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* AnAesop: The first few episodes of the anime have two sides of the coin: you still have consequences to pay for your past actions, but you can commit to being a better person every day. Tatsu has completely shed the yakuza lifestyle and is dedicated to being a homemaker for Miku. Even so, it turns out multiple yakuza members, gang leaders and even the police tend to react negatively when they see him. Most pull out a weapon and demand he fights them. Torajiro defends a CookingDuel because Tatsu broke up his gang, and he needs to restore his honor. The cops are convinced that Tatsu's new identity is a lie, only to get embarrassed when a supposed drug deal is actually a birthday party.

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* AnAesop: The first few episodes of the anime have two sides of the coin: you still have consequences to pay for your past actions, but you can commit to being a better person every day. Tatsu has completely shed the yakuza lifestyle and is dedicated to being a homemaker for Miku. Even so, it turns out multiple yakuza members, gang leaders and even the police tend to react negatively when they see him. Most pull out a weapon and demand he fights them. Torajiro defends demands a CookingDuel because Tatsu broke up his gang, and he needs to restore his honor. The cops are convinced that Tatsu's new identity is a lie, only to get embarrassed when a supposed drug deal is actually a birthday party.

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** "Yakmil" for Yakult.



** Tatsu trying to get his hands on Yakmil Y is treated like he's an addict trying to get his latest fix.



* HorribleHousing: Downplayed with the cheap flat Masu scouts out in chapter 92. It's a nice enough place, but it's so cheap because there's blood on the floor where someone's died, bullet holes in one of the windows, a yakuza office nearby, and [[spoiler:a minor haunting]]. Everyone involved being yakuza or ex-yakuza, they're not fazed in the slightest.



* LactoseOverLiquor: A variation in chapter 93, which features a yakuza bar that serves milk like it's liquor - it's not actually alcoholic, they just treat it like they would liquor.



* OneDialogueTwoConversations: While talking with his other housewife acquaintances, Tatsu started reminiscing about his old yakuza life and how brutal it was. Since the other housewives were complaining about their husbands, they all naturally thought he was talking about his current life with Miku. Cue hilarious [[ImagineSpot Imagine Spots]] on their end.

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While talking with his other housewife acquaintances, Tatsu started reminiscing about his old yakuza life and how brutal it was. Since the other housewives were complaining about their husbands, they all naturally thought he was talking about his current life with Miku. Cue hilarious [[ImagineSpot Imagine Spots]] on their end.


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* SpookyPhotographs: In chapter 95, Miku and Tatsu get an old camera that takes photographs of ghostly yakuza who weren't there when the photos were taken.
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* GeniusBruiser: As a househusband, the formidable Tatsu turns out to be highly knowledgeable about cooking, crafting, cleaning, home remedies, and a variety of other subjects.
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* EvilDesiresInnocence: Tatsu was a brutal thug and a feared member of the yakuza. Then Miku finds him injured and carries him to safety. Cue a weirdly sweet and romantic series which opens with Tatsu having already reformed and swearing off his yakuza ways, but still carrying out things to help his wife in typical yakuza fashion.
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* WrongBathroomIncident: While exercising with other women, Tatsu goes to get changed into his gym clothes but accidentally walks into the women's changing room. While the women understand that this was an accident, Tatsu throws himself into a wall and slams his face into the floor as punishment for his mistake.

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The manga, created by Kousuke Ono, began serialization in the ''Kurage Bunch'' publication in 2018 and is still ongoing. {{Creator/Viz Media}} has licensed the manga in the United States, and began releasing an official translation in September 2019 under the title ''The Way of The Househusband''.

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The manga, created by Kousuke Ono, began serialization in the ''Kurage Bunch'' publication in 2018 and is still ongoing. {{Creator/Viz Media}} has licensed the manga in the United States, English, and began releasing an official translation in September 2019 under the title ''The Way of The Househusband''.


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* ArtShift: The Boss's granddaughter An is prone to having her face shift into an entirely different style when reacting to something, much like Naru from ''Manga/{{Barakamon}}''. Her friend Kaede does it as well in a Volume 10 bonus chapter.


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** "Boss in a Barrel" is a Yakuza-themed version of "Pop-up Pirate", with characters noting the titular boss looks uncannily similar to Tatsu's old boss.


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* FictionalVideoGame: ''Animal Bossing: New Turf'' is a Yakuza-themed version of ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossingNewHorizons''. One of Volume 10's bonus chapters shows what it looks like in play.


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* ParodyEpisode: Chapter 84 is a parody of typical Japanese food media, with someone rhapsodizing over the food they're eating... except in this case the person in question is a 5-year-old girl.


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* WiseBeyondTheirYears: 5-year-old An has a habit of parodying this, talking like she's already middle-aged and has the life experiences to match.
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** Also used frequently in the live-action where Tatsu will unintentionally cause misunderstandings due to his talk being misinterpreted as Yakuza slang

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* KansaiRegionalAccent: Tatsu and most of the former yakuza members speak in the Kansai dialect, befitting its rough stereotype.

