What do you think about Kazuki and Rei not being a couple despite deciding to form a family?

Mar 25, 2023 2:21 PM

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Recently, this discourse seems to have been a hot topic, especially on Twitter. That got me curious about the general opinion on Kazuki and Rei, especially since they were not presented in a romantic manner directly.

I personally think that it's okay to ship them, their chemistry is undeniable and so is their connection but at the end of the day, the heart of the show, is their little family and I will be rooting for them to stay together regarldess of circumstances. I think it's beautiful that we received such an emotional show, where the general dynamic of the family is so loving and fun. It would be great if we received a season 2, just to see more of this little, amazing family.

So what do you think of Kazuki and Rei being Miri's fathers, without being in a romantic relationship? Is that bothersome, is it not? Any opinion is okay as long as it's not hateful of course.

Mar 25, 2023 2:29 PM

SunnySapphire

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It's not a problem and it shouldn't be

Mar 25, 2023 2:30 PM

angel1309

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I really like how they represent family as FRIENDS
if they ended up making them a couple, feels like is just to please the shippers
weird
they have bromance, let them be bros

Mar 25, 2023 2:43 PM

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Their relationship is explicitly portrayed as non romantic and authors are going out of their way to convey, that ship will not sail.

Lacking a mother figure while raising a daughter might be problematic, because those paranoid flashbacks of the future Kazuki had might become real.
But so far Miri has been very low maintenance. She never complains and behaves properly, unlike a typical child her age.

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Mar 25, 2023 2:47 PM

josepiza24

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it doesnt matter bro

Mar 25, 2023 2:50 PM

LostSpectre

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It's a pretty weird circumstance all around, but it's anime, and the story isn't exactly grounded/realistic, so none of that is important.

If you reply back to me and I never respond, I lost interest and don't care. Sorry about that.

Mar 25, 2023 3:00 PM

Yuuki-Manaka

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It’s fine the way it is lmfao

Mar 25, 2023 3:09 PM

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angel1309 said:
I really like how they represent family as FRIENDS
if they ended up making them a couple, feels like is just to please the shippers
weird
they have bromance, let them be bros

Agreed, they’re perfect the way they are, leave them be

Mar 25, 2023 3:12 PM

angel1309

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LostSpectre said:
It's a pretty weird circumstance all around, but it's anime, and the story isn't exactly grounded/realistic, so none of that is important.

it is anime but I'm pretty sure somewhere around the world there's a couple of men in a non romantic relationship raising a child, if not many
those cases exist, that's why they being friends is great

Mar 25, 2023 3:35 PM

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Odise

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its better to let them being friends than being couples

Mar 25, 2023 4:22 PM

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Piromysl said:
Their relationship is explicitly portrayed as non romantic and authors are going out of their way to convey, that ship will not sail.

Lacking a mother figure while raising a daughter might be problematic, because those paranoid flashbacks of the future with teenage Miri Kazuki had might become real.
But so far Miri has been very low maintenance. She never complains and behaves properly, unlike a typical child her age.

I fully agree with this too. Honestly, I enjoy their dynamic as friends alot more in general as well because of the portrayal (even if I wouldn't have minded if they were a couple, if the story intended for them to be). I was more curious about the general opinion since I kept seeing people who were telling others that Buddy Daddies isn't a BL or that kazuki and rei aren't a couple, being constantly attacked and called homophobic over it even if the show never presented itself as a BL.

Mar 25, 2023 4:27 PM

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who tf cares if they are a couple or not

Mar 25, 2023 4:29 PM

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fatimilla_z

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I like to think that they are too dummies and they haven't realized yet that they could be a couple. Like: "yeah I love him but he's my homie" hahahaha.

Mar 25, 2023 4:30 PM

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I mean I am a LGBTQ+ ally. And I do like seeing representation. But I think this good also cause it’s shows that just because two people in this situation. Doesn’t always mean their in that type of relationship. And yet still give the same amount a love to child. Just like any other parent.

Mar 25, 2023 4:35 PM

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AK22_7 said:
who tf cares if they are a couple or not

Their shippers do. Believe it or not, they're attacking anyone who dares to say that Rei and Kazuki aren't in a romantic relationship.

Mar 25, 2023 4:37 PM

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I don’t mind that they’re just friends. I like the idea that all three of them had pretty bad luck with their lives and then they ended up together as a family

Mar 25, 2023 4:41 PM

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SakuraUchiha2313 said:

AK22_7 said:
who tf cares if they are a couple or not

Their shippers do. Believe it or not, they're attacking anyone who dares to say that Rei and Kazuki aren't in a romantic relationship.

