Audience reviews
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lilxjhottie
This is so cute! Story-wise, it is definitely lacking and it falls quite flat but the show is worth watching just for Yaeka-chan! If you like Buddy Daddies, Sweetness and Lightning, or Usagi Drop - you should definitely give this a watch as it has very similar themes.
The art style really adds to the show, and it does great to emphasise the cuteness aspect of the anime. Expect big eyes with lots of expression.
Characters were honestly quite flat, with only the MC having a semi-fleshed out backstory but this isn't explored well and there's no real explanation for the MC's behaviour/personality.
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The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting delivers a surprising blend of action, comedy, and heartwarming slice-of-life. At the center of the story, there is a reformed yakuza member, Tooru Kirishima, who finds himself tasked with caring for the young daughter of his boss. Initially accustomed to violence, hierarchy, and the rigid codes of the underworld, Tooru gradually navigates the unpredictable challenges of childcare. Learning patience, empathy, and the subtler forms of responsibility contrast sharply with his prior life. The narrative balances the comedic dissonance of a hardened gangster with the emotional development that emerges from genuine bonds of trust and care. The story excels in character-driven humor and heartfelt growth. Tooru’s interactions with the child highlight both the absu…
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The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting is an underrated anime. It doesn't fall in the common genres we generally talk about. It's about a yakuza(Kirishima) who takes an unusual job and that is to babysit a 7 year old girl(Yaeka) of his boss.
This anime beautifully showcases the humor, love and unexpected tenderness and no matter how tough the man shows on the outside, it's really soft from the inside💪🏻❤The way the yakuza shows love towards the girl is heart melting💖And the girl was so damn cutee and her va has done a great job portraying her. She nailed it. The way she talks is so adorable that you gonna fall in love🥹❤ The relationship between them is a treat to watch. There are few emotional moments which can bring tear to your eye😪
This anime explores the theme of family, vulnerability a…
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"Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting" imo, is a misleading title 😂I was expecting something similar to how "The Way of the Househusband" did it however, this one had a story and more than just babysitting.
plainly, this anime is more about Kirishima Tooru's life has a feisty yakuza and his soft-spot for their boss's daughter Yaeka - who is super cute I liked her a lot actually. there was no guide on how Tooru babysits Yaeka so yes, i'm right in my opinion.
story - good except that one "streaming" episode
characters - good too
animation - good
soundtrack/songs - decent i guess cause nothing stuck to me as noteworthy
it's a solid 7.5
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Yaeka, the boss's daughter is very very cute. So cute that you might forget about how plain the rest of the anime is.
Tooru wins over Yaeka in one episode, so there really is not much development between the two. Similarly, Tooru's personality mellows out by the 1st episode. Also, Tooru is somehow the perfect babysitter and knows exactly what to say to Yaeka. If Tooru is so good at understanding others' emotions and communicating, why does he often resort to violence? The serious scenes with yakuzas are... tame, which I guess is expected of a slice of life.
If you want to see a cute and wholesome girl grow and make more friends, you should give this a watch.
But, if you are looking for more in-depth character development and relationships, you might not like this.
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I wanted to like this series a lot more than I actually did. I am a sucker for stories about dads taking care of cute little kids, and this show did give me enough of that that I still felt mildly positive about it in the end, but this is a case of wasted potential more than anything else.
The central problem here is a lack of conflict, which is a surprise given the premise. Instead of a fish out of water comedy about a thug that's wholly unsuited to take care of a child, Kirishima (the main character) easily adapts, and he and Yaeka (the little girl he babysits) are inseparable by the end of the first episode. Similarly, all the hard edges have been filed off of the yakuza here and they're treated as essentially indistinguishable from legitimate businessmen. The show is very careful to n…
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A slice-of-life with a twist.
"Kumichou Musume to Sewagakari" blends the everyday of taking care of a 7-year-old with the excitement of being in a Yakuza family. For the most part, I think it does a great job of establishing characters and showing their growth over the course of the 12 episodes. There is an overall familty-centric vibe to the whole thing as the darker yakuza half of the premise often is only present in short increments.
