ふつつかなヨメですが!(4): ビッグ コミックス

The Delinquent Housewife! #4

by Yōko Nemu

A family comedy manga about a high school boy and his sister in law who moves in, who has a BIG secret from her past.When her mother-in-law finds her biker jacket, Komugi decides it’s time to stop lying, and tells the truth about her delinquent past. But even after coming clean, things only grow more awkward between Komugi and her MIL, and it leaves her down in the dumps. To cheer herself up, she sneaks out one night on her bike—and Dai, worried about her state of mind, insists on going with her. The two end up having a confrontation… An imminent homecoming spurs everyone into action in this final volume!

Genres: Manga, Slice Of Life

Comic

First published January 1, 2016

About the author

ねむようこ debuted on November 2004 in Feel Young. Nemu began her first series "3 am Dangerous Zone" in 2008, which used many actual observations to create episodes through cute, pop art. The series became a big hit.

Reviews

[Veronica · Rating 3 out of 5]

Didn’t realize this was going to wrap up in only four volumes! I do actually like that they didn’t drag out the story for a million years, but it felt a little abrupt to end it where they did. I was deeply relieved that the resolution of the “Dai has a crush on Komugi” plot line was not “Dai and Komugi consummate their improbable passion for each other” but rather “Dai realizes that his crush is not as important as respecting Komugi’s place in the family as his sister-in-law and affirms that he will love her as a sister from here on out”. I guess I would have liked a volume or two of how the family adapts after Tohru returns, but also Tohru has been such an unbelievable asshole (in absentia) for the whole series and I have no idea how you could possibly write him as an actual on-screen character after all that, so maybe it’s for the best that we end just as he knocks on the door!

[Anna · Rating 2 out of 5]

Kind of an anticlimactic ending to the series; while the Komugi/Dai situation seems to have figured out where it's going, the Komugi/mom situation didn't feel satisfactorily resolved, the thread with the resentful younger sister felt like it was just kinda abandoned, and I was very disappointed that we never got to see the reunion with Tohru! It didn't even need to be a big, volume-long thing, just a few pages to see how everyone handles his return and confirm once and for all whether this was all a huge jerk move on his part (which it still kind of is either way, but was it heedlessly so?) or his sneaky plan to force family bonding time.
Though there were some funny and some touching moments in this short series, in the end I don't feel enough to strongly recommend it. It's a casual home-drama read.

[Cynthia Nicola · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars. I am not happy that this is supposed to be the end of this series but I like the story itself!

[Sarah · Rating 1 out of 5]

The only reason I read this is because I had already purchased it and felt that finishing the series would help me move on from how disappointed and angry I felt after volume 3. I HATE the “Dai loves Komugi” arc. I HATE the “Yoshino tries to fuck with Komugi/tries to blackmail Dai/tries to force kisses on Dai” arc. I’m not satisfied with the ending because I wanted to see Tohru and his explanations for why he basically abandoned Komugi to his family and why he was so hard to get in contact with, as well as them either deciding to stay in the family home together or get an apartment. This series could have been really fun, cute, and meaningful, but then the author had to throw all this juvenile drama bullshit in the form Yoshino and the possible emotional affair between Dai and Komugi - I read both 3 and 4 in the same day, so I can’t remember which one showed Komugi possibly starting to return Dai’s feelings or at least emotionally replace her husband-to-be with him at times. It’s been a while since I read books 1 and 2 (I thought 1 was pretty darn good and 2 was less so, so I took a break), so I don’t remember Komugi’s age. If she’s like 26, this whole storyline is even worse.

[hoolly · Rating 1 out of 5]

I loved vol 1-2 , 3 was interesting but the last one makes me mad, because after all this time his wife abandoned like trash in a house of In-Laws which she tries to conform to. She is in this emotional relationship with his younger brother which was weird. I guess I understand because she is not a mature woman she has more of a teenage mindset. Still the fact that he comes back and we never really get why he left and lied to her, besides he was trying to find himself. Or the mother in law thinking he abandoned his wife because she needed to be trained to be a proper housewife.
Honestly the wife should have left, maybe help the brother in law process his emotions so they could have remained good friends.

[Tiger · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm not really sure how to feel. I really like this series, it's so cute, it's got loveable characters and it fits the genres I love most. But the ending bothers me. Possible spoiler below??

Okay so, the way the book ends, it honestly feels like Dai's feelings were just filler content. It's like, there was no plot and they wanted to extend the book so they added this cliche where he falls for his sister in law. And then suddenly his feelings don't matter and he just accepts her as a sister? It just felt really rushed.

I also wasn't fond of the ending. It feels more like a cliffhanger than an ending. But maybe that's just me nit-picking because I like neatly tied up endings.

Overall, I don't regret reading this series and I would recommend it to people to read. But I won't lie, it left me feeling unsatisfied. At the same time, I was smiling at the end so that's something, I suppose lol

[Alex · Rating 5 out of 5]

The ending of this one is a bit open ended but I think it pulls it off well. I like how Komugi and Dai patch things up in the end. I feel like if the author wanted to they could write a sequel series to this. Hopefully they decide to do that in the future cuz I’d happily read any more of this lovely josei story

[Alyssa · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm just happy that the wife didn't get together with the younger brother. But other than that, it was a very nice manga and it was interesting seeing a woman in that media that didn't even know how to take care of any housework.

[Anaika · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars

[Snail · Rating 3 out of 5]

Weeelll.... Ending was both better and worse than expected. Mostly better. But Tohru is still a jerk?

[Loz · Rating 3 out of 5]

A least terrible resolution to a bad plotline. Some return to a bit of the heart of the first. Again. More hijinks needed.

[Casey · Rating 3 out of 5]

Had this not been the final volume I would have rated it higher.

[kat · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked this series. Not really a romance. But it’s a cute story about a little brother with a crush on his big brother’s wife. It’s fluffy and fun. Beautifully drawn, truly.

[Laura · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed this series and it made me laugh numerous times. I thought the first two volumes were better and it did end a little abruptly but overall I'd give it 7/10.

[Travis · Rating 4 out of 5]

The ending was good given the weird trajectory of the middle of the series. Landed the plane well. Overall series is too much brother-in-law and not enough Delinquent or Housewife.

[T.J. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Finally! I feel like this could have been a 2-volume series as the whole middle part just went on and on. This was the best of the 4 parts. Satisfying conclusion, but overall the series was a bit of a letdown.