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The Way of the Househusband, Vol. 1
(Gokushufudō: The Way of the House Husband #1)
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Housework without honor or humanity
He was the fiercest member of the yakuza, a man who left countless underworld legends in his wake. They called him “the Immortal Dragon.” But one day he walked away from it all to walk another path—the path of the househusband! The curtain rises on this cozy yakuza comedy!
He was the fiercest member of the yakuza, a man who left countless underworld legends in his wake. They called him “the Immortal Dragon.” But one day he walked away from it all to walk another path—the path of the househusband! The curtain rises on this cozy yakuza comedy!
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Paperback, 160 pages
Published
September 17th 2019
by VIZ Media LLC
(first published August 9th 2018)
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18/7/20
Hands down the funniest manga I have ever read wow. The wholesome of this manga in combination with this dude being an ex-Yakuza member is actually the best ever. I need to read all the other volumes asap.
18/7/20
Read the first couple of pages yesterday and I am hooked! A Yakuza turned Househusband?! This is freaking hilarious haha!!
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Hands down the funniest manga I have ever read wow. The wholesome of this manga in combination with this dude being an ex-Yakuza member is actually the best ever. I need to read all the other volumes asap.
18/7/20
Read the first couple of pages yesterday and I am hooked! A Yakuza turned Househusband?! This is freaking hilarious haha!!
You can find me on
Youtube | Instagram | Twitter | Tumblr | Website | The Storygraph ...more
A gag manga is only as good as the main gag. The entire point of a good gag manga is that it can take that one joke, use it in various situation while keeping it fresh, and most importantly funny. It has to be repetitive, without feeling repetitive. Fortunately in the case of this series, the joke is exceptionally good.
Here we follow the daily life of a househusband, as he does such common things as making lunch, cleaning house and trying to get groceries while they are on sale. All common plac ...more
Here we follow the daily life of a househusband, as he does such common things as making lunch, cleaning house and trying to get groceries while they are on sale. All common plac ...more
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Excuse me, I think I have a new favorite manga series.
This is absolutely adorable and hilarious. I love how each chapter starts off with a vague scene that comes across as violent or sketchy, and then there's always a reveal that his goings-on are totally innocent and helpful. Honestly, just absolutely precious and I laughed out loud so many times reading this one volume that I already can't wait for Vol. 2!
Thank you so much to the publisher for providing me with this review copy in exchange for ...more
This is absolutely adorable and hilarious. I love how each chapter starts off with a vague scene that comes across as violent or sketchy, and then there's always a reveal that his goings-on are totally innocent and helpful. Honestly, just absolutely precious and I laughed out loud so many times reading this one volume that I already can't wait for Vol. 2!
Thank you so much to the publisher for providing me with this review copy in exchange for ...more
This was an interesting manga and I really ended up enjoying it. I'd had my eye on it for a while and I really was curious on whether I was going to enjoy it or not. The Way of the Househusband focuses on a Yakuza boss named Tatsu who ends up falling in love and leaving the gangster lifestyle behind. While his partner works, Tatsu works at home as a househusband. It was hilarious watching him work through his daily house duties while maintaining some qualities that are reminiscent of his gangste
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Way more hilarious than I anticipated, even given the concept of a former notorious yakuza settling down to be a house-husband for his career-minded wife. There's this:
But mostly it's this:
With some of this:
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But mostly it's this:
With some of this:
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Yesss! Here’s my new favorite gag manga. The premise is genius — a former Yakuza boss decides to abandon his criminal past and become, you guessed it, a househusband. Follow him as he gets into bargain bin sales, apartment cleaning, cooking, DIY and all that good stuff, while occasionally trying to manage former fellow gang members who are not yet accustomed to seeing their old boss in this new stage of his life. The jokes are hilarious, the characters are delightful, the art is fantastic and th
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This seems to be one of those manga where you either love it, or it just seems pointless. I'm in the former camp. The transposition of the main character's badass yakuza seriousness into the environment of cooking classes and housecleaning is cracking me up. I'm really looking forward to the next volume, as I could see it either staying vignette / slice-of-life format, or that there could be a storyline developing since not everyone from his former life is happy that he's retired. Either way, I'
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Is he the Yakuza who single-handedly broke up ten rival factions in a single night - unarmed! OR, just a simple guy who likes to cook and clean while his wife brings home the bacon?
Could be either, could be both . . . the way of the house-husband and the way of the Yakuza are connected.
This was a fun read, and I plan to continue with the series.
I can't wait til this happy couple has kids! ...more
Could be either, could be both . . . the way of the house-husband and the way of the Yakuza are connected.
This was a fun read, and I plan to continue with the series.
