My Home Hero
2023 • Kodansha
- Format
- TV
- Aired
- 2023
- Episodes
- 12
- Status
- Finished
- Studio
- Kodansha · Tezuka Productions · Nippon Columbia · Crunchyroll
- Genres
- Action · Drama · Psychological · Thriller
After killing his daughter’s abusive yakuza boyfriend to save her, ordinary salaryman Tetsuo Tosu becomes embroiled in the dark criminal underworld. The wish for a simple life he and his wife Kasen had for their daughter has been reduced to a wish for survival. Though middle-aged and weak, he’ll put his life on the line using only his wits in order to protect his family.
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My Home Hero began as a suspense manga series written by Naoki Yamakawa and illustrated by Masashi Asaki, first serialized in Weekly Young Magazine in 2017. The narrative explores the desperate lengths a middle-aged salaryman will go to protect his family after inadvertently becoming involved with a criminal organization. Its adaptation into a 2023 television series, produced by Tezuka Productions, was driven by the source material's reputation for high-stakes psychological tension and its subversion of the typical crime thriller genre.
The 2023 anime adaptation was directed by Takashi Kamei, aiming to translate the manga's gritty visual style and complex moral dilemmas for the screen. The production sought to emphasize the protagonist's ordinary background juxtaposed against the visceral realities of his choices. Upon its release, the series was recognized for its tightly paced plot and its exploration of paternal devotion, drawing a dedicated audience that appreciated its grounded approach to the thriller genre.
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