The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting

The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting (Japanese: 組長娘と世話係, Hepburn: Kumichō Musume to Sewagakari) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tsukiya. It began serialization in the Comic Ride pixiv website in June 2018, and later transferred to Micro Magazine's Comic Elmo manga service in May 2020. It has been collected in seven tankōbon volumes as of February 2022. An anime television series adaptation by Feel and Gaina is set to premiere in July 2022.

The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting
Cover of the first manga volume
組長娘と世話係
(Kumichō Musume to Sewagakari)
Manga
Written byTsukiya
Published byMicro Magazine
English publisher
Kaiten Books
MagazineComic Ride pixiv
Comic Elmo
DemographicSeinen
Original runJune 5, 2018 – present
Volumes7
Anime television series
Directed byItsuro Kawasaki
Written byKeiichirō Ōchi
Music byTakurō Iga
Studio
Original networkTokyo MX, RKB, BS NTV, TSS
Original run July 7, 2022 – scheduled

Characters
Tōru Kirishima (霧島 透, Kirishima Tōru)
Voiced by: Yoshimasa Hosoya[1][2] (drama CD, anime)
Yaeka Sakuragi (桜樹 八重花, Sakuragi Yaeka)
Voiced by: Misaki Watada[1][2] (drama CD, anime)
Kei Sugihara (杉原 恵, Sugihara Kei)
Voiced by: Kaito Ishikawa[1][3] (drama CD, anime)
Kazuhiko Sakuragi (桜樹 一彦, Sakuragi Kazuhiko)
Voiced by: Ryōta Takeuchi[1][3] (drama CD, anime)
Kanami Kurosaki (黒崎 香菜美, Kurosaki Kanami)
Voiced by: Misa Kobayashi[1][3] (drama CD, anime)
Miyuki Sakuragi (桜樹 美幸, Sakuragi Miyuki)
Voiced by: Mai Nakahara[3] (anime)
Tōichirō Aoi (葵 塔一郎, Aoi Tōichirō)
Voiced by: Tomoaki Maeno[3] (anime)
Rei Hojo (北条 零, Hōjō Rei)
Voiced by: Wataru Hatano[4] (anime)
Masaya Hayami (速水 雅也, Hayami Masaya)
Voiced by: Jun Fukuyama[4] (anime)
Yuri Mashiro (真白 悠莉, Mashiro Yūri)
Voiced by: Hiroshi Kamiya[4] (anime)

Media

Manga

The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting is written and illustrated by Tsukiya. The series began serialization in the Comic Ride pixiv website on June 5, 2018.[5] In May 2020, it transferred to Micro Magazine's Comic Elmo manga service.[6] The first volume was released on December 24, 2018.[7] The series is licensed in English by Kaiten Books.[8]

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 December 24, 2018[7]978-4-89-637849-8February 12, 2021 (digital)
July 20, 2021 (print)[9]		978-1-952241-17-8
2 July 19, 2019[10]978-4-89-637900-6July 23, 2021 (digital)
March 22, 2022 (print)[11]		978-1-952241-25-3
3 January 24, 2020[12][13]978-4-89-637967-9
978-4-89-637968-6 (SE)		January 28, 2022 (digital)
August 16, 2022 (print)[14]		978-1-952241-33-8
4 July 22, 2020[15]978-4-86-716032-9——
5 December 10, 2020[16]978-4-86-716090-9——
6 September 10, 2021[17][18]978-4-86-716165-4
978-4-86-716166-1 (SE)		——
7 February 10, 2022[19]978-4-86-716245-3——
8 July 11, 2022[20]978-4-86-716301-6——

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on September 8, 2021.[21] It is produced by Feel and Gaina and directed by Itsuro Kawasaki, with scripts written by Keiichirō Ōchi, character designs by Hiromi Ogata, and music composed by Takurō Iga.[2] The series is set to premiere on July 7, 2022, on Tokyo MX and other channels. The opening theme song is "Mirai no Hero Tachi e" by Shō Takeyaki, while the ending theme song is "Kaerimichi no Iro" by VTuber Shibuya HAL.[4][22]

Reception

In 2019, The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting was nominated for the 5th Next Manga Awards in the digital category and placed 15th out of 50 nominees.[23]

References
  1. ヤクザ×幼女、新しいお仕事は殴らないお仕事。若頭と組長娘のハートフル（？）ストーリー『組長娘と世話係』最新第３巻が発売！. PR Times (in Japanese). January 23, 2020. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  2. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 7, 2021). "The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting TV Anime Reveals Main Cast, Staff, 2022 Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  3. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (February 7, 2022). "The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting Anime Adds 5 Cast Members". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  4. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (March 28, 2022). "The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting Anime's Video Reveals More Cast, Staff, Opening Song, July 7 Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  5. 狂犬ヤクザが組長の一人娘の世話係に、ゲス×幼女なハートフル新連載. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 5, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  6. 女性向けマンガレーベル・コミックELMOの公式サイト誕生、新連載3作も幕開け. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 19, 2020. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  7. 組長娘と世話係 １ (in Japanese). Micro Magazine. 12 March 2020. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  8. Mateo, Alex (December 12, 2020). "Kaiten Books Licenses 3 Manga for Digital Release in 2021". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  9. "The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting Vol. 1". Kaiten Books. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  10. 組長娘と世話係 ２ (in Japanese). Micro Magazine. 12 March 2020. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  11. "The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting Vol. 2". Kaiten Books. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  12. 組長娘と世話係 ３ (in Japanese). Micro Magazine. 12 March 2020. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  13. 組長娘と世話係３ ドラマCD付限定版 (in Japanese). Micro Magazine. 12 March 2020. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  14. "The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting Volume 3". Kaiten Books. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  15. 組長娘と世話係 ４ (in Japanese). Micro Magazine. 12 March 2020. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  16. 組長娘と世話係 ５ (in Japanese). Micro Magazine. 12 March 2020. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  17. 組長娘と世話係 ６ (in Japanese). Micro Magazine. 12 March 2020. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  18. 組長娘と世話係 ６ イラストBOOK付限定版 (in Japanese). Micro Magazine. 12 March 2020. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  19. 組長娘と世話係 7 (in Japanese). Micro Magazine. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  20. 組長娘と世話係 8 (in Japanese). Micro Magazine. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  21. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (September 8, 2021). "The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting Manga Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  22. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (April 25, 2022). "VTuber Shibuya HAL Performs The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting Anime's Ending Song". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  23. Loveridge, Lynzee (August 22, 2019). "SPY × FAMILY, Kusuriya no Hitorigoto Win Tsugi ni Kuru Manga Award 2019". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
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