Well there is no point in talking with shipper 99% of the are deluded 😭

Mar 25, 2023 6:49 PM

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Polvo_Aranha

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No problem at all.

Mar 25, 2023 6:51 PM

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LostSpectre

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angel1309 said:

LostSpectre said:
It's a pretty weird circumstance all around, but it's anime, and the story isn't exactly grounded/realistic, so none of that is important.

I'm pretty sure there aren't nearly enough of said cases for your reply to me to have any merit, but alright.

If you reply back to me and I never respond, I lost interest and don't care. Sorry about that.

Mar 25, 2023 6:54 PM

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SakuraUchiha2313 said:

AK22_7 said:
who tf cares if they are a couple or not

Their shippers do. Believe it or not, they're attacking anyone who dares to say that Rei and Kazuki aren't in a romantic relationship.

You're right, I don't believe you, because that sounds like bullshit.

If you reply back to me and I never respond, I lost interest and don't care. Sorry about that.

Mar 25, 2023 7:10 PM

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So...they're just going to live together for 13+ years and raise Miri together? If they get girlfriends/wives, are they just supposed to accept this arrangement and all live together? There's also the legitimacy of their parental status. Is Kyu going to reliably produce fake documents for Miri going forward? Surely the police/government are going to discover that the dead woman has a child unaccounted for. Will they investigate that, or just chalk her up to being a missing child?

Mar 25, 2023 7:37 PM

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Well, it's pretty obvious that the series applies the idea of "two guys rising a kid" to intentionally give a BL vibe and use it as a bait. That's how marketing works.

Still, both Kazuki and Rei achieved their own character developments individually, not mutually. So, the BL bait ends up being just an idea, not the core of the series. Of course, anyone is free to ship them, but the ship clearly won't sail.

And it's Ok that way, it works perfectly for a story of hired assasins.

Mar 25, 2023 7:43 PM

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angel1309 said:
I really like how they represent family as FRIENDS
if they ended up making them a couple, feels like is just to please the shippers
weird
they have bromance, let them be bros

Couldn’t agree more

Mar 25, 2023 8:34 PM

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Why is this even a topic of discussion? they're fine as they are now.

Mar 25, 2023 8:45 PM

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angel1309 said:
I really like how they represent family as FRIENDS
if they ended up making them a couple, feels like is just to please the shippers
weird
they have bromance, let them be bros

Yep! It’s not a problem. I kinda dislike the thing that you need to have romantic relationships to build a family. No. There are some friends who are family.

Mar 25, 2023 9:31 PM

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garychand

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you don't have to be a couple to raise a child

Mar 25, 2023 10:27 PM

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KaiserVonGogureo

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>hot topic on twitter
So it's a non-issue then

Mar 25, 2023 11:52 PM

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Zitenshi

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Either way I like it. I like to ship them, but I find it good if it remains as a friendship. It’s like Timon and Pumba taking in Simba.

Mar 26, 2023 12:00 AM

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RoshaanTariq

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they are not gay bro

Mar 26, 2023 1:13 AM

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NightmareNeko

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I think they're a good example of found family. There is no need for romance, just being there for each other is already great

Mar 26, 2023 3:30 AM

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NXT_2006

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its just the perfect bromance. there's not problem with it so there's nothing to fix. i really hope they don't end up together cos the relationship so far is very different from the conventional one so it's interesting af. i just like the idea of 2 guys, not in a relationship or anything, looking after a turbo toddler

Mar 26, 2023 3:42 AM

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roy006

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its sad that in present day bromance has died and it has to be yaoi no matter what. Two friends can live together and it doesnt have to be romantic and here it makes more sense coz they do the same job as a team.

Mar 26, 2023 4:14 AM

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I actually enjoy them being just friends instead of couple so it really isn't problem they aren't one

"Okay so the first night is never usually that bad in any of the games so I'll play through-"

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Mar 26, 2023 4:18 AM

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towelgirl21

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I love it. Not everything has to be romantic.

Sick of how friendship like this doesn't seem to exist in media much anymore.

Mar 26, 2023 4:23 AM

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towelgirl21 said:
I love it. Not everything has to be romantic.

Sick of how friendship like this doesn't seem to exist in media much anymore.