I can't wait til this happy couple has kids! ...more
The winner of the 2020 Eisner Award for Best Humor Publication, The Way of the Househusband, vol. 1, by Kousuke Oono, translation by Sheldon Drzka, is about a former legendary Yakuza (Japanese gangster), Tatsu, also known as the Golden Dragon, who walked away from that life, and stayed home to take care of the home as his (rather ordinary) wife worked. 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 anythi
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Nov 01, 2020
Nenia ✨️ I yeet my books back and forth ✨️ Campbell
marked it as to-read
I want to read this so bad it sounds so wholesome and I can't
It's giving me Samurai Cat vibes, tbh. Bad-ass/give no fucks bae with secret weakness for soft things. ...more
It's giving me Samurai Cat vibes, tbh. Bad-ass/give no fucks bae with secret weakness for soft things. ...more
Jul 13, 2020
Auntie Terror
rated it
really liked it
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review of another edition
Shelves:
manga-comic
Very amusing and unexpectedly absurd at times. Curious to see where this is actually headed.
2.5
Ehhh ... I have a feeling this gag could get old real quick, the story needs a little more substance.
Ehhh ... I have a feeling this gag could get old real quick, the story needs a little more substance.
100th booked review in 2021! Let's goooooooooooooooo!
So this is turning out to be one of my favorite mangas already.
A Ex-yakuza decides to live the househusband way. His wife goes to work and during that time he gets into all types of adventures. Dealing with a cleaning robot, trying to cook the best meal he can, buying a present for his wife and so on. It's all over the top, all very funny, and such a quickly paced manga I read it in about 15-20 minutes.
But it has a lot of heart. A lot of gr ...more
So this is turning out to be one of my favorite mangas already.
A Ex-yakuza decides to live the househusband way. His wife goes to work and during that time he gets into all types of adventures. Dealing with a cleaning robot, trying to cook the best meal he can, buying a present for his wife and so on. It's all over the top, all very funny, and such a quickly paced manga I read it in about 15-20 minutes.
But it has a lot of heart. A lot of gr ...more
2 stars b/c made me snooze.
Art - 3.5
Story - what story?
Good art, but Gag Manga is not for me.
A feared Yakuza turned househusband that takes day-to-day chores very serious. The way the people acts with his so-called fierce facade and way to do things is supposedly funny.
It have just 'chapters' , with not story or former story of the change just vignettes with no arc.
Didn't work for me. I expected something else. Sorrynotsorry. ...more
Art - 3.5
Story - what story?
Good art, but Gag Manga is not for me.
A feared Yakuza turned househusband that takes day-to-day chores very serious. The way the people acts with his so-called fierce facade and way to do things is supposedly funny.
It have just 'chapters' , with not story or former story of the change just vignettes with no arc.
Didn't work for me. I expected something else. Sorrynotsorry. ...more
2.5 stars
Oh dear...this manga really fell flat for me :/
The basic premise is a former yakuza boss adapting to life as a house husband, and being his ‘typical’ self, he takes everything SERIOUSLY (including food shopping, cooking, cleaning, etc.) The chapters were very short and the same gags were used repeatedly. We don’t really learn anything about the MC except his former occupation and he really doesn’t seem that terrifying apart from his expression which does look murderous.
The manga was i ...more
Oh dear...this manga really fell flat for me :/
The basic premise is a former yakuza boss adapting to life as a house husband, and being his ‘typical’ self, he takes everything SERIOUSLY (including food shopping, cooking, cleaning, etc.) The chapters were very short and the same gags were used repeatedly. We don’t really learn anything about the MC except his former occupation and he really doesn’t seem that terrifying apart from his expression which does look murderous.
The manga was i ...more
An extremely silly premise, executed perfectly. The main character is a former feared Yakuza, who has chosen a different path. Now married to a woman with a busy career, "Tacchan" has become a househusband, spending his days packing extremely cute bento boxes, smart shopping with grocery store coupons, taking on DIY home improvement projects and occasionally babysitting neighbors children. Most people are terrified of him, and former enemies are still frequently hanging around town, but Tacchan
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3,5 ⭐
This is the kind of idiotic fun that I want in my life.
This is the kind of idiotic fun that I want in my life.
I have seen this manga on my Tumblr dashboard a few times here and there, and always pushed it back on my manga TBR pile but after seeing this on Netgalley I just knew I had to dive right on it and I have no regrets.
“The Way of the Househusband” refreshing concept revolves around a former yakuza legend, ‘The Immortal Dragon’ who leaves behind his former lifestyle to become your everyday househusband. It was refreshing, unexpected, original and more comical than I anticipated so ...more
entertaining and unashamedly hilarious
will definitely be picking up the next volume
will definitely be picking up the next volume
Tatsu is used to be one of the most powerful men amongst the yakuza, but now that he’s married, he’s a househusband. We see him clean, cook, get the groceries and basically taking care of everything related to his home while his wife is at work.
