My Home Hero

My Home Hero (Japanese: マイホームヒーロー, Hepburn: Mai Hōmu Hīrō) is a Japanese manga series written by Naoki Yamakawa and illustrated by Masashi Asaki. It has been serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine since May 2017, with its chapters collected in 20 tankōbon volumes as of April 2023. An anime television series adaptation produced by Tezuka Productions premiered in April 2023.

My Home Hero
Cover of the first tankōbon volume
マイホームヒーロー
(Mai Hōmu Hīrō)
GenreCrime, suspense[1][2]
Manga
Written byNaoki Yamakawa
Illustrated byMasashi Asaki
Published byKodansha
English publisher
ImprintYoung Magazine KC
MagazineWeekly Young Magazine
DemographicSeinen
Original runMay 29, 2017 – present
Volumes20
Anime television series
Directed byTakashi Kamei
Produced by
  • Nobuhiko Kurosu
  • Yoshiteru Maeda
  • Hajime Maruyama
  • Hideo Momota
  • Akiko Nabeiwa
  • Fumihiro Ozawa
  • Yoshiyuki Shioya
  • Hitoshi Yagi
Written byKōhei Kiyasu
Music byKenji Kawai
StudioTezuka Productions
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkTokyo MX, BS NTV
Original run April 2, 2023 – present
Episodes7

Plot

A normal salaryman, Tetsuo Tosu, discovers that his adult daughter Reika is being physically and emotionally abused by her new boyfriend, a young man named Nobuto. Soon after discovering that Nobuto has a history of murdering other girls that he has dated in the past and is currently trying to get money from Reika's grandparents before planning to dispose of her as well, Tetsuo murders Nobuto. He then resolves to commit "the perfect crime" and hides the body with the help of his wife, Kasen. However, Nobuto was the only son of Yoshitatsu Matori, who runs a powerful yakuza branch in the city. While Tetsuo wishes to protect his family, he must now deal with Matori's men as they threaten his family to find out what happened to Nobuto.

Characters
Tetsuo Tosu (鳥栖 哲雄, Tosu Tetsuo)
Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe[3] (Japanese); Aaron Roberts[4] (English)
A 47-years-old manager for a toy company who enjoys reading and writing mystery novels in his spare time. After murdering Nobuto, he uses his knowledge gained from mystery stories to dispose of the corpse, and then to counter the syndicate that surveils and directly threatens his family.
Kasen Tosu (鳥栖 歌仙, Tosu Kasen)
Voiced by: Sayaka Ohara[3] (Japanese); Morgan Lauré[4] (English)
Tetsuo's 41-years-old wife and accomplice. She is a housewife but her father is the head of a rural cult she managed to leave. She and her mother pretend to speak for the spirits of departed cultists and their families. She and Tetsuo have another son later.
Reika Tosu (鳥栖 零花, Tosu Reika)
Voiced by: Chihiro Shirata[3] (Japanese); Kelly Greenshield[4] (English)
An 18-years-old college student trapped in an abusive relationship with Nobuto at the start of the story, until he is murdered. She offers to help her parents with her new garden, unaware of their role in Nobuto's disappearance. She becomes a police investigator in the 3rd arc of the manga after a time skip.
Kyōichi Majima (間島 恭一, Majima Kyōichi)
Voiced by: Kent Itō[3] (Japanese); Nazeeh Tarsha[4] (English)
A member of the syndicate who works under Kubo. Incredibly skilled at surveillance and detection, as well as taking countermeasures against both. He entered the Yakuza to settle a family debt.
Nobuto Matori (麻取 延人, Matori Nobuto)
Voiced by: Keita Tada[3] (Japanese); Jordan Dash Cruz[4] (English)
A loud young man who boasts about extorting girls for money and "accidentally" murdered at least two of them. When Tetsuo murders him at the start of the story, his remains become a focal point of the plot from then on.
Yoshitatsu Matori (麻取 義辰, Matori Yoshitatsu)
Voiced by: Shin-ichiro Miki[3] (Japanese); Eric Vale[4] (English)
Nobuto's father, the head of a local yakuza branch who makes a lot of money for the family. He seeks to find out what happened to his only son, to the point that he threatens to leave the syndicate if they do not come up with an answer.
Hibiki (響)
Voiced by: Rumi Okubo[3]
Reika's classmate.
Kubo (窪)
Voiced by: Akio Otsuka[3] (Japanese); Jarrod Greene[4] (English)
Yoshitatsu's trusted lieutenant and Majima's superior. He swears vengeance on Tetsuo's family and turns into a serial killer after seeing all his men die.
Shino (志野)
Voiced by: Koichi Yamadera[5]
Takeda (竹田)
Voiced by: Katsuhiro Tokuichi[5]
Bin Tabata (田端 敏, Tabata Bin)
Voiced by: Mitsuhiro Sakamaki[5]