THANK. YOU. Literally..why is every friendship between the same sex taken as gay nowadays? I'm not saying that i'm not open for more representation from anime adaptations (Given, Sasaki & Miyano, Yuri on Ice are good examples) but when the show doesn't want you to perceive it like that, why forcing the ideea into it? Ofc, again, I'm not saying people can't ship them. They have so much chemistry and their bond is so precious, but at the same time, people who love their friendship alone shouldn't get attacked for it nor should male friendship be dismissed.

Mar 26, 2023 4:34 AM

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Seriously why does every anime have to have romance in them for twt people to be happy lol

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Mar 26, 2023 6:17 AM

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My guy THEY ARE NOT GAY😭

Mar 26, 2023 6:30 AM

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No it’s buddy daddies not hubby daddies

Mar 26, 2023 7:14 AM

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I am hardcore yaoi fan 👀 ahem-
but I think I'm enjoying it more as Rei and Kazuki being only buddies
And I haven't shipped them even once
I naturally think of them as two close friends raising Miri together

also If anyone has watched wonder egg priority there was similar situation to this with Ura and Akka enjoying their time with Frill as family together

Mar 26, 2023 7:19 AM

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Well, this show IS representation. It is representation of the very real, existing and valid but rarely seen in media thing that is two people not in a relationship with each other raising a child together. Maybe it sounds weird to you, but it's happening more and more nowadays. Sometimes it is a man and a woman, not in a relationship but getting along fine, deciding to raise a child together because it's just an option that works well for them. And sometimes it can be 2 people of the same sex. It could be a very good situation for asexual and/or aromantic people wanting to raise children but not being able to live in the "normal" kinds of relationships. It's not a straight or LGBT+ thing, it could apply to all kinds of people. If this show was gay I'd support it 100%, but even when it isn't, I'm very glad to see representation for this kind of family arrangement as well. It's very rare to see. I literally don't mind or care if someone ships them or not and neither should you. Getting super bothered over people shipping something is lamer than being a "delusional shipper".

Mar 26, 2023 8:59 AM

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scineram

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Not homos. Get over it!

Mar 26, 2023 9:33 AM

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blue_eyed188

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I've seen so many weird fanmade pics (including Rei's pregnant 😵) I don't want their romance 🤣

Mar 26, 2023 9:41 AM

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While I'm all about my bl/yaoi, I have to say I enjoy that these two are platonic friends. I feel like introducing a romantic element wouldn't fit in this story (and, frankly, would be disrespectfully performative). I actually think it would make a wonderful plot line to watch one or both of them find love and try to incorporate it into their situation.

Mar 26, 2023 10:32 AM

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ehm, so everybody is either saying they are just friends or just gay, right? I think they could be an aro/ace couple. they could be platonic? if this is the scenario this will certainly settle the discourse, Also, isn't it just up to the viewer? what they perceive is just theirs? and everyone here is just hating on shippers? or is it just me? i mean as long it isn't hateful to anyone

and in the end, Miri needs to be happy and healthy who cares who parents them?

Mar 26, 2023 3:25 PM

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It's a good illustration of found family/non nuclear family. Are you in a romantic relationship with everyone in your family? Is a single parent and a kid a family? I'm a big part of my niece's lives, I live with them and take part in a ton of family stuff. Am I part of the family even though I'm not a partner with my sister or brother in law?

Personally, I think it's great as is. Family isn't a simple blood thing.

Mar 26, 2023 4:28 PM

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Sailor Uranus, Sailor Neptune, and Sailor Pluto raised a baby together even though Pluto wasn't in a relationship with anybody.

その目だれの目？

Mar 26, 2023 11:56 PM

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ZXEAN

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Another woke thread.

Mar 27, 2023 2:00 PM

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I picture them as her guardian angels. They're friends, coworkers, roomies. Both Rei and Kazuki found a piece of happiness and brightness to Miri. Their pasts are so tense. It's like Miri is the representation of their healing.

Sure they have great chemistry together, but why should they end up as a couple? I like it this way. The bromance. They want to create their "family" on their own way. And Miri is happy of what they have. They all smile and value each other already.

Mar 27, 2023 2:48 PM

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This whole comment section is a shit hole.

If you reply back to me and I never respond, I lost interest and don't care. Sorry about that.

Mar 28, 2023 2:59 AM

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They're just housemates, two men sharing a house doesn't mean they're into each other. 😪

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