Series synopsis
The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting, also known as 組長娘と世話係 is a Japanese animation comedy television series that premiered on Tokyo MX on July 7, 2022. It ended on September 22, 2022. It stars Yoshimasa Hosoya, Misaki Watada, Kaito Ishikawa and Ryota Takeuchi.
Kirishima Tooru is as vicious a yakuza as they come, to the point where he's earned the nickname "the Demon of Sakuragi." To get him under control, he's suddenly given a new mission straight from the boss—to babysit his daughter!
Premise
Kirishima Tooru is as vicious a yakuza as they come, to the point where he's earned the nickname "the Demon of Sakuragi." To get him under control, he's suddenly given a new mission straight from the boss—to babysit his daughter!
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Yoshimasa Hosoya as Toru Kirishima (voice)
- Misaki Watada as Yaeka Sakuragi (voice)
- Kaito Ishikawa as Kei Sugihara (voice)
- Ryota Takeuchi as Kazuhiko Sakuragi (voice)
- Mai Nakahara as Miyuki Sakuragi (voice)
- Misa Kobayashi as Kanami Kurisaki (voice)
- Tomoaki Maeno as Toichiro Aoi (voice)
- Wataru Hatano as Rei Hojo (voice)
Supporting cast
- Jun Fukuyama as Masaya Hayami (voice)
- Hiroshi Kamiya as Yuri Mashiro (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 19 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 7 | January 28, 2022 | July 22, 2022 |
| Season 1 | 12 | July 7, 2022 | September 22, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Picture Drama 1 | January 28, 2022 |
| 2 | Picture Drama 2 | February 11, 2022 |
| 3 | Picture Drama 3 | March 11, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting Because of his extremely violent nature and his nickname "The Demon of the Sakuragi Family," the first lieutenant of the Sakuragi Family, Kirishima Toru, is feared by the rest of the yakuza world. One day, Kirishima is summoned by the head of the Sakuragi Family and is tasked with taking care of his only daughter, Sakuragi Yaeka. But Yaeka is very shy and doesn't really open up to him, which perplexes Kirishima. He then finds a notice about an open house that Yaeka's class is having, and it happens to be that day. Then Kirishima... |
July 7, 2022 |
| 2 |
A Kind Person Kirishima gradually gets used to his job as Yaeka's caretaker. They go to a fireworks festival together and that ends up bringing them closer together. Later, they plan to go see Yaeka's mother, Miyuki, who is in a coma in the hospital, but then Yaeka gets upset and says that she doesn't know her mother because she's always asleep and says she doesn't want to go. But then, Kirishima says... |
July 14, 2022 |
| 3 |
A Visit and a Reunion Yaeka goes to the hospital to visit her mother. Kirishima goes with her, and they both run into Aoi, Kirishima's senior and the former first lieutenant of the Sakuragi Family. On the way back from the hospital, Kirishima and Yaeka find a high school girl and an abandoned kitty. Yaeka asks Kirishima if they could take the kitty home, and... |
July 21, 2022 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Tokyo MX |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 7, 2022 |
| Last aired | September 22, 2022 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |