Aliases
バディダディ, Напарники-папаши, Buddy Daddies, Default, Japanese
S231WINTER 2023TV
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Buddy Daddies
Assassins Kazuki Kurusu and Rei Suwa meet Miri, a girl looking for her father on Christmas Day. Kazuki, Rei, and Miri unexpectedly end up living together.
Follows Kazuki Kurusu, a criminal contractor/coordinator who lives with his best friend, Rei Suwa, a professional assassin who has been raised from childhood to be a contract killer. Kazuki is outgoing and loves gambling and women, while Rei is a man of few words who spends his off time playing video games. One day, the two buddies end up caring for Miri Unasaka, a four year old girl whose father is a mafia boss, after Miri accidentally wanders into a firefight in a hotel while looking for her father.
Follows Kazuki Kurusu, a criminal contractor/coordinator who lives with his best friend, Rei Suwa, a professional assassin who has been raised from childhood to be a contract killer. Kazuki is outgoing and loves gambling and women, while Rei is a man of few words who spends his off time playing video games. One day, the two buddies end up caring for Miri Unasaka, a four year old girl whose father is a mafia boss, after Miri accidentally wanders into a firefight in a hotel while looking for her father.
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Jun 3, 2026, 11:28 PM
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CourScore
58.9
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Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 1 hour ago
Top reasons
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 80.7
- Cross-platform popularity index - Aggregate reach of ~67,858 followers
- Favourite base strength - 4,512 cross-platform favourites
Runway
Unknown
Source runway is unclear, so feasibility is treated as unknown.
Financial & Commercial88
Production Feasibility30
Audience Reception81
Strategic Priors35
Fandom Engagement1
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| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 56 | Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | May 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 397,503 | May 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 24,704 | May 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | May 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 24,704 | May 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 7,598 | Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 81.12 | Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 63 | Dec 24, 2025, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 21 | Apr 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 575 | Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 580 | May 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 38,142 | May 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 81 | May 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 198,830 | May 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.36 | May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 94,594 | May 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 92 | Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 21.27 | Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 4,512 | Jun 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 5 | Jun 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 80 | Jun 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 120,726 | Jun 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |