Buddy Daddies

On Christmas Eve, four-year-old Miri Unasaka arrives in Tokyo completely alone, in search of her father. The bright lights and merry atmosphere guide Miri to a big hotel and a man with a delicious-looking cake. However, the child has just unknowingly walked into the center of an elaborate, foolproof plan for assassinating a dangerous mafia boss.

Professional assassins Kazuki Kurusu and Rei Suwa live together, fleeing memories of their grim childhoods and avoiding emotional connections. When their mission goes awry and they end up bringing Miri home, there is only one reasonable thing to do: return Miri to her mother. But the girl's innocent laugh and pure worldview quickly enamor her to Kazuki, who secretly enjoys playing a parent, and it is not long before Rei's impenetrable heart makes room for Miri.

Miri's every move is unpredictable, and Kazuki and Rei find raising an energetic child harder than any of their missions. Although it presents a great risk to their careers, Kazuki and Rei—both assuming the affectionate nickname "papa"—decide to provide Miri with a normal childhood despite all the odds stacked against them.

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Suwa, Rei Main

Uchiyama, Kouki Japanese

Kurusu, Kazuki Main

Toyonaga, Toshiyuki Japanese

Unasaka, Miri Main

Kino, Hina Japanese

Kugi, Kyuutarou Supporting

Morikawa, Toshiyuki Japanese

Hanyuu, Anna Supporting

Terui, Haruka Japanese

Dorothy Supporting

Sugimura, Chikako Japanese

Izumi, Karin Supporting

Hasegawa, Ikumi Japanese

Kurusu, Yuzuko Supporting

Itou, Shizuka Japanese

Taiga Supporting

Fuchigami, Mai Japanese

Unasaka, Misaki Supporting

Mori, Nanako Japanese

Toba, Yousuke Producer

Tsuji, Mitsuhito Producer

Higashi, Mao Assistant Producer

Iwasaki, Noriko Assistant Producer

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Jun 3, 2024

SaigoTakamori

Recommended

The interesting thing about this show is that I get incredibly annoyed whenever people call it a Spy x Family rip-off, while I also wonder if this show would have ever seen the light of day had it not been for Spy x Family. Clearly, stories about found family are doing rather well right now and this show has a lot of beautiful found family moments

The characters are all endearing. On first glance, you look at our two male leads and you might think 'eh, I have seen this before. One of them is a badass straight arrow, the other is the funny goof with ... a heart of gold. Thank goodness that Rei and Kazuki are a lot more than meets the eye, with both of them coming across as rather realistic depictions of guys in their late 20s.... aside from the whole hitman gig. And something that some people in their late 20s tend to think of is starting a family. Luckily, through circumstance, our two charming leads come across the four-year-old Miri, who happens to have a vacancy for two father figures in her life. What follows is an endearing story in which the two men learn what it means to be part of a loving family and provide a safe and happy home for your kid.

This show nails the parenting aspect. Throughout the 12 episodes, it deals with a lot of situations I can see a young family deal with: fights over who does what in the household, worrying over forgetting to pack your child's lunch, and getting too obsessed over what your kid should wear to daycare. These guys are killers, they know what to do in a fight, but this is all new stuff for them, and with each challenge they overcome, they form a stronger family bond. It is all very heartwarming. Both of the main characters learn to love and care for Miri at their own pace and it all feels very natural.

The only critique I have for this show is that it is just a little too short. They only have so much time and a majority was (wisely) spent focusing on the family aspect of the show. This does unfortunately mean that we don't get to see as much hitman stuff as I'd liked to see. I didn't want to see Miri being put in danger or anything, but I would have preferred some more moments that focused on the struggle of combining parenting and having a job as a hitman. More hitman scenes also could have helped delve a little bit deeper into one of the main character's backstories and give the audience a chance to get acquainted with the main antagonist of the show.

However, if my only point of criticism is that I wanted more of the show, I guess one can see that as a sign that the creators were doing something right. If you are looking for a fun show that blends family life with some good action scenes here and there, then I can fully recommend this show.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Aug 5, 2023

KanthorFehga

Mixed Feelings

this anime was straight up boring on the first 3 episodes i dropped it alteasy 3 times and i just watched it on the morning as a time killer and turns out as a pretty good story. Not so much on the hook but it turned out really good. No more season 2 on this with that ending.

Anyways this anime should be treated as a slice of life, time killer anime theres some really good bits and pieces of drama but in the end you will only see them on the later episodes

Might be confused with one of those anime where they mmakesu watch an ... entire only slice of life funny moments compilations with pure comedy then hit you with a truck to make you cry. Its plot and drama pieces on its story is really good even if they are just a few of them.

Before watching this know that it was very boring at ghe start and i cannot guarantee a good hook because it kinda doesnt have that but with the story and ending it seems really good and well.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Apr 10, 2023

cablaz

Not Recommended

This show is like if Spy x Family cut out everything interesting in the plot.

The fact that this show got tagged as 'Action' is equivalent to if Death Note got tagged 'Slice of Life' because Light talks to his family sometimes. This show is purely a slice of life anime with a complication that the two Dad's are assassins. The hook of the show was supposed to be the balancing act of cool action assassin and the facade of a happy family raising an unknowing daughter.

Instead it is a show about a whiny ass little kid that is unbearable and is constantly crying and ... tearing my eardrums apart with her little shrill ass voice and some of her daily life. The underground aspect of the family is so barely touched on its unfathomable how this show got rated so highly. I don't understand what people like about this show. I care so little about the constantly crying little girl I actively cheered against her.

4 year old girl goes to zoo with her class --> Dad's watch over her in disguise --> Absolutely nothing interesting happens --> She goes home and everybody is happy. What is the appeal? I don't get it.

The only comedic part about this show is that this anime got the comedy tag. All the humor is in a little 4 year old kid fucking around with adults and making their lives complicated because she doesn't know any better! Haha!

??????

This show literally made me consider if I actually wanted to have kids or not.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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