My Home Hero

A manga about a father who murders his daughter’s criminal boyfriend when he plans to kill her. He must then work with his wife to dispose of the body while evading the yakuza who investigate the whereabouts of the boyfriend.

This is the current series by vetern manga artist Masashi Asaki. I’ve read a few of Asaki’s works like Psychometer Eiji, Kunimitsu no Matsuri and Shibatora. Those series took place in the same world and were all related but this one is done by a different writer, Naoki Yamakawa, and seems separated from Araki’s other works.

Asaki is no stranger to mystery stories but this manga is unique as the protagonist is the murderer, albeit it’s to save his daughter and protect his family. The father, Tetsuo, is a mystery writer. A talent that comes in handy when disposing corpses and out thinking the yakuza goons who suspect him and his family of some wrong doing. His wife is surprisingly understanding of his predicament but the current story arc dives into her troubling background that helps give context about that.

I really liked the tense narrative about a man trying to conceal a murder and outwit the yakuza. They wrap up most of his problems in Act 1 but the ongoing Act 2 seems to suggest that Tetsuo won’t be able to escape his crimes. I’m looking forward to seeing what his fate is.

~dakazu