Goumon Baito-kun no Nichijou • The Daily Life of a Part-Time Torturer

Goumon Baito-kun no Nichijou • The Daily Life of a Part-Time Torturer - Episode 1 discussion

*Goumon Baito-kun no Nichijou*, episode 1

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szalhi2026-01-04 16:17

*[I wish it was this easy IRL.](https://i.imgur.com/giTlVN2.jpeg)*

This was not on the list of things I thought would ever exist, but here it is, and here I am.

It seems in this world, the inquisitors were even more powerful.

Hugh's face is too powerful for mere mortals. I bet it will be the last torture tactic in the final episode.

ObvsThrowaway51202026-01-04 16:32

I kinda like this one. It’s messed up, but the cast is fun and it’s interesting. I mean torturing as a 9-5 gig? I guess back in ye olden days it kinda was but seeing it in modern society is pretty weird. Also, a world where torture and murder are legal sounds like some kinda dystopian hell…

Doomroar2026-01-04 17:35

> I mean torturing as a 9-5 gig

Actually *pushes glasses* he is a mere par-timer not a regular employee so it is not a real 9-5

diacewrb2026-01-04 17:32

2 water based magicians today, now a water based torturer.

We have seen farming based animes to raise Japan's food self-sufficiency and family based animes to raise the Japanese birth rate, guessing this is to lay out the ground work for Japanese police to beat the crap out of suspects Jack Bauer style.

Boris-_-Badenov2026-01-04 18:46

Japan needs all the births they can get, hundreds of people die each month in Beika

Shantotto112026-01-05 01:53

Probably hundreds of thousands, considering it’s only been six months…

pandavova2026-01-04 17:37

Hmmm... I don't know if I'll keep watching. Somehow doesn't really catch me.

coffeecakesupernova2026-01-04 17:39

You know, I ended up loving Gene Wolfe's Shadow of the Torturer, but while that was his job at first, it was taken quite seriously, religiously, not played for comedy. I personally find this, a comedy and I know, a satire, where the job is supposed to be cool, to be unwatchable. No judgement here, and YMMV.

MightyMouseVsBatBat2026-01-06 17:06

Yeah, for a subject matter this outside the norm, having it played for laughs makes all of the characters psyco-/sociopaths. Not something I'm going to enjoy.

NanDemoKnaives2026-01-04 17:47

I'm liking this, it's funny how wholesome and lighthearted this feels even though it's all about torture and the guys who enjoy doing it. At least their relationships with one another is good, they seem like a good team. They quickly introduced everyone so I do wonder what we'll see them do each episode.

It's also interesting how they're all adults with Hugh being the youngest at 20 and Siu having twins. I like how they had to remind us that Mike was 22 when drinking beer lol.

minnieboss2026-01-04 17:53

This is a fun dark comedy. The juxtaposition between the cheery workplace and the (mostly-offscreen...) torture scenes is great.

bladdrwg2026-01-04 18:40

Yeah, it weirdly makes the torture aspect more effective because the juxtaposition is so pronounced. A character like Mike would be horrifying in a real-world scenario.

harrellj2026-01-05 01:50

I know we get interesting crossovers between VAs all the time but its really breaking my brain knowing that Xylo from Sentenced to be a Hero is voiced by the same seiyuu as Hugh on this series. Completely opposite personalities.

RealValf2026-01-04 18:02

The concept seems like it could be interesting but this episode was just kind of.. boring? None of the “comedy” really hit for me. I’ll give it a few more episodes I guess.

tripleaamin2026-01-05 02:23

I think the real lack of any animation hurts. I feel like not showing any of the torture makes the comedy a miss. Plus we already have 4 guys introduced, and I would figure it would make sense to focus on Sero first. Then introduce Mike in episode 2. Then Hugh in episode 3.

I feel like the studio more than likely has more resources spent on "Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games", so maybe I will check that one out. Considering the Gorilla Girl episode 1 wasn't good when I tried that one, but that one looked better than this one.

