Buddy Daddies

"Buddy Daddies" is about changing for the better. That family is not defined by blood, and that people around you can change you. It's about asking yourself if you can change and then really making an active decision to get better.

- What is only a game for you, is life for me. Miri and Kazuki and I have a bond stronger than blood! I want to believe in them. I want to become a real family with them. And if the killer's blood is a hindrance to me and does not allow me to protect them, then I do not need these hands!

Ray for the first time with his hair down in front of his boss father, he finally allows himself to be who he is, free from the burden of expectations. At first I didn't like it, and then I really liked that the solution was not to kill his father (murder is what he was raised for, which defined his entire childhood), but to sacrifice the "most important" part of himself for Suva and the organization, making himself "useless" and vulnerable. He tells everything that was in his heart about his feelings and life to the boss after many years as his puppet. Ray has gone through a difficult path from a cold-blooded killer to a man who has experienced a lot, but sees hope in his future that he can become better.

(It is symbolic how Ogino died, unable to utter the last words, terribly glad that his disgusting notebook burned in the fire).

It's crazy how "Buddy Daddies" went from a gay clone of "Spy x Family" for the general public, to a contender for the title of the best winter anime series of 2023. There would be more similar original anime series. It was touching and heartbreaking, a "found family" in all its glory. So funny, Kazuki is tearfully glad that Miri has grown up to be a charming girl with the same sunny smile, not a bully at all, as he was afraid, huh.

There's literally NO heterosexual explanation. Two (super hot btw) people who have been living together for more than ten years, who have opened a business together in Okinawa to support their family, who proudly show off all the loving photos they have taken over the years at Diner Nest (来栖 - Kurusu is his surname, 栖 (su) part of his name means "nest"). The series originally had a powerful queer message, for which the creators thank you. Despite the murdered line of Miri's mom, Misaki (maybe if there is a second season, they will do it?), this is still a wonderful queer story about two same-sex life partners who raise a child together, even if it was not entirely the intention of the screenwriters. There is an undeniable love between Ray and Kazuki, which does not fit into any labels, yes, to be honest, there is no need for this (in my opinion, finally a wonderful quirplatonic representation of the relationship, and Ray is an aroace). They are partners, and they are family, they are happy, and it is so incredibly, painfully beautiful.

"A cat is not allowed, but a child
is allowed?"
It's a great episode, lively and fun. The couple is diverse and the girl, apparently, will cause trouble in the house)

I'm crying from the ending!! An incredibly cute moment with a board and photos, we saw Miri growing up

@id182817770: The most beautiful killer daddy and daughter!

The scene after ED tears kokoro apart. For someone who sleeps in the bathtub for fear of being ambushed, Ray fell asleep very quickly in this scene. The bed is too damn crowded with three people, and Miri ran her hand through his hair. Kazuki struggles to fall asleep in such conditions, but Ray sleeps like a baby. This is the first time in a long time that he actually sleeps in bed (not on the couch or in the bathtub), but in bed and really with p, etc. He doesn't frown in his sleep and actually feels safe and comfortable around Kazuki and Miri 💔