The Daily Life of a Part-time Torturer
The Daily Life of a Part-time Torturer is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yawora Tsugumi. It began serialization on Hakusensha's Manga Park and Young Animal Web services in December 2022. It has been compiled into seven volumes as of December 2025. An anime television series adaptation produced by Diomedéa premiered in January 2026.
Plot
The series takes place in a world where torture and killing are legal, and companies specialize in doing them. It follows Cero, a part-time worker at one such company, along with his coworkers Shū, Mike, and Hugh.
Characters
;Cero
;Shiu
;Mikke
;Hugh
;Hela
;Noe
;Berta
;Reu
;Nero
;Von
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by Yawora Tsugumi, The Daily Life of a Part-time Torturer began serialization on Hakusensha's Manga Park and Young Animal Web services on December 18, 2022. Its chapters have been compiled into seven volumes as of December 2025.
Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced on June 20, 2025. It is produced by Diomedéa and directed by Fumitoshi Oizaki, with series composition handled by Hitomi Amamiya, characters designed by Sake Shibuya, and music composed by Kenji Fujisawa. The series premiered on January 5, 2026, on Tokyo MX and other networks. The opening theme song is "GO GO PARADISE!!", performed by Granrodeo, while the ending theme song is "Ashita Tenki ni Naare", performed by Takuma Terashima. Crunchyroll is streaming the series. Medialink licensed the series in Southeast Asia and Oceania for streaming on Ani-One Asia's YouTube channel.
Other
In commemoration of the release of the series' third volume, a promotional video was uploaded to the Young Animal YouTube channel on December 27, 2023. The video featured voice performances from Junya Enoki and Hiroshi Kamiya.
Reception
The series was nominated for the ninth Next Manga Awards in 2023, and was ranked sixth out of 61 nominees. The series was ranked fifth in the Web Manga General Election 2023.