Hello, friends, today I'm here to recommend an anime that I recently found on Netflix and that I think is terribly underrated, but of course now I have to tell you what it's about (without spoilers, obviously, even though I'm one of those people who loves spoilers 😄), but I need you to know at least the basics of this anime so you can understand it and decide whether it appeals to you or not.

Hola, amigos, hoy vengo a recomendarles un anime que encontré recientemente en Netflix y que pienso que está terriblemente infravalorado, pero desde luego ahora tengo que contarles de qué se trata (sin spoilers obviamente, aunque soy de las personas que sí ama los spiolers 😄) pero necesito que conozcan al menos la base de este anime para que puedan entenderlo y así decidir si les llama la atención o no.

In an apartment complex where a diverse group of characters live, such as a girl who works as an escort, a gangster, and a manga artist who writes great stories but draws terribly, a new tenant arrives. He is a 4-year-old boy who lives completely alone, But what is most surprising is his self-sufficiency, as he is independent in every way, even speaking and behaving like an adult, using a very formal vocabulary, like a feudal lord. Where are his parents? Where does he get the money to live on his own? These are two of the first questions that come to mind when you start watching the series, but they are answered throughout the 10 episodes through flashbacks and deductions and discoveries made by the other characters.

The first thing you should know is that the anime will fill you with tenderness from start to finish, but it's so full of cute, hilarious, and all kinds of situations that it takes the viewer on a real roller coaster of emotions. It even stirred my non-existent maternal instincts 😄 Of course, at the beginning you feel uncertain in the face of so many unanswered questions, but the intention of the anime is not for you to rush to find out what happened to Kotaro, why he is alone, or why he behaves in a certain way. Rather, the intention is for you to get to know him little by little, just as the other characters in the series gradually discover him.

Lo primero que debes saber es que el anime te llenara de ternura en todo momento, desde el inicio hasta el final, pero está tan lleno de situaciones tiernas, hilarantes y de todo tipo que generan en el espectador una verdadera montaña rusa de emociones, incluso removió mi inexistente instinto maternal 😄 Por supuesto que al inicio sientes incertidumbre ante tantas preguntas sin respuestas pero la intención del anime no es que te precipites en saber qué sucedió con Kotaro, porqué está solo o porque se comporta de determinada manera, sino que la intención es que vayas conociéndolo poco a poco, así como los demás personajes de la serie lo van descubriendo paulatinamente.

Something very important to note is that the anime explores very difficult topics, raw and unpleasant situations that cause pain, but it does so very subtly, precisely from an innocent perspective. As an adult, you are perfectly capable of understanding the signs, which helps us reflect on several issues: we must not ignore what is happening around us; we need each other.

The anime's aesthetic is a bit unusual, but this is most evident in the main character, Kotaro, especially in his unusual pupils. However, this is completely intentional; it is a way of expressing the true feelings and emotions that the character tries to hide, which I cannot discuss in this review without revealing a key part of the story. But I like it because it is an original device. The manga and anime also have an interesting narrative, revealing those key points in a subtle way, but this does not affect the pace of the story at all. It does not feel slow or heavy. On the contrary, you focus on discovering the character little by little, enjoying his unique personality and the way he navigates the adult world, even how he interacts with other children. but the main objective is to highlight an important social reality that is part of the lives of many people around the world and affects many families, something that leads us to think that, fortunately, just because we haven't gone through it or don't know anyone around us who has had to live through it, doesn't mean it doesn't happen.

Anyway, I really recommend this anime from the bottom of my heart because there's no way you won't love it. In fact, one of the things that attracted me from the start is that it only has ten episodes, so you can watch it in a couple of days or even in one, depending on how much time you have. But I warn you that the story and emotions will completely envelop you, taking you from laughter to tears and vice versa. then it will immerse you in deep existential reflections, but you will undoubtedly enjoy it🤗.