Kotarou wa Hitorigurashi

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Kotarou wa Hitorigurashi tells the heartwarming every day life of Kotarou, a mysterious kid living completely alone in an apartment complex. His past is shrouded in mystery. How he can afford to live alone? How is it even possible for him to pull this off, since he's only four years old? Little by little we get to know more about Kotarou and his rather unusual circumstances.

Most of the stories is not about Kotarou's past however, but his daily life and the relationship he develops with his neighbors, in particular with struggling manga artist Karino, Mizuki, a hostess at a pub and Tamaru, a rather eccentric ... individual that really like kids. This is one of those stories where the adults are trying to take care of this child but little by little realize it's Kotarou who are fixing their lives in one way or the other, and it's a delight to watch it happening.

The chapters tell stories that are usually self-contained and they're usually funny or emotive. There are many chapters out there showing Kotarou struggling with the fact he's an orphan. I think the hardest thing to get used here is the art. It's... unique. Once you get used to it though, this is a really nice read.