My Home Hero

Tetsuo Tosu never expected his daughter, Reika, to be a victim of domestic violence. Suspecting that her yakuza boyfriend, Nobuto Matori, is the perpetrator, Tetsuo decides to investigate him and his associates. But as he searches for evidence at Reika's apartment, the father learns that his daughter is not the first victim and that a worse fate awaits her.

When he is discovered by Nobuto, Tetsuo ends up killing him in the ensuing fight. Assisted by his wife, Tetsuo hides the body in fear of retaliation from the yakuza. To add to the misfortune of the Tosu family, Nobuto happens to be the son of the mafia's head. Considered to be prime suspects behind Nobuto's disappearance, Tetsuo and his wife will have to deploy all their ingenuity to protect their daughter from the yakuza and their ruthless investigation.

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Tosu, Tetsuo Main

Suwabe, Junichi Japanese

Tosu, Kasen Supporting

Ohara, Sayaka Japanese

Majima, Kyouichi Supporting

Itou, Kent Japanese

Kubo Supporting

Ootsuka, Akio Japanese

Matori, Yoshitatsu Supporting

Miki, Shinichiro Japanese

Matori, Nobuto Supporting

Tada, Keita Japanese

Tosu, Reika Supporting

Shirata, Chihiro Japanese

Hibiki Supporting

Ookubo, Rumi Japanese

Taxi Driver Supporting

Makimura, Takuya Japanese

Barker Supporting

Makimura, Takuya Japanese

Maruyama, Hajime Producer

Shioya, Yoshiyuki Producer

Ozawa, Fumihiro Producer

Kurosu, Nobuhiko Producer

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May 12, 2025

MNexon

Recommended

Story (8):
This is a genius anime, where a husband and wife cover up their criminal acts to protect their daughter. I have never seen a story like this in the crime, mystery, and thriller genres. Although there is no action, here it relies on the way of thinking to deal with a problem and the strategies that must be made. The husband and wife are very smart and very competent in this story, they look like an ordinary family but they are geniuses. Here everything is related to criminal knowledge, negotiation, manipulation, backup strategies, betrayal.

Characters (9):
Here the characters are well written, not cheesy. I like ... the relationship between Tetsuo and Kyoichi. They are both smart and want to achieve their goals even though they have to be opposites but work together to get the goals they are aiming for. They also show their emotions very well. The backstory of the characters here is also well written.

Visual (8):
The visuals of this anime are like old anime like in 2004 like Death Note and Bartender. but this visual is also very suitable for this anime genre.

Audio (8):
The opening and ending are just ordinary, what I like is the voice actors of each character are very good, especially Tetsuo, Tetsuo's wife, Kyoichi and Nobuto's father. They can convey their emotions very well. The sound effects here are also good, and another thing I like is the thriller backsound so there are goosebumps

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Jun 23, 2023

MediumShot

Mixed Feelings

I was excited for this realistic mystery/crime/thriller as there aren’t too many amazing ones out there- Monster and Kaze no Yojimbo come to mind. To sum up quickly, this anime has an amazing start, gets tedious and fails to find it’s footing, gets amazing again near the end, then slams you with a huge annoying aggravation, before delivering a decent enough ending.

The good- the op is one of the best of the season, and thats saying something as I cant remember one season that had so many shows with amazing music. It’s a story about a normal person with nothing special about him ... who has to suck it up to save his family, allowing for some interesting growth. The characters all were pretty interesting for the most part, each with their own motivations.

The bad- for one, the mob seems to catch on way too fast that their darling member is missing, giving the lead almost no wiggle room to get his act together. They catch on so fast, in fact, that it’s almost unbelievable that they need to play cat and mouse. The pacing seems to also go off- there’s a large portion of the show where it feels like very little progresses. Many of the things that the lead does during this time to throw the mob off seem short sighted and not very well thought out. Animation is average.

Its not a bad anime, but not particularly good either. If nothing else, it stands out because it’s different- which may be a nice change of pace in a sea of isekai’s. I might watch it again sometime, but I’d have to be pretty bored.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Jun 18, 2023

SpRayquaza11

Not Recommended

a let down to say the least , as many would have let you know in the forums, and as an indian i have to point out that this show has a setting that is completely the same as an indian movie by the name of 'drishyam'. if you want to not waste of your time ,and constant cliffhanger cockblockers that amount to almost NOTHING! id rather recommend this movie than my home hero which poses as an mystery thriller and fails on the thriller aspect so hard that the mystery one even if competent falls flat due to the friendly fire.


plot (6/10)
the setting was ... good , the characters alright so everything was set when we were actually treated with a fairly grotesque and dark setting and themes were represnted properly in the trailer as well, but it all suddenly fell like dominoes on poor direction simply due to the fact that HO LITTLE THE cliffhangers actually matter in this show , one example is when tetsuo almost gets caught at a place he should'nt be in and that is left as a cliffhanger for us , a week later we come back and see what? the guy JUST MISSES seeing him there , that is it , a week of hype and anticipation all gone! the rest of the plot in general is underutilized and full of holes , the daughter becomes semi irrelavant , most of the cat and mouse games are just repetations of themselves but with a slightly different situation which lead to the same outcome .

characters (6/10)
none of these characters are interesting in the slightest which makes it hard to ACTUALLY PICK A SIDE and support someone , the depth of the characters was almost enhanced when there was a small glimpse of the past of the MC and FMC (ie the father and mother) but that only amounted to a single episode , and somehow we are simply supposed to believe that they can actually go up and murder someone just cz their daughter was harmed by this one dude and the dad is a mystery fan , come on that is not how you want your story to begin if you want to go for a realistic setting! people like tetsou however noble they may seem are MURDERERS and he does not ever show any sign of violent behaviour are actions , and even pities someone he frames for said murder , do you really think some one like that is capable of doing this author?

sound and VA (4/10)
Insufferable mess , the VA of tetsou is usually a monotonous thing , the animations sometimes dont even sync with the lines spoken , the OST is just resued over and over again to the point that this one ost which signifies tetsuo's guilt is almost just stuck in my head when i think of this series! i may have been brainwashed :3.

art and animation (3/10)
please use atleast stock walking and speaking animation? i dont understand why but most of the animation is very incosistent because of this and other visible mistake i know i am no expert but i am pretty sure modern anime should not look this janky.


its a mess , I would forgive plot holes and character motivation inconsistancies if the show wasnt trying to hammer home the "realisitc mystery thriller identity" it is a show you should probably not waste your time on , but if you must , please give only the first two a shot and you will understand if it is worth following this story through.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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