Major Spoilers Ahead You wont understand a good chunk of my review if you havent seen Buddy Daddies so go give it a watch Ill mostly be jumping from point to point about the series. Final ratings will be based on my overall enjoyment as thats what seals the deal for me. https://www.siliconera.com/wpcontent/uploads/2022/10/buddydaddies.jpg Brief Synopsis Partners incrime Kazuki Kurusu and Rei Suwa live that assassin life by taking out bad guys for some sweet moola from The Organization. After saving a five yearold girl from a neardeath experience the two buddies end up becoming daddies as they take care of the energetic Miri Unasaka. Theres just one problem... they dont know the first thing about parenting Initial Thoughts Picture this... its late December 2022 and I am browsing AniList to find some fresh titles to watch in the coming winter season. I then stumble across this gem of a title and think to myself No way.. another ambiguosly queer anime? In almost 2023??? And it has the Boys Love tag? This cant be real And Im right because.. its definitely not real. I mean who am I kidding with a name as obvious as Buddy Daddies is I know theyre going to pull the no homo card they always do. But will I still have hope? Yes. Because I am that painfully desperate. Yearning aside I was ready for Buddy Daddies when it got announced. SPY x FAMILY already left me in the dust last season and none of Anyas adorable faces could save me. So whether or not Buddy Daddies exceeded my expectations when it came to those rainbow implications I was hyped. And no homophobic internet troll could stop me. https://i0.wp.com/butwhytho.net/wpcontent/uploads/2023/01/BuddyDaddiesButWhyTho1.jpg?fit=8002C410ssl=1 The Meat of the Review Lets be real... you saw this review coming. In fact you saw this entire obsession coming. If youve been keeping up with the Mars Cinematic Universe or the better MCU for short you looked at Buddy Daddies and thought to yourself Yeah. This is definitely some shit Mars would like. And you would be right. Buddy Daddies isnt groundbreaking by any means but what it does well is balance. Theres a lot of opposing things in this series opposing personalities opposing ideals opposing narratives but it is all tied together efficiently and nothing really feels out of place. This show is a master at shapeshifting it can go from heartwarming slice of life to serious drama to just as crazy highspeed chases and thats what makes it such a fun ride. While there definitely are a few issues I have when it comes to pacing which well get into later there is never anything missing from Buddy Daddies and Im glad thats the case. Having wellrounded characters superb animation a solid story and ending while still being equally as funny and cheesy is what this anime pulls off. And boy howdy it pulls it off well. Now before you go and hit that dislike button because Gosh darnit This review is a love letter Lemme hit you with what needed to be fixed. Ill admit this showcan be a little on the ridiculous side when it comes to its fight scenes. A couple character deaths and moments feel a bit too convenient for its plot mainly the death of Miris mother. An episode and a half of development for her and then POOF Shes gone. Now this didnt totally destroy my viewing experience as it definitely sets up the necessary steps for development of Kazuki and Rei but it for sure rushes things. And if Im being real an extra episode or two wouldve been better than the quick turnaround we got but Im not mad. Because what this show delivers in the end makes up for it. Lets circle back to our mains. All three of them have lost their biological families. Kazuki is implied to have been an orphan who then lost his wife Reis father was never there for him to begin with and Miris parents were neglectful. But when they are all together its like theyve been a family for years but they just.. never knew. And that my friends is the found family trope at play. Sure these three dont have any blood relation but its their love for each other that is more powerful than anything. Rei the most coldblooded looking guy youll see on the street who started off unenthusiastic about being a parent grew to hold this time dear. Miri Kazuki and I share a bond stronger than blood. I want to believe in that. This then cements the best thing about Buddy Daddies its believable. Not in the fight scene sense or the fact that Miri couldve totally died but didnt sense but in the sense of heart. The bond that Kazuki Rei and Miri all share the bond that carries them in the years to come is a simple representation of something very real in this world. A family and nothing more. And thats pretty darn special if you think about it. https://64.media.tumblr.com/4f24ef5525a4673611131475386148ab/d2c316845a54690e27/s2048x3072/92e84e7d2e4a8a615c48ca893b29a403c8da2cd1.pnj Overall Thoughts Buddy Daddies as unbelievably crazy as it is reminds us of the importance of family and does so in a highly engaging way.