I will keep an eye on the manga for this, and perhaps that is better, or if this episode is what the manga is.

colin86969082026-01-04 18:05

This comment is more for the anime historians out there and is my Personal Opinion, but I've been watching anime since the early Naruto era and feel like this is part of a sickness/trend in anime that's been growing over the last decade. Were you basically you basically have really messed up evil shit going on that get's portrayed in a good light.. like overload, GATE, reincarnated as a slime, Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy, ext.. All of those shows involve mass murder of some kind which the MC does just because he can.

Technically all of this can be traced back to Re: Monster which introduced the idea, but at least that show was a stripped down hentai were as these shows are trying to make this stuff seem normal.

anyway that's just my take on why a show like this exists, I don't expect this comment to get many upvotes because of the selective bias that usually takes place in these posts.

Ashteron2026-01-04 19:09

This isn't portraying torture in a good light.

Shmappii2026-01-04 20:53

Connecting random dots in your head and acting like it makes sense is a really poor method for engaging with media.

porpoiseoflife2026-01-04 22:36

Rather odd assertion given that the anime for Overlord, GATE, Reincarnated As A Slime, and Tsukimichi all came out well before Re:Monster aired. Not only that, but the light novels for both Overlord and GATE published first. So no, you can't blame it all on Re:Monster.

colin86969082026-01-04 23:23

The anime adaption's came out later, but Re:Monster was written before those. Reincarnated as a slime is actually directly inspired by Re:Monster.

Megadragon8982026-01-04 18:39

Curious how a job like assassin would work in that world? I mean since murder is legal does that mean that assassination of corrupt people or criminal is a legal profession too?

Also it is weird that i find hertwarmung and cute an anime about torture lol.

Emi_Ibarazakiii2026-01-04 19:05

> Curious how a job like assassin would work in that world? I mean since murder is legal does that mean that assassination of corrupt people or criminal is a legal profession too?

I was wondering about this, and I do hope they address it a little (both for torture, and for assassinations) but the way I see it, "legal" probably means "legislated", i.e. there's probably laws about what they can/can't do, etc..

(I don't think they can just legally grab a random person in the street and murder or torture them)

harrellj2026-01-05 01:42

We do already know that they have to be licensed for various things in the torture world and I guess have to have a license to even browse that torture device shop.

Emi_Ibarazakiii2026-01-04 19:00

[What would YOUR strengths be, as a torturer?](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/ad69b0672338.png)

[](#ama)

[Siu thought they should stick with the mouth, but hey, I'm sure some butt torture could get some people to talk even faster!](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/d30d23805fe4.png)

So the boys are going on a little shopping trip!

[PLEASE TORTURE ME- I mean, hey there!](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/4ac0c09539ee.png)

[Is this for torture, or people who wish they were taller?](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/7360f42f369f.png)

[](#urbansmile)

[He doesn't know what a pillory is?](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/1aeb77c9b84d.png)

I should apply to this place, I could train their new employees!

[...I'm not saying no.](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/0dc94bf5584e.png)

[](#towel)

[She's so enthusiastic about it too! (I hope she's a recurring character!)](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/d80f69458604.png)

[She took sneak pictures of them to use in her ads?](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/c76f7feaa712.png)

Now that's just plain wrong, I didn't think there would be such amoral things in my cute little torture anime!

[](#seasonalpout)

[3 older sisters; Great at Rock Paper Scissor. Likes girls who are the same inside&out](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/9f1b284b031d.png)

Why do I feel like these things are all connected hah.

[He tried to lie about his motivations for joining, forgetting that he's talking to someone who interrogates people for a living!](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/695e756a6fac.png)

[Is this really for fingernails? Almost looks like it's for fingers!](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/795f4da46829.png)

[](#terror)

[Would love to read his novels!](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/bdeebe37d7f4.png)

Must be quite... Creative!

Well, this was pretty fun so far!

First show of the season I'm actually keeping!

Ashteron2026-01-04 19:08

Crazy premise. I'm digging it.

Muffin-zetta2026-01-04 20:17

Ehhhh I was hoping it would be funnier than it is

cleaulem2026-01-04 20:42

When I skimmed the synopsis I thought this would be some fantasy kind of story. When the show started I thought "Oh, is this guy going to be isekaid?". Then I suddenly realized that this is our world, just with legal torture.

This might be the weirdest premise for an anime this season.

