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My Home Hero

My Home Hero (Japanese: マイホームヒーロー, Hepburn: Mai Hōmu Hīrō) is a Japanese manga series written by Naoki Yamakawa and illustrated by Masashi Asaki. It was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine from May 2017 to July 2024, with its chapters collected in 26 tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation produced by Tezuka Productions aired from April to June 2023. A live-action television drama premiered in October 2023. A live-action film premiered in Japanese theatres in March 2024.

My Home Hero
First tankōbon volume cover
マイホームヒーロー
(Mai Hōmu Hīrō)
GenreCrime, suspense[1][2]
Manga
Written byNaoki Yamakawa
Illustrated byMasashi Asaki
Published byKodansha
English publisher
ImprintYoung Magazine KC
MagazineWeekly Young Magazine
DemographicSeinen
Original runMay 29, 2017 – July 29, 2024
Volumes26
Anime television series
Directed byTakashi Kamei
Produced by
  • Nobuhiko Kurosu
  • Yoshiteru Maeda
  • Hajime Maruyama
  • Hideo Momota
  • Akiko Nabeiwa
  • Fumihiro Ozawa
  • Yoshiyuki Shioya
  • Hitoshi Yagi
Written byKōhei Kiyasu
Music byKenji Kawai
StudioTezuka Productions
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkTokyo MX, BS NTV
Original run April 2, 2023 – June 18, 2023
Episodes12
Television drama
Directed byTakahiro Aoyama
Original networkMBS, TBS
Original run October 25, 2023 – December 20, 2023
Episodes10
Live-action film
Directed byTakahiro Aoyama
ReleasedMarch 8, 2024 (2024-03-08)
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Plot

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A normal salaryman, Tetsuo Tosu, discovers that his adult daughter Reika is being physically and emotionally abused by her new boyfriend, a young man named Nobuto. Soon after discovering that Nobuto has a history of murdering other girls that he has dated in the past and is currently trying to get money from Reika's grandparents before planning to dispose of her as well, Tetsuo murders Nobuto. He then resolves to commit "the perfect crime" and hides the body with the help of his wife, Kasen. However, Nobuto was the only son of Yoshitatsu Matori, who runs a powerful yakuza branch in the city. While Tetsuo wishes to protect his family, he must now deal with Matori's men as they threaten his family to find out what happened to Nobuto.

Characters

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Tetsuo Tosu (鳥栖 哲雄, Tosu Tetsuo)
Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe[3] (Japanese); Aaron Roberts[4] (English)
Portrayed by: Kuranosuke Sasaki[5]
A 47-year-old manager for a toy company who enjoys reading and writing mystery novels in his spare time. After murdering Nobuto, he uses his knowledge gained from mystery stories to dispose of the corpse, and then to counter the syndicate that surveils and directly threatens his family.
Kasen Tosu (鳥栖 歌仙, Tosu Kasen)
Voiced by: Sayaka Ohara[3] (Japanese); Morgan Lauré[4] (English)
Portrayed by: Tae Kimura[5]
Tetsuo's 41-year-old wife and accomplice. She is a housewife but her father is the head of a rural cult she managed to leave. She and her mother pretend to speak for the spirits of departed cultists and their families. She and Tetsuo have another son later.
Reika Tosu (鳥栖 零花, Tosu Reika)
Voiced by: Chihiro Shirata[3] (Japanese); Kelly Greenshield[4] (English)
Portrayed by: Asuka Saitō[5]
An 18-year-old college student trapped in an abusive relationship with Nobuto at the start of the story, until he is murdered. She offers to help her parents with their garden, unaware of their role in Nobuto's disappearance. She becomes a police investigator in the 3rd arc of the manga after a time skip.
Kyōichi Majima (間島 恭一, Majima Kyōichi)
Voiced by: Kent Itō[3] (Japanese); Nazeeh Tarsha[4] (English)
Portrayed by: Kyōhei Takahashi[5]
A member of the syndicate who works under Kubo. Incredibly skilled at surveillance and detection, as well as taking countermeasures against both. He entered the Yakuza to settle a family debt.
Nobuto Matori (麻取 延人, Matori Nobuto)
Voiced by: Keita Tada[3] (Japanese); Jordan Dash Cruz[4] (English)
Portrayed by: Shuichiro Naito[5]
A loud young man who boasts about extorting girls for money and "accidentally" murdered at least two of them. When Tetsuo murders him at the start of the story, his remains become a focal point of the plot from then on.
Yoshitatsu Matori (麻取 義辰, Matori Yoshitatsu)
Voiced by: Shin-ichiro Miki[3] (Japanese); Eric Vale[4] (English)
Portrayed by: Eisaku Yoshida[5]
Nobuto's father, the head of a local yakuza branch who makes a lot of money for the family. He seeks to find out what happened to his only son, to the point that he threatens to leave the syndicate if they do not come up with an answer.
Hibiki (響)
Voiced by: Rumi Okubo[3] (Japanese); Corey Pettit[6] (English)
Reika's classmate.
Kubo (窪)
Voiced by: Akio Otsuka[3] (Japanese); Jarrod Greene[4] (English)
Portrayed by: Takuma Otoo[5]
Yoshitatsu's trusted lieutenant and Majima's superior. He swears vengeance on Tetsuo's family and turns into a serial killer after seeing all his men die.
Shino (志野)
Voiced by: Koichi Yamadera[7]
Takeda (竹田)
Voiced by: Katsuhiro Tokuichi[7]
Portrayed by: Yasushi Fuchikami[5]
Bin Tabata (田端 敏, Tabata Bin)
Voiced by: Mitsuhiro Sakamaki[7]

