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

Unasaka, Misaki Supporting

Mori, Nanako Japanese

Izumi, Karin Supporting

Hasegawa, Ikumi Japanese

Taiga Supporting

Fuchigami, Mai Japanese

Kurusu, Yuzuko Supporting

Itou, Shizuka Japanese

Toba, Yousuke Producer

Tsuji, Mitsuhito Producer

Hashimoto, Masahide Producer

Higashi, Mao Assistant Producer

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Sep 6, 2024

OrdinaryOp

Recommended

As a "rival" to Spy x Family, Bubby Daddies has much in common. However, I'd like to say that even though I really like Spy x Family, I'd much prefer rewatching this over that latter. The humor is balanced and doesn't seemed forced and isn't over the top as it is in Spy x Family. The main characters Kazuki, Rei and even Miri are very likable and are more than just their generic tropes. Miri especially, as she is one, if not the best portrayal of a child I've seen in anime. She's very realistic, with interests, how curious she is and how she acts ... with other characters. I especially like what Kazuki and Rei go through to provide for her and the struggles of learning to parent a child. They don't just "get the hang of it" day one and that is as realistic as it can get with real life.

Animation- 8/10 (Honestly, I expected the animation to be clunky and not very good, but I was pleasantly surprised!)
Art Style- 7.5/10 (Not the most unique art style, however, nothing to scoff at.)
Story- 8.5/10
Characters- 9/10 (The character development with both Kazuki and Rei was probably the best thing to watch through this anime. Especially Rei's. He's easily my favorite character.)
End- 10/10

This anime had me kicking my feet, smiling and even ranting to a friend in ways other anime's haven't. If you're just looking for a comfy anime with a found family aspect and lovable characters, Buddy Daddies can and is the next anime for you!

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Nov 18, 2024

KanthorFehga

Mixed Feelings

This was straight up boring on the first 3 episodes I dropped the series 3 times and after watching it as just a time killer, it turned out to be pretty ok.

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. I found it boring because I expected more and did not treat it like this.

You might be confused with one of those anime where they makes you watch an entire only slice of life with pure comedy ... then hit you with a truck to make you cry but its not.
Its plot and drama pieces on its story is really good even if they are just a few of them.

Before you start watching this anime and expecting a very intricate plot drama, do not. Treat this as just a normal slice of life time killer anime to enjoy it better than I did.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Jul 28, 2024

chocoeclairjp

Not Recommended

Nothing more than a shallow, poorly executed trope. It had the potential to explore deeper themes while still maintaining a light-hearted mood like Spy x Family successfully achieved, but the lazy writing opted to resolve conflicts at the snap of a finger and brush the characters' grief under the rug.

Miri is adorable, but that is my biggest gripe with this anime. There is something off-putting about a child character that is written to be always bright and cheerful, even though she had gone through multiple traumatic events in her life. Real children, even those with a normal childhood, show some degree of problematic behaviors, ... and that doesn't make them less worthy of love.

Might as well forget about the whole assassin thing because the actions and missions are entirely unconvincing. You could replace their jobs with anything and it would not make a whole lot of difference to the plot.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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