#kotaro lives alone episode 3

[lady-charinette]

I'm on episode 3 of Kotaro Lives Alone and-

ISNT IT ENOUGH THAT I ALREADY CRIED AT THE FIRST TWO EPISODES?!

WASN'T THAT ENOUGH??

INSTANT TEARS when that balloon guy saw Kotaro draw the faces of his deceased family members and the words 'mama', 'papa', 'sister' and 'brother'.

WTF WHY WOULD YOU MAKE ME CRY LIKE THIS???

The balloon salesman saying he hopes the balloons will last a while as he watches Kotaro play all by himself while holding on to the balloons, the symbolic representations of the family he's lost.

THIS SHOW-

[turtlycute]

My Top 10 Anime Watched in 2022:

Kotaro Lives Alone (2022) episodes: 10 started: 5-2-22 finished: 5-5-22 rating: 9.5/10

Moriarty the Patriot (2020) episodes: 24 started: 8-8-22 finished 8-11-22 rating: 9.5/10

Tokyo Revengers (2021) episodes: 24 started: 9-1-22 finished: 9-3-22 rating: 9.5/10

Chihayafuru 3 (2019) episodes: 24 started: 1-19-22 finished: 1-20-22 rating: 9.5/10

Sasaki and Miyano (2022) episodes: 12 started: 6-1-22 finished: 6-2-22 rating: 9.5/10

Blue Period (2021) episodes: 12 started: 10-15-21 finished: 1-25-22 rating: 9/10

Spy x Family (2022) episodes: 12 started: 8-1-22 finished: 8-3-22 rating: 9/10

Romantic Killer (2022) episodes: 12 started: 11-1-22 finished 11-2-22 rating: 9/10

Run with the Wind (2018) episodes: 23 started: 4-19-22 finished: 4-21-22 rating: 9/10

Ya Boy Kongming! (2022) episodes: 12 started: 12-1-22 finished: 12-2-22 rating: 9/10

Honorable Mentions:

Life Lessons With Uramichi-Oniisan (2021) episodes: 13 started: 1-4-22 finished: 1-6-22 rating: 9/10

Fruits Basket: Prelude (2022) film watched 12-28-22 rating: 9.5/10

Given Movie (2020) and Given: Uragawa no Sonzai n films watch: 6-6-22 rating: 9/10

Tamako Market (2013) episodes: 12 started: 11-3-22 finished: 11-4-22 rating: 8.5/10

Vanitas no Karte (The Case Study of Vanitas)(2021) episodes: 24 started: 10-1-22 finished: 10-3-22 rating: 8.5/10

[risibledeer]

sorry but this isnt a req but what are your top 5 animes/mangas?

*tucks hair behind my ear* why i thought you'd never ask

!. COFFEE JELLLY SUPREMACY (even tho i hate coffee hahaha) Saiki k ofc, there's a reason he's my pfp loll.

2. Komi can't communicate -i fell in love with anime on this one, like i watched it occasionally before that but KCC is perfection.Also helps that i'm also pretty socially awkward lol. i really wishe we'd get another season so we can see manbagi animated.

3.MHA! This is a very basic starter anime but the chisaki fight is a core memory for me alright? also spoilers but the newest episode ripped my heart out even tho i've read the manga lol. Im a multi shipper for this one, like i really like bkdk but also tddk is cute but izuocha is my first love and we're still going strong and then also tho tsuchako?? and kacchako?? but ig my favourite pairing is shinjirou (i still like shinkami and momojirou tho)

4. i would say spy x family, but it seems wrong putting it in fourth place its just so freaking good. let's just say this is the only anime that i want merch for desperately, i've read the manga way too many times lol. also franky and nightfall should get together. who said that?

5.Blue period-it's just really good tbh, and i related to it a lott, cuz all Yatora does is cry, paint, study and feel insecure lol.

OH wait! KOTARO LIVES ALONE- It's actually awesome GO WATCH IT NOW please

oh gosh, ok wait i just remembered Little witch Academia, i can never choose between diakko and andrakko, love them both. and sucy is me irl lol. this was my baby's first anime btw lol. i lied i want merch for this too.