Media

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Manga

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Written by Naoki Yamakawa and illustrated by Masashi Asaki, My Home Hero was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine from May 29, 2017,[8][9] to July 29, 2024.[10] Kodansha collected its chapters in 26 tankōbon volumes, released from September 6, 2017, to October 4, 2024.[11][12]

The manga is licensed in North America by Kodansha USA.[13] The first volume was released on February 28, 2023.[14]

Volumes

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No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 September 6, 2017[15]978-4-06-510139-1February 28, 2023[14]978-1-68-491382-4
  1. "Meeting My Daughter's Boyfriend" (娘の彼氏と初対面, Musume no kareshi to hatsu taimen)
  2. "My Wife Discovers the Crime Scene" (第一発見者・妻, Dai ichi hakken-sha tsuma)
  3. "From Today On, I Am a Killer" (今日から殺人鬼, Kyō kara satsujin-ki)
  4. "Sushi Zanmai!" (すしざんまい！, Sushi zanmai!)
  1. "Being Watched (見張り!?", Mihari! ?)
  2. "Return to the Earth" (土に還す, Tsuchi ni kaesu)
  3. "20 Years of Teamwork" (20年目の共同作業, 20 nen-me no kyōdō sagyō)
2 December 6, 2017[16]978-4-06-510543-6March 28, 2023[17]978-1-68-491436-4
  1. "My Ordinary Life and My Unordinary Life" (僕の日常と非日常, Boku no nichijō to hi nichijō)
  2. "By Force" (強行突破, Kyōkō toppa)
  3. "Groping in the Dark" (暗中模索, Anchū mosaku)
  4. "The Correct Path" (正解への道, Seikai e no dō)
  5. "Eleventh-Hour Proposal" (土壇場の提案, Dotanba no teian)
  1. "Return to Normal Life" (日常への帰宅, Nichijō e no kitaku)
  2. "Nobuto's Girl" (延人のオンナ, Nobe-nin no onna)
  3. "Ten Million Yen?!" (1000万!?, 1000 man!?)
  4. "The World of Violence" (暴力の世界, Bōryoku no sekai)
3 March 6, 2018[18]978-4-06-511107-9April 25, 2023[19]978-1-68-491481-4
  1. "The Second Time" (二度目, Ni do-me)
  2. "Are You Happy?" (幸せ？, Shiawase？)
  3. "Security Question" (秘密の質問, Himitsu no shitsumon)
  4. "Two Fathers" (父親同士, Chichioya-dōshi)
  5. "A Sudden Turn" (急転, Kyūten)
  1. "Plan A" (第一の策, Dai ichi no saku)
  2. "Soil" (土, Do)
  3. "Kasen's Hospitality" (歌仙流おもてなし, Kasen-ryū o motenashi)
  4. "One Day Left" (残り一日, Nokori ichi nichi)
4 June 6, 2018[20]978-4-06-511555-8May 23, 2023[21]978-1-68-491769-3
  1. "Mother and Mother" (母と母)
  2. "Reika S Resolve" (零花の決意)
  3. "The Right Choice" (正しい判断)
  4. "Thumb Turn" (サムターン回し)
  5. "Als Flashlight" (ALSライト)
  1. "Spider Thread" (蜘蛛の糸)
  2. "Two Choices" (二択)
  3. "The Last Supper" (最後の晩餐)
  4. "Judgement Day" (話 運命の日)
5 September 6, 2018[22]978-4-06-512699-8June 27, 2023[23]978-1-68-491770-9
  1. "A Family of Our Own" (話 僕たちだけの家庭)
  2. "Paper Bag" (紙袋)
  3. "Impossible!" (嘘だ！)
  4. "Team Play" (夫妻のトリック)
  5. "The Thing I Did" (話 僕がした一つのこと)
  1. "Traces" (ベランダの傷)
  2. "Revelation" (暴露)
  3. "Father" (父親)
  4. "Contingency" (想定外)
6 January 4, 2019[24]978-4-06-514178-6July 25, 2023[25]978-1-68-491771-6
  1. "Mud Fight" (泥仕合)
  2. "Matori's Life" (麻取の人生)
  3. "Meaning of Life" (生きる意味)
  4. "My Sin" (僕の罪)
  1. "My Happiness (Part 1 Finale)" (今の幸せ)
  2. "I Became Popular" (モテ期到来)
