Review by thomvic

And while I did get that, I got so much more from this show. After a few episodes I was hooked and I found the characters really likeable, interesting and the story just really moving.

I was browsing through Netflix yesterday trying to find something to watch and stumbled randomly on this. Figured yeah sure a 4 year old kid living by himself, sounds weird.

What the show does really well is that it has a good balance of not just showing the sadness and trauma of Kotoro and his life, but also focuses on the positivity, hope and kindness of people and how we can be become better people. Each episode kind of has its own theme in terms of teaching us a lesson about people and behaviours, yet it doesn't do it in an in your face way. It's hard not to connect to Kotoro who is trying to find his sense of purpose but also understand human motivations, behaviour and also how his perceptions of the world are shaped by his past.

Couldn't recommend this anime enough. While some situations might seem somewhat unrealistic, I think the shows intention is to show that family also isn't necessarily your blood relatives but can be the people you form the closest bonds with in life, and that this doesn't make you alone in the world.

Really hope a season 2 is made!