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Buddy Daddies - Episode 12 - SPOILERS!! The Diner Nest
Let’s take a deeper look at Kazuki’s diner: Diner Nest.
First, the name comes from his last name, which is a combination of the kanji for 来 (kuru - come) and 栖 (su - nest). Another thing to note its interior:
You can tell Kazuki decorated this place. It really fits his style:
Brick, the same type of green overhead lamp, stools, similar types of posters, there are also things like the yellow chairs and plant, which fit with the living room part of their apartment back in Fukuoka. Even the smaller white lights in his apartment room look similar to the larger white lights he has in the diner.
Now, let’s look at the location of Diner Nest. As I mentioned above, there apartment was “back” in Fukuoka, because I’m fairly sure that they are living in Okinawa now. That makes sense. Once Miri was done with daycare, they likely moved. Not only because it was probably safer, but also because it allows for a proper “fresh start.” Also, they wouldn’t be located in the red light district anymore.
While the beach and palm trees are good indicators of them being in Okinawa, an even bigger one, imo, is the use of English everywhere in their establishment and their establishment being a diner. Now, English is often used in Japan, for tourism and because it can look cool. But, Diner Nest has it...absolutely everywhere:
The sign on the door says “OPEN” and “CLOSED,” the blackboard sign inside looks to be written completely in English. That doesn’t look like Japanese at all. On the windows we see “Have A Grateful Day” and something involving coffee.
The mat says, “WELCOME,” and the sign inside the plant has Diner Nest on the top and then what looks like English writing underneath it.
And the fact that their restaurant is specifically a diner is also important too for why they are likely in Okinawa. Diners originated in America, specifically Rhode Island, and they sell American style food, coffee, and so forth. We see this with the meal Rei gives to Miri (and with the window saying Coffee).
There’s definitely a Japanese flare to the presentation, but the food is all stuff you’d find at an American diner for sure. And, of course, of all this leads back to the fact that there are a lot of American military bases in Okinawa.
32 to be exact. So, their diner being in Okinawa makes sense, because it is a restaurant style that appeals to the Americans and the main language (written-wise) in the restaurant is English, all of which would appeal to the Americans living nearby at the bases (and which would have varying degrees of Japanese language ability).
#Buddy Daddies#BD#Kazuki Kurusu#Rei Suwa#Okinawa#diners#Miri Unsaka#BD spoilers#Buddy Daddies spoilers#long post#image heavy post#meta post#analysis#I'm sure this has already been pointed out#lol
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#Buddy Daddies#Kazuki Kurusu#Rei Suwa#Miri Unsaka#KazuRei#Kazuki x Rei#BD 1x06#Buddy Daddies Anniversary#buddydaddiesedit#BDedit#You knew I had to use this scene for this poster!#It's iconic!#It's what made me watch the anime!#Kazuki being dumb and I was sold!
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With the return of Misaki and the uncertainty over Miri’s custody, I think it’s time to talk about the cat.
Because the cat is a direct parallel, and the reason why I believe things will go differently this time around, since they’ve both grown a lot over the last year.
The argument over the cat perfectly illustrates the crux of Rei & Kazuki’s issues at the start of the series.
Kazuki tells Rei that buying food for the cat isn't enough, you have to be willing to put in the work — and, given that he was gone for one night and comes home to an apartment filled with smoke, along with a pile of take-out and garbage, he was 100% justified in refusing the stray. Genuinely I don’t get why Kazuki taking this stance got the hate it did, any responsible pet owner would look at the Rei of Ep 1 and agree he was not ready for a cat.
However, this is something that Rei grows to understand when he’s left to care for Miri on his own in Ep 7 and Kazuki isn’t around to shoulder that responsibility. Rei realizes that his actions, or inaction, can negatively affect the people in his care, and it gives him a reason to change. I think it also gives him a new appreciation for everything Kazuki does, hence his attempt at French toast.
But I feel we don't discuss Kazuki's reason for giving up the cat enough, because they’re two sides of the same coin.
What he’s saying is objectively true and you can tell he’s speaking from a place of experience with what happened to Yuzuko. However, he is only focused on how what they do can affect the other people in their lives. No mention of how it would feel to lose someone or any lingering on how lonely this life is.
It’s a contrast to Rei, who brings home the stray without a second thought, simply because he wants to, not considering the impact it would have on the cat. Kazuki takes this to the opposite extreme, only considering what’s best for the cat and completely ignoring his own wants and feelings.
So, as we know, the cat is left where Rei found it. Not an ideal situation, no — much like leaving Miri with her mother would be, considering she did abandon her before — but it is the safer option in both cases.
Watch these scenes and tell me he isn’t fond of the cat. And when he realizes it’s cold and comes back with food for the little guy? Yeah, don’t tell me he wasn’t already attached.
But he comes back to an empty box. Implying to Kazuki, and to us the audience, that the cat was taken in by someone who could give it the normal, loving life that it deserves, which is why Kazuki leaves with a smile.
It is interesting to note that despite his disagreement, Rei went along with Kazuki’s decision over the cat, just as he went along with Kazuki’s decisions regarding Miri, whether that meant taking her back to her mom or committing to being her parents.
I always read this scene as Rei seeing how happy Kazuki is having Miri around. And thus he questions if this is really what Kazuki wants to do, resulting in that startled expression on Kazuki’s face. Like he hadn’t even considered that possibility.
Rei is perceptive, recognizing that Kazuki will be sad to see her go, yet he doesn’t argue when Kazuki firmly negates this as an option while looking upset again.
Kazuki has made strides in moving on from his wife’s death, but the idea that it’s okay to move on doesn’t erase the insecurities and tendency toward self-loathing he’s displayed, which were probably there long before he met Yuzuko. Even when he reconciles with Karin, her words of encouragement are, “I bet you can make her [Miri] happy!”
So if he truly believes that Miri will be happier or safer with her mother, Kazuki will absolutely choose to let her go.
And it will be up to Rei to go against his decision for once, because he knows that remaining a family is what they both want.
Here, Kazuki looks sad and resigned. I was always sort of disappointed we didn’t get a scene of Rei & Kazuki during Ep 7 when he was at his lowest and most self-deprecating. Now, though, I wonder if they were saving such a confrontation for this moment right here. Where Rei will have to convince him that his own happiness is a priority, too, and that their family is worth fighting for.
Now, uh. I do think that Rei’s decision that they stay together as a family will result in tragedy — there is too much foreshadowing to pretend otherwise — and that maybe Miri will have to stay with her mother for a bit out of necessity. But the point of this episode I think will be to highlight how much these two have grown because they wanted to be better for Miri and that it isn’t selfish to want to pursue that happiness for their own sakes, too.
#buddy daddies#kurusu kazuki#suwa rei#kazuki kurusu#rei suwa#unsaka miri#miri unasaka#buddy daddies meta
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misaki…
some thoughts about what we just saw in episode 10’s PV
• kazuki and rei have spent at least 10 months of time, energy, and love into caring for miri
• it has been at least that long since we last saw misaki. it looks like she changed herself and wants miri back, which she is in the right to request as miri’s biological mother.
• but to kazuki and rei, who invested such time and energy in miri, it comes unfair to just give her back after all their hard work. yet im sure they feel obliged to her as miri’s mother.
• in the end, getting miri in school and past that will be extremely difficult. more documents will be needed and more questions will be asked, and the entire process may be too complicated for the dads to handle without looking suspicious.
• miri will probably question often in the future why her fathers aren’t present
• misaki’s and miri’s mother-daughter relationship still has a lot of possibility for tension
• rei also has the obligation to return to his organization that he can’t refuse
• if the plot will follow the realistic route the writers have determined, then there is a big chance that everyone will go their separate ways in the end. miri back to her mom, rei back to his dad, and kazuki back to being alone.
• alternatively, rei might full-on defy his dad and take kazuki’s last name and they actually adopt miri they live happily ever after or something. this would be possible and enjoyable to see, but it would be much more difficult. it is also not as realistic.
• this is all based on what is canon and i am trying to avoid far-fetched speculation
• will update this
#buddy daddies#rei suwa#suwa rei#kazuki kurusu#kurusu kazuki#miri unasaka#unasaka miri#misaki unsaka#unasaka misaki
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I’m curious... For those of us who, like me, didn’t start watching Buddy Daddies from the very start when episode 1 was released:
What was it that convinced you to watch?
For me it was seeing it trend here on tumblr a couple of times and what made me eventually watch it were these two specific moments from episode 6, namely:
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#Buddy Daddies#Kazuki Kurusu#Rei Suwa#Miri Unsaka#KazuRei#Basically Kazuki being dumb I guess...#Kazuki girl from the start huh#BUT ALSO REI'S SMUG FACE I LOVE IT#People were going crazy about Rei smiling#And I went 'wait why is him smiling so special?'#I wanted to know what was going on#I think the first thing I saw was Kazuki throwing Miri into the bathroom in ep 2#Which made me go wait what??#And then of course the classic: Kazuki carrying Miri and Rei away from a gunfight#And then a few weeks later I saw a bunch of gifs from the end of ep 5#Where people were saying that it looked like a marriage scene#And then ep 6 happened...#And people were going crazy about Kazuki demolishing the entire field of biology with his genes statement#And I just went OK WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH THIS SHOW I HAVE TO WATCH THIS#Skip to me binging the first 6 eps#I loved this silly little show immediately#SKIP TO ME A FEW WEEKS LATER BEING A SOBBING MESS ON THE FLOOR OVER THEM#Either way#I made this my entire personality#No regrets#Shut up Char#(also wtf is tumblr gif quality?)#(This has been in my drafts for MONTHS btw)
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Miri’s Picture Journal - Week 5
Bold Text: きょうのできごと - What Happened Today
Japanese: ぱぱたちこれからもおしごとがんばってね。
English: Work hard at your jobs, Papas.
#Buddy Daddies#Miri Unsaka#Rei Suwa#Kazuki Kurusu#BD spoilers#Buddy Daddies spoilers#translation#English translation#official art
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there are two types of parents ig
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Miri be like
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omg wait, imagine next time Rei brings home another cat and Kazuki doesn't want it this time either but this time Miri is there too and she instantly falls in love with the kitty so Kazuki has no other choice but to leave the cat be
and so Rei and Miri win again
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