  3. "An Honorable Adult" (真っ直ぐな大人)
  4. "Worst Case Scenario" (最悪の場合)
7 April 5, 2019[26]978-4-06-515194-5August 22, 2023[27]978-1-68-491772-3
  1. "Boyfriend Candidate? X2 (彼氏候補？×２)
  2. "What Kind of Person is Your Father (お父さんはどんな人？)
  3. "Deal" (取引)
  4. "As Husband and Wife" (夫婦二人で)
  5. "Fate" (運命)
  1. "What Showed in the Video" (映っていたもの)
  2. "The Last of a Friend" (友の最期)
  3. "Testament" (遺言（ゆいごん）)
  4. "Kyoichi's Plan" (恭一（きょういち）の策)
8 July 5, 2019[28]978-4-06-516365-8September 26, 2023[29]978-1-68-491773-0
  1. "A Cry of Sorrow" (どっちだ？)
  2. "Our Treasure" (田字草)
  3. "Convergence" (信を捜せ)
  4. "Pursuit" (嫌な女)
  5. "Act" (芝居)
  1. "Awful Woman" (追跡)
  2. "Find Shin" (合流)
  3. "Denjiso" (僕たちの宝物)
  4. "Which is It?" (悲痛な叫び)
9 November 6, 2019[30]978-4-06-517730-3October 24, 2023[31]978-1-68-491774-7
  1. "Emergency" (緊急事態)
  2. "Dining Out" (外食)
  3. "Investigation" (取り調べ)
  4. "Voluntary Accompaniment" (任意同行)
  5. "Secrets" (隠しごと)
  1. "Corpse of a Man" (遺体の男)
  2. "Reckless" (デタラメ)
  3. "Before the Arrest" (捕まる前に)
  4. "Divine Eye" (オガミメ)
10 February 6, 2020[32]978-4-06-518478-3November 28, 2023[33]978-1-68-491775-4
  1. "Countdown" (秒読み)
  2. "Two Requests" (二つの願い)
  3. "Informer" (内通者)
  4. "Real Culprit" (真犯人)
  5. "Fated Encounter" (巡り合い)
  1. "Her Village" (彼女の村)
  2. "Location of the Village" (村の場所)
  3. "The Outside World" (外の世界)
  4. "Marriage Partner" (結婚相手)
11 June 5, 2020[34]978-4-06-519993-0December 26, 2023[35]978-1-68-491776-1
  1. "Uneasy Happiness" (幸せへの違和感)
  2. "Rule of the Village" (村の掟)
  3. "The Founder" (教祖様)
  4. "Endless Scripture" (エンドレス経典)
  5. "Arranged Marriage" (決められた結婚)
  1. "Possession" (憑依)
  2. "Blood Contract" (血判書)
  3. "News" (ニュース)
  4. "Just Say it Honestly" (正直に言えよ)
12 September 4, 2020[36]978-4-06-520690-4January 23, 2024[37]978-1-68-491777-8
  1. "Reika's Decision" (零花の決意)
  2. "Meeting the Grandparents" (初対面の祖父母)
  3. "Matsuda Tsukuyomi" (松田月夜見)
  4. "Arrival" (入村)
  5. "Since the Murder" (殺したから始まった)
  1. "Mother's Birthday Trauma" (母の誕生日はトラウマ)
  2. "New Follower" (新たな従者)
  3. "Reika's Seriousness" (零花の本気)
  4. "Vivid Invasion" (鮮やかな侵入)
13 February 5, 2021[38]978-4-06-522303-1February 27, 2024[39]978-1-68-491778-5
  1. "This is Kubo" (これが窪)
  2. "One More Meter" (あと１メートル)
  3. "Options Floating in His Head" (脳裏に浮かぶ選択肢)
  4. "Please Forgive Them" (お許しください)
  5. "Resolve" (覚悟)
  1. "Tetsuo on the Move" (哲雄動く)
  2. "Kai's Chance" (甲斐の機転)
  3. "Smoke and Chains" (煙と鎖)
  4. "Let's Give Up" (やめにしよう)
14 May 6, 2021[40]978-4-06-523348-1March 26, 2024[41]978-1-68-491779-2
  1. "Thank You" (ありがとう)
  2. "Divine Punishment" (天罰)
  3. "What I Really Want" (本心)
  4. "The Festival Begins" (祭りの始まり)
  5. "Ogamime Arrives" (オガミメご降臨)
  1. "Sorry" (すまない)
  2. "Oversight" (見落とし)
  3. "Homecoming" (里帰り)
  4. "In the Attic" (屋根裏)
15 August 5, 2021[42]978-4-06-524355-8April 23, 2024[43]978-1-68-491780-8
  1. "Let's Kill Him" (殺そう)
  2. "I Knew" (わかってる)
  3. "The Second Shot" (二度目の発射)
  4. "The Gunshot that Started the War" (戦争開始の銃声)
  5. "Wild Hunt" (山狩り)
  1. "Conditions for Victory" (勝利条件)
  2. "Family" (ファミリー)
  3. "One Man Left" (あと一人だけ)
