Series synopsis
Buddy Daddies is a Japanese animation comedy action & adventure crime television series that premiered on Gunma TV on January 7, 2023. It ended on April 1, 2023. It stars Toshiyuki Toyonaga, Koki Uchiyama, Hina Kino and Toshiyuki Morikawa.
Two assassins who never miss their mark must juggle fatherhood with their demanding job when they suddenly find themselves raising a four-year-old girl.
Premise
Two assassins who never miss their mark must juggle fatherhood with their demanding job when they suddenly find themselves raising a four-year-old girl.
Premise: A parenting diary of assassin buddies?!
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Toshiyuki Toyonaga as Kazuki Kurusu (voice)
- Koki Uchiyama as Rei Suwa (voice)
- Hina Kino as Miri Unasaka (voice)
- Toshiyuki Morikawa as Kyūtarō Kugi (voice)
- Mitsuaki Madono as Ryo Ogino (voice)
- Nanako Mori as Misaki Unasaka (voice)
- Haruka Terui as Anna Hanyu (voice)
- Shizuka Itoh as Yuzuko Kurusu (voice)
Supporting cast
- Ikumi Hasegawa as Karin Izumi (voice)
- Shinshu Fuji as Shigeki Suwa (voice)
- Hiroyuki Kinoshita as Satoru Kaji (voice)
Guest cast
- Ai Kakuma as Information desk attendant (voice)
- Atsushi Ono as Drug kingpin (voice)
- Chiko Mizumori as Dorothy (voice)
- Chitose Morinaga as Pumpy (voice)
- Hayato Kaneko as Roasted Sweet Potato Seller (voice)
- Hibiku Yamamura as Kotori's Mama (voice)
- Hiroto Kazuki as Child counselor (voice)
- Hiroya Egashira as Robber (voice)
- Kazuki Miyagi as Caroo (voice)
- Kazuya Ichijo as Jeweler (voice)
- Kazuyuki Okitsu as Atsushi Hayami (voice)
- Kotaro Shinohara as Thug (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 13 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | March 4, 2023 | March 4, 2023 |
| Season 1 | 12 | January 7, 2023 | April 1, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CHERRY-PICK Kazuki and Rei reflect on all that's happened since Miri came into their lives. |
March 4, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PIECE OF CAKE Frivolous Kazuki and stoic Rei take on a job at Christmas that will change their lives forever. |
January 7, 2023 |
| 2 |
THE KISS OF DEATH The assassins' life with their new charge is no walk in the park... especially when a new job comes up! |
January 14, 2023 |
| 3 |
SPICE OF LIFE The guys decide it's time to say goodbye to Miri as they take her back to her mother... but there'll be one last time on the playground first. |
January 21, 2023 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Gunma TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 7, 2023 |
| Last aired | April 1, 2023 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Friday at 00:00:00 |