The Way of the Househusband, Vol 12
Author: Kousuke Oono
Publisher: Viz Media
American release date: August 20, 2024
Format/Genre/Length: Paperback/Manga/Comedy/168 pages
Overall
Personal Rating: ★★★★★
When another baseball shatters a
window in the Boss’ home, he becomes fed up and determined to do something
about it. So he sends for the troops, his purpose to go to war. Tatsu and the
others arrive on the field to face their opponents – a baseball team of
youngsters, who promise to “crush them inta dust.” Can age hold its own in the face of youth?
Masa decides he wants to be a YouTube
content creator and hopes to grow it to be his main source of income, as he
explains to Tatsu. Tatsu notices that Masa’s view counts are rather sad,
though. As Tatsu is visiting and relaxing with Masa, Masa suddenly starts
filming for his channel, and announces he has his first guest – none other than
Tatsu, who is taken by surprise. Masa’s intent is to review convenience food
items, but maybe Tatsu wasn’t his best choice?
Tora is annoyed to find new
competition for his crepe cart in the form of a nearby oden cart. He and Tatsu
come down a little hard on the owner of the cart, especially considering the
poor guy hasn’t even had a customer yet and isn’t doing very well. So Tatsu and
Tora decide to help the newcomer out by critiquing his food.
A group of parents and kids,
including Tatsu, are attending a traffic safety class being given by Officer
Masaki and the police department mascot, a monkey named Fuzz. Masaki
demonstrates safety by putting Fuzz into dangerous situations so he can explain
what to do if that happens, but Tatsu is having none of it, and butts heads
with Masaki, concerned over the mascot’s own safety.
It’s Halloween, and Tatsu is
determined to show the kids the ins and outs of trick or treating!
While taking tea with some of the
women from the committee, Tatsu reveals that a Starbox Coffee has opened in
their town! They decide they need to check this out and hurry over there, only
to be met by a rival gang with the same idea. The leader and Tatsu get into a
contest to see who can outdo the other with their orders.
Tatsu and Masa are on a mission to
thoroughly clean Tatsu’s apartment. But when Masa mistakenly tries to burn one
of Miku’s Policure figurines, she decides to bring in an expert to show them
how it’s done.
Miku invites Tora’s sister,
Koharu, to go with her to buy a Valentine’s present for Tatsu. Koharu buys a
chocolate making kit and Miku decides to help her so they can both give
chocolates. Miku has a unique style, perhaps influenced by Tatsu, and she turns
the experience into a game of Russian roulette for Tatsu and Tora, who are less
than thrilled at spending time together.
Another great volume of The Way of
the Househusband. Tatsu is always up to something and it’s invariably entertaining.
By now, everyone has become a familiar character and I look forward to seeing
them all and what they are up to. I never get bored, and I look forward to the
next volume, which I have already pre-ordered.
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