So, basically, there's an odd couple pair of hit men -- the blonde one, Rei, is the Felix Unger kind of one (cleans, cooks, keeps things organised) and Kazuki is the gamer-probably never opened something with a can opener in his life-trigger man who comes from a yakuza family. They've been living and working together for a while when they cross paths with Miri...
Miri is a little girl (4? 5?) who has gone off by herself (her mom works a bar as a singer) to try and find her dad...who just happens to be their new target. Miri doesn't really know who he is and it's a veritable miracle she manages to make it to the party that her not-very-nice dad is throwing. The two hit men wind up with her and no idea what to do about it.
And thus ensues hijinks as two hit men with their own crazy baggage try to raise a mischievous kid.
I love a lot of things about this one -- the dynamic behind the guys is great. They're friends through thick and thin. This isn't a BL, but it could have been, but I think it's kinda nice that it wasn't. It's Found Family, is what it is. I love that there's an actual end on it too -- after Kazuki "gets out" (after his dad goes so far as to try and kill Rei and Miri to get him back in), there's a time jump and you see them years later when Miri is a teenager. They're still together, but now running a restaurant or bar, not killing people.
Well, I wouldn't want to cause trouble in that establishment, that's for sure.
It's a madcap story with engaging characters and it's got heart. I really enjoyed it and would even, probably, watch it again someday.
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