This uses the trope of "scary mean character is actually a sweetheart" fairly well. The daughter, Yaeka-chan, is well written and (in my opinion) avoids many of the tropes that can make younger characters annoying. It is heartwarming to watch her grow just as much as the other characters. Say what you will about it, this anime does portray family values…
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Emotionally damaged character, add in a small adorable child with her own trauma and you get one of the most emotionally heartfelt, sweetest animes ever to be produced. Quickly became a top favourite even more than spyxfamily. Interesting side characters, and moments that tug at your heart strings. This seems to be a popular genre currently and whilst others have come out, very few have made me feel like this. Eagerly awaiting more!
Art style is so soft and vibrant, fitting for the environments of both harsh and sweet moments whilst the MC not only does the eng VA of jonah scott have the perfect voice, also appearing in a similar "Yakuza" themed anime but actually displays active change and improvement.
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A perfect balance between wholesome relationship building and gritty reality of the life of someone who lives in the world of the Yakuza
Plot: Kirshima is the first lieutenant to the Sakuragi family. Often referred to as "The Demon of Sakuragi", he is the 'no holds barred' kind of combatant, who can and will steamroll anyone who gets between him and the family. As a dangerous enforcer, there is very little that holds Kirishima back from being the rebel that he is. That is, until the boss of the family, gives Kirishima the task of becoming the babysitter for his only daughter, Yaeka. Not knowing how to care for a child, or how to follow rules, it is clearly a difficult task for the Demon of Sakuragi. Denouncing his old ways, he begins to slowly adapt to the life as being the caretaker for…
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So, this was a surprise.
This anime was not even on my radar, I had skimmed the synopsis and read the words "Underworld" and "demon" and expected a mediocre fantasy that I would likely watch at a later point, only when I read it properly did I realise I had been wrong with my initial impression, and I decided to give it a try.
As soon as the opening credits were over, I knew this was going to be a series that I was going to enjoy, and after just the first episode, I was already thinking, this could very well wind up being my 'anime of the season'
This is very much like Barakamon in its core theme, an adult has an obvious personality flaw, and is a volatile incomplete person, and it's with the introduction of a young child, and various others around them, that they start to temper their…
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Really nice wholesome story about growth as an person and also a very bad yakuza story.
The relationship between the main cast is well fleshed out and so wholesome i felt i got diabetes. It was too much actually. They forced the wholesome in your face with many close shots of cute smiles who drag on for ten seconds etc...
It's a little over the top but still enjoyable and totally deserving a 7 or 8.
The problem comes form the yakuza part. It's very generic and seems badly written.
The main villain is always in the background but pretty much do nothing. His motivation is really dumb, his design generic and his tone annoying.
Worse, he's the only foil of this story as far we know. There's other bad guys but they are one-dimensional, get beaten easily and pretty fast and generally are onl…
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A genuine hidden gem of Summer 2022, Yakuza's guide is a Slide of Life / Comedy which revolves around the story of a delinquent Yakuza member Kirishima looking after Yaeka, the daughter of the head of the family. I genuinely went into this anime not expecting too much from it, but upon watching the first few episodes, I was hooked. Its a story wholesome enough for viewers to go 'awww', has moments that were genuinely tear-jerking, and a strong male lead character with a really refreshing personality compared to many protagonists you see nowadays.
I will admit the art style of this anime is nothing too special or unique but a rather standard anime with relatively lower budget. I honestly think its a show that could have been on par with spy x family if treated better production wise but I…
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It pains me to say it but Kumichou Musume to Sewagakari is the prime example of the 'mid show'.
The concept of found family in the yakuza environment itself is actually a great setup that can end up with a fantastic action-packed comedy. Yet, in this show, the whole part of gang life is only treated as an explanation for why Kirishima used to be a violent and cruel person and the jokes are often unfunny or even cringe.
When I read the description of this show for the first time, I hoped it would be another entertaining thing to watch, similar to Hinamatsuri but what we got instead was a dish without any flavor. It tried to be funny, it tried to be sad, it tried to give some mystery and some action. And it failed. It failed with everything.
For sure there was potential within this story…
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there is more to life than love, and there is more to love than emotions.
