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NEWS: Nitroplus, P.A. Works Make January 2023 Assassin Anime Buddy Daddies


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chudmaru



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PostPosted: Sat Oct 22, 2022 6:21 am Reply with quote
Hmmm wonder where they got this idea from Razz
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Retrojuicepop



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PostPosted: Sat Oct 22, 2022 6:35 am Reply with quote
You know who...
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light turner



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PostPosted: Sat Oct 22, 2022 6:40 am Reply with quote
Why is the guy on the left dressed like Ed from Ed, Edd, n Eddy
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Retrojuicepop



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PostPosted: Sat Oct 22, 2022 6:48 am Reply with quote
So they were now competing against Kyuushi on the Winter season next year, huh?

Yeah...I'm sorry but my heart belongs to the Office Trio. Razz
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-Matthew-



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PostPosted: Sat Oct 22, 2022 6:59 am Reply with quote
Another Spy x Family. Looks interesting.
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This again..



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PostPosted: Sat Oct 22, 2022 8:48 am Reply with quote
Another show built around the ambiguous queer tension between its male leads..



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Chris Handsome



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PostPosted: Sat Oct 22, 2022 9:05 am Reply with quote
Dirty Pair, but Dirty Daddies.
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Retrojuicepop



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PostPosted: Sat Oct 22, 2022 9:15 am Reply with quote
Ambiguity is fine by me, as long as both of them will not be ending up with having a girlfriend at the end.

I fear P.A. Works is scraping the bottom of the barrel once again, even after releasing two great and oddly unique animes this year.
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Joker#941490



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PostPosted: Sat Oct 22, 2022 9:41 am Reply with quote
lol what a good joke because they're best friends and the blond one will have a crush on a pretty girl.
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kaoru99



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PostPosted: Sat Oct 22, 2022 10:59 am Reply with quote
Spy x Family meets Banana Fish, I'm guessing?
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Kadmos1



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PostPosted: Sat Oct 22, 2022 11:29 am Reply with quote
Just saying that having a pair of same-sex characters as the leads is/are not necessarily intended to be queer-baiting nor is that necessarily going to be the result or outcome. Same goes with opposite sex. Now, people might either set of characters even if there are no official shipping moments or teases.

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Nev999



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PostPosted: Sat Oct 22, 2022 11:39 am Reply with quote
I think the fact it's literally called "Buddy Daddies" might be where people are getting a queer read. I mean, pretty out there thought, I know! It's way easier to just accuse people of shipping everything than think about things like that!
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MFrontier



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PostPosted: Sat Oct 22, 2022 12:47 pm Reply with quote
It feels like we were due a new buddy cop anime, even if they're assassins instead of police. But also there's a little girl they'll probably raise together.

Man, this looks kind of crazy.
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Wyvern



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PostPosted: Sat Oct 22, 2022 1:13 pm Reply with quote
Spy X Yaoi.
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Kirki



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PostPosted: Sat Oct 22, 2022 2:39 pm Reply with quote
The production knew very well what it was doing when it put two males characters of opposite personalities together, roommates, looking after a cute little girl, and named them Buddy Daddies. Series like that are very specifically designed to cater to BL fans and shamelessly base their success and popularity on them.

So many years since Yuri on Ice, and still no one dares to do the simple thing it did to reach success. That kind of weakness is disappointing.
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