  4. "It's My Turn Now" (今度は私の番)
16 November 5, 2021[44]978-4-06-525840-8May 28, 2024[45]978-1-68-491781-5
  1. "Kocho and Kasen" (胡蝶と歌仙)
  2. "Pachinko Balls" (パチンコ玉)
  3. "Armory" (武器庫)
  4. "Pop's Order" (親父の指揮)
  5. "All of Pops'" (親父の全て)
  1. "Satake Tatsumi" (佐武辰巳)
  2. "Exposed Tactics" (暴かれた策略)
  3. "Pursuit" (追及)
  4. "The Value of Life" (命の価値)
17 February 4, 2022[46]978-4-06-526783-7June 25, 2024[47]978-1-68-491782-2
  1. "The End of the World" (世の終末)
  2. "Crime and Resolve" (罪と決断)
  3. "Atonement" (贖罪)
  4. "Battle Start" (開戦)
  5. "Their Conversation" (二人の対話)
  1. "Tetsuo Tosu" (鳥栖哲雄, Tosu Tetsuo)
  2. "It's Your Win" (お前の勝ちだ)
  3. "I Love You" (愛してる)
  4. "Being a Family" (家族であること)
18 October 6, 2022[48]978-4-06-529426-0September 24, 2024[49]978-1-68-491783-9
  1. "7 Years Later" (７年後)
  2. "Akira and Reika" (明と零花)
  3. "Suspect and Father" (容疑者・父)
  4. "Pursuit of the Real Criminal" (真犯人の追撃)
  1. "Unannounced Incoming Call" (非通知の着信)
  2. "My Burning Home" (燃えるマイホーム)
  3. "Invincible Purpose" (不敵な目的)
  4. "Father, Move" (父、動く)
19 January 6, 2023[50]978-4-06-530380-1December 24, 2024[51]979-8-88-933465-1
  1. "Hidden Things" (隠しごと)
  2. "The Connected Truth" (つながった真実)
  3. "Village Today" (村の現在)
  4. "Mysterious Letter" (謎の手紙)
  1. "I Don't Know, Dad" (私の知らない、お父さん)
  2. "Traces" (痕跡)
  3. "Revisited" (再訪)
  4. "Kie Tosu" (鳥栖キエ)
20 April 6, 2023[52]978-4-06-531351-0——
  1. "Kubo's Challenge" (＂窪＂の挑戦状)
  2. "Zeroka's Determination" (零花の決意)
  3. "Stella's Mansion" (ステラズマンション)
  4. "Detective's Intuition and Daughter Kang" (刑事の勘と娘のカン)
  1. "Detective Wall Don" (壁ドン刑事)
  2. "Countdown....?" (カウントダウン‥‥？)
  3. "Point 0" (０地点)
  4. "Utasen's Determination" (歌仙の覚悟)
21 June 6, 2023[53]978-4-06-532028-0——
  1. "300 m3 Bomb" (３００㎥の爆弾)
  2. "Multilingual Girl" (マルチリンガル・ガール)
  3. "The Negotiator" (ネゴシエイター)
  4. "300 m3 Bomb" (３００㎥の爆弾)
  1. "Reunion After 7 Years" (７年越しの再会)
  2. "The Unopened Room" (開かずの部屋)
  3. "White or Black?" (白か、黒か──？)
  4. "Hidden Things" (隠しごと)
22 September 6, 2023[54]978-4-06-533055-5——
  1. "Taisei Kobori" (小堀大成)
  2. "Talent" (才能)
  3. "The Evil Protagonist" (悪の主人公)
  4. "The First Proposal" (第1回目のプロポーズ)
  1. "The Convenient Man" (都合のいい男)
  2. "New Life" (新生活)
  3. "Misjudgment" (判断ミス)
  4. "Sudden Incoming Call" (突然の着信)
23 February 6, 2024[55]978-4-06-534297-8——
  1. "After the Incident" (事件直後)
  2. "The Fourth Family Member" (４人目の家族)
  3. "Fighting to Protect" (守るための戦い)
  4. "Under the Surface" (水面下)
  1. "The Reunion of Their Dreams" (夢見た再会)
  2. "A Conversation After Seven Years" (七年目の対話)
  3. "Hot Shot" (ｈｏｔ ｓｈｏｔ, Hot Shot)
  4. "The Continuation of “That Day”" (あの日の続き)
24 April 5, 2024[56]978-4-06-535246-5——
  1. "Loved One" (想い人)
  2. "A Chance Meeting in the Forest" (すれちがい、森)
  3. "Solving the Riddle" (怪答)
  4. "A Life-or-Death Plea" (決死の大論説)
  5. "Scars" (傷痕)
  1. "My Only Family" (唯一の家族)
  2. "A Journalist’s Mistake" (ある記者の粗相)
  3. "The Cycle of Revenge" (復讐の連鎖)
  4. "Seven Years Later (B-Side)" (７年後（Ｂ－ＳＩＤＥ）)
25 July 5, 2024[57]978-4-06-536275-4——
26 October 4, 2024[12]978-4-06-537256-2——

