I Can't Understand What My Husband Is Saying
| I Can't Understand What My Husband Is Saying | |
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Cover of Danna ga Nani o Itteiru ka Wakaranai Ken volume 1 by Ichijinsha | |
| 旦那が何を言っているかわからない件 (Danna ga Nani o Itteiru ka Wakaranai Ken) | |
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| Genre | Comedy,[1] Slice of Life |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Cool-kyō Shinja |
| Published by | Ichijinsha |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | 2011 – ongoing |
| Volumes | 4 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Shinpei Nagai |
| Produced by | Dream Creation |
| Written by | Shinpei Nagai |
| Music by | G-angle |
| Studio | Seven |
| Original run | October 3, 2014 – December 26, 2014 |
| Episodes | 13 |
| Anime television series | |
| Season 2 | |
| Directed by | Shinpei Nagai |
| Produced by | Dream Creation |
| Written by | Shinpei Nagai |
| Music by | G-angle |
| Studio | Seven |
| Original run | April 2, 2015 – scheduled |
| Episodes | 13 |
I Can't Understand What My Husband Is Saying (旦那が何を言っているかわからない件 Danna ga Nani o Itteiru ka Wakaranai Ken) is a Japanese 4-panel manga series by Cool-kyō Shinja. The chapters are released online and then published in print by Ichijinsha. The first volume was released on December 29, 2011 and the fourth volume was released on June 26, 2014.[2][3] An anime adaptation began airing in Japan on October 4, 2014 and finished airing on December 25, 2014. A second season is set to air on April 2, 2015.
Plot
The series centers around the daily lives of Kaoru, a hard working office lady, and her otaku husband, Hajime. Using popular anime and otaku tropes and in-jokes, the characters explore the conflicts and similarities between daily life and otaku culture in urban Japan. The witty dialogue accentuates the animation and sometimes slips into manzai-style humor.
Characters
- Kaoru (カオル)
- Voiced by: Yukari Tamura[4]
- Hajime's wife. A 25-year old office lady who is adjusting to married life with an otaku husband.
- Hajime (はじめ)
- Voiced by: Kenichi Suzumura[4]
- Kaoru's husband. A 23-year old otaku who scrapes by a living as a blogger.
- Mayotama (マヨタマ)
- Voiced by: Sayaka Horino[5]
- Hajime's cross-dressing younger brother. A popular young Boys Love manga writer and artist with a slightly perverted sense of humor.
- Miki (三木)
- Voiced by: Kaori Shimizu[5]
- A manga enthusiast and director at a data entry company.
- Rino Juse (樹瀬 リノ（じゅせ リノ）)
- Voiced by: Rie Kugimiya[5]
- Kaoru's close friend since high school who's now married to Nozomu Juse.
- Tadashi (忠)
- Voiced by: Kazuma Horie[6]
- Kaoru's uncle, who has raised her as a father. He is very protective of Kaoru and is a highly skilled chef.
- Tanaka-san (田中さん)
- Voiced by: Ryōko Shintani[5]
- Kaoru's other close friend since high school who's now married to Yamada-san.
Media
Anime
An anime television series adaptation began airing in October 2014. Crunchyroll began streaming the series on October 4, 2014.[7] The episodes are approximately three minutes apiece. The thirteenth episode has announced that the series has been green-lit for a second season, which will premiere in April 2015.[8]
Episode list
Season 1
| No. | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "How I Got Into Hobbies I Don't Understand" "Awanai shumi to hamatta Sori" (合わない趣味とハマったソリ) | October 4, 2014 |
| Kaoru reflects on her and Hajime's first few weeks of marriage. | ||
| 2 | "Surpass Gender and Blood. Come Forth, Otokonoko..." "Seibetsu o Koe Chi o Koe Ide yo Otokono" (性別を超え血を超え出でよ男の娘) | October 11, 2014 |
| Mayotama comes to visit. Hajime breaks it to him that Kaoru is not an otaku. Kaoru's friends then come over to meet her new husband. | ||
| 3 | "My Otaku Brother Can't Have So Few Friends (Etc.)" "Otaku no Ore no Otōto ga Konnani Tomodachi ga Sukunai Wake ga (ry" (オタクの俺の弟がこんなに友達が少ない訳が(ry) | October 18, 2014 |
| Hajime and Mayotama attend an offline club meeting for otakus. | ||
| 4 | "My Husband Primarily Works in the Year-Round Home Surveillance Business" "Danna wa Tamani Keibi-shoku ni Nenjūmukyū de Tsuiteorimasu" (旦那はたまに警備職に年中無休で就いております) | October 22, 2014 |
