Family. Its the essence of most of my emotion nowadays and in modern media any type of familial bonding just hits me in the feels every time. We saw little tidbits of that in this show and I only wish they executed the importance of family even better but its alright because Kirishima and Yaekas relationship is pure sweetness and wholesomeness to the extreme.
Babysitting shows always remind me of Hinamatsuri a wonderful show that was wholesome emotional and extremely funny and its hard not to compare the two shows. What this show lacked was a more creative approach to humour and while its very wholesome it felt unfocused and the story didnt flow very smoothly but I enjoyed what we got.
My grading criteria: Story: /25 Art: /10 Music: /10 Characters: /20 Enjoyment /15 Thematic Execution /20
STORY: 14/25
Its very sweet and I cant emphasize that enough. The relationships are sweet the dialogue is sweet the personalities of the characters are sweet. It didnt have much else to tell though and while it tried to go in a darker route at times with all the yakuza shenanigans the tonal shifts felt awkward because wed have a set up for darker times ahead and then proceed back to playing in a playground in the next episode instead of following the dark storyline. It just felt disorganized and unfocused. It felt like a lot of set up at times with no clear conclusion. The villains were kind of just all over the place and they felt underwhelming as well.
Overall there isnt much to write home about the plot there are just many cute moments and honestly Im ok with the simplicity but I wish the darker moments were executed in a more clear fashion.
ART: 6.8/10
Not the biggest fan of the character designs but theyre alright. Nothing special in terms of animation it just works.
MUSIC: 7/10
The soundtrack is pretty simple and fits the tone of the show well. While I didnt enjoy the OP and ED very much it still works for the show. Nothing too special.
CHARACTERS: 13/20
There was a lot of potential with the characters but in my opinion just not enough time to flesh them out. If we get a season 2 Im sure that theyll be better developed. The cast of characters are fun to watch and wholesome to the max. Kirishima the babysitter of Yaeka probably had the biggest change within himself. He was a cold and rather brutal yakuza member and after being tasked with taking care of his bosss daughter he became nicer and learned how to be more responsible. Sugihara existed for decent comedic relief though his bits did get a bit repetitive as the show progressed.
There were some emotional moments too and a few backstories that were engaging to watch. Each character had their own pasts and some of them had a rather dark one. With more time Im sure the characters will keep gaining depth to them and feel more interesting.
ENJOYMENT: 11.5/15
I loved the wholesome moments and the family moments they always get me in the feels.
THEMATIC EXECUTION: 14.5/20
They were going for wholesomeness and they did that very nicely the theme of babysitting was really hammered home. The darker moments felt a bit short at times but some of the moments hit pretty hard and it would have been better if the more dark moments were in consecutive episodes rather than sprinkled in every once in a while.
OVERALL: 66.8/100
If you like wholesome shows Id gladly recommend this. While it definitely wasnt my favourite show of this nature it achieved what it was trying to convey decently it just lacked focus. That said I enjoyed my time watching this and Id love to see more of Kirishima and Yaeka having the time of their lives together.
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