The Way of the Househusband

The Way of the Househusband is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kousuke Oono. Published in the online manga magazine Kurage Bunch since 2018, The Way of the Househusband follows The Immortal Dragon, an ex-Yakuza boss, who retires from all crime to become all househusband. The series is fairly popular and was even made into a live-action TV drama by Nippon TV 2020. You can find both the anime and the TV drama o websites like Netflix.

As briefly said, the story is a Slice of Life that lets us follow Tatsu (meaning "Dragon"), the househusband who... comes across a bit rough around the edges because of his past as a top tier Yakuza who got the reputation of being unbeatable and thus being called The Immortal Dragon. Do not judge him, however, as he has turned his life around: Today, he is a loving husband who takes care of his home, or "turf" as he calls it, and his hardworking wife, Miku.

I discovered this in anime adaption on Netflix and got hooked on this series just by reading what is was about. I mean, an ex-Yakuza turning into the best househusband ever? Like, really? AMAZING! I was so thrilled to watch it and had high expectations... and that is where the bad notes come in, unfortunately.

The story is a very original and funny idea, but that is exactly why I had high hopes for it; such originality needs to be met up with the right ingredients, and it wasn't really doing it for me. I could not stand the OP and ED, there were barely any animation going on, the story was pretty vague and no real character development (except, ofcourse, the fact that Tatsu turned away from the Yakuza). I honestly had a hard time watching and finishing it... I truly did... But despite all of this, if you have nothing better to watch or/and are feeling bored, I'd say check this one out anyway. If you are a Slice of Life fan, you are most likely to enjoy it even more. More than I did atleast.

Overall rating of "The Way of the Househusband!": 3/10!

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