Tadaima, Okaeri

Hoping for a fresh start, househusband Masaki Fujiyoshi, his spouse Hiromu, and their toddler son, Hikari, move to a new neighborhood. The couple's union was frowned upon by many due to Masaki's status as an omega—a secondary gender that allows an individual to give birth. Even for an alpha—seen as the superior secondary gender—such as Hiromu, discrimination seems to be commonplace and a hindrance to a life of domestic bliss.

Fortunately, the new family is not alone. Little Hikari becomes attached to Yuuki Hirai, the Fujiyoshis' lonely college student neighbor. Despite his initial reluctance, Yuuki ends up befriending the infant. Moreover, the family can also confide in Hiromu's childhood friend and coworker Tomohiro "Matsu" Matsuo.

Although everything is going well for the young couple and their child, a sudden presence from the past might pose a problem for the peaceful life they dream of.

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Fujiyoshi, Masaki Main

Tamaru, Atsushi Japanese

Fujiyoshi, Hikari Main

Tanezaki, Atsumi Japanese

Fujiyoshi, Hiromu Main

Morikawa, Toshiyuki Japanese

Hirai, Yuuki ing

Yashiro, Taku Japanese

Fujiyoshi, Hinata ing

Kohara, Konomi Japanese

Matsuo, Tomohiro ing

Toriumi, Kousuke Japanese

Mochizuki, Michiru ing

Hondo, Kaede Japanese

Ogiwara, Kazuhiko ing

Terashima, Junta Japanese

Fujiyoshi, Kouji ing

Tsuji, Shinpachi Japanese

Matsuo, Shuuto ing

Okitsu, Kazuyuki Japanese

Ishihira, Shinji Director, Storyboard

Matsumura, Juria Director

Hata, Shouji Sound Director

Watanabe, Masahiko Episode Director

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Dec 27, 2024

MidniteAndBeyond

Recommended

So... um... I did a lot of Google-ing, today...

This is flat out the cutest thing I've ever seen before in my entire life. I was actively smiling and daww-ing and cheering throughout every single episode. I had zero knowledge of "the element" before watching this, nor have I ever heard of it before. I tried looking into it before starting the show and I didn't entirely get it. I just kept watching it as a typical romance story and had zero problems doing so. The writing is so brilliantly crafted to where you can associate it with either "the element" or you can also associate ... it with a real life scenario that you or someone you know may have experienced personally. After I finished the show, I looked into "the element" one more time and I think I finally understand it. I've seriously never heard of this genre before, nor do I know of any other stories like it. Which means I have no idea what other stories in this genre are like. So I'm only judging this one that I've just watched. Even if I don't entirely get "the element", I don't feel its entirely fair to dock this show points because I would've preferred if "the element" wasn't there, or even if I simply think they didn't need it. This is the story they wanted to tell and they did so in such a beautiful and accessible way. This is genuinely one of the sweetest and cutest shows I've ever watched in my life and I highly encourage anyone who may be turned off by "the element" to just give this one a chance, rather than judging it for how other stories with "the element" may be like. This show was perfect. And I can't give it anything less than my highest recommendation.

10/10

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Jun 24, 2024

bossunhimeswitch

Mixed Feelings

When I read fanfic, I always steer clear of the omegaverse ones mostly because it's just not my speed. So I waffled on if I would watch this series or not, but I didn't see anything off-putting in the promotional material or description, so I gave it a chance. It was cute and I could see how it used omegaverse as a metaphor for real world prejudice, which was part of why I ultimately continued to watch it and would watch more seasons if we get any.

If you like omegaverse stories, I don't know if you'd like this one or not. What I can ... say is if you like stories about families, metaphors for how society treats people it sees as being inferior, and a mature romance, then you might want to check this anime out. If toddlers being a central character in a story isn't your speed or you're looking for super spicy romance, then this might not be your thing.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Nov 17, 2024

k-0da

Not Recommended

Just a kind of nothing burger. I feel like everyone's character development, especially HIromu and the Masaki, had a chunk of their character development off screen three years ago. In the omega's case he does learn and grow, and he's the character that changes the most throughout the course of the show, but it wasn't enough to keep me properly engaged. The two side characters, Matsuo and Yuki had more chemistry than the main duo, but the bar is still in hell. The twins did not need to be there. Masaki's cousin was okay I guess but I don't even his name.

The kids ... are cute i guess. There are some cute moments in the show that made me laugh, but it really isn't enough. I wish the kids were more annoying. They felt too perfectly cute. Kids are fucking little assholes, thats what makes the cute moments even cuter. They felt really flat.

My main issue with the show is its treatment of omegaverse. I am no omegaverse connoisseur, but I am on Tumblr, so I know a fair bit. I will give the show credit: it does utilize the omegaverse trope throughout the whole show... but it doesn't really do it well. And I think that's the highest insult.

For the uninitiated, omegaverses across media can vary **very wildly,** and there's really only a few general rules--and even those rules get broken. The show generally follows the main "rules." For the sake of gross simplification, generally speaking alphas are the semes, ukes are omegas that can get pregnant, people release "pheromones" like wolves, omegas go into heat, and omegas/alphas do mating marks. Betas also exist. (No one knows what betas do in this hierarchy. Not even tumblrinas.)

These are the only real rules Tadaima Okaeri follows, which usually would be a great thing--shows that feature an original cast must have a very nuanced/well thought out/unique take on the omegaverse. But those are the only rules it follows because Tadaima, Okaeri doesn't anything else. Packs are flown out the window, despite the four or five rotating dudes that keep inviting themselves over to the main couples house. Even stilll, the only real rule that Taidama Okaeri cares about for most of its run is that alphas are semes and ukes are omeagas, with the other stuff not appearing until the final conflict. Something interesting that Tadaima Okarei does do is that omegas and alphas aren't encouraged to be together; what's normal in this verse is dating within your type. This is the main piece of worldbuilding that drives a lot of the show, and to be fair, I've never seen anything like it before. However, it ends up just being a copy paste bad discrimination story, and you could honestly replace it with "they disapprove of this marriage because I'm gay/transgender" and really nothing would change.

I'm just... who is it for? Back when this was airing every anituber i saw treated this like it had the fucknig measles, and while we're all allowed to have our likes and dislikes, this show was so milquetoast that the fear from people like Glass Reflection seems like it's for a different show. that's another thing, despite omegaverse being what this show is about, it never really leans into the strangeness of it all. Masaki literally has gets pregnant and has a baby in the middle of the series, and all we get is him saying "I'm having a baby" to a jump cut of the baby in their crib. Like, seriously? The only people watching this are comfortable with omegaverse content, they can withstand a pregnant man. It just felt like it never wanted to commit to anything weirder than it's bland discrimination angle. And even still, even still!! With that discrimination angle we never saw anything beyond how people in the couple's personal lives felt about it. Nothing about systemic opression of omegas, which IMO, you HAVE to deal with if your'e doing an omegaverse with original characters.

Overall this is a hard skip, for both casual BL fans, omegaverse fans, and everyone else. Don't waste your time.

Also the budget for this show appears to be four pieces of lint and a toothpick, but since this is a BL, that's kinda a rite of age.

Reviewer’s Rating: 3

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