Kotaro Lives Alone
Kotaro Lives Alone, follows a kindergartner named Kotaro who, as the title suggests, lives alone in an apartment unit. While the onset of the show is filled with gags at Kotaro’s peculiar living situation, it is later revealed that the reason the four-year-old is living on his lonesome is because Kotaro came from an abusive household. Kotaro’s venture living alone serves as his way of “becoming stronger.”
With the help of his neighbors: a mangaka, a hostess, and a yakuza, Kotaro recovers from his trauma and unlearns the harmful habits he picked up while living in foster care.
Alongside the life lessons imparted unto him by his pseudo guardians, Kotaro also provides them with stark insight on how they too can improve their lives.
