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極主夫道 [Gokushufudō] #2
極主夫道 2 [Gokushufudō 2]
最強主夫は、元極道! ?
伝説のヤクザ、不死身の龍。そんな彼が足を洗い選んだ道は、専業主夫だった――! ?
掃除に洗濯、買い物に料理…今日も全力で主夫やらせていただいてます! !
「次にくるマンガ大賞2018WEBマンガ部門 第3位! 」
「WEB漫画総選挙2018 第9位! 」
今、話題沸騰中のアットホーム任侠コメディ第2巻!
コミックスだけの描き下ろしエピソードも収録! !
伝説のヤクザ、不死身の龍。そんな彼が足を洗い選んだ道は、専業主夫だった――! ?
掃除に洗濯、買い物に料理…今日も全力で主夫やらせていただいてます! !
「次にくるマンガ大賞2018WEBマンガ部門 第3位! 」
「WEB漫画総選挙2018 第9位! 」
今、話題沸騰中のアットホーム任侠コメディ第2巻!
コミックスだけの描き下ろしエピソードも収録! !
160 pages, Paperback
First published December 7, 2018
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Kousuke Oono
32 books344 followersJapanese mangaka. Aka おおのこうすけ (Ōno Kōsuke) creator of Gokushufudou.
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January 29, 2020
The legendary yakuza “the Immortal Dragon” has returned, and he'll once again be settling an old score... by making desert. Also, he'll test out a car, play catch, do some yoga and more.
The Way of the Househusband continues to be one of the most delightfully ridiculous manga I've seen in some time. Essentially it is a one gag series; a tough guy is doing everyday household tasks, but in the most yakuza way possible. Luckily for the series, that one gag is really, really funny.
Now I should note that this volume is nowhere near as strong as the first. While there's some extremely funny content in this one (particularly the chapter where he's giving basil to a friend and the police think it's a drug deal), there's a few duds and not all the jokes play out as well as I was hoping for. Had this been the first volume, I don't think it would have left as much of an impact on me. It's still solidly amusing and certainly gave me a few laughs, as even though it didn't quite reach the first book's level, it's still well worth the time.
Also, the artwork continues to be both stylistically badass, and ridiculously absurd. 3/5 stars
The Way of the Househusband continues to be one of the most delightfully ridiculous manga I've seen in some time. Essentially it is a one gag series; a tough guy is doing everyday household tasks, but in the most yakuza way possible. Luckily for the series, that one gag is really, really funny.
Now I should note that this volume is nowhere near as strong as the first. While there's some extremely funny content in this one (particularly the chapter where he's giving basil to a friend and the police think it's a drug deal), there's a few duds and not all the jokes play out as well as I was hoping for. Had this been the first volume, I don't think it would have left as much of an impact on me. It's still solidly amusing and certainly gave me a few laughs, as even though it didn't quite reach the first book's level, it's still well worth the time.
Also, the artwork continues to be both stylistically badass, and ridiculously absurd. 3/5 stars
December 26, 2019
Tatsu, The Immortal Dragon, was a legendarily ferocious Yakuza enforcer - and now he’s a homemaker! Har har. What a kerazy switch, huh? Isn’t that hilarious?? Ah, opposites and comedia, eh…
Kousuke Oono’s The Way of the Househusband is a one-joke manga. Every chapter repeats the joke that this intense-looking dude is doing everyday domestic chores. Hoho, the macho man is acting feminine. If you find that endlessly amusing, you’ll love this second book, but I was pretty bored with the formula almost immediately - it’s very limited.
Tatsu: does aerobics and yoga and creeps out the housewives in his classes with his smile; starts a herb garden, takes some herbs over to his mate and the cops thinks he’s doing a drug deal; does the laundry; plays volleyball; meets the in-laws; and has a crepe-off with another former gangster who’s also left the life behind - whose creation will get the most social media likes??
Uh huh.
It’s not offensively bad to read - it’s always just meh - and it’s occasionally amusing, like when he and his wife go car-shopping and he imagines how the car would handle various threats like missiles. And when he only wins a stuffed toy in a local stamp rally competition (he was hoping for the vacuum cleaner) and says “My wife’s smile is the REAL first place!”, then says it again and his wife slaps him, “All right, enough!” - that made me laugh.
Mostly though it’s an unfunny, repetitive and predictable manga - I wouldn’t bother.
Kousuke Oono’s The Way of the Househusband is a one-joke manga. Every chapter repeats the joke that this intense-looking dude is doing everyday domestic chores. Hoho, the macho man is acting feminine. If you find that endlessly amusing, you’ll love this second book, but I was pretty bored with the formula almost immediately - it’s very limited.
Tatsu: does aerobics and yoga and creeps out the housewives in his classes with his smile; starts a herb garden, takes some herbs over to his mate and the cops thinks he’s doing a drug deal; does the laundry; plays volleyball; meets the in-laws; and has a crepe-off with another former gangster who’s also left the life behind - whose creation will get the most social media likes??
Uh huh.
It’s not offensively bad to read - it’s always just meh - and it’s occasionally amusing, like when he and his wife go car-shopping and he imagines how the car would handle various threats like missiles. And when he only wins a stuffed toy in a local stamp rally competition (he was hoping for the vacuum cleaner) and says “My wife’s smile is the REAL first place!”, then says it again and his wife slaps him, “All right, enough!” - that made me laugh.
Mostly though it’s an unfunny, repetitive and predictable manga - I wouldn’t bother.
January 14, 2021
This was another great installment in the series. I don't think was as funny as the first volume, but it was definitely a solid 3.5
The Way of the Househusband is a manga where readers follow the former "Immortal Dragon" after he's settled down, gotten married, and takes more a backseat role in life than when he was a part of the mob "world." As I have stated before, this manga is told in smaller short stories which don't appear to have a connection except that they feature Tatsu attempting to complete household chores/duties while still having the mindset of someone who's a part of the mob. The manga itself is brilliantly drawn; however, I didn't find the jokes in this one to be as entertaining as the first volume. They almost began to feel a little repetative. I will say that the scene in which the police mistook the sharing of basil for a drug transaction was probably the best and my favorite of this volume. I'm hoping that as I get into volume 3 that I don't run into the issue of losing enjoyment because Oono doesn't expend the storyline. I think there is a lot of potential in what can be done with this story. Overall, a solid read and I'm ready for volume 3!
The Way of the Househusband is a manga where readers follow the former "Immortal Dragon" after he's settled down, gotten married, and takes more a backseat role in life than when he was a part of the mob "world." As I have stated before, this manga is told in smaller short stories which don't appear to have a connection except that they feature Tatsu attempting to complete household chores/duties while still having the mindset of someone who's a part of the mob. The manga itself is brilliantly drawn; however, I didn't find the jokes in this one to be as entertaining as the first volume. They almost began to feel a little repetative. I will say that the scene in which the police mistook the sharing of basil for a drug transaction was probably the best and my favorite of this volume. I'm hoping that as I get into volume 3 that I don't run into the issue of losing enjoyment because Oono doesn't expend the storyline. I think there is a lot of potential in what can be done with this story. Overall, a solid read and I'm ready for volume 3!
September 28, 2025
4.5/5
PEAK masculinity.
PEAK masculinity.
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August 3, 2020
October 5, 2020
Honestly, this one wasn't quite as hilarious and lovable as the first volume, but I still loved it a lot. I think my favorite segments are always the ones where we run into the Immortal Dragon's former nemeses, and he destroys them without ever meaning to ("a rubber ducky... because he's going to drown me?!"). It's just so cheesy and ridiculous and fun.
August 9, 2020
I was worried that this premise would loose its humour rather quickly. So far it hasn't.
March 13, 2021
I can't stress enough how funny this book is. It's the perfect salve for escape in these trying times. Nothing like Tatsu doing a workout routine to chase those blues away.
This series is just getting the funnies on a regular basis. With Netflix adapting this manga into an anime, now is a great time to get started on the series.
This series is just getting the funnies on a regular basis. With Netflix adapting this manga into an anime, now is a great time to get started on the series.
January 12, 2023
RIP: Here lies a manga reader who couldn't make it after laughing so hard.
*If you listen hard enough you can still hear her giggles from the beyond*
Chapters 10 to 18 (+ 3 Bonus Manga)
*If you listen hard enough you can still hear her giggles from the beyond*
Chapters 10 to 18 (+ 3 Bonus Manga)
October 19, 2019
This keeps being absolutely delightful and silly.
April 12, 2021
The winner of the 2020 Eisner Award for Best Humor Publication, The Way of the Househusband, by Kousuke Oono, translation by Sheldon Drzka, is about a former legendary Yakuza (Japanese gangster), Tatsu, also known as the Golden Dragon, who walks away from that life, and stays home to take care of the home as his (comically ordinary) wife works. He cooks, he cleans, he shops, and occasionally he is seen by tough punks on the street who can't believe he is now more into cooking than anything. So it's one basic, foundational joke out of which various stories/anecdotes are spun.
