The Way of the Househusband

B0yc0773r Aug 1, 2021

9

Absolutely love the character that is Tatsu. He is the chaotic good protagonist that any good house husband ought to emulate. The way they spin simple daily activities into high stakes, suspensful micro-dramas is incredibly funny. I can't put it down and can't wait to read more. 

nathandouglasdavis Dec 12, 2019

6

The humor comes from the gap between a yakuza-looking guy doing normal household tasks. Fe's doing feir shopping, cooking, cleaning, and other chores while having a resting face that looks like fe's glaring and with a comical level of intensity and passion--mannerisms which fe picked up from feir time in the yakuza. Fe used to be known as the Immortal Dragon and was feared in the underworld. We see fem interacting with feir wife, with the neighborhood ladies, with the people in the market, and with feir old acquaintances from feir time in the yakuza. Some of them are still in the yakuza, but some have also taken on more normal jobs (a crepe stand owner, a grocery store clerk). Generally the humor is based on fem being unintentionally scary, either in appearance or from feir word choice, which leads to misunderstandings. Along with that type of humor, there is also some slapstick, with several scenes having people getting hit in the face. It's a cute and generally pleasant manga. The main reason I rated it as only a 6 is because, even though it's enjoyable, it's not laugh-out-loud funny and it can feel a bit repetitive. Though, to be fair, I feel like I tend to rate gag manga a bit lower on the scale since they're entirely dependent on how well their jokes land and how fresh their jokes feel over the course of the manga. [Reviewed at chapter 36]

Curiousmadra Dec 8, 2020

4

I heard there's going to be a Netflix anime adaption of this manga next year, so I decided to check it out! Basically it just about a ex gang member bloke who is just doing "average Joe" things and taking up the "housewife" role to prove he's a good hubbie for his busy wife. There's nothing really more to it.... I can understand why some people might like this because in manga, we haven't really seen a yazuka trying to take up the role as a "housewife" . I also really liked the art too like it's sleek af man! However I think it needs more action and shouldn't try hard to try to be funny when the jokes in all seriousness , are just flat... Yeah it's not my cup of tea unfortunately guys!