Kumichou Musume to Sewagakari

Tooru Kirishima's notoriety is spread far and wide in the underworld. He is most commonly known as "The Demon of Sakuragi"—a man who is not afraid to resort to violence if deemed necessary. After almost jeopardizing a peace treaty, his boss tasks him with the most difficult job he has ever had: taking care of seven-year-old Yaeka Sakuragi—the boss' precious daughter—so that Tooru understands what it means to be responsible for another life.

At first, the two do not seem to meet eye to eye, as Tooru has no clue on how to communicate with Yaeka, and the young girl is not used to expressing her emotions. However, as time goes on, they come to understand each other despite their differences. The fearsome right-hand man of a yakuza boss and the child he must protect are about to learn that family is not always bound by blood.

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Kirishima, Tooru Main

Hosoya, Yoshimasa Japanese

Sakuragi, Yaeka Main

Watada, Misaki Japanese

Sugihara, Kei Supporting

Ishikawa, Kaito Japanese

Sakuragi, Kazuhiko Supporting

Takeuchi, Ryouta Japanese

Hanada, Ayumu Supporting

Ozawa, Ari Japanese

Houjou, Rei Supporting

Hatano, Wataru Japanese

Mashiro, Yuuri Supporting

Kamiya, Hiroshi Japanese

Aoi, Touichirou Supporting

Maeno, Tomoaki Japanese

Sakuragi, Miyuki Supporting

Nakahara, Mai Japanese

Kurosaki, Kanami Supporting

Kobayashi, Misa Japanese

WEST GROUND Producer

Oonuki, Yuusuke Producer

Sekido, Kimihito Producer

Takigasaki, Makoto Producer

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May 31, 2024

_ame11

Recommended

"Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting" imo, is a misleading title 😂I was expecting something similar to how "The Way of the Househusband" did it however, this one had a story and more than just babysitting.
plainly, this anime is more about Kirishima Tooru's life has a feisty yakuza and his soft-spot for their boss's daughter Yaeka - who is super cute I liked her a lot actually. there was no guide on how Tooru babysits Yaeka so yes, i'm right in my opinion.

story - good except that one "streaming" episode
characters - good too
animation - good
soundtrack/songs - decent i guess cause nothing stuck to me as noteworthy

it's ... a solid 7.5

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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May 25, 2024

jaesverse

Mixed Feelings

Yaeka, the boss's daughter is very very cute. So cute that you might forget about how plain the rest of the anime is.

Tooru wins over Yaeka in one episode, so there really is not much development between the two. Similarly, Tooru's personality mellows out by the 1st episode. Also, Tooru is somehow the perfect babysitter and knows exactly what to say to Yaeka. If Tooru is so good at understanding others' emotions and communicating, why does he often resort to violence? The serious scenes with yakuzas are... tame, which I guess is expected of a slice of life.

If you want to see a ... cute and wholesome girl grow and make more friends, you should give this a watch.

But, if you are looking for more in-depth character development and relationships, you might not like this.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Sep 22, 2022

Aikeji

Not Recommended

It pains me to say it but Kumichou Musume to Sewagakari is the prime example of the 'mid show'.

The concept of found family in the yakuza environment itself is actually a great setup that can end up with a fantastic action-packed comedy. Yet, in this show, the whole part of gang life is only treated as an explanation for why Kirishima used to be a violent and cruel person and the jokes are often unfunny or even cringe.

When I read the description of this show for the first time, I hoped it would be another entertaining thing to watch, similar to Hinamatsuri but what we ... got instead was a dish without any flavor. It tried to be funny, it tried to be sad, it tried to give some mystery and some action. And it failed. It failed with everything.

For sure there was potential within this story but nothing was able to bring it out. The sad scenes weren't sad enough. The funny moments weren't funny enough. The most dramatic moment in the entire show ended as quickly as it started. So no matter how much I wanted to like this show, it constantly kept reminding me how mediocre it is. Especially the episode with the concept of "it was all just a dream" destroyed any hope that I had left for it.

The relationship between Kirishima and Yaeka didn't feel special at all as the person who she was lacking wasn't a father but a mother so the whole concept of their bonding felt weak from the very beginning and I believe that this part of the story was supposed to be the strongest point.

There are so many amazing stories with the 'found family' trope so do yourself a favor, skip this series, go watch Spy x Family and if you want to feel more like a hipster, go watch Hinamatsuri. You will definitely have way more fun with those two shows than with this bland story.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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