The Full-Time Wife Escapist (逃げるは恥だが役に立つ, Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu, lit.

Running away is shameful, but useful) is a Japanese romance josei manga series written and illustrated by Tsunami Umino.

[1] It was published by Kodansha, with serialization in Kiss magazine since November 9, 2012[2] and eleven volumes released across the whole series timeframe.

[3] The series later got a live-action adaptation that began airing on TBS in October 2016, with Yui Aragaki and Gen Hoshino as the leads.

[28] The television drama was very popular and also raised discussion on traditional views and values on marriage in Japan.