“Two assassins accidentally adopt a lost four-year-old girl, becoming unlikely fathers while hiding their dangerous lives.”
Buddy Daddies
Buddy Daddies
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Synopsis
Two assassins accidentally adopt a lost four-year-old girl, becoming unlikely fathers while hiding their dangerous lives.
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.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 137 sampled reviews
What 137 viewers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.80 · some divergence
4.9 pts
Recommenders 8.7 · others 3.8
↑ 0.10
Running avg · Jan 2023 → May 2026
- 10 “Well after balling my eyes out I give this anime a 10/10. Don't listen to critics this is far more then just a normal anime! Everything about this heart warming hitman anime was good. Made me smile...”
- 8 “Bom, NA MINHA OPINIÃO, e bom, eles são espiões. Não e igual Spy x family eles tem as mesmas ideias mas não são iguais. o anime e divertido e tem ação os personagens são legais a animação e boa, e...”
- 10 “So prolly you must have heard this anime is like "Spy x Family" but in my opinion it has its own storyline. The story is about 2 young men, Kazuki and Rei taking in a little 4 year old Miri. I...”
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- Format 12 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 48m all episodes
- Aired Jan 2023 – Apr 2023 Winter 2023
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-22990 catalog
Produced by
- Aniplex Producer
- Movic Producer
- Nitroplus Producer
- Tokyo MX Producer
- Nagoya Broadcasting Network Producer
- BS11 Producer
- Bit grooove promotion Producer
Licensed by
- Crunchyroll Licensor