The Way of the House Husband Volume 11

The Way of the House Husband is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kousuke Oono. Published in the online manga magazine Bunch Comics since 2018, Volume 11 was published on January 1, 2021. The series has been filmed for  Netflix but I haven't seen it. The Way of the House Husband follows Tatsu, an infamous and feared yakuza boss nicknamed "the Immortal Dragon" who retires from crime to become a househusband so that he can support wife Miku. The episodic series depicts a variety of comedic scenarios, typically wherein Tatsu's banal domestic work as a househusband is juxtaposed against his intimidating personality and appearance, and his frequent run-ins with former yakuza associates and rivals.

Tatsu found that it was not easy to walk away from the gangster life. What should have been mundane household tasks are anything but. In this installment of the series Tatsu must help Masa move his operation to a new pad, and fast, after the cocky kid lands himself in trouble with the wrong enforcer, his landlady! There’s just one catch  the kid lacks the funds to make any big moves. Luckily for Masa, the Immortal Dragon has some househusband tricks up his sleeve to transform even the cheapest, shadiest apartment into a comfortable place! The funniest thing Tatsu does in this volume is to buy a professional grade laundry dehumidifier that will dry his clothes indoors. The reader also gets a drawing showing the humidifier drying his clothing. Four pages were devoted to this subplot which should give you a sense of the flow of the book.

I don't usually read manga because the romantic stories I usually see are rather sappy. The Way of the Househusband is different but it still retains the Japanese sense of humor as one would expect from a Japanese author. However, I don't share that type of humor. It seems to me that I have been forcing myself to read these volumes because a comic fan should be a manga fan, right? Well it hasn't worked out for me. While I have enjoyed the premise of the series and loved reading about many of Tatsu's adventures, I think it's time to cease reading the series. Volume 12 will be coming out soon but I will skip it.

3 put of 5 stars.