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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 Kazu...
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What is the actual setup of Buddy Daddies?
Buddy Daddies follows Kazuki Kurusu and Rei Suwa, two assassins who accidentally become caretakers for four-year-old Miri Unasaka. The anime is an original P.A. Works series that aired in 2023.
Is Buddy Daddies just Spy x Family with hitmen?
The comparison is common because both shows mix fake-family comedy with action, but Buddy Daddies is not based on a manga and has its own assassin-parenting story. It is a 12-episode original anime from P.A. Works, while Spy x Family comes from Tatsuya Endo's manga.
Does Buddy Daddies become darker after the Christmas Eve opening?
Yes, the show starts with a chaotic Christmas Eve assassination job, but later episodes dig into Rei's family, Kazuki's grief, and the danger of raising Miri inside an assassin lifestyle. It stays comedic, but the central conflict is more serious than the early babysitting jokes suggest.
Where can people watch Buddy Daddies legally?
Crunchyroll licensed Buddy Daddies for streaming outside Japan. The series originally aired from January to April 2023 on Japanese networks including Tokyo MX, BS11, and ABC.
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