I loved violet evergarden, course the whole age gap thing is weird imo but i could ignore it, I watch this when I wanna cry lol.

honestly you're asking me to choose between my kids, and im incredibly indecisive T-T but y'know love is infinite there's enuf for everyone, and I don't have a favourite child. saiki

[aiahsthetic]

✧ anime that destroyed me emotionally ✧

1. Hotarubi no Mori E

the anime that really ruined me. still can’t forgive that child. i cry every time i watch or read this.

2. Kotaro Lives Alone

i try my best to hold my tears but the ballon and last episode made me cry so hard.

3. Violet Evergarden

first ever anime that made me cry almost every episode, especially in episode 10 💔

4. When Marnie was There

one of my fave ghibli movie. this anime is really beautiful and expect yourself to cry at the end.

5. Banana Fish

cried a bit when i first watched it but now every time i saw a video or an edit in the internet i cry a lot. ash deserves to live in japan with eiji :((((

[solarsavoy]

Fandom Saturday, Kotaro Lives Alone

Recommended by Hailey.

I'd started it before and the animation is... different. Generally not my style, but I already knew it was a slice of life anime, which I usually watch more sparingly if I can help it. However, I highly recommend everyone watch this.

It sucks you in. It's quirky. Kotaro is an amazing kid and will slowly but surely win everyone's hearts, I guarantee it. A lot of the smaller stories are so different from what you'd expect, and it feels strangely close to home, no matter what walk of life you are in. It's a unique perspective and hits all the right, heartfelt buttons.

Anyway, it's short, just 10 episodes long, and each episode is really just a short collection of 3-4 smaller stories that all flow together. It may take some getting used to, but it's sweet, and you won't regret watching it.

I sure don't. 😉

See ya next week with another Fandom Saturday!

[frankenjoly]

Fic fun facts compilation

From this thingie on twitter.

"battle? of the bands" it's called like that after an amphibia episode but the plot it's inspired by a local disney channel series with no relation to it

speaking about that one, there's a not small amout of lore I put there not only bcs I felt like to but also just in case I wanna do more bsd band au stuff

the dnd-ish au was going to be just 1 smaller thingie for 1 of gouta week's days, then it was for 2, then 3 and  it grew to be independent and all in the end

for "finding ava" I ofc watched finding nemo, which was not only my first time in years but also my first time in english ever, and basically I finally got the boat/butt joke in my 20s lmao (it's different in spanish)

I don't know how to explain the bsd crack fic's title if you have no idea about spanish bcs you just gotta experience the song it's from it's so iconic it's so funny

apart from the very evident ranposano crumbs already in the bsd crack fic I have planned how to add at least tachigin and suegiku crumbs (there's gonna be more those are just the ones already planned)

all the sea shanties that got famous bcs of that trend are stuff I'm tempted to use for mermaid aus + Utahime in the dnd-ish au

I've already showed "Yosano refusing to to interact with Mori unless necessary till the point of not appearing or getting the fuck out" 3 times and you'll probably see it again

I am and gonna be very shameless about the trans hcs

I put sskk crumbs in "three heads" bcs the idea of Atsushi and Tachi just bumping into each other at the Akus' place it's fucking gold

I wish I could have actually made Barbara say a certain phrase ("que baje Barbatos y lo vea") but it just doesn't have the same energy than in spanish and I suffer

it's no surprise if you know me but my nanago fic it's filled with rp references (it's not the only one)

there's a bunch of stuff I'd do make more evident when writing if the bsd fandom was less hostile

the babies were planned to be a little older than they are in the dnd-ish au but then gakuen babysitters and kotaro lives alone happened

I'm basically putting every single ship already dating for the bsd crack fic EXCEPT ofc the actual main pairs cjdjgjdjf

[gloriabomfim]

Based on the search results, here are some examples of preschool cartoon shows that feature lonely characters:

Caillou: In one episode, Caillou feels lonely when he tries to play with a boy who ignores him[1].

Larva: In this cartoon, the characters Yellow and Red are often lonely and looking for companionship[2].

Klutter!: Sandee Heap is a character in this show who was lonely at first before Klutter came into her life[4].

