Kumichou Musume to Sewagakari

Tooru Kirishima's notoriety is spread far and wide in the underworld. He is most commonly known as "The Demon of Sakuragi"—a man who is not afraid to resort to violence if deemed necessary. After almost jeopardizing a peace treaty, his boss tasks him with the most difficult job he has ever had: taking care of seven-year-old Yaeka Sakuragi—the boss' precious daughter—so that Tooru understands what it means to be responsible for another life.

At first, the two do not seem to meet eye to eye, as Tooru has no clue on how to communicate with Yaeka, and the young girl is not used to expressing her emotions. However, as time goes on, they come to understand each other despite their differences. The fearsome right-hand man of a yakuza boss and the child he must protect are about to learn that family is not always bound by blood.

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Kirishima, Tooru Main

Hosoya, Yoshimasa Japanese

Sakuragi, Yaeka Main

Watada, Misaki Japanese

Sugihara, Kei ing

Ishikawa, Kaito Japanese

Sakuragi, Kazuhiko ing

Takeuchi, Ryouta Japanese

Hanada, Ayumu ing

Ozawa, Ari Japanese

Houjou, Rei ing

Hatano, Wataru Japanese

Aoi, Touichirou ing

Maeno, Tomoaki Japanese

Mashiro, Yuuri ing

Kamiya, Hiroshi Japanese

Sakuragi, Miyuki ing

Nakahara, Mai Japanese

Kurosaki, Kanami ing

Kobayashi, Misa Japanese

WEST GROUND Producer

Kitazawa, Shiryuu Producer

Takigasaki, Makoto Producer

Sekido, Kimihito Producer

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Oct 30, 2024

portgas_d_adi

Recommended

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 and acceptance. The motto of this anime is "Family is not just about blood relations."🫂

Limited backstories but they are good. Characters are well defined. The anime is for the people who loves slice of life. So for me it's 9/10. Hope you like it:)🤧

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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May 25, 2024

jaesverse

Mixed Feelings

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.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Sep 22, 2022

Aikeji

Not Recommended

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 but nothing was able to bring it out. The sad scenes weren't sad enough. The funny moments weren't funny enough. The most dramatic moment in the entire show ended as quickly as it started. So no matter how much I wanted to like this show, it constantly kept reminding me how mediocre it is. Especially the episode with the concept of "it was all just a dream" destroyed any hope that I had left for it.

The relationship between Kirishima and Yaeka didn't feel special at all as the person who she was lacking wasn't a father but a mother so the whole concept of their bonding felt weak from the very beginning and I believe that this part of the story was supposed to be the strongest point.

There are so many amazing stories with the 'found family' trope so do yourself a favor, skip this series, go watch Spy x Family and if you want to feel more like a hipster, go watch Hinamatsuri. You will definitely have way more fun with those two shows than with this bland story.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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