https://anilist.co/anime/139589/KotaroLivesAlone/ https://i.ur.com/QLKXJOn.jpg This Anime is about this 4 year toddler named Kotarou who started to live alone in an apartment. But despite his age Kotarou acts very mature. He addresses everyone with honorifics he doesnt cry for every small mistake he understands everyone easily... To put it simply hes like the Perfect Kid every parent want their child to be. So he should be happy right?.. Right? At its core this show tells how tragic it looks when a toddler tries so hard to be mature for the sake of others when he should be enjoying the only time he can as a child. Even though theres a fair amount of light hearted moments blended in every episode it never looks like hes having fun when he can probably should be having fun more than anyone. For me the most relieving scenes are when Kotarou tries to imitate Tonosan a fictional character who fights for justice and looks a lot similar to Anpamanhttps://anilist.co/character/16401/Anpanman. They are the only moments I find relieving cause those were the only times he acts as a kid. His neighbors arent really the best examples you can think of for adults. One is a lazy manga artist one is a hostess and one is a Yakuza There are others too. But they act all childish whenever theyre around Kotarou and care for him a lot. Its like they are indirectly trying to tell him that its OK to be childish despite having their own trouble on their hands. They all live a broken life but their encounters with Kotarou helps them to grow and this also applies to Kotarou himself. While everyone is growing up to be an adult Kotarous growing up to become a kid. As for the technical side of things the art style and animation are bare minimum for an SoL show but the voice acting is really top notch. They really did an excellent job at hiring talented voice actors and they did a really great job. And the music fits the tone of the show pretty well too. The animation couldve been a little better tho. If theres one complaint for me its that it gets a bit repetitive after a certain event in the middle of the show somewhere around episode 5 or 6. And there are 2 or 3 sexual jokes that are very unnecessary. It had a promising start but goes a little downhill in the middle and picks up at the final episode The final episode is really good. Kotarous past is by far the most mysterious thing in the show which drives the entire plot but it wasnt explored much cause the show took its time to explore the character relationships with Kotarou. We spend our childhood wanting to grow up faster. But we spend out whole adult life wanting to go back to the simplicity of being a kid again. Summary Kotarou lives alone is a story that tackles heavy themes like child trauma and loss with its simplistic drama and mature cast.