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New Buddy Daddies Anime Character PV Introduces the Outgoing Kazuki Kurusu

Kazuki Kurusu, CV Toshiyuki Toyonaga

 

Next month, we get to meet a pair of elite criminals…who are also raising an adorable kid! P.A.Works’ original Buddy Daddies will introduce us to an extroverted criminal contractor and his introverted assassin roommate. Today, we get a closer look at the former in a new character trailer.

 

The trailer shows Kazuki Kurusu’s outgoing personality, both on the job and when chasing after young charge Miri:

 

 

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With an original story draft by Vio Shimokura (Tokyo 24th Ward) and character draft by Katsumi Enami (Baccano!), Buddy Daddies is directed by Yoshiyuki Asai (Charlotte) at studio P.A.WORKS for a January 6, 2023 premiere and stars the following cast members:

 

 

As previously reported, the story 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.

 

Source: Comic Natalie

 

 

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