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 five tankōbon volumes as of December 2020. An anime television series adaptation by Feel and Gaina is set to premiere in 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
Volumes6
Anime television series
Directed byItsuro Kawasaki
Written byKeiichirō Ōchi
Music byTakurō Iga
Studio
Original run 2022 – scheduled

Characters
Tōru Kirishima (霧島 透, Kirishima Tōru)
Voiced by: Yoshimasa Hosoya (drama CD, anime)[1][2]
Yaeka Sakuragi (桜樹 八重花, Sakuragi Yaeka)
Voiced by: Misaki Watada (drama CD, anime)[1][2]
Kei Sugihara (杉原 恵, Sugihara Kei)
Voiced by: Kaito Ishikawa (drama CD)[1]
Kazuhiko Sakuragi (桜樹 一彦, Sakuragi Kazuhiko)
Voiced by: Ryōta Takeuchi (drama CD)[1]
Kanami Kurosaki (黒崎 香菜美, Kurosaki Kanami)
Voiced by: Misa Kobayashi (drama CD)[1]

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.[3] In May 2020, it transferred to Micro Magazine's Comic Elmo manga service.[4] The first volume was released on December 24, 2018.[5] As of September 10, 2021, six volumes have been released.[6] The series is licensed in English by Kaiten Books.[7]

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 December 24, 2018[5]978-4-89-637849-8February 12, 2021 (digital)
July 20, 2021 (print)[8]		978-1-95-224117-8
2 July 19, 2019[9]978-4-89-637900-6July 23, 2021 (digital)[10]978-1-95-224125-3
3 January 24, 2020[11][12]978-4-89-637967-9
978-4-89-637968-6 (SE)		——
4 July 22, 2020[13]978-4-86-716032-9——
5 December 10, 2020[14]978-4-86-716090-9——
6 September 10, 2021[6][15]978-4-86-716165-4
978-4-86-716166-1 (SE)		——

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on September 8, 2021.[16] 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. The series is set to premiere in 2022.[2]

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.[17]

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. 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). June 5, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  4. 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). May 19, 2020. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  5. 組長娘と世話係 １ (in Japanese). Micro Magazine. 12 March 2020. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  6. 組長娘と世話係 ６ (in Japanese). Micro Magazine. 12 March 2020. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  7. Mateo, Alex (December 12, 2020). "Kaiten Books Licenses 3 Manga for Digital Release in 2021". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  8. "The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting Vol. 1". Kaiten Books. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  9. 組長娘と世話係 ２ (in Japanese). Micro Magazine. 12 March 2020. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  10. "The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting Vol. 2". Kaiten Books. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  11. 組長娘と世話係 ３ (in Japanese). Micro Magazine. 12 March 2020. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  12. 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.
  13. 組長娘と世話係 ４ (in Japanese). Micro Magazine. 12 March 2020. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  14. 組長娘と世話係 ５ (in Japanese). Micro Magazine. 12 March 2020. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  15. 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.
  16. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (September 8, 2021). "The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting Manga Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  17. "SPY × FAMILY, Kusuriya no Hitorigoto Win Tsugi ni Kuru Manga Award 2019". Anime News Network. August 22, 2019. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
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