And whilst I did found this story very entertaining, it’s doesn’t have a plot per se. All the chapters are short and random but you still get the idea that Tatsu can never get rid of his powerful aura as a yakuza.
I did laugh a lot and I think the art sty ...more
And whilst I did found this story very entertaining, it’s doesn’t have a plot per se. All the chapters are short and random but you still get the idea that Tatsu can never get rid of his powerful aura as a yakuza.
I did laugh a lot and I think the art sty ...more
A humor manga built around one joke: a former member of the Yakuza is now a loving and doting househusband, doing all the cleaning, cooking and shopping while his otaku wife brings home the bacon. Complications arise because he still looks like a thug and the gangsters with whom he used to compete and associate keep popping up at unexpected moments.
The chapters in this first volume are very episodic and focused on going for the laugh, but the creator is slowly building up a supporting cast and ...more
The chapters in this first volume are very episodic and focused on going for the laugh, but the creator is slowly building up a supporting cast and ...more
You can take a man out of the Yakuza, but you can't take Yakuza out of the man.
What we have here is a collection of episodic chapters chronicling the domestic life of a former gangster as he takes on the challenges of cleaning, cooking, and home improvement projects with the same intensity he did when he was a Yakuza enforcer.
Right there is a recipe for some of the funniest short stories in manga. 5 stars. ...more
Dec 25, 2019
~maheen~
rated it
really liked it
Shelves:
swoon-worthy-boys,
too-short,
violence,
couldn-t-put-it-down,
humour,
classics,
manga,
2019
Loved the fan-coloured edition, I really thought that brought the mc out to life.
And I can't wait to get my hands on Vol. 2 ;P ...more
And I can't wait to get my hands on Vol. 2 ;P ...more
Diverting gag manga that bases its humor on pretty outdated gender roles (He's a Yakuza Assaasin! And he's cooking! And telling a Roomba how to clean!) but actually held my interest from the domestic vignettes and from the way the househusband does his husbandry yakuza style. Slightly retrograde, but still really charming.
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I love everything about this concept! An ex-Yakuza, now Househusband? Yes please, sign me up. This was hilarious from start to finish. I also loved, that each chapter was kind of its own little mini-story rather than the whole volume being one continuous story! I'd definitely continue with this series in the future!
Note: I am currently on a hiatus from reviewing. I need a bit of a break from the pressures of reading, so I'm just going with the flow this year. I'll obviously still be reading, but ...more
Tatsu is a very feared Yakuza, but don’t worry, all he wants in life now is to be a good househusband. Will Tatsu be able to do that?
I have seen a lot of people talk about this manga on Twitter and I was eager to try it out. Today I was in the mood for something silly and fun, which I could use after almost 2 weeks of continuous work on my new home + packing up stuff in my old home.
And I have to say it was very funny at times, mostly to do with how Tatsu does his cleaning or how he goes about do ...more
I have seen a lot of people talk about this manga on Twitter and I was eager to try it out. Today I was in the mood for something silly and fun, which I could use after almost 2 weeks of continuous work on my new home + packing up stuff in my old home.
And I have to say it was very funny at times, mostly to do with how Tatsu does his cleaning or how he goes about do ...more
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The Way of the House Husband, volume 1, is the first in a series of manga about a former Yakuza crime boss who has retired to the home life.
He is married to a career woman and takes his role as house husband very seriously. He maintains the house, does the shopping, does the cooking, and every other little detail to make sure that they have a happy life together.
He does all of this with a crime boss' intensity. The premise i ...more
The Way of the House Husband, volume 1, is the first in a series of manga about a former Yakuza crime boss who has retired to the home life.
He is married to a career woman and takes his role as house husband very seriously. He maintains the house, does the shopping, does the cooking, and every other little detail to make sure that they have a happy life together.
He does all of this with a crime boss' intensity. The premise i ...more
Ahhhhh! Amazing! A perfect, random, and totally cute story.
CANNOT WAIT FOR THE ANIME!!!
CANNOT WAIT FOR THE ANIME!!!
It was fun.
Read the first volume, and the premise is pretty darn ridiculous! Yakuza turned househusband, the Immortal Dragon (or Tacchan, as his wife calls him) is very much devoted to being a typical Japanese housewife: devoted to cleaning, skilled at cooking, knows how to find the best bargains...
The manga certainly works on that level. But besides the amazing gags, there's not much in the way of a story as yet. I may keep reading, and also check out some of the other volumes to see if the story improves ...more
The manga certainly works on that level. But besides the amazing gags, there's not much in the way of a story as yet. I may keep reading, and also check out some of the other volumes to see if the story improves ...more
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