The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting

is a Japanese web 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 15 volumes as of December 2025. An anime television series adaptation produced by Feel and Gaina aired from July to September 2022.

Characters

An enforcer in the Sakuragi family branch of yakuza, Kirishima is tasked by his boss to watch over his 7-year-old daughter Yaeka. Kirishima has known Yaeka since she was a baby. Unbeknownst to Yaeka, Kirishima was once known as Sakuragi's Demon, a notoriously cold-blooded contract killer.

A quiet, shy, kind and gentle 7-year-old, she is the daughter of Kazuhiko Sakuragi. Her father conscripted Kirishima to be her babysitter as his wife is currently hospitalized, when his mother was left in a coma after the car accident. While initially cold and unresponsive, particularly to Kirishima, she begins to warm to him and other members of her family as the series progresses. She has a very honest personality.

The subordinate of Kirishima. Originally a shoplifter who later become a member of the gang after get caught of stealing a tea cup with lotus design from the yakuza-protected antique store and being already return the cup and being forced to apologize to owner.

The boss of the gang and Yaeka's father.

A former acquaintance of Kirishima who desires to return him to his persona as "Sakuragi's Demon." Mashiro is a sociopath, often displaying signs of mental instability, especially when inflicting pain or watching others suffer.

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. In May 2020, it transferred to Micro Magazine's Comic Elmo manga service. The first volume was released on December 24, 2018. As of December 10, 2025, 15 volumes have been released.

In December 2020, Kaiten Books announced that it had licensed the series for English publication. The first volume was released digitally on February 12, 2021, and in print format on July 20. The series was added to Azuki in June 2021 as a launch title.

Volumes

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on September 8, 2021. It is produced by Feel and Gaina and directed by Itsuro Kawasaki, with scripts written by , character designs by Hiromi Ogata, and music composed by . The series aired from July 7 to September 22, 2022, on Tokyo MX and other channels. The opening theme song is , performed by , and the ending theme song is , performed by VTuber . Crunchyroll has licensed the series, and have streamed an English dub starting on October 20, 2022.

Episodes

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.