is a Japanese manga series by KÃ
Âji Kumeta. It was serialized in Kodansha's manga Monthly ShÃ
Ânen Magazine from December 2015 to July 2020, with its chapters collected in twelve volumes. A 12-episode anime television series adaptation produced by Ajiado aired from April to June 2020. A compilation anime film premiered in July 2021.
Plot
Kakushi Goto makes a living drawing manga, but he fears this secret could drive a wedge between him and his daughter, Hime. Determined to protect their bond, he vows never to reveal his profession. The story follows their life together in Nakameguro, beginning when Hime is 8 years old and continuing until she turns 18.
Characters
GotÃ
 household
Kakushi is a manga artist who runs his own company, G-PRO. Being that his primary work involves , he is determined to keep his manga artist career a secret from his daughter, Hime. Kakushi is a single father, his wife having disappeared in an accident off the coast of Japan. His name is a pun on one of the Japanese words for . In the present, he has been in a coma for a year after suffering from an accident at his warehouse job.
Hime is a sprightly fourth grade elementary school student and daughter to Kakushi. She is also depicted as a third-year high school student in flash-forward segments, who knows of her father's secret, and has been waiting for him to wake up from his coma. Her name is a pun on one of the Japanese words for .
G-PRO
Aogu is Kakushi's chief assistant at G-PRO. He often requires instructions from other people, and his name is a reference to this fact; .
Rasuna is an assistant at G-PRO. She is named after the phrase .
Ami is an assistant at G-PRO. She generally sports a flat, uninterested demeanour; she also keeps secrets of her own, such as her manga artist pen name. Her name is a reference to the style of cross-hatching.
Kakeru is the newest assistant at G-PRO; his primary duty is to erase mistakes on the manga manuscripts. His name is a reference to erasing, or literally .
Tomaruin is the long-suffering editor at Weekly ShÃ
Ânen Magazine responsible for liaisoning with the G-PRO firm. He repeatedly drops off manga materials at the Goto home, threatening to reveal Kakushi's secret to his daughter. He is regarded as a ditz, and once mistaken for a pervert; however, he generally means well. He has a crush on Nadila. His name is a reference to the phrase .
Other characters
Nadila is an Indonesian migrant worker who occasionally comes to clean the Goto home. She teaches Hime how to cook Indonesian food, befuddling her father. In another segment, Tomaruin mistakes her for a dukun.
Rokujo is Hime's elementary school teacher. She is a fan of Kakushi's work and always helping him keep his secret to Hime. She is named after the number .
Senda is a 17-year-old high school student and aspiring idol. She is also work as a volunteer art instructor and very closed to Hime after she being a fan of her. Her name is a pun that means "I want to be the center of an idol group".
Imashigata is Kakushi's wealthy father-in-law, who has been at loggerheads with him seemingly ever since his daughter passed away. However, it is shown he still cares for Hime, going so far as to buying her a grand piano when she wants to practice.
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by KÃ
Âji Kumeta, Kakushigoto was serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine Monthly ShÃ
Ânen Magazine from December 4, 2015, to July 6, 2020. Kodansha collected its chapters in twelve volumes, released from June 17, 2016, to July 17, 2020.
In March 2020, Kodansha USA announced the acquisition of the manga for an English language digital release, with the first volume being released on March 17, 2020, and the last on February 9, 2021.
Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced on the tenth volume of the manga on November 15, 2019. The series was animated by Ajiado and directed by YÃ
«ta Murano, with Takashi Aoshima handling series composition, Shuuhei Yamamoto designing the characters, and Yukari Hashimoto composing the series' music. It aired from April 2 to June 18, 2020, on BS-NTV, AT-X, Tokyo MX, and SUN. The opening theme song is by Flumpool, while the ending theme is Eiichi Ohtaki's 1981 song .
Funimation acquired the series and streamed it on their website, AnimeLab, and Wakanim, as well as producing an English dub. Following Sony's acquisition of Crunchyroll, the series was moved to Crunchyroll.
Episodes
Film
On December 12, 2020, it was announced that the series would receive a theatrical compilation film. The film premiered on July 9, 2021. Funimation streamed the film.
Reception
In 2017, the series was ranked 18th at the third Next Manga Awards in the print category.
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