Media

Manga

My Home Hero, written by Naoki Yamakawa and illustrated by Masashi Asaki, began in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine on May 29, 2017.[6][7] In February 2021, it was announced that the series would reach its climax.[8] Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on September 6, 2017.[9] As of April 6, 2023, twenty volumes have been released.[10]

The manga is licensed in France by Kurokawa,[11] in Spain by ECC Ediciones,[12] and in North America by Kodansha USA.[13]

Volume list
No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 September 6, 2017[14]978-4-06-510139-1February 28, 2023[15]978-1-68-491382-4
  • 1. Meeting My Daughter's Boyfriend (娘の彼氏と初対面, Musume no kareshi to hatsu taimen)
  • 2. My Wife Discovers the Crime Scene (第一発見者・妻, Dai ichi hakken-sha tsuma)
  • 3. From Today On, I Am a Killer (今日から殺人鬼, Kyō kara satsujin-ki)
  • 4. Sushi Zanmai! (すしざんまい！, Sushi zanmai！)
  • 5. Being Watched (見張り!?, Mihari! ?)
  • 6. Return to the Earth (土に還す, Tsuchi ni kaesu)
  • 7. 20 Years of Teamwork (20年目の共同作業, 20 nen-me no kyōdō sagyō)
2 December 6, 2017[16]978-4-06-510543-6March 28, 2023[17]978-1-68-491436-4
  • 8. My Ordinary Life and My Unordinary Life (僕の日常と非日常, Boku no nichijō to hi nichijō)
  • 9. By Force (強行突破, Kyōkō toppa)
  • 10. Groping in the Dark (暗中模索, Anchū mosaku)
  • 11. The Correct Path (正解への道, Seikai e no dō)
  • 12. Eleventh-Hour Proposal (土壇場の提案, Dotanba no teian)
  • 13. Return to Normal Life (日常への帰宅, Nichijō e no kitaku)
  • 14. Nobuto's Girl (延人のオンナ, Nobe-nin no onna)
  • 15. Ten Million Yen?! (1000万!?, 1000 man!?)
  • 16. The World of Violence (暴力の世界, Bōryoku no sekai)
3 March 6, 2018[18]978-4-06-511107-9April 25, 2023[19]978-1-68-491481-4
  • 17. The Second Time (二度目, Ni do-me)
  • 18. Are You Happy? (幸せ？, Shiawase？)
  • 19. Security Question (秘密の質問, Himitsu no shitsumon)
  • 20. Two Fathers (父親同士, Chichioya-dōshi)
  • 21. A Sudden Turn (急転, Kyūten)
  • 22. Plan A (第一の策, Dai ichi no saku)
  • 23. Soil (土, Do)
  • 24. Kasen's Hospitality (歌仙流おもてなし, Kasen-ryū o motenashi)
  • 25. One Day Left (残り一日, Nokori ichi nichi)
4 June 6, 2018[20]978-4-06-511555-8May 23, 2023[21]978-1-68-491769-3
5 September 6, 2018[22]978-4-06-512699-8——
6 January 4, 2019[23]978-4-06-514178-6——
7 April 5, 2019[24]978-4-06-515194-5——
8 July 5, 2019[25]978-4-06-516365-8——
9 November 6, 2019[26]978-4-06-517730-3——
10 February 6, 2020[27]978-4-06-518478-3——
11 June 5, 2020[28]978-4-06-519993-0——
12 September 4, 2020[29]978-4-06-520690-4——
13 February 5, 2021[30]978-4-06-522303-1——
14 May 6, 2021[31]978-4-06-523348-1——
15 August 5, 2021[32]978-4-06-524355-8——
16 November 5, 2021[33]978-4-06-525840-8——
17 February 4, 2022[34]978-4-06-526783-7——
18 October 6, 2022[35]978-4-06-529426-0——
19 January 6, 2023[36]978-4-06-530380-1——
20 April 6, 2023[10]978-4-06-531351-0——
21 June 6, 2023[37]978-4-06-532028-0——