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->''"Being a househusband ain't no joke."''
-->-- '''Tatsu Kuroda'''
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* ABloodyMess: Thanks to a roomba injuring and startling Ghin, Tatsu ends up getting a wine bottle broken over his head. He's fine, if dazed, but when guests arrive at the apartment, they see him collapsed on the ground apparently bleeding profusely with a "blood trail" left in the hall by the roomba to their utter horror.
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A live-action TV series starring Hiroshi Tamaki as Tatsu premiered in Japan in October 2020. An anime adaptation premiered on Creator/{{Netflix}} in 2021, with Creator/KenjiroTsuda [[RoleReprise reprising his role]] as Tatsu, and a second season will air in January 2023. A live-action film premiered in 2022, with the actors from the live-action TV series reprising their roles.

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A live-action TV series starring Hiroshi Tamaki as Tatsu premiered in Japan in October 2020. An anime adaptation premiered on Creator/{{Netflix}} in 2021, with Creator/KenjiroTsuda [[RoleReprise reprising his role]] as Tatsu, and a second season will air premiered in January 2023. A live-action film premiered in 2022, with the actors from the live-action TV series reprising their roles.
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** ''[=PoliCure=]'' (a very obvious ShoutOut to ''Anime/PrettyCure'') is Miku's favorite anime -- she has all the seasons on DVD and a prized figurine of the character "Cobalt Police," who is specifically from the ''[[Anime/HeartcatchPrettyCure CrimeCatch PoliCure]]'' season. After the release of the anime, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOc0c0euqVs a real OP of the anime was made]].

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** ''[=PoliCure=]'' (a very obvious ShoutOut to ''Anime/PrettyCure'') is Miku's favorite anime -- she has all the seasons on DVD and a prized figurine of the character "Cobalt Police," who is specifically from the ''[[Anime/HeartcatchPrettyCure CrimeCatch PoliCure]]'' season. After the release of the anime, anime adaptation, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOc0c0euqVs a real OP of the anime was made]].made]] for ''[=PoliCure=]''.
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** ''[=PoliCure=]'' (a very obvious ShoutOut to ''Anime/PrettyCure'') is Miku's favorite anime -- she has all the seasons on DVD and a prized figurine of the character "Cobalt Police," who is specifically from the ''[[Anime/HeartcatchPrettyCure CrimeCatch PoliCure]]'' season.

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** ''[=PoliCure=]'' (a very obvious ShoutOut to ''Anime/PrettyCure'') is Miku's favorite anime -- she has all the seasons on DVD and a prized figurine of the character "Cobalt Police," who is specifically from the ''[[Anime/HeartcatchPrettyCure CrimeCatch PoliCure]]'' season. After the release of the anime, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOc0c0euqVs a real OP of the anime was made]].
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* FunWithHomophones: The main location of the story is the fictional Katagi (堅気, literally "hardwood") city, which is pronounced the same as "honest people" or "non-yakuza" (堅気).

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* FunWithHomophones: The main location of the story is the fictional Katagi (堅気, (堅木, literally "hardwood") city, which is pronounced the same as "honest people" or "non-yakuza" (堅気).
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* FunWithHomophones: The main location of the story is the fictional Katagi (堅気, literally "hardwood") city, which is pronounced the same as "honest people" or "non-yakuza" (堅気).
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* KansaiRegionalAccent: Tatsu and most of the former yakuza members speak in the Kansai dialect, befitting its rough stereotype.
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** Torii sneaking away and indulging in a cat café is treated as if she is hiding a drug addiction.

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** Torii sneaking away and indulging in a cat café is treated as if she is hiding a drug addiction. visit to a brothel.
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* IncestSubtext: Tora and his sister Koharu. While none of their interactions so far can really be seen as romantic, they usually appear together to serve as a parallel to Tatsu and his wife Miku (with Tora and Tatsu getting into petty bickering while the ladies get exasperated by their antics) make them seem more like a couple than probably intended.

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* IncestSubtext: Tora and his sister Koharu. While none of their interactions so far can really be seen as romantic, they usually appear together to serve as a parallel to Tatsu and his wife Miku (with Tora and Tatsu getting into petty bickering while the ladies get exasperated by their antics) make antics), making them seem more like a couple than probably intended.
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* IncestSubtext: Tora and his sister Koharu. While none of their interactions so far can really be seen as romantic, they usually appear together to serve as a parallel to Tatsu and his wife Miku (with Tora and Tatsu getting into petty bickering while the ladies get exasperated by their antics) make them seem more like a couple than probably intended.
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A live-action TV series starring Hiroshi Tamaki as Tatsu premiered in Japan in October 2020. An anime adaptation premiered on Creator/{{Netflix}} in 2021, with Creator/KenjiroTsuda [[RoleReprise reprising his role]] as Tatsu, and a second season will air in 2022. A live-action film premiered in 2022, with the actors from the live-action TV series reprising their roles.

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A live-action TV series starring Hiroshi Tamaki as Tatsu premiered in Japan in October 2020. An anime adaptation premiered on Creator/{{Netflix}} in 2021, with Creator/KenjiroTsuda [[RoleReprise reprising his role]] as Tatsu, and a second season will air in 2022.January 2023. A live-action film premiered in 2022, with the actors from the live-action TV series reprising their roles.

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