Tadaima, Okaeri

Hoping for a fresh start, househusband Masaki Fujiyoshi, his spouse Hiromu, and their toddler son, Hikari, move to a new neighborhood. The couple's union was frowned upon by many due to Masaki's status as an omega—a secondary gender that allows an individual to give birth. Even for an alpha—seen as the superior secondary gender—such as Hiromu, discrimination seems to be commonplace and a hindrance to a life of domestic bliss.

Fortunately, the new family is not alone. Little Hikari becomes attached to Yuuki Hirai, the Fujiyoshis' lonely college student neighbor. Despite his initial reluctance, Yuuki ends up befriending the infant. Moreover, the family can also confide in Hiromu's childhood friend and coworker Tomohiro "Matsu" Matsuo.

Although everything is going well for the young couple and their child, a sudden presence from the past might pose a problem for the peaceful life they dream of.

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Fujiyoshi, Masaki Main

Tamaru, Atsushi Japanese

Fujiyoshi, Hikari Main

Tanezaki, Atsumi Japanese

Fujiyoshi, Hiromu Main

Morikawa, Toshiyuki Japanese

Hirai, Yuuki Supporting

Yashiro, Taku Japanese

Fujiyoshi, Hinata Supporting

Kohara, Konomi Japanese

Matsuo, Tomohiro Supporting

Toriumi, Kousuke Japanese

Mochizuki, Michiru Supporting

Hondo, Kaede Japanese

Ogiwara, Kazuhiko Supporting

Terashima, Junta Japanese

Fujiyoshi, Kouji Supporting

Matsuo, Shuuto Supporting

Okitsu, Kazuyuki Japanese

Ishihira, Shinji Director

Matsumura, Juria Director

Hata, Shouji Sound Director

MADKID Theme Song Performance

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May 3, 2024

Steblob

Recommended

Preliminary (4/12 eps)

I am a big fan of Omegaverse stories. But the thing is, the omegaverse au was made by Westerners. It's nice how media like Manhwas (Korean comics) and Mangas (Japanese comics) finally adapted to it. However, there was no animated series related to it...until Tadaima, Okaeri got released. Omegaverses have some sensitive topics but Tadaima Okaeri seemed to be the best introduction to this concept. The series is so wholesome and I like how it covers topics that can someone be applied to today's world.

The art style reminds me of Gakuen Babysitters which is understandable since both are similar in terms of the artist. ... The colors rlly fit the theme depending on the emotions portrayed. The characters have their own personality and all somewhat made their own character developments.

If you're looking for a wholesome series + serious and cute plot, I recommend it!!

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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May 15, 2024

tele_fon

Recommended

Preliminary (4/12 eps)

WHOLESOMENESS in a nutshell. There will always be a place in my heart for anime toddlers🥹. Still, this show is such a sweet family story about raising your kid in the Omegaverse.

The context: For people who don't know, the Omegaverse genre is basically an alternative universe with second gender called Alpha, Beta, and Omega. Basically, Alpha are top of the food chain, superior individuals; generally both male and female Alpha can impregnate. The opposite is true for omega who are considered inferior in society eyes & seen as sex objects because they have strong pheromones. Both male and female omega can get pregnant. They can ... be paired with an Alpha by the act of nape biting, which help suppressed their pheromones. Betas are just stuck in the middle. In Omegaverse, most things are determined by this social hierarchy. Although, there exist the rare fated pair of Alpha and Omega who are basically each other's half. This chemistry transcends logic. It is a wild setting, but one that actually explores a lot of social prejudice and allow same sex couple the fantasy of pregnancy.

The story: With that out of the way, I find Tadaima, Okaeri to be such a refreshing story. This genre is usually a bit twisted due to its premise, so seeing Alpha and Omega parent just happily raising their child was beautiful. The prejudice here is something our MCs face daily, but it felt closer to real life in how passive aggressive these interactions are. Yet there's also hope. The children are so cute and positive you just feel healed from watching the interactions. It might be too sunshine & rainbow for some, but we do need these happy, slice-of-life fantasy to believe real life can be better.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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May 28, 2024

Curlybrace101

Mixed Feelings

Preliminary (7/12 eps)

"Omegaverse, also known as A/B/O (an abbreviation for "alpha/beta/omega"), is a subgenre of speculative erotic fiction, and originally a subgenre of erotic [homosexual] fan fiction. Its premise is that a dominance hierarchy exists in humans, which are divided into dominant "alphas", neutral "betas", and submissive "omegas". This hierarchy determines how people interact with one another in romantic, erotic and sexual contexts...Its main peculiarity is that characters have two sexes: a main one (male or female), decided by their external sexual organs, and a secondary one, that manifests during puberty, determined by their internal reproductive system...Between Alphas and Betas, only females can carry on a pregnancy, ... but male Omegas are often envisaged as being able to become pregnant via a uterus connected to the rectum, and Alphas can impregnate regardless of their main gender."

