The Way of the Househusband
ONA FINISHED SPRING 2021 5 eps 71%
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He was the fiercest member of the yakuza, a man who left countless underworld legends in his wake. They called him “the Immortal Dragon.” But one day he walked away from it all to travel another path—the path of the househusband! The curtain rises on this cozy yakuza comedy!
(Source: VIZ Media)
(Source: VIZ Media)
Studios:
J.C.STAFF
Characters
Tatsu
MAIN
VA: Kenjirou Tsuda
Masa
SUPPORTING
VA: Kazuyuki Okitsu
Miku
SUPPORTING
VA: Shizuka Itou
Torajirou
SUPPORTING
VA: Yoshimasa Hosoya
Hibari Torii
SUPPORTING
VA: Atsuko Tanaka
Ryouta
SUPPORTING
VA: Mutsumi Tamura
Urita
SUPPORTING
VA: Nobuo Tobita
Gin
SUPPORTING
VA: Mao Ichimichi
Buka
SUPPORTING
VA: Junichi Yanagita
Nagai
SUPPORTING
VA: Masashi Nogawa
Otaku
SUPPORTING
VA: Hirofumi Nojima
Miku no Haha
SUPPORTING
VA: Naomi Shindou
Miku no Chichi
SUPPORTING
VA: Satoshi Hino
Kumichou
SUPPORTING
VA: Houchuu Ootsuka
Shufu
SUPPORTING
VA: Satomi Arai
Kaichou
SUPPORTING
VA: Kimiko Saitou
Wakagashira
BACKGROUND
VA: Jun Fukushima
Elizabeth
BACKGROUND
VA: Ako Mayama
Staff
Kousuke Oono
Original Creator
Chiaki Kon
Director
Susumu Yamakawa
Series Composition
Kohaku Ujiie
Art Director
Asuka Hino
Color Design
Yurina Yagi
Director of Photography
Honami Yamagishi
Editing
Jin Aketagawa
Sound Director
Gin
Music
Susumu Yamakawa
Script
Chiaki Kon
Episode Director
Chiaki Kon
Storyboard
Reviews
inAtus
Rating: 242 (306 votes)
As disappointing as it is, it's actually not that bad.
UnderCoverSpySenpai
Rating: 113 (146 votes)
Gokushufudou: How a good anime has exposed the one dimensional lens that we look through when judging shows.
DFG3
Rating: 95 (102 votes)
The only reason to watch this over reading the source material is for Kenjiro Tsuda's phenomenal voice acting.
GucciYukine
Rating: 80 (93 votes)
A short anime with really dry humor to just relax to.
Linkachu
Rating: 45 (59 votes)
Don't be discouraged by the animation! Watch for the hilarious jokes and VA's
Almeidolas
Rating: 41 (49 votes)
A show that gets too much hate, but is actually amazing. My rant on how I love Gokushufudou.
Stats
Average Score
71
Mean Score
71
Popularity
146,537
Favourites
2,564
Status Distribution
CURRENT: 6945
PLANNING: 31204
COMPLETED: 99411
DROPPED: 6291
PAUSED: 2686
Score Distribution
10: 658
20: 597
30: 1138
40: 1841
50: 4490
60: 8566
70: 17037
80: 14470
90: 9181
100: 5746
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