Chapters not yet in tankōbon format

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These chapters have yet to be published in a tankōbon volume. They were originally serialized in Weekly Young Magazine from May to July 2023.

  1. "Behint-the-Scenes “Terrorists”" (＂テロ＂の内幕)
  2. "Disposing of Shino" (志野の始末)
  3. "A Chain of Suspicion" (連鎖する疑心)
  4. "Probing" (探り合い)
  5. "Battle of Wits" (空中戦)
  6. "Monster" (化け物)
  7. "Schemer vs. Schemer" (策士ｖｓ．策士)
  8. "Sorry, Okay?" (ごめんな？)
  9. "Blunder" (不覚)
  10. "Final Wish" (最後の願い)
  11. "Cornered Rat" (窮鼠)
  12. "End It" (俺が終わらせる)
  13. "The Final Shot" (最後の一撃)

Anime

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An anime television series adaptation was announced on June 19, 2022.[58][59] The series is produced by Tezuka Productions and directed by Takashi Kamei, with scripts written by Kōhei Kiyasu, character designs by Masatsune Noguchi, and music composed by Kenji Kawai. It aired from April 2 to June 18, 2023, on Tokyo MX and BS NTV.[3][60] The opening theme song is "Ai no Uta" (愛の歌, "Song of Love") by Chiai Fujikawa, while the ending theme song is "Decided" by Dizzy Sunfist.[61]

Crunchyroll licensed the series outside of Asia, and released it on a Blu-ray Disc set on May 28, 2024.[62][63] Medialink licensed the series in South, Southeast Asia and Oceania (except Australia and New Zealand), streaming it on its Ani-One Asia YouTube channel.[64]

