“Burned and jobless, a devoted father secretly protects his family as masked hero "Gugu-man."”
Familyman
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Synopsis
Burned and jobless, a devoted father secretly protects his family as masked hero "Gugu-man."
As a caring and diligent father, factory worker Kwon Gang-Ho supports his family with the little that he earns. At his workplace, he is admired by everyone due to his benevolent nature. Meanwhile, in Seoul, Gang-Ho's wife Yeong-Ran looks after their children on her own. Despite struggling to keep the family afloat, she never neglects her kids and puts in all her effort to raise them. When Gang-Ho's carelessness gets him involved in an accident, it leaves his face with severe burn marks. Dismissed from his job afterward, Gang-Ho returns to Seoul. However, since he does not want his family to know about the mishap, he decides to stay at his friend's house for the time being. One day, Gang-Ho encounters his daughter crossing the street. Suddenly, a car speeds forward and almost hits her, but Gang-Ho arrives in the nick of time and rescues her—wearing a mask of the fictional hero "Gugu-man." Following this incident, Gang-Ho starts using the costume of Gugu-man to keep an eye on his family without ever revealing himself. Thus begins the heartwarming tale of a devoted father and his earnest endeavor to protect his family, all while having to face arduous circumstances of his own.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 3 sampled reviews
What 3 readers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.36 · split reception
5.0 pts
Recommenders 9.0 · others 4.0
↓ 1.67
Running avg · Oct 2015 → Dec 2020
- 9 “When I viewed the information page of this title, I felt pretty bad because hardly had anybody bothered to read this manhwa and nobody posted a review of this title online. That's why I considered...”
- 9 “I was really astonished to see that such a manwha wasn't more popular on MAL, and that there was only one review, so I thought I would add mine. Family Man was a real emotional rollercoaster,...”
- 4 “For a manhwa called familyman there really is not much family connections at all, and the story suffers because of it. We are thrown into the thick of a problem, without prior knowledge of how this...”
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A Manhwa Publication
- Format 41 × 3 ch × vol
- Total read 5h 28m approx
- Published Aug 2009 – May 2010
- Source Manhwa media type
- Ref. BS-M18514 catalog