Kotaro Lives Alone: The main character, Kotaro, is a 4-year-old boy who lives on his own and experiences feelings of loneliness[6].

It's worth noting that loneliness is a common theme in many preschool shows, as it can be a relatable experience for young children. However, these shows often use the theme of loneliness as a way to teach children about friendship, empathy, and compassion. For example, in Caillou, the episode about loneliness ends with Caillou making a new friend[1]. In Larva, Yellow and Red eventually become friends and help each other out[2]. These shows can be a helpful way for young children to learn about emotions and social skills.

Citations: [1] https://youtube.com/watch?v=dGxYmVzVE8U&t=34 [2] https://youtube.com/watch?v=pZ_8jzF_Iss [3] https://www.faustisland.com/calm-peaceful-gentle-quiet-cartoons-that-we-love/ [4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klutter! [5] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Big_Big_Friend [6] https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/kotaro-lives-alone

[heich0e]

I know the Yuzuki’s reminded you of Tobio but I think Hayato is also Daichi core in the taking care of all his siblings department

(if you haven’t you should also watch Kotaro lives alone I foundthe vibe similar!)

oh i think ur SOOO right esp when he was yelling at minato in episode 1!! the papa daichi energy readings were truly off the charts on that one.... but he's like a mix of daichi and suga bc yes responsible caretaker type but also silly goofy teacher guy <3 (opening to hannah montana best of both worlds plays)

[simptasticjoe]

Kotaro Lives Alone: How To Break Hearts

Netflix has no right messing with my soul like this. The clip they show look like a silly show about a child who lives alone in an apartment complex who does random shenanigans. Seems like a fun show to watch where you can turn your brain off and relax. Then episode 3 comes around and you find out that Kotaro’s mother is dead, her life insurance is how he affords the apartment, but he’s not told…

[guineverependragon]

22 animes in 2022

Another year gone, another year spent becoming pleasantly invested in a new set of animes. The list of series that I have grown to cherish still continues. I will be continuing the challenge again in 2023 with 23 animes. Below is my top 10 favorites with the entire list of animes I watched and my overall ratings.

Spy x Family (2022 - ongoing) 10/10, 1 Season (25 episodes) 

Noragami (2014 - 2016)  9.5/10, 2 Seasons (29 episodes) 

Sasaki and Miyano (2022 - ongoing)  9.5/10, 1 Season (13 episodes) 

Hotarubi no Mori e (2011) 9.5/10, Movie

Kids on The Slope (2012)  9/10, 1 Season (12 episodes)

Lycoris Recoil (2022 - ongoing)  9/10, 1 Season (13 episodes) 

No. 6 (2011)  9/10, 1 Season (11 episodes) 

Tsurune (2018 - ongoing)  9/10, 1 Season (14 episodes) 

Chainsaw Man (2022 - ongoing)  8.9/10, 1 Season (12 episodes) 

Erased (2016)  8.7/10, 1 Season (12 episodes) 

Mob Psycho 100 (2016 - 2022)  8.5/10,  3 Seasons (37 episodes) + 2 OVAs

Ancient Magus' Bride (2016 - ongoing)  8.5/10, 1 Season (24 episodes) + 4 OVAs

Belle: The Dragon and the Freckled Princess (2021) 8.5/10, Movie

Blue Period (2021) 8.5/10, 1 Season (12 episodes) 

Birdie Wing (2022 - ongoing) 8.5/10, 1 Season (13 episodes)

Sweetness and Lightning (2016) 8.5/10, 1 Season (12 episodes)

Kotaro Lives Alone (2022 - ongoing)  8/10, 1 Season (10 episodes)

Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo suru (2022 - ongoing) 7.5/10, 1 Season (12 episodes)

Cells at Work! Hataraku Saibou (2018-2021) 7.5/10, 2 Seasons (21 episodes + OVA)

Kawaii Dake ja nai Shikimori-san (2022) 7.5/10, 1 Season (12 episodes)

Tanaka-kun Is Always Listless (2016) 7/10, 1 Season (12 episodes) 

Komi Can't Communicate (2021- ongoing) 7/10, 1 Season (12 episodes) 

Millionaire Detective Balance: Unlimited (2020) 6.5/10, 1 Season (11 episodes) 

[embossross]

2022 in Anime

i give ratings out of 10 stars based on a rubric that considers the following:

2 points / ambition of what the anime is trying to achieve 3 points / effectiveness of the anime in achieving its aims 4 points / my personal, subjective enjoyment 1 point / pacing +1/-1 miscellaneous

so with that said... ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (2 anime)

Ping Pong The Animation - believe the hype. incredible.

Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 2 - honestly if this show sticks the landing, it may become my favorite anime of all time. it's just the best week to week viewing experience. my jaw lives on the floor. and i spend at least half an hour after every episode debating ethics with my friends. amazing.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (6 anime)

samurai champloo - music! animation! episodic storytelling! STYLE! this anime just has style

ranking of kings - most loveable anime characters of all time. classic fantasy setting. stripped down for honest and charming character storytelling. hilling is best girl of the season FIGHT ME

Golden Kamuy - slow start and then POW. perfect shonen story in an atypical setting. juggles a large cast of characters with competing motivations expertly so you can never predict the twists and turns. criminally underrated

Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song - managed to make me - a known hater of ai/robot stories - glue my eyes to the screen for 3 days. tons of heart and fun storytelling.

Odd Taxi - this is a novel come to life. some of the best dialogue in anime history.

Kotaro Lives Alone - cutest anime child of all time must be protected

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (6 anime)

princess jellyfish - kind of the pinnacle of a generation of shoujo for me

yona of the dawn - tbh i can't remember if i watched this last year or in 2022 but anyway it's great. gripping stuff. the lack of season 2 is criminal and i'm gonna have to collect the manga smh

kaguya-sama love is war season 3 - continued great direction, gimmicks, and jokes

ya boy, kongming! - the shock of the season. somehow this is actually funny and the rap parts are genuinely powerful. i didn't know anime could do music this well tbh

the devil is a part-timer season 1 - had fun watching but nothing sticks with me

parasyte - truly ambitious, gripping sci-fi that doesn't spoonfeed you answers but examines a dilemma from every angle

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4 anime)

banana fish - high stakes international thriller with a diverse cast and a gary stu at the helm

darling in the franxx - the not quite as good cousin of evangelion, interested in pubescent sexuality in big robots. major points for bonkers ambition. i was stunned with what it was trying to do.

spy x family - that little girl really is cute

space patrol luluco - studio trigger on speed with 7 min episodes

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (8 anime)

the tatami galaxy - smart, stylish, creative use of the medium.

made in abyss season 1 - a classic hero's journey to confront the unknown and come back forever changed

btooom! - prisoners' dilemma with explosions

demon slayer season 2 - i liked that guy with a bunch of wives and the bad guys

black lagoon - peak 90s anime

moriarty the patriot season 1 - no one told me moriarty is a righteous socialist antihero. it's fun.

theatre of darkness: yamishibai - horror vignettes in 5 minutes for halloween

ascendance of a bookworm season 1 - slow, dull isekai about learning to make a book (not write a book. make a book) until it suddenly gets political in the last couple episodes. can't decide if it's worth continuing tbh

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4 anime)

seraph of the end - 'has-to-learn-the-same-lesson-500-times-protagonist'

my dress up darling - i watched the first two episodes in a dark room with strangers and it felt like a soft core porn showing but for kids ??

mushoku tensei: jobless reincarnation season 1 - damn this for having good animation and actually decent pacing because this was gross and i wanted to give it a garbage rating

horimiya - cute romance but i forgot everything about it

⭐⭐⭐⭐ (1 anime)

no game no life season 1 - confused that this was such a phenomenon when it came out. it's fine i guess.

⭐⭐⭐ (5 anime)

that time i got reincarnated as a slime season 1 - when given a name for the 1st time, male goblins evolve into 'hobgoblins' and female goblins evolve into...wait for it...'goblinas.' i died laughing + that's this show's legacy to me

danganropa - edgy and strange and not altogether convincing but it has its moments

my teen romantic comedy snafu - 🤷

call of the night -pretty colors! boring anime¡

death parade - philosophy for dummies the anime

⭐⭐ (1 anime)

k-on season 1 - i know it's a classic & i'm so sorry i was just so bored. cute girls doing cute things is not for me! maybe if it was a movie, but a whole 24 episode show!?!?