Episodes

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No.Title [65]Directed by [a]Written by [a]Storyboarded by [a]Original air date [66]
1"From Today, I Am a Killer"
Transliteration: "Kyō kara Satsujinki" (Japanese: 今日から殺人鬼)		Yuri UemaKōhei KiyasuTakashi KameiApril 2, 2023 (2023-04-02)
Tetsuo Tosu meets his daughter Reika for lunch and discovers that her boyfriend Nobuto is physically abusing her. While tailing Nobuto and his friends one day, Tetsuo is seen and beaten up by a man who threatens to kill him if he talks to the police. Tetsuo spends the night in an internet cafe, then returns to Reika's apartment the next day seeking clues about Nobuto. However, Nobuto arrives so Tetsuo hides in a closet where he hears Nobuto talking over the phone about killing other people and how he plans to get money out of Reika before getting rid of her. About to be discovered, Tetsuo bursts from closet and beats Nobuto to death with a rice cooker. Tetsuo's wife, Kasen, arrives at the apartment and after rationalizing that Tetsuo killed Nobuto in self-defense, the two of them decide to clean up the mess and get rid of the body. Reika returns to the apartment and Kasen convinces her daughter to stay with her so Tetsuo can deal with the body. However, Kubo, another of the gang members enters the apartment looking for Nobuto while Tetsuo is still there and Nobuto's corpse is laying in the bathtub.
2"'Cutting the Cake'"
Transliteration: "Nijūnenme no Kyōdō Sagyō" (Japanese: 20年目の共同作業)		Shintarō MatsuiKōhei KiyasuTakashi KameiApril 9, 2023 (2023-04-09)
When Kubo enters the apartment looking for Nobuto, Tetsuo pretends to be a cleaner called Suzuki on his regular duties and convinces him to leave. Tetsuo uses his technical knowledge to boil Nobuto's body in the bathtub and then when it has reduced in size, transports it home in a large suitcase provided by Kasen. Meanwhile, Reika is followed to her parents' home by Kubo and Kyoichi accompanied by Shingo. When Tetsuo goes to buys garden supplies to quickly decompose the body, Kubo opens his car boot and the suitcase only to find it packed with clothing, although Tetsuo deduces, he has been followed. Back at home, Shingo pretends to be an estate agent and offers to appraise their home, while Kubo enters the house but finds nothing. Later, Tetsuo and Kasen find a listening device in their home and act out a staged conversation about someone stalking Reika who may have harmed Nobuto, prompting Shingos' group to quit their surveillance. Tetsuo and Kasen then successfully bury Nobuto's remains in their garden. However, that night, some of Shingos' gang break in and capture Kasen while Tetsuo is grabbed on his way home.
3"The Correct Path"
Transliteration: "Seikai e no Michi" (Japanese: 正解への道)		Shintarō MatsuiKōhei KiyasuTakashi KameiApril 16, 2023 (2023-04-16)
A flashback shows Tetsuo and Kasen are aware that Nobuto's gang are investigating them, meanwhile Kyoichi plans to question them about Nobuto. In the present, Tetsuo is bound with his head covered by a bag while Kyoichi beats and threatens to kill him. In desperation, Tetsuo says that he hired a man called Suzuki to investigate Nobuto. The crew with Kasen also questions her, and she tells the same story which Tetsuo had developed earlier, convincing them that she knows nothing about Nobuto's disappearance. Kyoichi reports the results to Kubo, but with nothing to show for his risky operation, Kubo demotes Kyoichi and puts Takeda in charge. In frustration, Kyoichi prepares to kill Tetsuo and blame him for Nobuto's death. However, Tetsuo suggests that if Nobuto returns it will look bad and offers to do everything he can to help Kyoichi locate Nobuto.
4"The World of Violence"
Transliteration: "Bōryoku no Sekai" (Japanese: 暴力の世界)		Daisuke ShimamuraKōhei KiyasuTakashi KameiApril 23, 2023 (2023-04-23)
Kyoichi agrees to work with Tetsuo to find Nobuto, but threatens to kill him and frame him for murdering Nobuto if they cannot do so by the deadline of Friday, however Tetsuo does not share this information with Kasen. After considering his options, Tetsuo decides to create the impression that Nobuto is still alive. They interview Nobuto's girlfriend Hibiki at the club where she works and she mentions Nobuto's exploitation of Reika, enraging Tetsuo, however he manages to extract some useful information from her - Nobuto ripped off his gang by carrying out a pre-planned robbery himself. As Tetsuo and Kyoichi are about to leave they are coerced into carrying out a job for the club owners, to intercept a transaction between two violent gangs, the Ryuken-gumi and the Ouko-tai. At the meeting point on a deserted road, Kyoichi realizes that they are doomed and tries to drive off, but he is shot and wounded as they try to escape.
