- The way of the househusband full#
- The way of the househusband series#
- The way of the househusband free#
Incidentally, I suspect there are many many samurai/bushido jokes just whooshing way past my head that I can not recognize at all (well there is the title.). Vignettes is the best way to describe this first volume, it is not even a collection of short stories, some of these stories just kind of stop, they are more like little bits of perspective into several characters (not just Tatsuo and Miku, but their cat and a dog in the neighborhood, and the evils of the roomba, and the anime expert convenience store clerk, Masa the young yakuza). And I can not be very articulate, I just went squee at so many of these vignettes. Very very cute, the adventures of Tatsuo who retired from being a mythical Yakuza boss to be a good househusband to his businesswoman wife. But can this decision to be an ordinary househusband last? Very fun and heart-warming. He finds her a copy of a volume of an anime she loves. He is sweet in searching for a birthday gift for his wife he makes her an amazing feast.
He takes on a roomba that doesn't clean according to his high standards. Under his chef's apron he wears the same badass clothes he wore as a Yakuza clearly is still a scary dude, so his wife tries to get him to look more like a suburban Dad, but no dice.
The way of the househusband free#
Tatsu can't quite get free of the gangster life, though he's in transition: When the punks mock him, he beats them up with mad samurai skills. So it's one basic, foundational joke out of which various stories/anecdotes are spun. 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. 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. The winner of the 2020 Eisner Award for Best Humor Publication, The Way of the Househusband, vol.
The way of the househusband full#
Highlight of the volume: Easily the chapter where our protagonist is planning out his wife's birthday.Ĥ/5 stars and a full recommendation for slice of life comedy fans.
The way of the househusband series#
It may be the same joke told in a different fashion each chapter, but it's an exceptionally well done one and makes for one of the funniest manga series I've read in some time. In this case it works, as though it is absurd, it never goes too far away from a realistic possibility. The approach to the mundane, but using such an over the top character can work, but only if never over done or TOO ridiculous. well, time to bury it six feet under in the backyard. The roomba vacuum that doesn't properly do it's job, isn't cleaning up his turf enough. Anyone helping him shop is an underling who needs to follow orders. the joke is though, that he's a former yakuza, and though he may be reformed he approaches everything still from the yakuza mindset. All common place, and he views them as such as well. 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. Fortunately in the case of this series, the joke is exceptionally good. It has to be repetitive, without feeling repetitive.
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. A gag manga is only as good as the main gag.
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