Buddy Daddies


Buddy Daddies is an original Japanese anime action comedy television series produced by P.A. Works. It was directed by Yoshiyuki Asai and written by Vio Shimokura of Nitroplus,, and Yasuhiro Nakanishi, with Katsutoshi Kitagawa of Round Table composing the music. Katsumi Enami provided the original character designs, and Souichirou Sako adapted the designs for animation while also serving as chief animation director along with Sanae Satō. It aired from January to April 2023, on Tokyo MX and other networks.

Plot

Buddy Daddies centers on a family of three who are not related to each other: Kazuki Kurusu and Rei Suwa, assassins who live under one roof; and a little girl, Miri. She is the daughter of Kazuki and Rei's assassination target who ends up being picked up by Kazuki. After killing their target, Kazuki tells Miri that he is her father, to protect Miri from the truth.

Characters

; Kazuki Kurusu
; Rei Suwa
; Miri Unasaka
; Kyūtarō Kugi
; Anna Hanyu
; Yuzuko Kurusu
; Karin Izumi
; Misaki Unasaka
; Ryo Ogino

Episodes

The opening theme song is "Shock!" by Ayase, while the ending theme song is "My Plan" by DURDN.
Crunchyroll streamed the series worldwide outside of Asia, and they premiered it along with an English dub.

Production

According to Mitsuhito Tsuji and Toba Yosuke, Buddy Daddies is inspired by some of the anime staff members who have children.

Reception

At the 8th Crunchyroll Anime Awards in 2024, Buddy Daddies won the award for Best Original Anime. The series was nominated for Best Comedy, while Miri Unasaka was nominated for "Must Protect At All Costs" Character category.