My Home Hero
| Company type | Manga series |
|---|---|
| Industry | Manga, Anime, Live-action television, Film |
| Founded | May 29, 2017 |
| Founder | Naoki Yamakawa (writer), Masashi Asaki (artist) |
| Headquarters | Japan |
| Products | Manga, Anime, Live-action drama, Film |
My Home Hero is a Japanese manga created by writer Naoki Yamakawa and artist Masashi Asaki. The series was serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine from May 2017 until July 2024, encompassing a total of 26 volumes. The franchise further developed with an anime adaptation produced by Tezuka Productions that aired between April and June 2023, followed by a live-action television drama premiering in October 2023, and a feature film released in March 2024.
Plot
Tetsuo Tosu, an ordinary office worker, uncovers that his daughter Reika suffers abuse at the hands of her boyfriend Nobuto, who has a violent past involving the murder of previous girlfriends and is exploiting Reika’s grandparents financially. In an effort to protect his family, Tetsuo kills Nobuto and collaborates with his wife Kasen to meticulously conceal the crime. However, Nobuto is the son of Yoshitatsu Matori, an influential yakuza boss, whose associates begin threatening Tetsuo’s family as they demand explanations.
Characters
- A 47-year-old manager at a toy company who applies his knowledge from mystery novels to cover up the killing of Nobuto and defend against yakuza intimidation.
- Tetsuo’s 41-year-old spouse and partner in crime. She has a past connection to a rural cult through her father and helps in hiding Nobuto’s disappearance.
- An 18-year-old university student initially subjected to abuse. Unaware of her parents’ involvement at first, she eventually becomes a police detective.
- A member of the syndicate skilled in surveillance and counterintelligence, driven by familial financial obligations.
- A brutal extortionist whose death triggers the main storyline.
- Nobuto’s father and local yakuza leader who demands answers regarding his son’s fate and threatens to abandon the organization.
- Reika’s schoolmate.
- Yoshitatsu’s lieutenant and Majima’s superior officer, who pursues revenge against Tetsuo’s family and turns into a serial killer after losing his subordinates.
Manga
Authored by Naoki Yamakawa with illustrations by Masashi Asaki, My Home Hero was serialized in Kodansha’s seinen publication Weekly Young Magazine from May 29, 2017, through July 29, 2024. Kodansha compiled the chapters into 26 volumes released between September 6, 2017, and October 4, 2024.
The manga is officially licensed for North American distribution by Kodansha USA, with its first volume launched on February 28, 2023.
Live-action
On August 21, 2023, announcements revealed both a live-action TV drama and a film adaptation directed by Takahiro Aoyama. The drama consisted of ten episodes broadcast on MBS and TBS' Dramaism programming block from October 25 to December 20, 2023. The cinematic release debuted in Japanese theaters on March 8, 2024.
Reception
As of June 2022, the manga had surpassed two million copies in circulation.
Erwan Lafleuriel from IGN France praised the initial volume as an "extremely compelling thriller," drawing parallels between its storyline and the American television series Breaking Bad.
See also
- I'm Standing on a Million Lives, another manga series authored by Naoki Yamakawa