uryu's childhood friend from the orphanage who shares his dream of entering Kyoto University's medical school. She has had a crush on Uryu since their time at the orphanage and is dismayed by his newfound relationship with the Amagami sisters.
 * Uryu's childhood friend from the orphanage who shares his dream of entering Kyoto University's medical school. She has had a crush on Uryu since their time at the orphanage and is dismayed by his newfound relationship with the Amagami sisters.

Manga
Tying the Knot with an Amagami Sister is written and illustrated by Marcey Naito, who had previously worked as assistant under Negi Haruba on The Quintessential Quintuplets. It was originally published as a one-shot in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine on December 2, 2020, as part of a competition with three other one-shots where readers could vote on which would be serialized. It received the most votes among readers, and began serialization in the same magazine on April 21, 2021. To promote the manga, a voiced comic video was released on Weekly Shōnen Magazine official YouTube channel on April 8, 2021. Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on July 16, 2021; advertisements featuring Ai Kayano, Sora Amamiya, and Ayane Sakura were released to commemorate the release of the first volume. As of June 17, 2024, fifteen volumes have been released.

The series is licensed in English digitally by Kodansha USA. During their panel at Anime NYC 2022, Kodansha USA announced a print release for Fall 2023.

Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced during a livestream that celebrated the manga's second anniversary and Naito's birthday on April 21, 2023. It will be produced by Drive and directed by Yujiro Abe, with Hiroshi Watanabe serving as assistant director, Yasuko Aoki writing the scripts, Haruko Iizuka designing the characters, and Ryo Kawasaki and Tomoyuki Kono composing the music. The series is set to premiere in October 2024 on TV Tokyo and is set to run for 24 episodes. Crunchyroll licensed the series.