5"Are You Happy?"
Transliteration: "Shiawase?" (Japanese: 幸せ？)		Hiromichi MatanoKōhei KiyasuTakashi KameiApril 30, 2023 (2023-04-30)
The leader of Kyoichi's gang painfully removes the bullet from his chest. He then films Tetsuo as he is forced to confess killing one of the other gang members as insurance against him divulging the gang's actions. Back home, Tetsuo tells Kasen that his only chance to survive their predicament is to convince the gang that Nobuto is still alive. He suggests using their old college friend Bin Tabata who is currently involved in video production, and Kasen convinces Tabata to act out a small scenario wearing Nobuto's clothes. Meanwhile, Tetsuo tries to unlock Nobuto's phone but it requires a pet's name which Tetsuo cannot guess. He goes to the bar which Nobuto frequented searching for clues, and strikes up a conversation with a man who is despairing about his son's disappearance and says his name is Yoshitatsu Matori and Tetsuo blurts out that his name is Tabata. After the man leaves, the bartender reveals to Tetsuo that he is Nobuto's father.
6"Entertaining the Guest, Kasen Style"
Transliteration: "Kasen-ryū Omotenashi" (Japanese: 歌仙流おもてなし)		Fumio MaezonoKōhei KiyasuTakashi KameiMay 7, 2023 (2023-05-07)
Tetsuo and Kasen manage guess Nobuto's password and unlock his phone. They post the video they made with Tabata showing Nobuto from the rear and then add a comment from Nobuto's phone indicating he is still alive but in hiding. However, Kyoichi's gang suspect the video is a fake as Nobuto's gait is uncharacteristic. Kyoichi drags Tetsuo back to his home to investigate a large pot that he recalled filled with earth but had nothing planted in it. He forces Tetsuo to tip it out but it only contains earth - Kasen had overhead Kyoichi through the phone in Tetsuo's bag and removed the evidence. As Kyoichi rummages through the dirt, Kasen surprisingly returns and invites them in for coffee, After drinking it, Kyoichi rushes to the bathroom as Kasen had added a laxative, however it also effects Tetsuo preventing him from accessing Kyoichi's laptop. Reika unexpectedly arrives home and Kyoichi asks her about Nobuto.
7"Mother and Mother"
Transliteration: "Haha to Haha" (Japanese: 母と母)		Yuri UemaKōhei KiyasuTakashi KameiMay 14, 2023 (2023-05-14)
As Kyoichi leaves the Tetsuo house, he leaves a note in Reika's shoe for her to contact him. While Kyoichi was in the bathroom, Kasen had secretly installed a keylogger on Kyoichi's laptop, enabling her to access his emails. When she checks via her phone, she finds that he plans to kill Tetsuo and then frame him for Nobuto's disappearance and possible death. Kasen decides to implement plan "B" and goes to Kyoichi's family home to plant a bag of evidence pointing to Nobuto's demise. She meets Kyoichi's mother who has had a hard life herself, and so she decides not to leave the evidence. Meanwhile, Tetsuo slips out of Kyoichi's handcuffs and meets Kasen. Together they devise a plan to leave the bag of evidence at Kyoichi's apartment. However, just as Tetsuo arrives in the foyer with the bag, Kyoichi emerges from the elevator.
8"The Spider's Thread"
Transliteration: "Kumo no Ito" (Japanese: 蜘蛛の糸)		Takuo SuzukiKōhei KiyasuTakashi KameiMay 21, 2023 (2023-05-21)
Tetsuo avoids being seen by Kyoichi in the foyer. He then tries to enter Kyoichi's apartment to leave Nobuto's remains, but he cannot pick the lock and returns home just before Kyoichi arrives back. When Kyoichi discovers an email was sent from his account, he is perplexed so Tetsuo suggests that he may be being investigated by Takeda who suspects Kyoichi of killing Nobuto. He suggests that Takeda may have planted evidence in his apartment, so Koichi drags Tetsuo with him to his apartment to investigate. They find nothing amiss, but Tetsuo begins to realize that Kyoichi is more clever and ruthless than he anticipated, making his situation more precarious.
9"The Fateful Day"
Transliteration: "Unmei no Hi" (Japanese: 運命の日)		Daisuke ShimamuraKōhei KiyasuTakashi KameiMay 28, 2023 (2023-05-28)
