“Yakuza's "Demon" must care for boss's 7-year-old daughter, learning responsibility and forming an unlikely family bond.”
The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting
組長娘と世話係
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Synopsis
Yakuza's "Demon" must care for boss's 7-year-old daughter, learning responsibility and forming an unlikely family bond.
Tooru Kirishima's notoriety is spread far and wide in the underworld. He is most commonly known as "The Demon of Sakuragi"—a man who is not afraid to resort to violence if deemed necessary. After almost jeopardizing a peace treaty, his boss tasks him with the most difficult job he has ever had: taking care of seven-year-old Yaeka Sakuragi—the boss' precious daughter—so that Tooru understands what it means to be responsible for another life. At first, the two do not seem to meet eye to eye, as Tooru has no clue on how to communicate with Yaeka, and the young girl is not used to expressing her emotions. However, as time goes on, they come to understand each other despite their differences. The fearsome right-hand man of a yakuza boss and the child he must protect are about to learn that family is not always bound by blood.
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Derived from 47 sampled reviews
What 47 viewers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.55 · some divergence
3.0 pts
Recommenders 8.0 · others 5.0
↓ 0.68
Running avg · Jul 2022 → Dec 2025
- 7 “The story and characters are genuinely good, with Kirishima Tooru's yakuza life and his adorable relationship with Yaeka being particularly enjoyable. However, the title is completely misleading as...”
- 8 “This unique anime successfully blends babysitting with crime elements, featuring a beautifully detailed art style especially in the character eyes, and most notably, a heartwarming friendship that...”
- 9 “This wholesome slice-of-life anime excels at portraying the main character’s heartwarming bond with a child and her meaningful growth as she draws on her own childhood memories to guide them. The...”
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- Format 12 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 36m all episodes
- Aired Jul 2022 – Sep 2022 Summer 2022
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-21080 catalog
Produced by
- Pony Canyon Producer
- Bushiroad Producer
- Tokyo MX Producer
- Docomo Anime Store Producer
- bilibili Producer
- Micro Magazine Publishing Producer
- Bushiroad Move Producer
- Micro House Producer