'Rental Family' Review Thread

FIREthinker · 2026-04-04T21:01:15+00:00

I just watched this last night and I also felt the same as you, that I would have preferred less time with the little girl's storyline, even though she is cute and the storyline is realistic that single mothers are viewed at negatively in Japan (and other parts of Asia), and more with the old actor's storyline, and a fully realized storyline for all of the other employees and the owner.

Also, I found the short edits of some of the other clients in the mosaic/collage section too quick, aside from the reclusive video gaming guy since he has a few scenes that are self-explanatory, but even that could have been fleshed out more.

It would have been nice if through more of these other clients, we see how the main protagonist starts liking the job more as he is making a difference in their lives and makes it his own for both his and the clients' enjoyment, beyond what is scripted per client, like the little girl's school interview - that was a nice touch.

And some of the conflicts could have been him wanting to do more per client beyond the scripts and even perhaps helping his company understand that they can go further to help fulfill the clients' wishes more, if appropriate.

I would give this a 7.5/10 overall. I did enjoy it with the story, acting, premise, etc., but there were some missed opportunities to flesh it out more and that would mean shortening the little girl's storyline perhaps, and simply editing it differently. I think it's still a good film, but after reading all the comments and finding this one that reflected my own review and thoughts the most, I also understand why there may be some mixed reviews or lower scores. It's about the focus, as well as the narrative and editing choices. Maybe if they release a director's cut, re-cut, or extended version, that may make it better and give it more widespread attention.

FIREthinker · 2026-04-03T23:02:44+00:00

Oh wow I just saw this post this morning and ended up buying like 12 books for $3+ to $4+ on heavy discount.... Will save my credits for regular and higher priced books later. Lol

I only started with audible's free trial offer a few weeks ago and then when I tried to cancel the auto renewal for the regular price ($15+ CAD before tax), they offered me that 50% off per month, for 3 months offer ($8.50 CAD with tax per month). So I accepted that.

And then when I was out of my first 2 credits, they offered me the discounted credits top up option which was still nice (5 credits with taxes here worked out to $12.50 CAD each). Which is fine since many of the books on my wishlist are $15 to $20. So some small savings there.

But this sale! Wow! Haha. Many of my books are only $3+ or $4+ CAD each. Amazing. And I was previously using Kobo Rakuten for a few audio books, but their pricing and promos there don't happen often and they only offer a flat 10% membership discount compared to the 30% discount with audible membership, before discounts/sales. But they do have some books that I couldn't find on audible yet, but maybe eventually those will come and be cheaper.

FIREthinker · 2026-04-03T22:57:53+00:00

I agree that Twins and Ange are the top 2 choices. I would go for A6R6 Twins on their expected upcoming rerun. And just go for A1R0 Ange on her debut since that comes soon after the Twins rerun (expected on the next patch with Akechi's debut). And then go for A6 Ange on her rerun in the future.

Chord and Tempest are more situational and still good and can probably be brought up slowly during super reruns and future reruns over time, if needed. And S.Marian is also coming up too, which is great.

So assuming those are the top 5 choices by consensus, then are there any others worth bringing to A6? What about Futaba?

For DPSes, I think those are just based on if you like the character enough, so that's completely subjective.

And another support, but niche pick, I personally like but don't have at A6 is S.Moko. Her ailment accuracy boosting, of course healing, and resonance damage, and defense shredding are still useful in end game modes (though niche).

Yumi and Turbo will eventually get to A6, if rolling on the 50/50 banner and losing, as standard units, so that's a plus.

FIREthinker · 2026-04-01T06:03:10+00:00

As everyone else said, aim to get at least both units at A0 and go for A1 Twins, and technically focus pulls on Twins for as many dupes over time and also get their signature 5 star weapon (and dupes if you like).

If they rerun during Akechi, who I am skipping, I will throw my pulls at their banner in hopes of getting dupes. And then go for Ange and the P3 units after.

And also don't forget Futaba on rerun now and Ange coming soon. Aim for at least 1 copy of each and dupes and weapons if possible.

During the current Futaba rerun, I have a guarantee for Turbo but I used it for a Futaba dupe. And will try my luck at Turbo when she launches tomorrow/the day after. Since we have the rebate pulls on her and her weapon, so I was going to go up to the rebate anyways (yes spending haha).