Kyoichi takes Tetsuo with him to report back to Takeda that he has not found evidence of Nobuto's disappearance. While there, Takeda receives a provocative email suggesting that the yakuza are incompetent and that Nobuto and Koichi masterminded an armored car robbery 18 months ago. They search Nobuto's apartment and find a lot of cash and then call in Kubo to supervise a search of Koichi's apartment. They find some money, however there is also a bag containing human skeletal remains which Koichi has never seen. Koichi tries to blame Tetsuo and Takeda but he has no proof, and Kubo decides that Koichi has to take the blame for Nobuto's demise. It is then revealed that Tetsuo arranged for Kasen to place Nobuto's remains there and also sent the email to frame Kyoichi.
10"One Thing I Did"
Transliteration: "Boku ga Shita Hitotsu no Koto" (Japanese: 僕がした1つのこと)		Shintarō MatsuiKōhei KiyasuTakashi Kamei
Shintarō Matsui		June 4, 2023 (2023-06-04)
Tetsuo leaves Kyoichi to his fate with Kubo and heads to Reika's apartment where he collapses from exhaustion. A flashback shows Kasen following Tetsuo's plan to enter Kyoichi's apartment from the rooftop and plant Nobuto's remains in the safe after using a combination of technology and guesswork to discover the combination. Meanwhile, in a desperate bid to survive, Kyoichi breaks free from his captors and manages to escape although re-opening his bullet wound. He then pieces together the events leading up to the discovery of Nobuto's remains in his safe and concludes that Tetsuo must have somehow planted the evidence to frame him. He then telephones Matori and says that Tetsuo killed Nobuto.
11"Father"
Transliteration: "Chichioya" (Japanese: 父親)		Takuo SuzukiKōhei KiyasuTakashi KameiJune 11, 2023 (2023-06-11)
Kyoichi tries to convince Matori over the phone that he is innocent, believing that Tetsuo killed Nobuto and collaborated with Kasen to plant the evidence against him. Later, Matori enters Reika's apartment with an ALS torch and finds what he believes are traces of Nobuto's blood. Fearing being discovered, Tetsuo emerges from hiding in the closet and confesses his guilt to Matori who threatens to kill him after he tortures and kills his family. Tetsuo snaps and attacks Matori, even after being hit with pepper spray. The noise of the ensuing violent struggle causes the downstairs neighbors to call the police who arrive outside the building as Matori begins to strangle Tetsuo with a cord.
12"The Current Happiness"
Transliteration: "Ima no Shiawase" (Japanese: 今の幸せ)		Takashi KameiKōhei KiyasuTakashi KameiJune 18, 2023 (2023-06-18)
As Matori strangles Tetsuo, they both think about their children. When Matori thinks of Nobuto, he relaxes his grip allowing to Tetsuo break free. Acknowledging his failures as a father, a business man, and as a person, Matori suddenly stabs himself in the stomach with a kitchen knife. However, he reminds Tetsuo that if he fails to return, his gang will know Tetsuo was the culprit all along and kill both him and his family in revenge for his death. Just then, the police knock on the door to investigate the disturbance. Tetsuo manages to convince them to leave while he prevents Matori from speaking, and the yakuza bleeds to death. Tetsuo cleans up the apartment, putting Matori's body in the bathtub. When Kubo comes to investigate, he finds nothing amiss and reports to Tatsumi that Matori has left, closing the chapter. Later that night, Tetsuo buries Matori's corpse in the woods and returns home the next morning. Kasen is angry that he did not come home for dinner but Tetsuo does not tell her what happened. The Tosu's family life returns to normal in spite of the recent dramatic events which threatened to destroy their family.

Live-action

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A live-action television drama and live-action film was announced on August 21, 2023. Both adaptations are directed by Takahiro Aoyama. The ten-episode television drama was broadcast on MBS and TBS' Dramaism programming block from October 25 to December 20, 2023.[5][67][b] The live-action film premiered in Japanese theatres on March 8, 2024.[5][69][70]

Reception

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By June 2022, the manga had over 2 million copies in circulation.[58]

Erwan Lafleuriel of IGN France called the first volume of My Home Hero a "very effective thriller" and compared its premise to the American television series Breaking Bad.[71]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Information is taken from the ending credits of each episode.
  2. ^ MBS listed the air dates for the series on Tuesday at 24:59, which is effectively Wednesday at 0:59 a.m. JST.[68]

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