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meteordustThis manga by Kousuke Oono is described as a "cosy yazuka comedy", and yeah, that sums it up pretty well.
Tatsu used to be the feared Immortal Dragon. Now he's retired, married, and settled into the domestic life of being a househusband. His wife Miku is a designer with a full-time career, and Tatsu takes responsibility for the daily chores of cleaning, cooking, grocery shopping, etc - with all the intensity and ferocity of his old job.
The comedy is in the juxtaposition of his language, demeanour, and high stakes attitude, with ordinary life in an ordinary neighbourhood. There's also a kind of pleasure in seeing household tasks being treated with deep seriousness.
And it's not just Tatsu. This is a world where other ex-yakuza are just as likely to be embedded in normal life, whether working the register at the supermarket, or playing volleyball at the community centre - and all being weirdly intense about it. A world where Tatsu mentors young gangster Masa in laundry ("Sorry, I was eating curry udon and it got everywhere..." "Look, when you botch the job, you gotta clean up after yourself right away."). Or where Tatsu has a crepe battle with former rival, Tora the Steelfist Tiger (where Tora gets zero Instagram likes for his creation, and Tatsu gets one - from his wife).
It's bizarre but fascinating, often oddly charming, and sometimes even heartwarming.
Tatsu used to be the feared Immortal Dragon. Now he's retired, married, and settled into the domestic life of being a househusband. His wife Miku is a designer with a full-time career, and Tatsu takes responsibility for the daily chores of cleaning, cooking, grocery shopping, etc - with all the intensity and ferocity of his old job.
The comedy is in the juxtaposition of his language, demeanour, and high stakes attitude, with ordinary life in an ordinary neighbourhood. There's also a kind of pleasure in seeing household tasks being treated with deep seriousness.
And it's not just Tatsu. This is a world where other ex-yakuza are just as likely to be embedded in normal life, whether working the register at the supermarket, or playing volleyball at the community centre - and all being weirdly intense about it. A world where Tatsu mentors young gangster Masa in laundry ("Sorry, I was eating curry udon and it got everywhere..." "Look, when you botch the job, you gotta clean up after yourself right away."). Or where Tatsu has a crepe battle with former rival, Tora the Steelfist Tiger (where Tora gets zero Instagram likes for his creation, and Tatsu gets one - from his wife).
It's bizarre but fascinating, often oddly charming, and sometimes even heartwarming.