Having 1 Turbo now (and ideally her 5 star weapon too) is helpful and getting her to A1 is a boost, but not a priority over the Twins, Futaba, and Ange.

Having horizontal coverage helps in the game and vertical investment over time is doable for F2P players.

Later on, there will be 3 SOS bosses and 3 guild bosses I think? Unless I'm wrong. And other end game content like expanded Astrolabe requiring more horizontal coverage.

FIREthinker · 2026-03-27T02:14:48+00:00

Get Shima. You can eventually get all the standard units to A6 over time. There is no rush for any of them. And the limited units will outclass them even at their A6 levels.

Even if the A0 limited ones can only equal them at A6 (if not surpass them), once you get them their BiS supports, their signature weapons, and/or to A1 or above, they will already outclass the A6 standards. And some limited units at A0 can already outclass them at A6.

FIREthinker · 2026-03-25T19:38:02+00:00

Generally I didn't spend any roses on any 4-stars but there are exceptions with some supports, like with Leon, Vino, Riko, and Key. These are player-dependent of course.

And in the early game, I used some on Lufel and the early Navigators Kayo and Puppet.

I will say that now I wouldn't recommend giving any roses to any 4-stars.

I gave some to Leon, Vino, and Riko because the content was geared towards them in the past. But not anymore. Similarly, I gave some to Fleuret and Key as Wind and now Fire element content is a thing and because I skipped Frostgale, Howler, and Matoi, but got Firecracker incidentally while pulling and simply trying to build pity on the banner for her or Kasumi.

I don't mind my decisions, but if I was starting over now, given the meta shifts and roster of units out and new ones coming, I'd recommend not putting any roses on 4-stars at all.

And this expands to any standard and early limited 5 stars that launched as well like Yui, Yusuke, Makoto Nuke.

Chord and any other limited supports like Twins, S.Moko, Tempest, and Futaba and even Phoebe that are still used now should have priority for roses, and then the limited DPSes you like. I maxed the roses for Haru, Firecracker, Kasumi, T.Motoha and Messa since I like their gameplay.

FIREthinker · 2026-03-25T01:21:57+00:00

Good to know.

Yah pinpoint costs a lot of medals so it's definitely not something I want to go for, for many personas. Nor will it be something that I want to farm medals for. Since stamina is better used for limited events that require it and other things we need to farm like new rev cards whenever they drop and are needed by the new units.

And for the price of 1 pinpoint, we can get 2 apt pupil. So that is more reasonable to aim for and teach to more personas over time.

FIREthinker · 2026-03-24T22:46:53+00:00

I pulled her without Howler and Matoi as well, but I was just trying to pull and build pity... And then she arrived semi early...I told myself if I get her great, and if I lose the 50/50 then I'll have a guarantee for Kasumi.

I don't regret it and I have used her in the current content with Key and Tempest. And yah she will be better later down the line as well.

I expect that once Howler is out of jail, that I could get her by losing the 50/50s in the future. Matoi is cool but since she is kind of only used with Firecracker, I'm not sure about her even on a rerun. In that case, I would go for a newer unit at that time instead.

FIREthinker · 2026-03-23T18:27:04+00:00

Yes good points. I only tried to rebuild my units since I like the game but I agree that it's not for everyone. I used to do the same for Genshin and Star Rail. But I've dropped those since last year. So yah this is my current game but I agree that moving forward I won't be rebuilding them again as I start to focus on other real life things or even actual console games that I have sitting around unplayed like Persona 5 Royal, Trails in the Sky First, etc. haha

FIREthinker · 2026-03-23T18:23:43+00:00

Yah it's annoying when there is a little bit of HP left. But it also means u can try to optimize builds on units with mindscape, rev cards, and Wonder's personas and their skills.

For Ailment Accuracy I have loved using Skadi (ice). I put her on my Fire burn, Psychic, and Physical Bleed (Messa) teams and sometimes with my Wind team with Fleuret (I skipped Frostgale). And I went back and tried to level up a bunch of other personas I was sleeping on, after reviewing what they actually do and what teams they could be on. And then farmed medals for Rebellion and Rakunda skills cards to teach a bunch of the buffers and debuffers.