The second volume has nothing new to offer, but it's still pretty funny. as our gangsta goes to classes at the gym (with all women); a couple cops identify him delivering goods they assume are illegal drugs, but the item is actually a birthday gift of potpourri he's put together from scratch. He gets completely into household gadgets, but his wife tells him to get rid of some of them, and he runs into a gang who is terrified of him, so he insists they take some things from him like a kitty cat vegetable peeper and a shark blender. When they go shopping for a car he forgets he is now in a different place, and asks for a car trunk that can fit a body. When he make pork cutlets he gets a little violent. I dunno, I thought it was pretty amusing.
The second volume has nothing new to offer, but it's still pretty funny. as our gangsta goes to classes at the gym (with all women); a couple cops identify him delivering goods they assume are illegal drugs, but the item is actually a birthday gift of potpourri he's put together from scratch. He gets completely into household gadgets, but his wife tells him to get rid of some of them, and he runs into a gang who is terrified of him, so he insists they take some things from him like a kitty cat vegetable peeper and a shark blender. When they go shopping for a car he forgets he is now in a different place, and asks for a car trunk that can fit a body. When he make pork cutlets he gets a little violent. I dunno, I thought it was pretty amusing.
August 23, 2021
What can I say? I love to see tough, scary man doing the household work. The novelty of this contrast starts wearing off a bit but it is still hilarious. The art style is beautifully detailed and interestingly emphasizes the dissonance of Tatsu's character in a calm and homey setting. Still, its a difficult manga to recommend. I feel it's so bizarre (in a good way!) that pointing a specific group of readers that may enjoy it is impossible. If you find a drawing on the cover to be at least slightly humorous I think you will enjoy the story.
October 28, 2021
Creo que este tomo me ha gustado más sin duda. Ha habido dos capítulos que de verdad me empecé a reír en alto. Bien merecidas las estrellas.
February 7, 2020
This one-joke manga has already worn out its one joke: Tatsu is a former yakuza who is now a devoted homemaker, so all the ordinary things he does become ominous because of his gangster appearance. The ordinary things this time around include yoga, volleyball, and flea markets.
For me, the appeal of the first volume was in the relationship between Tatsu and his breadwinner wife. This time around she is present in a couple of the short gag stories, but she doesn't really have a presence to speak of. I'll probably try one more volume to see if the focus comes back around to their marriage, but if it doesn't, I'll probably be done with this series.
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For me, the appeal of the first volume was in the relationship between Tatsu and his breadwinner wife. This time around she is present in a couple of the short gag stories, but she doesn't really have a presence to speak of. I'll probably try one more volume to see if the focus comes back around to their marriage, but if it doesn't, I'll probably be done with this series.
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February 28, 2020
It may only have one joke, but it's a good joke.
March 10, 2021
Holy shit this series is funny.
Just watching our main hero do the most househusband things ever is too good, especially when he looks like he can murder you just by smiling is too funny. Him trying to buy a new car, trying to win a scratch off, and goes to war with another Ex-Yakuza in a food fight. All of it is so damn good, so damn funny, and if you wanna smile the entire time pick up this fantastic manga. A 5 out of 5.
Just watching our main hero do the most househusband things ever is too good, especially when he looks like he can murder you just by smiling is too funny. Him trying to buy a new car, trying to win a scratch off, and goes to war with another Ex-Yakuza in a food fight. All of it is so damn good, so damn funny, and if you wanna smile the entire time pick up this fantastic manga. A 5 out of 5.
May 25, 2022
I do not know why I love these so much. The premise (former legendary yakuza becomes a househusband in Japan!) shouldn't be enough to do more than deliver on a few laughs, and yet I am delighted with each new installment. The manga are collections of vignettes rather than an ongoing story, though there are side characters who make repeated appearances, and I think the structure is part of the fun. Another thing I like is that there is never any mention of why Tatsu decided to leave the yakuza. It's not played as a big secret, and he's not racked with guilt over his sins or whatever, and that keeps the stories light. I really hope the series continues excellent.
October 17, 2022
As charming and funny as the first one, art is still fantastic. Many very loveable characters. Comedic timing and the use of space is just fantastic.
But, and this was unexpected to me, it is not quite a story, but somewhat surreal vignetters of the clash (or not, it can be very cooperative) of yakuza life with suburban house-spouse life, gently mocking both kinds. Vignettes can end abruptly, or feel inconsequential, almost. And we got no (or not yet) deep insight into Tatsuo and Miku´s relationship, how they met, why and how Tatsuo left the yakuza. But occasionally it can be quite moving (Miku's dad trying to bond with Tatsuo) or sharp (the instagram posts likes, ouch...)
