In Hajime Hashimoto’s sprawling biopic of Japan’s most famous painter, Yuya Yagira plays a young Hokusai while Min Tanaka delivers a vibrant performance as the artist in his later years.
Here are three reasons you should watch the series.
It’s short. Even if you don’t have a lot of time to spare, The Way of the House Husband which only runs for a total of 86 minutes for five episodes will be perfect for you. Each episode covers five stories from the manga so you don’t even have to finish watching the entire series in one sitting. You can have your bite sized moments of fun at your leisure and you can watch it over and over again with no problem.
It’s outrageous. It’s hard to reconcile a hardened criminal completely turning over a new leaf and living a normal life but this is what Tatsu does in the manga and the anime. He falls for an otaku wife and simply decides to devote his life to her. It’s sweet and its funny to see Tatsu conquering his domestic pursuits with ease even though his former rivals still quake at the sound of his name. What’s more, he completely ingratiates himself with the neighborhood housewives and finds new friends in the middle a
While COVID-19 did slow down operations in the Japanese television industry, it did give people more excuse to stay at home and watch TV.
Numerous Japanese dramas became ratings giants this past year, including the BL drama series
Cherry Magic!, based on the manga of the same name.
Cherry Magic! follows a virgin man who develops the mysterious ability to hear thoughts of others by touching them after passing his 30th birthday. Through this new ability, he learns that his coworker has been in love with him. The romantic comedy has broken the yaoi mold, and was able to reach to general audiences beyond BL lovers.