Netflix announces that Kousuke Oono’s award-winning comedy manga, “The Way of the Househusband” (極主夫道) is getting an original anime series in Spring 2021.
“Sailor Moon Eternal” director Chiaki Kon is directing the series at J.C. Staff, while Susumu Yamakawa is handling the series composition. Kenjiro Tsuda reprises the voice of Tatsu from the manga’s promotional video.
The manga creator Kousuke Oono posted a celebratory visual on his official Twitter to celebrate the news.
『極主夫道』のアニメ化が決まりました！龍役は津田健次郎さんです！
アニメになるとは…感無量です。皆様本当にありがとうございます。 pic.twitter.com/lEGxtSmjZ9— おおのこうすけ@極主夫道テレビドラマ10/11スタート (@kousuke_oono) October 27, 2020
▍About the Series
“The Way of the Househusband” is serialized by Kousuke Oono in the online manga magazine Kurage Bunch since 2018. It was adapted into a live-action television drama starring Hiroshi Tamaki as Tatsu by Nippon TV in 2020.
The series 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 Miku, his kyariaūman wife. 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.