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on June 19, 2022.[38][39] The series is produced by Tezuka Productions and directed by Takashi Kamei, with scripts written by Kōhei Kiyasu, character designs by Masatsune Noguchi, and music composed by Kenji Kawai. It premiered on April 2, 2023, on Tokyo MX and BS NTV.[3][40] The opening theme song is "Ai no Uta" (愛の歌, "Song of Love") by Chiai Fujikawa, while the ending theme song is "Decided" by Dizzy Sunfist.[41] Crunchyroll licensed the series outside of Asia.[42] Medialink licensed the series in South, Southeast Asia and Oceania, except Australia and New Zealand, and streams it on their Ani-One Asia Youtube channel.[43]

Episode list
No.Title [44]Directed by [lower-alpha 1]Written by [lower-alpha 1]Storyboarded by [lower-alpha 1]Original air date [45]
1"From Today, I Am a Killer"
Transcription: "Kyō kara Satsujinki" (Japanese: 今日から殺人鬼)		Yuri UemaKōhei KiyasuTakashi KameiApril 2, 2023 (2023-04-02)
Tetsuo Tosu meets his daughter Reika for lunch and discovers that her boyfriend Nobuto is physically abusing her. While tailing Nobuto and his friends one day, Tetsuo is seen and beaten up by a man who threatens to kill him if he talks to the police. Tetsuo spends the night in an internet cafe, then returns to Reika's apartment the next day seeking clues about Nobuto. However, Nobuto arrives so Tetsuo hides in a closet where he hears Nobuto talking over the phone about killing other people and how he plans to get money out of Reika before getting rid of her. About to be discovered, Tetsuo bursts from closet and beats Nobuto to death with a rice cooker. Tetsuo's wife, Kasen, arrives at the apartment and after rationalizing that Tetsuo killed Nobuto in self-defense, the two of them decide to clean up the mess and get rid of the body. Reika returns to the apartment and Kasen convinces her daughter to stay with her so Tetsuo can deal with the body. However, Kubo, another of the gang members enters the apartment looking for Nobuto while Tetsuo is still there and Nobuto's corpse is laying in the bathtub.
2"'Cutting the Cake'"
Transcription: "Nijūnenme no Kyōdō Sagyō" (Japanese: 20年目の共同作業)		Shintarō MatsuiKōhei KiyasuTakashi KameiApril 9, 2023 (2023-04-09)
When Kubo enters the apartment looking for Nobuto, Tetsuo pretends to be a cleaner called Suzuki on his regular duties and convinces him to leave. Tetsuo uses his technical knowledge to boil Nobuto's body in the bathtub and then when it has reduced in size, transports it home in a large suitcase provided by Kasen. Meanwhile, Reika is followed to her parents' home by Kubo and Kyoichi accompanied by Shingo. When Tetsuo goes to buys garden supplies to quickly decompose the body, Kubo opens his car boot and the suitcase only to find it packed with clothing, although Tetsuo deduces, he has been followed. Back at home, Shingo pretends to be an estate agent and offers to appraise their home, while Kubo enters the house but finds nothing. Later, Tetsuo and Kasen find a listening device in their home and act out a staged conversation about someone stalking Reika who may have harmed Nobuto, prompting Shingos' group to quit their surveillance. Tetsuo and Kasen then successfully bury Nobuto's remains in their garden. However, that night, some of Shingos' gang break in and capture Kasen while Tetsuo is grabbed on his way home.
3"The Correct Path"
Transcription: "Seikai e no Michi" (Japanese: 正解への道)		Shintarō MatsuiKōhei KiyasuTakashi KameiApril 16, 2023 (2023-04-16)
A flashback shows Tetsuo and Kasen are aware that Nobuto's gang are investigating them, meanwhile Kyoichi plans to question them about Nobuto. In the present, Tetsuo is bound with his head covered by a bag while Kyoichi beats and threatens to kill him. In desperation, Tetsuo says that he hired a man called Suzuki to investigate Nobuto. The crew with Kasen also questions her, and she tells the same story which Tetsuo had developed earlier, convincing them that she knows nothing about Nobuto's disappearance. Kyoichi reports the results to Kubo, but with nothing to show for his risky operation, Kubo demotes Kyoichi and puts Takeda in charge. In frustration, Kyoichi prepares to kill Tetsuo and blame him for Nobuto's death. However, Tetsuo suggests that if Nobuto returns it will look bad and offers to do everything he can to help Kyoichi locate Nobuto.
4"The World of Violence"
Transcription: "Bōryoku no Sekai" (Japanese: 暴力の世界)		Daisuke ShimamuraKōhei KiyasuTakashi KameiApril 23, 2023 (2023-04-23)
Kyoichi agrees to work with Tetsuo to find Nobuto, but threatens to kill him and frame him for murdering Nobuto if they cannot do so by the deadline of Friday, however Tetsuo does not share this information with Kasen. After considering his options, Tetsuo decides to create the impression that Nobuto is still alive. They interview Nobuto's girlfriend Hibiki at the club where she works and she mentions Nobuto's exploitation of Reika, enraging Tetsuo, however he manages to extract some useful information from her - Nobuto ripped off his gang by carrying out a pre-planned robbery himself. As Tetsuo and Kyoichi are about to leave they are coerced into carrying out a job for the club owners, to intercept a transaction between two violent gangs, the Ryuken-gumi and the Ouko-tai. At the meeting point on a deserted road, Kyoichi realizes that they are doomed and tries to drive off, but he is shot and wounded as they try to escape.
5"Are You Happy?"
Transcription: "Shiawase?" (Japanese: 幸せ？)		Hiromichi MatanoKōhei KiyasuTakashi KameiApril 30, 2023 (2023-04-30)
The leader of Kyoichi's gang painfully removes the bullet from his chest. He then films Tetsuo as he is forced to confess killing one of the other gang members as insurance against him divulging the gang's actions. Back home, Tetsuo tells Kasen that his only chance to survive their predicament is to convince the gang that Nobuto is still alive. He suggests using their old college friend Bin Tabata who is currently involved in video production, and Kasen convinces Tabata to act out a small scenario wearing Nobuto's clothes. Meanwhile, Tetsuo tries to unlock Nobuto's phone but it requires a pet's name which Tetsuo cannot guess. He goes to the bar which Nobuto frequented searching for clues, and strikes up a conversation with a man who is despairing about his son's disappearance and says his name is Yoshitatsu Matori and Tetsuo blurts out that his name is Tabata. After the man leaves, the bartender reveals to Tetsuo that he is Nobuto's father.
6"Entertaining the Guest, Kasen Style"
Transcription: "Kasen-ryū Omotenashi" (Japanese: 歌仙流おもてなし)		Fumio MaezonoKōhei KiyasuTakashi KameiMay 7, 2023 (2023-05-07)
Tetsuo and Kasen manage guess Nobuto's password and unlock his phone. They post the video they made with Tabata showing Nobuto from the rear and then add a comment from Nobuto's phone indicating he is still alive but in hiding. However, Kyoichi's gang suspect the video is a fake as Nobuto's gait is uncharacteristic. Kyoichi drags Tetsuo back to his home to investigate a large pot that he recalled filled with earth but had nothing planted in it. He forces Tetsuo to tip it out but it only contains earth - Kasen had overhead Kyoichi through the phone in Tetsuo's bag and removed the evidence. As Kyoichi rummages through the dirt, Kasen surprisingly returns and invites them in for coffee, After drinking it, Kyoichi rushes to the bathroom as Kasen had added a laxative, however it also effects Tetsuo preventing him from accessing Kyoichi's laptop. Reika unexpectedly arrives home and Kyoichi asks her about Nobuto.
7"Mother and Mother"
Transcription: "Haha to Haha" (Japanese: 母と母)		Yuri UemaKōhei KiyasuTakashi KameiMay 14, 2023 (2023-05-14)
As Kyoichi leaves the Tetsuo house, he leaves a note in Reika's shoe for her to contact him. While Kyoichi was in the bathroom, Kasen had secretly installed a keylogger on Kyoichi's laptop, enabling her to access his emails. When she checks via her phone, she finds that he plans to kill Tetsuo and then frame him for Nobuto's disappearance and possible death. Kasen decides to implement plan "B" and goes to Kyoichi's family home to plant a bag of evidence pointing to Nobuto's demise. She meets Kyoichi's mother who has had a hard life herself, and so she decides not to leave the evidence. Meanwhile, Tetsuo slips out of Kyoichi's handcuffs and meets Kasen. Together they devise a plan to leave the bag of evidence at Kyoichi's apartment. However, just as Tetsuo arrives in the foyer with the bag, Kyoichi emerges from the elevator.
8"The Spider's Thread"
Transcription: "Kumo no Ito" (Japanese: 蜘蛛の糸)		TBATBATBAMay 21, 2023 (2023-05-21)

Reception

By June 2022, the manga had over 2 million copies in circulation.[38]

Erwan Lafleuriel of IGN France called the first volume of My Home Hero a "very effective thriller" and compared its premise to the American television series Breaking Bad.[46]

See also

Notes
  1. Information is taken from the ending credits of each episode.

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