The series works as a great palate cleanser between other books, since each "chapter" is standalone and thematically different from others. I will be checking more, when I can find it...
But, and this was unexpected to me, it is not quite a story, but somewhat surreal vignetters of the clash (or not, it can be very cooperative) of yakuza life with suburban house-spouse life, gently mocking both kinds. Vignettes can end abruptly, or feel inconsequential, almost. And we got no (or not yet) deep insight into Tatsuo and Miku´s relationship, how they met, why and how Tatsuo left the yakuza. But occasionally it can be quite moving (Miku's dad trying to bond with Tatsuo) or sharp (the instagram posts likes, ouch...)
The series works as a great palate cleanser between other books, since each "chapter" is standalone and thematically different from others. I will be checking more, when I can find it...
March 10, 2022
bu seriye bayılıyorum ya. :D
September 3, 2021
Every chapter is just “Tacchan saying something that sounds like a crime but is actually perfectly innocent” or “Haha look at Tacchan do something you wouldn’t expect a yakuza to do” which would be fine if I found it funny, but unfortunately the humor just doesn’t work for me at all. After just two volumes it already feels so repetitive. I also found the art style fairly underwhelming.
December 20, 2018
"There ain't a greater prize in the world than seein' a smile on my wife's face!!"
More hilarious 'househusband' shenanigans with Tatsu!
More hilarious 'househusband' shenanigans with Tatsu!
March 26, 2021
Review to come
January 23, 2022
What a gem! Chaotic, hilarious—and wholesome!
I feel like there's a whoosh of events that happened, like a wave slamming on my face, waking the heck out of me. Might hurt but it's refreshing! So refreshing! I love the domesticity so much! And then suddenly we're like in the yoga class, going to haikyuu bu, and so much more chaos with Torajiro and Miku Papa! Torajiro is so hilarious by the way, hoping to see more of him soon too! And Miku Papa is so precious! We gotta protect this family! Augh, I'm loving this series so much! This deserves the 5-star okay, nothing can change my mind!
See also, my review in volume 1
I feel like there's a whoosh of events that happened, like a wave slamming on my face, waking the heck out of me. Might hurt but it's refreshing! So refreshing! I love the domesticity so much! And then suddenly we're like in the yoga class, going to haikyuu bu, and so much more chaos with Torajiro and Miku Papa! Torajiro is so hilarious by the way, hoping to see more of him soon too! And Miku Papa is so precious! We gotta protect this family! Augh, I'm loving this series so much! This deserves the 5-star okay, nothing can change my mind!
See also, my review in volume 1
May 16, 2021
This volume was even better than the first one! This series has deeply surprised me in how much I continue to enjoy it, even though I've already watched the anime. (Usually I struggle if I see the anime and then try to watch the manga, but I still love this series.)
I'm not even sure which chapter is my favorite because I laughed quite a bit in two of the ones in this volume! Maybe the volleyball one if I had to choose one? Or the excising one? LOL!
Now to try and refrain from just getting the rest of the manga! LOL!
I'm not even sure which chapter is my favorite because I laughed quite a bit in two of the ones in this volume! Maybe the volleyball one if I had to choose one? Or the excising one? LOL!
Now to try and refrain from just getting the rest of the manga! LOL!
May 6, 2021
This is just as silly and entertaining as the first volume, but I do wish that some of the chapters were a little longer. Each situation Tatsu the Yazuka-turned-househusband ends up resolves in the same neat way within the same short page count. I'd like to see a longer problem that takes some twists and turns before it's solved.
April 15, 2022
Volume 2 is...more of the same stuff I love! This is very much a slice of life manga without a larger plot, but I'm perfectly fine following along as "the Immortal Dragon" finds his way through housework, laundry, grocery shopping, yoga, and thrifting. This manga is delightful, and I can't be told otherwise.
June 23, 2021
I tried but... im not to invested in this which is sad because so many of my friends love this!!!
It's just not for me.
It's just not for me.
July 5, 2021
I picked up the first four in this Manga series and gulped them all down in a day. The episodic nature makes it a quick read, though I do wish that the stories were a tad longer. "Housework without Honor or Humanity" indeed. The episode where our retired Yakuza hits the gym had me grinning the entire time.
April 20, 2021
Short and hilarious.
In this house, we stan the Immortal Tatsu.
In this house, we stan the Immortal Tatsu.
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