The Way of the Househusband
| The Way of the Househusband | |
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Tatsu | |
| 極主夫道 (Gokushufudō) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Kousuke Oono |
| Published by | Shinchosha |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Bunch Comics |
| Magazine | Kurage Bunch |
| Original run | February 23, 2018 – present |
| Volumes | 16 |
| Television drama | |
| Directed by | Tōichirō Rutō |
| Written by | Manabu Uda |
| Music by | Eishi Segawa |
| Studio | ytv |
| Original network | NNS (ytv, Nippon TV) |
| Original run | October 11, 2020 – December 13, 2020 |
| Episodes | 10 |
| Original net animation | |
| Directed by | Chiaki Kon |
| Written by | Susumu Yamakawa |
| Music by | Gin |
| Studio | J.C.Staff |
| Licensed by | Netflix |
| Released | April 8, 2021 – January 1, 2023 |
| Runtime | 16–19 minutes |
| Episodes | 15 |
| Live-action film | |
| Directed by | Tōichirō Rutō |
| Studio | Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan |
| Released | June 3, 2022 |
The Way of the Househusband (Japanese: 極主夫道, Hepburn: Gokushufudō; lit. 'Extreme 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 an ex-yakuza member who retires from crime to become a househusband. The series was adapted into a live-action television drama by Nippon TV in 2020.
An original net animation (ONA) series produced by J.C.Staff was released from April to October 2021 on Netflix. A second season premiered in January 2023.