Buddy Daddies Season 1 Episode 8 focused on Rei (voiced by Koki Uchiyama), giving viewers a deeper look into his past than ever before. For him, being an assassin is more than just a job, but a family business. It’s also one that he’s expected to take over one day, and unfortunately for him, that day may be coming sooner than he ever thought. While Rei doesn’t know what fate will befall his new family, viewers know it’s far worse than anyone could have expected.
- Rei gets dressed, telling Miri he is going to visit his home.
- Kazuki is surprised but pleased to have him out of the house, as he and Miri are planning a party for him.
- Rei visits his father, addressing him as “boss.” He tells Rei that he thinks it’s time for him to come home to run the family business.
- Rei’s dad tasks him with killing someone who has betrayed the family.
- Ogino drives Rei to his job, fills him in with information about the target, and tries talking about killing philosophy with him. He asks Rei to tell him the target’s last words for his collection.
- Rei approaches the target at a pier and the two fight. Although no one is allowed to leave the organization, the target found something else worth protecting but says Rei would never understand that.
- Rei shoots the target in the leg. He says he does have something worth protecting before the target stumbles back, breaking through a rusted railing and falling to his death.
- Choosing not to ride back with Ogino, Rei stays at the pier, reflecting on things the target said during their fight. Kazuki shows up to drive him home, and they reflect on their past together.
- Rei comes home to find remnants of the surprise birthday party Kazuki and Miri were attempting to throw for him.
- Ogino brings a new target to Kyutaro straight from the Boss. Kyutaro opens the envelope to find that the latest marks are Kazuki and Miri.
Buddy Daddies Season 1 Episode 9 Release Date and Time
Episode 9 is scheduled to release on Crunchyroll on Friday, March 3rd, 2023. The release time is 12:30 ET. The title of episode 9 is unknown, but it will have a run time of approximately 23 minutes.
Where to watch online
Viewers worldwide can catch Buddy Daddies Season 1 Episode 9 with a subscription to Crunchyroll on the date mentioned above.
Predictions
While I was right in assuming we would get more of Rei’s background following Kazuki’s episode, I could never have imagined it would end like this. This episode took the series in a direction I wasn’t expecting, but it will surely make for a tremendous last four episodes. Let’s see if we can figure out what will happen next.
- Ogino was a lot stranger than I was expecting, and now that it seems he works for Rei’s family, I would not be surprised if he’s the one who gets the assignment to kill Kazuki and Miri.
- As their friend, I feel Kyutaro may try to warn Rei or Kazuki of the hit placed on the family. Sadly, I don’t see that working out in his favor, and he’ll likely be killed because of it.
