Review of The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting

This anime has two sides to it: one where Tooru babysits his boss' daughter, Yaeka, and another where he deals with yakuza matters. For the babysitting side, it is wholesome and really cute. Yaeka's innocence and her desire to bond with her babysitter/s serves as a way to mellow out the yakuza members she mingles with, particularly Tooru. This results in these "tough" looking men becoming softies to Yaeka and her friends, and being at their best behaviour, which is contrary to their "violent" nature. For the yakuza side, it felt forced into the anime. Yes I know they still remain as yakuza despitebeing baby sitters, but there's that one guy who is just lurking in the background, trying to act like a villain when it feels like he'll just get defeated easily. That's probably just me, and I find it unnecessary. The "shallow" encounters the yakuza gang has to deal with (like protecting turf) is enough for me.

Still, I recommend it for those who want to watch something cute and refreshing. I do hope it becomes less "serious" with the yakuza aspect in the next seasons. I'd rather watch a crime/suspense/action anime if I wanted those.

Thanks for reading my review and God bless.