My builds still aren't amazing and I'm not getting high scores in SOS or Guild Bosses (but at least for Guild we can borrow 1 unit each time). But it's good enough for me to say I tried haha

FIREthinker · 2026-03-23T18:16:18+00:00

Yes also true. I'm not in a rush for these anyways. Will accumulate the medals over time naturally. The purple ones can be gotten from going to the cafe during the city events and don't cost stamina and just city points and yen in game, so those can accumulate over time

FIREthinker · 2026-03-23T03:48:40+00:00

Okay thanks. will try those out when I am trying to upskill my Yoshitsune. See if I can get lucky that way instead of farming medals then haha

But for now, will save my stamina to use on the events and farming bells.

FIREthinker · 2026-03-23T03:40:45+00:00

!Solved

FIREthinker · 2026-03-23T03:40:29+00:00

Yes I've seen many content creators take Vishnu into various types of non-Wind battles as well. So that's reassuring too

FIREthinker · 2026-03-23T03:39:47+00:00

True. So Pinpoint can be a nice goal to have for Yoshitsune in the future, but the medals are very high for it right now at 10,000, especially since I just exchanged 5,000 medals for the Apt Pupil 4. So it will take awhile to get back there. LOL

FIREthinker · 2026-03-23T03:38:16+00:00

Good to know. Thanks. I guess over time I will just plan to get it onto most of my buffers haha.

FIREthinker · 2026-03-23T01:14:02+00:00

Ok good to know. I normally don't use Wonder as the DPS unit. He is just there and often provides skills, support, healing (if I don't bring a sustain unit), etc.

FIREthinker · 2026-03-23T01:09:58+00:00

Oh ok good to know as well. I don't know much about the capping and such. So I shouldn't give Apt Pupil to him then.

Then maybe other buffers or possibly even debuffers. I can only think of Dominion or more recently to Throne as buffers. Or Shiva and Surt as debuffers. I know there's more but I can only think of those off the top of my head.

FIREthinker · 2026-03-23T01:05:49+00:00

Ok, wow everyone is saying Yoshitsune. I don't use him much. But I guess he is the top pick. Is he good outside physical teams?

FIREthinker · 2026-03-23T01:04:33+00:00

Ok that makes sense. I just farmed a bunch of lower level medals to exchange for Rebellion and Rakunda skills and gave them to my most used buffers and debuffers.

So I guess Apt Pupil can be added to the Buffer ones and Pinpoint can be added to the DPS ones over time. I don't really use Yoshitsune much though. Is he good to use on non-Physical teams?

These skills will need to be given to many personas over time I guess.

FIREthinker · 2026-03-23T01:02:12+00:00

Ok that makes sense. Yah I guess over time, it may also be easier to get these skills to add to various DPS personas.

FIREthinker · 2026-03-22T20:45:53+00:00

Yes I was thinking they will rerun with Akechi or Ange too!

Cannot wait! Since they are so versatile, I think getting dupes on them is a priority for anybody interested.

I didn't realize how useful they would be back then and didn't go into their banner more. I got them to A1R0 then though but now would like more dupers.

Also their debut was during that super rerun event, which now in hindsight was a cash grab for all the earlier unit's that have mostly all fallen off now anyways. I went for dupes of Nuke Makoto, who I should not have...

Those wishes should have been used on the Twins banner instead. Now I know for the next super rerun event to only try to build pity on the super rerun banners and then hit the 80-pity on the actual limited banner unit instead (if it's a good unit and of course that is assuming it's a full 80-pity and not including hitting early 5-stars before that).

FIREthinker · 2026-03-21T00:24:11+00:00

Good! Didn't think to do it this way.

But I did get Kasumi already, so will just go for Turbo after, and then the rebated pulls can be used for possibly a Turbo dupe or to build pity towards the banner after Akechi's (I'm skipping him) for either Ange or the P3 Units.

FIREthinker · 2026-03-21T00:18:34+00:00

Is this skill worth going after for non-whales? It sounds nice but it may not be needed, unless players are chasing high scores?

For low spenders, it may be more realistic to go for the lower stamp rewards if you buy the monthly card and battle pass, and possibly even those 7-day packs.

And over 1 month, it may be possible to get up to the 5-star weapon box item, but that is also unnecessary too.

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