Hellblazer11382026-01-04 20:58

>It has to be said... there was little to laugh at in the cellar of the Quisition. Not if you had a normal sense of humor. There were no jolly little signs saying: You Don't Have To Be Pitilessly Sadistic To Work Here But It Helps!!!

>But there were things to suggest to a thinking man that the Creator of mankind had a very oblique sense of fun indeed, and to breed in his heart a rage to storm the gates of heaven.

>The mugs, for example. The inquisitors stopped work twice a day for coffee. Their mugs, which each man had brought from home, were grouped around the kettle on the hearth of the central furnace which incidentally heated the irons and knives.

>They had legends on them like A Present From the Holy Grotto of Ossory, or To The World's Greatest Daddy. Most of them were chipped, and no two of them were the same.

>And there were the postcards on the wall. It was traditional that, when an inquisitor went on holiday, he'd send back a crudely colored woodcut of the local view with some suitably jolly and risque message on the back. And there was the pinned-up tearful letter from Inquisitor First Class Ishmale "Pop" Quoom, thanking all the lads for collecting no fewer than seventyeight obols for his retirement present and the lovely bunch of flowers for Mrs. Quoom, indicating that he'd always remember his days in No. 3 pit, and was looking forward to coming in and helping out any time they were short-handed.

>And it all meant this: that there are hardly any excesses of the most crazed psychopath that cannot easily be duplicated by a normal, kindly family man who just comes in to work every day and has a job to do.

>Vorbis loved knowing that. A man who knew that, knew everything he needed to know about people.

---Small Gods, Terry Pratchett (1992)

MumrikDK2026-01-05 10:44

Oddly the *second* time today that a Reddit comment has served me up a massive TP quote.

dfiekslafjks2026-01-04 21:36

This has to be the laziest, most unfunny comedy I've ever seen in my life. Couldn't even finish the first episode.

PhantomWolf832026-01-05 02:23

Same. I noped the fuck out after 12 minutes because I was so utterly bored. For a dark comedy, it fails miserably.

Andreiyutzzzz2026-01-05 12:11

Thanks y'all. i can cut another anime off the seasonal list that i bloat each season then sift through at the start

MinscS22026-01-05 03:47

There's supposed to be comedy in this show? Where? Hiding under the torture rack?

NoNameSwitzerland2026-01-05 19:24

100% of the tortured group admitted to believing it is funny.

whowilleverknow2026-01-04 21:54

I would have liked to have seen the torture.

dakkumauji2026-01-04 22:31

It was pretty amusing. I'm assuming this will take a more comedic route instead of anything serious and I'm willing to give some grace for the first episode since it seemed more focused on introducing the main cast than anything else. I also liked it was basically a workplace comedy just with an interesting kind of work.

But the dialogue got some chuckles out of me so I'm looking forward to seeing where this goes.

HobnobsTheRed2026-01-04 23:07

All they need to do is create a baseball team and they can play against the Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens... Might even get some gigs out of it.

Niwaka_Samurai2026-01-05 13:17

Lmao

HolyDragSwd25002026-01-04 23:11

Each of them have a different way of torturing someone

Frickroll2026-01-05 00:19

I can't be the only one disappointed that there isn't a single real FREAK in the cast. y'know? Like, at least have the decency to go all the way with this kind of premise. Would've made it a lot more of a fun watch.

kalirion2026-01-05 00:59

I can't believe they made an anime based on the Terry Pratchett line from Small Gods - "There are hardly any excesses of the most crazed psychopath that cannot easily be duplicated by a normal kindly family man who just comes in to work every day and has a job to do."

Still, this whole thing isn't for me so I dropped after a few minutes.

fakegreenthumb2026-01-05 01:07

this had me cackling. sero and mike are such little freaks. and hugh’s blush at sero and siu being nice to him (after it said his type is a nice person) was too good. this is so weird and funny, i am locked in

Dull_Spot_82132026-01-05 01:18

This one’s gonna be rough if this bit doesn’t get funny in some way soon. First episode is already stretching it and we are working with pretty bare bones presentation.

But, I will see this one to the end. Like to keep a variety of shows in perspective.

