🐉 極主夫道８巻 • The Way of the House Husband, Volume 8

Japanese Language Book Clubs
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Welcome to 極主夫道 ・The Way of the Househusband, Volume 8

Note: We read Volume 1 as the Beginner Book Club!, and are continuing to read as an offshoot book club.
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If you want to take part, just buy the book and join in the discussion! We also recommend setting this thread to ‘watching’ so that you get notified when the discussion threads are posted.

Not sure if this is for you? Check out the Nomination Post and read the first chapter for free on Bookwalker - remember that your fellow book club members and the vocab sheet will be here to help you out though!

:warning: Important Volume 8 Notice :warning:

There are two versions of this book: the standard edition and the special edition. The special edition includes a bonus spin-off manga: クライムキャッチポリキユア (the magical girl anime Miku likes). We are not going to be reading that spin-off as a club. In other words, we are reading the standard edition.

However, you are still welcome to read the spin-off in your own time and ask questions about it here during or after week 5. There just won’t be a week dedicated to it.

Cover Differences

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Standard Edition (only includes Volume 8)

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Special Edition (includes Volume 8 content + クライムキャッチポリキユア spinoff)

Buy the Book

Standard Edition

the cover where Tatsu is wearing his usual apron and the volume number is red
Physical | Amazon JP
eBook | BookWalker, Kindle

Or, if you wish to buy the special edition:

Special Edition

the cover where Tatsu is wearing a pink チポリキユア shirt and the volume number is pink
Physical | Amazon JP
eBook | Bookwalker, Kindle

If you haven’t used Amazon JP before, note that you will need a separate account.

Volume 8 Reading Schedule

Week Start Date Chapter End Page Page Count
Wk 1 October 1 Chapters 64-65 36 34
Wk 2 October 8 Chapters 66-67 66 30
Wk 3 October 15 Chapters 68-69 98 32
Wk 4 October 22 Chapters 70-71 130 32
Wk 5 October 29 Chapter 72+おまけ end of Volume 8 29

Vocabulary List

Please read the editing guidelines before contributing!

Useful resources

Kansai-ben:

Yakuza slang/極道用語
Onomatopoeia
Contractions: Reference thread, more exhaustive list

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Chapters 64-65

Welcome to Volume 8!

  • I’m reading along
  • I’ll catch up later
  • I’ve read ahead, but I’m here for discussion
  • I just like polls

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Chapters 66-67

Week 2!

  • I’m reading along
  • I’ll catch up later
  • I’ve read ahead, but I’m here for discussion
  • I just like polls

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I'm not sure when but I had this as a draft and forgot to post it

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Love the design on the Mama truck haha

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I think my library only has the first 3

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God the whole policeman sequence with マメ太郎 was amazing!!

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my library actually has up to book 7.
I am on book 6 and loving it

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Nice! That’s cool that your library has this series.

Welcome to the club :smiley:

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I didn’t pay attention to the truck design before, glad you brought it up so I could appreciate it!

I know right? :joy: Especially the one policeman’s daydreams lmao

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look at his tiny little wine glass :sob:

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Chapters 68-69

Welcome to week 3!

  • I’m reading along
  • I’ll catch up later
  • I’ve read ahead, but I’m here for discussion
  • I just like polls

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It’s nice that we finally get an explanation from Tacchan himself about whatever he’s saying in his dialect hahaha

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That is one way to end a golf match

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Chapters 70-71

Week 4 already? As I went to make this weekly post I could have sworn we were just starting week 3, but we’re almost done with another volume!

  • I’m reading along
  • I’ll catch up later
  • I’ve read ahead, but I’m here for discussion
  • I just like polls

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Chapter 71

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I feel like the chef here “Ohh you talk a lot!” and not actually listening what they say hahaha

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Chapters 72+おまけ

And we’re done with another volume! Feel free to discuss the spin-off story here as well if you choose to read it :smiley:

  • I’m reading along
  • I’ll catch up later
  • I’ve read ahead, but I’m here for discussion
  • I just like polls

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