| Hajime suspends his blog and tries to find real employment in the workforce. | ||
| 5 | "Drunker Devil" "Dorankā Debiru" (ドランカーデビル) | October 29, 2014 |
| It is revealed that Kaoru is very wild and out of control when she gets drunk. | ||
| 6 | "Never Cross a Bridge Till You Come To It" "Nebā Kurosu A Burijji Tiru Yū Kamu Tu Itto" (ネバークロスアブリッジティルユーカムトゥイット) | November 6, 2014 |
| Kaoru tries to fight a smoking addiction due to a hinted pregnancy. | ||
| 7 | "What Happened When I Turned My Back to the Path I Was Used To and Started Running" "Arukinareta Michi ni Se o Mukete Hashittemita Kekka" (歩きなれた道に背を向けて走ってみた結果) | November 13, 2014 |
| Kaoru decides she wants to learn how to cook. The couple consults her father, a professional chef. | ||
| 8 | "I'll Become a Pro Golfer" "Puro Gorufā naru" (プロゴルファーなる) | November 20, 2014 |
| Kaoru's relatives need someone to watch their little girl, Ai-chan, while they are at a pro golfing match. The couple obliges. | ||
| 9 | "Slathering Honey on the Best Pancakes Ever" "Gokujō no pankēki ni hachimitsu o buchimakeru kōi" (極上のパンケーキにハチミツをぶちまける行為) | November 27, 2014 |
| To help Mayotama with his manga writing, Kaoru and Hajime describe how they met, as well as their first date. | ||
| 10 | "The Child Who Is So Close Yet So Far Away" "Kiwamete chikaku, kagirinaku tōi kodomo" (極めて近く、限りなく遠い子供) | December 4, 2014 |
| After an unexpected visit from Hajime's mother, the couple considers and discusses having a child. | ||
| 11 | "One Person Had Survived On Her Own" "Hito ga hitori de ikite kite" (人が一人で生きてきて) | December 11, 2014 |
| Kaoru reflects on her former living circumstances, before coming to the simple revelation that she is blessed to be married. | ||
| 12 | "Fusion Sage Day" "Yūgōkenja no hi" (融合賢者の日) | December 18, 2014 |
| After learning Kaoru has to work on Christmas Day, Hajime decides to go to Rino and Nozomu's house to avoid being alone on the 25th. | ||
| 13 | "Me, Her, and Another" "Boku to Kanojo to Mōhitori" (僕と彼女ともう一人) | December 25, 2014 |
| After making subtle in-anime jests at the series' imminent conclusion, Hajime and Kaoru learn that she is pregnant. | ||
Season 2
| No. | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Wriggling Memories" | April 2, 2015 |
| Kaoru takes Hajime with her down a trip on memory lane. | ||
| 2 | "Snipe Better" | April 9, 2015 |
| Kaoru's insecurities about her marriage are raised by compatibility tests. | ||
| 3 | "Husband and Wife´s XXX" | April 16, 2015 |
| In an attempt to curb his voracious collection of anime figurines, Hajime strikes up an interest in bowling (no pun intended.... though we can't say the same about the title). | ||
| 4 | "I Only Draw Free" | April 23, 2015 |
| 5 | "Take me to the Ryokan" | April 30, 2015 |
References
- ↑ "I Can't Understand What My Husband Is Saying on Crunchyroll". Crunchyroll. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
- ↑ "旦那が何を言っているかわからない件". Amazon Japan. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
- ↑ "旦那が何を言っているかわからない件 4". Amazon Japan. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Yukari Tamura, Kenichi Suzumura Star in 'I Can't Understand What My Husband Is Saying' Anime". Anime News Network. August 28, 2014. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "'I Can't Understand What My Husband Is Saying' Anime's 1st Video, New Voice Cast Unveiled". Anime News Network. September 9, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
- ↑ "'Kazumi HORIE'". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- ↑ "Crunchyroll to Stream Wolf Girl & Black Prince, Joker, I Can't Understand What My Husband is Saying". Anime News Network. October 4, 2014. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
- ↑ "I Can't Understand What My Husband Is Saying' Anime Gets 2nd Season". Anime News Network. December 25, 2014. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
External links
- Official manga site (Japanese)
- Official anime website (Japanese)
- I Can't Understand What My Husband Is Saying (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia