Oftentimes the fathers are usually dead, absent or evil in a lot of my favorite anime.

That's because writing actual fathers out of the story gives the male MC enough independence for the story to happen. So you're more likely to find a good one in slice-of-life stuff than shounen. But if you go too far into comedy, they'll usually end up being goofy.

One recently that stood out to me was a basic thing from Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable of all things. Protagonist needs a ride somewhere for dramatic relationship reasons, father's busy with an upcoming work call, kid makes an honest plea, dad pauses for a second, then calls a subordinate and hands the meeting off to him, gives his son a line about understanding not wanting to have regrets, and tells him to go get dressed. The father isn't a prominent character and it's such a basic interaction but it just honest. He sees something is real important to his son, empathizes, prioritizes his family, and does it in a professional manner. Nothing flashy. Just a dad being a good dad.

Oftentimes the fathers are usually dead, absent or evil in a lot of my favorite anime.

That's because writing actual fathers out of the story gives the male MC enough independence for the story to happen. So you're more likely to find a good one in slice-of-life stuff than shounen. But if you go too far into comedy, they'll usually end up being goofy.

One recently that stood out to me was a basic thing from Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable of all things. Protagonist needs a ride somewhere for dramatic relationship reasons, father's busy with an upcoming work call, kid makes an honest plea, dad pauses for a second, then calls a subordinate and hands the meeting off to him, gives a line about understanding not wanting to have regrets, and tells him to go get dressed. The father isn't a prominent character and it's such a basic interaction but it just honest. He sees something is real important to his son, empathizes, prioritizes his family, and does it in a professional manner. Nothing flashy. Just a dad being a good dad.

Oftentimes the fathers are usually dead, absent or evil in a lot of my favorite anime.

That's because writing actual fathers out of the story gives the male MC enough independence for the story to happen. So you're more likely to find a good one in slice-of-life stuff than shounen. But if you go too far into comedy, they'll usually end up being goofy.

One recently that stood out to me was a basic thing from Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable of all things. Protagonist needs a ride somewhere for dramatic relationship reasons, father's busy with an upcoming work call, kid makes an honest plea, dad pauses for a second, then calls a subordinate and hands the meeting off to him, gives a line about understanding not wanting to have regrets, and tells him to go get dressed. The father isn't a prominent character and it's such a basic interaction but it just honest. He sees something is real important to his son, empathizes, prioritizes his family, and does it in a professional manner. Nothing flashy. Just a dad being a good dad.

Oftentimes the fathers are usually dead, absent or evil in a lot of my favorite anime.

That's because writing actual fathers out of the story gives the male MC enough independence for the story to happen. So you're more likely to find a good one in slice-of-life stuff than shounen. But if you go too far into comedy, they'll usually end up being goofy.

One recently that stood out to me was a basic thing from Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable of all things. Protagonist needs a ride somewhere for dramatic relationship reasons, father's getting ready for an upcoming work call, kid makes an honest plea, dad pauses for a second, then calls a subordinate and hands the meeting off to him, gives a line about understanding not wanting to have regrets, and tells him to go get dressed. The father isn't a prominent character and it's such a basic interaction but it just honest. He sees something is real important to his son, empathizes, prioritizes his family, and does it in a professional manner. Nothing flashy. Just a dad being a good dad.

Oftentimes the fathers are usually dead, absent or evil in a lot of my favorite anime.

That's because writing actual fathers out of the story gives the male MC enough independence for the story to happen. So you're more likely to find a good one in slice-of-life stuff than shounen. But if you go too far into comedy, they'll usually end up being goofy.

One recently that stood out to me was a basic thing from Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable of all things. Protagonist needs a ride somewhere for dramatic relationship reasons, father's getting ready for an upcoming work call, kid makes an honest plea, dad pauses for a second, then calls a subordinate and hands the meeting off to him, gives a line about understanding not wanting to have regrets, and tells him to go get dressed. The father isn't a prominent character and it's such a basic interaction but it just honest. He sees something is real important to his son, empathizes, prioritizes his family, and does it in a professional manner. Nothing flashy. Just a dad being a good dad.

And there's Spy X Family but that one's too easy to mention.

Oftentimes the fathers are usually dead, absent or evil in a lot of my favorite anime.

That's because writing actual fathers out of the story gives the male MC enough independence for the story to happen. So you're more likely to find a good one in slice-of-life stuff than shounen. But if you go too far into comedy, they'll usually end up being goofy.

One recently that stood out to me was a basic thing from Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable of all things. Protagonist needs a ride somewhere for dramatic relationship reasons, father's getting ready for an upcoming work call, kid makes an honest plea, dad pauses for a second, then calls a subordinate and hands the meeting off to him, gives a line about understanding not wanting to have regrets, and tells him to go get dressed. The father isn't a prominent character and it's such a basic interaction but it just honest. He sees something is real important to his son, empathizes, prioritizes his family, and does it in a professional manner. Nothing flashy. Just a dad being a good dad.