#the broke ending will be if kazuki ends up with miri's mom or something gosh i'd be so upset

[buddy-daddies]

prediction for buddy daddies' ending

with episode one out, i have some ideas about how this show might end:

kazuki and rei take miri and run away from their criminal lives, starting over fresh

it was mentioned in both the trailer and the first episode that this line of work puts both the people that are directly involved and the ones they love in danger.

kazuki knows this better than anyone - after all, it's revealed on the official buddy daddies site in his character bio that his wife died due to some shady business dealings.

based on the conversation he has with kugi, he might even be staying in his current role as a criminal contractor because he's hung up on what happened and possibly trying to get revenge on whoever killed his wife:

in rei's case, he's never really had a good connection with his family. in the trailer, his "father" says, "i'm not your dad, i'm your boss." talk about dad of the year. we know rei hasn't experienced love before, and i'm sure that means both romantic and platonic. when asked in the trailer why he kills, he says "it's just another job." i think that, paired with the fact that he's been taught since childhood how to kill, shows that he's not entirely invested in this assassin life - it's just all he knows. i don't think it'd be particular difficult emotionally for him to leave that world behind if he finds something / someone he cherishes and wants to protect (i.e., miri and kazuki)

i think with miri in the picture, both kazuki and rei will be able to get over their past traumas and realize that they don't have to be tied to this criminal life. they can all escape and start a new, safer life together somewhere else.

there's one thing that might make this difficult, and that's the fact that rei was born into this criminal world. his family brought him up to be an assassin, so there's a chance that they'd search / track him down if he were to run away.

so what could rei do to avoid this ?

why not fake his own death ?

he and kazuki could plan it all out, maybe even get kugi's help, and stage a mission gone wrong that results in, say, rei getting trapped in a burning building and dying there. they could get a body and place it there posing as rei, and if the remains where charred enough, no one would be able to tell whether or not it's rei.

with that out of the way, he and kazuki could start new lives and keep miri (and each other) safe from the dangers their current jobs bring. they could get regular civilian jobs, like kazuki becoming a chef / baker and rei working at an animal shelter. sure it probably doesn't make the same money as their assassin work, but it pays the bills. at least they come home safe to their beloved daughter and one another.

[atti-rambles]

episode 9 broke me

like rei making more of an effort to help around the house and showing his care for miri and kazuki,, it's so beautiful. like kazuki thinking he's gone mad by wanting to make rice balls is so funny, he is so dramatic

and also kazuki is close to the daycare mamas!! he got into their group!!! pls tell me he's in the gc!!

also this, i love when they make these jokes

and then they joke about how kazuki is a comedian and kazuki is like "don't talk about that!" and they laugh at him saying how funny he is. he is an unfunny clown.

also miss anna is so great i love her every time she's on screen i love you

also soccer mom kazuki is a treat i like him being so passionate about his daughter like he really shows his love. and he gets so upset when she's with taiga it's so cute. and also this, rei being protective after episode 8's revelation that he wants to protect miri and kazuki hit me so hard okay.

rei's development is amazing, i rewatched the series thru the english dub (they did really great btw, i speak both languages so it was neat to see the changes and such), and gosh did rei change a TON. like he's allowing himself to be more emotive and present in kazuki and miri's lives,,, so sweet.

also rei put cereal and strawberry jam in rice balls, ngl that sounds good. like gummies in rice balls is a neat concept. and all the girls loved it too and he smiled,,,, we love to see it

and what i love is miri loses the race. i didn't except it to happen bc she trained so hard, but ya know it's a realistic outcome. BUT GOD rei cheering her on is so sweet,,, he's grown a lot

also seeing taiga's parents explains a lot on how he acts and i love how they look. like it's very cool to see someone with dyed hair in japan since it's frowned upon, you can tell they are close

also whenever miri says, "パパたち" i cry a little each time. that term is just to cute and personal gosh,,,,

and then the event where she needs to find something and bring it to the finish line, and she grabs rei. together the three win the gold. and then it's revealed what the note said, "family."

this,,, this is where i broke. it's so genuine and a perfect way to show how far this family has come, and that miri was able to win the gold with her papas,,, so perfect the writing is amazing for this show and has been consistent with it too. this is a special show in that regard.

and then they make a comment on how rei and kazuki have never had a picture together bc it can't be known they are associated with one another. which is really interesting, and it makes a ton of sense of course. it's a bad idea to take the photo together, but they do it for miri,, their soft spot.

kazuki telling how much he appreciates rei cheering on for miri is also very cute i like that detail.

and then yet again, they state their commitment to miri

both of them want to watch miri grow up.

and then they punch you in the gut reminding you how the last episode ended, thanks.

this episode was mostly fluff, and we all needed it after episode 8,, but god this domestic stuff hits me harder than the angst i gotta admit. bc even when all those bad things happen, they make an effort to make sure they can continue with their live with miri and let her have a normal childhood.