Kumichou Musume to Sewagakari
some times a story can have aspects that might not grab the attention of most audience but also have the power to showcase some matters that can be really useful.
although this anime isn't the best at story and character design, it can be pretty good at showing how people can change for the better good.
child care isn't your cool action story with bunch of cool guys who can destroy the world in 2 seconds, and it also isn't that boring slice of life story that every god damn episode you will see the same thing.
this anime has the ups and downs that we all need in order to not get board of it. however, the reason that most of us watch movies or animes, or read stories is because we want…
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The show we needed but didn't deserve. Kumichou Musume to Sewagakari is a light hearted, fun, and wholesome show. To keep it short the show was enjoyable.
Story 8/10: Fun and well executed, Kumichou is a comedy-slice of life show that explores the softer side of bad-ass mafias. While there were somewhat filler-like episodes, those episodes were also very enjoyable. It is fun to see how open the world we live in is. However; this doesn’t mean the entire thing is perfect. I think many parts of the show were unnecessary and a bit janky at times. It is also lacking layers of depth. It’s like a good looking cake that also tastes really good but deep down you know it can be better- kind of thing. (I'm not sure if that made any sense)
Characters 8/10: I personally thought that this aspect was…
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Do you enjoy childcare?
Do you like wholesome and heartfelt moments?
Do you like shows that make you want to protect and care for others, as if you were a parent?
Last but not least, are you interested in reminiscing about your childhood days with your parents/nanny or any other parental figure?
Then this show is for you.
The show revolves around the Tooru and Yaeka duo, with Tooru in charge of babysitting Yaeka on the orders of the household's and Sakuragi Group's head, Kazuhiko. You can see how the duo clicked right away. Whenever Tooru does something sweet for Yaeka and vice versa, you go awwww, that's so sweet, and as a result you die from cuteness overload. You can literally see how both of them were vital to each other, practically inseparable, and aided each other's growth througho…
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Kumichou Musume was my pleasant surprise of the season. Based on the premise, I knew it would be something I’d be interested in, but I would be lying if I said I thought it’d be as good as it was. A truly heartwarming tale of growth, acceptance and love.
The relationship between Yaeka and Kirishima is the core of the story and over the course of the season we see Kirishima go from a cold hearted and ruthless thug to a compassionate, gentle and kind soul thanks in large part to his bond with his boss’ daughter. The cute moments that the two share throughout the show are very well thought out and written. The relationship feels genuinely wholesome and organic and you really do come to love and become very attached to both of them. I’m also really glad that it stayed purely father-daughter e…
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Studio feel. returns with their next adaptation, this time about a yakuza lieutenant who has decided that he needs to learn how to act like a human being and not resort to fights whenever he is in a pinch after his boss told him to be his daughter's babysitter. So, for eye candies, feel. should be able to do that job splendidly but is the source any good?
While the father seems to not play a significant role in the daughter's life and the mother is tragically put into a coma, the character dynamic between Kirishima and Yaeka is executed well. The reason being is while we have seen our fair share of cold, hard-faced characters who have dark pasts, it is safe to say that Kirishima does not fall into the 'lazily written' category. As Yaeka is more introverted and shy to interact with people,…
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Gokushufudou, Hinamatsuri or even Spy X Family, the wholesome Yakuza family version...but is it all true as the source material implies with the same tropes?
This is the first anime adaptation of a Micro Magazine Comic ELMO title, and mangaka Tsukiya's only work that once got its start as a web manga posted on the author's Twitter and pixiv accounts under the title "Gokudou Musume to Sewagakari" (you can see the Gokushufudou semblance here). Regardless, as much as Yakuza families go, there have been some that has made the rounds with their inert similarities with one another, taking one aspect and fusing it with the other in the author's own ways. Gokushufudou showed how a high-ranking member operates his life by putting both work and private life separate; Hinamatsuri has the same babysi…
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Family. It’s the essence of most of my emotion nowadays, and in modern media, any type of familial bonding just hits me in the feels, every time. We saw little tidbits of that in this show, and I only wish they executed the importance of family even better, but it’s alright, because Kirishima and Yaeka’s relationship is pure sweetness and wholesomeness to the extreme.
Babysitting shows always remind me of Hinamatsuri, a wonderful show that was wholesome, emotional, and extremely funny, and it’s hard not to compare the two shows. What this show lacked was a more creative approach to humour, and while it’s very wholesome, it felt unfocused and the story didn’t flow very smoothly, but I enjoyed what we got.
My grading criteria: Story: /25 Art: /10 Music: /10 Characters: /20 Enjoyment /15 Th…
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