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The Way of the Househusband

“You can’t protect what’s precious to you through violence” … unless there’s a bargain sale involved

The Way of the Househusband vol. 1 by Kousuke Oono

October 19, 2022 by llamareadsbooks 1 Comment

CBR14Bingo – Funky: I can’t think of much funkier than a former yakuza gangster applying the same energy to bargain hunting as offing people. And, it’s my first BINGO! I’d heard wonderful things about this manga, so when I saw it was finally available at my library, well, I jumped on it. It’s a hilarious collection of loosely connected slice-of-life stories from a yakuza who’s traded turf battles for bargain sales. Tatsu has retired from being the infamous “Immortal Dragon” of the yakuza underworld to become […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: cbr14bingo, gangsters, Japan, kousuke oono, manga, slice of life

llamareadsbooks's CBR14 Review No:80 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: cbr14bingo, gangsters, Japan, kousuke oono, manga, slice of life ·
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The Gangster Way to do Household Work

The Way of the Househusband (vol. 1) by Kousuke Oono

August 2, 2020 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

Bingo review 13: Happy Some years ago, I had moved cross country for my first full-time job after finishing school (at least for the time being) and one thing that I started turning to for comfort from the stresses of a new job in a new area away from home was manga. Longish story short, it started with a magazine in the grocery store and grew from there. Ever since, manga has been a go-to for a feel-better read. I recently picked up The Way […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: cbr12bingo, humor, kousuke oono, manga, the way of the househusband

CoffeeShopReader's CBR12 Review No:68 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: cbr12bingo, humor, kousuke oono, manga, the way of the househusband ·
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