MinscS22026-01-05 03:44

First dropped anime of 2026 and one of very few (less than 5) animes I've dropped after only 1 episode.

It wasn't fun or captivating, nor was it dark and gritty, it was just ... really weird (and boring) and I'm not really sure what the target audience is; it felt too dark for people not in to this kind of stuff and too lighthearted for people who are. It's like the show is trying to have it's cake and eat it too by trying to appeal to two completely different kinds of watchers.

If it had doubled down on either darkness or lightheartedness (with some actual black humor thrown in) I might've stuck around, but now the show just comes across as weird, and not in a good way.

Jaielhahaha2026-01-05 04:07

pass

gem2niki2026-01-05 04:19

A world where torturing and killing is legal and they’re taking this job very casually like a normal job, sasuga Japan. It definitely feels like a 4-koma format (checked the manga to confirm).

ElliotAlderson20242026-01-05 04:34

I think it works because the conceit is all the people being tortured are criminals in the underworld.

mgedmin2026-01-05 13:44

Yeah, that's step 1. And then you can declare anyone you don't like a criminal.

Article 5 of the [Universal Declaration of Human Rights](https://www.un.org/en/about-us/universal-declaration-of-human-rights) doesn't have an exception for criminals.

testthrowawayzz2026-01-05 05:49

I thought it was kind of funny. Given the original content (4-koma), maybe it would work better as a 12min episode for better timing

Striking_Chard24202026-01-05 08:07

The premise is definitely interesting considering not just torture but murder is legal in this world. Definitely thought-provoking in terms of politics and law but seeing how this first episode went, not sure if they'll touch any of that in this show. Just ok so far, comedy isn't really comedy-ing but fun cast at least. Will see how this goes.

DoktorDementor2026-01-05 12:54

Thanks, its nothing for me.

Niwaka_Samurai2026-01-05 13:15

This was so weird. Does this make the person who watch this to be considered as a sadist ?

The ones who are getting tortured has to been shown but so far it's only been the other way around. I can't really say that I like any of these characters.. 'cause it would make me look bad lol

Latter-Air27422026-01-05 20:27

Yo this is F***ed up sh*t. They didn't show any torture but the person who wrote this should be immediately taken to a mental asylum. The characters are a reflection of writer's psyche.

FirstSea2026-01-06 23:36

You do realize most mangaka are a bunch of weirdos right?

Nenia_NSN2026-01-09 02:43

Haha you don't have to be insane, to write insane stuff.
You'll need more material in order to judge author's mentality😂

Baileyjk012026-01-06 00:36

I know it's small, I just started the episode and the doors being CGI animated has already killed it for me LMAO how hard is it to animate a door opening

Noiserawker2026-01-06 04:15

The real torture: being forced to watch this

anti-valentine2026-01-06 18:36

Like this wasnt exciting or funny but it made me smile cuz it was just kinda cute. Who would have thought a show about torturers would be cute? Im intrigued and want to see more, for sure.

FirstSea2026-01-06 23:33

I'm honestly surprised.

From the premise of "nothing but a cast of hot guys doing torture", I obviously expedited this show to be super gay, but it turned out to be a "slice of life" show about a part-time torturer.

It was a decent show, I'll keep watching.

guntanksinspace2026-01-07 01:06

I came in on the anime ready with all the "Van Darkholme: Performance Artist/Dungeon Master" jokes, and ended with "oh fuck they got a good work environment/work-life balance going on in the Torture Dungeon".

Certainly intriguing. And Hugh's face is too powerful indeed.

SecretEmpire_WasGood2026-01-07 08:09

I don't know about this. The title made me a bit curious, thought it was going to be a more serious, crime-thriller kind of thing, but it really didn't resonate. I didn't expect it to be a comedy, not that the jokes landed anyway. They didn't even bother to show some of the actual torture, not that I'd really enjoy seeing it but at least then I'd feel something from this.

BostonTeaParty17742026-01-08 00:48

Idk, 1st ep kinda felt eh, but I'll give it another episode or 2 before I pass judgement. I was expecting it to be way darker and to lean into the comedy more.

Business-Signal6082026-01-10 11:19

Not really edgy, not really funny. Just weird Fujoshi things.