⭐ (1 anime)

overlord - overpowered isekai fantasies for men are something. i'll leave it at that.

& then ongoing shows that i'm not going to rank until i finish them (but actually all are pretty good so far) - chainsaw man, blue lock, mob psycho season 3, to your eternity, ao ashi, made in abyss season 2, dororo

[purplesakuraa]

I just woke up from a 5 hour nap 😃

[cluelesslesbian]

ONLY ON EPISODE 3 OF KOTARO LIVES ALONE AND IM IN TEARSSS??! Absolutely adore this child omg???

[posebean]

hello herotaru newbies/ people interested in haniwa i am going to educate you about the wonderful thing that is shibarisa/ ariken / kenrisa/shibaari (yeah honeyworks fandom with multiple names for one ship bc we cant choose. i like shibarisa though so thats what ill be using)

first, may i introduce you to the goddess of our world, takamizawa arisa

recognize her? if youre completely new, you might not, she did only appear for like 3 seconds in the first episode and like a few frames in the op

so, who is she? she’s voiced by Nao Toyama! she's currently a second year at sakuragaoka high school, part of the same friend group as hina, kotaro, koudai, and ken! (you might recognize them all if you’ve watched the ima suki ni naru movie~) she has a pretty concrete backstory! in middle school, she spoke up against bullies and in turn became the new bully target (and the original girl being bullied turned on her...) this can be seen in detail in Heart No Shuchou and the Heart No Shuchou novel.

This is very summarized, but basically, she knows A LOT about faking feelings and being someone that you aren't, having had to suppress a lot of her likes in order to fit in with the bully group.

Now bring in ken. (Voiced by Takuya Eguchi! )  Ken plays around with girls, not taking love seriouslly. He does it all to escape his home and the sullen atmosphere there is, rarely coming home ( and leaving aizou all alone ): ) (( and yes. shibasaki ken IS shibasaki aizou's actual older brother. yall clowns that dont believe it are so funny im dying)) Ken was interested a little in arisa since middle school, but since they weren't in the same class he didnt really step forward to do anything much, instead telling kotaro to watch arisa for him :)

So when they enter Sakuragaoka, they both are in the same class. Ken takes that opportunity to introduce himself, and slowly they become friends (with a little rough bumps along the way. You can see this in Ijiwaru na deai (sana version, i cant find the seiyuu version :( ) and the Ijiwaru Na deai novel. Also, Ken adopts his and Aizou’s cat, Kuro, because of Arisa :))) It leads to Ken falling truly in love with Arisa and confessing, and Arisa eventually accepting after first being friends (and going on a few dates :) (namaiki honey (ken pov)and Namaiki honey: another story(arisa pov)) (please watch them theyre so cute sobbign crying arisa saying that she’ll be the one confessing and ken being like i’ll wait forever for you crying sobbing they are EVERYTHING)

Besides those couple songs and novels, there isn’t much other content out there for them. Well, besides the honeyworks premium live events and POSSIBLY herotaru crumbs :’) BUT!! Shito has teased that there could POSSIBLY be a new shibarisa song !!!!!!!!!! (Remember Kuro? Kuro is often seen as a big part of their relationship, being in namaiki honey and also being a big part of their story. Who else could the black cat emoji be for?)

Anyways, honeyworks premium live (hanipre, honeyworks’ official mobile rhythm game) there are some REALLY CUTE shibarisa events, like one where Ken and Aizou lose Kuro and Arisa comes to help them, and one where its ken and arisa’s first anniversary and ken secretly takes a part time job so that he could buy arisa a gift :)))))) theyre literally so cute they are my everything

So, why did I spend time to introduce you to one of literally the best couples of haniwa? Well because thats what they deserve (ken is so whipped. Arisa is also but shes good at hiding it. ken doesnt hide it at all, whipped as fuck) They are just SO important. Like just the dynamic of two people with hard pasts finding each other and changing for each other. As shown in samishigariya (a must watch. i demand you go watch it right now. /srs)

So now I hope you love them too. They literally deserve their own show crying sobbing haniwa why

From this point on I will now introduce you to another aspect of them. If you don’t like aiyuu/ don’t ship it (aizou/yuujiro) feel free to ignore this because I’m now going to ramble SO MUCH about the CANON shibarisa/ aiyuu parallels and why they work so well (and also promote me and lisi’s roleswap AU :))) )

So. A big part of this comes from samishigariya so if you haven’t already, go watch it. Basically, it shows how Ken and Aizou used to be close, but as they grew and their family fell apart, their bond broke too. Eventually, both meet their most important person, quote on quote, the only one that found them (For Ken, that being Arisa (which if obviously romantic) and for Aizou... his unit mate, Yujiro.) Both are compared to moody kittens, sometimes there, yet quick to flee, but always there when their Shibasaki needs them. (Also. Aizou and Ken are canonically wearing a black dog hat and a shiba inu hoodie. You really can’t make this up, the cat/dog parallels are real.)

There’s even more things about the two that parallel each other besides those shown in the MV. Some can be seen as coincidences, but honestly there’s way too many that I’m thinking it’s got to be on purpose:

Both Arisa and Yujiro are from traditional families. Arisa’s family runs a shrine, while Yujiro’s family are Kabuki performers.

Both Arisa and Yujiro like sweets. This is more of an educated observation, though we know that Yujiro definitely likes sweets. It’s just, Arisa and ken go to crepe stands a lot and that one 3 star in hanipre with her eating a crepe makes me think she’d love sweets.

Both arisa and yujiro are tsunderes. (and both shibasakis are often more earnest and outgoing!! im looking @ u aizou, saying that you were glad that you went on the kyoto trip with yujiro even while yujiro refused to say that aloud )

BOTH COUPLES HAVE THE SAME SECRET SPOT: The spot where the beginning of namaiki honey happens/ where arisa agrees to be friends first is the SAME SPOT as the place that aizou drags yujiro to whenever they need a heart-to-heart in private. i literally cannot make this shit up

and the most important: both couples are pairs where 2 people, broken and hurting/ with a rough backstory, finding each other and helping each other grow.

like, these two pairs are SO SIMILAR you can come up with any scenario for either of them, and it’d PROBABLY work for the other. Literally. Just try it. In fact, this is exactly why our roleswap AU works so well. It literally fits both couples so perfectly (and you should check it out!!!!!!!!!!!! lisi’s writing for it is absolutely FANTASTIC)

Also. One more thing Not to forget. The latest Hanipre Valentines event: Yujiro seeing Ken and Arisa arguing in front of him, but then making up and having a heart to heart, agreeing to talk to each other clearly. And then Yujiro admitting that that was the kind of relationship he wanted. AND THEN YUJIRO THINKING ABOUT HOW KEN (who he didnt know was aizou’s brother) REALLY REMINDED HIM OF AIZOU. just some. food for thought

if you want to read more about the parallels, lisi has a really good post here!

ANyways yeah. Stan shibarisa. and maybe aiyuu i guess idk just know that the shibarisa/aiyuu parallels are very real and so important

also praying for more arisa and aizou interactions, its so wholesome, aizou accepts his future sister in law sobbigngn and she doesnt treat him like a celebrity or anything, she just treats him as shibasaki’s little brother, like family

and also praying for yujiro and ken interactions pls im beggind theyd be so funny

and maybe yujiro and arisa bonding over how dumb their shibasakis are

ahgfhjkjhdf just all of them together theyd make such a good family. real true shibasaki family.(yuko does not count. she remarried, shes basically not a shibasaki anymore) Kuro is also a very important member of this family. THE most important

SO ANYWAYS. hello herotaru people if ur still here. stan shibarisa. they are SO important and in love and my entire world.

[aoyamaspajamas]

kotaro lives alone ☀ episode 3

[shuawara]

just finished kotaro lives alone and im SOBBING the last episode got me HARD <//3