Kakushi Gotou, a single father, tries to keep his job of drawing ecchi gag manga a secret from his young daughter by posing as a regular salaryman. ‘Kaku’, meaning a secret, and ‘shigoto’, meaning job. Gotou’s nearly psychotic impulse to prevent the reveal of his true career leads to some comedic situations.

The Tokyo locations are around Meguro, but there are more locations near Enoshima and all over Tokyo and Japan. Many spots referenced in the anime are produced very exactingly from their scouted locations.