- Wikipedia

I know, absolutely buck wild paragraph to open with, but this is absolutely necessary information if you are not in the know. If you happen to already know what the omegaverse is (like myself) I presume you skipped it to save you some time. Either way, welcome!

Tadaima, Okaeri is, officially, the first omegaverse anime. The Omegaverse, despite being conceptualized and most popular in the west, has been a quite popular setting for manga for quite some time, and one has finally been adapted into an anime. Finally this subgenre of homosexual pregnancy kink erotica based on outdated wolf science has hit the silver screen!

Except it hasn't, really. I would hardly call Tadaima, Okaeri "omegaverse."

I may be being snide, but don't take this as a bashing of the omegaverse genre. Just the opposite, in fact. Though I found it strange at first, being as immersed in fandom culture as I am meant I soon found myself appreciating it beyond strange kinky erotica and into a perspective of worldbuilding, which Tadaima, Okaeri really does not seem all too concerned with. The social dynamics of alphas, betas, and omegas gets some screentime, however the biological aspects relating to the male pregnancy (and often female siring) are not present at all. It's mostly just a story about a young couple raising a family with omegaverse in the background.

Weirdly enough, however, if an omegaverse work doesn't focus on worldbuilding, it's just there to be kinky, and that's not what Tadaima, Okaeri is either. Tadaima, Okaeri is actually *negative* kinky. It is one of the most wholesome, g-rated things I have ever seen.

So what gives? Why include the omegaverse at all if not for the kink or for the worldbuilding? Maybe I could buy that it *was* for wolrdbuilding purposes, however the omegaverse aspects tend to be rather irrelevant, leaving me unsatisfied. It is such a unique genre of speculative fiction, barely including the elements of it is frustrating.

And Tadaima, Okaeri isn't even a "true" omegaverse story, by the common definition.

Now, omegaverse is a folksonomy, so there is no one way to do the omegaverse. Every omegaverse writer will have their own take on it, some sticking to the very traditional ideas of it, and some not. This is one of those that does not. In fact, it's so far removed from omegaverse tradition that omega males aren't defined by their ability to carry children (and usually alpha females by their ability to sire them), but rather everyone appears to be some degree of intersex and can both carry and sire children---if I had to wager a guess, anyways; they don't really explain it. I say this because it also lacks the *other* key factor of the omegaverse: omega/alpha relationships. Or, rather, the main couple is an omega and an alpha, however that is not the norm. Rather, alphas are expected to marry other alphas, omegas other omegas, and betas other betas.

I...hesitate to even call Tadaima, Okaeri an omegaverse story, as it lacks the two things that define omegaverse: omega males possessing the unique ability to carry children by alphas, thus leading to alpha/omega relationships.

However, I'm not the president of omegaverse so I can't define it. Court of public opinion says it's omegaverse and I can't even disagree, considering it still resembles traditional omegaverse.

Now, not being a traditional omegaverse story is fine (although, if you're unfamiliar with the genre, I don't recommend this being where you start), there's no one way to do a genre, but this brings me back to my previous complaint: they don't focus on it enough. Not only are they not giving enough screentime to the elements of the genre that make it what it is, but it's such a different take on the genre that it could re-spark interest in desensitized omegaverse fans!

And they're...not focusing on it.

I suppose, technically, there's nothing wrong with leaving worldbuilding as a background element. But it honestly feels so irrelevant here it would be extraordinarily easy to write out.

I don't really have complaints about the rest of the show. If you enjoy slow, quiet, slice-of-life stories, that's exactly what this is. At times I find it a bit too slow, and certain plot points feel very done-before, but those are nitpicks.

Tadaima, Okaeri is a story within a very cursed subgenre of speculative fiction originating in kinky, kinky, fanfiction. And it does not embrace its bizarre genre enough.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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